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Wednesday, July 23, 2014
NCAA infractions chair: Reasons for inactivity
The chairman of the NCAA's infractions committee says a number of factors could be the cause for the lack of activity by the group that prompted Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby to call the enforcement program "broken." From ESPN.com - College Football - NCAA infractions chair: Reasons for inactivity
C-USA chief: 'Second 5' will still be relevant
Conference USA commissioner Britton Banowsky knows at least one thing won't change with autonomy for the five power conferences to make their own bylaws. From ESPN.com - College Football - C-USA chief: 'Second 5' will still be relevant
C-USA chief: 'Second 5' will still be relevant
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At least one Dairy Queen in Salem, Ore., knows of Baylor QB Bryce Petty
Welcome to our Dr. Saturday feature titled "Random offseason tweet of the day." With real games still weeks away, coaches and players will be tweeting about non-football-related things as the season approaches. In this space, we'll try to find the funniest and goofiest tweets of the day. If you see something, don't hesitate to send it to us.
Art Briles was right after all.
On Monday, the Baylor head coach said that his Heisman candidate quarterback Bryce Petty was such a household name that you could go into a random Dairy Queen in Salem, Oregon, and the people there would know of Petty.
The Oregonian’s John Canzano wanted to find out for sure, so a few production assistants for his radio show made calls to Dairy Queen locations in the Salem area, and none of them seemed to know about Petty.
Briles’ comment about Petty's popularity in Oregon appeared to be a blatant falsehood until Tuesday evening. That's then when one brave Twitter user set the record straight about the stance of one Dairy Queen establishment in the “heart of Salem.”
That particular location made it perfectly clear that their employees know all about the senior quarterback.
Take a look.
@johncanzanobft my Aunt's DQ giving a shout out. @BUFootball @b_petty14 http://ift.tt/1yYHs3K
— Garrett Hanna (@bigguysports) July 22, 2014
@b_petty14 @johncanzanobft @BUFootball PS it's located right in the heart of Salem, OR.
— Garrett Hanna (@bigguysports) July 22, 2014 Petty, who threw for 4,200 yards and 32 touchdowns for the Big 12 champs last year, seemed pretty pleased with the development.
“@bigguysports: @johncanzanobft my Aunt's DQ giving a shout out. @BUFootball @b_petty14 http://ift.tt/WFjpsP”\uD83D\uDE0D\uD83D\uDE0DI love it!!
— Bryce Petty (@b_petty14) July 22, 2014 With this stirring controversy out of the way, Petty, the 2013-14 Big 12 Male Athlete of the Year, should now be on a clear path to the Heisman, right?
For more Baylor news, visit SicEmSports.com.
(H/T College Spun )
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USC coach Steve Sarkisian regrets the way he left Washington
Very few coaching changes go smoothly.
As both the coach and the institution are trying to hide their true intentions, feelings get hurt, relationships get damaged and there are regrets, oh so many regrets.
Steve Sarkisian isn’t immune to this.
During Pac-12 media days on Wednesday, Sarkisian said his biggest regret in leaving Washington for USC was doing a radio interview the morning he left and denying to the host that he was switching schools.
“You know, it’s unfortunate. I did that Monday morning radio show with Mitch (Levy) every Monday morning after a game. And honestly, in hindsight, I probably shouldn’t have done that interview that morning,” Sarkisian said. “But I had committed to the interview. And I did the interview. There was nothing done, I hadn’t accepted the job at USC yet. Hindsight’s 20/20 in those moments. I probably should have stayed out of interviews and stayed away from cameras. But I did it. I tried to handle it to the best of my ability.
“So looking back, probably the biggest mistake was just going on-air. And Mitch did his job. I’m not upset with Mitch at all. I have a great deal of respect for Mitch. He did his job. I tried to answer the questions as best I could. Unfortunately it didn’t come out the best way I would have liked, but that’s life.”
The way things transpired, with Sarkisian telling his Washington players of his departure just hours later and then jumping on a plane to Los Angeles, didn’t exactly paint the best picture, especially since USC's previous coach, Lane Kiffin, was hired in a clandestine way.
But Sarkisian said in the months since leaving it hasn’t all been bad. Washington players, who came home to the Los Angeles area for the summer, visited the USC offices to see their former coach. He said he’s tried to explain why he left and he doesn’t really know how most of his former players feel about it.
However, Sarkisian made a valid point that breaking up is never easy. He likened his leaving Washington to breaking up with a girlfriend, a weird, but appropriate analogy.
“I don’t think it’s ever easy. I don’t know if you guys have ever had girlfriends, but when you break up with your girlfriend it’s never easy,” Sarkisian said. “It’s always hard and you do it the best way you know how and you just try to be up-front and honest. You try not to disrespect one school or another school or some kids or another kid. In a perfect world I wish I would have gotten to our players sooner so they didn’t have to hear it from anybody else.
“But at the end of the day I got that opportunity to get up in front of them and address them so they knew exactly where I was coming from. That’s all you can ask for as a coach.”
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Georgia dismisses Jonathan Taylor following Tuesday aggravated assault arrest
It only took a day for Georgia to make a decision on the status of Jonathan Taylor. In a brief, 42-word press release, the program announced Wednesday that Taylor, a redshirt sophomore defensive end, has been dismissed from the program.
The decision comes after Taylor was arrested Tuesday morning on a felony aggravated assault/family violence charge. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Taylor spent a day in jail before being released at 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday morning on a $5,000 bond.
The 6-foot-4, 336-pound Taylor was taken into custody Tuesday morning after being accused of physically assaulting his girlfriend at his on-campus dorm. According to police, “evidence and witness accounts indicate Taylor ‘choked’ and ‘struck with a closed fist’ his 5-foot-11, 170-pound female victim.”
Taylor is Georgia’s third defensive player to be dismissed by head coach Mark Richt this offseason. In addition to Taylor, safeties Tray Matthews and Josh Harvey-Clemons were also booted from the team. Matthews is now at Auburn, while Harvey-Clemons landed at Louisville.
The Tuesday morning incident is Taylor’s second arrest of the offseason. He was one of four players who, in March, attempted to deposit their student tuition checks twice. That led to an arrest for theft by deception.
As a result of the March arrest, Taylor was accepted into a pre-trial intervention program, which included community service. Any other citation or arrest would violate the program’s terms.
Taylor, a native of Millen, Ga., played in 10 games and recorded nine tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack as a redshirt freshman in 2013.
For more Georgia news, visit UGASports.com.
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Stoops bashes Saban's 'consolation' remark
Bob Stoops responded to Alabama coach Nick Saban's comments about the Sugar Bowl being a "consolation game" as quickly and decisively as the Sooners' did in last season's 45-31 upset of the Tide. From ESPN.com - College Football - Stoops bashes Saban's 'consolation' remark
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Arizona's Rich Rodriguez still fired up about the failed pace-of-play rule change
Earlier this summer, when Arkansas coach Bret Bielema and Alabama coach Nick Saban were on a crusade to enact a 10-second rule that would essentially slow down hurry-up offenses, Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez became annoyed.
He made remarks knocking the rule, sent out snide tweets and even helped his video department produce an incredibly witty video based off the movie “Speed.”
See, Rodriguez is the coach of one of the fastest offenses in college football at 83.23 plays per game, which ranked seventh in the country. And during Pac-12 media day on Wednesday, he continued to take jabs at those who wanted to slow him down.
“Oh, hell, it's all personal agenda,” Rodriguez said when asked about the attempted rule change. “Why try to defend it when you can just change the rules? I don't blame them. I would do it too. I don't want to have to teach our guys how to substitute fast, let's just change the rules. That's all it is.”
One of the biggest arguments for the rule change — an argument both Saban and Bielema continued to make during SEC media opportunities in the past week — was player safety. Because offenses were moving so quickly, it didn’t give a fatigued defensive player enough time to substitute and ultimately led to more injuries. However, no one pushing the rule could come up with data to support the greater injury theory.
“I don't see any guys that are running the fast no-huddle saying we have a problem with injuries and pace of play,” Rodriguez said. “If it was, as a coach, if you have true concern with your players, which we all do, if you thought that was an issue, you'd change your system. I think it's just the opposite.
“I think there is a concerted effort by every coach in America to try to make things easier. Hell, I don't blame the coaches for doing it, but good luck trying to find data on that.”
But Rodriguez did show a little sympathy for defensive coordinators who have to face offenses that seem to be more potent by the year. His Wildcats gave up 401.1 yards and 24.2 points per game, which was quite good considering seven of the nation’s top 40 fastest offenses last year happened to be in the Pac-12.
“It's harder to be a defensive coordinator now than it's ever been in the history of the game,” Rodriguez said. “Now because of the schemes, well, because of frankly the talent of the skill players now is keeping preaching. All this stuff, kids playing football year around and all that, all that's done has increased the talent level of the skilled players coming out of high school, so it makes it harder to coach defense. That's why I still play with the offense.”
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Georgia dismisses DL Taylor after 2nd arrest
Georgia dismissed defensive lineman Jonathan Taylor from the team on Wednesday, one day after he was arrested and charged with felony aggravated assault. From ESPN.com - College Football - Georgia dismisses DL Taylor after 2nd arrest
Texas CB Quandre Diggs calls out teammates: 'I want to weed guys out'
When coach Charlie Strong said he wanted to put the “T” back in Texas that “T” stood for different things, but to senior cornerback Quandre Diggs that “T” meant toughness.
Not the toughness that is inherently involved with playing football, but the toughness that comes with overcoming some of the struggles Texas has recently experienced.
Diggs told reporters during Big 12 media day on Tuesday that he felt like many of his Texas teammates had been coddled and that they didn’t have the commitment that they needed to make Texas successful.
"I told Coach Strong that I just feel like we had guys on the team that just didn't love football the way they should. That's something that I've always sensed since I've been here: We had guys that just didn't love football," Diggs said. "If you don't love football, you don't need to be a part of this university or a part of this team. That's just something I feel greatly and strong about.
"I'm one of those guys where, you don't need to give me a pep talk to go out and play the game I love. I want to go out there, I want to be tough, I want to be physical with guys. I think when I'm healthy I'm one of the best players in the country, no doubt about it. I have a voice on this team and it means a lot and I say what I want to say around these guys. Those guys look up to me. Guys that don't respect it, I really don't care."
Strong made similar statements on Tuesday saying his team needed to get stronger mentally, but it’s another thing to hear it from a player who's been a three-year starter and seen the change in attitude firsthand.
And Diggs had no qualms about Strong’s tough approach, which included not allowing the players to step on the Longhorn symbol in the middle of the locker room until they earn it. In fact, he had little sympathy for players who couldn’t get on board with this tougher approach.
"I want to weed guys out. That's just me," Diggs said. "I'm an up-front person. All my teammates know me. I'm going to tell you how I feel. I'm not going to jab at anything. I'm going to take an uppercut, take the hardest swing I can take, and I'll try to knock you out.
"I don't sugarcoat anything just like [Strong's coaches] don't sugarcoat anything. That's just how I am, how I was born, how I was raised. I love the way they're taking the approach of getting guys out of here that don't belong."
Diggs’ words aren’t new to teammates. He said he’s gotten into more than a few confrontations with fellow Longhorns about their work ethic and that’s he’s not afraid to call someone out if they're not living up to their potential or putting in the work they need to put in to be part of the team.
"There's 125 alpha males in there and everybody wants to be the man," Diggs said. "If you don't think you're the man, you're weak-minded. That's just the way it is, you're going to have conflict. Heck, I get into conflict every week. I talk a lot of trash. I try to say whatever I can just to get under somebody's skin and make those guys push us even harder."
Diggs said he didn’t want his words to be a shot at former coach Mack Brown or his assistants but rather an endorsement for Strong, who has taken a unique approach to a team that has been used to being told it’s one of the best in the country.
And Diggs knows that the program has been headed in the wrong direction for quite some time. As the younger brother of NFL defensive back Quentin Jammer, a former Longhorn, Diggs has been around the program since he was 5 years old and he’d like to see it return to its former glory.
"I feel like the most humbling place you can be is on the bench," he said. "You ought to humble yourself if you're on the bench. You shouldn't get no recognition if you're not playing. You should swing the towel and accept it and be happy they're paying for your school. If you came to the University of Texas, you should be a great football player that wants to go out and compete each and every week. That's how I look at it.
"Heck, if it was up to me and Coach Strong asked me, I'd help him weed guys out."
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Bob Stoops takes issue with Nick Saban calling the Sugar Bowl a 'consolation game'
Bob Stoops hasn’t been shy about taking on the SEC in the media, so when he heard Alabama coach Nick Saban tried to downgrade the Sooners 45-31 win against the Tide in the Sugar Bowl last season, Stoops fired back.
During an appearance on ESPN on Tuesday, Saban said it was difficult “getting (his team) to try to play a consolation game.”
Alabama was No. 1 in the national rankings before it were upset by Auburn during the final week of the regular season. The loss bumped the Tide from the SEC title game and ultimately the national championship game.
When asked about Saban’s comments during Big 12 media days on Tuesday, Stoops made it clear he wasn’t buying the excuse.
“We’ve played for quite a few national championships and when we don’t play for one it never seems to be the mantra but anyway you can make all the excuses you want or not,” he said. The bottom line is, it is what it is.
“And they sure looked good that first series, I’ll tell you that.”
Stoops didn’t stop there. He continued to rail against Saban during his interviews with ESPN on Wednesday.
Stoops on Saban’s consolation game quote: “So if I’m not in a national championship game, that means I’ve got a built in excuse"
— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) July 23, 2014 This isn’t the first time Alabama has played the “consolation game” card. It was the same excuse the Tide used when it lost to Utah in the Sugar Bowl in 2009.
Stoops also took aim at the rest of the SEC and the perception that it’s the toughest conference in the country.
Bob Stoops mentions Texas A&M’s non-conference schedule: “Lamar, Rice, SMU, La-Monroe. Those are all a bunch of toughies"
— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) July 23, 2014 Maybe no one should mention that Texas A&M’s strength of schedule is No. 5, according to the NCAA, and Oklahoma’s is 93.
Still, it’s good to see Stoops’ SEC troll game is on point this early in the season.
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Stoops: Saban downplaying Sugar an excuse
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2016 wide receiver recruit accused of burglary Georgia visit
One of the top recruits in the 2016 class is being accused of felony burglary charges stemming from a college visit to the University of Georgia last week.
A police warrant has been issued for Darnell Salomon, a 6-2, 184-pound wide receiver from Hialeah, Fla. According to UGASports.com, Salomon, who has 19 scholarship offers from top programs across the country, is accused by two female UGA student-athletes of stealing an iPhone and a wallet with two credit cards from the dorm at 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning.
“After they were startled and he left, it was determined that a wallet and an iPhone were missing,” said UGA police chief Jimmy Williamson, per the Macon Telegraph. “As we investigated, we have every reason to believe that the person responsible for these thefts was a visitor to our campus.”
A police report states that Salomon, 17, was visiting for Georgia’s “Dawg Night” festivities and was staying with two UGA football players.
UGA police chief soon determined that it was someone who was visiting for the football camp, and "were able to determine what room he was staying in," according to Williamson. They spoke to the two current UGA athletes living in that room, who confirmed a recruit had been staying with them. The police investigators then contacted the football office, which told them the name of the player who had been staying with them.
The warrant for Salomon’s arrest was issued on Wednesday after police waited to determine if he was 17 years old before charging him. According to the Athens Banner-Herald, the 17-year-old can be charged as an adult under Georgia law.
Per Rivals.com, Salomon has offers from schools like Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Notre Dame, and South Carolina, among others.
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VOD: Ohio bonds with some early morning Navy SEAL training
Today’s Video of the Day features Ohio, one of our favorite Mid-American Conference teams, getting into the military spirit.
Like many teams before them, Ohio used Navy SEAL training prior to the start of fall camp to create toughness and more importantly, bond as a program.
This workout, which started at 5 a.m., looks absolutely brutal, especially when guys are crawling through sand dragging a teammate underneath them.
At one point, Jake Zweig, who is leading the workout, yells: "Right now, you're more uncomfortable than you'll ever be in a game."
This approach in a collegiate offseason isn’t new. Several teams work with Navy SEALs in the offseason as a team-building exercise and usually have nothing but positive things to say about the experience afterward.
At the end of the video, Ohio seems to also have enjoyed the experience.
The only think missing is coach Frank Solich getting dragged across the beach.
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Jay Paterno sues Penn State for 'improper termination'
Jay Paterno, the son of late Penn State head coach Joe Paterno, is suing the university.
According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Paterno, a PSU assistant from 1995-2011, is suing the university for “improper termination” along with former another former assistant, Bill Kenney. In the lawsuit, the two coaches accuse Penn State “of engaging in civil conspiracy against them” and are seeking compensation “in excess of $1 million.”
Paterno and Kenney (who coached at PSU from 1989-2011) were not retained as assistant coaches when Bill O’Brien was hired by the school in January 2012 following the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
Per the Post-Gazette, Paterno and Kenney claim that Penn State has made it extremely difficult for them to attain coaching positions.
In the complaint, they claim the university damaged their reputations through press releases made after O’Brien hired his staff and through its acceptance of the NCAA consent decree, making them unemployable for other football coaching positions.
In the lawsuit, Paterno says he applied for head-coaching positions at “James Madison, Connecticut, Boston College and Colorado.” He was not interviewed by any of the aforementioned schools. The lawsuit also claims that ESPN “advised Paterno that they were interested in his services” as a college football commentator. After Penn State signed the NCAA consent decree, the discussions between Paterno and ESPN were “discontinued.”
Kenney claims that he applied for several positions in both the NFL and at colleges around the country, but “questions have arisen about whether he ignored ‘red flags’ concerning Sandusky.” Kenney is currently the tight ends and offensive tackles coach at Western Michigan.
The full lawsuit can be viewed here.
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Source: NC State-WVU series set for 2018-19
NC State and West Virginia have scheduled a home-and-home series in 2018 and '19, a source said. From ESPN.com - College Football - Source: NC State-WVU series set for 2018-19
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2014 season preview: Five games to watch in week 3
The college football offseason is long and arduous, but its end is almost in sight. We’re going to take a look at five games you have to look forward to for every weekend of the season. (This is also a handy guide to decide how to RSVP for any autumn weddings.)
All times are Eastern and all games are played on Saturday unless otherwise noted.
These games take place the weekend of September 13.
Previously: Week One (August 30) ~ Week Two (September 6)
Georgia at South Carolina (3:30 p.m.)
Unless Florida gets significantly better or Missouri can stave off the regression monster, this game likely features the SEC East winner. The Dawgs finally broke through at home last year after three straight years of torment at the hands of Steve Spurrier’s crew, and they’ll get a bye week between their opener with Clemson and their trip to Columbia. It seems fair to expect points (200 over their last three contests) but Georgia’s defense should be much improved after suffering a ridiculous amount of turnover going into last season. The Dawgs return linebackers Ramik Wilson and Amario Herrera, who combined for just under 250 tackles in 2013. South Carolina will need to find some answers on a depleted defensive line (the loss of the number one overall pick tends to reduce production a little) if they wish to slow the junior tailback tandem Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall. This game is ridiculously fun almost every year and there’s no reason to think that will change in ’14.
UCLA vs. Texas (in Arlington, 8:00 p.m.)
The Bruins are the PAC-12 South favorite and a trendy national champion pick after two seasons of progress under Jim Mora and the infusion of some very talented recruits. Charlie Strong is attempting to repair a Longhorns program that was among the best in the nation for most of the 2000s before crumbling over the last few years of Mack Brown’s tenure. If David Ash stays healthy at quarterback (a tricky proposition so far during his Texas career), he has a pair of five-star backs in Malcolm Brown and Jonathan Gray to complement his passing attack (although they haven’t quite produced at a five-star level thus far), but they’ll all be working behind a retooled offensive line. They face a UCLA defense that loses top-notch pass rusher Anthony Barr but brings back a heap of talent across the depth chart. This will also probably not be the last time Bruin Brett Hundley plays in an NFL stadium, as mocks continue to place the dual-threat quarterback near the top of the 2015 draft. I would also be remiss to neglect mentioning that this should be an aesthetically pleasing game with the clash of burnt orange and true blue.
Two of the darlings of 2013 square off, both looking to avoid too much of a crash after putting up 12-win campaigns last year. Central Florida lost Blake Bortles and must also account for the departures of leader rusher and All-Name Team MVP Storm Johnson (the two combined for 45 touchdowns a season ago). Giving the offense time to figure things out will be a defense that returns nine starters, including a sterling secondary. Missouri doesn’t have that benefit on either side of the ball, returning just eight starters split evenly across the offensive and defensive depth chart. Thankfully sophomore quarterback Maty Mauk got plenty of playing time last year (1300 yards of offense and a dozen touchdowns) and a majority of his offensive line is back, but stalwart tailback Henry Josey is gone along with the entire receiving corps and SEC Defensive Player of the Year Michael Sam. Gary Pinkel has his work cut out for him in 2014.
Nebraska at Fresno State (10:30 p.m.)
This is Fresno State’s home opener after road trips to USC and Utah to start the season, and regardless of how they come out of those tough tests, they’ll be waiting to attempt to spring a late-night upset on a talented but flawed Nebraska squad. Ameer Abdullah is one of the top backs in the country but he’ll be running behind an overhauled offensive line and sharing a backfield with likely starter Tommy Armstrong, Jr. a talented but shaky quarterback thrown into duty last year after Taylor Martinez’s injury. Yes, their opponents lose Derek Carr and two 100-reception wideouts, but Tim DeRuyter’s system seems primed to just hum on, and the Bulldogs will be helped by eight returning starters on defense, including his top six tacklers. Whoever ends up starting at QB for Fresno will face a talented Blackshirt front seven, anchored by standout end Randy Gregory, a monster athlete who notched 10.5 sacks and a pick six last year.
Indiana at Bowling Green (12:00 p.m.)
Wait, stop: hear me out. Indiana went 5-7 in 2013, falling just short of their first bowl bid since 2007. They generally score a whole lot of points and return 17 starters, including their entire offensive line. Bowling Green went 10-4 last year, won the MAC Title and is the East division favorite. Their backfield of Matt Johnson (3700 yards of offense and 30 touchdowns in ’13) and Travis Greene (over 1700 yards from scrimmage) is one of the more complete in football. Oh, and last year’s game in Bloomington went from a 10-7 Falcons lead to a 42-10 Hoosiers victory. There will be points aplenty and big stakes for an Indiana team desperate to reach the postseason. (Also, as you’ll notice below, this week isn’t exactly overflowing with clear-cut options, so we are making due with what we have.)
Other games to consider:
Minnesota at TCU (4:00 p.m.)
Jerry Kill got his Gophers to 8-5 last year (after going 3-9 and 6-7 the previous two seasons) and while the trip to Fort Worth won’t affect their chances at competing in the Big Ten West, it’s certainly a fun test for a relatively experienced squad (15 returning starters). With transfer Matt Joeckel (sliding over from Texas A&M) set to stabilize the quarterback position, TCU should be very much improved from last year’s edition that suffered innumerable snakebites along the way. Also: Golden Gophers versus Horned Frogs, perhaps the apex of potential mascot fights.
Illinois at Washington (4:00 p.m.)
The seat could be getting rather hot for Tim Beckman at Illinois as he enters his third season with a 6-18 record. (Ron Zook was fired after consecutive 7-6 seasons.) The Illini played Washington tough at Soldier Field last year, falling 34-24, but need to settle on a quarterback. Transfer Wes Lunt had some success at Oklahoma State but sophomore Aaron Bailey is a four-star, dual-threat blue chipper who might be the playmaker the Illini need to pull a cross-country upset.
Louisiana-Lafayette at Ole Miss (4:00 p.m.)
The Sun Belt favorites travel to Oxford in what should be a stiff test for the Rebels. The Ragin' Cajuns return nine defense starters and a veteran backfield with quarterback Terrance Broadway and running backs Alonzo Harris and Elijah McGuire, a trio that combined for over 2,200 yards and 30 touchdowns on the ground in 2013.
Toledo at Cincinnati (7:00 p.m., Friday)
In-state showdown between a MAC favorite and an American Conference contender. Toledo needs to settle on a quarterback, but they have the option of turning to Phillip Ely, a transfer from Alabama, but they have nine starters back on defense. The Bearcats will be starting their own transfer under center in five-star recruit Gunner Kiel, who began his college career at Notre Dame.
Houston at BYU (9:00 p.m., Thursday)
Potentially a very fun little weeknight shootout. Houston is bringing back 17 starters, including quarterback John O’Korn, every receiver and running back of note and a wrecking ball convention at linebacker. They’ll get quite the challenge on the road against Taysom Hill and the Broncos, who return their complete rushing attack from 2013 and a very adept secondary.
Tennessee at Oklahoma (8:00 p.m.)
If Butch Jones can keep bringing in solid recruiting classes, there is a day this could be a close contest. Considering Rocky Top has to rebuild both of their lines, Oklahoma is considered a playoff contender and this is in Norman, it would take a minor miracle for the Vols to prevail.
UTSA at Oklahoma State (7:00 p.m.)
UTSA returns 20 starters and the Cowboys return eight, and this early in the season that could matter. It’s a big road game against a perennial power for a nascent program short on big names, but it could be interesting if the Roadrunners aren’t immediately in over their heads at The House T. Boone Built.
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Iowa tackle Brandon Scherff put on an impressive display in the weight room (Video)
Offensive linemen are strong. Really, really strong. If you don’t believe me, just watch this incredible display from Iowa tackle Brandon Scherff.
The 6-foot-5, 320-pound Scherff is heading into his senior season, and it’s clear that he means business in his final season of eligibility. Iowa strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle tweeted out this video of Scherff doing three hang clean reps at 443 pounds.
Take a look.
Scherff’s prowess in the weight room is no secret. He put up 410 pounds in the hang clean last summer and the thought that he’s even stronger heading into 2014 has to be a frightening prospect for defensive ends around the Big Ten.
That brute size and strength is part of why Scherff is being considered a top prospect for the 2015 NFL Draft. He had an extremely productive 2013 campaign on the field, too. He started all 13 games for the Hawkeyes at left tackle, earning first team All-Big Ten honors from the league’s coaches.
Scherff was a three-star recruit out of Denison, Iowa in 2010, and could potentially be the fourth Iowa lineman to be picked in the first round in the last ten years.
For more Iowa news, visit HawkeyeReport.com.
(H/T Bleacher Report )
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