College Stuff for Real Men: 04/20/15

Monday, April 20, 2015

Jeremy Johnson named Auburn's starting quarterback

Auburn has named Jeremy Johnson its quarterback of the future.

Johnson, a junior who was the favorite all spring, solidified his starting role with a fantastic first-half performance during Auburn’s annual A-Day game last Saturday.

Johnson led Team Auburn, which was made up of all first-team players, on four scoring drives. He completed 14 of 22 passes for 252 yards and two touchdowns in front of an announced crowd of 62,143 at Jordan-Hare Stadium.

We just named Jeremy Johnson our starting QB for 2015. Everyone in our program has 100 percent confidence in him! War Eagle!
— Coach Gus Malzahn (@CoachGusMalzahn) April 20, 2015

Johnson’s first touchdown passes came on a 36-yard strike to D’haquille Williams in the right corner of the end zone early in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Johnson found Ricardo Lewis on a 49-yard pass and then Williams for the score.

However, not everything was perfect. Johnson did have a stretch where he threw five incompletions in a six-pass span before ultimately finding Lewis.

"I didn't perform to my best that I thought I should have performed but I did OK," Johnson said. "It was really about giving our receivers a chance and let them make plays down the field … (The incompletions are) the plays that we got to make if we want to be successful this season."

Johnson is already drawing comparisons to Auburn’s former Heisman winner Cam Newton. The two players are similar in physique and throw a similarly strong ball. Auburn can only hope those comparisons are accurate in the fall.

“He’s got a lot of experience,” Malzahn told the SEC Network during the game telecast. “Even though he’s been the backup, he has as much experience as anyone with practice and game snaps. I thought he did a good job today and we have high expectations for him.”

For more Auburn news, visit AuburnSports.com.

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Tennessee OL Kyler Kerbyson shows off his dance moves (Video)

Tennessee held Student Appreciation Day on Saturday at Neyland Stadium, allowing the student body to head down to the field for a Vols practice.

As practice came to an end, the players let loose by showing off their dance moves. The students on hand were especially impressed by fifth-year senior offensive lineman Kyler Kerbyson.

#StudentPractice15 http://ift.tt/1EkUG12
— Jake Auernheimer (@jakeauernheimer) April 18, 2015

Kerbyson, who started all 13 games for the Vols last season, shows off some serious skills – especially for a 6-foot-4, 317-pound lineman.

Sunday’s #Vols Briefing w/ news on #StudentAppreciationDay @A_kamara6 @MrHurd_1 @EMoseley_4 http://t.co/GwwgWqHHo4 http://ift.tt/1DuAzqH
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) April 19, 2015

Here’s a full report from Student Appreciation Day.

The Vols’ spring practice schedule will conclude with next Saturday’s Orange and White spring game at 4 p.m. at Neyland.

For more Tennessee news, visit VolQuest.com.

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Blind long snapper Jake Olsen to walk on to USC football team

It’s been nearly six years since Jake Olsen became an honorary member of the USC football team. In the fall, the “honorary” title will be dropped and, as the Los Angeles Times reported, Olsen will join the team as a walk-on.

Olsen is an 18-year-old senior long snapper at Orange Lutheran. He has a 4.3 grade average, is a member of the golf team, sang in the school choir, and is blind.

Olsen was born with retinoblastoma, a rare form of retina cancer. He lost his left eye at 10 months and his right one when he was 12. It was around that time when he became an avid USC fan and met former coach Pete Carroll.

Olsen’s relationship with Carroll and ultimately the entire USC program was documented in a ESPN College Football Gameday piece in 2013. Olsen never let his blindness hold him back. He learned, thanks to the help of coaches and teammates, to be a long snapper and hit a golf ball. He became an inspiration to nearly everyone who met him. He helped pen two books and is an accomplished motivational speaker.

The Los Angeles Times had a lengthy feature about Olsen’s journey to USC, which included a desire to live a normal life despite his disability.

In February, Olsen received a Swim With Mike scholarship, which is awarded annually from the Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship fund. The fund, which is named for former USC swimmer Mike Nyeholt, who was paralyzed from the chest down in a motorcycle accident, has raised more than $16 million and has funded scholarships at 85 universities since 1981.

USC coach Steve Sarkisian told the Los Angeles Times that he fully expected Olsen to participate in a collegiate game before his time with the Trojans was complete.

"Someday, he's going to snap in a game for us," Sarkisian told the paper. "When? I don't know. But it will happen.

"When that day comes, it will be awesome."

For more USC news, visit TrojanSports.com.

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Nevada OL coach Ron Hudson to miss spring football after open-heart surgery

Nevada OL coach Ron Hudson (@coachrhud) Nevada offensive line coach Ron Hudson will miss spring football following an open-heart procedure about seven weeks ago.

According to a story in the Reno Gazette-Journal, an elevated heart rate and fatigue caused Hudson, 50, to visit an emergency room a couple months ago.

After a battery of tests, it was determined he had atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart rhythm characterized by rapid and irregular beating. It would first be treated with medication. That helped, but it didn't fix the issue. So, once Nevada's season ended, he'd get an ablation.

That's a fairly routine, although invasive, surgery in which abnormal heart tissue is melted away. Hudson went in for that surgery Feb. 25. It would be a 45-minute procedure and he'd be good to go.

"I went into the hospital, they put me to sleep and I woke up and said, 'How did it go?'" Hudson said. "They said, 'We didn't do it.' I said, 'Why not?' The doctor said, 'We found a blood clot in your heart.'"

Doctors in Reno feared the blood clot could break off and travel to Hudson’s brain, so Hudson was referred to a specialist in California. Doctors there caught the blood clot before it broke off and stopped the atrial fibrillation.

Hudson will be on blood thinners for at least a year and the normally boisterous coach will have to be fairly tame while the Wolf Pack practices this spring. He’ll be able to return to recruiting in May and will likely be back on the sideline in the fall.

"It puts things into perspective very quickly," Polian told the Reno Gazette-Journal. "The fans and everybody, I don't think they understand the level of commitment the coaches and players give. People tell you it's not life or death, but we take this very seriously. When you see something like that, you take a step back and remember what's really important. Obviously, being a husband and father is the most important thing for him."

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Indiana DL Ralph Green III arrested for battery, suspended

Indiana defensive tackle Ralph Green III, left, and defensive tackle Nate Hoff, right, sack Iowa quarterback Jake Rudock during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Matthew Putney) Indiana defensive lineman Ralph Green III was arrested early Sunday morning on multiple charges.

According to the Herald-Times, Green, a redshirt junior, was charged with battery, public intoxication and disorderly conduct after allegedly “slapping a 20-year-old woman in the face.”

Police said Green slapped the woman when she “refused to dance” with him.

From the Herald-Times:

According to Bloomington Police Department Capt. Joe Qualters, Green was trying to dance with the victim at a residence in the 1300 block of North Lincoln street. She refused to dance and attempted to get away, Qualters said, causing a disturbance between the woman, her boyfriend and Green. Qualters said Green grabbed her by her waist during the disturbance and slapped her on the right side of her face.

When police arrived on the scene, Green was “yelling belligerently.” Bloomington Police Department Capt. Joe Qualters said Green then “attempted to enter a vehicle through the passenger side and began honking the horn and yelling.”

Officers asked him to stop. When Green exited the vehicle, officers “noticed he had red and watery eyes and was saying back and forth while speaking.” A field sobriety test was conducted and Green registered a .201 blood alcohol content.

Qualters said that the victim had “no marks, redness or swelling,” but wants to pursue charges against Green, who was taken into custody at 1:42 a.m.

After becoming aware of the incident, Indiana announced that Green III has been suspended from football activities.

“Indiana University Athletics and the IU football program are aware of the arrest of Indiana University student-athlete Ralph Green III. We take this situation very seriously as we do all conduct-related issues, on or off the field, among our student-athletes,” the school said in a statement.

“Ralph has been suspended from all football activities effective immediately, and the IU Office of the Dean of Students has been notified of the allegations consistent with Department of Athletics policy. We will continue to gather facts, monitor the legal and university processes, and take further action as the evolving situation warrants.”

The 6-foot-5, 315-pound Green played in 11 games for the Hoosiers last season and registered 19 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and one sack. As a redshirt freshman in 2013, Green played in 12 games and made nine starts while recording 25 tackles, a sack and 4.5 tackles for loss.

For more Indiana news, visit Peegs.com.

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Tyrone Swoopes remains Texas' starting QB after spring competition

Tyrone Swoopes is still Texas’ starting quarterback.

After Saturday’s spring game, coach Charlie Strong said Swoopes did nothing to lose his starting role and backup Jerrod Heard did nothing to change that.

“I don’t want to turn this into a quarterback controversy,” Strong said according to the Dallas Morning News. “When you look at it, Tyrone has come into the spring as a starter. I don’t know that Heard has done anything yet to unseat him as a starter. I said he’s closed the gap, which is what you want.

“Ty is still the No. 1 guy at this point.”

Swoopes finished the spring game completing 17 of his 31 passes for 159 yards. He had an interception called back by a penalty and a dropped pass in the end zone. He also threw a ball out of bounds that hit a young boy in the face. Strong made Swoopes check on the boy while medics attended to him. The boy was OK.

“I just told him that I was sorry,” Swoopes said. “I burned a ball out of bounds, and I caught him not paying attention. He looked pretty bummed about it.”

Strong said he expects Swoopes, a junior, to be better this season simply because the team around him is better. Texas spent the spring making improvements to the offensive line and changing the offense from a pro-style to an up-tempo spread attack that should play better in the offense-dominant Big 12.

As for Heard, a redshirt freshman, the Texas coaching staff was pleased with his progress this spring, but even he admitted he had a long way to go.

"The game is still fast for me," Heard said. "I really do have to have the team's confidence in me. My job is to show them that when my number is called, I'll be ready."

Heard, who is the more natural fit for the Longhorns’ up-tempo offense, completed 20 of 29 passes for 177 yards. He scrambled for a touchdown and scrambled to covert a fourth down that set up a field goal. But he also fumbled a snap, tossed an interception on an underthrown pass and had a potential interception dropped by a defender.

Strong said he hoped Swoopes would continue to progress throughout the summer so he would be the starter heading into the season opener against Notre Dame.

“The thing about it is I hope I don’t have to go into Notre Dame and start a redshirt freshman,” Strong said.

For more Texas news, visit Orangebloods.com.

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Baylor put no-contact restriction on 400-pound TE so he wouldn't injure teammates

Baylor offensive guard LaQuan McGowan (80) catches a touchdown pass from quarterback Bryce Petty (14) during the second half of the Cotton Bowl NCAA college football game against Michigan State Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero) Baylor is ready to prove that using LaQuan McGowan as a tight end was not a one-time thing.

McGowan, a converted 6-foot-7 guard who weights in at 400-plus pounds, caught an 18-yard touchdown pass against Michigan State in the Cotton Bowl. Since then, McGowan, who told Fox Sports that he was “425 (pounds) butt naked” and “probably about 440” in pads for the Cotton Bowl, has practiced exclusively at tight end for the Bears and is listed as a co-starter coming out of spring practice.

Baylor head coach Art Briles says the team is ready to unleash McGowan, a fifth-year senior who he has nicknamed “The Annihilator.”

“I don’t have to worry about what I say about him, because no one else has got anybody like him,” Briles told Fox Sports’ Stewart Mandel. “He’s the most unique football player in the United States with his combination of size and athletic skill.

“He’s going to be a dominant player. Not just a guy who jogs out on the field and does his job, he’s going to be dominant in what we ask him to do.”

The Baylor defense got a taste of McGowan, who’s now down to 405 pounds, throughout spring practice. The coaches actually had to put no-contact restrictions on McGowan so he wouldn’t injure his defensive teammates.

“Me and a linebacker (Grant Campbell) went head-to-head and it didn’t end well,” McGowan said. “They’re going to take the chains off (for the first game). I’m going to come out with a full head of steam.”

He also had a 21-yard catch during the Bears' spring game:

McGowan struggled to get on the field during his first three years with the program. He had trouble keeping up with the Bears’ fast-paced offense. Now as a tight end, he’ll be able to substitute in-and-out to the point where he can stay fresh.

Offensive coordinator Kendal Briles, Art Briles’ son, said that tight ends in their offense play around “45 to 60 snaps per game” and catch “around 24 to 30 passes” per season in the Bears’ offense. With McGowan (and his huge hands) splitting time with 2014 starter Tre’von Armstead, Art Briles says they think they’ve found the perfect role for McGowan to contribute in a big way.

"I think we've found his niche," said Art Briles. "It's taken four years but we've found the way he can help our football team win games and help himself, and that to me is inspirational. We stereotype these guys in their roles because of their body types, and that's something we have to be careful with."

For more Baylor news, visit SicEmSports.com.

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Cardale Jones shows off arm strength with 74-yard throw (Video)

Ohio State held its spring game Saturday in front of nearly 100,000 fans at the Horseshoe. Before the annual Scarlet-Gray game got underway, fans were entertained with several competitions.

For one, the quarterbacks, along with former Buckeye Troy Smith, competed in a long-toss competition. Cardale Jones beat J.T. Barrett with this insane 74-yard throw. For what it’s worth, Braxton Miller did not participate.

Oh, just Cardale Jones slinging a ball 74 yards: http://ift.tt/1HES2Tu
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Here’s another angle.

The Buckeyes also showcased their circle drill for the fans and Jones got to square off with fellow quarterback Stephen Collier.

Jones is listed at 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds. I wouldn’t want to absorb that hit, but it looks like the 6-foot-4, 225-pound Collier handled it just fine.

Once the game was finally played, Jones threw for 304 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions and led the Gray team to a 17-14 victory. Collier threw for 157 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions for the Scarlet. Barrett (shoulder) and Miller (foot) are still on the mend and sat out.

For more Ohio State news, visit BuckeyeGrove.com.

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George O'Leary interested in exhibition with another Florida school

HOUSTON, TX - OCTOBER 02: Head coach George O'Leary of the UCF Knights waits on the field during the first half of their game against the Houston Cougars at TDECU Stadium on October 2, 2014 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) George O’Leary isn’t a big fan of the usual intrasquad spring games we see across college football each year.

The UCF head coach said Saturday after his team’s scrimmage that he is going to reach out to coaches from Florida schools to see if they'd be interested in playing an exhibition game.

“I’d much rather see the competition level improve that way. Where you can make a true evaluation of where you’re at and give the money to charity,” O’Leary said, per the Associated Press.

O’Leary went with a starters vs. reserves format for the Knights’ spring game and the starters predictably came out on top, 20-6. Though he said it turned out to be “one of the better spring games” UCF has had during his tenure with the program, O’Leary thinks an exhibition with another program would generate more excitement.

“You’re not going to game plan things. You just go out and execute, take the kicking game out of it and I think it would be a lot more fun,” O’Leary said. “At least you’d get a lot more interest in the spring games.”

While the idea sounds good in theory, would other schools go for it? Most fans would most likely be on board with O’Leary’s idea, but opposing coaches are far more concerned about the health of their players than putting on a bigger show for the fans.

For more UCF news, visit UCFSports.com.

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