Les Miles, like most every other coach hired by Kansas for the last decade or so, has a tough task ahead of him. However, it’s a little less tough thanks to the roster building of David Beaty which was ineffective but at least left something approaching real scholarship numbers behind. Beaty had an impossible task … [Read more…]
Over at Football Study Hall I have a new piece up diving further into the Patriots’ strategy for defending Kansas City and where I think defense is heading in the coming years. Having guys on defense that can allow you to matchup in the passing game is essential. Vic Koenning actually spoke to that in … [Read more…]
Players are zipping in and out of the transfer portal and ending up all over the place. Nowadays QB transfers are a major, defining feature of the college game and there have been some big ones that will shape the 2019 season. Oklahoma wins the “biggest free agent in college football history” Jalen Hurts’ dad … [Read more…]
Things are starting to fall into place as the NFL draft deadline approaches, the coaching silly season resolves, and we see who has to figure out what. The biggest chips fell the other day when Texas’ Lil’Jordan Humphrey declared for the NFL… …and then Oklahoma lost Bobby Evans and Kyler Murray to the NFL draft … [Read more…]
After the 2017 6A Division 1 state title game between Allen and Lake Travis, a popular assumption was that 2018 might just feature a rematch between the two teams. Lake Travis had to play that game with backup QB and Texas commit Hudson Card, then a sophomore, after senior QB and Ohio State commit Matthew … [Read more…]
Next year in the B12 is going to be wildly different than previous ones this decade. The cast of characters is going to be wildly different with normal turnover of some big time quarterbacks along with some abnormal turnover of some big time coaches. West Virginia has never had another coach in the Big 12 … [Read more…]
Over at Football Outsiders I’ve got the stats breakdowns and some thoughts on every bowl game (eventually, with the most recent post breaking down the playoff semi-finals. Over there you can read about how I’m picking an Alabama vs Notre Dame finale, which will probably disappointingly feature a 20 point spread for the Tide. This … [Read more…]
I guess technically the various Big 12 teams are about to be gunning for their bowl opponents, at least those teams that are playing in bowl games. Oklahoma has real stakes to their postseason since they are in the playoffs again and Texas probably has some interest in showing well against Georgia in the Sugar … [Read more…]
…by hiring Chris Klieman of North Dakota State. I’ve been watching North Dakota State for several years now and have lots of notes from some of their showdowns with FBS schools, rival South Dakota State, and their title game bouts with James Madison. I broke down some of Klieman’s strategies and how they translate to … [Read more…]
As a Texas grad, I’ve been here before. Your program is replacing a legend who was losing his touch. It wasn’t easy to convince him to hang things up and now he’s probably going to stick around and be a helpful or hurtful force depending on the circumstances. You hated to see him go but … [Read more…]