The other day on Twitter I kicked off a storm with this comment: I was actually setting up something I’ll publish closer to the season, which is a look back unforeseen developments around the Big 12 that have tended to yield unexpected finishes in the standings. I’ve used the term “little 8” a couple of … [Read more…]
Not the state, who’s approach to the COVID pandemic under Gov. DeSantis was one that had a sizable chunk of citizens and commentators projecting disaster up until recently. I mean the football program coached by Dan Mullen that is returning their quarterback, four starters on the offensive line, and star “space force dreadnought” Kyle Pitts … [Read more…]
Over at Inside Texas I broke down a playoff game between a couple of Texan quarterbacks of great interest to Longhorn fans, Southlake Carroll’s Quinn Ewers and Duncanville’s Ja’Quinden Jackson. It took a long time to break down that film so I’ll have nuggets I pull from there for a while to come. A tidbit … [Read more…]
High school football, and sometimes college football, regularly takes simple spread strategy to its logical end points. After throwing for 333 yards and five touchdowns as a sophomore in their victory over Duncanville in 2018, North Shore QB DeMatrius Davis took a different approach in 2019. He completed 6-12 passes for 91 yards but had … [Read more…]
Week 1 has finally come and gone for the Big 12. It was a nice week for the conference with all 10 teams pulling out a win, even the Kansas Jayhawks who had to do so without Pooka Williams. Week 2 will be a big one for the conference, primarily because of the LSU at … [Read more…]
I just recently finished the newest book by my man Coach Alexander: https://www.amazon.com/Hybrids-Making-Defense-Cody-Alexander/dp/1790429722 It’s a phenomenal read both for coaches of the game and also fans and writers that want a deeper and more comprehensive look at how defensive tactics have evolved to the point we’ve reached today. Coach A has a few main points … [Read more…]
Matt Wells’ Utah State program was defined largely by three things. First, the Kyle Whittingham-tree defense. Wells’ came up under Gary Andersen’s Utah State program and would hire more defensive coordinators from that tree, including Texas’ Todd Orlando. Most recently they brought in Keith Patterson, who’d worked in the 3-3-5 stack under Dana Holgorsen and … [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…]
So I was watching some more Texas high school football recently. I was doing some breakdowns of 2018 Texas Longhorn commits and trying to find full games so I could eval guys off more than the traits they reveal in limited HUDL highlights. You may find that you are wrong about which guys will translate … [Read more…]
I would venture a guess that most people watching the Texas 5A D1 state title game between Highland Park and Manvel were rooting for Manvel. The Houston-area program is a perennial contender that’s always filled with exciting athletes with offers from top schools like Texas or A&M and this particular team was a diverse and … [Read more…]