Texas Football Gameweek: Ranking The Positions
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Texas Football Gameweek: Ranking The Positions
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There is good size in this year’s class of inside linebackers, and good athleticism, too. There’s nothing that says some of these prospects couldn’t end up playing other positions. Several have already made commitments to schools, proving that this posit Source: Sporting News
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Recruiting dish: Many top inside linebackers already have schools picked
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Co-offensive coordinators Bryan Harsin and Major Applewhite have not decided on a starter or a depth chart yet. “It’s a spring game,” Applewhite said. “Honestly I wouldn’t pay attention to how any of the positions rotate.” A few of last year’s starters… Source: Dallas Morning News – Blogs
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Longhorns’ quarterback race to be on display in Orange-White game
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Co-offensive coordinators Bryan Harsin and Major Applewhite have not decided on a starter or a depth chart yet. “It’s a spring game,” Applewhite said. “Honestly I wouldn’t pay attention to how any of the positions rotate.” A few of last year’s starters… Source: Dallas Morning News – Blogs
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Longhorns’ quarterback race to be on display in Orange-White game
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Brandon Harris from the Miami Hurricanes is a junior with 129 tackles and three interceptions in 39 games. His combined numbers were not up to the rest of the potential first-round pack, which might see him slip to the late second round. Given his… Source: Bleacher Report
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NFL: 5 Positions the Oakland Raiders Need to Upgrade Through the NFL Draft
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Every coach preaches competition. It’s the lifeblood of any program. But Texas coach Mack Brown gave reason for pause during an appearance on Thursday’s episode of “College Football Live” when asked about the competition at his quarterback position, where Garrett Gilbert started every game last season. “Garrett’s got two great years of experience under his belt and we’ve got some other great quarterbacks as well,” he said. “That competition, like all the other positions on our team, will be wide open this spring.” The facts don’t lie. Gilbert didn’t get it done in 2010. There’s no need to look any further than his 10 touchdowns and 17 interceptions for proof. Plenty of those were forced passes with the Longhorns trying to come from behind, but that ratio is unacceptable regardless of the situation. So, is Brown doing anything other than giving lip service when he says his quarterback job is “wide open?” How about yes and no? To be clear, I’d be shocked if Gilbert wasn’t the starter coming out of spring and entering the 2011 season opener. But with so much turnover in the coaching staff — Texas will have six new coaches, including new offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin, formerly of Boise State — statements like Brown’s can be an effective motivator. Harsin likely doesn’t know Gilbert from his backups, Case McCoy and Connor Wood . The same goes for the rest of the team. In terms of Harsin’s attitude toward his quarterbacks, certainly the job has to be “open.” Gilbert is the most talented of the three, and I have a hard time believing Wood or McCoy would have done much better while trying to complete passes to Texas’ struggling receiving corps. That group should be better this year, spearheaded by an improving and maturing Mike Davis , who was second on the team with 47 receptions as a freshman in 2010. Junior Malcolm Williams and fellow freshman Darius White need to make good on their potential to help the Longhorns re-establish a serviceable passing game. So sure, for now, the quarterback job is just like the rest of the positions entering spring: open. But chances are good that Gilbert will change that early on in spring once Harsin gets some time to work with his most talented quarterback, and by far his most experienced.
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Is the Texas QB job really open?
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Here are a few news and notes from around the non-AQs: — BYU has signed bowl agreements with the S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl for 2012, and the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl for 2013. If the Cougars are not selected for a BCS game, those are the place they will land in those respective seasons. “We are thrilled to have a relationship with these outstanding bowls. It’s an important step for our football program as we begin playing an independent schedule,” BYU athletics director Tom Holmoe said. The Cougars will face a Mountain West team in the Poinsettia Bowl. They are scheduled to play a team from the Pac-12 at AT&T Park in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, which will feature a Pac-12 squad versus an independent in each of its next three games — Army in 2011, Navy in 2012 and BYU in 2013. That bowl will continue to have a backup agreement with the WAC in 2011, 2012 and 2013. — Temple athletic director Bill Bradshaw announced he would conduct a nationwide search for a head coach to replace Al Golden, who left for the University of Miami. “Temple is firmly committed to finding the best possible person to continue the success it has experienced over the past two seasons and lead it to even greater heights,” Bradshaw said in a statement. “The program has never been in better shape, posting consecutive winning seasons for the first time since 1978-79, with the 17 wins during that time tying the school record. Our goal is to find the right person to continue this success on the gridiron while also maintaining excellence in the classroom. With 14 starters, including five all-conference performers, this is a great opportunity for the right coach to keep the program on the winning track.” — New North Texas coach Dan McCarney announced the first official hires to his coaching staff. Clint Bowen will serve as defensive coordinator and safeties coach, while Nick Quartaro will be the assistant head coach and wide receivers coach. They join associate head coach and offensive coordinator Mike Canales as the first three assistants to be officially named. — Buffalo coach Jeff Quinn also announced some changes to his staff. Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Greg Forest and wide receivers coach Juan Taylor have both been relieved of their duties. Taylor was the senior member of the football staff, having come to Buffalo in 2006. Forest came to Buffalo last December with Quinn from the Cincinnati. Quinn set no timetable for replacing the positions, but hopes to have the positions filled in early January. — Nevada has sold out its ticket allotment for the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl against Boston College on Jan. 9. The school sold 15,369 tickets in five days, and the university will not be getting any more tickets. — Fresno State linebacker Kyle Knox, wide receiver Matt Lindsay and linebacker Daniel Salinas did not make the trip to the uDrove Humanitarian Bowl against Northern Illinois on Saturday for an unspecified violation of team rules. Coach Pat Hill made the announcement on Tuesday.
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Non-AQ news and notes
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Besides the obvious decisions that affect the positions that have lost its’ starters, Brown wants to spark up his offense a little more. “I want to have more fun with the offense,” Brown said. One way Brown believes he can achieve this desire is by having… Source: Dallas Morning News – Blogs
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Texas Longhorns coach wants more trick plays like Boise State
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Ohio. Both were rated among the top players at their positions in the country. Texas also signed quarterback Case McCoy, younger brother of former Longhorn Colt McCoy, who led Texas to last season’s BCS championship game. The group includes 17 players who earned… Source: MSNBC Sports
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Texas goes heavy on defense for 2010 class
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