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Ohio State's Road Back to College Football Playoff
COLUMBUS, Ohio — As the confetti fell from University of Phoenix Stadium on Monday night celebrating Alabama's win over Clemson in the College Football Playoff championship game, Ohio State's reign atop the college football world came to an official end.
It's been one year since the Buckeyes beat Oregon in Arlington's AT&T Stadium, capturing the inaugural College Football Playoff championship in the process. Ohio State was a heavy preseason favorite to defend its crown, but as what Urban Meyer deemed "The Year of Stuff" followed their defeat of the Ducks, the Buckeyes found themselves on the outside looking in of this year's playoff.
"I think we won it last year on January 12," the Ohio State head coach said. "This started on January 13. 'The Year of Stuff.'"
That "stuff" Meyer is referring to includes the realities of having a roster full of 18- to 22-year-olds fresh off a national championship season in a rabid football town. Star running back Ezekiel Elliott filed for trademarks. Cardale Jones became college football's biggest offseason celebrity. Maybe even Meyer's midseason bye week book tour belongs in that category.
It included the in-season arrest of quarterback J.T. Barrett for operating a vehicle while impaired, a particularly ugly loss to Michigan State in a de facto Big Ten East Championship Game and culminated in the days following Ohio State's season-ending Fiesta Bowl victory, when nine underclassmen declared to enter the NFL draft.
But with the Crimson Tide's victory on Monday night, the Buckeyes' "Year of Stuff" was brought to a much-needed end.
Welcome to "The Year of Development."
It may not sound as sexy or exciting, but it's exactly what Ohio State will need to once again topple Alabama and reclaim college football's throne.
"I compare it, as I've discussed with our staff, very similar to the 2014 team," Meyer said of his 2016 outlook. "That was a team of development."
Replacing 16 starters—eight on each side of the ball—the Buckeyes will need to follow a similar track in 2016 that they did two years ago, which led to not only a national title for Ohio State, but the mass exodus of NFL talent that it currently finds itself replacing. The potential is there; Meyer has recruited four top-seven classes since arriving in Columbus in late 2011 and will add another in three weeks.
But the Buckeyes will once again need current unknowns to become household names over the course of the next year, much like Darron Lee, Jalin Marshall, Michael Thomas, Vonn Bell and Eli Apple did two years ago.
It's too early to tell who those players will be—that's why those players are currently considered "unknowns"—but Meyer has already singled out junior H-back Curtis Samuel, redshirt freshman running back Michael Weber, senior H-back Dontre Wilson and redshirt freshman wideout K.J. Hill as players he has his eye on for breakout seasons in 2016. Sophomore wideout Noah Brown belongs on that list as well after the 6'2", 222-pounder enjoyed an impressive fall camp last August before a broken leg brought his 2015 season to an end before it began.
"You guys never got to see him in that camp," Meyer told reporters. "He was one of our one, two, three best receivers on our team before he got hurt."
On the offensive line, where Ohio State will be replacing three of its five starters, Meyer has already penciled in sophomore Isaiah Prince and junior Jamarco Jones as his starting tackles. "Isaiah Prince has gotta make a huge jump," Meyer said. "Jamarco Jones is a key cog to the wheel."
On the defensive side of the ball, the Buckeyes will be replacing the potential No. 1 overall pick of the upcoming NFL draft in Joey Bosa, as well as potential first-round picks in Adolphus Washington, Lee, Bell and Apple.
But Meyer has already named middle linebacker and Ohio State's leading tackler from 2015, Raekwon McMillan, a captain and will return defensive ends Tyquan Lewis and Sam Hubbard, who finished first and second, respectively, in sacks for the Buckeyes this past season.
In the back seven, Meyer named linebackers Jerome Baker and Chris Worley and safeties Erick Smith, Cam Burrows and Malik Hooker as players who will need to step up in the coming year.
The Buckeyes roster will also receive a boost on national signing day in three weeks, with Meyer currently slated to land the nation's third-ranked recruiting class. Seven of the Buckeyes' 18 commits are already on campus as early enrollees, including 5-star defensive end Jonathon Cooper and 4-star wideout Austin Mack.
From a scheduling standpoint, Ohio State will face 2015 playoff participant Oklahoma in the third week of the season, providing the Buckeyes with an early opportunity to either make a statement or put their season on thin ice. But as OSU proved two years ago, you can suffer an early-season loss and still bounce back to not only make the playoff, but win the whole thing.
After the pressure of defending their title in 2015, perhaps a year of being the hunters and not the hunted is just what the Buckeyes need.
Asked by a reporter if this will be "fun," Meyer let out a laugh. As the names of the players leaving and the opponents on the 2016 schedule ran through his mind, "fun" may not have been his word of choice, but much like he did two years ago, the Ohio State head coach found a way to make it work.
"'Fun.' You use that word sometimes—'fun,'" Meyer said. "It'll be a challenge and challenges are fun."
Ben Axelrod is Bleacher Report's Big Ten lead writer. You can follow him on Twitter @BenAxelrod. Unless noted otherwise, all quotes were obtained firsthand. All statistics courtesy of cfbstats.com. Recruiting rankings courtesy of 247Sports.
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Deshaun Watson Wins 2015-16 Manning Award: Latest Comments, Reaction
Deshaun Watson of Clemson was announced as the winner of the 2015 Manning Award as the top quarterback in college football Thursday.
Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports passed along word of the selection by the Sugar Bowl Committee. Watson led the Tigers to a 14-1 record, with the only loss coming to Alabama in the national title game.
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SEC Extra Points with Barrett Sallee: Alabama's Title, SEC Pride and Perception
As the confetti fell to the floor of University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, late Monday night, and Alabama celebrated its fourth national title in seven years, the echoes of the "S-E-C" chant began to grow louder and louder.
For the first time since Alabama hoisted the crystal football three years ago in South Florida after dominating Notre Dame, the national title was back in its rightful home.
The SEC.
The Crimson Tide's 45-40 win over Clemson capped off a stellar 9-2 bowl season in which every SEC favorite won, every underdog lost and the margin of victory for the SEC's winners was a whopping 23.6 points per game.
Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema made sure to point out just how good the SEC is following his team's romp over Kansas State in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl (via Bo Mattingly of Sports Talk with Bo).
It was a massively important bowl season from a perception standpoint, which matters immensely in the world of college football. The SEC hadn't won a major bowl game during the previous two seasons, and Alabama's title coupled with Ole Miss' demolition of Oklahoma State, and the rest of the dominance in December and January, pumps the brakes on the "downfall of the SEC" talk that became pervasive over the last 11 months.
That's all it does, though.
As I pointed out two weeks ago, we didn't learn much about any of the triumphant teams that we didn't already know over the holiday season, and there's plenty of work to do for those teams to help the conference get back to the true dominance it enjoyed in the late 2000s and early 2010s.
We won't have to wait long, because one look at the Week 1 schedule in 2016 will provide another important barometer for conference power.
As I pointed out in the link above, bowl season wasn't a referendum on conference power because conference power in the offseason doesn't matter.
It does matter in the regular season, though, especially in November, when the members of the College Football Playoff selection committee are sitting in that room in Grapevine, Texas, judging just how good these teams really are.
The perception that the SEC is back, at this point, is nothing more than an offseason talking point to hold us over through the next nine months. It's the equivalent of Congress bringing a proposal to the floor.
That proposal will be voted on over Labor Day weekend and could dramatically change the way the selection committee and the public views the conference.
Smart Laying the Groundwork
New Georgia head coach Kirby Smart was introduced to the world in December when he took the job, but he immediately went back to work at Alabama, as the Crimson Tide began preparation for their national title celebration.
Now, he's all Bulldog.
Smart flew cross-country from Arizona to Athens immediately following the College Football Playoff National Championship, and he got to work.
Smart commented on his whirlwind week, according to quotes emailed by Georgia:
I cannot explain how well I slept last night. Number one, we won the national championship at the University of Alabama. To be able to finish that the right way was a relief. Obviously we did not perform the way I wanted to perform, but we won the game. To know that those players achieved what they wanted to achieve, and then to get into this room yesterday and meet with this team, the University of Georgia team, my team—everybody told me when you get to do that finally, and it's the only thing you have to worry about, it would be a great relief. A burden off your shoulders. That's what it's been for me. I feel much more relaxed.
Job No. 1 for Smart is fixing an offense that was woefully one-dimensional a year ago, and that starts with the quarterback. Last season's starter, Greyson Lambert, and backup Brice Ramsey are back, and they are joined by 5-star early enrollee Jacob Eason.
"Ultimately, we've got to do what's best for our offensive system and what we have," Smart said. "What we have here right now, a situation with our quarterback environment where we've got to compete to find the best guy for the job.
"You do whatever you have to do to win the game. If that becomes a dual-threat quarterback, then we cross that bridge when we come to it."
If that seems like a coach speaking in code, it absolutely was. By not promising any quarterback anything and going as far as to suggest that Georgia could go with a dual-threat quarterback, Smart is essentially telling Eason that nothing will be handed to him and that he's nothing more than a freshman looking to make an impact.
In reality, he's not. He is the future of the Georgia football program, and he likely will become the starter at some point during the 2016 season if he doesn't win the job beforehand.
The Sequel to Swag
Chad Kelly went from virtual unknown to the SEC's record books in 2015, totaling 4,542 total yards—the third-best single-season mark in conference history behind former Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel's 5,116 yards in 2012 and 4,873 yards in 2013.
He'll have a chance to top "Johnny Football" in 2016.
According to Tim Graham of the Buffalo News, Kelly will return to Oxford for his senior season in the hopes of helping the program take the next step and earn its first SEC West title in its history.
"It feels great to be a part of a winning team for a school with such a rich history," Kelly said, "but I realize that there's still a lot of learning and growing that I can do with this team.
"It will take the hard work and commitment of everyone involved, but I believe that we have a committed coaching staff and some of the best players in college football. I can't wait to see what we can do together in 2016."
It's a great move for Kelly personally and huge for Ole Miss in 2016.
Kelly was awesome in 2015 but took far too many risks and needs to cut that out as a senior. His 13 interceptions were the second-most in the conference behind former Kentucky quarterback Patrick Towles, and that has to change if he wants to impress NFL scouts who will have their eyes on him this year.
For Ole Miss, it didn't just get an experienced quarterback who knows how to win with plenty of the same weapons around him. It got back one of the primary running threats.
Kelly finished the season as the Rebels' second-best rusher with 500 yards and 10 touchdowns, and will enter 2016 as the team's leading returning threat on the ground.
Could he be better as a senior? The loss of wide receiver Laquon Treadwell hurts, but don't be surprised if Kelly takes on even more responsibility and becomes a Heisman Trophy contender.
Rocky Top Return
While the rest of the college football world came down from the high of watching one of the most entertaining national championship games in recent history, Tennessee got some huge news.
Linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin—the Volunteers' leading tackler from a year ago with 105 stops—announced that he's returning to school for his senior year.
How much did it resonate in the college football world? Oklahoma Ty Darlington, who played against Reeves-Maybin and Tennessee in Week 2, did his best to put his return in proper perspective.
He will be the centerpiece to new defensive coordinator Bob Shoop's first defense on Rocky Top, which should be one of the nation's best.
In addition to Reeves-Maybin, the Vols will return stud defensive end Derek Barnett, a stellar interior line that includes Kahlil McKenzie and Shy Tuttle, and a secondary that has to fill a couple of holes but is still loaded with experienced players thanks to injuries that forced youngsters into the lineup.
He's one of the most underrated players in the country, and head coach Butch Jones getting another year out of Reeves-Maybin is the equivalent of signing a 5-star prospect who will make an immediate impact.
Quick Outs
- Alabama head coach Nick Saban got the traditional phone call from President Barack Obama following his fourth national title under Obama's presidency. I wonder if they are running out of things to talk about? "So, Nick, how's the golf game?"
- Alabama corner Marlon Humphrey, who caught the onside kick that turned the tables in the title game, had a little fun with Fox Sports college football analysts and vocal SEC critics Colin Cowherd and Joel Klatt following Alabama's win. Well done, Marlon.
- OddsShark.com released its 2016 national title odds, with Alabama and Clemson leading the way. If you're looking for value, though, don't sleep on Florida State (+1600), Ole Miss (+2200) and Tennessee (+2200).
- The recruiting dead period ended at midnight, so from Thursday until Feb. 2, the race is on. Let's get weird.
Quotes were obtained firsthand unless otherwise noted. Statistics are courtesy of cfbstats.com, and recruiting information is courtesy of 247Sports.
Barrett Sallee is the lead SEC college football writer and national college football video analyst for Bleacher Report as well as a host on Bleacher Report Radio on SiriusXM 83. Follow Barrett on Twitter @BarrettSallee.
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B/R CFB Recruiting 200: Top 200 Overall Recruits for 2016
After thorough study using specific scoring criteria, Bleacher Report recruiting analysts Damon Sayles, Sanjay Kirpalani and Tyler Donohue have graded the top 200 players in the 247Sports Composite Rankings and provided in-depth analysis. As the summer camp circuit comes to a close, Bleacher Report provides a position-by-position breakdown of the best college football recruits. Today, we present the Overall Top 200.
When it comes to impact playmakers on both sides of the ball, the 2016 class is loaded with premier prospects capable of making their presence known as soon as the upcoming season.
From 5-star recruits such as defensive tackle Rashan Gary to Georgia quarterback commit Jacob Eason, there are a handful of elite talents expected to see the field early in their careers.
Additionally, the players who make up the nation's Top 200 prospects are scattered from coast to coast. However, California, Georgia and Texas each have four prospects who have earned a 5-star rating—which rates among the nation's best in that category.
This list provides a glimpse of college football's future stars and how they've arrived at this point. Continue on for our review of the rankings, complete with individual grades and insight on each prospect.
Be sure to sound off in the comments below with your thoughts on overall rankings, scores and recruit projections.
Texas Football: 5 Reasons Why the Longhorns Should Be Optimistic About 2016
The Texas Longhorns failed to finish with a winning record (5-7) for the second time in Charlie Strong's two-year tenure. But with a new offense, young talent on defense and another strong recruiting finish, the Horns could finally get over the hump in 2016.
Optimism has been hard to come by when it comes to Texas. It's been six years of mediocre-at-best football on the 40 Acres, and even the administration seemed to lack faith in its initially half-hearted effort to ink a new offensive coordinator.
But in supporting Strong in his effort to hire Tulsa's Sterlin Gilbert, those same administrators have given this program a chance to show real progress.
Not only does Gilbert bring a proven offense to the table, but he should also set up one of Texas' quarterbacks up for success in 2016. With the young talent returning on both sides of the ball and Strong's knack for getting it done on the recruiting trail, this coming season has a chance to be a big one.
Notre Dame Football: Previewing the Irish's Early Enrollees
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — With five players off early to the NFL, Notre Dame football officially announced five new faces Wednesday with its early enrollees.
The spring semester began Tuesday in South Bend, and the college experience started for linebacker/defensive lineman Daelin Hayes, defensive lineman Khalid Kareem, defensive back Spencer Perry, wide receiver Kevin Stepherson and defensive back Devin Studstill.
Daelin Hayes
Hayes, an Ann Arbor, Michigan, native is the No. 10 outside linebacker and No. 121 overall prospect in the country. The 6'3", 239-pounder and U.S. Army All-American missed the bulk of his senior season with a separated shoulder.
Hayes decommitted from USC in mid-October then took an official visit to South Bend five days later for Notre Dame's clash with the Trojans. He tabbed the Irish over Ohio State and Michigan State last month.
Whether he lines up as an outside linebacker or defensive end, Hayes could provide the Irish with much-needed pass-rushing ability. Notre Dame finished tied for 78th in the country with 24 sacks, 16 of which won't return in 2016.
Khalid Kareem
Kareem checks in as the No. 9 strong-side defensive end and No. 194 overall prospect in the class. The Michigan product decommitted from Alabama in mid-October—two days after Hayes did the same from USC—and pledged to the Irish nine days later.
At 6'3", 245 pounds, Kareem will get a head start adding weight to his frame. Kareem, who was the MVP of the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl, will join a group of defensive linemen that must replace Sheldon Day and Romeo Okwara.
Spencer Perry
Like Hayes, Perry missed the majority of his senior season with a shoulder injury. The IMG Academy product is the No. 32 safety and No. 525 recruit in the country.
Perry visited Notre Dame in June, decommitted from Florida three days later and announced his verbal commitment to the Irish one week after.
With Elijah Shumate's graduation, Perry could have the opportunity to grab valuable reps this spring. Safeties Drue Tranquill and Avery Sebastian are coming off injuries suffered this fall.
Kevin Stepherson
Stepherson hauled in 48 passes for 835 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior in Jacksonville, Florida. The 5'11", 171-pounder slides into an Irish receiving corps that must replace its top three receivers from the 2015 campaign.
Junior Will Fuller (62 receptions for 1,258 yards and 14 touchdowns) bypassed his senior season for the NFL, and Chris Brown (48-597-4) and Amir Carlisle (32-355-1) are gone, too.
Stepherson, a 3-star prospect and the No. 93 wideout in the class, verbally committed to the Irish in June.
Devin Studstill
Studstill is slotted as the No. 29 safety and No. 488 recruit in the class of 2016. He pledged to the Irish on Dec. 15.
The 3-star prospect is from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and attended the same high school as current Irish linebacker Te'von Coney.
Like Perry, Studstill joins an Irish secondary with a pair of starting spots to fill. Five other defensive back verbal commitments in Notre Dame's class of 2016 are scheduled to arrive this summer.
Unless otherwise noted, all recruiting stats and information courtesy of 247Sports.com and all quotes obtained firsthand. Star ratings reflect 247Sports composite rankings.
Mike Monaco is the lead Notre Dame writer for Bleacher Report. Follow @MikeMonaco_ on Twitter.
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2016 NFL Draft: Myles Jack Is More Projection Than Sure Thing
As college football continues the trend of spreading opponents thin with lavish formations that space defenses out, athletes are moving to positions they'd have never seen two decades ago. Football is cyclical, often repeating past trends with just slight variations. The popular passing game en vogue now has put a premium on players like UCLA linebacker Myles Jack.
A standout athlete at the linebacker position allows a defensive coordinator to be creative enough to be less reactive than aggressive. With the average team throwing the ball over 60 percent of the time, run-clogging linebackers aren't as valuable. But that doesn't mean traditional linebacker duties are worthless, and pure athletes can just roam the field and expect to be successful.
Myles Jack declared for the 2016 NFL draft in early October despite tearing his meniscus in a practice session. The 6'1", 245-pound freak athlete is a highly valued player because of his immense physical gifts. He compares favorably to even the best linebackers in the NFL, if NFLDraftScout's projected 40-yard dash of 4.56 is correct.
Jack's ability to drop into space or even into man coverage is what makes evaluators drool. Rob Rang of CBS Sports has Jack going fourth overall in his latest mock draft. Jack is a great athlete, but his football acumen leaves reason for concern if that's the cost to acquire his talent.
The reason why that cost is too steep is that Jack is a large projection as an NFL linebacker. While it is exciting that he was able to cover slot receivers against New Mexico State, that's not a task he'll be asked to execute often. Jack will be expected to cover tight ends and running backs as well as drop into zone to use his speed to close out on routes.
Jack is a pure weak-side linebacker because of his ability to shoot gaps and play in space. The other linebacker positions will present massive challenges for Jack, largely because he was rarely asked to do more at UCLA. And when he was, he struggled. It is difficult to find tape of Jack shedding blocks and making plays at or behind the line of scrimmage.
Some may want Jack to move inside to middle linebacker, but that would be an incredibly big task. Jack was at his best when playing next to a true middle linebacker in Eric Kendricks and strong-side linebacker Anthony Barr.
Unfortunately, due to Jack's knee injury, fans didn't have the chance to see how he'd do when he was the undisputed best player within his positional group.
It's not size or even bulk that makes Jack pigeonholed as a weak-side linebacker. He's very physical but almost to a fault. He doesn't use his hands when blockers approach. Jack slams into them to bounce off and then jets around. This is ineffective from a team-defense approach and increases the chance of injury.
Above, we see Jack following reactively to the ball, instead of reading the blockers and meeting the running back at the lane. He only ends up in the general area because he is shoved to the ground. This is a constant in Jack's run-defending film and a major issue if he's to be counted on as a middle linebacker.
Jack's ability to play man coverage is definitely a tremendous positive. He is like a chess piece, and defensive coordinators will love utilizing Jack on a variety of tight ends and running backs. But when Jack is asked to read plays and make the right decision, he struggles.
Above is an example of Jack guessing. He can't read the offensive linemen, who rise into a pass-blocking stance as soon as the ball is snapped. Cal quarterback Jared Goff immediately sees Jack crashing down to play the run, instead of covering the tight end. The gaffe cost UCLA about 40 yards.
Issues like this are why UCLA head coach Jim Mora Jr. warned Jack of leaving for college so early. According to Michael Silver of NFL.com, Mora had this to say about his decision to declare for the NFL draft:
He's taking his chips and shoving them into the middle, and we hope he draws a good hand," Mora told reporters Tuesday. "I think it's risky to do this. Having been on that side, there's going to be a lot of speculation as to what he is and where he fits. And as I told Myles on Sunday, NFL teams are very, very conservative, and if there's any question whatsoever, they'll pass on you in a heartbeat…
"If he played all year, I was thinking that we would (not have him next year), but when you only play in three games and that's all the tape they have of you your junior year. ... I've been in 25 draft rooms, and I've never seen a guy taken off of that ever. I worry about that for him."
Mora seemed like he had sour grapes at the time, but he had a good point. We cannot be sure that Jack will fully heal from his knee injury. Arthritis can develop in any surgically repaired knee, which hurts the long-term outlook and longevity of a career.
For all of his boundless athleticism Jack has 4 INT's, 1 sack, and one forced fumble in 29 games. Assign what value you will to production.— Keith Mullins (@KeithDeuces) January 13, 2016
The NFL will scout Jack's talent more than production, which helps boost his draft stock. But comparing his collegiate production to that of linebackers who ended up being very good or elite in the NFL shows more cause for concern. Take a look at the numbers comparison below, per DraftCobern.
These numbers represent the percentile rank of Myles Jack's solo tackles in his 29-game career compared to elite NFL linebackers and his closest competition. Jack fails to sniff the area where the finest NFL linebackers were in college, which should raise massive flags.
Someone taking Jack in the top-10 of the draft should be wary of production that is closer to average than not.
Will Myles Jack be the next Ernie Sims? Sims was another great athlete miscast as a traditional linebacker. He bounced around the NFL because of his poor instincts and small frame. I doubt it, since Jack fits the current NFL perfectly as a weak-side linebacker and is exceptionally good at seeing and attacking. Those skills have value but don't project to a top-tier inside linebacker or pass-rusher.
And if not a pass-rusher or an elite middle linebacker prospect, then the value for a weak-side linebacker alone will make Jack go lower than some may expect.
Speaking of elite physical specimens at linebacker, Kwon Alexander fell to the 124th overall pick in 2015, and he had a very similar skill set. Stephone Anthony was a better overall player and still an elite athlete for the position, but he went 30th overall in 2015.
Can Jack be a great, impactful player? Yes, in time he can be.
However, what he starred at in college is not what he will be asked to do in the NFL. That gives major cause for concern, especially when talking about a top-10 pick.
All stats used are from Sports-Reference.com.
Ian Wharton is an NFL Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report.
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2016 NFL Draft: Myles Jack Is More Projection Than Sure Thing
Tim Williams to Return to Alabama: Latest Comments and Reaction
Junior linebacker Tim Williams announced Wednesday he'll return to Alabama for his senior year.
Williams broke the news on Twitter:
Williams finished 2015 second on the Crimson Tide in sacks (10.5) and tackles for loss (12.5). Both represented a significant improvement over his sophomore season, when he recorded 1.5 sacks and 1.5 tackles for loss.
According to Matt Zenitz of AL.com, Williams told reporters he received a late-first or an early second-round grade from the NFL Draft Advisory Board. However, Zenitz wrote head coach Nick Saban "strongly advised" Williams to put the draft off another year.
Staying in school is the smarter decision for Williams, who failed to crack the top 300 on the big board of Bleacher Report's Matt Miller. ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. was much higher on Williams' ability, listing him as the third-best outside linebacker. CBS Sports considered him to be a 2017 prospect, ranking him eighth among draft-eligible OLBs.
Alex Byington of the Decatur Daily argued Williams would help his draft stock by becoming a more consistent defender:
The Crimson Tide won't be lacking in talented players along the front seven next year, particularly with defensive lineman Da'Shawn Hand and linebacker Rashaan Evans coming back. Having Williams for his senior season is still a major boost to the defense. He could be one of the premier pass-rushers in college football in 2016.
Another good season will only improve Williams' chances of becoming a first-round draft pick as well. Especially since he'll likely have a more prominent role on the Crimson Tide, he can truly emerge as a dominant presence coming off the edge.
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Revisiting Top CFB Players' 2015 NFL Draft Decisions 1 Year Later
With the 2015 college football season officially in the books, the sport's calendar is now transitioning to two important matters—recruiting and the NFL draft.
Departing college players will spend the next several months preparing for the draft and looking to push their stocks even higher in the final few events before the big weekend.
Early draft declarations for underclassmen who are already eligible to go pro have been rampant since the regular season ended, and more and more names—such as Clemson's trio of Shaq Lawson, Kevin Dodd and Mackensie Alexander, per the Independent Mail—are joining the list.
For some, going pro early is an easy call, with the guaranteed money of a first- or a second-round pick waiting. Others have to gamble on their futures and hope they can do enough to get their stock where it needs to be.
Let's take a look back to this time last year, when plenty of the top players in college football where considering whether to declare for the NFL draft or stay in school.
Who made the right call, and who could've used another year?
The NFL Draft Advisory Board tweaked its grading system for underclassmen prior to last year's draft. Now players deciding whether they want to stay in school or go pro receive either a "first round," "second round," or "stay in school" grade.
"We want the kid to make an informed decision," NFL executive vice president Troy Vincent said in 2014, per Chris Burke of Sports Illustrated. "Use our resources, make an informed decision. Each institution has those resources for every prospect and every head coach. The numbers and the facts speak for themselves."
If the recommended target for declaring underclassmen is to get drafted in the first two rounds, then plenty of them made incredibly informed decisions last year.
Heisman-winning quarterbacks Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota went No. 1 and No. 2 in the 2015 draft, respectively. Both were Day 1 starters for their new teams, and both have legitimate chances to win Rookie of the Year, according to Chris Wesseling of NFL.com.
Five more underclassmen joined Winston and Mariota in the top 10 of the draft—former Florida defensive end Dante Fowler, Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper, USC defensive lineman Leonard Williams, Miami offensive tackle Ereck Flowers and Georgia running back Todd Gurley.
Gurley was a Pro Bowler and a second-team All-Pro, while Cooper was a four-time Rookie of the Week. On a more somber note, No. 3 overall pick Fowler tore his ACL on the first day of the Jacksonville Jaguars' rookie minicamp and didn't play at all this season.
Other first-round picks include Michigan State cornerback Trae Waynes, Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon, Missouri defensive end Shane Ray and Washington linebacker Shaq Thompson.
Alabama defensive back Landon Collins and Michigan wide receiver Devin Funchess were among the underclassmen who were solid second-round picks. Arizona State wide receiver Jaelen Strong, Indiana running back Tevin Coleman and Miami running back Duke Johnson were selected in the third round but still received valuable playing time in 2015.
While every year has horror stories about leaving school too early for the NFL draft, most of the big names who forgo their final college seasons make the right call.
Left too soon
According to Dane Brugler of CBS Sports, 24 of the 84 underclassmen who declared early for the 2015 NFL draft did not get drafted at all.
College football fans may recognize some of the names from that list—USC wide receiver George Farmer and TCU safety Chris Hackett are notables—but none of them were top players at the college level.
Two underclassmen who went early, though, received quite a bit of spotlight during their time on campus but fell into the latter rounds.
UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley redshirted before starting two seasons for the Bruins, so he faced the NFL draft question twice during his college career. As Bleacher Report's Dan Hope wrote in November of 2014, Hundley was the "most polarizing quarterback prospect" in the draft:
A three-year starter with pro potential and a university degree, it makes sense for Hundley to move on to the next stage of his career. That said, some believe Hundley would be better served by returning to school for another season, as he still has not yet developed into an NFL-ready signal-caller.
While some draft analysts pegged him as a second-day draft pick, others had him sliding even lower. The latter experts won out, as Hundley was drafted in the fifth round at No. 147 overall by the Green Bay Packers.
As Hope mentioned, Hundley already had his degree from UCLA and three years of experience under his belt. The Bruins also had 5-star quarterback prospect Josh Rosen, his eventual replacement, enrolling early for the 2015 season.
Still, sliding to the fifth round was far from ideal for Hundley and his football future. Another year at UCLA or a possible graduate transfer to another school would've given him more time to round out his skill set for NFL teams.
Gerod Holliman could have used more time at Louisville in order to fine-tune his game.
While the Thorpe Award-winning safety tied an all-time record with 14 interceptions in the 2014 season, Holliman did not win over those at the next level.
"He needs to go back to school," an unnamed NFL scout told Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. "He's horrible. He can't make a tackle to save his life. He's got pretty good instincts, but he's not that athletic."
While some analysts weren't as harsh on Holliman as that scout, the former Cardinal fell all the way down to the seventh round and the 239th overall pick. He was cut by the Pittsburgh Steelers before the season began and is now a practice squad member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Perhaps the worst aspect of Holliman's rough first year as a pro is that he was only a redshirt sophomore in 2014. He had two more years of college eligibility left.
But there's an exception to every rule, and Stefon Diggs was just that in 2015.
The former Maryland wide receiver left school early and was selected in the fifth round of the draft—a low spot for a declaring underclassmen.
However, Diggs finished the season better than some first-round selections and made plenty of teams regret passing on him in the draft.
He was second among rookies in yards and touchdown catches despite being inactive for the first four games of the year, according to Jeff Ermann of 247Sports.
Way to stay
Patience is going to pay off—literally—in the future for a good number of draft prospects that opted to stay in school for the 2015 season.
One of the players who saw his stock soar with one more year is Notre Dame defensive tackle Sheldon Day. According to Pete Sampson of Rivals, the Irish defensive lineman received a "stay in school" grade from the Advisory Board, and he listened.
In 2015, Day more than doubled his tackles for loss (7.5 to 15.5) and quadrupled his sack total (one to four) while anchoring an experienced Notre Dame defense.
"He wants to help this football team as a captain, and I think—he came back for a reason," Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly said in November, per JJ Stankevitz of CSN Chicago. "He came back so this would be his best year and help Notre Dame and help himself, and I think he's living up to all those things."
Day has jumped from "stay in school" to the No. 54 overall prospect in the latest big board from Bleacher Report NFL Draft Analyst Matt Miller.
Oklahoma defensive end Charles Tapper did something similar by staying with the Sooners for a College Football Playoff run. He rebounded from a rough 2014 season and is now Miller's No. 73 overall recruit.
The Michigan State duo of defensive end Shilique Calhoun and quarterback Connor Cook had strong seasons for the Big Ten champions. Both were projected to be somewhere around late-first round or second-round picks in 2015, and they kept their stocks strong this fall.
Georgia defensive end Leonard Floyd was a possible first-round pick heading into last year's draft process, but he decided to stay in Athens for one more season. Now, the first-round designation seems like a lock for the edge-rusher.
"You guys [the media] are too low on Leonard Floyd," a scout told Miller in early December. "He's going to be top 10 for us."
Stayed too long
These stories are rare, but they happen every now and then in college football—a player's stock soars ahead of the draft, and their decisions to stay in school don't pan out at all.
One of the biggest examples of this is the most famous name from last year's College Football Playoff.
Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones only needed three starts to have NFL scouts salivating over his pro potential. He replaced the injured J.T. Barrett and showed a tremendous arm and power-running style during the Buckeyes' national title run.
Jones' future was one of the hottest debates during the first few cold days of 2015, and he decided to stay in Columbus and battle to become the Buckeyes' full-time starter.
The 6'5", 250-pound quarterback wasn't consistent in the first seven weeks of the season, and he was ultimately benched for Barrett. He didn't take a single snap during the final three games of the campaign.
As Miller told Bleacher Report Big Ten Football Lead Writer Ben Axelrod, Jones "would have easily been the third QB drafted" behind Winston and Mariota last year. His stock after the national title game couldn't have been any higher.
Now, Miller doesn't even have him as one of the top 10 quarterbacks in the 2016 class.
"If he interviewed well, I think he's still drafted," Miller told Axelrod. "But he's a project based on potential, and not being able to show that potential makes him a Day 3 [Rounds 4-7] guy."
Another breakout star of the 2014 season, former Auburn wide receiver D'haquille Williams' future turned south in an even bigger way this past year.
A former No. 1 JUCO prospect, Williams was a reception machine at Auburn, grabbing 45 passes in just 10 games for the Tigers. Analysts loved Williams' physical nature and massive catch radius, and he showed signs of possibly being picked in the first few rounds of 2015's draft.
Then the problems started arising for the wideout.
Williams, who was suspended for the Outback Bowl against Wisconsin and missed two games due to injury, made the surprising decision to stay in school. He was later suspended for the first part of fall practice and only had 12 catches for 147 yards in the first five games of the 2015 season.
Auburn dismissed the former star in early October, and reports emerged later that week that he punched multiple people in an altercation at a bar.
Now Williams is expected to be a late-round pick at best in 2016, according to NFL Media draft analyst Lance Zierlein (via NFL.com's Chase Goodbread):
Tape says he should be drafted inside the first four rounds, maybe the first three, but his character and athleticism are going to probably make him a third-day guy (rounds 4-7). And if the Auburn staff can't support his character when scouts ask about it, he might not even get picked.
That's a long way to fall for a talented wide receiver that had many buzzing this time last year.
Justin Ferguson is a college football writer at Bleacher Report. You can follow him on Twitter @JFergusonBR.
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Big 12 Wins NCAA Vote for Right to Hold Championship Game: Details, Reaction
After playing the last five years without a conference championship game, the Big 12 will bring it back after winning an NCAA vote.
Brian Davis of the Austin American-Statesman reported Wednesday that the NCAA vote granted the Big 12 its right to stage a title game featuring the top two teams in the conference during the regular season.
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Power Ranking Top 25 College Football Coaches
Alabama coach Nick Saban claimed his fifth national championship on Monday night, the fourth with the Crimson Tide in just the last seven seasons. That puts him in elite company, as only legendary 'Bama coach Paul "Bear" Bryant has claimed more national titles.
With this latest championship in hand, Saban is sure to rank among the greatest coaches in college football history when his career is done. But what about among current FBS head coaches?
We've listed the 25 best coaches who will be on the sidelines for the 2016 season, their ranking determined by a combination of overall success, what they've done recently and how well-regarded they are in the industry. Only coaches who were in their current job in 2015 were considered, since the likes of Justin Fuente (Memphis), Bronco Mendenhall (Virginia) and Mark Richt (Miami, Florida) have yet to show what they can do in their new gig.
Check out how everyone stacked up, then give us your thoughts in the comments section.
TE over DE: 4-Star ATH Devin Asiasi Looking to Play Offense in College
With a little more than nine minutes remaining in last Saturday's U.S. Army All-American Bowl, 4-star athlete Devin Asiasi caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from Stanford Cardinals quarterback commit K.J. Costello to extend the West's lead over the East. The touchdown capped a 37-9 West win.
The touchdown helped support the "pro" argument of Asiasi playing tight end at the next level. The "con" argument involves putting the 6'3", 270-pound athlete on the defensive line as a defensive end.
For Asiasi, convincing everyone that he can play tight end has been a little tougher than originally expected. Asiasi wants to play tight end in college, even though many are still saying that he'd make more of an impact on the other side of the ball.
"In general, people think I'm going to be a D-end. I want to play tight end. That's where my heart's at," said Asiasi, who played both positions for De La Salle High School in Concord, California. "I'm going to come out every day and prove myself that I can be a tight end at the next level. That's where my mentality is every day."
Asiasi said he's considering schools that will allow him to live out his college dreams of becoming a reliable offensive option. On the weekend of Jan. 15, he will make the first of three official visits this month, as he takes in Washington. Asiasi, who has 22 reported offers, will visit the Michigan Wolverines the weekend of Jan. 22, and he'll visit the USC Trojans the weekend of Jan. 29.
A fourth school to keep an eye on is UCLA. Asiasi took an official visit to UCLA last month, and with Asiasi's recruiting contact from USC, Marques Tuiasosopo, leaving the Trojans to become the quarterbacks coach at UCLA, the Bruins are a team to watch for national signing day. Prior to Tuisasosopo's departure, USC was considered a favorite to land Asiasi.
The new national champion Alabama Crimson Tide round out Asiasi's top five. All five schools are solid options. And, perhaps more importantly, all of the schools are allowing Asiasi to play on the offensive side of the ball.
"I come out every day working hard to get blocking techniques down and schemes down," he said. "I'm going to prove I can do it every day."
De La Salle won the CIF Open Division state championship last month, and Asiasi, used more as a blocking tight end, caught 17 passes for 311 yards and five touchdowns this season, per MaxPreps.com. Defensively, Asiasi finished with 49 tackles, five pass deflections and four sacks as a defensive end.
Because of his versatility, Asiasi is listed as a jumbo athlete and is ranked No. 4 in the 2016 class among all athletes. He is ranked No. 51 overall in the class.
Statistically, it's easy to see why many feel his ticket to early playing time in college would come as a defender. To Asiasi, however, playing tight end fulfills a dream he said he's had since he was a young boy.
For now, it's all about finding the right place to fulfill that dream.
"I'm just looking for a good position coach, someone who can get me ready for the next level," Asiasi said. "I want to be around good people and be at a place where I can graduate in three-and-a-half years. Life after football is important to me."
"The winning school will get everything I can provide. Whatever the coaches want me to do, that's what I'll be there for. Hopefully, I can elevate my game to the next level."
Damon Sayles is a National Recruiting Analyst for Bleacher Report. All quotes were obtained firsthand. All player ratings are courtesy of 247Sports.com's composite ratings. Follow Damon via Twitter: @DamonSayles
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Super Early Top 25 Preseason Poll for 2016 College Football Season
The 2015-16 college football season is officially in the rearview mirror. So, what do you do now? Stare longingly out a window for eight months? Pick up a couple of new avocations? Re-watch highlights on YouTube all day?
There's no wrong answer, but you can also take a blindfold and start throwing darts at a board to project next year's Top 25. That's what we're doing.
(Kidding. This is a touch more scientific than that.)
After all, it's never too early to look ahead. Otherwise, what else would we talk about in the offseason?
As with every way-too-early Top 25, this is not a projection of how teams will finish the season or their path to the College Football Playoff/national championship in 2016. On the contrary, it's a ranking of the teams right now heading into the offseason based on who's coming back from a coaching and personnel standpoint.
With that said, take a gander at B/R's official way-too-early poll and sound off in the comment section below. Then, you can go back to looking out your window.
What's Left for Alabama's Nick Saban to Do in College Football?
It took until his third head coaching job, but in 2004, at the ripe old age of 51, Nick Saban had finally arrived atop the mountain. Holding up the crystal ball after beating Oklahoma in the BCS National Championship Game at the Sugar Bowl, few could have predicted the wild ride the then-LSU coach was about to embark on over the next decade-plus.
But here we stand. That one title led to an NFL gig, which later begat an escape from the league to the comforts of Tuscaloosa. The rest, as they say, is history, and things continued to roll right along for Saban as he put the finishing touches on his fifth title Monday night in dramatic fashion against Clemson.
The resume is now an all-timer for the son of a West Virginia gas station owner, putting Saban one ring behind fellow Alabama titan Bear Bryant for most in history by a college head coach. Considering Saban's five came in the modern era of 85-man scholarship limits, 24/7 coverage and national recruiting competitiveness, one realizes that all that "greatest of all time" talk is both real and warranted.
That's why, after he stood on the stage at University of Phoenix Stadium to collect that shiny new national championship trophy once again, one cannot help but wonder: Is there anything left for Saban to accomplish in college football?
When asked about his legacy at his press conference following the title game, Saban said:
I really haven't thought about it. After somebody asked me that question the other day, the first thing that came to my mind was my first game at Michigan State when we played Nebraska, when Tom Osborne was the coach, and we got beat like, 56-7, and I had been in the NFL for four years, and I'm saying, 'We may never win a game as a college coach.'
I learned a lesson that day, and you know, as long as you do this, it's always about your next play. It's always about the next game. So I've never really ever thought too much about all that. I have a tremendous amount of appreciation for all the players who have played for us, came to our school, bought into our program, did the things that they needed to do to have a chance to experience a championship, whether it was at LSU or the four at Alabama.
That's where most of my appreciation lies, with the players.
Let's start with those players, and the fact that Saban is pretty good at identifying great ones and making them better. The seeds of this year's title came from the quick development of his 2015 recruiting class, ranked No. 1 in the country in the 247Sports composite team rankings. That's an impressive accomplishment, but it's overshadowed by the fact it was the fifth straight year Alabama finished No. 1 overall.
Nothing encapsulated Saban's dominance in recruiting more than during a key stretch in the fourth quarter of this year's title game. After storming back to take a 31-24 lead, the Tide were in danger of letting Clemson retake momentum as they marched down into the red zone following O.J. Howard's second score of the night.
With most of the defensive line huffing and puffing from the Tigers' uptempo attack, Alabama rotated in defensive end Da'Shawn Hand. A former 5-star recruit who was ranked by some recruiting services as the No. 1 player in the country, Hand tracked down heroic quarterback Deshaun Watson to drop him for a loss that effectively killed any momentum Clemson had.
The defensive stand eventually led to a field goal, which Alabama responded to with a 95-yard touchdown return by Kenyan Drake, a 4-star tailback back in high school who had to find carries behind a few first-round picks and a Heisman Trophy winner in his college career. That stretch all but put the game away halfway through the fourth quarter.
There's depth, and there's Alabama depth. Nobody in college football comes close to the latter.
Then there's the hardware to go with that. And no, we're not just talking about the championship rings.
Running back Derrick Henry won the Heisman Trophy this season, the second such player to win that prestigious award under Saban during his time in Tuscaloosa (the school had zero before his arrival). Additionally, Crimson Tide players have taken home the Maxwell (twice), Walter Camp, Doak Walker (twice), Biletnikoff, Butkus (twice), Outland (twice), Rimington (twice) and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm awards. Saban himself has won every major coaching award.
The only hole, if you want to call it that, is the fact that no defensive back (Saban's coaching specialty) has won the Thorpe Award.
Accepting the Grantland Rice Trophy at another press conference, the coach added:
You remember all the lessons that you learned in terms of developing a process that works for young people to have a chance to be successful, a team dynamic that gives you a chance to be successful, and right now as long as I'm going to continue to do this, I'm going to keep things in perspective and look forward and not backward.
I think it's a tremendous accomplishment by a lot of great people, a lot of great coaches and a lot of great players, a lot of whom were at the game last night. That really makes us proud that they're great ambassadors for the university and always happy to come home.
But I can't really talk to you much more about the perspective and the significance of this, because moving forward, it doesn't really mean a lot.
That's the Saban we are all used to, the one who watched film of the national title game on the plane ride home and who was no doubt fired up for Wednesday morning's staff meeting. He is relentless and shows no sign of slowing down to keep the Alabama dynasty on top.
This is not a column arguing for the greatest college football coach in history to give it another go in the NFL. The open New York Giants job would be interesting, no doubt, but the college game is better with Saban in it.
Many within the industry believe the next stop for Saban is College GameDay or a similar broadcasting gig, not a different sideline.
The fact is Saban belongs in college football's Mount Rushmore of coaches. The problem with standing on the mountaintop for so long, however, is that there is nothing left to climb. When one is a perfectionist whose whole process is dedicated to taking the next step, that might be an issue.
Yet it isn't for the uniquely wired Saban.
He'll still be recruiting a top class for February and will still field a top-five team in September with designs on another title. There may be nothing left to add to that illustrious resume beyond a sixth ring to tie Bryant and leave no doubt as to who is the GOAT. Even then, it wouldn't add much validation to the already impressive job the head coach has done in his stops across the college football landscape.
There's simply nothing left for Nick Saban to do in college football, and yet we shouldn't be surprised at all if he winds up back on that big stage once again in the near future, accepting another trophy. That's what he does, as the chase for another begins again in 2016.
Bryan Fischer is a national college football columnist at Bleacher Report. You can follow him on Twitter at @BryanDFischer.
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10 Best Teams That Lost College Football National Championship Games
History is indeed written by the victors, and in college football, history can often forget those who came the closest to putting their own names into the books.
Since the arrival of the BCS in the 1998 season, there have been 18 national championship games in college football. Many of the 18 winners are well-known for their excellence, but what about those who fell short of winning it all?
Where does this season's Clemson team rank compared to other runners-up?
Here are the top 10 teams that lost either a BCS or a College Football Playoff National Championship. These rankings were determined by three factors—average point differential (the difference between scoring offense and scoring defense), strength of schedule (a given number rating from Sports-Reference.com) and the quality of the teams' losses.
It's difficult to try to objectively compare teams from different seasons, but this list is based on which title-losing teams were the most dominant with respect to the quality of opponents they faced that year.
Tell us how you would rank the teams that lost title games in the BCS/CFP era in the comments below.
Breaking Down Florida's Wild Offseason QB Battle
During a typical offseason, if a team returns a quarterback who finished each of the last two seasons as a starter, it would qualify as a pretty strong foundation no matter what other pieces are around him.
Florida's offense this offseason, though, is anything but stable.
Junior Treon Harris will return after ascending to the top spot on the depth chart in the middle of each of the last two seasons, but he completed just 47.8 percent of his passes once the calendar changed to November and seemed like a square peg in a round hole in head coach Jim McElwain's system from the jump.
Will Harris win the job out of fall camp, or will another contender out of a group step up?
Let's break down the contenders:
Junior Treon Harris
Harris obviously has the most experience, which will be beneficial for McElwain's crew considering the woes of the offensive line and the absence of last year's starting running back, Kelvin Taylor. Having somebody back there who has been through the rigors of the season, knows the speed of the game and is comfortable with the simple things like getting plays in and players lined up is important.
But Harris' upside simply isn't there.
He is erratic with the football, struggles to go through reads and doesn't have the touch that McElwain-coached quarterbacks need to be successful.
As former Missouri wide receiver T.J. Moe pointed out on Twitter, Harris has the kind of reputation no player wants.
Experience matters, as does his elusiveness and ability to create behind the line of scrimmage when the protection breaks down.
Will that be enough to earn him the starting job? Probably not. He is going to have to improve his decision-making and his accuracy if he wants to win the job coming out of fall camp.
Outlook: Not likely the starter
Junior Luke Del Rio
The long and winding patch to Gainesville for junior Luke Del Rio has taken the California native to Alabama and Oregon State, but after sitting out his transfer year in 2015, the former Elite 11 quarterback is ready to contend for the starting quarterback job at Florida.
Does he have what it takes?
The 6'1", 216-pounder has a big arm, experience in a variety of systems, knows what to expect out of McElwain after spending time on the Gator scout team a year ago and will likely enter spring practice as the top contender to earn the job.
As GatorCountry.com's Nick de la Torre pointed out during Florida's Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl loss to Michigan, Del Rio has fans in the Gators coaching staff.
The journeyman has seen a lot but doesn't have a ton of experience. He completed just eight of his 18 passes for 141 yards as Sean Mannion's backup in 2014. That's not a lot to work off of.
He's much more of a natural fit for McElwain's offense than Harris, and the experience he gained last year while sitting out should allow him to hit the ground running and become one of the favorites exiting spring practice provided he stays healthy.
Outlook: Probable starter
Senior Austin Appleby
If McElwain wants a quarterback who has the arm and stature to stand tall in the pocket, Purdue graduate transfer Austin Appleby might be his guy.
The 6'5", 239-pound former starter for the Boilermakers made 11 starts, threw for 2,777 yards and tossed 19 touchdowns over the last three seasons, but he lost his job to hotshot freshman David Blough in 2015.
A former Elite 11 finalist, Appleby isn't as familiar with the system as Harris or Del Rio, but he has had more success at the college level than Del Rio and is a much better fit for the ideal Gators offense.
With Blough out with a concussion, Appleby got the start in Purdue's final game of the regular season against Indiana. He went out with a bang, as Brady Ackerman of Florida Sports Talk and the Gator Radio Network noted on Twitter:
He'll have to learn the system on the fly in a crowded race, which is never an easy thing to do. If he picks it up, though, he could turn out to be one of the most important graduate transfers of the offseason.
Outlook: Possible starter
Freshman Feleipe Franks
True freshman early enrollee Feleipe Franks is the future of the quarterback position, and one of the biggest questions facing McElwain this spring is deciding whether the future is now.
The U.S. Army All-American from Crawfordville, Florida, flipped from LSU to the Gators last fall and has everything the staff wants from a quarterback. At 6'5", 210 pounds with a big arm and solid accuracy, he is a perfect fit for the Florida program.
It's not a matter of "if," but a matter of "when" for Franks.
The beauty of Florida's current quarterback battle is, while the position has been a sore spot since Tim Tebow moved on after the 2009 season, Del Rio's eligibility and the decision to transfer to the program by Appleby actually gives McElwain some flexibility on how he fits his future quarterback into the mix.
"When" might not be the first series against UMass on September 3, but he will likely be part of the game plan in some capacity as the season goes on. He has all of the talent to be a superstar, and the staff will find out just how ready he is during the season and usher him along as needed.
Outlook: Won't start but could end the season as starter
Quotes were obtained firsthand unless otherwise noted. Statistics are courtesy of cfbstats.com, and recruiting information is courtesy of 247Sports.
Barrett Sallee is the lead SEC college football writer and national college football video analyst for Bleacher Report as well as a host on Bleacher Report Radio on SiriusXM 83. Follow Barrett on Twitter @BarrettSallee.
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Jayron Kearse Declares for 2016 NFL Draft: Latest Comments and Reaction
Clemson Tigers safety Jayron Kearse won't return for his senior year, opting instead to enter the 2016 NFL draft.
Kearse took to Instagram to announce his decision Wednesday. He wound up with 62 total tackles (6.5 for loss), six passes defensed and one interception in his final college season, per CFBStats.com.
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There are a couple of different techniques I can think of off the top of my head that you can use to help avoid page reloads, and another idea that could help you recover a call where the connection to the browser has dropped because of a page reload. A lot of this is going to depend on your specific app and the experience you are trying to create for your users.
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One Auburn fan intentionally got sick so he could skip a wedding scheduled for the exact same time as the 2013 Iron Bowl. It was worth it.
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A few hours on another Saturday?
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That's what one Auburn fan gave up so he could ditch a wedding scheduled for the exact same time as the 2013 Iron Bowl and watch his Tigers beat Alabama.
According to SB Nation, an Auburn fan named Garrett intentionally hung around a sick family member on Thanksgiving, hoping to catch a bug that would render him useless and on the couch Saturday afternoon.
The wedding was scheduled to start at 3:30 pm eastern. The exact time of the Iron Bowl.
My sister-in-law was sick all Thanksgiving Day. She had quarantined herself to a guest bedroom during all of the festivities, though she began making an appearance that night.
It started out as kind of a joke. Everyone knew I was tortured over having to miss the biggest Iron Bowl ever for a wedding, so they were saying things like, "Wouldn't it be funny if you caught the bug and couldn't go?" The more I thought about it, the more it started making sense to my tryptophan-soaked brain.
So I basically just started treating her like she didn't have the plague, which is what the rest of the family was doing. I didn't do anything crazy like eat or drink after her, which I guess would make sense if I was really serious about it. I kind of half-assed it. Just sat beside her. Gave her a good-bye hug at the end of the day.
It was about a 36-hour bug. It started hitting me a couple of hours before kickoff, right about the time I was going to have to decide if I was really going to go to the wedding or not. I was violently ill about thirty minutes to game time, but managed to make it through the whole game without any other incidences. The next 24 hours after the game were a living hell though.
I'd like to tell you I feel bad for doing it, but no, it was totally worth it. If it had ended up being less than what actually occurred, I'd probably feel pretty guilty. But then I think about it the other way around, if I had missed the greatest ending to an Iron Bowl ever, and I imagine feeling way worse in that case.
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