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[witnesskb24]

Mike Weber tore his meniscus

Dude was doing great too

 

[N41D]

Oakman is about one the more overrated players in cfb.

Billings > Oakman

He is a freak of a specimen, though...

Myles...

 

[herbshuttles15]

Been of Myles since that UA game, he's just an animal :x

 

[trelvis tha thrilla]

Minnesota covers against TCU

Nah

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[Bobby Layne]

 
SB✯Nation CFB  ‏@SBNationCFB   2h2 hours ago

FSU's Jalen Ramsey will change jerseys on kickoff returns. http://www.tomahawknation.com/2015/8/17/9165971/jalen-ramsey-change-jerseys-kickoff-returns …

 

 
Steve Wiltfong  ‏@SWiltfong247   5h5 hours ago

Hearing there are two #SEC contenders at the top for former #USC QB Ricky Town: http://247sports.com/Bolt/Two-SEC-contenders-for-Town-38801586 …

 

[cash money 1999]

Myles Garrett was
for the first half of the season .

 

[cash money 1999]

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/2015-college-football-preview-seven-super-sophomore-candidates/

 

[tmay407]

Myles Garrett was
for the first half of the season .

He apparently tore some ligaments in his thumb against Mississippi State, which would have been about the halfway point of the season when he started to slow down a bit. Of course, competition got significantly tougher about that time, too. Excited to see what he can do if he stays full-strength against those tougher teams.

 

[cash money 1999]

fully expect him to dominate this year

 

[witnesskb24]

E:60 on Zeke

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

E:60 on Zeke

Dude is a monster

 

[nako xl]

I'm hearing Vernon Adams is absolutely killing in practice.

Also hearing Josh Rosen is struggling more than expected and Jerry Nu is looking more steady and more and more like the game manager starter they may need.

 

[imlive365]

How did Zeke put on so much weight so fast. Dude went from a pencil neck to a damn buffed up pitbull neck with in a year

 

[tmay407]

E:60 on Zeke

I was just trying to catch that at a restaurant, but it was too hard to follow along with the captions and talking with everyone else at the table. Gonna need to find a link once it's online.

 

[nako xl]

Also, Lamar Dawson apparently broke a bunch ribs and will miss the rest of the camp. Not as severe as the other injuries reported here though as he'll probably be back week 1.

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

Deadspin 25: If UCLA Gets A Decent Quarterback, Get Out Of The Way

Nick Martin
Filed to: DEADSPIN 25 8/18/15 1:35pm
Deadspin 25: If UCLA Gets A Decent Quarterback, Get Out Of The Way

Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, No. 17 UCLA.

As I wrote in our Pac-12 preview, UCLA is out here, and it’s coming for Oregon’s spot. All the Bruins need is a quarterback.

Last year, UCLA opened 4-0 before going out and losing to Utah and Oregon in back-to-back weeks. But the Bruins responded by reeling off five straight wins, including a pair against ranked opponents Arizona and USC, and climbed their way back into the Pac-12 South race. Their midseason run at the conference title would end at the hands of Stanford, as the Cardinal upended Jim Mora’s squad 31-10.

If you’re keeping count, the Bruins were a 10-3 team with two losses against unranked teams they absolutely should have not lost to. This year could be the year in which those unnecessary losses come to an end.

The Bruins return their entire offensive line, five of their top-six receivers from a year ago, and stud running back Paul Perkins, who rushed for a Pac-12-leading 1,575 yards and nine touchdowns last year. He will likely be the cornerstone of the offense while the new signal caller gets acclimated.

The quarterback competition to replace Brett Hundley is still underway, though freshman Josh Rosen seems to have risen through the ranks and surpassed Jerry Neuheisel as the front-runner. Rosen is a 6-foot-4, 210-pound offensive coordinator’s dream, and it looks as though he will take the reigns of an offense that scored 33.5 points per game last year. Offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone knows how to crank out big-time quarterbacks, and Rosen very well could be next in line.

The defense also brings back the majority of its starters, but will have to deal with the loss of three veteran players—defensive end Owa Odighizuwa, linebacker Eric Kendricks, and cornerback Anthony Jefferson. The departure of those three leaves the defense with some holes to patch, though that won’t be an incredibly difficult task with Myles Jack around.

A Guy To Know

Aside from Shawn Oakman, the Hulkbuster who plays defensive end for the Baylor Bears, Jack is college football’s most impressive athlete. Not only does he play both sides of the ball, he does so very well.

At the highest level of college football, there are maybe a handful of inside linebackers that could take handoffs and score 10 touchdowns while also piling up 163 tackles and 15.0 tackles for loss in their first two years. But that’s exactly what Jack has done at UCLA. This year he will be a junior and the most talented player on the defensive side of the ball for the Bruins. If he can continue to improve as he did last season, this year will likely be his last in Los Angeles.

Can They Make The Playoff?

Absolutely. UCLA has an experienced starting squad and all the necessary talent to go through a season with one or zero losses. The Bruins’ biggest challenge will be making sure they don’t shoot their own ***** off again. UCLA could have easily been a top-15 team all of last year, but losses to Utah and Stanford kept setting them back. 2015 has to be the season where those defeats come to an end if UCLA wants to nab one of the coveted four slots.

This year is the best shot the Bruins have at avoiding those bad losses, and having 18 guys back from a 10-3 squad usually spells success. Rosen’s play, assuming he is named starter, will have to be monitored, but with Perkins in the backfield and Jack and Co. running up against Pac-12 offenses, the Bruins’ chances to make the playoff are as good as any other Pac-12 team’s.

Is The Coach A ****?

Jim Mora is a fine coach. Not exactly built for the NFL, but still, a fine coach. But Mora is also a ****. He’ll kick the media out of practice and berate poor sports information assistants, and DONT YOU DARE INTERRUPT HIM.

Will UCLA Do It?

Yes. As long as Rosen can step in and be adequate, or even aight, this team can make it through the Pac-12 ringer and Do It.

 

[nako xl]

If Neuheisel plays as well as say John Parker Wilson I think UCLA wins the south. You'd have to tell me if you think he's that good, though.

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

If Neuheisel plays as well as say John Parker Wilson I think UCLA wins the south. You'd have to tell me if you think he's that good, though.

The best thing that could have happened to us is getting Tom Bradley. His schemes are so much better than having Ulbrich at DC it's laughable. And it's the reason Rosen is struggling in camp; he's being thrown into the fire to see how he reacts. He's getting flustered and frustrated, but I was reading recently that Mora mentioned a few months back the idea of having to learn to be comfortable while you're uncomfortable. And I think that's what he's putting Josh through now, to flush out the frustrations and find his focus.

I think Rosen is going to be the starter and I think he's going to look better by the time season wraps up.

 

[nako xl]

Bryce Dixon's effort to legally compel USC to put him back on the football team is on hold.

Mark M. Hathaway, Dixon's attorney, said Tuesday that the tight end would not seek a court order to reinstate him to the program. Hathaway said last week that he was considering that action.

Hathaway said Dixon was "considering his options."

"At the moment, USC is the best place for him, even if he doesn't play football."

 Dixon, 19, was expelled in May after a USC investigation into alleged sexual misconduct.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/usc/u...n-legal-challenge-on-hold-20150818-story.html

 

[cash money 1999]

YOU ONE STEPPING
youtu.be/it3jr03-ySw

 

[Bobby Layne]

 
Ian Boyd  ‏@Ian_A_Boyd   16h16 hours ago

ICYMI...Is the 46 defense the best way to combat smashmouth spread offenses? http://sportstreatise.blogspot.com/2015/08/is-46-nickel-defense-answer-to.html …

 

[finallyfamous]

Braxton


ZEKE!!!! E:60 WAS NASTY


lets get it can't wait for the season

 

[witnesskb24]

Oklahoma beginning process to become AAU member...

 

[jpzx]

Ross Dellenger @DellengerAdv 1m
Story: #LSU confirms an injury to S Jalen Mills. Source says it will keep him from "at least" first game or two - bit.ly/1K6aJ4h

 

[Bobby Layne]

 
Sean Merriman  ‏@BTNSean   17m17 minutes ago

BREAKING: Nebraska receiver De’Mornay Pierson-El suffered a foot injury in Tuesday’s practice and will be sidelined for six to eight weeks