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If we were to cancel CFB, can you honestly tell me that (Power 5) players would be sent home to safer, healthier environments? None of these decisions are easy but I don't see this as a binary decision w/ regards to the best interest of player health when we're talking P5.
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The last time I played competitive football it was in a game against Ryan Fitzpatrick. He’s still a starting QB and led an NFL team in rushing last year? Last night I went to bed early because our family walk had too much uphill terrain.
The Dolphins have named their 2019 leading rusher Ryan Fitzpatrick as their 2020 Week 1 starting QB.
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4-star QB Brevin White has declined a late offer from Alabama. Will stick with his commitment to Princeton.
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This is the kind of stupid shit that happens in 7on7 sometimes. And Dylan Wright’s response is how you handle it when you’re above that nonsense. Unfazed.
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Bryan Bresee vs one of the best OTs here in Tate Ratledge. Good luck blocking this dude.
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HS coach just told me that his kids just have to take a picture of LOI and text it in to the school on NSD...and with that, I now pronounce the fax machine officially dead.
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It disgusts me that Trevor Lawrence has to wait at least 3 more years before he can sign a shampoo deal. Let this man eat.
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Two weeks ago everyone was convinced Michigan was clearly a top 4 team and should be ranked higher than a ND team that they lost to. Our eyes can lie. Dangerous ground when we start thinking we’re smarter than the results.
We’ll find out today if the CFP is truly about the “four best teams.” If it is, and not just lip service, it will be Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame, and Georgia. The Dawgs’ performance against ‘Bama would’ve easily beaten any team their competitors faced Saturday.
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Head's up: Coming tomorrow, 247Sports is releasing an updated Top247 for the class of 2020. It's a pretty significant overhaul.
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Good general rule to follow: don’t be a racist. Don’t be a racist at home. Don’t be a racist in a football stadium. Don’t be a racist sober. Don’t be a racist drunk. Just don’t be a racist at all.
NEWS: Georgia has dismissed baseball player Adam Sasser, accused of using a racial slur during last Saturday's football game in relation to Justin Fields.
Sasser was a second-team All-SEC selection as a junior this spring, after hitting .317 with 10 homers and 44 RBI.
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This Jeremy Pruitt press conference is the polar opposite of a Butch presser. Not polished. No cliches. He’s about the work. Think he’s gonna win over UT fans quickly
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This was a great story from Jeremy Pruitt on the evaluation of S Johnathan Abrams. He would go on to be a first round pick out of MS State but when he committed to Pruitt at Georgia he was not considered a no-brainer prospect by most.
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Gotta be satisfying for Norvell. After having his staff cherry-picked for 4 years, he can cherry-pick some back now.
Source: Florida State is hiring Auburn OC Kenny Dillingham as the offensive coordinator. He worked under Mike Norvell at Memphis and Arizona State is considered one of the country's rising OC stars.
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South Carolina's Jake Bentley at QB + RB Rico Dowdle + WR Bryan Edwards = one of nation's best true freshman trios. Muschamp knows talent
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I actually think this is a sneaky good hire. Arkansas will have an identity. Will recruit well. And I’d guess pittman could hire a good staff.
Sam Pittman will be announced as the next head coach at the University of Arkansas. All but signed. #wps
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First round: of the 32 picks, only 6 players were not ranked as a 5star or 4star by one of the three major networks.
Of those 26 that were a 4/5 by at least one network, 247Sports had the most accurate ranking on 14 of them.
first round scorecard:
1. 247 2. ESPN 3. Rivals
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Penn state is champion of best conference has won 9 straight, hasn't scored less than 38 in last 6. Beat OSU. How can you leave them out?
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SI reports news. SI refutes report. SI aggregates SI report that SI report is inaccurate. Profit.
Multiple sources are disputing the report that Clay Helton is being fired as head coach at USC go.si.com/WumOBrH
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Confession: I ran into Rashaan Evans at CVS on Monday. Shook his hand twice. Then I walked into minute clinic to get diagnosed with the flu. Been worried all week, he was gonna have to play Lamar Jackson w/ flu...After that hit, he looks ok.
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Most of McElwain success has been driven by Muschamp defensive recruits...no offensive development + pissing off admin + avg recruiting = 👎
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Now you want his actual stats? 45 tackles, 21 TFL, 8 sacks in, yes, his first season of football. Keep letting twitter do your work for you though.
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Proud of the way my mom lived her life.
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My take on Harbaugh: UM runs systems on both sides of the ball that rely on talent overwhelming opponent. Struggle against similar talent level. UM can win a title with JH but need to recruit on Bama/UGa/OSU level to do it. Not quite there yet.
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This hire makes a ton of sense. I would expect Tennessee to be a tougher, grittier team under Pruitt. The guy can coach ball. Tennessee hasn't had one of those in a while.
#Vols closing in on hire of Alabama defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt as next head coach 247sports.com/college/tennes… via @pbrown247
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First time in 17 years I’ve woken up part of a college football team on game day. It feels great to be back!
#Team1 has been inspiring this off-season. Let’s get it!
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I'm realizing that I'd much rather watch GMs and coaches draft players with their kids next to them and watch players in their own homes with family getting the good news than all the red carpet stuff.
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Paris Johnson Jr testing:
6-7/290/5.07 40/4.53 shuttle/32.5 vert
Ohio state commit. Freak numbers.
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Odd to me that Clemson fans in my mentions are carving Fields' tombstone. Lawrence is better than Fromm. But I'd argue that, like Fields, Lawrence wouldn't have beat out Fromm as a frosh this yr at UGA either...I mean, good luck to any QB trying to take a job from that dude
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Tate Martell as a phenomenon that people like to hate on is kinda bizarre. Last 12 months he's gotten beaten out by 3 QBs that were all ranked higher than him on 247Sports (Haskins, Fields, Williams). And he's only a redshirt sophomore. Sun's gonna rise.
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How about this for recognition and closing speed from Roquan Smith. UGA is fun to watch on D
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Iowa state has got to have one of the best home atmospheres of any bad program. Looks like a 3-1 crowd not a 1-3 one
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5star LB Justin Flowe commits to Oregon. I really believe that with a 5star LB duo of Justin Flowe/Noah Sewell, Oregon just landed the equivalent of Reuben Foster/Devin White in the same class.
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Matt Corral is very similar to Shea Patterson and Chad Kelly in terms of style of play and skillset. Really nice fit for that #OleMiss offense. Kid has a cannon.
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BREAKING IMPORTANT NEWS ALERT FROM #ARMYBOWL:
@Trevorlawrencee shampoos every day. Air dry. Usually no brush. No additional product. The kid is just a natural talent. The sheen is God given.
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Run game coordinator is a Yale guy. So Yale guy is the boss of the Harvard guy per usual.
Harvard guy scoring a TD in the Super Bowl. Does Yale have anybody in the game, @bartonsimmons?
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If Mullen goes to UF, that State job is much more attractive than it traditionally would be...loaded roster returning including strong at QB position and Ole Miss likely on the verge of a dark stretch
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What is relevant about this though?
More disturbing revelations in Ohio State saga: @WatchStadium reports in 2015 Zach Smith had sex toys/male apparel ordered & sent to him at Woody Hayes Athletic Center, OSU’s football offices. Smith also took nude photos including at the White House in '15 watchstadium.com/news/zach-s…
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If Texas A&M does indeed land Mike Elko, it's as good of a coordinator hire as you'll find this offseason. Outstanding teacher, outstanding scheme guy, outstanding evaluator and he's proven at Notre Dame he's an outstanding recruiter too.
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Talked to former NFL WR and current @OhioStateFB WR Coach @brianhartline for #SocialDistance and absolutely loved this story about former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel. Here's more from our talk: 247sports.com/Article/How-Oh…
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Evan Engram 6-3/210 4.9 40 in high school. 6-3/230+ 4.4 40 at combine. Dude put in work on Oxford
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This year’s Rondale Moore is Wandale Robinson. He’s also out of Kentucky but he’s going to Nebraska.
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So odd to see Urban Meyer despondent after every bad play instead of coaching/encouraging/refocusing his team.
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13-16K for the recruit that didn't sign with Ole Miss. How much did the guys get who did sign w Ole Miss that aren't gonna talk?
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Clark Lea, 36 years old. First game as a D-Coordinator. Playing Jim Harbaugh, and a staff with 3 other big name former or current OCs. Defense gives up 10 points and gets a game-winning stop. Atta boy Clark.
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Remember: if you have a #ConstructionComplainer friend, encourage them to get their levels checked. They are likely Grit Deficient.
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Today is a rankings day for 247Sports. Updated Top247 for the class of 2021 dropping around lunch
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Cam Akers is the new No. 1 running back in the country on 247Sports: 247sports.com/Article/Cam-Ak…
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Wish Trenton Thompson had come back to UGA for senior season. No telling what happens with a good year and no off field issues. Instead he becomes first No. 1 ranked recruit to go undrafted.
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For the twitter ledger, my final college football playoff predictions:
1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. USC
4. Michigan (though I'm already fully regretting not picking Wisconsin)
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Purdue and Jeff Brohm are holding this team together with duct tape and still threatening Iowa...Next year with healthy Rondale, David Bell, Karlaftis, etc...lots to like about this Purdue program.
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Rashan Gary was ranked as a freaky DT (No. 1 in the country). He lost 10 pounds in college and made big improvements on already great numbers across the board. Meanwhile, Devin Bush had a 10-inch increase in his vertical at @UMichFootball among other big improvements.
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Reminder that the kid that just booted that 55-yard field goal is the recruit Harbaugh had a sleepover with. #Crootin
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So it’s not safe for players while they’re partaking in strict protocols, testing multiple times per week and have a collective incentive, but administrators think sending them out into regular student body without those same principles makes them safer?
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Congratulations on a fantastic season BYU. You should be proud. You're also out of the playoffs. This should make it official.
SOURCES: #BYU turned down the opportunity to play #Washington this coming weekend. UDub had reached out yesterday but was told BYU wanted to wait until after the CFP rankings Tuesday to gauge their place. "It's off the table."
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Wonder who this Notre Dame staff will steal. Been recruiting off a 4-8 season. Now clear they're not that. Could scoop some star power late
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Trevor Lawrence has only lost 1 game in 3 years as a starter, has thrown for more than 10,000 yds & 118 TDs. Also his hair game is on point
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Mars looks like it kinda sucks. You should see Nashville. #ComeGetDeveloped ⚓️⬇️
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Here's a compelling Georgia note. Georgia just landed the No. 1 recruiting class in the country and I don't see a single position on the roster where a true freshman is an obvious favorite to beat someone out.
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Just a thought on FSU...Mike Norvell has been incredibly consistent at Memphis, is a stud recruiter, loses about half his staff every year to better jobs and has one of the best OL coaches in the country. He'd also be affordable...
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So this is a great hire. Louisville fans that are bummed to miss on Brohm should perk up because you got one of the best HC candidates out there.
BREAKING: Louisville has a new football coach. Appalachian State’s Scott Satterfield will replace Bobby Petrino and become the 23rd coach of the Cardinals’ program, according to sources. Announcement expected tomorrow afternoon. 247sports.com/college/louisv…
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Source: Former Bama and 5-yr veteran NFL linebacker Nico Johnson is joining Billy Napier’s staff at Louisiana as Defensive Quality Control.
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The starting jobs of a bunch of future safeties just got more secure.
@bartonsimmons is about to be fully surrounded by women, just like he’s always dreamed of. Simmons Sista #3 on her way this summer
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On paper, Jarren Williams should be Miami's best QB. Upside is there, floor seems like it should be higher than the other two as well. Still it's hard to know what to expect the level of QB play to be this fall.
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Lampley is a Tennessee legacy and blue collar, hard-nosed type of kid. Exactly the type of guy Pruitt and company are trying to build around moving forward.
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Every time this comes up on my timeline I watch it. “I WILL DO IT BY YOUR EAR!” 😂
If this is Phillip Rivers at 38, he must’ve been unbearable in like 5th grade.
Philip Rivers on a 5-8 team thrashing a 4-9 team and trash talking with the little tantrum hands move as he screams "NINETY YARD TOUCHDOWN" after Yannick was nice enough to pick him up off the ground. Truly the 🐐
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