First time ive seen Penix live. He's a lefty and I didnt know that, lol. Huskies have a great WR core to help him also.
Great play-fake by JJ Mac... goes deep to Wilson for 37. JJ might be a good pick at QB in this years draft. Edwards is having a great game on the world stage. Good blocking from the o-line in front of him makes it easier. 14-3, the uglies lead. 1st
Defense containing well also. I hate to admit, but so far, Michigan looks like the better over-all football team.
I’ve said all year that Michigan is the most complete team in college football. The only question was a #1 WR and Wilson took over that role instantly.
Report: Alabama coach Nick Saban retires after 17 seasons with Crimson Tide Nick Saban is calling it a career. The longtime Alabama head coach told his team on Wednesday afternoon that he was retiring, according to ESPN's Chris Low. Saban, 72, spent 17 seasons at Alabama and built one of the best programs in the sports history in Tuscaloosa. He won six national championships there, three of which came in the College Football Playoff era. He most recently led the Crimson Tide back to the playoffs this year, though they fell to Michigan in the Rose Bowl. Saban got his college start at Toldeo, where he spent one season in 1990. He then spent five seasons at Michigan State and another five at LSU, where he won his first national championship in 2003. He briefly jumped to the NFL and led the Miami Dolphins for two seasons before he landed at Alabama ahead of the 2007 season. In total, Saban compiled a 297-71-1 record in his career. He'll finish at No. 5 on the all-time win list, 112 wins behind all-time leader Joe Paterno.
I was mildly surprised. I think the biggest change being the 12 team playoff. I’m sure he realizes how much more difficult it will be for a dynasty type team with the playoff and transfer portal in place.
He's 72 years old, stinking rich, record holder, future HOFer, done the NCAA and won Titles, NFL experience, and then got his hat handed to him in the CFP Championship. Nothing left to prove and he might just be tired, maybe its just time to kick back, drink a cold one and watch it all go by on the big screen.
Bill O'Brian will reportedly join Ryan Day's staff as Offensive Coordinator. O'Brian was formerly Head Coach of the Houston Texans, OC of the New England Patriots and Penn State Head Coach.
Bill O’Brien’s stint as Ohio State’s offensive coordinator may prove to be a very short one. O’Brien is reportedly in the running for the Boston College head coach job. Rich Thompson of the Boston Herald reports that talks are already “down to the minor details” between O’Brien and Boston College. The Eagles would make a significant financial commitment to O’Brien, and an announcement could come by Wednesday. The move would be abrupt, but there would presumably be some reasons for it. O’Brien is a Boston native and grew up in Massachusetts. He spent last year as the New England Patriots’ offensive coordinator, so this would be a much simpler transition for him than moving to Columbus to work for the Buckeyes was set to be. O’Brien was a big addition for Ohio State as they set championship aspirations for 2024. Losing him so quickly would certainly be a blow to the Buckeyes, who would have to go back to the drawing board when it comes to setting up their 2024 offense. It might also impact some player additions they have made, including one who cited O’Brien as one of the reasons for his transfer to Ohio State. Boston College is looking for a new head coach to replace Jeff Hafley, who surprisingly left for an NFL assistant role. YARDBARKER
Chip Kelly spoke to NFL teams about offensive coordinator openings in recent weeks, but he didn’t land any of the available positions around the league. Kelly remained the head coach of UCLA while pursuing those jobs, but it looks like he won’t be returning to the school for a seventh season. Pete Thamel of ESPN.com reports that Kelly is expected to be hired as the offensive coordinator at Ohio State. Former Texans head coach Bill O’Brien was expected to take that job, but he is now set to be the next head coach of Boston College. That job opened because Jeff Hafley left the school to become the Packers defensive coordinator and that move along with Kelly’s is a sign of how the desirability of some college football head coaching jobs have changed as the landscape of college football has been altered by conference realignment, NIL money and other factors. Kelly was 35-34 during his time at UCLA, which came after head coaching runs with the Eagles and 49ers in the NFL.
College football expands playoffs from four teams to 12 The college football playoffs are expanding. For better or worse. Via ESPN.com, the current four-team format will grow to twelve. The field will consist of the five highest-ranked conference champions along with seven at-large berths. This usually will result in the champions of the SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, and ACC automatically getting in. If, however, the champion of one of the power four conferences finishes lower in the official playoff rankings below two of the champions from the other eligible conferences (American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, Mountain West, Sun Belt, and Mid-American Conference), they will have to qualify as at-large participants. The top four conference champions will have a bye; the bottom eight will play to create the opponents for the quarterfinal round. The expanded playoff field sets the stage for two potentially significant unintended consequences. First, with 12 teams in the field, some of the games will not be competitive. In most years, for example, the No. 1 team will destroy the champion of the No. 8 vs. No. 9 game. Second, the extra games (up to four for the teams that don’t get a bye) will complicate the decision-making process for draft-eligible players. Will, for example, a key player on the No. 12 seed skip the game against the No. 5 seed, if the No. 5 seed is expected to win easily? Will that player then play, if/when the No. 12 seed wins a game or two? Or will a player on a team that faces very long odds to win it all just tap out before the tournament even begins? Likewise, will a key player on a top team skip the quarterfinal round, if the team is expected to steamroll the opposition? It’s been assumed that all players will choose to play in any/every game that is part of a single-elimination chase for a championship. Now that college players finally are allowed to make their own business decisions about the business of college football, that might not be the case. Regardless, there will be more teams. Which means more games. Which means more money. For everyone but the players, of course, who remain relegated to whatever they can finagle through the NIL process. PFT ____________ _________________________ Huge improvement.
