Im diving into Conference USA

Dollaz · Jul 16, 2013

Fun stuff. Not a premier conference, but I have season tix to ODU and they are entering the conference next year. So this year, I dive into that conference and will probably focus most of my capping to that conference (thanks Fox Sports 1) and seeing if we can get a little profit. Helped me to focus on 1 conference last year (CAA).

Side note, I expect ODU to be better this season and it will be interesting to see how one of the best teams in FCS competes with ECU, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Idaho, and UNC. Really the first game against ECU will tell a lot. I expect them to destroy all the FCS schools on their schedule. Team has pretty much all but their #1 WR back on offense. Defense is an unknown and has been terrible throughout existence. Another DC change and a lot better recruiting class including a few JUCOs. There is talk about how different the defense is....time will tell.

Offense is king in Conf USA. Most of the teams return veteran QBs. The cream of the crop appears to be Rice, Marshall, ECU, Tulsa.

Marshall likely has the advantage in the East as they host ECU. Neither team can play a lick of defense and both return star QBs.

I like Rice in the West. They return 18 starters and avoid Marshall and ECU. They won 5 straight games to end the year and were competitive in most losses early in the year.

http://athlonsports.com/college-football/conference-usa-football-2013-predictions

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[TD="colspan: 2"]East: Predicted order of finish[/TD]
[TD]Average standing prediction[/TD]
[TD]2012 conference record[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]East Carolina[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]1.76[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]7-1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]Marshall[/TD]
[TD]2.72[/TD]
[TD]4-4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Middle Tennessee[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]3.67[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6-2 (Sun Belt)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]Southern Miss[/TD]
[TD]3.83[/TD]
[TD]0-8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]UAB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5.33[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2-6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]FAU[/TD]
[TD]5.38[/TD]
[TD]2-6 (Sun Belt)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FIU[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5.88[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2-6 (Sun Belt)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="colspan: 2"]West: Predicted order of finish[/TD]
[TD]Average standing prediction[/TD]
[TD]2012 conference record[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tulsa[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]1.59[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]8-1*[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]Louisiana Tech[/TD]
[TD]2.11[/TD]
[TD]4-2 (WAC)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rice[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]3.76[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]4-4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]UTEP[/TD]
[TD]3.94[/TD]
[TD]2-6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]North Texas[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]4.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]3-5 (Sun Belt)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]UTSA[/TD]
[TD]5.82[/TD]
[TD]3-3 (WAC)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tulane[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5.94[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2-6

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[h=3]Conference USA West[/h]1. Tulsa
2. Louisiana Tech
3. UTEP
4. North Texas
5. Rice
6. Tulane
7. UTSA
On paper, Tulsa looks to be the clear class of the league, and should have an excellent chance at another CUSA title before they move to The American. Cody Green, Trey Watts and Keyarris Garrett could be one of the best QB/RB/WR combos in non-major conference football. Louisiana Tech loses a lot, most importantly their coach from last year's 9-3 squad, but Kenneth Dixon returns to run havoc on weaker CUSA defenses. Tulane and UTSA are continuing to build, but North Texas may be getting the depth it needs to be competitive.

http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/071513aak.html

tru · Jul 16, 2013

:shake:

xyzky · Jul 16, 2013

CUSA by far (for me) funniest to watch...Overs should hit nicely...

Silkydiamonds · Jul 16, 2013

Tulane, So Miss, & UAB stoke my interest as well in this conf

twinkie13 · Jul 16, 2013

Tulane will be better this year. Nick Montana and Devin Powell will both see time at QB, most expect Montana to emerge but both will play believe that.

Ryan Grant is a very good receiver and all the receivers are back this year...If Darkwa will stay healthy he is the best rb option and a pretty good one

I will link an article thats pretty good imo...http://www.sbnation.com/college-foo...lane-football-2013-conference-schedule-roster

twinkie13 · Jul 16, 2013

If the Wave can get SOMETHING out of the QB position, they will be much improved and there will be spots to make money, believe me

Silkydiamonds · Jul 16, 2013

QB wasn't Tulane's problem, getting 40/gm on the ground & giving up a deuce & a qtr on the ground was. If that imbalance has been addressed they get 6wins, some luck 6+

twinkie13 · Jul 16, 2013

Silkydiamonds said:
QB wasn't Tulane's problem, getting 40/gm on the ground & giving up a deuce & a qtr on the ground was. If that imbalance has been addressed they get 6wins, some luck 6+

Sure the defense was a problem but QB was a huge huge huge problem silk. Once Griffin went down Ponder and Powell just couldnt muster anything....

twinkie13 · Jul 16, 2013

the schedule is manageable

every guy I got on the inside says this will come down to QB play and if these guys can perform

Dollaz · Jul 17, 2013

Rice Owls. This is the first team to catch my eye. After a 1-6 start, they won 5 in a row including the bowl game. and 6 out of 7 with only loss to Tulsa.

Losses- WRers- McGuffie and MacDonald. DE- Williams. Thats really it.

"Rice brings back two interesting quarterbacks, three big running backs, a star receivers, seven offensive linemen with starting experience, six of the top seven defensive linemen, five of the top six linebackers, and every single defensive back."

[h=4]2012 Schedule & Results[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
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[TD="colspan: 6, align: center"]Record: 7-6 | Adj. Record: 4-9 | Final F/+ Rk: 87[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Date[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Opponent[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W-L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. W-L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]30-Aug[/TD]
[TD]UCLA[/TD]
[TD]24-49[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]23.3 - 47.0[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]8-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Kansas[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]25-24[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]18.9 - 32.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]15-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at Louisiana Tech[/TD]
[TD]37-56[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]25.9 - 39.6[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]22-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Marshall[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]51-54[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]32.0 - 34.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]29-Sep[/TD]
[TD]vs. Houston[/TD]
[TD]14-35[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]19.1 - 38.6[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Memphis[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]10-14[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]12.3 - 20.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]13-Oct[/TD]
[TD]UTSA[/TD]
[TD]34-14[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]29.3 - 19.8[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]20-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Tulsa[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]24-28[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]25.2 - 28.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]27-Oct[/TD]
[TD]Southern Miss[/TD]
[TD]44-17[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]29.0 - 23.3[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]3-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Tulane[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]49-47[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]24.6 - 49.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]17-Nov[/TD]
[TD]SMU[/TD]
[TD]36-14[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]31.3 - 30.4[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]24-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at UTEP[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]33-24[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]24.4 - 38.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]29-Dec[/TD]
[TD]vs. Air Force[/TD]
[TD]33-14[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]32.1 - 12.3[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Offense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Defense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]31.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]41[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]30.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]78[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Adj. Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]25.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]91[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]32.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]96

[/TD]
[/TR]
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http://www.sbnation.com/college-foo...94/rice-football-2013-preview-roster-schedule

Rice has two talented QBs, but it appears the Senior may be the starter. They are a big physical team with big running backs and big WRers. No WRer I see on the depth chart is under 6 foot. Jordan Taylor is the star though and look for big things from him. They obviously excel at short yardage and power running situations, but the pass blocking needs improvement along with their QBs not holding the ball so long. This is a big, physical, experienced and deep offensive line.

Defense:

In a league full of pass happy teams, Rice has one of the most dominant pass rushes in the country. They had 4 guys with over 5 sacks. This forced even the most pass happy teams to run the ball in passing situations (44%) of the time.

But, here comes the trouble. Stopping the run.

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[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD]GP[/TD]
[TD]Tackles[/TD]
[TD]% of Team[/TD]
[TD]TFL[/TD]
[TD]Sacks[/TD]
[TD]Int[/TD]
[TD]PBU[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Cody Bauer[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 255[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]43.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Hosam Shahin[/TD]
[TD]NT[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 290[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.1)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]36.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Christian Covington[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 290[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]34.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jared Williams[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]34.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Stuart Mouchantaf[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 290[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Zach Patt[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 240[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Trevor Gillette[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 240[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jamael Thomas[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tanner Leland[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 240[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Trevor Jones[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 265[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Ross Winship[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 290[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Dylan Klare[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 270[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Cody Hennessee[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 280[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Brad Luvender[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 256[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Parker Hanusa[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 224[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Graysen Schantz[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 240[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

Along with the lack of run support, the secondary was awful. "That Rice ranked 10th in Adj. Sack Rate and still ranked just 92nd in Passing S&P+ probably tells you that the secondary was, to put it kindly, lacking. "

Rice has 2 3 star defensive back recruits that I will keep an eye on. Everyone returns so I expect improvement, but if they aren't up to par, look for young blood to get playing time.

Special Teams:

Rice was 36th in the country in field position. Chris Boswell is among the best at touchbacks on kickoffs and a very effective kicker and punter.

Schedule:

<b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">2012 Schedule Date Opponent Proj. Rk3
1-Aug at Texas A&M 13
14-Sep Kansas104
21-Sep Houston 57
28-Sep Florida Atlantic 116
5-Oct at Tulsa 56
12-Octat UT-San Antonio 114
19-Oct at New Mexico State123
26-Oct UTEP108
2-Nov at North Texas 112
16-Nov Louisiana Tech 89
23-Novat UAB105
30-NovTulane111
[h=3]10. Rice might not lose after October 5[/h]
"Anything less than a double-digit win season and a conference championship would be a disappointment," McHargue said. "With the guys we have coming back and a favorable schedule, I can't think of any reason why that shouldn't happen."

Rice finished last season ranked 87th in the overall F/+ rankings. They played at what was probably a Top 70 level over the final half of the season. Returning 19 starters results in nearly guaranteed improvement. So let's conservatively say that the Owls play at a Top 75 level in 2013.
That puts them ahead of nine 2013 opponents and significantly ahead of eight.

</b>

Dollaz · Jul 17, 2013

So for me, Rice loses to Texas A&M and Houston. This leaves them playing at Tulsa for the possible difference in going 9-3 or 10-2. It is at Tulsa and it will be Tulsa's 5th game of the season. One factor (or potential) is that Tulsa's game with Rice comes off a trip to Oklahoma and then a home game against Iowa State. If that means anything is up for interpretation.

My write up for Tulsa (with help from Bill Connelly)is next. That game decides the West champ, imo.

Carolina Guy · Jul 17, 2013

ECU ... and everyone else can fall in line where they will.

Dollaz · Jul 17, 2013

Tulsa-

Pace is sexy and distracting. Because of pace, Tulsa's offense seemed explosive and deadly in 2012. It was not. Tulsa was pretty efficient on the ground, sure, but with a poor passing attack and a poor level of competition, the Golden Hurricane really didn't grade out very well on that side of the ball. But while Tulsa's offense was exceedingly average-at-best, the defense went from average to great over the second half of the season.
Adj. Points Per Game (first 7 games): Opponent 27.4, Tulsa 26.9 (minus-0.5)
Adj. Points Per Game (last 7 games): Tulsa 26.5, Opponent 19.3 (plus-7.2)

[h=4]Quarterback[/h]Note: players in bold below are 2013 returnees. Players in italics are questionable with injury/suspension.
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Comp[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Att[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Comp
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]INT[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Att.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Cody Green[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]6'4, 247[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]**** (5.8)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]228[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]419[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2,592[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]54.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]17[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Kalen Henderson[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]6'0, 210[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]46[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]294[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]34.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Joseph Calcagni[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]6'1, 202[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]48[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]75.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Dane Evans[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]6'2, 200[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Running Back[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rushes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Hlt Yds/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
POE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Alex Singleton[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]202[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]800[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]24[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-18.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Trey Watts[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]186[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1,108[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]+16.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Ja'Terian Douglas[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 189[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.7)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]137[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]936[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+24.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Cody Green[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]QB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 247[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]**** (5.8)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]70[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]336[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]+1.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Zack Langer[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 204[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]35[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]181[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-0.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kalen Henderson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]QB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 210[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]90[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]+0.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Willie Carter[/TD]
[TD]HB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]37[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-3.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Michael Sorrells[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]HB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 193[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]James Flanders[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 186[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Chris Hall[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 235[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Receiving Corps[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Targets[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Catches[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Catch Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Target
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]%SD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Real Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]RYPR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Keyarris Garrett[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 207[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]121[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]67[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]845[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]55.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]27.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]44.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]70.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Willie Carter[/TD]
[TD]HB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]102[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]49[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]382[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]48.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]60.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]31.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Jordan James[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 203[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]69[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]41[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]568[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]59.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]15.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]58.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]47.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Thomas Roberson[/TD]
[TD]SE[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 195[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]52[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]29[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]489[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]55.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]65.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]40.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Trey Watts[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]47[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]34[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]343[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]72.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]40.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]28.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Bryan Burnham[/TD]
[TD]WR?[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 197[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]90[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]69.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]69.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Khiry Cooper[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]30[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]37.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]62.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Joshua Atkinson[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 185[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]33[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]66.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Derek Patterson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 184[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]29[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]33.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Ja'Terian Douglas[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 189[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.7)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Conner Floyd[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 197[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]41[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Zack Langer[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 204[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]68[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]66.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]22.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Alex Singleton[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]100.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]66.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Zach Epps[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 200[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]100.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]100.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]N/A[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]N/A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Tyler Wilson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'7, 260[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Keevan Lucas[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 195[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

[h=4]Offensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Team[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]94.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.96[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.93[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]36.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]75.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]300.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.9%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rank[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]94[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]64[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]86[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]93[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]61[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Career Starts/Honors/Notes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Brian DeShane[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]25 career starts; 2012 1st All-CUSA[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jared Grigg[/TD]
[TD]LT[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]15 career starts; 2012 1st All-CUSA[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Trent Dupy[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]C[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]50 career starts; 2012 2nd All-CUSA[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Stetson Burnett[/TD]
[TD]RG[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 303[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD]32 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jake Alexander[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 294[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.7)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]13 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Gabe Moyer[/TD]
[TD]LG[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 291[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD]4 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Garrett Stafford[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 301[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]1 career start[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Garrett Gladd[/TD]
[TD]LT[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 302[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Billy Lafortune[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]C[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 251[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Blake Belcher[/TD]
[TD]OT[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 285[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Dylan Foxworth[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]C[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 265[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Rob Boyd[/TD]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 285[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]**** (5.8)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Dalton Rodriguez[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]OL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'6, 258[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)
[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

Offense in general. The fast pace that Tulsa plays makes their offense look better than it actually was. The run game was solid, but the passing game left a lot to be desired. This team loses 3 all conference offensive lineman. 2 of the new starters will have combined for 1 start and another guy has 4 starts. Essetially they have 2 seasoned offensive lineman.

Defense:

[h=4]Defensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Team[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]105.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.60[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.20[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]35.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]62.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]22.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]163.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.9%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rank[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]37[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]18[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]58[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]28[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]27[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]25[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD]GP[/TD]
[TD]Tackles[/TD]
[TD]% of Team[/TD]
[TD]TFL[/TD]
[TD]Sacks[/TD]
[TD]Int[/TD]
[TD]PBU[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jared St. John[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]40.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Cory Dorris[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]37.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Daeshon Bufford[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]35.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Derrick Jackson[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Brentom Todd[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 239[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]16.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Derrick Alexander[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 270[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Derrick Luetjen[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 279[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Chris Hummingbird[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 258[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jack Jewell[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 287[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Damian Gibson[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 235[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Cory Rahmings[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 255[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Frankie Davis[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 235[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

Top 4 defensive lineman are gone.

Tulsa's defensive line ran the show in 2012. Tulsa's top six linemen recorded 55 tackles for loss, more than 21 entire FBS defenses did. This was a fierce, deep unit, capable of generating a hell of a pass rush without blitzing (and nearly unstoppable when middle linebacker DeAundre Brown was also coming after the quarterback) and standing up against run blocking as well as almost any mid-major line.

Let's just say that depth will be tested in 2013 with the departure of Brown and all four starting linemen. Again, Blankenship has recruited well, and there are candidates for breakouts throughout the front seven. But wow, is this a lot of production for one team to lose.

[h=4]Secondary[/h]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Name[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Pos[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]GP[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tackles[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]% of Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TFL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Int[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PBU[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FF[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Dexter McCoil[/TD]
[TD]BAN[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]75.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Marco Nelson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]S[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 192[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]66.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Lowell Rose[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]John Flanders[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]26.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Dwight Dobbins[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]5'9, 173[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]22.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Michael Mudoh[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 198[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]20.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Luke Snider[/TD]
[TD]BAN[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 178[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]J.D. Ratliff[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Marcus Pate[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 176[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Austin McDaniel[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 188[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Darrell Williams[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 184[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Bradley White[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 173[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Darnell Walker, Jr.[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 165[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Johnell Celistan[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 179[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Micheal Thomas[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 200[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Will Barrow[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 170[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]

[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

Special Teams-

Trey Watts returns and hes one of the most dangerous int he country as a return man. Kickoffs were good last year, but they had some issues with punting.

[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]ategory[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Special Teams F/+[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]75[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Net Punting[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]105[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Net Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Touchback Pct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]35[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Field Goal Pct[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]75[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kick Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Punt Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]69[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

Schedule:

[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, colspan: 3, align: center"]2012 Schedule[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Date[/TD]
[TD]Opponent[/TD]
[TD]Proj. Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]31-Aug[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Bowling Green[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]67[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]7-Sep[/TD]
[TD]Colorado State[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]117[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]14-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Oklahoma[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]21-Sep[/TD]
[TD]Iowa State[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]76[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rice[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]92[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]12-Oct[/TD]
[TD]at UTEP[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]108[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]26-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Tulane[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]111[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]2-Nov[/TD]
[TD]UTSA[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]114[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]9-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at East Carolina[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]81[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]16-Nov[/TD]
[TD]Marshall[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]79[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]23-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Louisiana Tech[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]89[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]30-Nov[/TD]
[TD]North Texas[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]112[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

This is a pretty grueling schedule for them. At Bowling Green, Oklahoma, and ECU are very losable games. Home games with Rice, Marshall, and Iowa State could be really tough.

Tulsa is a very good program with consistent results. They have also recruited very well and by far the best in Conf USA. But, this could be a 1 year hiccup for them, imo. I see easily 3-4 loses on the schedule and it's very possible for more. This team has a very overated offense that loses 3 lineman, the top RB (most carries), and the 2nd leading receiving target. I am not a big fan of Cody Green at all and I'm really not a big fan of this offense.

The defense was the catalyst last year. But, the defense loses 5 key members of the front 7. And those 5 were the playmakers that made the defense tick.

So Tulsa has Rice at home and they do matchup well with them with their ability to run the ball. But, even if Tulsa beats Rice at home, they still could have enough losses to not win the West. Tulsa is a team on my fade list until they can prove to me their necomers are up to the task, and more specifically pass catchers and the front 7 on defense.

Dollaz · Jul 17, 2013

UTEP:

UTEP is what I would consider in the mid tier with potential to compete with tier 1 (ECU, Marshall, Rice, Tulsa).

[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 703"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Offense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Defense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]21.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]102[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]29.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]77[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Adj. Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]25.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]93[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]33.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]106[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

New offensive coordinator Patrick Higgins, like Kugler, has lived a pretty specialized existence of late. After serving as UTEP's offensive coordinator from 2000-03 (not exactly the most incredible span of time for the Miners' offense), he has served as either a special teams coach or receivers/tight ends coach at Louisiana Tech, BYU, and Purdue for the last nine seasons.

He did, however, serve as interim offensive coordinator, then interim head coach, as Danny Hope's regime fell apart at Purdue last year. Is there anything we can glean from that? Not really. Purdue passed slightly more than average on standard downs but basically attempted a balanced attack. The Boilermakers had no semblance of offensive efficiency, but that was probably a personnel issue, not a scheme issue. He inherits what could be a pretty interesting set of skill position players; balance is probably not the worst idea in the world.

Whatever Higgins wants to do with the ball, he'll quite possibly have a mobile quarterback running the show. UTEP is basically in the middle of a three-man playoff for the starting quarterback role, with the winner of this spring's Carson Meger vs. Blaire Sullivan match taking on Texas A&M transfer Jameill Showers upon Showers' arrival this summer.
Showers showed potential in minimal opportunities at A&M, but he was overshadowed, first by Top 10 draft pick Ryan Tannehill in 2011, then by Heisman winner Johnny Manziel in 2012. In minimal opportunities, Showers showed solid ability with both his legs and his arm, and it will be pretty easy to assume he will win the starting job in 2013.
However, he will get a battle. Meger, a senior, was more efficient than starter Nick Lamaison last fall, but Sullivan might be a little more intriguing overall. He was interesting on the ground (he ran more than he passed) and in longer passing (18.6 yards per completion, albeit with a dreadful 49 percent completion rate). A new coach has to like inheriting quarterbacks with different skill sets and similar skill levels; that's what Kugler and Higgins have here.
But yeah, Showers is probably going to win the job.

[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]layer[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rushes[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Hlt Yds/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
POE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Nathan Jeffery[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 205[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]184[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]897[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-5.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Blaire Sullivan[/TD]
[TD]QB[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 210[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]56[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]260[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-4.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Autrey Golden[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]36[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]163[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-3.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Nick Lamaison[/TD]
[TD]QB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]34[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]186[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LaQuintus Dowell[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 195[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]33[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]165[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-2.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Josh Bell[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 210[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]113[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-4.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Xay Williams[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 195[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-2.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Carson Meger[/TD]
[TD]QB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 200[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]45[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-1.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jameill Showers
(Texas A&M)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]QB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 219[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.7)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]47[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]+0.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Paul Franklin[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 200[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Targets[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Catches[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Catch Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Target
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]%SD[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Real Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]RYPR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jordan Leslie[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 210[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]51[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]973[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]53.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]64.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]112.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Michael Edwards[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]92[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]51[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]820[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]55.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]25.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]48.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]95.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Devin Patterson[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 200[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]29[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]126[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]37.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]34.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Malcolm Trail[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]29[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]121[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]55.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]58.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Craig Wenrick[/TD]
[TD]TE[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 265[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]22[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]150[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]54.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]63.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]17.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jim Jones[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 170[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]17[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]84[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]64.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]41.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Autrey Golden[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 190[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]88[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]57.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]42.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Nathan Jeffery[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 205[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]43[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]72.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]54.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Ian Hamilton[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 220[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]42[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]70.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kevin Perry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 260[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (4.9)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]54[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]44.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]66.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Felix Neboh[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]41[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]62.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]87.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Eric Tomlinson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'6, 255[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]26[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Ishmael Harrison[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 185[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]57.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]85.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Katrae Ford[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 240[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]22[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]100.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]66.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Cole Freytag[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 190[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LaQuintus Dowell[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 195[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]100.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.2[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]97.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.92[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.05[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]37.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]65.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]22.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]87.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.2%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Rank[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]81[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]73[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]77[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]82[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]70[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]108[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]80[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]62[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]90[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

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<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Career Starts/Honors/Notes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Eloy Atkinson[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]29 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Brander Craighead[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'6, 280[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]23 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jerel Watkins[/TD]
[TD]LG[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 280[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.0)[/TD]
[TD]21 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]James Nelson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]20 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kyle Brown[/TD]
[TD]RG[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 280[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD]12 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]James Martin[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Paul Santillan[/TD]
[TD]LG[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]2 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Paulo Melendez[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]C[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 315[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Corin Brooks[/TD]
[TD]RG[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 315[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Mike Amdall[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 310[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jerome Daniels[/TD]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 300[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

Really a lot of unknowns with this team. O-Line is experienced in the starters, but questionable depth. The WRers were not good last year, how much was on the QB? The running game did not impress me at all. There is a new staff in place and a very talented duel threat QB that is possibly in the equation.

Defense:

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<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards/
Game Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]S&P+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Success
Rt. Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]PPP+ Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]OVERALL[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]93[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]105[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]98[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]106[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RUSHING[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]97[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]114[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]101[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]117[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]PASSING[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]81[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]97[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]86[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]101[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Standard Downs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]117[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]107[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]117[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Passing Downs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]77[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Redzone[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]76[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]62[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Name[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Pos[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]GP[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tackles[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]% of Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TFL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Int[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PBU[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FF[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Germard Reed[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 275[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]James Davidson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 240[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]25.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Greg Watkins[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]24.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Horace Miller[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 240[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]22.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Marcus Bagley[/TD]
[TD]NT[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 320[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Ruben Munoz[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Roy Robertson[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'6, 245[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adam Ayala[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 280[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Cooper Brock[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 240[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.1)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Justin Cordova[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Devonte Richardson[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 280[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Peter Nonu[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 295[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Dewan Edmondson[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 255[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

UTEP ranked 124th, dead last, in Standard Downs Line Yards per Carry, 122nd in Stuff Rate (the number of times you stuff a run in the backfield) and 114th in Opportunity Rate (the rate at which an opposing line creates opportunities for its runners).

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<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Name[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Pos[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]GP[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tackles[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]% of Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TFL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Int[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PBU[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FF[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Josh Fely[/TD]
[TD]WLB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]78.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Aubrey Alexius[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SLB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]48.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]A.J. Ropati[/TD]
[TD]MLB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 230[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]40.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Gage Sharp[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SLB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 205[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]24.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jamie Irving[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]22.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DeAndre Little[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]MLB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 230[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.7)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]16.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Anthony Puente[/TD]
[TD]WLB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 215[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Trey Brown[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 225[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]David Logston[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 225[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Darnell Murray[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 220[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Cooper Foster[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 200[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Lawrence Montegut[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 210[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Drew Thomas[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]64.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]DeShawn Grayson[/TD]
[TD]FS[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]59.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Shane Huhn[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]37.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Darren Woodard[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]36.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Richard Spencer[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 200[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]28.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Wesley Miller[/TD]
[TD]SS[/TD]
[TD]5'9, 185[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Damarcus Kizzie[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 180[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]C.J. Haley[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 170[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adrian James[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Da'Carlos Renfro[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 185[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Ishmael Harrison[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 185[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Dashone Smith[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 200[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Nick Gathrite[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 175[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jameel Erving[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 190[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jaylon Scott[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 165[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Quentin Tezeno[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 170[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

Special teams were very good

[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]ategory[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Special Teams F/+[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]24[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Net Punting[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Net Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Touchback Pct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]16[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Field Goal Pct[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]113[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kick Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]32[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Punt Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]43[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, colspan: 3, align: center"]012 Schedule[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Date[/TD]
[TD]Opponent[/TD]
[TD]Proj. Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]7-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]New Mexico[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]122[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]14-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at New Mexico State[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]123[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]21-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]UT-San Antonio[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]114[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]28-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at Colorado State[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]117[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Louisiana Tech[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]89[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]12-Oct[/TD]
[TD]Tulsa[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]56[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]26-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Rice[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]92[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]2-Nov[/TD]
[TD]at Texas A&M[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]9-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at North Texas[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]112[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]16-Nov[/TD]
[TD]Florida International[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]99[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]23-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Tulane[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]111[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]30-Nov[/TD]
[TD]at Middle Tennessee[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]98[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

Relatively easy schedule outside of Rice, Tulsa, Texas AM stretch.

The outlook on UTEP is sketchy for me. Too much uncertainty. There is some decent young guys, but they have to replace the entire secondary on a team that couldn't stop the run last year and the secondary was more of a strength. New cordinators, new head coach, some Juco transfers and a QB transfer from A&M. If the change/new players cause them to have a slow start, they won't sniff a bowl. If the weak opening 2 months allows them to get their shit together, this is a 4-4 or 5-3 team heading down the stretch with a shot at a bowl. I think it's too much to ask. I see a 3-2 start at best......3 straight loses...and then a stretch of 3 of 4 on the road. maybe they win 2 to 3 of them? I think upper end projections have this team at 6 wins, but I think it will more than likely be below that.

*This all changes if Showers is a stud from day 1.

Dollaz · Jul 17, 2013

Carolina Guy said:
ECU ... and everyone else can fall in line where they will.

I suspect Marshall could give them some fits.

cudder · Jul 17, 2013

Dollaz said:
I suspect Marshall could give them some fits.

Agree. I have Marshall winning this conference as of now.

thanks for the info dollaz

Dollaz · Jul 17, 2013

I think this guy at sbnation has the best writeups, so I will cut and paste for each:

LA Tech:

[h=3]1. Changing course[/h]For instance, when Larry Fedora left Southern Miss for North Carolina (and a lot of seniors left Hattiesburg as well), the Golden Eagles decided to replace the young, pace-and-offense minded Fedora with an old hand, South Carolina defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson, and went 0-12. A year later, almost acknowledging their mistake, they replaced Johnson with Todd Monken, who like Fedora, was an offensive assistant at Oklahoma State under Mike Gundy.
It is both unfair and anecdotal, but I thought of the Johnson hire quite a bit when Louisiana Tech replaced Sonny Dykes and his high-octane, Air Raid attack with the staid Skip Holtz. Holtz certainly has some wins on his resume; he took East Carolina to four straight bowls from 2006-09 and got the Pirates as high as 14th in the AP poll in 2008, then won eight games with South Florida in 2010 and briefly got the Bulls to 16th in 2011. He is a solid defensive coach -- from 2008 at ECU to 2011 at USF, his defenses ranked 22nd, 38th, 27th, and 23rd in Def. F/+. But his offenses have never been all that interesting, only once ranking higher than 62nd in Off. F/+.
This could work, of course. Any coaching hire might. Just because Johnson failed miserably at Southern Miss, and just because the circumstances are reasonably similar, doesn't mean Holtz is doomed. And besides, Holtz did bring in former Marshall coordinator Tony Petersen to run the offense; In terms of pass tendencies and pace, Marshall's attack was quite similar to Tech's in 2012. But Holtz's background doesn't really suggest he will let Petersen go too crazy in that regard.
But when you are a mid-major, the college football equivalent of a small-market baseball team, it might not be a good idea to knowingly turn your back on an approach that was working. In three years under Dykes, Louisiana Tech improved from 5-7, to 8-5, to 9-3. The Bulldogs ranked 48th in the 2011 F/+ rankings and 52nd in 2012. They were a force on special teams (second in Special Teams F/+ in 2010, seventh in 2012), and while the units never came together, they had shown potential on both sides of the ball: 24th in Def. F/+ in 2011, 14th in Off. F/+ in 2012. Attendance was improving, from 20,000 per home game in 2009 to 25,841 in 2012. And in players like 2011 junior college transfer Quinton Patton and 2012 true freshman Kenneth Dixon, Dykes was proving that his style of offense could draw some lovely star power to Ruston, LA. Voluntarily moving away from that type of head coach is ... risky.
I don't have a good feeling about this hire, in other words. But I didn't have a good feeling about Vanderbilt hiring James Franklin either. And maybe I'm overthinking this entirely because of the Petersen hire. Maybe Tech will get the best of both worlds: the high-octane offense mixed with better defensive discipline and overall quality. But I'll just go ahead and call myself a skeptic with this one.
<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"></center>[h=4]2012 Schedule & Results[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: center"]Record: 9-3 | Adj. Record: 9-3 | Final F/+ Rk: 52[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Date[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Opponent[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W-L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. W-L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]8-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at Houston[/TD]
[TD]56-49[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]36.1 - 30.9[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]15-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rice[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]56-37[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]47.5 - 31.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]22-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at Illinois[/TD]
[TD]52-24[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]32.7 - 29.8[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]29-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Virginia[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]44-38[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]27.6 - 38.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]6-Oct[/TD]
[TD]UNLV[/TD]
[TD]58-31[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]38.6 - 33.8[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]13-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Texas A&M[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]57-59[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]38.7 - 30.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]20-Oct[/TD]
[TD]Idaho[/TD]
[TD]70-28[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]44.3 - 33.1[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]27-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at New Mexico State[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]28-14[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]22.5 - 30.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]3-Nov[/TD]
[TD]UTSA[/TD]
[TD]51-27[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]35.5 - 28.6[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]10-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Texas State[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]62-55[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]29.9 - 40.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]17-Nov[/TD]
[TD]Utah State[/TD]
[TD]41-48[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]51.5 - 37.0[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]24-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at San Jose State[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]43-52[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]41.2 - 37.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 703"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Offense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Defense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]51.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]38.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]119[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Adj. Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]37.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]33.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]107[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]2. The defense couldn't hold its end of the bargain[/h]Of all the stats I referenced above, the most surprising might have been the fact that Louisiana Tech actually fielded a rock solid defense in 2011. By all means, the defense stunk in Dykes' first season (103rd in Def. F/+ in 2010), but the Bulldogs found some lightning in a bottle with a foursome of major playmakers in the front six: ends Matt Broha and Christian Lacey and linebackers Adrien Cole and Jay Dudley. The four combined for 41.5 tackles for loss, almost as many as Akron's entire team did that season. All four were gone in 2012, however, and Dykes' aggressive 4-2-5 fell back to its previous level, especially late in the year in shootouts against Texas State, Utah State, and San Jose State. The loss of linebacker Rufus Porter early in the season didn't help, but in all, the quality up front was lacking, and an experienced secondary couldn't make up the difference. That should certainly change under Holtz and defensive coordinator Kim Dameron.
(Dameron, by the way, is an interesting one. Dameron played for Lou Holtz at Arkansas long ago and has worked at schools like Cincinnati and Ole Miss; but in his last stop, a two-year stay at Cornell, he oversaw the complete collapse of Cornell's pass defense. And now he's leading a defense in Conference USA.)
[h=4]Offense[/h]<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"></center>[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards/
Game Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]S&P+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Success
Rt. Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]PPP+ Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]OVERALL[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RUSHING[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]17[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]27[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]18[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]40[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]PASSING[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]24[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]27[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Standard Downs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]16[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Passing Downs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]67[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]62[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]68[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Redzone[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q1 Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD]1st Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]15[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q2 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2nd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]25[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q3 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD]3rd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]54[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q4 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]3. Tapping the brakes? Or not?[/h]To put it lightly, Dykes fully committed to a breakneck pace in 2012. Louisiana Tech averaged an absurd 87.8 plays per game last year, crossing the 1,000-play mark in just 12 games. The Bulldogs were pass-happy, but not ridiculously so; running backs still averaged 37 carries per game while quarterback Colby Cameron was averaging 44 pass attempts. With that many plays, you have plenty of time to try a little bit of everything.
At 69.7 plays per game, meanwhile, South Florida was far from the slowest team in FBS, but it probably goes without saying that the 2013 Tech offense will in almost no way resemble the 2012 unit, for better or for worse.
[h=3]4. 10 turnovers? Really?[/h]It is never a good idea to read too much into anything that happens in a spring scrimmage. But if you're looking for clues as to how a new offense, with mostly new personnel (the starting quarterback, top two receivers, and four starting offensive linemen are all gone), might be operating, "10 turnovers in 26 drives" is not a particularly encouraging phrase to see.
[h=4]Quarterback[/h]Note: players in bold below are 2013 returnees. Players in italics are questionable with injury/suspension.
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Comp[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Att[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Comp
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]INT[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Att.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Colby Cameron[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]359[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]522[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4,147[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]68.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]31[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Zach Griffith[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]6'3, 185[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]So.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]31[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Scotty Young[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]6'2, 210[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]**** (5.8)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Ryan Higgins[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]6'1, 196[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Running Back[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rushes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Hlt Yds/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
POE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kenneth Dixon[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 215[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]201[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1,210[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+25.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Ray Holley[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]142[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]740[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]+5.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Colby Cameron[/TD]
[TD]QB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]51[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]232[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-0.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tevin King[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'7, 170[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]45[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]353[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]+11.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Hunter Lee[/TD]
[TD]HB[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 200[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]**[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]31[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]162[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+1.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Brandon Davis[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'8, 180[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]21[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]112[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-1.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Marlon Seets[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 215[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Blake Martin[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 195[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]5. Kenneth Dixon is a keeper[/h]We don't know much about what will happen with this year's Tech offense. We don't know if highly-touted Texas Tech transfer Scotty Young, or a three-star youngster like Ryan Higgins or Zach Griffith will win the starting job. We don't know which, if any, receivers are capable of filling the four big shoes left behind by Quinton Patton and Myles White (combined: 159 catches, 2,101 yards in 2012). And we don't know how the line will take shape in replacing four all-conference linemen (okay, so they were in the WAC, and two of the linemen were second-team all-conference; that's still a lot to lose). There are interesting candidates throughout the offense -- Young was a four-star recruit, LSU transfer Paul Turner (who might or might not be eligible this fall) has high-end speed, and in all, there are seven former three-star recruits in the receiving corps. There are plenty of candidates with potential but almost no known quantities.
Kenneth Dixon, on the other hand, is a known quantity, or at least something close to it. As a true freshman in 2012, Dixon led a wonderfully efficient run game, but he had his moments in the explosiveness department. He rushed for 232 yards and six touchdowns in just 17 carries versus Idaho, then piled on 144 and four versus Texas State. He was rather high-variance (he also rushed for just 141 yards on 38 carries against New Mexico State and UTSA), but that can be written off, in part, by youth. He is a keeper. And he better stay healthy because it appears there will be a massive dropoff between Dixon and the No. 2 back, whoever that might be.
And honestly, Hunter Lee might be well-cast in an H-Back type of role; he is a decent, strong runner and was a wonderful receiver out of the backfield in 2012.
[h=4]Receiving Corps[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Targets[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Catches[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Catch Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Target
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]%SD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Real Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]RYPR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Quinton Patton[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]157[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]103[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1383[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]65.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]30.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]68.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]166.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Myles White[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]76[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]56[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]718[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]73.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]60.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]86.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]D.J. Banks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 185[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]52[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]33[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]434[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]63.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]80.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]52.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Hunter Lee[/TD]
[TD]HB[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 200[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]**[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]41[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]31[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]398[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]75.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]73.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]47.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Ray Holley[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]41[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]34[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]324[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]82.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]75.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]38.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jon Greenwalt[/TD]
[TD]WR-Y[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 200[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]30[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]24[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]210[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]80.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]76.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]David Gru[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]26[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]200[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]61.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]53.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]24.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Andrew Guillot[/TD]
[TD]WR-Y[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 180[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]24[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]174[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]79.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]70.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]R.P. Stuart[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]77[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]60.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Richie Casey[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 185[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.0)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]119[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]77.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kenneth Dixon[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 215[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]35[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]76.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]69.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jaydrick DeClouette[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 175[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Paul Turner[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 186[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.7)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Eddie Johnson[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 200[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kevin Gary[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 180[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Trent Taylor[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]5'9, 170[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Offensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Team[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]109.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.49[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.63[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]47.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]71.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]17.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]314.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.6%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rank[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]27[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]106[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]47[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]30[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]20[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Career Starts/Honors/Notes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Stephen Warner[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]C[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]40 career starts, 2012 1st All-WAC[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jordan Mills[/TD]
[TD]RT[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]34 career starts, 2012 1st All-WAC[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kevin Saia[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]40 career starts, 2012 2nd All-WAC[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Oscar Johnson[/TD]
[TD]LT[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]24 career starts, 2012 2nd All-WAC[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Matt Shepperd[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 305[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.0)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]11 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Josh Parrish[/TD]
[TD]RG[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]9 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Larry Banks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 310[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Alec Davis[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 275[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Darrell Brown[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 275[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jeremy Graffree[/TD]
[TD]RT[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 300[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jens Danielson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 290[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Richard Greenwalt[/TD]
[TD]RG[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 297[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Josh Robinson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 300[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Joseph Brunson[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 288[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Ross Lodge[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 300[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Mitchell Bell[/TD]
[TD]LT[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 330[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]6. A line in past tense[/h]The line was a major strength for Tech in 2012, and I don't say that simply because of the sometimes unreliable all-conference voting. Tech was outstanding, even when accounting for the quality of competition. The Bulldogs ranked in the Top 30 in Adj. Line Yards and, as is often a staple of the quick-striking Air Raid, were elite in the Adj. Sack Rate rankings. This was a well-rounded line, agile enough to do its job against the pass rush and sound enough to create plenty of creases for Dixon and company (while rarely allowing defenders into the backfield). This is all in the past tense, however, because five players who combined for 147 career starts are gone, leaving behind two reasonably experienced juniors guards (Matt Shepperd and Larry Banks) and little else. Line coach Matt Moore will get ample opportunity to prove himself in 2013.
[h=4]Defense[/h]<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"></center>[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards/
Game Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]S&P+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Success
Rt. Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]PPP+ Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]OVERALL[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]124[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]96[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]70[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]105[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RUSHING[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]85[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]74[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]79[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]76[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]PASSING[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]124[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]108[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]66[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]119[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Standard Downs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]96[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]66[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]109[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Passing Downs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]85[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]92[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Redzone[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]85[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]76[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]89[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q1 Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]100[/TD]
[TD]1st Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]106[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q2 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]91[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2nd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]89[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q3 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]82[/TD]
[TD]3rd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]110[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q4 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]123[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Defensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]89.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.33[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.22[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]40.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]68.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]76.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.9%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Rank[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]110[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]114[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]61[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]123[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]100[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]107[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]93[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Name[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Pos[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]GP[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tackles[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]% of Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TFL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Int[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PBU[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FF[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Shakeil Lucas[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 285[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]I.K. Enemkpali[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 250[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]24.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Vontarrius Dora[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 250[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jon'al White[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]19.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kevin Kisseberth[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 240[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kendrick James (2011)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 245[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]15.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Justin Ellis[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 330[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Vernon Butler[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 300[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Andre Taylor[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 250[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Malcolm Pichon[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 330[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Carter Street[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 250[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Devon McKinney[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 265[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]DeAngelo Brooks[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 290[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Hakim Gray[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 235[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]7. I.K. Enemkpali IS Louisiana Tech's pass rush[/h]Or, at least, he was in 2012. The senior from Pflugerville, Texas, recorded six sacks last fall; the rest of the line combined logged just 7.5. In replacing so much explosiveness from the 2011 defense, Tech struggled most heavily up front. The Bulldogs had almost no presence in the backfield, ranking 123rd in Stuff Rate (the frequency with which you make plays behind the line against the run) and 100th in Adj. Sack Rate. They had one of the worse standard downs rushing defenses in the country, and while they held up alright in short-yardage situations, let's just say they had to face plenty of short yardage situations because of other deficiencies.
Experience will certainly be Tech's friend in 2013; only one lineman from last year's three-deep is gone, and Tech welcomes a pair of junior college tackles into the fold as well. As I often say, experience only matters if talent is also involved, but in Enemkpali, quick tackle Shakeil Lucas, mountainous tackle Justin Ellis, and the newbies, there is at least decent athletic potential here. There was potential last year, too, of course.
[h=4]Linebackers[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD]GP[/TD]
[TD]Tackles[/TD]
[TD]% of Team[/TD]
[TD]TFL[/TD]
[TD]Sacks[/TD]
[TD]Int[/TD]
[TD]PBU[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Antonio Mitchum[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SLB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]50.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Chip Hester[/TD]
[TD]MLB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]41.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Mike Schrang[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]MLB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 210[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]33.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Solomon Randle[/TD]
[TD]MLB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rufus Porter[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]16.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Ty Hook[/TD]
[TD]WLB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 210[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jabari Prewitt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SLB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 182[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Beau Fitte[/TD]
[TD]MLB[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 215[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Ronnie Fields[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SLB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'6, 155[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Andre Wiggins[/TD]
[TD]WLB[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 215[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Nick Thomason[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]MLB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 235[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Mitch Villemez[/TD]
[TD]WLB[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 230[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tony Johnson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 250[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Secondary[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD]GP[/TD]
[TD]Tackles[/TD]
[TD]% of Team[/TD]
[TD]TFL[/TD]
[TD]Sacks[/TD]
[TD]Int[/TD]
[TD]PBU[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jamel Johnson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]62.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Quinn Giles[/TD]
[TD]FS[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]49.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Dave Clark[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]48.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Chad Boyd[/TD]
[TD]FS[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]43.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Le'Vander Liggins[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]41.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Javontay Crowe[/TD]
[TD]S[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 195[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]39.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Craig Johnson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]36.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Bryson Abraham[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 175[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]31.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kentrell Brice[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 180[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kendall Hayes[/TD]
[TD]SS[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 185[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adairius Barnes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 180[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]C.J. Cleveland[/TD]
[TD]FS[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 182[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Lloyd Grogan[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 201[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Terrell Pinson[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 215[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Thomas McDonald[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Xavier Woods[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 180[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]8. New safeties? No problem[/h]Last year's top three safeties -- Jamel Johnson, Quinn Giles, and Chad Boyd -- are gone. They combined for four tackles for loss and 21 passes defensed, so there was certainly some solid athleticism there. But considering Tech ranked 119th in Passing PPP+ (big-play prevention), I cannot really say this hurts Tech all that much. Despite a poor pass rush, Tech's pass defense was aggressive and pretty efficient, but the Bulldogs gave up far too many big plays. Right now, it appears possible that a redshirt freshman (Lloyd Grogan) and a sophomore (Kentrell Brice) will be this year's starting safeties. Youth brings its own set of issues to the table, but since it is almost impossible for Tech to allow more big plays through the air, I'll say this isn't a bad thing overall.
[h=4]Special Teams[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Punter[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Punts[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FC[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]I20[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FC/I20
Ratio[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Ryan Allen[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]45[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]48.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]62.2%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Kicker[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TB%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Matt Nelson[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]103[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]58.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]21[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20.4%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Place-Kicker[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]PAT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FG
(0-39)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FG
(40+)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pct[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Matt Nelson[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]76-80[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8-11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4-7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]57.1%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Returner[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Returns[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Avg.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TD[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]D.J. Banks[/TD]
[TD]KR[/TD]
[TD]5'9, 185[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]39[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]R.P. Stuart[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]KR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]D.J. Banks[/TD]
[TD]PR[/TD]
[TD]5'9, 185[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Craig Johnson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-1.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Category[/TD]
[TD]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Special Teams F/+[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Net Punting[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Net Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]96[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Touchback Pct[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]105[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Field Goal Pct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]75[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kick Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]28[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Punt Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]106[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]9. Ryan Allen might have gotten a lot more use this year[/h]It's almost a shame to see one of the nation's best punters playing for a team that doesn't let him punt much. Ryan Allen punted fewer than four times per game in 2012, but he was absolutely ridiculous when he did. Allen averaged 48.0 yards per punt, and Tech had the No. 1 Net Punting average in the country. If he had any eligibility left, Allen could have assured that the Bulldogs' defense wouldn't have to defend a short field this year, as Tech will probably be punting more. The place-kicking is a question mark, as well, but kick returner D.J. Banks still gives Tech a bit of a strength in this unit.
[h=4]2013 Schedule & Projection Factors[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="colspan: 3, align: center"]2012 Schedule[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Date[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Opponent[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Proj. Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]31-Aug[/TD]
[TD]at N.C. State[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]61[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]7-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Lamar[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]NR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]14-Sep[/TD]
[TD]Tulane[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]111[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]21-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Kansas[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]104[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]28-Sep[/TD]
[TD]Army[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]103[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at UTEP[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]108[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]19-Oct[/TD]
[TD]North Texas[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]112[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]26-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Florida International[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]99[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]9-Nov[/TD]
[TD]Southern Miss[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]87[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]16-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Rice[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]92[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]23-Nov[/TD]
[TD]Tulsa[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]56[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]30-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at UT-San Antonio[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]114[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Five-Year F/+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]69[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Two-Year Recruiting Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]87[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]TO Margin/Adj. TO Margin*[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+13 / +14.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TO Luck/Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-0.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Approx. Ret. Starters (Off. / Def.)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6 (2, 4)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Yds/Pt Margin**[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-2.4[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]10. Are we sure Conference USA is better than last year's Sun Belt or WAC?[/h]Again, I don't feel incredibly confident about Tech's hire of Holtz, and no matter who Tech hired, the Bulldogs might have been in for a step backwards in 2013 thanks to so much turnover in offensive personnel. But the defense could improve slightly, and damned if there aren't a lot of potential wins on Tech's schedule. After a season-opening trip to N.C. State, Tech plays six consecutive games against teams projected 99th or worse. The win total won't approach nine in 2013, but it should still remain semi-respectable.
Along these lines, are we sure Conference USA isn't just the New Sun Belt or New WAC? Last year's WAC had an average F/+ ranking of 79.8 thanks to the dominant trio of Tech, Utah State, and San Jose State. The Sun Belt had an average ranking of 86.5, Conference USA 82.8. The average projected rank for Conference USA in 2013? 96.2. Only Tulsa is projected higher than 79th, while eight teams (Middle Tennessee, FIU, UAB, UTEP, Tulane, North Texas, UTSA, and FAU) are projected 98th or worse. We knew the defections to what is now the American Athletic Conference were painful, but really, it was downright devastating. That's good news, however, for teams like Louisiana Tech, which should get a soft landing despite all of the turnover on both the field and the sideline.

Dollaz · Jul 17, 2013

UTEP:

[h=3]1. Sean Kugler is a UTEP guy ... and that's about all we really know[/h]It is never a good idea to spend too much time trying to figure out how a new coach will do when he is first hired. Coaching changes are such an epic crapshoot, and if you're being hired as a head coach, you probably have a pretty good resume. Still, it's easy to lean on certain assumptions depending on what type of hire is made. A former head coach at another school has a track record from which you can glean certain tendencies. A hot shot assistant can be viewed through the lens of his previous bosses.
But if you're trying to figure out what kind of coach Sean Kugler might be at UTEP, or how good he might be, good luck. Kugler has been pretty specialized in his areas of expertise for quite a while. A former UTEP offensive lineman who played for Bob Stull (then the UTEP head coach, now the UTEP athletic director), Kugler spent eight seasons as a UTEP assistant (first a graduate assistant, then tight ends coach, then offensive line coach) before spending five years with the Detroit Lions (tight ends, then offensive line), one with Boise State (offensive line), three with the Buffalo Bills (offensive line) and three with the Pittsburgh Steelers (offensive line).
It isn't hard to find a fellow coach who will gush about working with Kugler -- Boise State's Chris Petersen when Kugler left Boise in 2006: "There's absolutely no question that he's the best football coach I've ever been around" -- but aside from serving as Petersen's assistant head coach, he's never held a title loftier than offensive line coach. And he's only worked for one season at the college level since the turn of the 21st century. That he is a UTEP guy is good, as is the fact that he clearly isn't destructively ambitious, the type to leave for a better job after one season. If he is solid in his new role, he could stay in El Paso for solid amount of time. We just have no idea of knowing in advance whether he will be solid in his new role.
<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">

</center>[h=3]2. Mike Price basically fielded the same team for three straight years[/h]Since 2006, UTEP ranked 83rd, 81st, 82nd, 98th, 96th, and 93rd in the F/+ rankings. Consistency can be a good thing, but it probably wasn't Mike Price, who retired following 2012. Price won eight games in each of his first two seasons in El Paso (2004, 2005), and he certainly established a higher baseline than what existed through most of the 15 years between Stull's departure for Missouri and Price's arrival. UTEP had won three or fewer games in a season 10 times in 15 years and had only won more than four twice; the Miners were 6-30 from 2001-03.
The program was a disaster, and while Price couldn't maintain success (UTEP lost either seven or eight games in each of his last six seasons -- this is a hard job, in other words), he did manage to raise the bar at least a bit. But it was time for him to go. UTEP rode an absurdly easy schedule (wins over UA-Pine Bluff, 2-10 New Mexico State, 1-11 Memphis, and 1-11 New Mexico, and no team with an above-.500 record) to a bowl bid in 2010, but the writing had been on the wall for a while. He does not leave an empty cupboard for Kugler, however, especially considering the transfer Kugler recently added.
[h=4]2012 Schedule & Results[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: center"]Record: 3-9 | Adj. Record: 5-7 | Final F/+ Rk: 93[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Date[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Opponent[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W-L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. W-L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]1-Sep[/TD]
[TD]Oklahoma[/TD]
[TD]7-24[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]11.8 - 21.9[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]8-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Ole Miss[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]10-28[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]20.7 - 41.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]15-Sep[/TD]
[TD]New Mexico State[/TD]
[TD]41-28[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]28.8 - 25.3[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]22-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Wisconsin[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]26-37[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]28.2 - 38.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]29-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at East Carolina[/TD]
[TD]18-28[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]15.5 - 31.1[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SMU[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]0-17[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]16.6 - 24.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]11-Oct[/TD]
[TD]at Tulsa[/TD]
[TD]11-33[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]35.9 - 35.5[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]20-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tulane[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]24-20[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]27.8 - 46.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]27-Oct[/TD]
[TD]at Houston[/TD]
[TD]35-45[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]29.9 - 26.9[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]10-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Central Florida[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]24-31[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]30.5 - 27.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]17-Nov[/TD]
[TD]at Southern Miss[/TD]
[TD]34-33[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]23.5 - 53.9[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]24-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rice[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]24-33[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]31.8 - 29.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 703"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Offense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Defense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]21.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]102[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]29.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]77[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Adj. Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]25.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]93[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]33.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]106[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Offense[/h]<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">

</center>[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards/
Game Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]S&P+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Success
Rt. Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]PPP+ Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]OVERALL[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]88[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]90[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]92[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]86[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RUSHING[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]79[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]99[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]101[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]97[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]PASSING[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]70[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]71[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]67[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Standard Downs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]72[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]83[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]63[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Passing Downs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]105[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]97[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]109[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Redzone[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]114[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]107[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]120[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q1 Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]43[/TD]
[TD]1st Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]56[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q2 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]110[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2nd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]100[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q3 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]99[/TD]
[TD]3rd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]104[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q4 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]66[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]3. Purdue attempted balance[/h]New offensive coordinator Patrick Higgins, like Kugler, has lived a pretty specialized existence of late. After serving as UTEP's offensive coordinator from 2000-03 (not exactly the most incredible span of time for the Miners' offense), he has served as either a special teams coach or receivers/tight ends coach at Louisiana Tech, BYU, and Purdue for the last nine seasons.
He did, however, serve as interim offensive coordinator, then interim head coach, as Danny Hope's regime fell apart at Purdue last year. Is there anything we can glean from that? Not really. Purdue passed slightly more than average on standard downs but basically attempted a balanced attack. The Boilermakers had no semblance of offensive efficiency, but that was probably a personnel issue, not a scheme issue. He inherits what could be a pretty interesting set of skill position players; balance is probably not the worst idea in the world.
[h=4]Quarterback[/h]Note: players in bold below are 2013 returnees. Players in italics are questionable with injury/suspension.
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Comp[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Att[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Comp
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]INT[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Att.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Nick Lamaison[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]126[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]252[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1,686[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]21[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Carson Meger[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]5'11, 200[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]46[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]76[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]504[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]60.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Blaire Sullivan[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]6'3, 210[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]21[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]43[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]390[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]48.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Garrett Simpson[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]6'6, 240[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Jameill Showers
(Texas A&M)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]6'2, 219[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]*** (5.7)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]27[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]44[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]319[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]61.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.9[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]4. Hello, Jameill Showers[/h]Whatever Higgins wants to do with the ball, he'll quite possibly have a mobile quarterback running the show. UTEP is basically in the middle of a three-man playoff for the starting quarterback role, with the winner of this spring's Carson Meger vs. Blaire Sullivan match taking on Texas A&M transfer Jameill Showers upon Showers' arrival this summer.
Showers showed potential in minimal opportunities at A&M, but he was overshadowed, first by Top 10 draft pick Ryan Tannehill in 2011, then by Heisman winner Johnny Manziel in 2012. In minimal opportunities, Showers showed solid ability with both his legs and his arm, and it will be pretty easy to assume he will win the starting job in 2013.
However, he will get a battle. Meger, a senior, was more efficient than starter Nick Lamaison last fall, but Sullivan might be a little more intriguing overall. He was interesting on the ground (he ran more than he passed) and in longer passing (18.6 yards per completion, albeit with a dreadful 49 percent completion rate). A new coach has to like inheriting quarterbacks with different skill sets and similar skill levels; that's what Kugler and Higgins have here.
But yeah, Showers is probably going to win the job.
[h=4]Running Back[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rushes[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Hlt Yds/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
POE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Nathan Jeffery[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 205[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]184[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]897[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-5.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Blaire Sullivan[/TD]
[TD]QB[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 210[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]56[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]260[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-4.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Autrey Golden[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]36[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]163[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-3.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Nick Lamaison[/TD]
[TD]QB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]34[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]186[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LaQuintus Dowell[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 195[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]33[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]165[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-2.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Josh Bell[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 210[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]113[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-4.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Xay Williams[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 195[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-2.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Carson Meger[/TD]
[TD]QB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 200[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]45[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-1.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jameill Showers
(Texas A&M)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]QB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 219[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.7)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]47[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]+0.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Paul Franklin[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 200[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]5. First impressions aren't worth much[/h]In the first game of 2012, then-sophomore Nathan Jeffery ripped off 177 yards in 21 carries and scored on a blocked punt as UTEP threw a scare into Oklahoma.
After battling a groin injury, however, Jeffery struggled the rest of the year (in comparison), averaging just 4.4 yards per carry. He has looked solid this spring, and he'll be running behind a reasonably experienced, if thin, offensive line. There is good depth here, especially if the quarterback can add a running dimension to the mix, but Jeffery appears to be the man atop the depth chart.
[h=4]Receiving Corps[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Targets[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Catches[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Catch Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Target
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]%SD[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Real Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]RYPR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jordan Leslie[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 210[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]51[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]973[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]53.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]64.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]112.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Michael Edwards[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]92[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]51[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]820[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]55.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]25.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]48.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]95.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Devin Patterson[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 200[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]29[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]126[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]37.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]34.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Malcolm Trail[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]29[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]121[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]55.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]58.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Craig Wenrick[/TD]
[TD]TE[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 265[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]22[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]150[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]54.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]63.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]17.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jim Jones[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 170[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]17[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]84[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]64.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]41.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Autrey Golden[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 190[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]88[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]57.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]42.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Nathan Jeffery[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 205[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]43[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]72.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]54.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Ian Hamilton[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 220[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]42[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]70.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kevin Perry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 260[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (4.9)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]54[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]44.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]66.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Felix Neboh[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]41[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]62.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]87.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Eric Tomlinson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'6, 255[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]26[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Ishmael Harrison[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 185[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]57.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]85.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Katrae Ford[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 240[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]22[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]100.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]66.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Cole Freytag[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 190[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LaQuintus Dowell[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 195[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]100.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.2[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]6. Wanted: efficient receivers[/h]Five UTEP players were targeted with at least 20 passes last year; none had a catch rate better than 55 percent. There was certainly some big-play capability here, especially from junior Jordan Leslie, whose per-target averages were lovely, but while you can thrive with an all-or-nothing guy atop the targets list, you need some efficient complements.
[h=4]Offensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]97.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.92[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.05[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]37.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]65.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]22.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]87.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.2%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Rank[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]81[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]73[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]77[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]82[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]70[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]108[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]80[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]62[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]90[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Career Starts/Honors/Notes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Eloy Atkinson[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]29 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Brander Craighead[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'6, 280[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]23 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jerel Watkins[/TD]
[TD]LG[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 280[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.0)[/TD]
[TD]21 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]James Nelson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]20 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kyle Brown[/TD]
[TD]RG[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 280[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD]12 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]James Martin[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Paul Santillan[/TD]
[TD]LG[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]2 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Paulo Melendez[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]C[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 315[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Corin Brooks[/TD]
[TD]RG[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 315[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Mike Amdall[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 310[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jerome Daniels[/TD]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 300[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Defense[/h]<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"></center>[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards/
Game Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]S&P+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Success
Rt. Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]PPP+ Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]OVERALL[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]93[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]105[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]98[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]106[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RUSHING[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]97[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]114[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]101[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]117[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]PASSING[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]81[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]97[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]86[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]101[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Standard Downs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]117[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]107[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]117[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Passing Downs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]77[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Redzone[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]76[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]62[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q1 Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]87[/TD]
[TD]1st Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]114[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q2 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]103[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2nd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]78[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q3 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]53[/TD]
[TD]3rd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]77[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q4 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]117[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]7. A dash of Boise[/h]Kugler is not the only Boise State coaching alum on staff. He tapped Jeff Choate to run his defense and Andre Browning to run his defensive line; Choate spent six seasons under Petersen in various roles (RBs coach, LBs coach, nickel backs coach) before a year as Washington LBs coach. An intense guy, he inherits a unit that, to put it kindly, lacked much of Boise State's precision last year. The Miners were decent at closing drives after forcing passing downs, but with a sieve for a defensive line, they forced fewer passing downs than nearly any team in the country.
[h=4]Defensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]80.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.60[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.32[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]43.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]72.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]95.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.0%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Rank[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]122[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]124[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]69[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]114[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]122[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]71[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]83[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]53[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Name[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Pos[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]GP[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tackles[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]% of Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TFL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Int[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PBU[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FF[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Germard Reed[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 275[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]James Davidson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 240[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]25.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Greg Watkins[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]24.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Horace Miller[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 240[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]22.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Marcus Bagley[/TD]
[TD]NT[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 320[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Ruben Munoz[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Roy Robertson[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'6, 245[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adam Ayala[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 280[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Cooper Brock[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 240[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.1)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Justin Cordova[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Devonte Richardson[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 280[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Peter Nonu[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 295[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Dewan Edmondson[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 255[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]8. The D-line got pushed around[/h]UTEP ranked 124th, dead last, in Standard Downs Line Yards per Carry, 122nd in Stuff Rate (the number of times you stuff a run in the backfield) and 114th in Opportunity Rate (the rate at which an opposing line creates opportunities for its runners). There was decent quickness throughout the line, and the Miners were decent at rushing the quarterback without blitzing; but if you can't even remotely stand up to the run, it doesn't really matter how you rush the passer. The tackle position could get a boost from newcomers (junior college transfer Peter Nonu enters the fray, as does Devonte Richardson, one of last year's more highly-touted recruits), but the margin for error here is small. Choate and Browning (a member of the Boise State line until 2006 and a defensive assistant for the last three years) have their work cut out for them here. Boise State's defensive line was always an area of strength, but it might take them a while to replicate that at UTEP.
[h=4]Linebackers[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Name[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Pos[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]GP[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tackles[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]% of Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TFL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Int[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PBU[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FF[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Josh Fely[/TD]
[TD]WLB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]78.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Aubrey Alexius[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SLB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]48.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]A.J. Ropati[/TD]
[TD]MLB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 230[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]40.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Gage Sharp[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SLB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 205[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]24.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jamie Irving[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]22.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DeAndre Little[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]MLB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 230[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.7)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]16.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Anthony Puente[/TD]
[TD]WLB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 215[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Trey Brown[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 225[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]David Logston[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 225[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Darnell Murray[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 220[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Cooper Foster[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 200[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Lawrence Montegut[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 210[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Secondary[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD]GP[/TD]
[TD]Tackles[/TD]
[TD]% of Team[/TD]
[TD]TFL[/TD]
[TD]Sacks[/TD]
[TD]Int[/TD]
[TD]PBU[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Drew Thomas[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]64.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]DeShawn Grayson[/TD]
[TD]FS[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]59.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Shane Huhn[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]37.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Darren Woodard[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]36.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Richard Spencer[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 200[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]28.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Wesley Miller[/TD]
[TD]SS[/TD]
[TD]5'9, 185[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Damarcus Kizzie[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 180[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]C.J. Haley[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 170[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adrian James[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Da'Carlos Renfro[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 185[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Ishmael Harrison[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 185[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Dashone Smith[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 200[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Nick Gathrite[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 175[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jameel Erving[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 190[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jaylon Scott[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 165[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Quentin Tezeno[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 170[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]9. The back seven is dreadfully inexperienced[/h]Considering the awful run defense, UTEP's pass defense was a relative strength, but the Miners must replace all four starters in the secondary and two more at linebacker. Newcomers litter the secondary -- two junior college transfers, two three-star 2012 signees, and two incoming freshmen could all play a role in piecing together the 2013 two-deep -- though the biggest star could be senior Richard Spencer, who was piecing together a prolific 2012 season before a knee injury. At linebacker, meanwhile, backups like Gage Sharp and former star recruit DeAndre Little will get every opportunity to thrive.
[h=4]Special Teams[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Punter[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Punts[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FC[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]I20[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FC/I20
Ratio[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Ian Campbell[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]66[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]42.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]21[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]59.1%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Kicker[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TB%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Steven Valadez[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 195[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]49[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]61.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]53.1%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Place-Kicker[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]PAT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FG
(0-39)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FG
(40+)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pct[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Steven Valadez[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 195[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25-27[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8-10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]80.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2-5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]40.0%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Dakota Warren[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1-1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0-1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0-2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Returner[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Returns[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Avg.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TD[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Autrey Golden[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]KR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]29[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]28.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Michael Edwards[/TD]
[TD]KR[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Laquintus Dowell[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]KR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 195[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]15.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Michael Edwards[/TD]
[TD]PR[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Special Teams F/+[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]24[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Net Punting[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Net Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Touchback Pct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]16[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Field Goal Pct[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]113[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kick Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]32[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Punt Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]43[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]2013 Schedule & Projection Factors[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, colspan: 3, align: center"]2012 Schedule[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Date[/TD]
[TD]Opponent[/TD]
[TD]Proj. Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]7-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]New Mexico[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]122[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]14-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at New Mexico State[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]123[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]21-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]UT-San Antonio[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]114[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]28-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at Colorado State[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]117[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Louisiana Tech[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]89[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]12-Oct[/TD]
[TD]Tulsa[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]56[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]26-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Rice[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]92[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]2-Nov[/TD]
[TD]at Texas A&M[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]9-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at North Texas[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]112[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]16-Nov[/TD]
[TD]Florida International[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]99[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]23-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Tulane[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]111[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]30-Nov[/TD]
[TD]at Middle Tennessee[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]98[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Five-Year F/+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]96[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Two-Year Recruiting Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]113[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TO Margin/Adj. TO Margin*[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-4 / +3.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]TO Luck/Game[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-3.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Approx. Ret. Starters (Off. / Def.)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11 (6, 5)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Yds/Pt Margin**[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+2.8[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]10. Stock up on wins early[/h]Again, it's hard to know what to think of this staff or the talent it inherits. Almost every member of Kugler's staff (including Kugler himself) has ties to either successful teams or, in the case of linebackers coach Robert Rodriguez (a former Miner star), UTEP itself, and almost every member is now filling a role higher than one he has previously filled. In players like Jameill Showers, Nathan Jeffery, Jordan Leslie, and Richard Spencer, the Miners do have a little bit of high-end talent, and if they can figure out how to replace star punter Ian Campbell, they could have a good special teams unit again.
Breaking in a lot of new pieces (and coaches) is not conducive to a fast start, but for UTEP's sake, it better start fast, as its four lowest-projected opponents are also its first four. If UTEP is of reasonable quality out of the gates, it could easily start 4-0 or 5-0. The stretch run is loaded with softies, too, but it is also loaded with road trips.
If they can get to four wins early, they might be able to squeeze out two more later on and, like the 2010 team, reach a bowl team despite limited abilities. That might be too much to ask, but it is certainly something to shoot for in Kugler's first year.

Dollaz · Jul 17, 2013

North Texas:

[h=3]1. Are you ready? No, seriously, are you?[/h]On paper, North Texas would seem to bring a lot to the table at the mid-major level. The Mean Green have themselves a pretty, new stadium. They are located not too far from one of college football's capital cities, Dallas. They have a larger enrollment than Kansas State, among others. Their nickname is awesome. Et cetera.
But the whole has rarely added up to the sum of the parts for North Texas football. The program had a nice run under Rod Rust in the 1960s (30-8-1 from 1966-69), under Hayden Fry in the 1970s (31-13 from 1975-78), and even under Darrell Dickey in the early-2000s (four straight Sun Belt titles and New Orleans Bowl bids from 2001-04). But those runs ended. After a lovely start, Rust won seven games in his final three years and was gone. Hayden Fry left for Iowa. And in the six seasons following UNT's Sun Belt title streak, the Mean Green won just 13 games. Dickey's run ended unceremoniously, with seasons of 2-9 and 3-9, and local hero Todd Dodge (former Texas quarterback and engineer of the powerful Southlake Carroll high school program) went 6-37 from 2007-10.
Former Iowa State coach Dan McCarney was brought aboard in 2011 to both mitigate what seemed like a total free fall (though the Mean Green weren't actually that far from being decent in 2010). The results haven't come yet, but that shouldn't be a surprise considering how much of a change McCarney had to make from Dodge's system to his own. North Texas is a program in transition in 2013, and thanks to conference realignment, the Mean Green have managed to move to a better neighborhood despite playing below the level of the average Sun Belt team for seven of the last eight years.
It's easy to see potential in this program, but North Texas has spent much of its history falling short of that potential. Does that change in 2013?
<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">

</center>[h=3]2. The stagnant second year[/h]We tend to write off a coach's first year in a struggling program as something of a Year Zero. The best example, of course, might be Lou Holtz going 0-11 in his first season at South Carolina before ripping off two straight Top 20 seasons. When you strip a program down to build it back up, it takes a while.
For Dan McCarney, however, Year 1 wasn't really any better than Year 0, if we're counting them that way. His Mean Green were slightly better on offense in 2012, about the same on defense, and slightly worse on special teams, and after a 4-8 campaign in 2011, they went just 3-9 last fall.
McCarney, to his credit, didn't necessarily panic, however. He still redshirted most of his 2012 recruiting class, opting not to sacrifice future quality for short-term improvement (if those freshmen could have even offered that). He continues to methodically put his pieces into place. Thanks to a handful of interesting transfers and a reasonably deep batch of interesting redshirt freshmen, his 2013 team should be his deepest yet in Denton. But that will just counteract North Texas' move to a (slightly) deeper conference.
[h=4]2012 Schedule & Results[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: center"]Record: 4-8 | Adj. Record: 3-9 | Final F/+ Rk: 113[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Date[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Opponent[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W-L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. W-L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]1-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at LSU[/TD]
[TD]14-41[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]18.4 - 43.0[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]8-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Texas Southern[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]34-7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]20.0 - 19.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]15-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at Kansas State[/TD]
[TD]21-35[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]32.5 - 40.2[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]22-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Troy[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]7-14[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]26.2 - 20.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]29-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at Florida Atlantic[/TD]
[TD]20-14[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]18.5 - 24.0[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Houston[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]21-44[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]29.8 - 46.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]16-Oct[/TD]
[TD]UL-Lafayette[/TD]
[TD]30-23[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]30.4 - 21.4[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]27-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Middle Tennessee[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]21-38[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]24.8 - 35.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]3-Nov[/TD]
[TD]Arkansas State[/TD]
[TD]19-37[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]24.1 - 34.8[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]10-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]South Alabama[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]24-14[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]15.7 - 24.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]17-Nov[/TD]
[TD]at UL-Monroe[/TD]
[TD]16-42[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]31.8 - 39.4[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]24-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Western Kentucky[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]24-25[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]22.3 - 27.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 703"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Offense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Defense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]20.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]105[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]27.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]61[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Adj. Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]24.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]97[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]31.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]92[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Offense[/h]<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">

</center>[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards/
Game Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]S&P+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Success
Rt. Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]PPP+ Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]OVERALL[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]67[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]113[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]116[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]108[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RUSHING[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]53[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]106[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]115[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]100[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]PASSING[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]74[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]96[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]101[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]92[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Standard Downs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]115[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]117[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]114[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Passing Downs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]86[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]96[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]78[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Redzone[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]112[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]111[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]115[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q1 Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]121[/TD]
[TD]1st Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]101[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q2 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]105[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2nd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]72[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q3 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]56[/TD]
[TD]3rd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]103[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q4 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]72[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]3. A run-first offense that couldn't run[/h]Dan McCarney's always been a 'trench warfare' kind of guy. He was Wisconsin's defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Wisconsin before taking the Iowa State head coaching job, and he was South Florida's defensive line coach (for one year) and Florida's (for three years) before taking over at North Texas. It would fit the profile, then, that he wants to run the ball. UNT ran the ball nearly three-quarters of the time on standard downs, relentlessly attempting to establish a punishing ground attack. The problem: North Texas couldn't actually run the ball. The line couldn't open holes, and the running backs couldn't take advantage of whatever opportunities they got. A run-first philosophy is perfectly respectable, but all it earned the Mean Green in 2012 was a lot of second-and-9s.
[h=4]Quarterback[/h]Note: players in bold below are 2013 returnees. Players in italics are questionable with injury/suspension.
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Comp[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Att[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Comp
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]INT[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Att.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Derek Thompson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]6'4, 226[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]214[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]372[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2,649[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]57.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Brent Osborn[/TD]
[TD="align: left"][/TD]
[TD="align: left"][/TD]
[TD="align: left"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Andrew McNulty (2011)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]6'1, 202[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]28[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]51[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]352[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]54.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Brock Berglund[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]6'4, 215[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]So.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]*** (5.7)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]4. An interesting QB battle?[/h]Derek Thompson was not assigned an easy job in 2012. A disproportionate number of his passes came on passing downs after UNT's attempt to establish the run on first down failed. Passing too much on passing downs leads to sacks and interceptions, but while the latter was certainly true (Thompson threw 14 interceptions with a 3.7 interception rate that certainly isn't low), the former, strangely, was not. The same line that couldn't run-block to save its life protected Thompson pretty well last fall; that, and he wasn't afraid to step up and throw into his (potentially tiny) passing windows. Thompson was somehow sacked just five times all season, and because of that, his Yards Per Attempt average was actually pretty decent despite mediocre completion rates and per-completion yardage rates.
Thompson will have to fight to keep his job in 2013, however. Andrew McNulty redshirted in 2012 in deference to Thompson and what seemed like a pretty good backup in Brent Osborn (who has since transferred). But while McNulty was redshirting, North Texas also brought in a pretty interesting transfer: Brock Berglund, the former star(ish) recruit for Kansas who has bounced around a decent amount in the last couple of seasons. Berglund has struggled with a hamstring issue this spring, while Thompson has looked good; but Thompson will have to continue practicing well into August to keep his job.
[h=4]Running Back[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rushes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Hlt Yds/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
POE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Brandin Byrd[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 216[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]206[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]890[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-17.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Antoinne Jimmerson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 219[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]108[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]544[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]+0.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jeremy Brown[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]465[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+2.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Derek Thompson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]QB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 226[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]34[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]53[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-11.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Brelan Chancellor[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]5'9, 183[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]155[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+8.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Konockus Sashington[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 214[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Rex Rollins[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 195[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Reggie Pegram[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 215[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Receiving Corps[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Targets[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Catches[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Catch Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Target
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]%SD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Real Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]RYPR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Ivan Delgado[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]78[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]42[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]570[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]53.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]22.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]39.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]61.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Darnell Smith[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 208[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]45[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]28[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]379[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]62.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]44.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]40.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Brelan Chancellor[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 183[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]40[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]450[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]62.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]42.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]48.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Carlos Harris[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]5'8, 173[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]253[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]59.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]65.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]27.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Christopher Bynes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]29[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]196[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]51.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]55.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]21.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Drew Miller[/TD]
[TD]TE[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 260[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]28[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]131[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]64.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]75.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Andrew Power[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]24[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]175[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]58.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]66.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]18.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Brandin Byrd[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 216[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]92[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]78.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]39.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jeremy Brown[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]18[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]98[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]72.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]38.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Antoinne Jimmerson[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'9, 219[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]17[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]205[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]70.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]41.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]22.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Derrick Teegarden[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 187[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]30[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]60.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]40.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Tanner Smith[/TD]
[TD]TE[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 234[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]40.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]80.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Darius Terrell[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 220[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]**** (5.8)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Chris Loving[/TD]
[TD]TE[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 265[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Roderick Lancaster[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 200[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Nick Schrapps[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 202[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]5. Throw to Chancellor[/h]Inefficiency was North Texas' biggest problem in 2012, but the Mean Green didn't exactly light things up from an explosiveness standpoint, either. If they were getting a big play last fall, it was probably coming from either Brelan Chancellor or backup running back Antoinne Jimmerson. Jimmerson had probably the single biggest play of North Texas' season, a 78-yard catch-and-run with one minute left to upset UL-Lafayette, but Chancellor was perhaps even more intriguing, combining the best catch rate among Mean Green receivers with the best per-catch average.
Between Chancellor, Darnell Smith and Carlos Harris, UNT returns an interesting set of receivers; but upside of the receiving corps as a whole took a nice step forward when Darius Terrell transferred to Denton from Austin last year. A former star recruit, Terrell never really earned/got a chance to succeed at Texas, and there's nothing saying he will at UNT either, but with some experience atop the depth chart, he won't necessarily face pressure to succeed immediately. But if Terrell clicks and UNT gets anything out of former star recruits Roderick Lancaster and Nick Schrapps, UNT could have one of the better receiving corps in its new conference. Easing off of the first-down run might be a pretty good idea.
[h=4]Offensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Team[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]83.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.50[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.36[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]33.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]63.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]466.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.6%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rank[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]114[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]115[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]119[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]113[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]88[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]118[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Career Starts/Honors/Notes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Aaron Fortenberry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]C[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]12 career starts; 2012 1st All-Sun Belt[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Antonio Johnson[/TD]
[TD]LT[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 311[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD]24 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Mason Y'Barbo[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 309[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]24 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Cyril Lemon[/TD]
[TD]RG[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 321[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD]24 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Coleman Feeley[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]LaChris Anyiam[/TD]
[TD]RT[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 296[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD]6 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Travis Ellard[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 285[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Nick Summerfield[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Micah Thompson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 308[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Boone Feldt[/TD]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 277[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Connor Trussell[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]OL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 295[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Justin Manu[/TD]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 280[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Shawn McKinney[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]OL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 355[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Defense[/h]<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"></center>[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Game Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]S&P+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Success
Rt. Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]PPP+ Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]OVERALL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]76[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]102[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]104[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]98[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]RUSHING[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]65[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]119[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]121[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]116[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PASSING[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]69[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]54[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]76[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Standard Downs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]111[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]119[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]101[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Passing Downs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]83[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]57[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]94[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Redzone[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]61[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]54[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]77[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q1 Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]108[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]1st Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]103[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q2 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]107[/TD]
[TD]2nd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]103[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q3 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]103[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]3rd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]84[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q4 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]55[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]6. Dear UNT Opponents: Stop passing[/h]Sun Belt teams pass a lot, as a rule. So it probably shouldn't be surprising that North Texas opponents threw the ball more frequently than the national average against the Mean Green last year. Still, they did play run-heavy teams like LSU, Kansas State, and Western Kentucky; and the averages were quite a bit more pass-heavy than national averages. That suggests that opponents didn't fear what was a mediocre (at best) pass rush and an ultra-young secondary. By the end of the season, six of the eight members of UNT's two-deep in the defensive backfield were freshmen or sophomores.
The thing is, North Texas actually defended the pass pretty well. The Mean Green were above average from an efficiency standpoint, and in all, passing and passing downs were clear strengths for this defense. Throwing the ball on UNT was a missed opportunity because the Mean Green couldn't stop the run to save their collective lives.
[h=4]Defensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Team[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.02[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.67[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]43.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]73.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]21.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]83.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.7%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rank[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]109[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]84[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]104[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]116[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]101[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]32[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]83[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]95[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD]GP[/TD]
[TD]Tackles[/TD]
[TD]% of Team[/TD]
[TD]TFL[/TD]
[TD]Sacks[/TD]
[TD]Int[/TD]
[TD]PBU[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]K.C. Obi[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]30.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Aaron Bellazin[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 244[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Brandon McCoy[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 257[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (4.9)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]15.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Richard Abbe[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 315[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Alexander Lincoln[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 266[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Ryan Boutwell[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 269[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tevinn Cantly[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Daryl Mason[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 233[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Brad Horton[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'6, 240[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jarrian Roberts[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 238[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sir Calvin Wallace[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 308[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Quenton Brown[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 235[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]7. All-or-nothing versus the run[/h]Perhaps an additional reason for the general pass-happiness of North Texas opponents was that UNT did threaten to make some big plays. Their Stuff Rate, the percentage of run plays you stop for a loss, was actually quite strong, one of the 32 best in the country. Over one-fifth of run plays were stopped in the backfield. With minimal threat of sacks, opponents must have decided that passing was a less-risky option.
But when opposing rushers actually got past the line of scrimmage, they tended to run a long, long way. North Texas linebackers left something to be desired (to put it kindly) -- at least, UNT linebackers not named Derek Akunne, who was a nice playmaker against the run and pass (and who could have been a serious boom-or-bust guy) -- and the Mean Green ended up giving up more big plays on the ground than they made. Experience should be kind to the defense; five of the top six linemen return, as do four of the top five linebackers. But that really only matters if the experienced players are also talented. Otherwise a little bit of new blood (perhaps from a batch of interesting redshirt freshmen up front?) is a good thing.
[h=4]Linebackers[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Name[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Pos[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]GP[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tackles[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]% of Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TFL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Int[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PBU[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FF[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Zachary Orr[/TD]
[TD]MLB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 223[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]82.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Derek Akunne[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]OLB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 238[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]70.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jeremy Phillips[/TD]
[TD]OLB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]39.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Will Wright[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]OLB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 221[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Chad Polk[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 226[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LaJaylin Smith[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]OLB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 228[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Robert Lewis[/TD]
[TD]MLB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 217[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sed Ellis[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 200[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Secondary[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD]GP[/TD]
[TD]Tackles[/TD]
[TD]% of Team[/TD]
[TD]TFL[/TD]
[TD]Sacks[/TD]
[TD]Int[/TD]
[TD]PBU[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Hilbert Jackson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 187[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]71.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Lairamie Lee[/TD]
[TD]SS[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 189[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]54.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Marcus Trice[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'8, 197[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]**** (5.8)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]51.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Zac Whitfield[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]5'9, 180[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]48.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kenny Buyers[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 174[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Devante Davis[/TD]
[TD]FS[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Zed Evans (Louisville)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]S[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 195[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]David Busby[/TD]
[TD]SS[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 189[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Mike Marshall[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 203[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jamal Marshall[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 193[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Brendan Campbell[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 201[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Xavier Kelly[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 165[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]James Jones[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 170[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]John Schilleci[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 190[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Chad Davis[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 170[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]8. A super-young secondary held up[/h]At the end of the season, half of North Texas' two-deep was filled with freshmen and sophomores, but no unit was younger than the secondary, which really might have also been North Texas' best unit. Oklahoma transfer Marcus Trice was a constant threat near the line of scrimmage, and corners Hilbert Jackson and Zac Whitfield showed reasonably decent ball-hawk capabilities (three picks, 17 passes broken up). In all, this was a pretty undersized unit, which probably didn't help when it came to cleaning up messes against the run, but there was reason for optimism here.
There's really no reason to believe North Texas cannot once again put together a good secondary in 2013; the top five regulars return, and the unit will be supplemented by Louisville transfer Zed Evans (eligible to play immediately), junior college transfer James Jones, and an interesting redshirt freshman, Xavier Kelly. This is the deepest, most interesting unit on the North Texas defense, and considering there are still quite a few pass-happy offenses in Conference USA (despite Houston's departure), that's not a bad thing.
[h=4]Special Teams[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Punter[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Punts[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Avg[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TB[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]FC[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]I20[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]FC/I20
Ratio[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Will Atterberry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]70[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]41.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]68.6%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Kicker[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Avg[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TB[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TB%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Zach Olen[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 228[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]51[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]63.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]49.0%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Place-Kicker[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]PAT[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]FG
(0-39)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pct[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]FG
(40+)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pct[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Zach Olen[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 228[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]28-29[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9-9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]100.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2-7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]28.6%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Zach Paul[/TD]
[TD]5'9, 175[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0-0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0-1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0-0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Returner[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Returns[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Avg.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TD[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Brelan Chancellor[/TD]
[TD]KR[/TD]
[TD]5'9, 183[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jeremy Brown[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]KR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]21.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Brandlin Byrd[/TD]
[TD]KR[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 216[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Brelan Chancellor[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 183[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Category[/TD]
[TD]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Special Teams F/+[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]101[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Net Punting[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]64[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Net Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]42[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Touchback Pct[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]21[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Field Goal Pct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]86[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kick Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]107[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Punt Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]121[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]9. Zach Olen has a cannon[/h]You've got to love the kickers who have bazookas in their shoes and no way to control them. Zach Olen booted half of his kickoffs for touchbacks (a lovely average) and had a leg strong enough that coaches trusted him to attempt seven field goals of 40 yards or more. He missed five of those seven, however. He certainly wasn't the worst piece of this special teams unit -- he wasn't on the dreadful return team, after all -- but he was probably the most entertaining.
[h=4]2013 Schedule & Projection Factors[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="colspan: 3, align: center"]2012 Schedule[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Date[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Opponent[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Proj. Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]31-Aug[/TD]
[TD]Idaho[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]121[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]7-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Ohio[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]83[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]14-Sep[/TD]
[TD]Ball State[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]84[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]21-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Georgia[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]5-Oct[/TD]
[TD]at Tulane[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]111[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]12-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Middle Tennessee[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]98[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]19-Oct[/TD]
[TD]at Louisiana Tech[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]26-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Southern Miss[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]87[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]31-Oct[/TD]
[TD]Rice[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]92[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]9-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]UTEP[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]108[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]23-Nov[/TD]
[TD]UT-San Antonio[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]114[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]30-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Tulsa[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]56[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Five-Year F/+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]114[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Two-Year Recruiting Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]111[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]TO Margin/Adj. TO Margin*[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0 / +1.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TO Luck/Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-0.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Approx. Ret. Starters (Off. / Def.)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]17 (8, 9)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Yds/Pt Margin**[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]+3.8[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]10. Every home game is winnable[/h]As we have quickly come to learn in writing these previews, it's pretty easy to tell that Conference USA has quite a few weak spots. And while North Texas' move to CUSA does represent a step up, it bears mentioning that there are still a lot of winnable games on UNT's schedule, as there are for the other relatively weak CUSA teams we've discussed thus far.
If pretty Apogee Stadium can generate a healthy home-field advantage for the Mean Green, then all six home games are winnable in 2013: Idaho, UTSA, UTEP, Middle Tennessee, Rice, and Ball State are all projected 84th or worse (though I think Ball State is actually a decent amount better than its projection), and North Texas wouldn't have to improve much to go 5-1 at home, steal a road game, and somehow end up bowl-eligible. I said the same thing about UAB, Tulane, and UTSA in recent days, but it's true. If North Texas can shore up its offensive inefficiency a bit and become a little bit less of a sieve against the run, there is a path to a bowl game.
Even if it is accompanied by only marginal improvement in the F/+ rankings, that would obviously represent a clear step forward for McCarney and the Mean Green in Year 3 after a stagnant Year 2.

Dollaz · Jul 17, 2013

UTSA:

[h=3]1. Kids aren't dummies[/h]Two years ago, UTSA had yet to play a football game. The Roadrunners had a coach, a stadium, and some pretty impressive ambition, but everything was on paper. Now, after 22 games -- 12 wins, 10 losses -- here they are in what I called Double-A ball on Monday.
I spoke with UTSA head coach Larry Coker last month, and I asked him just how in the heck you go about building a program with no track record. "The big thing about it is trying to set the culture," he said. "You don't have the older players to lead. Our coaches have to set that culture -- what we expect and how we expect it. Not every player buys in, and you have a lot of turnover for a while."
Coker said he spoke with former South Florida head coach Jim Leavitt, who underwent the same building-from-scratch-and-moving-up-quickly process a decade and a half ago, and he said the same thing.
"Kids aren't dummies," Coker says. "If they see things that work, it makes them more receptive."
That makes it difficult when your program quite literally hasn't won before. That said, things could be going a lot worse for UTSA. Again, in their first 20 games in existence, the Roadrunners have won 12 times. They played eight FBS teams last year and beat four of them. Yes, they were holding their own in the weakest overall FBS conference, the WAC, and yes, their wins came against New Mexico State (123rd out of 124 in the 2012 F/+ rankings), Idaho (120th), South Alabama (118th), and Texas State (99th). Yes, they were 0-4 versus bowl teams (average score: Opponent 46.2, UTSA 20.5). Yes, there was some luck involved (UTSA was 4-0 in one-possession games). And yes, they finished 116th in the F/+ rankings. But they immediately found themselves ahead of the game against teams that, well, had been around for more than two years. Coker has made up some serious ground on the rest of the football-playing world, and at this stage, he doesn't need to worry about that "no older players to lead" thing. A vast majority of last year's squad returns in 2013
[h=4]2012 Schedule & Results[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: center"]Record: 8-4 | Adj. Record: 2-8* | Final F/+ Rk: 116[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Date[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Opponent[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W-L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. W-L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]1-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at South Alabama[/TD]
[TD]33-31[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]28.9 - 36.2[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]8-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Texas A&M-Commerce[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]27-16[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]N/A[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]N/A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]15-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at Georgia State[/TD]
[TD]38-14[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]23.4 - 46.4[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]22-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NW Oklahoma State[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]56-3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]N/A[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]N/A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]29-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at New Mexico State[/TD]
[TD]35-14[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]26.4 - 27.3[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]13-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Rice[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]14-34[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]18.2 - 35.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]20-Oct[/TD]
[TD]San Jose State[/TD]
[TD]24-52[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]35.0 - 29.2[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]27-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Utah State[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]17-48[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]29.3 - 32.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]3-Nov[/TD]
[TD]at Louisiana Tech[/TD]
[TD]27-51[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]24.9 - 30.3[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]10-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]McNeese State[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]31-24[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]17.6 - 54.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]17-Nov[/TD]
[TD]at Idaho[/TD]
[TD]34-27[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]24.6 - 49.0[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]24-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Texas State[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]38-31[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]34.0 - 26.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 703"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Offense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Defense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]29.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]62[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]32.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]96[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Adj. Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]26.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]82[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]36.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]120[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
* The two games versus Division II teams were not counted as part of the Adj. W-L record, nor were they counted in the rankings or the rushing and receiving stats you find below. They were, for all statistical intents and purposes, exhibitions.
[h=3]2. Lots of good, lots of bad[/h]Again, we probably shouldn't think too hard about this. In its provisional FBS season, UTSA ripped off a five-game winning streak to start the season (yes, only two were against FBS teams) and finished with a three-game winning streak. That's impressive. And by all accounts, the offense was perfectly decent. The Roadrunners were held under 24 points twice all season, and Utah State's defense was so good that scoring 17 points against the Aggies was impressive in its own right. Eric Soza is a legitimately solid quarterback, and he had a pretty good junior season.
On the other hand, there was the defense. Against FBS offenses, UTSA allowed a seemingly solid 32.3 points per game; against good FBS offenses, however (Utah State, Louisiana Tech, San Jose State), UTSA allowed 50.3. The Roadrunners desperately needed an athletic advantage for their 4-2-5 defense to take hold, and when they didn't have it, they didn't have a prayer.
[h=4]Offense[/h]<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"></center>[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards/
Game Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]S&P+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Success
Rt. Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]PPP+ Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]OVERALL[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]70[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]109[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]112[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RUSHING[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]73[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]110[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]96[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]111[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]PASSING[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]54[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]88[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]90[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Standard Downs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]118[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]100[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]121[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Passing Downs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]73[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]69[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]75[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Redzone[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]102[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]115[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]84[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q1 Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]96[/TD]
[TD]1st Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]113[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q2 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]109[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2nd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]95[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q3 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]96[/TD]
[TD]3rd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]55[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q4 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]90[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Quarterback[/h]Note: players in bold below are 2013 returnees. Players in italics are questionable with injury/suspension.
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Comp[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Att[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Comp
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]INT[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Att.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Eric Soza[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]6'0, 205[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]166[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]282[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2,085[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]58.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Ryan Polite[/TD]
[TD="align: left"][/TD]
[TD="align: left"][/TD]
[TD="align: left"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]46[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]75[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]604[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]61.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Tucker Carter[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]6'3, 225[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]3. Eric Soza is unique[/h]He is an impressive (and selective) runner, and he is infinitely more prone to throw the ball away instead of throwing picks. Plus, he appeared to raise his game on passing downs. He has started almost every UTSA game -- he missed the SJSU and Utah State games last season -- and his high points in 2012 were ultra high. He was 17-for-24 for 206 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 51 yards against Georgia State, he was 23-for-41 for 314 yards and four touchdowns against Louisiana Tech, and against Idaho, he was 23-for-36 for 232 yards and rushed for 89 yards and three scores.
Oh yeah, and he doesn't take sacks. Like, almost none. His 1.1 percent sack rate was infinitesimal; the stereotypical dual-threat quarterback is more likely to scramble and throw the ball away instead of stepping into the pocket and forcing a throw, and while incompletions are not good, they're better than turnovers and sacks. Soza was one of the FBS' best quarterbacks when it comes to avoiding catastrophic mistakes, and with an experienced supporting cast, there's no reason to expect something different in 2013, though he will be facing a few more decent defenses.
[h=4]Running Back[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rushes[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Hlt Yds/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
POE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]David Glasco II[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 200[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]94[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]410[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-16.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Evans Okotcha[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'9, 215[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]88[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]359[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-15.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Eric Soza[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]QB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 205[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]55[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]339[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]+5.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Brandon Armstrong[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'6, 160[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.0)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]85[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-6.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kam Jones[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]24[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]136[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]+0.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Ryan Polite[/TD]
[TD]QB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]21[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]91[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-0.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CheRod Simpson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 200[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]35[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-3.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Brian Vaughn[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'6, 185[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+2.0[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Receiving Corps[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Targets[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Catches[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Catch Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Target
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]%SD[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Real Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]RYPR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kam Jones[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 190[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]35[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]260[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]54.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]57.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]33.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Earon Holmes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]34[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]18[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]226[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]52.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]67.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]29.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Evans Okotcha[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'9, 215[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]31[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]333[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]74.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]51.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10.9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]43.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Cole Hicks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]24[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]144[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]58.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]18.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Aaron Grubb[/TD]
[TD]SLOT[/TD]
[TD]5'8, 170[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]134[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]43.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]56.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]17.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kenny Bias[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 175[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]22[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]210[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]63.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]27.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Marcellus Mack[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 200[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]22[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]17[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]155[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]77.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]63.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kenny Harrison[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 165[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]17[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]116[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]85.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]45.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]15.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Cole Hubble[/TD]
[TD]TE[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 245[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.1)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]246[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]68.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12.9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]63.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]31.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Brandon Armstrong[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'6, 160[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.0)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]18[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]83[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]66.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]66.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jeremiah Moeller[/TD]
[TD]TE[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 240[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]145[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]66.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]60.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Brandon Freeman[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 170[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]121[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]42.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]42.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]15.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]David Glasco II[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 200[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]71[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]71.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]35.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Josiah Monroe[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SLOT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'6, 170[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]52[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]54.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]63.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Nate Shaw[/TD]
[TD]HB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 250[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]28[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]100.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]80.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Aron Taylor[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 195[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]4. Evans Okotcha: also unique[/h]Soza was also more than willing to dump to his running back to keep the ball moving forward. And when Evans Okotcha was in the backfield, that was a particularly useful option. Okotcha split carries with David Glasco II in 2012 -- they combined for about 15 carries per game -- and saw about three targets (and two catches) per game as well. And in his 119 intended touches (carries and targets), he averaged a lovely 5.8 yards. Okotcha and the other backs and tight ends gave Soza some efficiency options (combined catch rate: 78 percent), which made up for a rather inefficient set of receivers. Players like Kam Jones and Kenny Bias were able to get downfield at times, but the catch rate for the receivers will need to improve. Faster defenses will track down Okotcha and the backfield options better, and at some point, UTSA will need to actually strike downfield.
[h=4]Offensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]81.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.76[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.48[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]38.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]63.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]24.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]361.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.8%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Rank[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]120[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]91[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]113[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]71[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]116[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Career Starts/Honors/Notes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Scott Inskeep[/TD]
[TD]LG[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 300[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD]21 career starts; 2012 2nd All-WAC[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Nate Leonard[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]C[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 290[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]22 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Cody Harris[/TD]
[TD]RG[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 300[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD]20 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Patrick Hoog[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]14 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Josh Walker[/TD]
[TD]LT[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 290[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD]12 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Payton Rion[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 280[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]7 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Zach Hester[/TD]
[TD]RT[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 315[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD]1 career start[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Michael Roberson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 300[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]William Cavanaugh[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 295[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jordan Gray[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 260[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Cody Cole[/TD]
[TD]LG[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 295[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]5. Stockpiling the experience[/h]Soza's own ability to avoid sacks certainly played a large role in UTSA ranking third in the country in Adj. Sack Rate. There is no doubting that. And UTSA's line certainly proved lacking when it comes to opening holes for its backs. Defenders were pretty consistently able to slice through the line and stop backs for losses. Still, you have to like where this line is headed.
Growing pains were expected -- as you see above, the six returning players with starting experience were all sophomores or younger last year -- but the experience is piling up. UTSA enters 2013 with three two-year starters, and barring attrition or injury, it could enter 2014 with three three-year starters. The line is headed in the right direction, and it will get further help from Soza this fall.
[h=4]Defense[/h]<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"></center>[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards/
Game Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]S&P+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Success
Rt. Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]PPP+ Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]OVERALL[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]79[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]122[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]124[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]117[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RUSHING[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]100[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]118[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]71[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]PASSING[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]120[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]123[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]123[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]123[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Standard Downs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]104[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]112[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]96[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Passing Downs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]124[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]124[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]123[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Redzone[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]53[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]75[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]42[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q1 Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]123[/TD]
[TD]1st Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]118[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q2 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]86[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2nd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]92[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q3 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]119[/TD]
[TD]3rd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]124[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q4 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]110[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]6. The Roadrunners needed an athletic edge ... badly[/h]Coker brought on small school veteran Neal Nethery to install his intended 4-2-5 defense two years ago; the move made sense considering the defense's emphasis on speed (and the emphasis on passing among so many Sun Belt and Conference USA teams). But we'll just politely say the installation is still in process. UTSA had the worst passing downs defense in the country, generating a mediocre pass rush and offering no resistance whatsoever in the secondary. UTSA was able to swarm to ball-carriers and limit big plays on the ground for the most part, but the Roadrunners were simply unable to get off the field when they created opportunities to do so.
They were also unable to do any damage whatsoever if they didn't have a speed advantage. Their defensive Covariance -- a measure intended to figure out who played their best games against good competition and who played their best against their worst opponents -- was on the far "Best Against Worst" end. They allowed just 167 yards to NW Oklahoma State, 209 to Texas A&M-Commerce, 307 to Georgia State, 308 to South Alabama, and 350 to New Mexico State. Not bad. They picked off nine passes in those games and allowed an average of 61.2 rushing yards per game against those teams. But then the real games started. UTSA allowed 483 yards to Rice, 522 to Utah State and 537 to Louisiana Tech, picking off just four passes the rest of the way. Facing real opponents didn't treat the Roadrunners very well.
In theory, experience could help with that. Becoming more aware and adept in your roles with this unique defense could help, especially in the passing game. But one has to question the overall talent level of the defense; lord knows Coker and his staff did: They brought in 10 defensive backs in their 2013 recruiting class.
[h=4]Defensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]93.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.64[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.95[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]37.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]73.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]16.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]66.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.0%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Rank[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]87[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]22[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]120[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]48[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]94[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]101[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]110[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]100[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]90[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Name[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Pos[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]GP[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tackles[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]% of Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TFL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Int[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PBU[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FF[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Cody Rogers[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 245[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]24.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Franky Anaya[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]24.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Richard Burge[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 280[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Will Ritter[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 235[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]18.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jarron Harris[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 245[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Ashaad Mabry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 315[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Ferrington Macon[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 295[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Dan Winter[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jason Neill[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 270[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Lekenwic Haynes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]John Roper[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]5'9, 195[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Robert Singletary[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 250[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Brendon Brinkmann[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'7, 255[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Codie Brooks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 260[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Justyn Eddins[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 240[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Brian Price[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 315[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]7. Falling victim to the counterpunch[/h]You'll rarely see a team so good agains the run on standard downs (22nd in Standard Downs line yards per carry) and so awful on passing downs (120th). Knowing what we know about the pass defense, that tells me UTSA felt the need to over-pursue on passing downs, desperately trying to get to the quarterback before he could pick them apart. That leaves you vulnerable to both draw plays and quarterback scrambles, and the numbers suggest that this decimated the Roadrunners. They couldn't even get away with a bend-don't-break approach to pass defense, and aggression hurt them just as much. With the top three ends returning, along with three of the top four tackles, the experience level should help, as should the addition of two junior college transfers, including enormous tackle Brian Price. I don't know how good this line will be, but it should at least improve slightly from last year, and a little help from an improved secondary couldn't hurt.
[h=4]Linebackers[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD]GP[/TD]
[TD]Tackles[/TD]
[TD]% of Team[/TD]
[TD]TFL[/TD]
[TD]Sacks[/TD]
[TD]Int[/TD]
[TD]PBU[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Brandon Reeves[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]MIKE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]64.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Steven Kurfehs[/TD]
[TD]HAWK[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 230[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]56.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Blake Terry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]MIKE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 230[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]49.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Drew Douglas[/TD]
[TD]MIKE[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 230[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Dalton Miller[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 220[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jens Jeters[/TD]
[TD]HAWK[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 245[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Brandon Guerrero[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]MIKE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 235[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kenneth O'Neal[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 212[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Secondary[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Name[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Pos[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]GP[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tackles[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]% of Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TFL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Int[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PBU[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FF[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Triston Wade[/TD]
[TD]FS[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 165[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]59.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Nic Johnston[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 200[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]59.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Darrien Starling[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]5'9, 195[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]30.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Erik Brown[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]30.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Brian King[/TD]
[TD]ROV[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 190[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Mauricio Sanchez[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]ROV[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 195[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]24.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Cody Berry[/TD]
[TD]ROV[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 205[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Crosby Adams[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 180[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Charles Wort[/TD]
[TD]SS[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 205[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Bennett Okotcha[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 195[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Tevin Broussard[/TD]
[TD]FS[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 190[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Andre Brown[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 175[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Trevor Baker[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 185[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kevin Adams[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 185[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Aneas Hendricks[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 168[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jarveon Williams[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 185[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]8. A blood transfusion in the secondary[/h]A full 40 percent of Coker's 2013 recruiting class will the defensive backfield this fall. Coker signed four junior college transfers, including three-star safety Tevin Broussard. Oklahoma transfer Bennett Okotcha also enters the mix. UTSA's roster now features five former three-star recruits, and four live in the secondary.
None of this guarantees improvement, mind you. But it does point to the simple fact that UTSA knew what its biggest weakness was last year and took drastic steps to improve it. If players like Broussard and Okotcha can make an immediate impact alongside players like safeties Triston Wade and Nic Johnston, and if the remaining recruits can offer somelevel of depth at cornerback -- UTSA just had none whatsoever last year -- then improvement should follow. And if that leads to less desperation up front, then the overall defense could improve by quite a few spots in the rankings. It can't really go any lower.
[h=3]9. Triston Wade is a keeper[/h]Despite the secondary's general incompetence, Wade still earned second-team all-WAC honors in 2012, and not only because he logged a lot of tackles. Tackle totals can fool you sometimes -- you cannot immediately tell whether those tackles were of the play-making variety or of the "my defense sucks, and somebody has to bring the guy down" variety -- but Wade showed solid play-making ability, defensing 11 passes (four picks, seven passes broken up) and forcing four fumbles. Nic Johnston wasn't so bad himself. Again, the biggest issue was at cornerback, where Okotcha could help immensely if he is ready to roll.
[h=4]Special Teams[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Punter[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Punts[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Avg[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TB[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]FC[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]I20[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]FC/I20
Ratio[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Josh Ward[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 220[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]28[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]33.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]39.3%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kristian Stern[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 185[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]39.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]43.5%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Kicker[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TB%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Josh Ward[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 220[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]29[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]58.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]27.6%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sean Ianno[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 205[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]22[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]61.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]31.8%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Place-Kicker[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]PAT[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]FG
(0-39)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pct[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]FG
(40+)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pct[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sean Ianno[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 205[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]21-21[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7-8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]87.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3-5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]60.0%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kristian Stern[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 185[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]24-24[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4-5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]80.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1-1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]100.0%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Returner[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Returns[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Avg.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TD[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kenny Harrison[/TD]
[TD]KR[/TD]
[TD]5'9, 165[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Brandon Armstrong[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]KR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'6, 160[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]16.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Charles Wort[/TD]
[TD]KR[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 205[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kenny Harrison[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 165[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]17.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Category[/TD]
[TD]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Special Teams F/+[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]57[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Net Punting[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]122[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Net Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]93[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Touchback Pct[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]84[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Field Goal Pct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]42[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kick Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]111[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Punt Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]29[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]2013 Schedule & Projection Factors[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="colspan: 3, align: center"]2012 Schedule[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Date[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Opponent[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Proj. Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]31-Aug[/TD]
[TD]at New Mexico[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]122[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]7-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Oklahoma State[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]14-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at Arizona[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]30[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]21-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at UTEP[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]108[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]28-Sep[/TD]
[TD]Houston[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]57[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Marshall[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]79[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]12-Oct[/TD]
[TD]Rice[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]92[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]26-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]UAB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]105[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]2-Nov[/TD]
[TD]at Tulsa[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]56[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]9-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tulane[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]111[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]23-Nov[/TD]
[TD]at North Texas[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]112[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]30-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Louisiana Tech[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]89[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Five-Year F/+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]116[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Two-Year Recruiting Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]120[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]TO Margin/Adj. TO Margin*[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+12 / +9.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TO Luck/Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]+1.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Approx. Ret. Starters (Off. / Def.)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19 (10, 9)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Yds/Pt Margin**[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]+0.6[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]10. This is quite a jump[/h]UTSA has played eight FBS opponents in its history. In 2013, the Roadrunners will play 12, including seven projected in the Top 92 of the preseason F/+ rankings and four in the Top 60. Coker's team is almost guaranteed to improve -- teams that return 19 starters almost have no choice, especially considering what returns from the two-deep -- and with home games versus Rice, UAB and Tulane and winnable trips to New Mexico, UTEP, and North Texas, the win total could remain reasonably nice. But the defense probably hasn't sealed all of its cracks, and the receiving corps probably still won't be able to help out Eric Soza as much as he needs it to. UTSA is a work in progress, but of course it is. The Roadrunners are going to struggle in 2013, but they are ahead of schedule, and they should be able to hold their own for at least a good portion of the season.

Dollaz · Jul 17, 2013

Tulane:

[h=3]1. Be better than you were before[/h]It sounds like the advice of a Self-Help guru on a Lifetime movie, but when you take on a job like Tulane -- when you willingly agree to coach a team that, in the seven years before you arrived, ranked 101st, 102nd, 99th, 113th, 115th, 106th and 114th in the F/+ rankings -- you need to set pretty simple goals.
And if the goal was simply to be better in 2012 than they were in 2011, then the Green Wave succeeded in Curtis Johnson's first year in charge. You had to squint to find the improvement (Tulane moved from 113th in Off. F/+ to 112th, stayed at 102nd in Def. F/+, and improved from 110th to 48th in Special Teams F/+), but it was there if you looked for it, especially when quarterback Ryan Griffin was healthy. (When he wasn't? Hoo boy, did things fall apart.)
Plus, Johnson brought in a few pretty highly-touted pieces in his first two recruiting classes, and Tulane got an invitation to move from Conference USA to Whatever We'll Be Calling The Big East Soon. Granted, Johnson needs a lot more pieces. And granted, the invitation of Tulane to the Big East is apparently the step that made the Catholic 7 officially decide to break apart from its football-playing members. But still, if you're a Tulane fan, you have slightly more reason to see hope in the future than you did this time last year. And for now, that simply has to be considered enough.
<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"></center>[h=4]2012 Schedule & Results[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: center"]Record: 2-10 | Adj. Record: 2-10 | Final F/+ Rk: 111[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Date[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Opponent[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W-L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. W-L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]1-Sep[/TD]
[TD]Rutgers[/TD]
[TD]12-24[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]21.9 - 32.0[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]8-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Tulsa[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]10-45[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]10.3 - 42.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]22-Sep[/TD]
[TD]Ole Miss[/TD]
[TD]0-39[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]4.7 - 32.5[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]29-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]UL-Monroe[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]10-63[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]1.6 - 42.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]6-Oct[/TD]
[TD]at UL-Lafayette[/TD]
[TD]13-41[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]10.3 - 25.2[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]13-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SMU[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]27-26[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]36.0 - 32.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]20-Oct[/TD]
[TD]at UTEP[/TD]
[TD]20-24[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]30.9 - 36.1[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]27-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]UAB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]55-45[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]41.5 - 42.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]3-Nov[/TD]
[TD]Rice[/TD]
[TD]47-49[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]34.2 - 31.0[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]10-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Memphis[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]23-37[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]21.2 - 37.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]17-Nov[/TD]
[TD]East Carolina[/TD]
[TD]23-28[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]13.2 - 28.9[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]24-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Houston[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]17-40[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]17.6 - 33.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 703"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Offense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Defense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]21.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]99[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]38.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]118[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Adj. Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]20.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]118[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]34.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]111[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]2. Tulane's offense was decent with Ryan Griffin[/h]It is difficult to know what will happen when a starting quarterback gets hurt. Some schools are equipped with multiple quarterbacks of pretty similar talent and can replace a starter reasonably effectively. Some have backups with decent, divergent skill sets that force an opponent to account for a different style of ball, which offers a temporary scouting advantage for the team with the injured QB. And some teams ... just don't have a backup quarterback.
When Ryan Griffin was healthy last season, Tulane's offense was downright decent. Not amazing, but not bad. Griffin completed 62 percent of his passes, threw 20 touchdown passes and posted some gaudy totals against bad defenses -- 466 yards and five touchdowns versus UAB, 476 and four versus Rice, 363 and two versus UTEP. But at near the beginning of the season, as Tulane was still growing accustomed to its new offense, Griffin went down with a shoulder injury in the second quarter of the Tulsa game and missed most of four games. When he was out, Tulane's offense was one of the worst that the FBS level has ever seen.
Adj. Points Per Game with Ryan Griffin (8 games): 27.1 Adj. PPG
Adj. Points Per Game without Griffin (4 games): 6.7 Adj. PPG
True freshman Devin Powell finished the Tulsa game, going a reasonably decent 8-for-16 for 110 yards and a touchdown. He started against Ole Miss but injured his toe and completed just 22 of 41 passes for 145 yards and three picks. Next up: D.J. Ponder, known more for his prowess as a closer (2.53 ERA, 13 saves for the Tulane baseball team). He completed 35 of 83 passes (a dreadful 42 percent completion rate) for 333 yards and five picks in blowout losses to UL-Monroe and UL-Lafayette. These two former directional schools with a lower conference standing than Tulane outscored the Green Wave, 104-23.
And then Griffin came back, started completing passes to the right team, and Tulane knocked off SMU and UAB and barely lost to UTEP, Rice and East Carolina.
The good news: There were signs that this offense could be interesting if captained by a decent quarterback.
The bad news: Griffin was a senior. He will be plying his trade, probably, as a backup in the NFL next year.
[h=4]Offense[/h]<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"></center>[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards/
Game Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]S&P+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Success
Rt. Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]PPP+ Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]OVERALL[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]112[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]105[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]115[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]97[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RUSHING[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]123[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]124[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]118[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]124[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]PASSING[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]33[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]87[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]98[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]83[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Standard Downs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]100[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]114[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]94[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Passing Downs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]96[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]100[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Redzone[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]116[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]116[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]116[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q1 Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]110[/TD]
[TD]1st Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]119[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q2 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]123[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2nd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]120[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q3 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]93[/TD]
[TD]3rd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]86[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q4 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]119[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Quarterback[/h]Note: players in bold below are 2013 returnees. Players in italics are questionable with injury/suspension.
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Comp[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Att[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Comp
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]INT[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Att.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Ryan Griffin[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]245[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]394[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2,771[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]62.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]21[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]D.J. Ponder[/TD]
[TD="align: left"][/TD]
[TD="align: left"][/TD]
[TD="align: left"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]35[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]83[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]333[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]42.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Devin Powell[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]6'3, 215[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]30[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]57[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]255[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]52.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Nick Montana[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]6'3, 215[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]3. Hello, Nick Montana[/h]Both Griffin (bad) and Ponder (good) are gone, and this spring saw a pretty impressive battle between Powell, who received a medical redshirt after barely playing last year, and a name you probably recognize: Nick Montana. Montana was last seen backing up Keith Price at Washington; he completed 20 of 36 passes for 152 yards, three touchdowns and a pick while subbing in for an injured Price in 2011, then transferred at the end of the season. He and Powell finished the spring as Co-No. 1s on the post-spring depth chart (PDF). Regardless of who wins the job, one has to assume there will be general competence. Montana showed it in Seattle, and Powell looked perfectly decent against Tulsa before his trainwreck against Ole Miss. It's a shame that we only got to see Griffin run Johnson's offense for one year, but the drop-off at the quarterback position shouldn't be as dramatic as last year's numbers might make one assume.
[h=4]Running Back[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rushes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Hlt Yds/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
POE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Orleans Darkwa[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 210[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]82[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]247[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-19.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rob Kelley[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 225[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]81[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]286[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-14.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Danté Butler[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 208[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]40[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]157[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-4.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Josh Rounds[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]34[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-5.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Ryan Griffin[/TD]
[TD]QB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]27[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-3.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Devin Powell[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]QB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 215[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-2.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Lazedrick Thompson[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 206[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sherman Badle[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Receiving Corps[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Targets[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Catches[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Catch Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Target
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]%SD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Real Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]RYPR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Ryan Grant[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR-Z[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]129[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]76[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1149[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]58.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]25.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]52.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]138.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Rob Kelley[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 225[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]60[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]46[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]340[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]76.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]65.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]41.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Xavier Rush[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR-X[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 194[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]58[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]43[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]520[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]74.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]46.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]62.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Justyn Shackleford[/TD]
[TD]WR-X[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 171[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]54[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]28[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]431[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]51.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]48.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]52.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Marc Edwards[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 172[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]48[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]264[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]47.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]60.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]31.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Wilson Van Hooser[/TD]
[TD]WR-Z[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 192[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]27[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]233[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]40.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]59.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]28.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Danté Butler[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 208[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]17[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]74[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]73.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]52.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Orleans Darkwa[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 210[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]78[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]78.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]47.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Derrick Strozier[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'8, 183[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.1)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]60[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]57.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]47.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Josh Rounds[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 190[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]78[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]77.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]77.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Matt Marfisi[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'6, 250[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]17[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]47.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]52.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Sydie London[/TD]
[TD]TE[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 234[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]38[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]42.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]57.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Brent Comardelle[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 192[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]53[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]40.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]60.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Evan Tatford[/TD]
[TD]TE[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]85.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]100.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Stephen Barnett[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]33.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-1.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-2.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-0.6[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]4. Ryan Grant is a keeper[/h]Curtis Johnson was the receivers coach for the New Orleans Saints for six seasons and was a college receivers coach at Idaho, San Diego State, SMU, California and Miami before that. Offensive coordinator Eric Price was his father Mike's coordinator at UTEP for four years and has "receivers coach" on his resume as well. So it kind of goes without saying that they want to throw the ball as much as humanly possible.
That's good in a couple of different ways: First, it allows them to somewhat ignore the fact that the run personnel is pretty awful. Tulane's offensive line couldn't open running lanes to save its life, and Green Wave running backs weren't very good at taking advantage of the holes that did exist. But in a reasonably pro-style, quick-passing attack, Tulane was able to take advantage of half-decent pass protection, Griffin's arm, and Ryan Grant's receiving ability.
Grant was not the most efficient weapon in the world, but he was one of the nation's better deep threats, averaging enough yards per catch (15.1) to offset a sub-60 percent catch rate. Toss in intriguing junior Xavier Rush (the high-efficiency, low-explosiveness complement to Grant), some nice catching capabilities from the running backs, and the simple fact that nearly everybody returns from last year's receiving corps, and you've got a pretty solid unit here. It would help to get something, anything, from the run game, but ... baby steps. If there is competence at the quarterback position, Tulane should once again pass for a pretty high volume.
[h=4]Offensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]80.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.61[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]25.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]64.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]24.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]110.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.6%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Rank[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]121[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]105[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]124[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]124[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]87[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]115[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]52[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]54[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]48[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Career Starts/Honors/Notes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Eric Jones[/TD]
[TD]RT[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]35 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Zach Morgan[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]C[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 300[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]28 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Sean Donnelly[/TD]
[TD]LT[/TD]
[TD]6'8, 311[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD]12 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adam Skidmore[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'6, 300[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.1)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]12 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Mike Henry[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 290[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD]12 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rio Mares[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 302[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]11 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Alex Paul[/TD]
[TD]LG[/TD]
[TD]6'6, 326[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD]1 career start[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Todd Jacquet[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 282[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Nate Skold[/TD]
[TD]RG[/TD]
[TD]6'6, 290[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Arturo Uzdavinis[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'6, 288[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Bob Bradley[/TD]
[TD]LG[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 272[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Preston Paine[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]C[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 257[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Nathan Shienle[/TD]
[TD]LG[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 313[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Colton Hanson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 304[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kenneth Santa Marina[/TD]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]6'7, 330[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.7)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Chris Taylor[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]OL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 305[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]5. Experience on experience[/h]Tulane had the worst line in the country when it comes to creating opportunities for its backs (Opportunity Rate) and one of the worst when it came to blocking on run-friendly downs (Standard Downs Line Yards Per Carry) and avoiding tackles for loss on the ground (Stuff Rate). With a bit more competence, perhaps Johnson and Price would be willing to call for a few more handoffs. And if experience cures incompetence to some degree, one could expect improvement here in 2013. Three-year starting tackle Eric Jones is gone, but everybody else returns on a line that introduces two reasonably highly-touted redshirt freshmen and two very highly-touted true freshmen. WIth only two projected senior starters (Morgan and Mares) and youth on the left side (Jacquet and Shienle could end up starting), this could turn into a downright solid line by 2014. So there's that.
[h=4]Defense[/h]<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"></center>[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Game Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]S&P+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Success
Rt. Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]PPP+ Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]OVERALL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]117[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]113[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]112[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]113[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]RUSHING[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]116[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]113[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]107[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]114[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PASSING[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]98[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]114[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]107[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]117[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Standard Downs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]116[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]106[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]112[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Passing Downs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]109[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]111[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]109[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Redzone[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]112[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]102[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]109[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q1 Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]109[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]1st Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]105[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q2 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]110[/TD]
[TD]2nd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]119[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q3 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]121[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]3rd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]103[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q4 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]84[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Defensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Team[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]90.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.19[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.28[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]43.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]68.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]90.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.4%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rank[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]106[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]97[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]66[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]115[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]74[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]69[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]79[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]49[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]100[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD]GP[/TD]
[TD]Tackles[/TD]
[TD]% of Team[/TD]
[TD]TFL[/TD]
[TD]Sacks[/TD]
[TD]Int[/TD]
[TD]PBU[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Austen Jacks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]33.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kenny Welcome[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 290[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Julius Warmsley[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 271[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]19.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Andre Robinson[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 235[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Royce LaFrance[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 239[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]16.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Corey Redwine[/TD]
[TD]NT[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 294[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Calvin Thomas[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 279[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]15.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Aaron Bryant[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 249[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Wendell Beckwith[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 225[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kerchal Byrd[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 224[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Devin Williams[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 250[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Chris Davenport[/TD]
[TD]NT[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 330[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]***** (6.1)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tanzel Smart[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 290[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]6. All-or-nothing on the line[/h]Tulane's defensive line was pretty decent at generating pass pressure on standard downs and getting into the backfield against the run. It also got sliced up a ton by opponents' run blocking and gave quarterbacks too much time on passing downs. There were some notable strengths here, but not nearly enough of them. Still, this was probably the most impressive (relatively speaking) piece of an incredibly unimpressive Tulane defense. And despite the loss of end Austen Jacks, it could potentially expect improvement in 2013 thanks to maturity and, in part, one specific addition.
[h=3]7. A giant (literally) addition[/h]Chris Davenport was a five-star signee for LSU in the 2009 recruiting class, the No. 25 overall senior in the country. He is ridiculously big and athletic; he also never really found a spot in the trenches for LSU, on either side of the ball. One shouldn't expect Davenport to suddenly become the blue-chipper he was supposed to be, but it is certainly reasonable to expect him to hold his own on the depth chart (he was listed as a co-starter at nose tackle, with Corey Redwine, at the end of spring, which isn't bad considering he didn't transfer to Tulane until January) and improve Tulane's overall level of play at tackle. If he can simply occupy blockers and free up linebackers to make tackles. Tulane's Opportunity Rate should improve quite a bit. That shouldn't be too much to ask.
[h=4]Linebackers[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD]GP[/TD]
[TD]Tackles[/TD]
[TD]% of Team[/TD]
[TD]TFL[/TD]
[TD]Sacks[/TD]
[TD]Int[/TD]
[TD]PBU[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Zach Davis[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]MLB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 214[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]64.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Darryl Farley[/TD]
[TD]SLB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]48.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Matthew Bailey[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SLB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 203[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]28.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Dominique Robertson[/TD]
[TD]MLB[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 191[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]27.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kyle Davis[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WLB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 204[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]22.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Logan Hamilton[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 216[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]17.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Cameron DeJean[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SLB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 210[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Taylor Bullock[/TD]
[TD]WLB[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 231[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Edward Williams[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 230[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.7)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Secondary[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD]GP[/TD]
[TD]Tackles[/TD]
[TD]% of Team[/TD]
[TD]TFL[/TD]
[TD]Sacks[/TD]
[TD]Int[/TD]
[TD]PBU[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Darion Monroe[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]**** (5.8)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]79.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Ryan Travis[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]43.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Shakiel Smith[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]43.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Lorenzo Doss[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 168[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]38.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jordan Batiste[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'8, 169[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]36.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Sam Scofield[/TD]
[TD]SS[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 183[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Devon Walker[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]S[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Alex Lauricella[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Brandon LeBeau[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 198[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Richard Carthon[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]5'7, 196[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Renaldo Thomas[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]S[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 204[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Derrick Strozier[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]5'8, 183[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.1)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L.J. Parker[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 183[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jordan Sullen[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 197[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]8. The secondary should come around eventually[/h]Three of Tulane's more impressive recent recruits got a lot more playing time than they were probably ready for in 2012; four-star signee Darion Monroe was asked to almost immediately captain the secondary, while three-star corners Lorenzo Doss and Jordan Batiste were thrown into the deep end as well. Doss and Batiste had their moments -- they combined for six interceptions and 10 passes broken up -- but a cursory glance at Tulane's pass defense rankings suggests there is a long way to go here, especially considering Tulane ranked 114th in Passing S&P+ despite a decent pass rush. There are no five-star transfers ready to plump up this unit's capabilities, and the secondary does have to deal with the loss of three of its top seven players, four of eight if you count Kyle Davis, who is now at linebacker. But last year's struggles could pay off at some point if Monroe, Doss and Batiste indeed have the potential the recruiting services said they do.
(By the way, Devon Walker is doing pretty well, all things considered.)
[h=4]Special Teams[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Punter[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Punts[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FC[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]I20[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FC/I20
Ratio[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Peter Picerelli[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 190[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]68[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]41.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]42.6%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jonathan Ginsburgh[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 204[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]43.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]33.3%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Kicker[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Avg[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TB[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TB%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Cairo Santos[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'8, 160[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]55[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]64.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]31[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]56.4%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Ryan Rome[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]60[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Place-Kicker[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]PAT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FG
(0-39)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FG
(40+)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pct[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Cairo Santos[/TD]
[TD]5'8, 160[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26-27[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9-9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]100.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12-12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]100.0%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Returner[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Returns[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Avg.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TD[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Josh Rounds[/TD]
[TD]KR[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 190[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Richard Carthon[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]KR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'7, 196[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]20.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Dante Butler[/TD]
[TD]KR[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 208[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Derrick Strozier[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'8, 183[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Category[/TD]
[TD]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Special Teams F/+[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]48[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Net Punting[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]44[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Net Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Touchback Pct[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Field Goal Pct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kick Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]102[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Punt Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]26[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]9. Cairo Santos is awesome[/h]One thing Tulane didn't have to worry about in 2012: place-kicking. If the Green Wave offense was able to maneuver its way inside the opponent's 30, it was probably getting points out of the trip thanks to Cairo Santos. Santos has had an odd career to date; he made 13 of 16 field goals as a freshman, made just 11 of 18 as a sophomore, and didn't miss a single field goal last year. He knocked in an absurd 12 of 12 kicks from more than 40 yards, even bombing in a 57-yarder at some point. Kickers are weird -- for all we know, Santos has some allergy to odd-numbered years -- but between Santos (who is also a hell of a kickoffs guy, to no one's surprise), punter Peter Picerelli, and a decent punt return man in Derrick Strozier, special teams should be a Tulane strength for the second straight year.
[h=4]2013 Schedule & Projection Factors[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="colspan: 3, align: center"]2012 Schedule[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Date[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Opponent[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Proj. Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]31-Aug[/TD]
[TD]Jackson State[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]NR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]7-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]South Alabama[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]119[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]14-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at Louisiana Tech[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]21-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Syracuse[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]55[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]28-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at UL-Monroe[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]86[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]North Texas[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]112[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]12-Oct[/TD]
[TD]East Carolina[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]81[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]26-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tulsa[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]56[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]2-Nov[/TD]
[TD]at Florida Atlantic[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]116[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]9-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at UT-San Antonio[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]114[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]23-Nov[/TD]
[TD]UTEP[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]108[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]30-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Rice[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]92[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Five-Year F/+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]118[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Two-Year Recruiting Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]78[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]TO Margin/Adj. TO Margin*[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-9 / -5.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TO Luck/Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-1.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Approx. Ret. Starters (Off. / Def.)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]17 (9, 8)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Yds/Pt Margin**[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]+2.4[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]10. Wins are available[/h]Tulane returns a load of experience, welcomes some three- (and five-) star guys to the fold, and might end up with a competent quarterback despite Ryan Griffin's departure. How much improvement do you figure that's worth? Because if the Green Wave can just improve to the No. 95-100 range in the F/+ rankings, they could pull off a bowl bid.
No, seriously. Look at the schedule. Tulane plays five teams projected at 108th or worse in 2013, plus Jackson State, plus four more teams projected no better than 81st. Granted, of the nine weaker FBS teams on the schedule, Tulane only gets four at home, but this is a schedule custom-made for a decent win total. The goal probably shouldn't be six wins -- it's hard to justify that with this defense, if nothing else -- but this team has won just four games in two years and hasn't won more than four in a season since 2004. Again, it's all about doing better next year than you did last year. Tulane should be able to pull that off again in 2013.

Dollaz · Jul 17, 2013

Marshall:

[h=3]1. Posting up[/h]Following the 2012 college football season, Conference USA lost Houston, Memphis, SMU, and UCF to the new American Athletic Conference, also known as the old Big East. In 2014, the conference will lose East Carolina, Tulane, and Tulsa. As compensation, C-USA raided the Sun Belt for FAU, FIU, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, and (in 2014) Western Kentucky; it also got creative in bringing on Charlotte, Old Dominion, and UTSA, mostly unestablished football programs, with an eye toward the future.
One can see these moves working out reasonably well for the conference long-term. C-USA could establish mid-major footholds (whatever that's actually worth to you) in or near Miami (FAU and FIU), Dallas (UNT), San Antonio (UTSA), Charlotte, Norfolk/Richmond (ODU), and Nashville (MTSU). From a 20,000-foot view, these moves make relative sense.
In the short-term, however, realignment will shortly have siphoned away most of C-USA's established football quality. In fact, teams that have won 13.5 of C-USA's 17 conference football championships will no longer be a part of the conference beginning in 2014. Only Southern Miss (co-title with Houston in 1996, outright in 1999, 2003, and 2011) will remain.
Aside from perhaps Southern Miss again, what current and future C-USA program is most likely to take advantage of this watered down league? To answer that, we should probably check up on what's happening in Huntington, West Virginia.
[h=3]2. Doc Holliday is persuasive[/h]In three years as Marshall's head coach, Doc Holliday, a former ace recruiter at N.C. State, Florida, and West Virginia, has proven to be ... an ace recruiter. Marshall's two-year recruiting ranking of 65th places the Thundering Herd ahead of Duke (67th), Boise State (68th), Georgia Tech (69th), BYU (70th), Syracuse (72nd), UConn (73rd), Boston College (76th), and UCF (80th), among others. When combined with transfers he has brought in, Holliday has compiled a roster with nearly as many three- and four-star recruits as the rest of C-USA combined.

Thus far, this influx of (perceived) talent has not made much of a difference on the field. In his fianl four seasons at Marshall (2006-09), former coach Mark Snyder averaged 4.8 wins per year. In three seasons, Holliday has averaged 5.7. Marshall eked out bowl eligibility with five one-possession wins in 2011, then upset future conference mate FIU in the Beef O'Brady's Bowl, but the Herd fell back to 5-7 in 2012.

In terms of F/+ rankings, there has certainly been improvement in the last couple of years. After first-year regression to 102nd in the country, Marshall improved to 84th in 2011 and 82nd in 2012. But at some point, results need to match recruiting. With 15 starters returning from a squad that broke through on offense and regressed on defense, Holliday could begin to put the pieces together in 2013. Or at least, he should.
<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">

</center>[h=4]2012 Schedule & Results[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: center"]Record: 5-7 | Adj. Record: 6-6 | Final F/+ Rk: 82[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Date[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Opponent[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W-L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. W-L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]1-Sep[/TD]
[TD]West Virginia[/TD]
[TD]34-69[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]21.3 - 48.0[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]8-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Western Carolina[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]52-24[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]25.7 - 43.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]15-Sep[/TD]
[TD]Ohio[/TD]
[TD]24-27[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]30.3 - 21.3[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]22-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Rice[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]54-51[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]36.3 - 37.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]29-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at Purdue[/TD]
[TD]41-51[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]31.8 - 24.9[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tulsa[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]38-45[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]38.8 - 27.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]20-Oct[/TD]
[TD]at Southern Miss[/TD]
[TD]59-24[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]37.3 - 26.3[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]27-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Central Florida[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]17-54[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]17.3 - 43.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]3-Nov[/TD]
[TD]Memphis[/TD]
[TD]38-28[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]36.0 - 28.6[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]10-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at UAB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]31-38[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]17.9 - 29.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]17-Nov[/TD]
[TD]Houston[/TD]
[TD]44-41[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]33.5 - 28.1[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]23-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at East Carolina[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]59-65[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]37.0 - 40.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 703"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Offense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Defense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]40.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]43.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]123[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Adj. Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]30.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]51[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]33.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]104[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]3. Either solid or terrible, no in between[/h]Marshall spent most of the 2012 season playing relatively well, but a few ill-timed eggs skewed its averages a decent amount.
Adj. Points Per Game (WVU, WCU, UCF games): Opponent 44.9, Marshall 21.4 (minus-23.5)
Adj. Points Per Game (other 9 games): Marshall 33.2, Opponent 29.4 (plus-3.8)
These eggs weren't the primary cause for the Thundering Herd's poor record -- even playing well, the odds were decent that they might lose to solid WVU and UCF teams, and they still were going to beat Western Carolina no matter what -- but typically these types of random lapses signify youth and inexperience, of which Marshall still had plenty in 2012. A combination of inexperience and bad luck (regression toward the mean, perhaps) probably also contributed to Marshall's 2-4 record in one-possession games. Go 4-2, and you're bowling for the second straight year.

Regardless, aside from these three games, Marshall WAS a solid, competitive team. With more experience comes, in theory, more consistency.
[h=4]Offense[/h]<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">

</center>[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards/
Game Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]S&P+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Success
Rt. Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]PPP+ Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]OVERALL[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]64[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]59[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]71[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RUSHING[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]55[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]85[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]102[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]72[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]PASSING[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]57[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]31[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]80[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Standard Downs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]82[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]70[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]91[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Passing Downs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]42[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]45[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]44[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Redzone[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]50[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]55[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]49[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q1 Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]101[/TD]
[TD]1st Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]100[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q2 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]56[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2nd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]62[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q3 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]53[/TD]
[TD]3rd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]22[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q4 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]69[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]4. A surge without the handcuffs[/h]As the 2012 season approached, offensive coordinator Bill Legg spoke giddily about "taking the handcuffs off" of the offense. The 2012 offense was experienced enough that, in his third year in charge of the Marshall offense, Legg was finally going to be able to do what he wanted.

The difference was obvious and immediate. After ranking 107th in Off. F/+ in 2010 and 98th in 2011, Marshall surged to 31st last fall. Quarterback Rakeem Cato completed 70 percent of his passes and threw for nearly 40 touchdowns, three receivers were targeted at least seven times per game, and another nine were targeted at least once per game. Marshall operated at the fastest pace in the country, turning decent per-play averages into monstrous per-game totals and wearing opposing defenses down. The Thundering Herd tended to start slowly (101st in Q1 S&P+) but found a nice rhythm after the opening minutes (56th, 53rd, and 69th in Q2-Q4 S&P+, respectively).

Marshall probably shouldn't expect another such surge in 2013, simply because another surge of that magnitude isn't possible. But decent improvement could follow the return of Cato, leading receiver Tommy Shuler, the top three running backs, and a whopping eight linemen with starting experience. Of course, the experienced players will have to fend off some interesting young guys, as well.
[h=4]Quarterback[/h]Note: players in bold below are 2013 returnees. Players in italics are questionable with injury/suspension.
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Comp[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Att[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Comp
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]INT[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Att.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Rakeem Cato[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]6'0, 184[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]406[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]584[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4,201[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]69.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]37[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]26[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Blake Frohnapfel[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]6'6, 230[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]So.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]180[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]78.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Gunnar Holcombe[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]6'3, 187[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Running Back[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rushes[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Hlt Yds/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
POE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kevin Grooms[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 168[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.7)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]121[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]737[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]+15.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Steward Butler[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'9, 173[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]101[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]500[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Remi Watson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 198[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]79[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]380[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-3.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Essray Taliaferro[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'7, 184[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]58[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]251[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-5.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Travon Van[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]39[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]93[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-9.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Rakeem Cato[/TD]
[TD]QB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 184[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]31[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]199[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+4.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Blake Frohnapfel[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]QB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'6, 230[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]81[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]+3.6[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Receiving Corps[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Targets[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Catches[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Catch Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Target
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]%SD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Real Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]RYPR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tommy Shuler[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'8, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]141[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]110[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1138[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]78.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]24.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]58.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]112.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Antavious Wilson[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]97[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]69[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]741[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]71.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]60.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]73.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Aaron Dobson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]91[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]57[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]679[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]62.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]15.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]67.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]67.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Demetrius Evans[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 197[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]46[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]284[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]69.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]54.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]28.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Gator Hoskins[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 242[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]44[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]35[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]374[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]79.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]68.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]37.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Craig Wilkins[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 182[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]122[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]70.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]60.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jazz King[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 194[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]151[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]78.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]68.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]15.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Davonte Allen[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 194[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]183[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]61.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]61.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]C.J. Crawford[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]18[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]107[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]61.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]66.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Remi Watson[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 198[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]85[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]68.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]68.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Eric Frohnapfel[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'6, 227[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]129[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]100.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]69.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kevin Grooms[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 168[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.7)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]66.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Shawney Kersey (Penn State 2011)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 191[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.7)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]108[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]45.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]72.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]N/A[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]N/A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Angelo Jean-Louis[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 185[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]**** (5.8)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Deontay McManus[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 220[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]**** (5.8)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Shykeem Pitts[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 175[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]5. A youth takeover[/h]Yes, the 2012 Marshall offense was quite a bit more experienced than previous units. But that speaks more to the youth of 2011, as Marshall was still pretty young overall. That is obvious when you begin to take a look at the skill position roster. Cato is only now a junior, and the top three running backs are all sophomores; all three -- Kevin Grooms, Steward Butler, and Remi Watson -- held their own as freshmen in 2012, and Grooms was particularly impressive and explosive. All three need to improve in terms of play-to-play efficiency, but ... they were freshmen. Of course they were going to be inefficient.

But the youth takeover could continue in 2013. The players mentioned above are still young, as is Tommy Shuler, but Marshall welcomes two four-star freshmen into the fray at receiver (Angelo Jean-Louis and Deontay McManus), along with a three-star freshman (Shykeem Pitts), and an intriguing three-star sophomore in Davonte Allen. Throw in old hands of sorts, like Penn State transfer Shawney Kersey, possession receiver Demetrius Evans, and reliable tight end Gator Hoskins, and you've got a receiving corps that could be among the deepest mid-major units in the country, off-setting one of the most interesting, young running back units in the mid-major universe as well.
[h=4]Offensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Team[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]98.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.09[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.57[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]35.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]73.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]17.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]106.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.5%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rank[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]76[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]45[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]28[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]97[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]32[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]42[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]60[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]68[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]30[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Career Starts/Honors/Notes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Chris Jasperse[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]C[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 290[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]25 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Garrett Scott[/TD]
[TD]RT[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 295[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD]21 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]John Bruhin[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]20 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jordan Jeffries[/TD]
[TD]LT[/TD]
[TD]6'8, 322[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.1)[/TD]
[TD]15 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Josh Lovell[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'6, 310[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]7 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Alex Schooler[/TD]
[TD]RG[/TD]
[TD]6'6, 307[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD]7 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Gage Niemeyer[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'6, 294[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Cameron Dees[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 276[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD]2 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Corey Tenney[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'7, 308[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.1)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Grady Kerr[/TD]
[TD]LG[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 310[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sebastian Johansson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 282[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Josh Murriel[/TD]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 308[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Chris Huhn[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]OL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'6, 290[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Sandley Jean-Felix[/TD]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 292[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]6. Shuffle, shuffle, shuffle...[/h]The Marshall offensive line had six different starting lineups in 2012; only one member of the year-end two-deep failed to start at least one game. A mix of injury and plain-old shuffling held the unit back a bit, but assuming experience and good health solve some of the general woes the line suffered. Still, it wasn't an awful line by any means. The quick passing kept the sack rate down (and the pass protection on passing downs was quite solid), and the line excelled in power rushing situations. Now it gets to reap the benefits of the shuffling, as eight of nine players with starting experience return and will be pressed by young players like three-star redshirt freshman Josh Murriel and Sweden native Sebastian Johansson, who is evidently having himself a lovely spring. Pannkaka blockeras all around.
[h=4]Defense[/h]<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"></center>[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards/
Game Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]S&P+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Success
Rt. Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]PPP+ Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]OVERALL[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]103[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]101[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]111[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RUSHING[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]105[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]92[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]93[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]88[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]PASSING[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]94[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]106[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]116[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Standard Downs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]92[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]110[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]84[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Passing Downs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]104[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]108[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Redzone[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]118[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]114[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]121[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q1 Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]86[/TD]
[TD]1st Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]90[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q2 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]117[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2nd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]118[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q3 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]110[/TD]
[TD]3rd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q4 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]97[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]7. No star power, no production
[/h]Following the loss of all-world lineman Vinny Curry, Marshall's defense was predictably less aggressive, or at least less successfully aggressive. That left defensive coordinator Chris Rippon in a pretty tentative place, and the results were poor. Marshall plummeted from 66th in Def. F/+ to 117th, and Rippon resigned in November. Holliday replaced him with Temple defensive coordinator Chuck Heater, who oversaw a similar dynamic in Philadelphia over the last two years: good defense in 2011 (45th in Def. F/+) forced to replace stars and regresses (76th).

Heater inherits a unit that was terribly thin in 2012 -- the secondary basically played only five guys all year, the defensive line basically played 4-5, and offensive players took up most of the spots on special teams. The 2013 defense will have all of the experience in the world, and there are some high-upside youngsters at linebacker and in the secondary, but aside from linebacker Jermaine Holmes, there are few proven entities here. It's still in "all-potential" mode, like the Marshall program as a whole.
[h=4]Defensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]92.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.80[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.50[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]40.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]65.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]19.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]81.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.1%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Rank[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]91[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]41[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]90[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]80[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]47[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]55[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]92[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]96[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]70[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Name[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Pos[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]GP[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tackles[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]% of Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TFL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Int[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PBU[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FF[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Alex Bazzie[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 225[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]59.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jeremiah Taylor[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 259[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]39.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Brandon Sparrow[/TD]
[TD]NT[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 295[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]35.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Marques Aiken[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]25.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Ra'Shawde Myers[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 240[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Armonze Daniel[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 235[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.7)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jarquez Samuel[/TD]
[TD]NT[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 275[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Malcolm Strong[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 246[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Steve Dillon[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 266[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.7)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Ken Smith[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 285[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Blake Brooks[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 325[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Marcus Gilchrist[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 249[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Arnold Blackmon[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 235[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Linebackers[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Name[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Pos[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]GP[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tackles[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]% of Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TFL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Int[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PBU[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FF[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]D.J. Hunter[/TD]
[TD]SLB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 207[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]**** (5.9)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]74.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jermaine Holmes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]MLB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 248[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]58.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Devin Arrington[/TD]
[TD]WLB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]43.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Cortez Carter[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]MLB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 224[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]25.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Billy Mitchell[/TD]
[TD]MLB[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 235[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]24.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Deon Meadows[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WLB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 229[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]17.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Raheem Waiters[/TD]
[TD]WLB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 219[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.1)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Evan McKelvey[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 198[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Derek Mitchell[/TD]
[TD]SLB[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 204[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kent Turene[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 238[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Stefan Houston[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 200[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]**** (5.8)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jeremiah Benjamin[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 225[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]8. Star power in the middle of the defense[/h]While Marshall missed Curry tremendously, it did still have Holmes, who logged 13.5 tackles for loss, mostly against the run. Toss in nose tackle Brandon Sparrow, and you've got a rather impressive pair of play-makers in the middle of the defense. Ends Alex Bazzie and Jeremiah Taylor aren't so bad themselves. As with the running backs, the down-for-down consistency was lacking, and that should improve with experience, but the cupboard isn't bare in the play-making department.
[h=4]Secondary[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD]GP[/TD]
[TD]Tackles[/TD]
[TD]% of Team[/TD]
[TD]TFL[/TD]
[TD]Sacks[/TD]
[TD]Int[/TD]
[TD]PBU[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Dominick Legrande[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]100.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Okechukwu Okoroha[/TD]
[TD]FS[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]75.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Derrick Thomas[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 178[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]**** (5.8)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]41.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Darryl Roberts (2011)[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 175[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]31.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Keith Baxter[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]25.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Monterius Lovett[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 169[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.1)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Shawn Samuels[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 194[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Corie Wilson[/TD]
[TD]FS[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 186[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]A.J. Leggett[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 191[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]**** (5.9)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Andre Scott[/TD]
[TD]S[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 184[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Neville Hewitt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 220[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Taj Letman[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 195[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.7)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Michael Johnson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 153[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.7)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Chocolate Wilson[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]5'9, 160[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]9. A fresh, new secondary[/h]Following an injury to starter Darryl Roberts, Marshall officially had three cornerbacks and two safeties available in 2012. The complete lack of depth took its toll. That said, the reinforcements have arrived. Roberts returns, as do 2012's other three corners (led by former four-star recruit Derrick Thomas), and they will be complemented by a pair of high-upside redshirt freshmen (A.J. Leggett, who redshirted himself because of injury in 2012, and Andre Scott), two three-star junior college transfers (Neville Hewitt and Taj Letman), and two more interesting, three-star freshmen (Michael Johnson and Chocolate Wilson). The loss of both starting safeties hurt, but their overall production (not to mention Marshall's horrendous pass efficiency stats) suggests they were replaceable. The pure number of options leads me to believe that Marshall's secondary should be, at worst, no worse than last season.
[h=4]Special Teams[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Punter[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Punts[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FC[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]I20[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FC/I20
Ratio[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Tyler Williams[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 188[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]43[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]45.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]58.1%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Justin Haig[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'8, 188[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]41.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Kicker[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Avg[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TB[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TB%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Justin Haig[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'8, 188[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]63[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]57.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.3%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Trent Martin[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 212[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]53.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10.0%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Place-Kicker[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]PAT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FG
(0-39)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FG
(40+)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pct[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Justin Haig[/TD]
[TD]5'8, 188[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]60-60[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9-12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]75.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4-4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]100.0%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Returner[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Returns[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Avg.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TD[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Andre Snipes-Booker[/TD]
[TD]KR[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]31[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kevin Grooms[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]KR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 168[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]19.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Steward Butler[/TD]
[TD]KR[/TD]
[TD]5'9, 173[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]24.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Andre Snipes-Booker[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Category[/TD]
[TD]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Special Teams F/+[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]110[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Net Punting[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]48[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Net Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]124[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Touchback Pct[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]122[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Field Goal Pct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]22[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kick Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Punt Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]67[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]2013 Schedule & Projection Factors[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="colspan: 3, align: center"]2012 Schedule[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Date[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Opponent[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Proj. Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]31-Aug[/TD]
[TD]Miami (Ohio)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]106[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]7-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Gardner-Webb[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]NR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]14-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at Ohio[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]83[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]21-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Virginia Tech[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]23[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]5-Oct[/TD]
[TD]UT-San Antonio[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]114[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]12-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Florida Atlantic[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]116[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]19-Oct[/TD]
[TD]at Middle Tennessee[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]98[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Southern Miss[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]87[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]9-Nov[/TD]
[TD]UAB[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]105[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]16-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Tulsa[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]56[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]23-Nov[/TD]
[TD]at Florida International[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]99[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]30-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]East Carolina[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]81[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Five-Year F/+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]90[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Two-Year Recruiting Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]65[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]TO Margin/Adj. TO Margin*[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-2 / +3.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TO Luck/Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-2.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Approx. Ret. Starters (Off. / Def.)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15 (8, 7)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Yds/Pt Margin**[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]+2.5[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]10. Now or next year?[/h]Marshall returns a boatload of play-makers from a team that was pretty close to being much, much better in 2012. And the squad is, overall, still young enough to return a large number of experienced play-makers in 2014, as well.

So when does the surge begin, then? Now? Another year from now? Ever? Doc Holliday truly has done a startling job of amassing talent and raw athleticism in Huntington, but as I said at the top, that has to eventually translate into results. Marshall has won five, six, and five regular season games in Holliday's three seasons; after struggling on the offensive end, he fixed those problems just in time for his defense to fall apart. Both units have performed well at some point in his three years, and if the pieces come together in 2013, lord knows there won't be a lot of resistance within the conference. It's probably Marshall vs. East Carolina for the C-USA East title in 2013. Can Marshall take a couple of steps forward and establish itself as the preeminent Doc Holliday has done a rather stunning job of amassing star recruits in three years at Marshall, but he only has 20 wins to show for it. If a breakthrough is going to come, it should come pretty quickly; and if it does, the Thundering Herd could become the preeminent power in the Future C-USA.power in the Future C-USA?

Dollaz · Jul 17, 2013

[h=3]1. Regress, then progress[/h]Quite a bit of what I wrote about Rice last week can also be applied to East Carolina. Coach looking like a dead man walking in early October? Kind of, yeah. Major rally in the second half of the season? Check. Unlikely momentum heading into 2013? Absolutely. Tons of experience filling the two-deep? Yes.
Both teams won five of six to finish the regular season and looked thoroughly decent in doing so, and while Rice returns a bit more experience overall, ECU has plenty to burn.
In a conference full of semi-interesting and flawed Conference USA programs -- I'm currently struggling to differentiate between FIU, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennesseee, North Texas, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB, UTEP, and UTSA in any major way, really -- it appears ECU has a leg up in this year's East Division. I like Rice and Tulsa in the West, and I'm not sure what to think of Marshall yet (we'll see in tomorrow's preview), but if a new defensive coordinator can do anything with a unit that was pretty consistently below average in 2012, Ruffin McNeill's seasoned Pirates should have a major role to play in who reaches the C-USA championship game.
<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">

</center>[h=4]2012 Schedule & Results[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: center"]Record: 8-5 | Adj. Record: 6-7 | Final F/+ Rk: 90[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Date[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Opponent[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W-L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. W-L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]1-Sep[/TD]
[TD]Appalachian State[/TD]
[TD]35-13[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]19.2 - 38.5[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]8-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at South Carolina[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]10-48[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]34.6 - 34.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]15-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at Southern Miss[/TD]
[TD]24-14[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]11.4 - 23.9[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]22-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at North Carolina[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6-27[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]17.7 - 26.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]29-Sep[/TD]
[TD]UTEP[/TD]
[TD]28-18[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]27.6 - 19.7[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]4-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Central Florida[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]20-40[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]28.6 - 36.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]13-Oct[/TD]
[TD]Memphis[/TD]
[TD]41-7[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]30.9 - 20.3[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]20-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at UAB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]42-35[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]39.8 - 35.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]27-Oct[/TD]
[TD]Navy[/TD]
[TD]28-56[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]24.7 - 47.6[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]3-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Houston[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]48-28[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]29.6 - 25.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]17-Nov[/TD]
[TD]at Tulane[/TD]
[TD]28-23[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]24.5 - 22.2[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]23-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Marshall[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]65-59[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]36.8 - 35.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]22-Dec[/TD]
[TD]vs. UL-Lafayette[/TD]
[TD]34-43[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]28.2 - 35.7[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 703"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Offense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Defense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]31.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]47[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]31.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]89[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Adj. Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]27.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]71[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]30.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]90[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]2. After a long spring and summer, you determine your starters...[/h]...and two games into the season, you've made some pretty significant changes. Quarterback Rio Johnson and running back Michael Dobson were ECU's starters in the backfield when the season began versus Appalachian State. Johnson won a lengthy battle with Shane Carden in the offseason but threw three interceptions in 29 passes versus South Carolina and was benched, while Dobson was mostly ineffective and finished third on the team in carries. He's now a defensive back.
The change from Johnson to Carden, and from Dobson to Reggie Bullock to Vintavious Cooper eventually began to turn the tide for an ECU offense that look absolutely dreadful for most of September.
Adj. Points Per Game (first 4 games): Opponent 30.9, East Carolina 20.7 (minus-10.2)
Adj. Points Per Game (last 9 games): Opponent 30.9, East Carolina 30.1 (minus-0.8)
The defense was pretty high-variance overall -- it looked great against UTEP, Memphis, and Tulane and was a horror show against UCF, UAB, Marshall, and especially Navy -- but its average didn't change much as the season progressed. The offense, however, improved by more than a touchdown over the season's final two months. And with Carden, Cooper, four of the top five receivers, and five linemen with starting experience returning, one would think that the Pirates' performance level from mid-October onward could be maintained into 2013.
[h=4]Offense[/h]<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">

</center>[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Game Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]S&P+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Success
Rt. Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]PPP+ Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]OVERALL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]56[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]79[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]76[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]81[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]RUSHING[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]92[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]103[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]104[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]103[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PASSING[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]36[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]70[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]54[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]77[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Standard Downs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]75[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]75[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]77[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Passing Downs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]85[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]78[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]87[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Redzone[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]59[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]65[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q1 Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]83[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]1st Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]87[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q2 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD]2nd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]103[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q3 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]69[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]3rd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]73[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q4 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]107[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Quarterback[/h]Note: players in bold below are 2013 returnees. Players in italics are questionable with injury/suspension.
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Comp[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Att[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Comp
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]INT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards/
Att.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Shane Carden[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]6'2, 218[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]273[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]413[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3,116[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]66.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]29[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Rio Johnson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]46[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]72[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]435[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]63.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Cody Keith[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]6'3, 190[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]So.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]*** (5.7)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Kurt Benkert[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]6'3, 204[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]3. Carden came on strong[/h]Shane Carden was the No. 1 quarterback for most of the year, but while the offense did improve under his watch, it took a little while.
Carden through 5 games: 70-for-115 (61%), 693 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT
Carden's last 8 games: 203-for-298 (68%), 2,423 yards, 20 TD, 6 INT
He completed 48 of 68 passes for 694 yards and seven touchdowns versus Memphis and UAB, 31 of 43 for 305 yards, four touchdowns and a pick against Houston, and, in a defining performance, 38 of 47 passes for 439 yards, three scores and no picks in a 65-59 win over Marshall. Johnson, seeing the writing on the wall, left the team, which means that it's Carden's show. Former star recruit Cody Keith waits in the wings, but one assumes Carden would have to something pretty drastically bad (or get hurt) to lose his job this time around.
[h=4]Running Back[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rushes[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Hlt Yds/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
POE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Vintavious Cooper[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 200[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]200[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1,049[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]+2.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Reggie Bullock[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]80[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]387[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-1.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Michael Dobson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]62[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-12.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Shane Carden[/TD]
[TD]QB[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 218[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]56[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]288[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+0.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Hunter Furr[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]43[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-1.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Chris Hairston[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 192[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Receiving Corps[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Targets[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Catches[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Catch Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Target
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]%SD[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Real Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]RYPR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Justin Hardy[/TD]
[TD]WR-Y[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 186[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]123[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]88[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1104[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]71.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]70.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]123.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Andrew Bodenheimer[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR-Z[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]51[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]36[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]371[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]70.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]64.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]41.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Danny Webster[/TD]
[TD]WR-H[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 180[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]49[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]34[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]332[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]69.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]53.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]37.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Reese Wiggins[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR-X[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 193[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]42[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]208[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]59.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]54.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]23.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Justin Jones[/TD]
[TD]WR-Y[/TD]
[TD]6'8, 277[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]41[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]346[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]61.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]46.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]38.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Derrick Harris[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR-H[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]33[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]22[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]217[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]66.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]60.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]24.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jabril Solomon[/TD]
[TD]WR-X[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 189[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.7)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]17[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]410[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]53.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]65.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]45.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Vintavious Cooper[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 200[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]31[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]26[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]230[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]83.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]48.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]25.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Michael Dobson[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]27[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]194[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]85.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]44.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]21.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Reggie Bullock[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]53[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]81.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]62.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Lance Ray[/TD]
[TD]WR-Z[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 208[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]44.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]77.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Zico Pasut[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB/TE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 250[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]27[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]100.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]33.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Antonio Cannon[/TD]
[TD]WR-Z[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 180[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]33.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]100.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Quataye Smyre[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR-H[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 170[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]DaQuan Barnes[/TD]
[TD]WR-Z[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 188[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Darren Dowdell[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 225[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]4. Hello, playmakers[/h]For the season as a whole, ECU's explosiveness rankings (PPP+) were pretty terrible. On the ground, ECU was neither efficient nor explosive, but a high-percentage passing attack was often done in by the simple lack of big plays. That did shift as the season progressed, however. Vintavious Cooper had a pretty tremendous eight-game stretch (from UNC to Tulane, Cooper rushed for 893 yards, 5.8 per carry) before fading late, but most of the play-making seemed to come from a big-time No. 1 receiver and a reserve.
Then-sophomore inside receiver Justin Hardy combined the lovely catch rate one expects from an inside receiver in an Air Raid-tinged offense (72 percent) with solid big-play ability; he caught 17 passes for 388 yards in a three-week span in October, then caught 16 passes for 171 yards against Marshall. Meanwhile, then-freshman Jabril Solomon made the most of his limited opportunities. He caught five passes for 170 yards in four games in October and caught seven for 171 in the final three games. He is listed as the first-string X receiver this season, and his presence should complement Hardy's nicely. If ECU can get anything from any number of other former three-star recruits -- Lincoln Riley's spread has certainly attracted interest from receiver recruits in the area, though it does bear mentioning that ECU ran more in 2012 than it had been in previous years -- this should be the best passing game ECU has had in three years.
[h=4]Offensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]94.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.16[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.17[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]40.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]74.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]16.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]109.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.6%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Rank[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]91[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]27[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]65[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]52[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]29[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]24[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]54[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]41[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]66[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Career Starts/Honors/Notes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Will Simmons[/TD]
[TD]RG[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 342[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD]25 career starts; 2012 2nd All-CUSA[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jordan Davis[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 297[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (4.9)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]24 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Adhem Elsawi[/TD]
[TD]RT[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 308[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD]20 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Grant Harner[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]20 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Robert Jones[/TD]
[TD]RT[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]13 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Josh Clark[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]C[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]12 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Taylor Hudson[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 300[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD]7 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Drew Gentry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'6, 317[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]1 career start[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Keifer Neal[/TD]
[TD]LG[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 327[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Chaz Lowery[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 297[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Isaac Harris[/TD]
[TD]LT[/TD]
[TD]6'7, 304[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]C.J. Struyk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]C[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 280[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Tre Robertson[/TD]
[TD]RG[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 325[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Ryan Revia[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'6, 313[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]J.T. Boyd[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 280[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Marquis Wallace[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]OL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 305[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]5. An untested, effective line[/h]ECUs' raw line rankings -- 27th in Standard Downs line yards per carry, 29th in Power Success Rate (short yardage success), 24th in Stuff Rate (avoidance of tackles for loss in the run game) -- suggest a pretty high-quality performance from the Pirates' line. The opponent-adjusted line stats (91st in Adj. Line Yards), however, tells you that ECU didn't exactly face much competition from stout defensive lines, at least not after the South Carolina game.
Still if success breeds future success, then signs point to a decent line in 2013; three two-year (or nearly two-year) starters return, including all-conference guard Will Simmons. And while there are three ACC teams on the 2013 schedule, it's not like Conference USA is loaded with many fearsome defensive fronts.
[h=4]Defense[/h]<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"></center>[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Game Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]S&P+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Success
Rt. Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]PPP+ Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]OVERALL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]82[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]91[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]77[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]RUSHING[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]54[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]83[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]66[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PASSING[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]110[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]78[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]98[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]71[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Standard Downs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]82[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]93[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]81[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Passing Downs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]80[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]82[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]75[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Redzone[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]87[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]91[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]83[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q1 Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]96[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]1st Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]95[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q2 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]108[/TD]
[TD]2nd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]112[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q3 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]58[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]3rd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]66[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q4 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]107[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]6. Hello, Rick Smith[/h]In the three years before Ruffin McNeill was hired as ECU's head coach and brought Brian Mitchell in as his defensive coordinator, East Carolina's average Def. F/+ ranking was 40th, with a peak of 22nd in 2008. In the last three years, the Pirates' average ranking has been 90th; after a rebound to 71st in 2011, ECU fell back to 91st in 2012, and Mitchell was let go. McNeill called on an old face to restore success: Rick Smith, Skip Holtz's defensive backs coach at ECU from 2005-09, now takes the reins of the defense. It appears he will maintain Mitchell's 3-4 alignment, but he is tasked with stiffening up what was a far-too-flexible defense in 2012. The Pirates prevented big plays reasonably well but bent far too much for a bend-don't-break approach to work, especially in the secondary.
[h=3]7. Opponents passed a lot[/h]Overall, ECU's Rushing S&P+ and Passing S&P+ rankings were about the same -- 72nd and 78th, respectively -- but opponents had no problem with the idea of picking on the pass defense. They threw three percent more than expected on standard downs and seven percent more on passing downs, meaning they had no fear for either the ECU pass rush (which wasn't awful) or a bendable set of cornerbacks. The safeties were, in theory, pretty decent at big-play prevention, but ECU just couldn't get off the field and faded dramatically as each half progressed.
[h=4]Defensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Team[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]96.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.05[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]39.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]63.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]17.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]96.9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.6%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rank[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]73[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]86[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]48[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]65[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]38[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]90[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]64[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]71[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]58[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD]GP[/TD]
[TD]Tackles[/TD]
[TD]% of Team[/TD]
[TD]TFL[/TD]
[TD]Sacks[/TD]
[TD]Int[/TD]
[TD]PBU[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Terry Williams[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 322[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]32.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Lee Pegues[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 294[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Michael Brooks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]23.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Terrell Stanley[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 266[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Chrishon Rose[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 299[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.1)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Matt Milner[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 256[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.1)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]John Lattimore[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Johnathon White[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 283[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Justin Dixon[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 275[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]**** (5.9)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jeton Beavers[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 266[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Demetri McGill[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 300[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Linebackers[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD]GP[/TD]
[TD]Tackles[/TD]
[TD]% of Team[/TD]
[TD]TFL[/TD]
[TD]Sacks[/TD]
[TD]Int[/TD]
[TD]PBU[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jeremy Grove[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]ILB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 240[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]63.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Derrell Johnson[/TD]
[TD]OLB[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 264[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]44.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kyle Tudor[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]ILB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 242[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]41.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Gabriel Woullard[/TD]
[TD]OLB[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 227[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]34.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Daniel Drake[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]ILB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]29.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Montese Overton[/TD]
[TD]OLB[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 220[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]21.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Ty Holmes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]ILB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 235[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (4.9)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]19.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Maurice Falls[/TD]
[TD]OLB[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 274[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Zeek Bigger[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]ILB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 228[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Chris Baker[/TD]
[TD]OLB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jake Geary[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]OLB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 243[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Brandon Williams[/TD]
[TD]ILB[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 240[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tristan Mumford[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 225[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Devaris Brunson[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 206[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Secondary[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Name[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Pos[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]GP[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tackles[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]% of Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TFL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Int[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PBU[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FF[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Damon Magazu[/TD]
[TD]FS[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 204[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]62.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Chip Thompson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 216[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]43.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Leonard Paulk[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]37.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adonis Armstrong[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 182[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]37.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jacobi Jenkins[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]36.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Lamar Ivey[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 196[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]19.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Justin Venable[/TD]
[TD]FS[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Josh Hawkins[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 183[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Rocco Scarfone[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 182[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Desi Brown[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 215[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kris Sykes[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Cody Lyon[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]S[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Michael Dobson[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 191[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DaShaun Amos[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 172[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Detric Allen[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 190[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]8. Cleaning up messes[/h]Again, ECU's PPP+ rankings suggest that big plays weren't as much of a problem for the ECU pass defense as allowing 12-yard pass after 12-yard pass. Safeties Damon Magazu and Chip Thompson seemed to play their "last line of defense" role reasonably well, but Smith, who also takes over as defensive backs coach, must figure out how to coax more consistency out of a unit that seemed to possess decent play-making ability at times. Corner Adonis Armstrong defensed 15 passes in 2012, while Magazu and Thompson chipped in another 11. Dobson moves from running back to defensive back to plump up the depth a bit, and junior college transfer Detric Allen could certainly work into the rotation pretty quickly.
The front seven possesses a wealth of both size experience, not to mention some attacking capability in players like end-turned-OLB Derrell Johnson and tackle Terry Williams. But opponents will continue to pick on the secondary until ECU proves it has improved in that regard.
[h=4]Special Teams[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Punter[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Punts[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FC[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]I20[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FC/I20
Ratio[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Trent Tignor[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 212[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]65[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]42.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]46.2%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Kicker[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TB%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Warren Harvey[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 225[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]75[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]62.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]34.7%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Place-Kicker[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]PAT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FG
(0-39)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FG
(40+)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pct[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Warren Harvey[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 225[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50-50[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12-13[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]92.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3-7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]42.9%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Returner[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Returns[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Avg.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TD[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Derrick Harris[/TD]
[TD]KR[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]22[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Lance Ray[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]KR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 208[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]22.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Hunter Furr[/TD]
[TD]KR[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18.9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Justin Hardy[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 186[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Category[/TD]
[TD]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Special Teams F/+[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]63[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Net Punting[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]56[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Net Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]63[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Touchback Pct[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]69[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Field Goal Pct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]45[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kick Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]91[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Punt Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]66[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]2013 Schedule & Projection Factors[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="colspan: 3, align: center"]2012 Schedule[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Date[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Opponent[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Proj. Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]31-Aug[/TD]
[TD]Old Dominion[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]NR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]7-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Florida Atlantic[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]116[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]14-Sep[/TD]
[TD]Virginia Tech[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]28-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at North Carolina[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]32[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]5-Oct[/TD]
[TD]at Middle Tennessee[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]98[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]12-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Tulane[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]111[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]19-Oct[/TD]
[TD]Southern Miss[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]87[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Florida International[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]99[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]9-Nov[/TD]
[TD]Tulsa[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]56[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]16-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]UAB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]105[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]23-Nov[/TD]
[TD]at N.C. State[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]61[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]30-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Marshall[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]79[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Five-Year F/+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]64[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Two-Year Recruiting Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]88[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]TO Margin/Adj. TO Margin*[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0 / +6.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TO Luck/Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-2.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Approx. Ret. Starters (Off. / Def.)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]17 (8, 9)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Yds/Pt Margin**[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-0.6[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]9. Rooting for Ruffin[/h]Here's what I wrote in last December's New Orleans Bowl recap:

100. Percentage of East Carolina head coach Ruffin McNeill's camera time in which he was encouraging somebody. McNeill might be the easiest coach in the country to like. He spent most of his game patting players on the helmet, making eye contact and pumping his fist to somebody, or speaking with clear admiration to an assistant. Play for him, and you play for one of the best father figures in the country.

I root for nice guys to succeed in the often cutthroat industry of college football, and McNeill appears as nice as they come. But with an upgrade in competition forthcoming (ECU moves to the American Athletic Conference soon), McNeill would be well-served to capitalize on his late-2012 momentum and win quite a few games in a watered-down C-USA. The good news is, the odds of that are pretty good.
[h=3]10. If the defensive mess gets cleaned up just a little bit...[/h]The overall slate is not very forgiving, both with three ACC contests (Virginia Tech, at North Carolina, at N.C. State) and a trip to Marshall, the Pirates' primary East division competition; but there are wins to be found in 2013 if ECU can stiffen up just a little bit defensively and fully utilize the experience and newfound play-making ability it unearthed near the end of last season. This team has more potential than most C-USA teams in 2013. Time to take advantage of that.

Dollaz · Jul 17, 2013

MTSU:

[h=3]1. The bad news first:[/h]We've got good news and bad news. First, the bad: Middle Tennessee really wasn't a very good team last year. The Blue Raiders finished 8-4 and whipped Georgia Tech (I stand by my point that they should have been playing USC in the Sun Bowl instead of the 6-7 Yellow Jackets), but they lost to McNeese State, lucked (somewhat) into a 4-1 record in one-possession games, and fielded a pretty dreadful defense (114th in Def. F/+).
Yes, they kind of got screwed out of a bowl bid, but one can only muster so much outrage when a team that ranked 96th overall misses the postseason. That said...
[h=3]2. A tremendous bounceback, considering[/h]...96th is better than 115th, and 8-4 is better than 2-10. Rick Stockstill pulled off one hell of a bounceback season, switching his offense up and overcoming the loss of quite a few impact players from the skill position portion of the depth chart. With a terribly inexperienced team, he saved his job and pulled off enough of a rally that Conference USA came calling. MTSU may not have been a good team, but it was a much better team, and that is to be applauded.
<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"></center>[h=4]2012 Schedule & Results[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: center"]Record: 8-4 | Adj. Record: 5-7 | Final F/+ Rk: 96[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Date[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Opponent[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W-L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. W-L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]30-Aug[/TD]
[TD]McNeese State[/TD]
[TD]21-27[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]18.8 - 59.5[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]8-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Florida Atlantic[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]31-17[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]37.8 - 34.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]15-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at Memphis[/TD]
[TD]48-30[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]35.9 - 37.1[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]29-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Georgia Tech[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]49-28[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]42.5 - 28.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]6-Oct[/TD]
[TD]UL-Monroe[/TD]
[TD]17-31[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]31.9 - 28.0[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]13-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Florida International[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]34-30[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]34.1 - 36.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]20-Oct[/TD]
[TD]at Mississippi State[/TD]
[TD]3-45[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]16.7 - 42.2[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]27-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]North Texas[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]38-21[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]34.0 - 31.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]1-Nov[/TD]
[TD]at Western Kentucky[/TD]
[TD]34-29[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]30.3 - 39.0[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]17-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at South Alabama[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]20-12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]28.2 - 27.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]24-Nov[/TD]
[TD]Troy[/TD]
[TD]24-21[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]13.8 - 23.4[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]1-Dec[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Arkansas State[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]0-45[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]14.1 - 36.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 703"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Offense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Defense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]27.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]73[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]28.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]62[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Adj. Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]28.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]64[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]35.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]114[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]3. When it didn't work, it really didn't work[/h]As a whole, MTSU teetered between competent and good. But in three losses -- McNeese State, Mississippi State, and Arkansas State -- the Blue Raiders were perhaps the worst team in the country in that given week.
Adj. Points Per Game (eight wins and ULM loss): MTSU 32.1, Opponent 31.8 (plus-0.3)
Adj. Points Per Game (three other losses): Opponent 45.9, MTSU 16.5 (minus-29.4)
When injuries and youth combine, this is perhaps what should be expected. Sporting a new run-first approach, MTSU got rocked by attrition at the running back position, losing its top two guys for the year and giving 20 carries per game to a freshman (Jordan Parker) and a receiver-turned-cornerback (Drayton Calhoun). One of the team's top receivers (Tavarres Jefferson) was also lost for the season early on. And to gauge the youth on last year's defense, simply look at the number of returnees. The secondary was run by a freshman and a pair of sophomores, plus three of the top five linebackers and two of the top six linemen missed time. Stockstill had to do a lot of shuffling in 2012, and while he was able to keep the ship afloat for the most part and engineer vast, clear improvement after a two-year collapse, the Blue Raiders did find a few icebergs along the way.
[h=4]Offense[/h]<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"></center>[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards/
Game Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]S&P+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Success
Rt. Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]PPP+ Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]OVERALL[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]66[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]59[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]53[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]60[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RUSHING[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]47[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]72[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]77[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]69[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]PASSING[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]78[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]45[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]38[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]49[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Standard Downs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]47[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]41[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]48[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Passing Downs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]87[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]82[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]85[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Redzone[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]79[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]64[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]85[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q1 Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]42[/TD]
[TD]1st Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]68[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q2 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]91[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2nd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]96[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q3 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]98[/TD]
[TD]3rd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]34[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q4 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]61[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Quarterback[/h]Note: players in bold below are 2013 returnees. Players in italics are questionable with injury/suspension.
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Comp[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Att[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Comp
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]INT[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Att.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Logan Kilgore[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]6'3, 194[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]212[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]335[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2,571[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]63.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Jeff Murphy[/TD]
[TD="align: left"][/TD]
[TD="align: left"][/TD]
[TD="align: left"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]22[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]62.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Shaun White[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]5'11, 210[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Austin Grammer[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]6'2, 200[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]4. Run-to-pass looks good on Logan Kilgore[/h]The formatting is funky now, but go back and look at last year's MTSU stat profile. The Blue Raiders ran just 56 percent of the time on standard downs and just 21 percent of the time on passing downs. Logan Kilgore, then a sophomore, was done no favors by play-calling, facing a lot of "go out there and make a play on passing downs (with a pretty poor receiving corps)" situations. The result: a 59 percent completion rate, 12 interceptions, and a No. 107 Passing S&P+ ranking.
Enter Buster Faulkner. Despite his background -- before MTSU, Faulkner was Chris Hatcher's offensive coordinator at Murray State; Hatcher is an Air Raid disciple who served as a Hal Mumme assistant at Kentucky in the late-1990s -- Faulkner took the reins of the MTSU offense in his second year in Murfreesboro and actually doubled down on the run game. MTSU raised its run rates to 69 percent on standard downs and 35 percent on passing downs, making the Blue Raiders a pretty run-heavy team overall.
It suited the personnel well despite the injuries. William Pratcher and Benny Cunningham looked like a ferocious 1-2 combination of running backs, but Pratcher was lost for the season after three carries, and after a brief explosion, Cunningham was lost midway through the year. Faulkner ended up dipping further into the depth chart than intended, but for a freshman, Jordan Parker held his own pretty well. The run game was decent, but as importantly, it opened up the pass quite a bit. Despite the loss of Jefferson, 2011's No. 2 receiver, the top three receivers each averaged 8.0 yards per target or better. Receiver Anthony Amos departs, as does Cunningham, but Pratcher re-joins Parker in the backfield, and between senior Kyle Griwould, sophomore Christian Collis, and three junior college receivers, the supporting cast could be the best Kilgore has had at his disposal. A good offensive line is just icing on the cake.
[h=4]Running Back[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rushes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Hlt Yds/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
POE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jordan Parker[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 207[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]166[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]851[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+1.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]William Pratcher (2011)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'7, 206[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]122[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]585[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]N/A[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-5.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Benny Cunningham[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]97[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]600[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+12.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Drayton Calhoun[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]77[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]270[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-10.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jeremiah Bryson[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'8, 185[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]39[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]150[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-3.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Reggie Whatley[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'7, 175[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]39[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]172[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-2.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Logan Kilgore[/TD]
[TD]QB[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 194[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]127[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+7.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kyle Griswould[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR-H[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 200[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]17[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-1.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kamani Thomas[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'9, 192[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Shane Tucker[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 208[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]5. Oh, Benny[/h]For three years, Benny Cunningham was a decent backup; from 2009-11, he compiled 1,009 rushing yards (4.2 per carry) and 10 touchdowns: reasonably competent but far from spectacular. But the new offense gave him both freedom and opportunity, and he took full advantage. After carrying just 20 times for 91 yards in the first three weeks, Cunningham ripped off 217 yards and five touchdowns in the win over Georgia Tech, then rushed for 230 and two scores against Florida International two weeks later. Suddenly he was looking like a potential 1,500-yard rusher and all-Sun Belt performer. He made my Heisman column a couple of times. But late in the FIU game, he injured his knee and was lost for the season. A senior putting everything together in his final season, then going down with injury, is painfully disappointing.
[h=4]Receiving Corps[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Targets[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Catches[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Catch Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Target
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]%SD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Real Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]RYPR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Anthony Amos[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR-Z[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]117[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]72[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]978[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]61.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]35.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]47.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]140.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kyle Griswould[/TD]
[TD]WR-H[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 200[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]67[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]45[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]547[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]67.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]56.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]78.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tavarres Jefferson (2011)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 207[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]69[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]51[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]398[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]73.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]59.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]N/A[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]N/A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Christian Collis[/TD]
[TD]WR-X[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 210[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]195[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]69.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]27.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Vincent Van Horne[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR-Y[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]121[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]45.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]55.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]17.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jeremiah Bryson[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'8, 185[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]122[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]80.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]17.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Marcus Henry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 188[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]182[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]64.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]57.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]26.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jordan Parker[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 207[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]102[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]71.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]28.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Benny Cunningham[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]109[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]75.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]25.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]15.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Harold Turner, Jr.[/TD]
[TD]WR-X[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]77[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]100.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]75.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Reggie Whatley[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'7, 175[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]48[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]70.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]80.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Demetrius Frazier[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 190[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Devin Clarke[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 170[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Ed'Marques Battles[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 190[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Chris Perkins[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 215[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jevontey Smith[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 189[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Offensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Team[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]101.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.00[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]36.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]259.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.1%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rank[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]69[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]59[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]69[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]42[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]66[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Career Starts/Honors/Notes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Micah James[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]C[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]13 career starts; 2012 1st All-Sun Belt[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Josh Walker[/TD]
[TD]LG[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 319[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.1)[/TD]
[TD]21 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Isaiah Anderson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 274[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]12 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Darius Johnson[/TD]
[TD]LT[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 280[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD]12 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jadareius Hamlin[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 291[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]9 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jesse Grisham[/TD]
[TD]RG[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 284[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD]4 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Roberto Loya[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 285[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Patrick Hughes[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 303[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD]1 career start[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Nick Nunez[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 273[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Hunter Rogers[/TD]
[TD]RT[/TD]
[TD]6'7, 337[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adam Stickel[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 317[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]6. MTSU should have one of Conference USA's best offensive lines[/h]When two-year starting tackle Alex Stuart decided not to return for his senior season, an inexperienced line became one of the nation's most inexperienced lines. His unexpected departure, along with the losses of a one-year starting guard, a two-year starting center, a three-year starting guard, and a four-year starting tackle, could have absolutely destroyed a line that returned just 14 career starts. Instead, the line held form. The Blue Raiders improved from 76th to 69th in Adj. Line Yards and regressed only from fourth to eighth in Adj. Sack Rate. Kilgore was rarely touched (MTSU's quick passing certainly helps with that), and a line that was consistently shuffled during the season held up on the ground, too.
In 2013, then, the line comes with expectations. Seven players with starting experience return from a line that was a pleasant surprise. If the running backs stay healthy this time around, MTSU should have a rock solid running game.
[h=4]Defense[/h]<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"></center>[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Game Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]S&P+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Success
Rt. Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]PPP+ Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]OVERALL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]94[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]110[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]116[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]103[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]RUSHING[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]86[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]106[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]113[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PASSING[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]92[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]105[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]111[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]94[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Standard Downs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]109[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]111[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]103[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Passing Downs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]99[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]98[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]97[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Redzone[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]106[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]101[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]108[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q1 Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]94[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]1st Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]110[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q2 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]119[/TD]
[TD]2nd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]100[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q3 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]109[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]3rd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]121[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q4 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]112[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Defensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Team[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]83.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.23[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.17[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]41.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]79.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]65.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rank[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]120[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]101[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]53[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]116[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]116[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]112[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]90[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]111[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD]GP[/TD]
[TD]Tackles[/TD]
[TD]% of Team[/TD]
[TD]TFL[/TD]
[TD]Sacks[/TD]
[TD]Int[/TD]
[TD]PBU[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Stephen Roberts[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 230[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]27.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Omar McLendon[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jimmy Staten[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 300[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]25.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Shubert Bastien[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 237[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]24.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kendall Dangerfield[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]24.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Patrick McNeil[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 301[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Dearco Nolan[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 242[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]16.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]J.D. Jones[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 314[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jiajuan Jennell[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 240[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Alexandro Antoine[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 243[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Raynard Felton[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 265[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Derious Bennett[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 301[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Shaquille Huff[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 312[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kenderson Obas[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 275[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Devante Lee[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'6, 230[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Ismael Aurismond[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 230[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]7. Can star ratings save a dreadful line?[/h]The positive spin: MTSU had twice as many sacks as its opponent in 2012!
The less positive spin: MTSU had just 14 sacks in 2012, worse than all but a handful of teams; the Blue Raiders were bad at geting to the quarterback on standard downs and awful at it on passing downs. Also: they got pushed around against the run, particularly in short yardage situations, and made next to no plays behind the line of scrimmage.
MTSU's offensive line must have just dominated the defensive line in practice, huh? The DL was pretty awful as a whole, and improvement in 2013 will rely mostly on former three-star recruits actually becoming three-star players. Recruiting rankings have been relatively kind to MTSU as a whole -- each unit has its share of three-star guys (except the OL, one of MTSU's best units) -- but that only matters if production occurs. Big, three-star tackles Patrick McNeil and J.D. Jones did next to nothing last year (same goes for end Alexandro Antoine), and while the depth of experience is impressive ... again, that only matters if results follow.
[h=4]Linebackers[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Name[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Pos[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]GP[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tackles[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]% of Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TFL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Int[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PBU[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FF[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Craig Allen[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 230[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]70.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Roderic Blunt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]MIKE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 228[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]55.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]T.T. Barber[/TD]
[TD]WILL[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 215[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]35.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Christian Henry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]MIKE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 228[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]33.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Justin Jones[/TD]
[TD]SAM[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 225[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]31.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Leighton Gasque[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WILL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 210[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]17.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]James Roberson[/TD]
[TD]SAM[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 205[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Ykeem Wells[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]MIKE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 230[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]**[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Iman Smith[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 224[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jahmal Jones[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 227[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Secondary[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD]GP[/TD]
[TD]Tackles[/TD]
[TD]% of Team[/TD]
[TD]TFL[/TD]
[TD]Sacks[/TD]
[TD]Int[/TD]
[TD]PBU[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kevin Byard[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 220[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]61.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jajuan Harley[/TD]
[TD]SS[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]56.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Khari Burke[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'8, 176[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]37.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Chris Sharpe[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 179[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kenneth Gilstrap[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 181[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]23.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]David Jones[/TD]
[TD]SS[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 197[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]17.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sammy Seamster[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 201[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.1)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]15.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Reginald Farmer[/TD]
[TD]FS[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 188[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Robert Hogg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Herbert King[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 174[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jared Singletary[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'8, 167[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Drayton Calhoun[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 186[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]**** (5.9)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Anfornee Stewart[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]S[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 203[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Chris Brown[/TD]
[TD]S[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 180[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Xavier Walker[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 205[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Shon Akins[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]5'9, 168[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]8. Sacrificing safety for play-making[/h]Perhaps by necessity, MTSU was conservative as a whole, preventing big plays better than it made them. The bend-don't-break attack can work, but the Blue Raiders bent way, way too much in 2012. The team took huge leaps on offense and special teams last year, but MTSU will have to make a few more plays on defense for that to matter too much in Conference USA. Can this personnel, which really does have quite a few three-star (and one four-star) recruits involved, begin to translate athleticism to quality now that the two-deep features much, much more experience?
[h=4]Special Teams[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Punter[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Punts[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FC[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]I20[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FC/I20
Ratio[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Josh Davis[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 215[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]42[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]40.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]59.5%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Zachary Lopez[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 198[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]37.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]75.0%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Kicker[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Avg[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TB[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TB%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Carlos Lopez[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]66[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]59.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]15.2%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Place-Kicker[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]PAT[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]FG
(0-39)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pct[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]FG
(40+)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pct[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Carlos Lopez[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]36-36[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]15-17[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]88.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2-5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]40.0%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Returner[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Returns[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Avg.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TD[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Reggie Whatley[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]KR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'7, 175[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]30.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kenneth Gilstrap[/TD]
[TD]KR[/TD]
[TD]5'9, 181[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jared Singletary[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'8, 167[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kyle Griswould[/TD]
[TD]PR[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 200[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Special Teams F/+[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Net Punting[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]97[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Net Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]116[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Touchback Pct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]116[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Field Goal Pct[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]37[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kick Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Punt Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]118[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]9. All-or-nothing on special teams[/h]Thanks mostly to place-kicking and kick returns, MTSU's special teams ratings were downright strong in 2012; knowing how much the field position battle matters in football, this was a huge boon to the Blue Raiders' 4-1 record in one-possession games. Star return man Reggie Whatley returns, which is great, but kicker Carlos Lopez does not. Can MTSU shore up its dreadful kickoff and punt return units to account for the loss of Lopez?
[h=4]2013 Schedule & Projection Factors[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, colspan: 3, align: center"]2012 Schedule[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Date[/TD]
[TD]Opponent[/TD]
[TD]Proj. Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]29-Aug[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Western Carolina[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]NR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]7-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at North Carolina[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]14-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Memphis[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]113[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]21-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at Florida Atlantic[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]116[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]27-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at BYU[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]27[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]5-Oct[/TD]
[TD]East Carolina[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]81[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]12-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at North Texas[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]112[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]19-Oct[/TD]
[TD]Marshall[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]79[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at UAB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]105[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]9-Nov[/TD]
[TD]Florida International[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]99[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]23-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Southern Miss[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]87[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]30-Nov[/TD]
[TD]UTEP[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]108[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Five-Year F/+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]103[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Two-Year Recruiting Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]109[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TO Margin/Adj. TO Margin*[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]+10 / +5.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]TO Luck/Game[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+1.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Approx. Ret. Starters (Off. / Def.)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]18 (9, 9)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Yds/Pt Margin**[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-1.4[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]10. How does a lucky-and-unlucky team handle a step up?[/h]I keep calling the move from the Sun Belt to Conference USA a "step up," and it is, but only marginally so. If Middle Tennessee's offense indeed improves as I expect, and if the defense can become a bit less of a sieve, the Blue Raiders should be able to crawl into the 80s, or perhaps even the mid-70s, in the F/+ rankings. Do that, and there are quite a few wins to be found.
Aside from rough trips to North Carolina and BYU (neither of which will be unwinnable), every game is within reach here if MTSU can capitalize on last year's step forward with another one. The Blue Raiders were not as good as their record last year, but they were good enough to build optimism for what could be a pretty damn nice squad in Murfreesboro this coming fall. I love what Buster Faulkner did with this offense last year, and I think it could carry MTSU to a lovely 2013 season, defensive warts and all.

Dollaz · Jul 17, 2013

[h=3]1. A correction:[/h]From last year's Southern Miss preview:

The hire of Ellis Johnson over some young, hungry, offense-heavy assistant may have been confusing, but even if it were a terrible hire, we might not know for a while. The program would remain in pretty good shape for a while even if they had hired me.

It appears I may have been mistaken. It appears that if you reverse course following the success of an offense-friendly up-and-comer by replacing him with an aging career defensive assistant (albeit a damn strong one), it is possible to not only end an 18-year streak of winning seasons, but completely fall off the face of the earth in the process.
From 2005-11, Southern Miss ranked between 27th and 69th in the F/+ rankings every single year. The Golden Eagles were coming off of one of their best seasons ever in 2011; they had gone 12-2, whipped undefeated Houston to win Conference USA, and finished 20th in the AP poll, their third-highest finish ever. But when head coach Larry Fedora left for North Carolina (and a good majority of their impact players graduated), they replaced him with South Carolina defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson, who is by all accounts a good assistant and a good man. And in 2012, it got so, so much worse than one could have imagined.
Southern Miss went 0-12 and fell to 117th in the F/+ rankings, behind, among other teams, two FBS newcomers (No. 116 UTSA and No. 99 Texas State) and questionable Conference USA newcomer Florida Atlantic (No. 115). They pulled off an incredibly difficult feat: a 10-game turnaround from one year to another. In one direction, that is an amazing accomplishment. In Southern Miss' direction, that is a baffling, unforgivable collapse. And because of the magnitude of the fall, Johnson's tenure ended 12 months after it began.
Southern Miss hadn't suffered a losing season since 1993, but when streaks end, they sometimes end as harshly as possible. And now the Golden Eagles pick up the pieces, hand the reins to a young, hungry, offense-heavy assistant (former Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Todd Monken), and go about pretending 2012 was one giant mulligan.
<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"></center>[h=4]2012 Schedule & Results[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: center"]Record: 0-12 | Adj. Record: 5-7 | Final F/+ Rk: 117[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Date[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Opponent[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W-L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. W-L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]1-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at Nebraska[/TD]
[TD]20-49[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]22.5 - 44.3[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]15-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]East Carolina[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]14-24[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]16.1 - 14.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]22-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at Western Kentucky[/TD]
[TD]17-42[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]27.5 - 39.3[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]29-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Louisville[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]17-21[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]20.8 - 19.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]6-Oct[/TD]
[TD]Boise State[/TD]
[TD]14-40[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]31.5 - 23.9[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]13-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Central Florida[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]31-38[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]35.1 - 25.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]20-Oct[/TD]
[TD]Marshall[/TD]
[TD]24-59[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]17.5 - 38.5[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]27-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Rice[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]17-44[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]15.2 - 35.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]3-Nov[/TD]
[TD]UAB[/TD]
[TD]19-27[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]15.9 - 28.1[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]10-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at SMU[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6-34[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]10.3 - 36.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]17-Nov[/TD]
[TD]UTEP[/TD]
[TD]33-34[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]38.6 - 30.6[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]24-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Memphis[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]24-42[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]23.3 - 52.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 703"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Offense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Defense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]19.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]112[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]37.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]116[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Adj. Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]22.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]108[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]32.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]98[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]2. When do you think they knew?[/h]For the first half of the 2012 season, Southern Miss honestly wasn't that bad. The Golden Eagles fell victim to both missed opportunities and a tough schedule; even if Fedora had returned, the turnover on the field would have probably resulted in losses to F/+ No. 19 Nebraska, No. 21 Boise State, and No. 28 Louisville. Southern Miss almost beat Louisville in a monsoon, took its lumps against Nebraska and Boise State, and nearly beat UCF. This wasn't a good team at any point, mind you, but the Golden Eagles were thoroughly mediocre over the first half of the season.
A 35-point home loss to Marshall on October 20, however, signaled the beginning of the end. That game was most likely the Saturday in which Southern Miss players, coaches, and fans began to realize that 0-12 was in play.
Adj. Points per Game (first 6 games): Opponent 27.8, Southern Miss 25.6 (minus-2.2)
Adj. Points per Game (last 6 games): Opponent 37.0, Southern Miss 20.1 (minus-16.9)
The Southern Miss of the second half of the season was two touchdowns worse than the Southern Miss of the first half. A semi-competitive team battling through youth and a coaching change became an utterly hopeless, demoralized squad, one that got whipped in each of its final three road games and couldn't even salvage a home win over UAB or UTEP.
In all, Southern Miss probably wasn't truly an 0-12 team -- an 0-4 record in one-possession games, along with some general competitiveness early on, suggests that 2-10 or 3-9 would have been a fairer, more equitable record. But that still would have been Southern Miss' worst record in two decades, and it still might have gotten Ellis Johnson dumped.
[h=3]3. So now it's Monken[/h]On the "Pretend 2012 Never Happened" checklist, hiring the type of guy you probably should have hired a year earlier is right at the top. Todd Monken has put together a lovely, creative resume through the years; he was Eastern Michigan's offensive coordinator for seven years in the 1990s, encompassing the "Charlie Batch passes for a million yards" era, he was a Les Miles assistant for five years at both Oklahoma State and LSU, he was an NFL position coach (well, sort of -- it was for the Jacksonville Jaguars) for five years, and he spent the last two seasons at the helm of Oklahoma State's plug-and-play point machine. His bona fides are strong and well-grounded in what some may call "traditional" football, but in his second stint in Stillwater he mastered the art of high pace andpackaging concepts. At 47, he is both thoroughly experienced and young enough to still have flexibility in his ways. It really seems like this is the perfect time for him to take a head coaching job.
[h=4]Offense[/h]<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"></center>[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards/
Game Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]S&P+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Success
Rt. Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]PPP+ Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]OVERALL[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]109[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]112[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]110[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]111[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RUSHING[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]63[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]90[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]78[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]99[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]PASSING[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]112[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]112[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]123[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]105[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Standard Downs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]106[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]113[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]98[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Passing Downs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]107[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]85[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]115[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Redzone[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]113[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]104[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]118[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q1 Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]94[/TD]
[TD]1st Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]111[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q2 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]116[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2nd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]91[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q3 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]113[/TD]
[TD]3rd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]110[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q4 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Quarterback[/h]Note: players in bold below are 2013 returnees. Players in italics are questionable with injury/suspension.
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Comp[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Att[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Comp
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]INT[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Att.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Anthony Alford[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]57[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]127[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]664[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]44.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Arsenio Favor[/TD]
[TD="align: left"][/TD]
[TD="align: left"][/TD]
[TD="align: left"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]37[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]67[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]650[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]55.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Chris Campbell[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]6'3, 200[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]27[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]55[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]322[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]49.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Ricky Lloyd[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]6'2, 200[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]So.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]22[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]44[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]277[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Cole Weeks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]6'0, 199[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]106[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]42.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Kyle Sloter[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]6'4, 213[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Parker Adamson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]6'4, 200[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]4. Of course, Monken will need a quarterback[/h]Mike Gundy has built quite a machine as head coach at Oklahoma State. In 2009, he lost what was supposed to be a "once every couple of decades" quality trio in Zac Robinson, Kendall Hunter, and Dez Bryant. (It was probably the best skill position trio at OSU since Gundy, Barry Sanders, and Hart Lee Dykes.) Instead, he replaced that trio with Brandon Weeden, Joseph Randle, and Justin Blackmon, and OSU improved. In 2010, he lost one of the nation's most innovative, electrifying coordinators in Dana Holgorsen. He replaced him with Monken, and OSU improved. In 2012, he lost Weeden and Blackmon, encountered some serious injury issues at quarterback, and struggled without a big-time No. 1 receiver. OSU plummeted from third in total offense and second in scoring offense to ... fourth and third, respectively.
This fall, we'll find out how much of those easy transitions were due to Gundy and how much were due to Monken. Either way, however, we know this: At OSU, Monken's and Gundy's offense put a lot of responsibility onto the shoulders of the quarterback. And at Southern Miss, quarterback was a bit of an issue in 2012.
Southern Miss enters 2013 with plenty of options despite the fact that last year's top two quarterbacks (in terms of the number of attempts, anyway) have transferred. Redshirt freshman Kyle Sloter has seen plenty of time with the No. 1s this spring as both Chris Campbell and Ricky Lloyd work to come back from injury, but one has to assume that the mental aspects of the Monken system might take a while to grasp. (Then again, OSU named a true freshman as its starter last spring.) Regardless, there are a lot of candidates here, and almost none of them have proven anything worthwhile.
[h=4]Running Back[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rushes[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Hlt Yds/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
POE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Desmond Johnson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]98[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]524[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]+1.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Anthony Alford[/TD]
[TD]QB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]91[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]413[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-3.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jalen Richard[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'8, 205[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]87[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]426[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-1.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jeremy Hester[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'6, 177[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]46[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]196[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-5.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Arsenio Favor[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]QB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]36[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]183[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-0.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kendrick Hardy[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 223[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]**** (5.8)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]30[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]151[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-0.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Ricky Lloyd[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]QB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 200[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]29[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]91[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-5.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Tyre Bracken[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'8, 186[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]60[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-0.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Chris Campbell[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]QB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 200[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]29[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-2.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]George Payne[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 197[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Receiving Corps[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Targets[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Catches[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Catch Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Target
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]%SD[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Real Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]RYPR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Tracy Lampley[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]46[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]330[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]54.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]34.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Justin Sims[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]IR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'7, 165[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]43[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]294[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]46.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]39.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]31.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Francisco Llanos[/TD]
[TD]IR[/TD]
[TD]5'8, 169[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]36[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]226[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]55.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]44.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Dominique Sullivan[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 201[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]35[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]331[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]54.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]60.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]35.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Chris Briggs[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 214[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]27[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]144[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]40.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]37.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Quentin Pierce[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]22[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]251[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]59.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]26.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]D.J. Thompson[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 186[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]108[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]43.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]62.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Markese Triplett[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 216[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.7)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]75[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]38.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]38.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Justin Burdette[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]62[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]66.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]75.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jeremy Hester[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'6, 177[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]40[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]58.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]41.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jalen Richard[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'8, 205[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]39[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]45.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Cooper Harrington[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 188[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]33.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]66.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]James Cox[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 190[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Branton Lee[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'8, 163[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Draper Riley[/TD]
[TD]TE[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 245[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jamarcus Revies[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 175[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]5. Of course, Monken will need some receivers[/h]The Southern Miss offense wasn't really good at anything in 2012, but it managed some decent run efficiency numbers. Depending on what it gets from its line, that could be expected again in 2013 with an interesting stable of backs (most notably 2010 star Kendrick Hardy, who struggled mightily last year) returning. But at OSU, Monken's offense relied heavily on balance, on utilizing the threat of both the run and pass at all times. And while the candidates at running back are interesting and obvious, both quarterback and receiver are unknowns.
Now, if you believe in recruiting rankings at least a little bit, you have to figure there is plenty of potential in the receiving corps. Converted quarterback Dominique Sullivan, a former high three-star recruit, has been a decent, if inefficient, big-play threat for a couple of years now, and in players like Chris Briggs, Markese Triplett, D.J. Thompson and Cooper Harrington, Monken inherits a series of reasonably experienced former three-star guys. The problem, of course, is that none of them have exactly shown much three-star potential. That foursome -- Briggs, Triplett, Thompson, Harrington -- combined for a horrendous 41 percent catch rate and a per-target average of 5.7 yards last year. Harrington has shown promise this spring, evidently, and more three-star freshmen are on the way, but there are no guarantees here ... or anywhere else on this offense, really.
[h=4]Offensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]90.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.78[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.60[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]41.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]52.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]21.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]77.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.8%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Rank[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]105[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]107[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]120[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]98[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]108[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]68[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Career Starts/Honors/Notes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Austin Quattrochi[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]48 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Darius Barnes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]42 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Joe Duhon[/TD]
[TD]LG[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]40 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jason Weaver[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]29 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Ed Preston[/TD]
[TD]RG[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 309[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD]23 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Vincent Brown[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 289[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]19 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Rashod Hill[/TD]
[TD]LT[/TD]
[TD]6'6, 285[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Taylor Peterson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 293[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jordan Greene[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 265[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jonathan Guerry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Cedric Chisolm[/TD]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 278[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fredrick Moore[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]OL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 325[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]6. Of course, Monken will need a line[/h]Losing four players who combined for 159 career starts is never particularly good, but considering how poorly this line performed last year, you can certainly make the argument that new blood isn't a bad idea. Southern Miss does have a pair of pretty experienced seniors in Ed Preston and Vincent Brown, and Monken brought in a couple of three-star JUCOs, not to mention a pretty line-friendly system in general. At worst, I see this line duplicating last year's poor numbers and not sinking any lower. At least marginal improvement is perhaps likely.
[h=4]Defense[/h]<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"></center>[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Game Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]S&P+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Success
Rt. Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]PPP+ Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]OVERALL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]85[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]90[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]93[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]87[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]RUSHING[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]110[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]105[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]104[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]103[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PASSING[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]44[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]80[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]71[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]82[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Standard Downs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]97[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]102[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]94[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Passing Downs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]70[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]62[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]72[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Redzone[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]117[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]118[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]116[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q1 Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]73[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]1st Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]86[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q2 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD]2nd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]104[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q3 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]113[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]3rd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]82[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q4 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]75[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]7. A familiar face on defense[/h]The Southern Miss offense is receiving a much-needed overhaul this season. The defense, on the other hand, is simply hitting the rewind button. David Duggan, a defensive co-coordinator for Southern Miss under Fedora, returns to Hattiesburg after a year as Fedora's outside linebackers coach in Chapel Hill. With one of the better lines in the country (at any level), Duggan's 2011 Southern Miss defense was aggressive and fun; despite Ellis Johnson's defensive background, the 2012 Southern Miss defense was neither of those things. So Duggan returns to see a lot of the same faces he left in 2011; as with the offensive line, improvement is probable. We'll just have to wait and see how much improvement comes.
[h=4]Defensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Team[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]92.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.17[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.53[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]44.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]84.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]93.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.2%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rank[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]93[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]93[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]117[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]124[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]74[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]76[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]49[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]64[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD]GP[/TD]
[TD]Tackles[/TD]
[TD]% of Team[/TD]
[TD]TFL[/TD]
[TD]Sacks[/TD]
[TD]Int[/TD]
[TD]PBU[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jamie Collins[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]79.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Khyri Thornton[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 308[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]**** (5.8)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]29.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rakeem Nunez-Roches[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 290[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]29.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Khalid Wilson[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Michael Smith[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 262[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]21.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Brandon Francesconi[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Dasman McCullum (2011)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 237[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]16.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Wil Freeman[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'6, 241[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Anthony Wilson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 227[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Joel Ross[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Dalvin Craft[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Adam Williams[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 282[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rod Crayton[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 290[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.7)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Dylan Bradley[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 255[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Christopher Robinson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 280[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jerry Harris[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 295[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]8. A once-proud line[/h]The benefit to hiring Ellis Johnson, in theory, was that it would continue Southern Miss' recent defensive improvement. The Golden Eagles had gone from 95th in Def. F/+ in 2009, to 54th in 2010, to 19th in 2011. And despite having to replace stars like end Cordarro Law, tackles Deddrick Jones and Terrance pope, and linebacker Ronnie Thornton, and cornerback Marquese Wheaton, there was enough star power returning, especially up front, to assume reasonable continuity. Not so much. Despite solid play-making from tackle Khyri Thornton, Southern Miss' line play was particularly woeful; the Golden Eagles were dead last in Power Success Rate (stopping short yardage situations) and in the bottom 10 in Opportunity Rate (preventing downfield opportunities on the ground), and despite the return of end Jamie Collins, the pass rush was thoroughly mediocre.
Duggan inherits some nice athleticism here, and he certainly knows most of these players already, but a return to quality up front will mean a lot for a defense that returns most of its two-deep in the back (every linebacker of consequence returns, as do most defensive backs, including potential star corner Deron Wilson) but needed a little more help from the line than it received in 2012.
[h=4]Linebackers[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Name[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Pos[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]GP[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tackles[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]% of Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TFL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Int[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PBU[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FF[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Alan Howze[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 227[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]48.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Dylan Reda[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 230[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]41.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Terrick Wright[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 211[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Justin Penn[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 212[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]16.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jamil Murray[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 203[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Leiland Ducksworth[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 207[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Secondary[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD]GP[/TD]
[TD]Tackles[/TD]
[TD]% of Team[/TD]
[TD]TFL[/TD]
[TD]Sacks[/TD]
[TD]Int[/TD]
[TD]PBU[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Deron Wilson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 181[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]51.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Emmanuel Johnson[/TD]
[TD]S[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 181[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]39.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jacorius Cotton[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]S[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 195[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]34.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Martez Thompson[/TD]
[TD]S[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]33.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jerrion Johnson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]S[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 205[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]31.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Alex Smith[/TD]
[TD]S[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 194[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]21.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Reggie Hunt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]19.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]DeBarrius Miller[/TD]
[TD]S[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 183[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kalan Reed[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 198[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]17.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Ed Wilkins[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 166[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Clifford Johnson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Alexander Walters[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 174[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Antonio Thomas, Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 194[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kelsey Douglas[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 175[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Trae Collins[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 181[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jalen Square[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 180[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]9. Senior leaders abound[/h]If there's one thing Southern Miss has going for it beyond recruiting rankings, it's experience. Four of the top five returning defensive backs are seniors, as are the top two linebackers and Thornton up front. When you are undergoing your second coaching change in two years, any continuity you can find is a good thing. This defense has plenty of players who remember what winning is like despite the fact that Southern Miss hasn't actually won a game in going on 16 months now.
[h=4]Special Teams[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Punter[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Punts[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FC[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]I20[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FC/I20
Ratio[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Peter Boehme[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]63[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]40.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]54.0%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Kicker[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TB%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Corey Acosta[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 185[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]47[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]57.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]17.0%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Place-Kicker[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]PAT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FG
(0-39)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FG
(40+)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pct[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Corey Acosta[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 185[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]27-28[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5-8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]62.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6-9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]66.7%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Returner[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Returns[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Avg.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TD[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Justin Sims[/TD]
[TD]KR[/TD]
[TD]5'7, 165[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]22.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tracy Lampley[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]KR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]20.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jalen Richard[/TD]
[TD]KR[/TD]
[TD]5'8, 205[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25.9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tracy Lampley[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Category[/TD]
[TD]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Special Teams F/+[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]100[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Net Punting[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]82[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Net Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]121[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Touchback Pct[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]113[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Field Goal Pct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]86[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kick Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]68[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Punt Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]86[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]2013 Schedule & Projection Factors[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="colspan: 3, align: center"]2012 Schedule[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Date[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Opponent[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Proj. Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]31-Aug[/TD]
[TD]Texas State[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]107[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]7-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Nebraska[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]20[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]14-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at Arkansas[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]37[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]28-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Boise State[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]5-Oct[/TD]
[TD]Florida International[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]99[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]19-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at East Carolina[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]81[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]26-Oct[/TD]
[TD]North Texas[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]112[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Marshall[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]79[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]9-Nov[/TD]
[TD]at Louisiana Tech[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]16-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Florida Atlantic[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]116[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]23-Nov[/TD]
[TD]Middle Tennessee[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]98[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]30-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at UAB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]105[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Five-Year F/+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]62[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Two-Year Recruiting Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]66[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]TO Margin/Adj. TO Margin*[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-16 / -5.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TO Luck/Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-4.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Approx. Ret. Starters (Off. / Def.)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13 (5, 8)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Yds/Pt Margin**[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]+5.2[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]10. Survive September[/h]If Southern Miss rebounds just to the point of being a Top 80 team this fall, there are wins on the schedule. Considering their toughest home game is against Middle Tennessee, the Golden Eagles should be expected to go undefeated (or at least 4-1) in Hattiesburg, and road trips to UAB and Louisiana Tech, at the very least, are winnable. But threatening to return to bowl eligibility will depend, in part, on the impact of the pummeling they might be expected to take in a rough three-week stretch in September. Southern Miss is likely to be 1-3 following trips to Nebraska, Arkansas, and Boise State (and that's assuming it can get past a salty Texas State squad); that would mean that, overall, the Golden Eagles will have lost 15 of their last 16 games. Bounce back starting with the FIU game on October 5, and you can find quite a few wins the rest of the way. I really like the hire of Monken overall, but his immediate success could be as dependent on confidence as scheme or talent.
In some ways, 2012 didn't happen. At least, the year didn't unfold the way that some people interpreted it would from the Mayan calendar. For Southern Miss, it would indeed be best to simply forget that the doomsday effect of the 2012 season ever happened and move on. That's easier said than done, but with a potentially strong hire (one the school perhaps should have made 12 months earlier) and a solid reservoir of experience from which to draw, it isn't impossible.

Dollaz · Jul 17, 2013

UAB:

[h=3]1. The slow build begins again[/h]The results never really came around, but Neil Callaway was close to a breakthrough. The UAB coach, hired in 2007 to replace Watson Brown, boosted his Blazers from 115th in the F/+ rankings to 98th in 2008, then 93rd in 2009, then 82nd in 2010. But thanks in part to a 3-9 record in one-possession games, UAB couldn't ever get over the hump in the win column. The Blazers went 1-5 in close games in 2010 and finished 4-8 overall; a .500 record in such games would have potentially resulted in a bowl bid.
Things fell apart in 2011 -- UAB sank to 108th and 3-9, and Callaway was gone -- and Garrick McGee, former Bobby Petrino assistant at Arkansas, took over. He's been talking about planting seeds lately, and one can understand the metaphor. His first season in Birmingham had its fair share of encouraging moments, same-old-UAB moments, and youth upon youth. The Blazers did improve to 91st in F/+, and the turnover is minimal this time around (sans a huge loss at linebacker); there's no reason to think there won't be more improvement coming down the pike. But this program seems to hit a ceiling around five wins and an F/+ in the high-80s. Is Williams the man to take UAB beyond that?
<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">

</center>[h=4]2012 Schedule & Results[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: center"]Record: 3-9 | Adj. Record: 4-8 | Final F/+ Rk: 91[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Date[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Opponent[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W-L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. W-L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]1-Sep[/TD]
[TD]Troy[/TD]
[TD]29-39[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]25.4 - 31.0[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]15-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at South Carolina[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6-49[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]14.3 - 41.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]22-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at Ohio State[/TD]
[TD]15-29[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]29.2 - 31.2[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]29-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tulsa[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]42-49[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]36.5 - 32.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]6-Oct[/TD]
[TD]SE Louisiana[/TD]
[TD]52-3[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]25.9 - 9.6[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]13-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Houston[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]17-39[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]23.6 - 31.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]20-Oct[/TD]
[TD]East Carolina[/TD]
[TD]35-42[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]31.8 - 43.2[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]27-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Tulane[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]45-55[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]35.3 - 59.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]3-Nov[/TD]
[TD]at Southern Miss[/TD]
[TD]27-19[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]22.5 - 24.1[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]10-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Marshall[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]38-31[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]25.5 - 17.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]17-Nov[/TD]
[TD]Memphis[/TD]
[TD]9-46[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]11.0 - 32.0[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]24-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Central Florida[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]24-49[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]42.1 - 37.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 703"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Offense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Defense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]28.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]69[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]37.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]114[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Adj. Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]26.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]73[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]32.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]100[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]2. UAB made no sense in 2012[/h]As might be expected when a first-year coach leads a super-young team onto the field, UAB's season featured a wealth of highlights and lowlights. The Blazers hung around for quite a long time against an Ohio State team that finished 12-0 (it was 21-15 midway through the fourth quarter), conquered Southern Miss and Marshall and came up just short against two Conference USA bowl teams, Tulsa and East Carolina. Oh yeah, and they also lost by 37 points to Memphis at home. Ove the course of 12 games, UAB was awful, above average, awful, and mediocre.
Adj. Points Per Game (first 2 games): Opponent 36.3, UAB 19.9 (minus-16.4)
Adj. Points Per Game (next 3 games): UAB 30.5, Opponent 24.5 (plus-6.0)
Adj. Points Per Game (next 3 games): Opponent 44.7, UAB 30.2 (minus-14.5)
Adj. Points Per Game (last 4 games): Opponent 27.8, UAB 25.3 (minus-2.5)
Make sense of that, I dare you. Jonathan Perry, then a junior, played most of the first two games and the last one, and despite the fact that his replacement, then-freshman Austin Brown, was more sporadic (in good ways and bad), UAB's overall offensive performance improved a decent amount; for most of the final 10 games, UAB was average or better on offense (aside from the egregious performance against Memphis, in which the Blazers gained all of 213 yards against the No. 80 defense according to Def. F/+). And the young defense was all over the map.
[h=4]Offense[/h]<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"></center>[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards/
Game Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]S&P+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Success
Rt. Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]PPP+ Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]OVERALL[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]67[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]68[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]70[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RUSHING[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]112[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]80[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]64[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]92[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]PASSING[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]66[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]69[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]60[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Standard Downs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]68[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]58[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]71[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Passing Downs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]78[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]87[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]73[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Redzone[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]106[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]105[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]99[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q1 Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]91[/TD]
[TD]1st Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]81[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q2 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]83[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2nd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]85[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q3 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD]3rd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]64[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q4 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]53[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Quarterback[/h]Note: players in bold below are 2013 returnees. Players in italics are questionable with injury/suspension.
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Comp[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Att[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Comp
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]INT[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Att.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Austin Brown[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]6'1, 208[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]205[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]355[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2,673[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]57.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]36[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Jonathan Perry[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]6'2, 210[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]74[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]122[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1,033[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]60.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Jeremiah Briscoe[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]6'3, 197[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]3. The training wheels are off[/h]UAB's offense utilized lots of passing on standard downs and lots of running on passing downs. There are three reasons why you might do this: Either you are an extreme underdog trying to throw your opponent off, you have a quarterback who isn't much of a passer (or is Taylor Martinez, not much of a passer but with serious legs), or you have a freshman quarterback. UAB utilized Austin Brown in a way similar to what UCF did with Jeff Godfrey back when Godfrey was a true freshman (2010); like UAB as a whole, Brown hinted at both upside (13 yards per completion, 15 touchdown passes) and youth (12 interceptions, a terrible sack rate). He completed 20 of 30 passes for 337 yards, three touchdowns and a pick (with a lot of sacks) against Tulsa and completed 22 of 37 for 319 and three scores against ECU, and in what may be an encouraging sign, he threw six of his 12 picks in just two games. When it wrong, it went wrong a lot, but it didn't always go wrong. If that makes any sense.
Garrick McGee and offensive coordinator Richard Owens might be taking the training wheels off this year; their approach to play-calling was both smart and conservative, and they might give Brown a chance to make a few more plays this year. And the best part is that, if Brown struggles with the extra responsibility (or gets hurt), the Blazers have a pretty good backup plan in Jonathan Perry. They also might have a strong run game to fall back on if they need to.
[h=4]Running Back[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rushes[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Hlt Yds/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
POE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Darrin Reaves[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 210[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]215[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1,037[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-9.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Bashr Coles[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 212[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]39[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]262[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+7.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Greg Franklin[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 197[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]36[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]180[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]+0.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jonathan Perry[/TD]
[TD]QB[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 210[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]30[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]100[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-4.8[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Austin Brown[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]QB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 208[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]26[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]55[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-7.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Dontavius Jackson[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]21[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]44[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-5.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jordan Howard[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 205[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]4. Depth in the backfield[/h]Darrin Reaves was a first-team all-conference running back in 2012, and on a carry-for-carry basis, he was the least effective of UAB's top three backs. Former star recruit Greg Franklin and intriguing freshman Bashr Coles were each excellent in backup roles (especially Coles, who showed some big-play ability among his three carries per game). While the play-calling may have been conservative, it was also pretty effective with the efficient Reaves grinding out yards and ceding the floor to his big-play backups from time to time. While passing on standard downs had its purpose last year, three good backs running behind a more experienced line might be an equally effective option this time around, especially with the loss of three of UAB's top five receivers. Jackie Williams is a quality No. 1, but we'll see who else might emerge in the receiving corps to replace Patrick Hearn and Nick Adams, both of whom averaged better than 8.5 yards per target. Jamarcus Nelson is an interesting, if terribly inefficient, option, and former star recruit Nyiakki Height enters the picture after a year at safety. Plus, JUCO transfer DeVante Scott was perhaps the jewel of the recruiting class. There are options, but no guarantees.
[h=4]Receiving Corps[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Targets[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Catches[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Catch Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Target
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]%SD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Real Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]RYPR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jackie Williams[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR-W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]80[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]52[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]799[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]65.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]17.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]62.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]94.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Patrick Hearn[/TD]
[TD]WR-Z[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]72[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]42[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]628[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]58.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]63.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]73.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Nick Adams[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR-X[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]69[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]45[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]656[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]65.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]15.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]69.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]77.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Darrin Reaves[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 210[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]55[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]41[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]302[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]74.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]35.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jamarcus Nelson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR-Z[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 160[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]49[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]22[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]414[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]44.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]61.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]48.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jay Davis[/TD]
[TD]WR-W[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]41[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]277[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]56.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]53.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kennard Backman[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 258[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]37[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]235[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]62.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]54.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]27.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Nolen Smith(2011)[/TD]
[TD]TE[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 205[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]33[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]273[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]57.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]48.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]N/A[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]N/A[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Greg Franklin[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 197[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]63.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]68.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]22.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Sam Accursio[/TD]
[TD]TE[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]88[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]68.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]87.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Nyiakki Height[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Grant Davis[/TD]
[TD]TE[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 255[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DeVante Scott[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 180[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Tristan Henderson[/TD]
[TD]TE[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 258[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]J.J. Green[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 185[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jamari Staples[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 192[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Offensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Team[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]95.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.03[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.67[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]37.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]66.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]80.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.6%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rank[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]88[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]55[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]104[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]82[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]68[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]79[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]91[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]93[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]79[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Career Starts/Honors/Notes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Chris Hubbard[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]25 career starts; 2012 1st All-CUSA[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kaycee Ike[/TD]
[TD]RT[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 293[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (4.9)[/TD]
[TD]12 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Cameron Blankenship[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 305[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]9 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Billy Autrey[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 290[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD]8 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]John Hix[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 270[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Brian O'Leary[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 290[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD]5 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Aaron Green[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 300[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Cody Payne[/TD]
[TD]RT[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]3 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Hisham Haqq[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Roscoe Byrd[/TD]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 319[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]5. A solid line, all things considered[/h]Offensive line coach John Peterson earned his salary last year. UAB returned a single lineman with any starting experience (Chris Hubbard) and was forced to shuffle the lineup around all year, but the Blazers still ranked in the Top 100 in both Adj. Line Yards and Adj. Sack Rate (Brown's awful sack rate was mitigated by Perry's ability to avoid them); those aren't great ratings by any means, but it could have been much worse. UAB held up reasonably well against blitzes and opened holes for runners on run-heavy downs. And this time around, Peterson's line still might have overall depth problems, but it does return six of eight players who started a game last year. Losing Hubbard, easily their best lineman, is a blow, but the line has a lot more going for it overall this time around.
[h=4]Defense[/h]<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"></center>[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards/
Game Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]S&P+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Success
Rt. Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]PPP+ Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]OVERALL[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]86[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]109[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]102[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]108[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RUSHING[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]81[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]97[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]88[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]104[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]PASSING[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]80[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]118[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]112[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]118[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Standard Downs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]100[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]96[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]100[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Passing Downs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]108[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]100[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]110[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Redzone[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]116[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]110[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]117[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q1 Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]113[/TD]
[TD]1st Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]120[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q2 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]98[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2nd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]113[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q3 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]96[/TD]
[TD]3rd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]80[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q4 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]119[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Defensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]90.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.01[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.48[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]39.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]67.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]19.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]80.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.9%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Rank[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]108[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]80[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]87[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]66[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]57[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]55[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]93[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]49[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]117[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Name[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Pos[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]GP[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tackles[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]% of Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TFL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Int[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PBU[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FF[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Diaheem Watkins[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 258[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Deric Scott[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 285[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.1)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]18.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Chris Walton[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 260[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jontavius Morris[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 295[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Connor Boyett[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 367[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Chris Rabb[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 220[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jewel Christian[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 295[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Trey Grissett[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 260[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Steve Pickren[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 245[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Andra Smith[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 265[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Linebackers[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD]GP[/TD]
[TD]Tackles[/TD]
[TD]% of Team[/TD]
[TD]TFL[/TD]
[TD]Sacks[/TD]
[TD]Int[/TD]
[TD]PBU[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Marvin Burdette[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]MIKE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]123.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]18.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Greg Irvin[/TD]
[TD]JACK[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]58.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Daniel White (2010)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 234[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]45.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Patrick Bastien[/TD]
[TD]WLB[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 227[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.1)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]27.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Derek Slaughter[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]JACK[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 195[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]23.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Shaq Jones[/TD]
[TD]WLB[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 200[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tevin Crews[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 212[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jesse Parrish[/TD]
[TD]MIKE[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 220[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Steven Banks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 224[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Destin Challenger[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 215[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Larry Pettaway[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 210[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Brandon Fuller[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 220[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jalan Coleman[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 215[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Je'Niah Jackson[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 210[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]6. UAB couldn't blitz[/h]UAB's defense was in no way good in 2012. We'll get that out of the way immediately. But it did have some strengths -- the Blazers were decent at generating pass pressure, mostly from its front four, on standard downs, made a good number of plays in the backfield, and was reasonably efficient (or, at least, not incredibly inefficient) against the run overall. But they were terrible against the pass, in part because they got no pressure whatsoever on the quarterback on passing downs. When you are almost twice as likely to record a sack on first-and-10 instead of third-and-10, something is amiss.
The line returns everybody of consequence, which is lovely. Ends Diaheem Watkins and Chris Walton were solid; Watkins was downright good until he was sidelined with a rib injury for five games. And the tackles are both decent and of good stature. There is perhaps more potential up front than at any other place on this defense. But there is no guarantee that the Blazers will be any better at linebacker, especially considering their star is gone.
[h=3]7. And now Marvin Burdette's gone[/h]Marvin Burdette almost made one of every five UAB tackles last year, which is absolutely absurd. He was one of the primary reasons for the run defense's semi-efficiency, too, logging 13 tackles for loss among his 123.5 tackles. Patrick Bastien has potential, and if Daniel White (a senior who has battled all sorts of injury issues in his career) can stay healthy, he could make up for some of the lost play-making ability. But the linebackers only managed six sacks last year, and in Burdette and Greg Irvin, they must replace half of that total. There are quite a few interesting recruits coming into the picture, but relying on freshmen is rarely good for immediate improvement.
[h=4]Secondary[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Name[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Pos[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]GP[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tackles[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]% of Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TFL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Int[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PBU[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FF[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Calvin Jones[/TD]
[TD]S[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 187[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]55.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jake Ganus[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]S[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]49.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Lamarcus Farmer[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 170[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]39.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Lamar Johnson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]S[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]26.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kelton Brackett[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 186[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]24.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Cornelius Richards[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]19.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Cortez Webb[/TD]
[TD]S[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 189[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Darius Powell[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 181[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Nyiakki Height[/TD]
[TD]S[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Vashon Landers[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 175[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Devon Brown[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 182[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jay Davis[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]S[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 194[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]T.J. McCollum[/TD]
[TD]S[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 205[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jordan Petty[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'9, 175[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Greg Maclin[/TD]
[TD]S[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 165[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Nicholas Jackson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]S[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 205[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]8. Boosting the back seven[/h]Of the 23 members of UAB's first full recruiting class under McGee, 11 were either defensive backs or linebackers. Plus, receiver Jay Davis makes a switch from receiver to safety. That tells you that, while the blitz was pretty bad, the secondary itself had plenty of say in UAB's awful No. 118 ranking in Passing S&P+. There was some play-making ability here -- returning safeties Calvin Jones and Jake Ganus and corner Lamarcus Farmer combined for 10 tackles for loss and 13 passes defensed -- but down-for-down proficiency was sorely lacking. Experience is better this year, especially with two former three-star recruits (Ganus and Kelton Brackett) getting thrown into the fire as freshmen, but it will probably be another year before this secondary rounds into respectable shape.
[h=4]Special Teams[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Punter[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Punts[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Avg[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TB[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]FC[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]I20[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]FC/I20
Ratio[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Hunter Mullins[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 195[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]50[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]44.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]52.0%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Kicker[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Avg[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TB[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TB%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Ty Long[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 188[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]64[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]63.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]32[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Place-Kicker[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]PAT[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]FG
(0-39)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pct[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]FG
(40+)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pct[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Ty Long[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 188[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]39-41[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7-7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]100.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7-10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]70.0%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Returner[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Returns[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Avg.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TD[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Greg Franklin[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]KR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 197[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]19.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jackie Williams[/TD]
[TD]KR[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 190[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]22.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jackie Williams[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Lamarcus Farmer[/TD]
[TD]PR[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 170[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Special Teams F/+[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]37[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Net Punting[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]117[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Net Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]35[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Touchback Pct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]19[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Field Goal Pct[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kick Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]77[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Punt Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]44[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]9. You have to tackle the punt returner[/h]UAB's special teams unit was pretty solid overall. Ty Long was a solid kicker and kickoffs guy, Jackie Williams was a good punt returner, and the kick coverage unit was decent. Plus, punter Hunter Mullins averaged nearly 45 yards per punt with lots of fair catches and balls downed inside the 20. But it appears that Mullins was also quite adept at outkicking his coverage; when an opposing punt returner got a return opportunity, he tended to take it a long way. UAB was last in the country in opponent punt returns. Remedy that problem to some degree, and you've got yourself a potential Top 25 special teams unit.
[h=4]2013 Schedule & Projection Factors[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, colspan: 3, align: center"]2012 Schedule[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Date[/TD]
[TD]Opponent[/TD]
[TD]Proj. Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]31-Aug[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Troy[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]102[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]7-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at LSU[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]21-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Northwestern State[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]NR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]28-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at Vanderbilt[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]49[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Florida Atlantic[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]116[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]12-Oct[/TD]
[TD]at Florida International[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]99[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]26-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at UT-San Antonio[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]114[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]2-Nov[/TD]
[TD]Middle Tennessee[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]98[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]9-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Marshall[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]79[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]16-Nov[/TD]
[TD]at East Carolina[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]81[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]23-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rice[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]92[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]30-Nov[/TD]
[TD]Southern Miss[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]87[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Five-Year F/+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]102[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Two-Year Recruiting Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]96[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TO Margin/Adj. TO Margin*[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-9 / -6.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]TO Luck/Game[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-1.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Approx. Ret. Starters (Off. / Def.)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]16 (8, 8)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Yds/Pt Margin**[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+3.5[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]10. Who the heck knows?[/h]UAB ranked 91st in F/+ last year and returns a wealth of experience. That suggests the Blazers could move into the 80s this year; to move any higher would require defensive improvement I don't see as realistic. So what does that mean for UAB's record? Your guess is as good as mine. The Blazers play seven teams projected between 79th and 102nd, three projected worse and two projected better. Beat the three worst teams and go 3-4 against the middling teams, and you're bowl eligible. Is that realistic? Is Austin Brown ready to take a step forward? Will the receiving corps produce a decent No. 2 option? And can the UAB defense improve at all on passing downs? This team has a lot of flaws, but ... teams ranked in the 80s and 90s typically do. If the Blazers can win some close games, they could very well reach a bowl this year, but we'll set the bar at 4-5 wins for one more year first.

Dollaz · Jul 17, 2013

FIU:

[h=3]1. True:[/h]Here is a list of things that are either true or mostly true.

Mario Cristobal was, in all, a rousing success at FIU, the best coach this young program has ever had. He took on a program that had gone 8-25 in three years at the FBS level and was coming off of an 0-12 campaign known mostly for a brawl. After a 1-11 season in his first year, he won eight games in Years 2 to 3 and 15 games in Years 4-5. He was a damn strong recruiter who took full advantage of FIU's South Florida location, and he built a base of athleticism at FIU that should fit in immediately in Conference USA.
Cristobal was fired after one bad season. In January 2012, Cristobal, one of the hottest young coaching prospects in the country, turned down the Rutgers job. A 3-9 year would have been considered a marginal success in the time before Cristobal arrived, but after a single poor season, one that featured quite a bit of bad turnovers luck among other things, Cristobal was let go. FIU athletic director Pete Garcia called the 2012 season a "total collapse," and while it was in a way ... it also wasn't. Expectations are important, yes?
Pete Garcia also once thought hiring Isiah Thomas as its head basketball coach was a good idea. You know, the same Isiah Thomas who, since his playing days ended, has left a path of destruction -- Toronto Raptors, Bob Costas, the CBA, Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks, FIU, and maybe the Knicks again one day -- that makes him the sports version of a third-world dictator.
It seems FIU thought it could land Butch Davis, the architect of the early-2000s Miami powerhouses.
FIU didn't land Butch Davis.
Ron Turner went 4-19 in his final two seasons at Illinois. When FIU couldn't land Davis, it eventually zeroed in on Turner, a former college assistant at Pacific, Arizona, Northwestern, Pitt, Texas A&M, and Stanford who has spent most of the last two decades in the NFL, aside from an eight-year stint at Illinois that included just two winning seasons, an 0-11 campaign, and a 1-11 campaign. He was also fired as the Chicago Bears' offensive coordinator not too long ago.
FIU has been tied to a whipping post for most of the last four months for this series of moves.
"Whipping Post" is the best Southern rock song ever.

[h=3]2. Also True:[/h]

You'd get tired of having to fight to keep your coach every year, too. Cristobal was linked to seemingly every open job over a two-year span, and while it was incredibly admirable that he stayed, he almost certainly wasn't going to stay too much longer. That he took an assistant coaching job with his alma mater Miami in January, then left it for a similar job at Alabama six weeks later, suggests he doesn't have a problem jumping when the right opportunity presents itself. And it would have eventually.
This might actually be a good time for some new blood. Yes, Cristobal's 2012 team was pretty unlucky, in ways we'll discuss below. But it was still a disappointment overall, with a loaded, experienced defense struggling to find fourth or fifth gear until later in the year, and with an offense loaded with star recruits (stars at a Sun Belt level, anyway) unable to overcome a couple of injuries (and with a ridiculously experienced offensive line playing ridiculously bad football). And while we're at it, the 2011 team was disappointing as well, going 7-6 after looking like a 10-win team, both on paper and in September. Cristobal loaded the cupboard but hadn't done a lot with it. That doesn't mean he should have been fired -- FIU deserves most of the flogging it received -- but it could mean that things work out pretty well for FIU if Turner can press the right buttons.
Turner won a conference title at Illinois, one of only three Illini titles in 50 years. No, he could not maintain success in Champaign. But who does? That Turner was able to craft even two good teams at Illinois suggests it is within the realm of possibility that he can do it again.
Pete Garcia also hired Richard Pitino. And Mario Cristobal. He has earned most of his bad reputation so far, but it does bear mentioning that he has made a couple of good hires, too. Pitino cleaned up quite a bit of Thomas' mess in a single season (before leaving to take the Minnesota job), and Cristobal turned FIU football into something after a few years of, basically, being nothing.

Turner inherits a FIU squad that a) has underachieved for two straight years, and b) has more raw athleticism and talent than much of its C-USA competition. Anything from 3-9 to 9-3 in 2013 won't surprise me.
<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"></center>[h=4]2012 Schedule & Results[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: center"]Record: 3-9 | Adj. Record: 6-6 | Final F/+ Rk: 89[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Date[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Opponent[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W-L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. W-L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]1-Sep[/TD]
[TD]Duke[/TD]
[TD]26-46[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]24.5 - 36.9[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]8-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Akron[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]41-38[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]24.2 - 22.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]15-Sep[/TD]
[TD]Central Florida[/TD]
[TD]20-33[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]24.7 - 26.2[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]22-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Louisville[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]21-28[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]33.3 - 23.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]29-Sep[/TD]
[TD]UL-Lafayette[/TD]
[TD]20-48[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]18.6 - 31.5[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]4-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Arkansas State[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]20-34[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]21.6 - 30.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]13-Oct[/TD]
[TD]Middle Tennessee[/TD]
[TD]30-34[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]29.5 - 31.2[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]20-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Troy[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]37-38[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]30.8 - 22.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]27-Oct[/TD]
[TD]Western Kentucky[/TD]
[TD]6-14[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]24.2 - 19.7[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]3-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]South Alabama[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]28-20[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]25.1 - 37.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]16-Nov[/TD]
[TD]Florida Atlantic[/TD]
[TD]34-24[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]27.2 - 25.8[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]24-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]UL-Monroe[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]17-23[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]20.4 - 12.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 703"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Offense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Defense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]25.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]86[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]31.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]90[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Adj. Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]25.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]90[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]26.6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]54[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]3. The defense came around a little later than expected[/h]Now, make no mistake: FIU's biggest problems were on the offensive side of the ball in 2012. Starting quarterback Jake Medlock missed three games (Adj. Points Per Game with Medlock: 27.1; without: 20.2), starting running back Kedrick Rhodes missed three games, and the Golden Panthers just couldn't ever generate any sort of offensive attack. This was to be expected to some degree, simply because of the loss of all-world receiver T.Y. Hilton following the 2011 season; but the injuries didn't help, and the complete and total collapse of the line was unexpected.
It also didn't help, though, that the defense wasn't quite as good as it could have been. A unit absolutely loaded with interesting seniors looked great late in the year (last five games: 23.5 Adj. PPG allowed) but was slightly below average at first (first seven games: 28.8 Adj. PPG allowed). And by the time it rallied, the damage to the 2012 campaign had already been done. FIU began the year 1-8 with four tight losses.
[h=4]Offense[/h]<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"></center>[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards/
Game Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]S&P+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Success
Rt. Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]PPP+ Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]OVERALL[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]77[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]104[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]103[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]103[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RUSHING[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]82[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]101[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]107[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]102[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]PASSING[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]57[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]91[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]88[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]93[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Standard Downs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]108[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]88[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]112[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Passing Downs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]98[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]80[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Redzone[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]87[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]41[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]108[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q1 Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]80[/TD]
[TD]1st Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]105[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q2 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]102[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2nd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]76[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q3 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]112[/TD]
[TD]3rd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]106[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q4 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]86[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Quarterback[/h]Note: players in bold below are 2013 returnees. Players in italics are questionable with injury/suspension.
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Comp[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Att[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Comp
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]INT[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Att.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Jake Medlock[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]6'3, 220[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]152[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]263[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2,127[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]57.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]24[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]E.J. Hilliard[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]6'2, 185[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]So.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]65[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]94[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]645[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]69.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Loranzo Hammonds, Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]6'1, 200[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]20[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]16.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Akil Dan-Fodio[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]6'3, 225[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]So.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Favian Upshaw[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]6'2, 175[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]4. Jake Medlock might be a bit too tough (or maybe his line was just terrible)[/h]It isn't difficult to see why Jake Medlock gets hurt a lot: He doesn't exactly shy away from contact. Medlock injured his right shoulder late in 2011, fractured a foot and missed two games early in 2012, left the Western Kentucky game early with a head injury, and missed the final game because of his foot, too; while some of that might not be because of the number of hits he takes ... he does take a lot of hits. He was sacked 24 times in 287 pass attempts, and he rushed seven times per game outside of the sacks. He clearly doesn't avoid hits, even if some of them (the sacks) were not necessarily of his initiative.
When Medlock was down, Cristobal was forced to shuffle between a load of freshmen, all pretty highly-touted, none quite ready for action. E.J. Hilliard took even more sacks than Medlock (and didn't rush as well), and Loranzo Hammonds, Jr., was used mostly as a run threat (though he wasn't amazing at that). FIU's production depended on Medlock's health, and he was rarely healthy in 2012.
[h=4]Running Back[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rushes[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Hlt Yds/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
POE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kedrick Rhodes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 200[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]167[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]714[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-19.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Darian Mallary[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]104[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]463[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-1.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jake Medlock[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]QB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 220[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]63[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]375[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]+4.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jeremiah Harden[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]48[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]275[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+4.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]E.J. Hilliard[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]QB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 185[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]31[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]98[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-4.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Loranzo Hammonds, Jr.[/TD]
[TD]QB[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 200[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]56[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-1.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Shane Coleman[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'6, 200[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]34[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.0[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Receiving Corps[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Targets[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Catches[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Catch Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Target
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]%SD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Real Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]RYPR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Wayne Times[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]95[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]66[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]605[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]69.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]27.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]55.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]72.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jacob Younger[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]49[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]404[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]51.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]51.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]48.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Willis Wright[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 200[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]41[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]633[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]61.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]15.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]51.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]15.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]76.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kedrick Rhodes[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 200[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]235[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]73.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]42.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]28.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Glenn Coleman[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 200[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]22[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]227[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]59.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]45.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]27.3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jairus Williams[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 200[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]116[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]47.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]52.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Darian Mallary[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]18[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]102[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]72.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Nick England[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]87[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]57.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]78.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Ya'Keem Griner[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 230[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]113[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]75.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Akil Dan-Fodio[/TD]
[TD]QB[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 225[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]88[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]66.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]41.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]T.J. Lowder[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 185[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]72[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]62.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]De'Andre Jasper[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]5'9, 200[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]41[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]80.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]40.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Zach Schaubhut[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 230[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]29[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]40.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]60.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Dominique Rhymes[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 210[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.4%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Raymond Jackson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 210[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]25.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.6[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Johnnie Durante[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 170[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]5. The receiving corps is intriguing[/h]FIU must replace 50 percent of last year's targets, which is a little scary until you realize that a lot of those targets were pretty unproductive. Wayne Times was a steady, efficient option for an offense that was mostly lacking of such a thing, but you can replace a guy who averaged 6.4 yards per target. Jacob Younger had his moments as the No. 2 receiver, but in seniors Willis Wright and Glenn Coleman, the Golden Panthers have two receivers who showed infinitely more upside, albeit in just 5.3 targets per game. The two carry a similar stature and combined for a 60 percent catch rate and a ridiculous 22.6 yards per catch. In fewer than half the targets, Wright outgained Times for the season, powered by a destructive three-game stretch: against Middle Tennessee, Troy, and Western Kentucky, Wright caught 14 passes for 366 yards and three touchdowns. His quantity dropped off in November, but not his explosiveness; in three games, he caught five passes for 159 yards and three scores. He needs to become more of an every-down threat, but wow, the upside here is enormous.
If Wright can make the transition to The Man -- or, in Ron Turner parlance, if he can turn into FIU's Brandon Lloyd -- then the rest of FIU's skill position lineup takes shape nicely. Coleman should be a capable No. 2, and any number of former three-star recruits could conceivably step up and become a decent No. 3. As long as Medlock is upright and in one piece, that should lead to a solid passing game. The run game, however, is still a mystery. Kedrick Rhodes was unreliable last year, both in terms of health and production, and an all new offensive line could either be a blessing or a further curse.
[h=4]Offensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Team[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]81.9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.50[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.42[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]36.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]65.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]53.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11.0%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rank[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]119[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]115[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]117[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]79[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]69[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]121[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]96[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]113[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Career Starts/Honors/Notes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Caylin Hauptmann[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]37 career starts; 2012 2nd All-Sun Belt[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Rubert Bryan, Jr.[/TD]
[TD]RT[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]43 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Shae Smith[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]C[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]23 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Giancarlo Revilla[/TD]
[TD]RG[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]23 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]David Istanich[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]16 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]David Delsoin[/TD]
[TD]RG[/TD]
[TD]6'6, 305[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD]4 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jordan White[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 310[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]3 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Donald Senat[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 285[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD]1 career start[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Aaron Nielsen[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 270[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Delmar Taylor[/TD]
[TD]OG[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 290[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Edens Sineace[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]OT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 310[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Trenton Saunders[/TD]
[TD]OG[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 275[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]6. An awful line starts over[/h]In 2011, FIU ranked 63rd in Adj. Line Yards and 33rd in Adj. Sack Rate. The Golden Panthers returned four starters from that line, line coach Alex Mirabal returned, and from what I can tell, there were no notable injuries suffered in 2012. And this line went from one of the better units at the mid-major level to being one of the worst in the country. FIU couldn't open big enough holes for its runners and couldn't protect the quarterback. I'm willing to believe that some of these line stats are on the skill position players -- Medlock probably needs to throw the ball away quicker, and Kedrick Rhodes needs to just be a better running back -- but, well, Rhodes was the running back in 2011, too, and Medlock was only sacked five percent of the time in 2011. This was one of the most disappointing units in the country, period.
In other words, it's a pretty good time to hit the reset button. FIU returns only eight career starts, and that might not even remotely be a bad thing. New line coach Steve Shankweiler is ridiculously experienced; he'll need to call on that experience quite a bit.
[h=4]Defense[/h]<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-family: 'Mercury SSm A', 'Mercury SSm B', Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"></center>[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards/
Game Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]S&P+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Success
Rt. Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]PPP+ Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]OVERALL[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]67[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]49[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]29[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]67[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RUSHING[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]37[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]56[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]49[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]64[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]PASSING[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]99[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]40[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]60[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Standard Downs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]35[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]49[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Passing Downs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]73[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]40[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]80[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Redzone[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]115[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]107[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]114[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q1 Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD]1st Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]29[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q2 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]71[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2nd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]66[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q3 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]62[/TD]
[TD]3rd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]41[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q4 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]50[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]7. FIU was super-aggressive in 2012[/h]Again, the FIU defense wasn't bad last year; it's just that the expectations were quite high. For the season as a whole, FIU defended the run relatively well, but the Golden Panthers' calling card was on pass defense; they had one of the 20 most efficient pass defenses in the country, showing some cracks on passing downs but playing close to the line of scrimmage on standard downs. FIU corners logged six tackles for loss and defensed 23 passes in 2012; the aggressiveness wasn't just confined to the back line, however. Nine different linemen made at least 1.5 tackles for loss, slicing into the backfield with regularity against the run.
The D has more three-star players than a Sun Belt team is supposed to be able to recruit, and it showed. There was a potential discipline issue here, however, with the big plays allowed on passing downs, with the way the defense's performance fell off after the first quarter (and first down), and with the way it was basically a sieve in the red zone. New defensive coordinator Josh Conklin (the Citadel's defensive coordinator in 2010-11 and Tennessee's safeties coach in 2012) could have some fun here if he can cut down on the mistakes. That might be a tall order, of course, with a thinned-out depth chart.
[h=4]Defensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]98.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.73[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.69[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]36.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]74.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]22.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]118.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.6%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Rank[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]65[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]34[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]107[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]42[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]103[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]30[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]35[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]49[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]78[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Name[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Pos[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]GP[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tackles[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]% of Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TFL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Int[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PBU[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FF[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Tourek Williams[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]37.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Greg Hickman[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 280[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]26.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Isame Faciane[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 295[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Giovani Francois[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 250[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]17.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Andre Pound[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Paul Crawford[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'8, 275[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Joshua Forney[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fadol Brown[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 290[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Lars Koht[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 255[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Darian Dyson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 315[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.7)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Marques Cheeks[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 270[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Linebackers[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Name[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Pos[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]GP[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tackles[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]% of Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TFL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Int[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PBU[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FF[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Winston Fraser[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]63.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jordan Hunt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]59.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kenneth Dillard[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Davison Colimon[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 200[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Patrick Jean[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 205[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Michael Wakefield[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 235[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Derrick Jones, Jr.[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Leroy Owens[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 210[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Secondary[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD]GP[/TD]
[TD]Tackles[/TD]
[TD]% of Team[/TD]
[TD]TFL[/TD]
[TD]Sacks[/TD]
[TD]Int[/TD]
[TD]PBU[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Johnathan Cyprien[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]73.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Sam Miller[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 180[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Chuck Grace[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]48.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Richard Leonard[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 170[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]47.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jose Cheeseborough[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]42.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Justin Halley[/TD]
[TD]FS[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 190[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]26.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Junior Mertile[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Demarkus Perkins[/TD]
[TD]SS[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 205[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jeremiah McKinnon[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 175[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Tevin Blanchard[/TD]
[TD]CB[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Terrance Taylor[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Mitch Wozniak[/TD]
[TD]SS[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 205[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Deonte Wilson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Adrian Jenkins[/TD]
[TD]SS[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 210[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Xavier Hines[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 175[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Vontarius West[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 180[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]8. Replacing Tourek and Cyprien[/h]Both end Tourek Williams and safety Johnathan Cyprien should get selected reasonably high in this month's NFL Draft. By all accounts, Cyprien had a fantastic week at the Senior Bowl and did perfectly well at the combine. He made plays all over the field in 2012 for FIU, defensing nine passes (he had four picks and was apparently the only FIU player who could actually hold onto the ball when he got a hand on it) and logging 3.5 tackles for loss. Williams, meanwhile, was the most aggressive and effective lineman on a pretty aggressive and effective line.
Cristobal is a great recruiter, but did he recruit well enough in Miami to put FIU in position to replace two players of this magnitude?
[h=3]9. Replacing everybody else[/h]Of the 23 defensive returnees listed above, 13 are former three-star recruits according to Rivals.com. That's better than a good majority of Conference USA teams. Nine of those 13, however, are either freshmen, redshirt freshmen, or sophomores. If these players live up to their recruiting rankings, the foundation for this FIU defense is strong in the coming years. But in the short-term, inexperience could be an issue; four of the top seven defensive backs, each of the top three linebackers, and three of the top seven linemen are gone. The high-upside youth will be getting thrown into the deep end pretty early.
[h=4]Special Teams[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Punter[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Punts[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FC[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]I20[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FC/I20
Ratio[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Josh Brisk[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]47[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]40.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]74.5%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jack Griffin[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]18[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]40.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]44.4%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Kicker[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Avg[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TB[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TB%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jack Griffin[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]59[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]62.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]29[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]49.2%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Place-Kicker[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]PAT[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]FG
(0-39)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pct[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]FG
(40+)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pct[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jack Griffin[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]33-36[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8-11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]72.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1-5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]20.0%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Returner[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Returns[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Avg.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TD[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Richard Leonard[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]KR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 170[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]26[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]29.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]De'Andre Jasper[/TD]
[TD]KR[/TD]
[TD]5'9, 200[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]22.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sam Miller[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]KR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 180[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]24.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Wayne Times[/TD]
[TD]PR[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Special Teams F/+[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]107[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Net Punting[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]94[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Net Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Touchback Pct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]18[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Field Goal Pct[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]112[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kick Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]18[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Punt Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]73[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]2013 Schedule & Projection Factors[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, colspan: 3, align: center"]2012 Schedule[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Date[/TD]
[TD]Opponent[/TD]
[TD]Proj. Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]31-Aug[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Maryland[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]75[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]7-Sep[/TD]
[TD]Central Florida[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]54[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]14-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Bethune-Cookman[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]NR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]21-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at Louisville[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]33[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Southern Miss[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]87[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]12-Oct[/TD]
[TD]UAB[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]105[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]26-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Louisiana Tech[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]89[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]2-Nov[/TD]
[TD]East Carolina[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]81[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]9-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Middle Tennessee[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]98[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]16-Nov[/TD]
[TD]at UTEP[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]108[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]23-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Marshall[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]79[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]30-Nov[/TD]
[TD]at Florida Atlantic[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]116[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Five-Year F/+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]91[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Two-Year Recruiting Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]82[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TO Margin/Adj. TO Margin*[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-4 / +8.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]TO Luck/Game[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-5.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Approx. Ret. Starters (Off. / Def.)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8 (5, 3)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Yds/Pt Margin**[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]+2.6[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]10. A total wildcard[/h]Seriously, what should one make of this team? We know that Ron Turner has both some success and a lot of failure on his head coaching resume, but we also know that Turner's head coaching experience ended nearly a decade ago. We know that Jake Medlock is a pretty strong quarterback when healthy, but we also know that he's rarely healthy. We know that a terribly inexperienced offensive line is a bad thing, but we also know that you can't get much worse than last year's FIU line. We know that this defense has a lot of former star recruits on it, but we know that most of those star recruits aren't that far removed from being recruited. We know that the schedule features nine teams projected 79th or worse in the F/+ projections, but we also know both that FIU itself was only 89th last year, and that the beginning of the season features three Top 75 opponents.
This really might be a perfect year for a new coach to take over a blank canvas that has a lot of interesting features, like Kevin Sumlin at Texas A&M last year. But ... is Ron Turner a Kevin Sumlin?

Dollaz · Jul 17, 2013

FAU:

[h=3]1. Conference realignment is basically minor league baseball[/h]Conference realignment has always been with us, from the SEC emerging from the Southern Conference in the 1930s, to conferences like the Big 8 promoting programs like Colorado and Oklahoma State, to Florida State joining the ACC in the 1990s, to the ACC raiding the Big East in the early 2000s. But it picked up speed dramatically following the Big Ten's announcement of its intended expansion in late-2009.
As we've seen, realignment is based on two things: merit and potential. Merit is easy enough to understand. The Big 12 didn't exactly need to secure the Fort Worth market when it brought TCU aboard, but the Horned Frogs had turned into a stout, nationally relevant program while surfing through just about every mid-major conference, and their bona fides warranted promotion back to a BCS conference. And lord knows Louisville had earned its promotion from Conference USA to the Big East almost a decade ago. Utah, meanwhile, was just a couple of years removed from a BCS bowl title when the Pac-12 invited it to join.
Quite often, though, a conference's decision on which program to promote to its league comes not from merit or production, but from potential. That word can mean a couple of things, really. It could mean market potential -- Rutgers bringing "the New York market" (whatever that actually means) to the Big Ten, for instance -- or it could simply mean that the bones (and potential fanbase) of a program are strong, and that a promotion could make long-term sense even if it looks questionable in the short-term.
In this way, realignment is kind of like minor league baseball, where you've got low-upside journeymen who dominate at a certain level but probably aren't going to get called up because of their minimal potential. At the same time, you've got prospects who don't have to prove quite as much, at least in terms of results and statistics, before moving to the next level. Crash Davis versus Nuke LaLoosh, if you will.
Let's just say that, with a fancy new stadium, a prime location (for both recruits and cable subscribers), and minimal recent success, Florida Atlantic is probably more Nuke than Crash. The Owls improved to 3-9 and 115th in the F/+ rankings in Carl Pelini's first season in Boca Raton. That ended a four-year string of diminishing returns, from a 7-6 record in 2008, to 5-7 in 2009, to 4-8 in 2010, to 1-11 in 2011 (Howard Schnellenberger's final season). Winning 13 games and getting promoted from the Sun Belt to Conference USA, which is basically Double-A ball*.
The potential-versus-merit argument goes a long way toward explaining which teams Conference USA chose to pluck from the high-A ball Sun Belt recently. Here are the Sun Belt standings for the last three seasons (2010-12). The teams Conference USA took are in bold.
Sun Belt Standings (2010-12)
Arkansas State (19-5 conference record)
UL-Lafayette (15-9)
ULM(13-11)
Florida International (13-11)
Western Kentucky (13-11)
Middle Tennessee (12-12)
Troy (11-13)
North Texas (10-14)
Florida Atlantic (5-19)
CUSA also took Louisiana Tech (the most merit-based pick), Charlotte (which is building a football team from scratch), UTSA (which has spent one year at the FBS level), and Old Dominion (which revived its program in 2009). The two best recent Sun Belt teams (ASU and UL-Lafayette) are still in the Sun Belt, as is long-time SBC power Troy. Conference USA made its choices based on potential, and FAU benefited considerably.
At least, FAU might benefit long-term. In the short-term, it joins a conference that, despite the Sun Belt's recent on-field gains, is still a bit deeper overall. That's not a good thing for a team that just improved from the fifth-worst team in FBS (116th in 2012) to the 10th-worst (115th).
* Judging by how realignment has gone, that would make the New Big East (whatever it might be called) Triple-A and the ACC the majors. Yes, the ACC is the majors. It might be Toronto to the SEC's Yankees, but it is still the majors, and it has still only lost one team -- Maryland -- in the realignment process while pilfering six others from the Big East in the last decade.
<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"></center>[h=4]2012 Schedule & Results[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="colspan: 6, align: center"]Record: 3-9 | Adj. Record: 3-9 | Final F/+ Rk: 115[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Date[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Opponent[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W-L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. Score[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Adj. W-L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]31-Aug[/TD]
[TD]Wagner[/TD]
[TD]7-3[/TD]
[TD]W[/TD]
[TD]14.8 - 29.0[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]8-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Middle Tennessee[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]17-31[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]24.2 - 39.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]15-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at Georgia[/TD]
[TD]20-56[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]18.3 - 49.6[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]22-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Alabama[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]7-40[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]10.7 - 32.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]29-Sep[/TD]
[TD]North Texas[/TD]
[TD]14-20[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]17.4 - 22.7[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]13-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at UL-Monroe[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]14-35[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]15.3 - 28.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]20-Oct[/TD]
[TD]at South Alabama[/TD]
[TD]34-37[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]30.5 - 30.6[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]27-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Troy[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]34-27[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]25.4 - 22.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]3-Nov[/TD]
[TD]at Navy[/TD]
[TD]17-24[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]22.3 - 30.0[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]10-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Western Kentucky[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]37-28[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]25.2 - 19.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]16-Nov[/TD]
[TD]Florida International[/TD]
[TD]24-34[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[TD]21.8 - 32.0[/TD]
[TD]L[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]1-Dec[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]UL-Lafayette[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]21-35[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]L[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]41.7 - 28.2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]W[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 703"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Offense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Defense[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF"]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]20.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]107[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]30.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]85[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: left"]Adj. Points Per Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]22.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]112[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]30.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: right"]87[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]2. That said, FAU was legitimately decent down the stretch[/h]Here's what I said at the end of my 2012 FAU preview:

My advice to FAU fans: Keep your eyes off the scoreboard in 2012 and just look for signs of growth and optimism. For all we know, you might end up 2014 conference champions, but this fall probably won't be too much fun.

If you waited around long enough, you indeed found some signs of growth. Granted, it took a while, but over the last half of the season, Florida Atlantic was something approaching a decent team. The results did not necessarily reflect this, but the growth was real.
Adj. Points Per Game (first 6 games): Opponent 33.6, FAU 16.8 (minus-16.8)
Adj. Points Per Game (last 6 games): FAU 27.8, Opponent 27.2 (plus-0.6)
Again, the goal of Adj. Points is to reflect how a team would have fared against a perfectly average team, with a perfectly average number of breaks, each week. Adj. Points suggest that FAU was actually an average (or slightly above average) team from late-October on. The Owls stunned both Troy and Western Kentucky, nearly took out Navy, and played well in a late loss to UL-Lafayette. The improvement was strong on the defensive side of the ball and dramatic on the offensive side. And while quarterback Graham Wilbert has graduated (which could stunt a little bit of the growth), one of the primary reasons for the offensive surge was junior receiver William Dukes (first 5 games: 18 catches, 224 yards; last 7 games: 45 catches, 755 yards), who is back in blue and red in 2013.
[h=4]Offense[/h]<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"></center>[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards/
Game Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]S&P+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Success
Rt. Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]PPP+ Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]OVERALL[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]101[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]114[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]105[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]114[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RUSHING[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]111[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]116[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]110[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]115[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]PASSING[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]61[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]100[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]90[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]103[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Standard Downs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]112[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]104[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]111[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Passing Downs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]103[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]81[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]111[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Redzone[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]107[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]85[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]113[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q1 Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]104[/TD]
[TD]1st Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, align: right"]96[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q2 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]122[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]2nd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]122[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q3 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]107[/TD]
[TD]3rd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]87[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q4 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]44[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Quarterback[/h]Note: players in bold below are 2013 returnees. Players in italics are questionable with injury/suspension.
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Comp[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Att[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Comp
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]INT[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Att.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Graham Wilbert[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]261[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]405[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2,819[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]64.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]18[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]26[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Stephen Curtis[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]6'3, 225[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]37[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]40.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Melvin German III[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]6'2, 210[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: left"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: left"]Quez Johnson[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]6'1, 225[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="align: left"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]3. Is there a quarterback?[/h]Graham Wilbert took too many sacks and didn't really go anywhere with most of his passes (10.8 yards per completion, 9.3 to players not named Dukes), but he turned into a relatively efficient, mistake-free hub for the FAU passing game in 2012. His TD-to-INT ratio was lovely, as was his 64 percent completion rate. He avoided disaster in the passing game, at least, but he's gone. In 2013, it appears that there is a three-man race for the starting quarterback job between junior Stephen Curtis, senior Melvin German III and junior college transfer Quez Johnson. Dukes should make the winner's job relatively easy, but the winner will still have to avoid disaster. We'll see.
(Johnson has spent quite a bit of time with the first string, for what that's worth.)
[h=4]Running Back[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rushes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Yards/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Hlt Yds/
Carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TD[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
POE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jonathan Wallace[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 210[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]175[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]668[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-18.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Damian Fortner[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 200[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.1)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]90[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]313[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-12.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Martese Jackson[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'6, 165[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]47[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]224[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-6.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Graham Wilbert[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]QB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]38[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]195[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-0.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Travis Jones[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 190[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]80[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]13.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-1.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Stephen Curtis[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]QB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 225[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]34[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-3.1[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Receiving Corps[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Targets[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Catches[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Catch Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Target
Rate[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]%SD[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Real Yds/
Target[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]RYPR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]William Dukes[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR-Z[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]94[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]63[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]978[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]67.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]23.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]59.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]117.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]DeAndre Richardson(2011)[/TD]
[TD]WR-X[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 180[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]71[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]269[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]45.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]21.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]66.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]58.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Byron Hankerson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR-W[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 205[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.7)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]51[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]27[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]344[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]52.9%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]60.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]41.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Nexon Dorvilus[/TD]
[TD]WR-X[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]44[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]30[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]301[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]68.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]56.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]36.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jonathan Wallace[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 230[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]30[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]21[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]84[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]70.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]40.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Damian Fortner[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 210[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]21[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]141[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]84.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16.9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Alex Deleon[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 200[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.1)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]25[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]77[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]52.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]64.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9.2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Travis Jones[/TD]
[TD]TE[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 210[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]117[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]78.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]52.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jenson Stoshak[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]22[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]15[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]259[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]68.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11.8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.5%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]50.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]31.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Marcus Cunningham[/TD]
[TD]WR-X[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 176[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]33[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]40.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]60.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Martese Jackson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]WR-Z[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 175[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]66.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]33.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Terrell Mitchell[/TD]
[TD]RB[/TD]
[TD]5'6, 165[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]66.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]66.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Anthony Russell[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 255[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Rodney Whitehead[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 175[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Trey Hendrickson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 222[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kalib Woods[/TD]
[TD]WR[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 185[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]4. Learn William Dukes' name[/h]One way to understand a receiver's impact is to compare his production to that of his teammates'. If your receiving corps is loaded with great players, and you average 10.0 yards per target, you might be good, but you might be benefiting a lot from the players around you. Or, in William Dukes' case, if your fellow receivers are mostly non-existent, and you still figure out a way to average 10.4 yards per target with no help from anybody else, you are potentially an outright stud.
In the last seven games of the season, passes to Dukes found their mark 45 of 69 times (65 percent) for 755 yards, an average of 10.9 yards per target. Passes to everybody else in an FAU uniform were 135-for-212 (64 percent) for 1,314 yards, an average of just 6.2 yards per target. Dukes was a one-man show, emerging in the middle o the season as a low-efficiency, high-explosiveness guy (he caught just five of 11 passes for 119 yards against South Alabama, for example), then dramatically increasing his efficiency late. In the last four games, he caught 29 of 40 passes (73 percent) for 499 yards (12.5 per target).
One receiver can only make so much of a difference for an offense, especially one that features a new quarterback, iffy running backs, an unproven supporting cast of receivers, and a new line. But one stud is better than none.
[h=4]Offensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Team[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]85.2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.57[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.55[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]30.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]71.8%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]83.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.0%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rank[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]110[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]111[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]109[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]122[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]43[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]87[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]77[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]50[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Player[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Career Starts/Honors/Notes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Andrew Czuprynski[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]36 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Joseph Bailey[/TD]
[TD]RT[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]23 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jimmie Colley[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]C[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]20 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]DeAndre Williams[/TD]
[TD]LT[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 290[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.0)[/TD]
[TD]12 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Ricaldo Henry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]12 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Mustafa Johnson[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]6'3, 295[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD]11 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jordan Sessa[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]3 career starts[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Erik Hansen[/TD]
[TD]RG[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]1 career start[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Robert Nasiff[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 265[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Mike Marsaille[/TD]
[TD]RG[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 300[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Vinny Davino[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 260[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Stern Vile[/TD]
[TD]OL[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 335[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Karl James[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 285[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (4.9)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Dillon DeBoer[/TD]
[TD]LT[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 245[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Isaac Edwards[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LG[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 280[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Braden Lyons[/TD]
[TD]RT[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 295[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Austin Bland[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]OL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 275[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]5. No experience? No problem[/h]At the end of 2012, FAU had eight offensive linemen with starting experience. Six are now gone. This could spell disaster for a unit that was achieving at a high level (without the stud recruits to back that level up). But for an FAU line that failed to produce opportunities for its backs? Perhaps some new blood is a good thing. FAU was pretty good at holding up against blitzes (the short passing game probably didn't hurt), and it actually managed to convert in short-yardage situations (Power Success Rate) pretty well. But this wasn't a line good enough to worry about losing players.
[h=4]Defense[/h]<center style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"></center>[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Yards/
Game Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]S&P+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Success
Rt. Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]PPP+ Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]OVERALL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]71[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]86[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]84[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]85[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]RUSHING[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]104[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]100[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]83[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PASSING[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]27[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]81[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]52[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]91[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Standard Downs[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]88[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]89[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Passing Downs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]81[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]79[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]81[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Redzone[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]82[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]100[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]57[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q1 Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]85[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]1st Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="width: 25, bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]91[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q2 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]75[/TD]
[TD]2nd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]75[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Q3 Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]63[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]3rd Down Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]51[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Q4 Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]90[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=4]Defensive Line[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Category[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Line Yds[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
LY/carry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Opp.
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Power
Success
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Stuff
Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Adj.
Sack Rate[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Std.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pass.
Downs
Sack Rt.[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Team[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]91.7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.07[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.58[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]41.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]66.7%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18.5%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]63.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.1%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4.9%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Rank[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]99[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]87[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]98[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]91[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]50[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]80[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]114[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]119[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]93[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD]GP[/TD]
[TD]Tackles[/TD]
[TD]% of Team[/TD]
[TD]TFL[/TD]
[TD]Sacks[/TD]
[TD]Int[/TD]
[TD]PBU[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Trevon Coley[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 225[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]28.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.4%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]David Baptiste[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]21.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Brandin Bryant[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'2, 260[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]21.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Martin Wright[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 250[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.2%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Cory Henry[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 238[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]19.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.0%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jimmy Jean[/TD]
[TD]DT[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]14.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Kayvon Sherrill[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 279[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Andrew Stryffeler[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'5, 260[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.1)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Robinson Eugene[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DE[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'5, 263[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.3%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Rodney Lamar[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Derek Butcher[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DT[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 295[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Shalom Ogbonda[/TD]
[TD]DE[/TD]
[TD]6'4, 245[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]6. A 225-pound tackle[/h]Trevon Coley was one of FAU's more highly touted recent recruits, and along with Brandin Bryant (also a freshman in 2012), he carved out a nice on a line that wasn't completely awful, at least in holding up against the run. (It wasn't good, mind you, but it was Top 100, which is something, and it was Top 50 in short yardage situations). He is also 225 pounds, smaller than, basically, all of FAU's defensive ends. His presence in the lineup makes for an interesting line: on the spring two-deep, FAU's defensive ends average 6'4, 253 pounds, and its defensive tackles average 6'3, 265. With Coley and Bryant in the lineup, you're basically looking at four equally-sized men across the line.
To account for this, head coach Carl Pelini and defensive coordinator Pete Rekstis, whom Pelini plucked from Miami (Ohio) -- a merit-versus-potential move for Rekstis, if you will -- attacked from just about everywhere last year. Four linebackers logged at least three tackles for loss (impressive for what was basically a 4-2-5 defense), and seven defensive backs got at least one. The experimentation was hit-or-miss, as FAU sank from 83rd in Def. F/+ to 104th, but on a per-play basis, things could have been worse considering the size disadvantages.
[h=4]Linebackers[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Name[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Pos[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]GP[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tackles[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]% of Team[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TFL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sacks[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Int[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PBU[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FF[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Adarius Glanton[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]6'1, 215[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]57.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]David Hinds[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]49.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Andrae Kirk[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 225[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]47.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Randell Johnson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'4, 230[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]14.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Freedom Whitfield[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 200[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Paul Cecere[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'1, 210[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Josh Ballesteros[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 210[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Robert Relf[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'3, 220[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]*** (5.5)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]7. An interesting set of linebackers[/h]FAU's spring two-deep lists three linebackers, which suggests that FAU might be moving more toward a standard 4-3 and utilizing a third linebacker more than a fifth defensive back. In the Sun Belt, you could pretty much stay in the nickel at all times. In Conference USA, you have to be semi-competent against a ton of different attacks. While there mightbe some depth issues with such a move, the level of potential is strong, especially in returning senior Adarius Glanton.
[h=4]Secondary[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Name[/TD]
[TD]Pos[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Rivals[/TD]
[TD]GP[/TD]
[TD]Tackles[/TD]
[TD]% of Team[/TD]
[TD]TFL[/TD]
[TD]Sacks[/TD]
[TD]Int[/TD]
[TD]PBU[/TD]
[TD]FF[/TD]
[TD]FR[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Brent Harstad[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]82.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Jeremy McKnight[/TD]
[TD]FS[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 180[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]38.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.9%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Keith Reaser[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.1)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]37.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]5.8%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Cre'von LeBlanc[/TD]
[TD]NB[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 175[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]36.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Winfred Strickland[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]SS[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 185[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.3)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]23.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.7%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Christian Milstead[/TD]
[TD]NB[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 170[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD]NR[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]21.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]D'Joun Smith[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 175[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]20.5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Damian Parms[/TD]
[TD]SS[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 195[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16.5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.6%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sharrod Neasman[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]NR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.6%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]David Lozandler[/TD]
[TD]S[/TD]
[TD]6'0, 210[/TD]
[TD]Jr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.2)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2.0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.3%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Demetrius Williamson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]CB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]1.0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0.2%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]A.J. Burton[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 175[/TD]
[TD]RSFr.[/TD]
[TD]*** (5.6)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jay Warren[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]6'0, 210[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Lester Thomas[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 165[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Tyler Henderson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Fr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Robert Miller[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]6'2, 180[/TD]
[TD]Fr.[/TD]
[TD]** (5.4)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]8. An even more interesting set of defensive backs[/h]Look at three stats above: FAU ranked an awful 114th in Adj. Sack Rate but still ranked just 81st in Passing S&P+ and 52nd in Passing Success Rate+. That suggests that FAU's secondary was both aggressive and rather effective in 2012. The DBs played close to the line of scrimmage a lot and got their hands on a lot of passes -- not only did seven players manage at least one tackle for loss, but five defensed at least three passes (and a sixth defensed two). With nine of last year's top 10 returning and a load of interesting freshmen, FAU should manage to have one of the better secondaries in Conference USA from Day 1. It will only mean so much if the front four doesn't improve, but it's something.
[h=4]Special Teams[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Punter[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Punts[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FC[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]I20[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]FC/I20
Ratio[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Sean Kelly[/TD]
[TD]5'10, 186[/TD]
[TD]So.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]68[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]39.9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]16[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]32.4%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Kicker[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TB%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Mitch Anderson[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 186[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]44[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]62.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]27.3%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sean Kelly[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'10, 186[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]So.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]62[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]33.3%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="align: center"]Place-Kicker[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]PAT[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]FG
(0-39)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pct[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]FG
(40+)[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Pct[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Mitch Anderson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 186[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]23-24[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]4-7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]57.1%[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]3-7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]42.9%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Vinny Zaccario[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5-6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1-1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]100.0%[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0-1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0.0%[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Returner[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Pos.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Ht, Wt[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]2013
Year[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Returns[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]Avg.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: center"]TD[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Travis Jones[/TD]
[TD]KR[/TD]
[TD]5'11, 190[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20.1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]D'Joun Smith[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]KR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 175[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Jr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]21.4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Martese Jackson[/TD]
[TD]KR[/TD]
[TD]5'6, 165[/TD]
[TD]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19.3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Travis Jones[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]PR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5'11, 190[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Sr.[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]7.9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]0[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Category[/TD]
[TD]Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Special Teams F/+[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]69[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Net Punting[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]109[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Net Kickoffs[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]79[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Touchback Pct[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]87[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Field Goal Pct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]122[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Kick Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]105[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Punt Returns Avg[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]88[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]9. Wanted: place-kicker[/h]The return game was decent, and the kick coverage could have been worse, but FAU needed every point it could get in 2012, and Mitch Anderson's field goal kicking was pretty atrocious. He missed three of five field goals in a three-point loss to South Alabama and went 0-for-2 against UL-Lafayette in the season finale
[h=4]2013 Schedule & Projection Factors[/h][TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD="colspan: 3, align: center"]2012 Schedule[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Date[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Opponent[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Proj. Rk[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]30-Aug[/TD]
[TD]at Miami[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]28[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]7-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at East Carolina[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]81[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]14-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at South Florida[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]63[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]21-Sep[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Middle Tennessee[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]98[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]28-Sep[/TD]
[TD]at Rice[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]92[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]5-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at UAB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]105[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]12-Oct[/TD]
[TD]Marshall[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]79[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]26-Oct[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Auburn[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]59[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]2-Nov[/TD]
[TD]Tulane[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]111[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]16-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]at Southern Miss[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]87[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]23-Nov[/TD]
[TD]New Mexico State[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]123[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]30-Nov[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Florida International[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]99[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[TABLE="class: sbn-data-table, width: 100%"]
<tbody style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Five-Year F/+ Rk[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]109[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Two-Year Recruiting Rk[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]78[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]TO Margin/Adj. TO Margin*[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]-2 / +4.5[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]TO Luck/Game[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]-2.7[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-even"]
[TD]Approx. Ret. Starters (Off. / Def.)[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12 (5, 7)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR="class: ui-state-odd"]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED"]Yds/Pt Margin**[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #E4E9ED, align: right"]+3.8[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[h=3]10. Welcome to Double-A[/h]It's not like Conference USA is that much tougher than the Sun Belt by any means, but it does bear mentioning that, even if you see FAU improving again this fall (and I do), improvement into the No. 100 range could still result in the Owls playing only 3-4 games against teams inferior to them. They play six teams projected 87th or better and only three projected 105th or worse. But the home-road splits are pretty friendly; Middle Tennessee and FIU both come to Boca Raton in swing games that could make the difference between 3-4 wins an 5-6.
Chances are, FAU is looking at another 3-9 or 4-8 season -- there just aren't enough offensive weapons -- but Pelini made serious inroads over the latter half of 2012. And if there is a second-year surge into the Top 80-90 range, then a bowl bid could be in the cards. It isn't bloody likely, but it is something to shoot for in FAU's first season post-promotion.

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Dollaz · Jul 17, 2013

Coaches predicted order of finish:

PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH

EAST DIVISION (First place votes) — Points

1. East Carolina (11) – 95

2. Marshall (2) – 82

3. Middle Tennessee (1) – 70

4. UAB – 54

5. Southern Miss – 40

6. Florida Atlantic – 28

7. FIU – 23

WEST DIVISION

1. Tulsa (14) – 98

2. Rice – 76

3. Louisiana Tech – 72

4. UTEP – 46

5. North Texas – 39

6. Tulane – 31

7. UTSA – 30

RetroVK · Jul 17, 2013

coaches jealous of hype with unt coach???? They make it a self-fulfilling prophecy of overachievement with those predictions.

Im diving into Conference USA

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