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Snapcounts for week 1 spoilered below. Not a lot of highlight points for this one, really.
SpoilerSnap count tracker: How much playing time each Texas A&M player received vs. UTSA
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The Texas A&M football team saw 59 of its players receive snaps on offense (30) and defense (29) when defeating UTSA, 42-24, at home Saturday in Kyle Field. The snap count for each Aggie player vs. the Roadrunners can be seen below.
Offense (62 total plays)
Quarterback: Marcel Reed (58), Miles O'Neill (4).
Offensive line: Trey Zuhn III (58), Dametrious Crownover (53), Mark Nabou Jr. (50), Ar'maj Reed-Adams (49), Chase Bisontis (46), Kolinu'u Faaiu (22), Robert Bourdon (16), Ashton Funk (4), Lamont Rogers (4), Blake Ivy (4), Tyler Thomas (4).
Running back: Rueben Owens II (22), Le'Veon Moss (14), EJ Smith (11), Jamarion Morrow (9), Amari Daniels (8).
Tight end: Nate Boerkircher (30), Theo Melin Öhrström (29), Amari Niblack (24), Micah Riley (4).
Wide receiver: Ashton Bethel-Roman (55), KC Concepcion (32), Terry Bussey (29), Mario Craver (27), Izaiah Williams (7), TK Norman (4), Kelshaun Johnson (3), Johnny Ryder (2).
Starting lineup: Quarterback Marcel Reed, offensive linemen Trey Zuhn III (left tackle), Chase Bisontis (left guard), Mark Nabou Jr. (center), Ar'maj Reed-Adams (right guard) and Dametrious Crownover (right tackle), running back Le'Veon Moss, wide receivers KC Concepcion, Terry Bussey and Ashton Bethel-Roman, and tight end Theo Melin Öhrström.
Defense (69 total plays)
Defensive line: Tyler Onyedim (39), Albert Regis (38), Cashius Howell (37), T.J. Searcy (29), Dayon Hayes (28), DJ Hicks (22), Dealyn Evans (17), Rylan Kennedy (15), Marco Jones (11), Landon Rink (10), DJ Sanders (9), Solomon Williams (9), Sam M'Pemba (9), Kendall Jackson (3).
Linebacker: Taurean York (51), Scooby Williams (42), Jordan Lockhart (29), Daymion Sanford (12), Noah Mikhail (1).
Defensive back: Will Lee III (57), Bryce Anderson (57), Marcus Ratcliffe (56), Dezz Ricks (46), Tyreek Chappell (45), Bravion Rogers (24), Julio Humphrey (23), Jayvon Thomas (15), Myles Davis (13), Jarred Kerr (12).
Starting lineup: Defensive ends Cashius Howell and T.J. Searcy, defensive tackles Albert Regis and Tyler Onyedim, linebackers Taurean York and Scooby Williams, cornerbacks Will Lee III and Dezz Ricks, nickel Tyreek Chappell, and safeties Bryce Anderson and Marcus Ratcliffe.
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4 hours ago, Brian Fantana said:
I suppose I'm mostly going to reserve judgment until I see some details. Neither the ad nor the website seems to offer anything substantive beyond mere platitudes.
Not going to go CR here, but...while I like what Campbell has done for Tech, specifically (with regard to NIL etc.), I'm skeptical of his ability to do anything meaningful or good in the political arena. Given what I personally know about all the stupid fucking shit he believes and stuff like the dipshit he's pushing for Tech chancellor right now, I would be very hesitant to support any legislation he is pushing.
Neuheisel is on XM 84 regularly pushing the same vague agenda as what Campbell appears to be doing, and that's unifying the conferences as one entity to negotiate contracts on their behalf with the content platforms, among other things. One would have to be a naive fool to see that as anything other than creating a uniform market cap across the conferences and programs. It is the same shit as always - Texas Tech and others wanting to coattail the bigger guys without bringing much of anything to the table.
My issue when Tech and its people in the state legislature or rubes like this brotoxxed clown start trying to dig into other schools' pockets, usually Texas' pockets, is that you guys truly do not actually bring anything to the table. I can't think of a single redeeming thing about the athletic program at Tech that would soften my view of that bullshit.
You guys have never won in anything of significance. I follow any of the college sports in which UT participates, so I know you've won at T&F a few times and you have that WBB title from the 90's, but none of that does it for the regular fan.
Your academics are unmitigated trash.
You don't have a talent base that others could plunder by associating with Tech.
No TV eyeballs. Small fanbase. Mediocre brand.
Like, show me something to offset the view that Campbell is just another Tech shitheel trying to bring everyone not named Tech back to Tech's bottom-feeder level.
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Just now, Duane Moore said:
Under the logic of the thread title does that make Ohio State the Pittsburgh Steelers to our Houston Oilers?
As of this moment? Sure seems like it. Maybe after Georgia makes Sarkisian and Manning look like buffoons again in November, I'll change the thread title to something like "Texas Football 2025 - Getting Kicked Like A Bitch".
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On 8/30/2025 at 6:07 PM, LCHorn said:
I’m ill-equipped to apportion blame, but one certainty is fucking Jeff Howe isn’t a good resource for football X and O’s. He’s only one level up from Ketch.
Hey man, we didn't need the imagery of you fucking Jeff Howe.
On 8/31/2025 at 6:19 PM, hookem48 said:I think we lost because of the thread title, get rid of it
I've been blamed for a lot of stuff on the boards over the years. Some of it justified, some of it absurd. What I've never been blamed for, however, is posting a thread title that cost us a game. Solid work.
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4 minutes ago, Sal said:
No idea how bad Fasusi’s rhabdo is, but if it’s even an average case, it can take a while to get back to full speed
Venables claimed on his coach's show on Sunday that Fasusi and Simmons would be back this week. Then he caveated that with "if they're cleared in time". Bizarre.
Regarding their RBs, I found a thread discussing them. Tatum has a hamstring problem and might get back to practice this week. Blaylock either had a stinger or he has a clavicle injury. Rumors are ranging from "no big deal" to "broken collarbone and will miss significant time" but the mods on On3 are saying he's missing a few games. With Blaylock hurt, OU has one fully healthy scholarship RB, their beloved former 5 star, Javonte Barnes.
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Here's more on Ott from Venables. Dude has a shoulder injury and can't just run back out there and take a bunch of bullets.
SpoilerBrent Venables expects to 'see a lot more of' RB Jaydn Ott after quiet OU debut
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NORMAN — Brent Venables shed some light on one of the biggest questions coming out of Oklahoma's season-opening win against Illinois State: What happened with Jaydn Ott?
The Cal running back transfer played just four snaps in Week 1 and logged just one carry for a 3-yard loss. All four of his snaps came on one possession early in the fourth quarter of Saturday's 35-3 win at Owen Field, as the team's prized spring transfer portal addition was a non-factor in the opener. Along with his one carry for a loss of yards, Ott was targeted once in the passing game, but John Mateer's short pass intended for Ott out to the right side of the field fell incomplete.
"He's just missed a lot of practice," Venables said of Ott during his weekly radio show Monday evening. "He's missed a lot of practice, but you're going to see a lot more of him."
Ott was limited in the preseason after sustaining a shoulder injury that cost him time during fall camp. He has slowly worked his way back onto the field, but the Sooners have been cautious with the 5-foot-11, 208-pound running back.
Ott transferred to Oklahoma in April as the No. 3 running back in the transfer portal this offseason after spending his first three collegiate seasons at Cal. He rushed for 385 yards and four touchdowns for the Bears last year while playing through ankle and knee sprains that he has since said were misdiagnosed and mishandled during his time at Cal.
Prior to last year's injury-hampered season, Ott enjoyed a breakout campaign as a sophomore in 2023, when he emerged as one of the most dynamic running backs in the country. That year he led the Pac-12 in rushing, finishing with 1,315 yards and 12 touchdowns while averaging 5.3 yards per carry and finishing 15th in the nation in runs of 20-plus yards. That came on the heels of a freshman season in which he ran for 897 yards and eight touchdowns.
In his two fully healthy college seasons, Ott has averaged 5.3 yards per carry.
When Oklahoma added him via the transfer portal, he was touted as a "home-run hitter" who could be a dynamic weapon in first-year offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle's offense, both as a runner and as a pass-catcher out of the backfield and in the slot.
"Jaydn's a special player and a special talent," Arbuckle said after Saturday's game. "Again, yeah, he's absolutely going to find his rhythm and find his place in this offense. I'm not worried one bit about Jaydn Ott. He's a great kid, he's a hard worker, he's a smart kid. So, I'm excited to see what he does throughout the course of the year."
With Ott limited in the opener, Oklahoma leaned on Jovantae Barnes, freshman Tory Blaylock and sophomore Xavier Robinson as the run game left something to be desired against Illinois State. The Sooners finished with just 103 rushing yards and averaged 3.2 yards per carry. Blaylock was the most effective of the group, rushing for 44 yards and a touchdown on eight carries in his college debut before exiting with an apparent shoulder injury. Venables did not provide an update Monday evening on Blaylock's availability, and it's unclear if he will be good to go for Saturday's top-25 tilt with Michigan.
The Sooners have also been without sophomore Taylor Tatum, who has been dealing with a hamstring injury throughout the preseason and was unavailable for the opener — though he was dressed out and participated in some pregame warmups, so his return could come soon.
"It's solid," Venables said of the backfield depth. "It's definitely solid, and it's a group — we like the group, and they all have different skillsets. It's going to be an important part for us to be the kind of team, kind of offense — the kind of success we envision us having, that group has got to really play at a high level all year long."
Here's OU's coaches and writers whistling past the graveyard as they rationalize poor OL play and a poor running game. Arbuckle says they were getting shoestring tackled or there would have been some big ones! Venables likes their chemistry on the OL!
Highlights:
-they went into the game with 3 potential starters not cleared to play: Fasusi (rabdo), Simmons (concussion, been out for the whole camp after day 1), and Ozeata (I think shoulder recovery) and then they lost Everett (Center) and Sexton (LT) to injury during the game.
-If you're keeping score at home, they head into the Michigan game potentially starting their 3rd string LT, backup C, true freshman backup RG, and multi-times benched backup RT. Nothing to see here, folks.
SpoilerWhy Oklahoma struggled to run the ball in season opening win over Illinois State
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NORMAN – Oklahoma's offense did a lot of good in the season opening win over Illinois State.
In fact, OU did enough to have many believe the offense is much better this season compared to last year. Quarterback John Mateer threw for 392 yards and three touchdowns; nine different players caught a pass, and two different wide receivers caught a touchdown. Everyone was involved. However, the one nitpick from the 35-3 win was Oklahoma's offensive line and its inability to establish a run game. The Sooners racked up just 103 rushing yards against their FCS foe.
"You gotta watch the tape and see," Offensive Coordinator Ben Arbuckle said after the game when asked about the run game. "But throughout the game, it was always, 'this one's about to pop, this one's about to pop.' But whenever you think back to even what he just said, all the different bodies we had in there, you think about the tight ends; two new guys in the transfer portal and a converted linebacker, a freshman running back.
"I mean, it's football, right? You may not have some guys, you may have some guys. But you gotta go out there and figure it out. Again, I'm excited to watch this tape because I think there's going to be a lot of growth from it."
Oklahoma's offensive line gave up just one sack and four tackles for losses, which doesn't sound too bad on paper for the group. But just over 100 rushing yards against Illinois State is a bit underwhelming. As an SEC team, it's expected to dominate in the trenches against a lesser opponent.
The good news, however, is that Oklahoma's offensive line performances are still expected to get better given the context. As Arbuckle pointed out, Oklahoma was without several potential starting offensive linemen on Saturday. Freshman 5-star Michael Fasusi, highly touted transfer Derek Simmons, and last year's multi-game starter Heath Ozaeta did not play. Center Troy Everett went down in the first half, and left tackle Jacob Sexton also left the game with an injury.
That left offensive linemen shuffling around once again as Oklahoma tried to put it together. Eight different offensive lineman tallied snaps, with Logan Howland leading with 72. Sophomore Eddy Pierre-Louis made his first start, freshman Ryan Fodje was able to log the first snaps of his college career along with Stanford transfers Luke Baklenko and Jake Maikkula, who was the center for OU's first scoring drive and much of the second half. And Febechi Nwaiwu continued to be a reliable piece across the offensive line. The likes of Fodje, Maikkula and Nwaiwu were among the group that finished the game for OU.
"I thought they did well," Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables said. "I think there's good chemistry there. They practice a lot with that group of players. Bill (Bedenbaugh) has done a great job of trying to bring on a group of players, give or take six guys inside. Jake's really athletic. We've been bragging on Fodje for a little while now. And Febechi is a seasoned vet who can do a lot of things and he's playing his best football. So it was good. We really feel that we're in a really good, strong position interior-wise."
Oklahoma's running back room was a bit banged up throughout fall camp, which resulted in senior Jovantae Barnes and freshman Tory Blaylock getting much of the work on Saturday. But Xavier Robinson and Jaydn Ott played short stints as well. Overall, it was Blaylock who looked the best as he rushed for a team-high 44 yards on eight carries and a 5-yard touchdown. He also had two receptions for 18 yards before he was knocked out of the game with an apparent arm injury. So yeah, the health of the running back room played a part as well.
Even with all of the movement on the offensive line, the pass protection was good, allowing Mateer to break Baker Mayfield's season-debut throwing yardage record. Oklahoma's first scoring drive covered 94 yards in 10 plays, where Mateer was allowed to fling it all around, completing a 28-yard pass to Deion Burks, a 14-yard pass to Keontez Lewis, and a 27-yard pass to Jacob Jordan. It was OU's longest touchdown drive by yardage since the 2023 season, a win over SMU.
"We threw it a lot," Venables said of the run-game. "And we were pretty basic. You always want to be better. You go right down the list of all the things that you want to be better. But, you know, we'll take it."
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So, week one, OU beats the mighty Illinois State Whatevers to the tune of 35-3.
Link to the box score is here: https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401752675
My thoughts (discussed some of this on the meta OU thread, but this is the season thread, after all):
-OU has not fixed anything associated to the OL. Mateer is mobile enough, but really, Arnold looked as good on Friday night as Mateer did on Saturday night in terms of mobility. ISU picked up 1 sack and 4 TFLs. ISU flushed Mateer plenty as well. The big problem for the OU OL was getting push in the running game. They were pretty much dominated by the ISU front 7 when trying to tote the rock. OU averaged 3.2 ypc and their longest run of the day was a 12 yard jet sweep. For illustrative purposes, against FBS Temple to open last year, OU ran for 220 yards, with 2 runs over 30 yards, and 6.1 ypc.
-The offense lacks playmakers. Anyone talking up Burks is doing so on pure hype. He had a fine game and all, but ISU was incompetent defending the pass. No one jumped off of the screen as electric in the passing game. When Jaran Kanak is a leading receiver, things have careened sideways in recruiting for your program.
-Whatever talent is lacking in the WR and TE rooms certainly isn't made up for in the RB room. This group looked downright mundane. The best back on Saturday night was their true freshman, Blaylock. I don't know if Tatum was hurt, suspended, or just got caught fucking Demarco Murray's girlfriend, but I don't think he even played. Barnes was his usual pedestrian self. Ott is either hurt, in the doghouse, or both, as he hardly played at all.
-OU was throwing late in the 4th quarter, had to put up 2 TDs in the 4th to make the score look okay and they left their starters in until the end. I couldn't believe it when they sent Mateer in for another drive in the middle of the 4th.
-OU's defense looked good/great and about what you would expect against an FCS opponent with their talent.
The real test is coming this week. I'll post some articles from the OU side on the post mortem for week 1 and whatever they're discussing for the Michigan game coming up as well.
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2 minutes ago, Skipper said:
I didn't watch but it sure didn't stop all of the national talking heads (that likely didn't watch it either) from talking them up as being the real deal with Mateer. Dvorchek was actually the first person I've heard say tap the brakes due to the lack of a run game. Michigan will be interesting.
I've been laughing at all of the folks I see across the media and Twitter who are talking about OU positively after this weekend. There is no way any of them watched that game or even bothered reading a box score if they think OU looked good. OU fans, the one who aren't totally in the tank with the sunshine, are handwringing on their boards, right now.
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20 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said:
Any ranked FBS team should be able to throw for nearly 400 yards against an FCS school that went 10-4 the previous year.
To @closetojumping's joy (and prediction), Kanak (their savior at TE) lost a fumble, Barnes ran for nine yards on seven carries, and Ott had one carry and lost three yards. What a good allocation of funds that was lol.
Ott is injured, in the doghouse, or maybe both. He played sparingly and looked like a spare doing it.
I don't know whose OL is worse - OU's or Alabama's. Alabama's OL was depantsed this past weekend and I'm expecting so see something similar for OU this coming weekend.
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Just now, Vertigo said:
I keep going back and forth thinking surely they are too talented to be this bad. Then I remember the Charlie Strong years.
I don't disagree about thinking they're talented, as I have the same struggle. On paper, they have a lot of highly ranked players who, on the field, look like shit. I feel similarly about Deboer. The guy has won everywhere he's been. Why does he have 4 losses to unranked teams in his first 14 games at Bama? That's wild shit. Auburn was making up an affair scandal to get Harsin fired after his 4th loss to an unranked team and that didn't happen until his 25th game.
We have discussed this, likely including earlier in this thread, but the last few classes that Saban signed, while as highly ranked as ever, weren't as well regarded off the Internet by guys I trust on evaluations. There was a halo effect, similarly to what was afforded to Mack Brown in the end at Texas. If Deboer's staff isn't excellent at development, and it's looking rough right now, then they've got a little bit of a doom loop going.
I'm sure everyone is somewhat overreacting and they'll wind up 9-3 and pushing for the playoffs, but what I saw in the trenches and the footage folks are passing around on the quitting, those things are real. Bama has a brutal schedule ahead of them, so they'll need to turn things around quickly.
at FSU (L)
ULM
Wiscy
BYE
at Georgia (L)
Vandy (? surely this is a W, right?)
at Mizzou (?)
Tennessee (?)
at SCar (L)
BYE
LSU (L)
OU (?)
FCS
at Auburn (?)
We can quibble about those 4 Ls coming to fruition, but we can also argue about the ?s as well, as those aren't sure Ws either. This shit has an outside shot of becoming hilarious.
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Castellanos is so awesome that he was benched last year at BC. He is a baby when it comes to handling adversity. He pouts and quits. Wait until a team is containing him and forcing him to be a pocket passer and watch him lose his shit.
The reality is that Alabama was absolutely owned in the trenches on Saturday and then they quit. It reminded me of what the best Bama teams under Saban did to many of their opponents. FSU just made Bama excited to get on the bus and go home.
That OL is B-A-D and FSU's front was eating their lunch all day. Every time I looked up, FSU was in the Bama backfield. It was somewhat hilarious. FSU recorded 3 sacks and 7 TFLs but you could have told me they had 10 sacks and 20 TFLs and I would have believed you. They held Bama to 87 rushing yards.
Conversely, FSU ran for 230 yards, averaging 4.7 ypc. Castellanos spent most of the day free to do whatever he wanted.
31-17 might as well have been 54-17 because it felt more like that watching that game.
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Did anyone actually watch the Illinois State game? OU sucks, even more than usual. They have zero playmakers, the OL is terrible, the running game is hot garbage. They were shutout in the 3rd qtr, still passing late in the 4th qtr and played all of their starters until the final whistle. This was against an FCS team. They put up 14 points in the 4th, with a late touchdown, to make the score look presentable.
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1 hour ago, Js1 said:
It’s what we do best!
The guy is 5th on the depth chart, in front of one true freshman and behind another. No one is overreacting by pointing out that he’s an obvious attrition risk.
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2 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:
Dave Aranda perpetually has the look of a man who is cornered in a bedroom by a beautiful woman, who has just slowly taken off her panties without breaking eye contact, and he is terrified and looking for a way out of the situation and coming up completely blank.
I should have just said JerseyMan.Good lord, man, how many times has this happened to you?
1 hour ago, sith_horn said:Just a bullshit attempt at gaslighting. Fucking dumb.
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36 minutes ago, Frank Drebin said:
I am not giving up on Gibson
When he portals in December, will you still be following him at Florida State or Auburn?
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I can tell you guys that the Georgia fans are not fans at all of Texas. I was reading a thread earlier on their 247 site it is glorious how much they hate Texas. A bunch of them are admitting to their board, sheepishly, it appears, that they're going to be rooting for Ohio State and against a fellow SEC team for the first time in their lives. Others are simply wishing for a meteor to strike the Horseshoe at about 12:05pm (their time) tomorrow.
Imagine how those imbeciles are going to behave when Texas starts beating them.
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Just as I typed that, Yea Alabama reports that Roberts has been cleared for FSU. The mods on 247 are saying he'd play only in an emergency. Either way, he's not retiring as some had worried on their boards.
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Alabama enters the season with 3 critical, upperclassmen starters out for extended periods of time.
Jaeden Roberts (OG) has been in concussion protocol for over 3 weeks and is not expected to play tomorrow. He has a history of concussions, hence the duration on this protocol, and there are rumors on the Bama sites that he may be done.
Tim Keenan (DT) had tightrope surgery this week on his ankle and is expected to miss 3-6 weeks.
Jam Miller (RB) broke his collarbone and is out through at least the next few weeks. I think they've been underestimating recovery time on this injury.
Alabama plays @FSU, ULM, Wisconsin, BYE, @ Georgia (9/27). All three players are potential All SEC or better players with NFL potential. All three players are at risk of missing every game through Georgia.
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2 minutes ago, South Austin said:
Sir, I'll not stand for your accusation of Alan Jackson having a child outside his marriage.
Unfortunately, that dirty bastard spread his seed all over this great nation of ours. What the hell do you think the moustache was for?
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20 minutes ago, Red Five said:
The ol' Jags vs Spencer Shannon debate.
I've talked a little about what some folks who've been to the practices think we're going to see tomorrow. Sarkisian has the personnel in the RB room to go with 21 a lot. He likes the shit he can do in that scheme, we've seen this before. They also think Shannon can block in-line, which isn't nothing. Can Shannon block effectively? I need to see it to believe it, but playing him for that is no different than playing a guy who has never caught a pass in a game instead of him.
Breaking character on this for a second, but rationally, if Wingo, Moore and Endries are your top 3 targets, and the collection of playable RBs is your 4th target, how important is the 3rd WR going to be for this particular game plan?
I'm not saying McJaggerson won't play or won't be targeted. I'm sure we'll see some of that. I also don't think folks are being very critical in their thinking on this heading into tomorrow because it's a lot more fun to imagine one of Alan Jackson's bastard sons long-striding down the field for a whiteboy party in the end zone.
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2 minutes ago, GoldAppleCorps said:
Baylor's offense should be physical and salty. They have a variety of ways to advance the ball, but little home-run power. Baylor could starve Auburn's offense by holding on to the ball all game.
On the other hand, I have zero confidence in Baylor's ability to defend a pass. If he's unbothered, I believe Arnold is still good enough to hit open receivers. A couple of "hey, I thought you had that guy!" defensive miscues could be enough to swamp the game.
You don't think Josh Cameron and Bryson Washington have home run power? Cameron caught for 14.5 ypc and 10 TDs last year while Washington averaged 5.9 ypcarry with 12 TDs and averaged 10 ypcatch and an additional TD. Those are great numbers in my view.
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Thanks Pete. Didn't know we'd need a third receiver in this game.
I'm going to laugh really hard tomorrow when Texas comes out to open the game on offense in 12 personnel.


2025 Game Week 2: San Jose State at Texas
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They also lost their deep threat to the NFL. He got picked up by somebody, although I don't know if he made the team and I have forgotten his name.
SJSU also lost much of the strength of their defense, 3 guys in the secondary, to the portal.
The previous Navy coach, Ken Niamaiatuailuatlamatatchapa, is their HC. They run an absurd version of the spread and throw the ball constantly. They *only* threw is for like 66% of the time this past weekend, but they averaged around 75% passes for every offensive snap last season. The best (but not perfect) recent comp for their offense is Colorado State, in terms of teams Texas has played. If folks are expecting a bunch of sacks, they're going to be very disappointed.
On defense, they have a guy that is about Taurean York's size at LB and he's really their only good or better player. He had 15 tackles on Saturday. They're a very small defense overall.
Also, their kicker sucks.
I was hoping SJSU would be a bowl team again this season, but with the loss to CMU and the losses on the roster, that seems unlikely. This will be a blowout and I doubt we learn a whole lot. Maybe we get to know the secondary better with all of the passing, but the personnel on the other side will determine some of that. If they're just terrible, I doubt we pick up much on that end either.