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30 DAYS TO KICKOFF: Dorrian Roberts
#30 Dorrian RobertsTrue Junior5-10 | 176Wichita, Kan. Bio Position: Defensive Back Previous College: Hutchinson Community College Projection: Scout Team Status: Walk-On Dorrian Roberts is a walk-on defensive back from Hutchinson Community College, one of at least four Blue Dragons...
ROUNDTABLE: UCLA-Missouri State Interregnum
In the wake of K-State's biggest season-opening win in almost a decade (as well as one of the most embarrassing losses in KU football history), there's plenty to discuss before Saturday's contest against FCS stalwart Missouri State. Don't sneer at the Bears, though, even if they are coached by one...
The Zook abides: How to outlast your peers in college football.
Ron Zook has a record of 21--39 as coach at the University of Illinois. He had an embattled season this year, winning only three games. In five seasons at Illinois he has still yet to match the number of victories he accrued at Florida. And he will be coaching next year. Mark Mangino, Mike Leach,...
Five Things to Watch Against Kansas
How will this weekend the recruiting efforts of the Longhorns? Though the big news of the week is Darius White's unexpected and resurgent interest in Texas and official visit on Saturday, Jackson Jeffcoat's visit is no less important. Seen throwing up a Hook ‘Em sign in his playoff game last...
Anatomy of a Spread Linebacker
There's a reason the Longhorns took Garland linebacker Tevin Jackson early in the 2010 recruiting process - he was the linebacker in the state of Texas with the best combination of size, speed, and striking ability in a deep linebacker class. In football, there will always be a need for linebackers...
The Show Me Year: Dan Hawkins Embarks On His Fourth Year at CU
Oh, the magical fourth year. Charlie Weis escaped; Greg Robinson and Tyrone Willingham weren't so lucky. Walt Harris and Ed Orgeron didn't even make it to that magical fourth year. Throw Ron Prince into that category as well. Gene Chizik fired his whole coordinating staff after year two. The...
Rock M Roundtable!
UPDATE, by rptgwb: To those who came over from Tim Griffin's blog at ESPN, this edition of the Roundtable follows up on Monday's look at what went wrong with the Mizzou pass defense. 1 - Instead of leading off by asking "Is the Mizzou pass defense fixable?" (I think most of us assume it is), I'll...
Rock M Roundtable!
1 - Where does everybody stand on CU's "turnaround". People are talking about it like it's inevitable, but...is it? Let's put it this way--while Dan Hawkins has managed to outcoach Bob Stoops and Mike Leach in his CU tenure, he allowed Gene Chizik and Ron Prince to coach laps around him last...
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