Tinker:
Once in awhile the college football fans see a running back with something extra on the curve ball. That kind of special talent seem to be a blessing from the heavens, because the great running backs like Jimmy Brown, Gale Sayers, Walter Payton, OJ, Simpson, ect - just standout from the other talented running back playing the game of football because of a special something extra giving to them at birth.
That god given talent
goes to wast on some blessed people who fall from god grace otherwise.
Witness OJ Simpson, it seem like gods give the extra talent to OJ, then
OJ failed anyway, losing his soul all by himself. God let OJ keep his football talent and then OJ failed himself losing his soul to sin.Once in awhile the college football fans see a running back with something extra on the curve ball. That kind of special talent seem to be a blessing from the heavens, because the great running backs like Jimmy Brown, Gale Sayers, Walter Payton, OJ, Simpson, ect - just standout from the other talented running back playing the game of football because of a special something extra giving to them at birth.
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Hill suspension acts as sour end to productive offseason
Angela Major
Senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger (8) passes the ball
April 20, 2013 during the white squad's 37-0 victory against the purple
squad in the National L Club Spring Game in Tiger Stadium.
Photo by Connor Tarter
4/20/13 Spring Game
LSU sophomore running back Jeremy Hill (33) takes a hand off from senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger (8) Saturday, April 20, 2013 in the National L Club Spring Game in Tiger Stadium.- Jarvis Landry
- “When Coach Cameron came in, he put us in different positions to catch the football – positions that you would be in during a game. I think that is going to help us tremendously this year.”
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After a productive spring full of
personnel changes and offensive scheme adjustments, the LSU football
team had its semester end on a sour note when coach Les Miles announced
the indefinite suspension of sophomore running back Jeremy Hill.
The suspension was announced after
Hill, 20, was arrested and charged with simple battery after an incident
in which he and recently named suspect Robert Bayardo allegedly struck
another man outside of Reggie’s Bar near campus.
This incident came
off the heels of Hill’s 103-yard performance in LSU’s Spring Game, in
which the Tigers showcased their offense under new offensive coordinator
Cam Cameron.
Miles introduced
Cameron as LSU’s fourth offensive coordinator in four years in February.
Miles said he believes the hire will lead to improvement on offense.
“We’ve been pretty good,” Miles said in February. “With that being said, good is not good enough. We want to be a great team.”
Based on reactions
from players, the most noticeable difference since the hiring of Cameron
was an accelerated pace during practice.
Cameron also had his receivers and backs do a number of drills in hopes of developing more consistency catching the ball.
“When Coach Cameron
came in, he put us in different positions to catch the football —
positions that you would be in during a game,” said junior wide receiver
Jarvis Landry in March. “That is going to help us tremendously this
year.”
Senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger’s development was a popular topic of discussion throughout the offseason.
“Figuring out what
[Mettenberger] likes most is one of the first things we are doing in
this system,” Cameron said in February. “We are going to test every
limit he has and see all he can do. We are just building on what we are
doing.”
Whether or not
Cameron’s experience in developing quarterbacks will translate into
better numbers from Mettenberger is still yet to be seen.
Mettenberger had a slow start in the spring game, but finished the game 12-for-19 for 236 yards and two touchdowns.
Early-enrollee
freshman quarterback Anthony Jennings may have worked his way into the
No. 2 spot behind Mettenberger after impressive showings throughout
spring practice.
Jennings threw
8-for-21 for 98 yards and accumulated 31 rushing yards on seven carries
against a defense comprised primarily of LSU starters in the Spring
Game.
LSU’s defense took
the brunt of the impact made by the 11 Tigers who departed early for the
2013 NFL Draft, especially in the trenches. The Tigers face the
daunting task of replacing four defensive linemen from last season.
The 2013 edition of
LSU’s defensive line will be led in the middle by junior defensive
tackles Ego Ferguson and Anthony “Freak” Johnson.
This duo, who
combined for a total of 44 tackles and three sacks in 13 games in 2012,
has developed a strong relationship both on and off the field, and said
it hopes to prove skeptics wrong next season.
“I hear everybody
saying that we are not going to be a defensive line this year, and that
motivates me a lot,” Ferguson said in April. “I feel like a lot of
people are doubting us because we are young and lost a lot of people. I
understand that. We are just trying to prove them wrong.”
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starter and more news from around the league.
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NCAA suspends recruiting proposals
Updated: May 3, 2013, 3:30 PM ET
By
Mitch Sherman | RecruitingNation
NCAA Suspends Rule Change On Unlimited Texts
RecruitingNation's
Mitch Sherman on the NCAA suspending rule changes that were passed in
January allowing electronic communication.Tags: College Sports, Texting, Electroic Communication, Recruiting
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The NCAA Division I Board of Directors has suspended rule changes passed in January that would have allowed unlimited electronic communication -- including text messaging -- from college coaches to football recruits.
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It's
been a shaky 2013 for the NCAA, but on Thursday, college sports'
governing body displayed the ability to compromise, writes Mitch
Sherman. BlogAt its meeting in Indianapolis on Thursday, the board adopted the March recommendations of the Rules Working Group after several of the proposals, designed to create a more meaningful and enforceable NCAA rule book, were met with widespread criticism by the college and high school coaching communities.
"The Board's suspension sends the text messaging proposal (except basketball) back to the Rules Working Group so that all recruiting concepts still under review are examined further as a package," said NCAA president Mark Emmert in a statement. "The intent is to develop a model that considers how the changes work together. The Board stated its intent to move forward with rules reform aggressively but also with due diligence. The reform effort, by any measure, has been a success and I'm confident the membership will find the right solution for some coach's concerns with this as well."
In March, Proposal 13-3 received more than 75 override requests from NCAA membership, mandating a review by the board.
Also suspended:
• The remainder of Proposal 13-3, which would have allowed for unlimited contact initiated by college coaches to recruits.
• Proposal 11-2, which called for the elimination of the requirement that only a head coach or assistant coach could perform the functions of a recruiting coordinator.
• Proposal 13-5-A, which would have removed restrictions on printed materials mailed to prospects.
The decisions Thursday do not affect basketball.
The 18-member board, comprised of college presidents, also endorsed a recommendation that all recruiting concepts under review be examined to determine appropriate changes, if necessary. The Rules Working Group and other relevant groups, such as the Football Recruiting Subcommittee of the Leadership Council, will study the concepts.
"It's important to make sure all the pieces of the recruiting model work together to make the most effective change in the culture," Wake Forest president and board chair Nathan Hatch said in a statement released by the NCAA.
Proposal 13-2, tabled in January at the NCAA convention, was also suspended. It called for the establishment of a uniform start date for recruiting contact of July 1 in the year before a prospect's junior season.
Also on Thursday, the board suspended indefinitely the controversial test score-to-GPA sliding scale, set for implementation in 2016, that would have significantly altered initial-eligibility standards and created a class of "academic redshirts." An increased minimum GPA and more stringent core-course requirements in high school remain set to go into effect in 2016.
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RecruitingNation links: SEC edition
May, 3, 2013
By ESPN.com staff | ESPN.com
GigEmNation
From Sam Khan Jr.
: Texas A&M recently offered four-star QB Brandon Harris, who has been waiting on an offer from the Aggies.
GatorNation
From Derek Tyson: Opening the mailbag to address whether the Gators are lagging in commits for their 2014 class.
TideNation
From Alex Scarborough:
Breaking down Alabama’s post-spring defensive depth chart, the biggest
questions come at noseguard and the new faces stepping into larger roles
in the secondary.
GeauxTigerNation
From Gary Laney: This week's GeauxTigerNation mailbag answers questions about LSU's new offense, the recruitment of Speedy Noil and more.
-------------------From Sam Khan Jr.
: Texas A&M recently offered four-star QB Brandon Harris, who has been waiting on an offer from the Aggies.
GatorNation
From Derek Tyson
: Opening the mailbag to address whether the Gators are lagging in commits for their 2014 class.
TideNation
From Alex Scarborough
:
Breaking down Alabama’s post-spring defensive depth chart, the biggest
questions come at noseguard and the new faces stepping into larger roles
in the secondary.
GeauxTigerNation
From Gary Laney
: This week's GeauxTigerNation mailbag answers questions about LSU's new offense, the recruitment of Speedy Noil and more.http://www.dandydon.com/
Whoa! The No. 3 LSU baseball team's bats came alive as they
cranked out 19 hits and nearly as many runs to defeat Florida 18-6 and
earn the series sweep. The last time the Gators had been swept
in an SEC series was in 2009 at Arkansas, and the last time LSU had
swept Florida was a dozen years ago in Skip Bertman's last season as the
Tigers’ head coach.
A large majority of LSU's runs came in two big innings as the Tigers erupted four runs in the fifth and eight in the sixth. Four of the sixth-inning runs came off of the bat of second baseman JaCoby Jones, who delivered a grand slam off of the scoreboard in left field. Jones has a career-high five homers on the year and drove in a career-high six runs in yesterday’s game.
Ryan Eades (8-1) got the start on the mound for the Tigers and got off to a bit of a rough start in the first inning before settling in and finding his groove. After allowing two runs in the first, Eades came back and threw five scoreless innings, ending the day with six strikeouts and one walk in six solid innings of work. Eades could have probably thrown a complete game, but by the 7th inning LSU was leading 15-2 and in great position to give its bullpen, which saw very little action in Games 1 and 2, some repetitions. Will LaMarche, Kurt McCune and Kevin Berry combined to pitch two scoreless innings before giving way to Brent Bonvillain and Nick Rumbelow who each gave up a three hits and combined to allow four runs in the ninth. I guess you could say that Bonvillain and Rumbelow's pitching was the biggest negative (maybe the only negative) in the game, but it's hard to judge a relief pitcher by how he performs when he enters with such a big lead. Before the ninth inning, the Tigers were up 18-2, and at that point there was very little concern for losing the contest.
Usually I give a brief scoring summary, but it'll be hard to keep it brief today with so many runs scored. Here we go... Florida jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first on an RBI triple and a sacrifice fly. The Tigers rallied back in the second, taking the lead on a two-RBI double by Jones and an RBI groundout by Ty Ross. Designated hitter Sean McMullen led off the fifth with a double and then scored on an RBI double by Alex Bregman. Christian Ibarra broke the game open later in the inning with a bases-loaded double, giving the Tigers a 7-2 lead. The Tigers erupted for eight runs in the sixth on an RBI double by Bregman, an RBI groundout by Katz, and an RBI single by Rhymes before Jones’ grand slam put the Tigers ahead 15-2. Three more runs came in the seventh inning on a bases-loaded double from catcher Chris Chinea. Florida got four runs in the top of the ninth on six hits, but it was too little, too late.
The baseball team will now turn its attention to preparing for final exams this week before heading to College Station for the next big SEC series against Texas A&M. There will be no mid-week game this week. The team will depart for College Station Wednesday and get one practice in before taking on the Aggies at 8 p.m. Thursday in a game that will be televised by ESPNU.
Since there hasn't been much football news to write about, today I'll give you these recruiting tid-bits: 1) Consensus five-star 2014 outside linebacker Clifton Garrett (6'2", 228, Plainfield, IL) has named LSU as his leader. 2) Another big-time out-of-state prospect for 2014 who has LSU at the top of his list is wide receiver Saeed Blacknall (6'3", 210, Englishtown, NJ), whom I wrote about a while back. Blacknall is a heck of a prospect (as many of you have seen in this highlight video), but with the state of Louisiana being as loaded as it iswith talent at the skill positions, I wonder just how many wide receivers LSU would take. While I would love to see LSU sign Blacknall, and I think the chances of him committing soon are good, I sure hope his commitment wouldn’t come at the expense of losing our own homegrown talent. 3) According to this article by Nola.com, LSU extended an offer to 2015 Florida DB/WR standout Shawn Burgess-Becker this weekend.
Reader comments: Scott, here's an article on LSU football to share with your readers. SEC West Wildcard: LSU’s Defensive Line
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A large majority of LSU's runs came in two big innings as the Tigers erupted four runs in the fifth and eight in the sixth. Four of the sixth-inning runs came off of the bat of second baseman JaCoby Jones, who delivered a grand slam off of the scoreboard in left field. Jones has a career-high five homers on the year and drove in a career-high six runs in yesterday’s game.
Ryan Eades (8-1) got the start on the mound for the Tigers and got off to a bit of a rough start in the first inning before settling in and finding his groove. After allowing two runs in the first, Eades came back and threw five scoreless innings, ending the day with six strikeouts and one walk in six solid innings of work. Eades could have probably thrown a complete game, but by the 7th inning LSU was leading 15-2 and in great position to give its bullpen, which saw very little action in Games 1 and 2, some repetitions. Will LaMarche, Kurt McCune and Kevin Berry combined to pitch two scoreless innings before giving way to Brent Bonvillain and Nick Rumbelow who each gave up a three hits and combined to allow four runs in the ninth. I guess you could say that Bonvillain and Rumbelow's pitching was the biggest negative (maybe the only negative) in the game, but it's hard to judge a relief pitcher by how he performs when he enters with such a big lead. Before the ninth inning, the Tigers were up 18-2, and at that point there was very little concern for losing the contest.
Usually I give a brief scoring summary, but it'll be hard to keep it brief today with so many runs scored. Here we go... Florida jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first on an RBI triple and a sacrifice fly. The Tigers rallied back in the second, taking the lead on a two-RBI double by Jones and an RBI groundout by Ty Ross. Designated hitter Sean McMullen led off the fifth with a double and then scored on an RBI double by Alex Bregman. Christian Ibarra broke the game open later in the inning with a bases-loaded double, giving the Tigers a 7-2 lead. The Tigers erupted for eight runs in the sixth on an RBI double by Bregman, an RBI groundout by Katz, and an RBI single by Rhymes before Jones’ grand slam put the Tigers ahead 15-2. Three more runs came in the seventh inning on a bases-loaded double from catcher Chris Chinea. Florida got four runs in the top of the ninth on six hits, but it was too little, too late.
The baseball team will now turn its attention to preparing for final exams this week before heading to College Station for the next big SEC series against Texas A&M. There will be no mid-week game this week. The team will depart for College Station Wednesday and get one practice in before taking on the Aggies at 8 p.m. Thursday in a game that will be televised by ESPNU.
Since there hasn't been much football news to write about, today I'll give you these recruiting tid-bits: 1) Consensus five-star 2014 outside linebacker Clifton Garrett (6'2", 228, Plainfield, IL) has named LSU as his leader. 2) Another big-time out-of-state prospect for 2014 who has LSU at the top of his list is wide receiver Saeed Blacknall (6'3", 210, Englishtown, NJ), whom I wrote about a while back. Blacknall is a heck of a prospect (as many of you have seen in this highlight video), but with the state of Louisiana being as loaded as it iswith talent at the skill positions, I wonder just how many wide receivers LSU would take. While I would love to see LSU sign Blacknall, and I think the chances of him committing soon are good, I sure hope his commitment wouldn’t come at the expense of losing our own homegrown talent. 3) According to this article by Nola.com, LSU extended an offer to 2015 Florida DB/WR standout Shawn Burgess-Becker this weekend.
Reader comments: Scott, here's an article on LSU football to share with your readers. SEC West Wildcard: LSU’s Defensive Line
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