With sophomore quarterback Deshaun Watson in a rhythm and a relentless defense never letting up, the Tigers answered the naysayers who second - guessed them after a late - season swoon and an up - and - down performance against North Carolina in the 2015 ACC Championship.
It was a big - time hire, but
with a sophomore quarterback named Gary Beban in charge, slow growth was expected.
Not exact matches
Ohio State won the national title that year
with a
sophomore - laden team:
quarterback Rex Kern was a future All - American (he twice finished in the top five of the Heisman voting), defensive tackle Jim Stillwagon would win the Outland Trophy in 1970, and Jack Tatum and Mike Sensibaugh would become one of the best safety duos in college football history.
Junior defensive end Kelechi Njoku is among Sac - Joaquin Section leaders
with 14 sacks and
sophomore quarterback Xavier Johnson has accounted for 2,113 total yards of offense and 21 TDs as future leaders on both sides of the ball.
It's unlikely redshirt
sophomore Cooper Bateman will see much action at
quarterback next season
with Jacob Coker manning the position and five - star freshman Blake Barnett behind him.
The Eagles return their starting
quarterback, an explosive
sophomore running back, four of their top six receiving targets, and every offensive lineman, and they are loaded
with juniors and seniors at every level of the defense.
Josh Rosen, UCLA's star
sophomore quarterback, will reportedly miss the remainder of the 2016 season
with a shoulder injury.
But Hameline pursued Kovar, stuck
with him (he was 0 for 2 passing as a
sophomore), and last season the Seahawks»
quarterback completed 56.8 % of his 303 passes, including 22 for touchdowns.
With starting
quarterback Jameis Winston suspended and
sophomore Sean Maguire making typical first - start mistakes against Clemson, FSU needed to lean on its run game if at all possible.
After the Cowboys» 48 - 45 win over Texas Tech in 2007, Gundy wasn't happy
with a column from The Oklahoman about one of his
quarterbacks, Bobby Reid, who was benched for
sophomore Zac Robinson before the game.
Three different
quarterbacks — two
sophomores (Kyle Bolin, Reggie Bonnafon) and a freshman (Lamar Jackson)-- have played
with minimal effect.
He will take over an offense scheduled to return
quarterback Nick Fitzgerald, running back Aeris Williams and Kylin Hill, a foursome of freshman and
sophomore receivers (Deddrick Thomas, Reggie Todd, Keith Mixon, Jamal Couch) that combined for 800 receiving yards and eight touchdowns, and an offensive line
with only one 2017 senior.
Colorado State
sophomore Steve Bartalo, the WAC's leading rusher last fall
with 1,113 yards in 10 games, was passed over largely because of his 5» 9», 185 - pound dimensions as a schoolboy
quarterback.
The Tide charged back after that, when they replaced
sophomore quarterback Jalen Hurts
with the five - star Tagovailoa.
With two quarterbacks — junior Jake Rudock, with a little bit of sophomore C.J. Beathard — Iowa has a slightly underrated pass offe
With two
quarterbacks — junior Jake Rudock,
with a little bit of sophomore C.J. Beathard — Iowa has a slightly underrated pass offe
with a little bit of
sophomore C.J. Beathard — Iowa has a slightly underrated pass offense.
They'll be replacing
quarterback and team captain Sefo Liufau
with sophomore Steven Montez, who went 2 - 1 as a starter in 2016.
Vince Young didn «Äôt expect to form a close relationship
with Tennessee Titans
quarterback Steve McNair when Young attended McNair «Äôs camp before his
sophomore year at Madison High in Houston, but since that day on the Delta the two have come to regard each other as family.
Sophomore David Sills V, the 6» 3»
quarterback with the blond hair and marksman's accuracy, committed to USC when he was 13.
But
with sophomores and juniors playing key roles in basically every position unit sans
quarterback (which will likely be starting a senior for the second straight year), we'll get a pretty clear view of what UConn might be capable of in 2019 and beyond.
After bringing in
quarterback Jarrett Stidham (
sophomore transfer from Baylor), Auburn is potentially strong enough to compete
with any team in the country, including Alabama (the Tigers will be hosting the Iron Bowl this year).
The sight of star
sophomore quarterback Deondre Francois being carted off the field at Mercedes - Benz Stadium in Atlanta
with a left patella tendon injury punctuated a season - opening 24 — 7 defeat to Alabama from which the Seminoles — No. 3 in the preseason rankings — never recovered.
Taylor's production allowed
sophomore quarterback Alex Hornibrook to feel less pressure to win games
with his arm.
But the
sophomore forward and daughter of long time Arena League
quarterback Aaron Garcia and former Sacramento State women's basketball standout Shelby Boudreaux, the season culmination will come
with what they do the second time around against Sacramento, and how they perform in the playoffs.
The RedHawks bounced between two freshman
quarterbacks, two freshman running backs, a receiving corps loaded
with sophomores, and a line that gave 27 starts to freshmen and
sophomores.