Sentences with phrase «on sophomore quarterback»

Not exact matches

Myles Garrett, Texas A&M's star sophomore defensive end, relies on the examples of his two older siblings — both negative and positive — as he charts a course toward opposing quarterbacks and, quite possibly, to the top of the 2017 NFL draft

The contributions of four key sophomores on offense, including quarterback Jaylen Tregle and running back Dalonnie Crater, has complemented a great season by senior running back Charles Hillary.

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.

He still wore the black jersey that quarterbacks use for non-contact players but the rising sophomore caught passes at the end of the line for receivers on the right side.

UCLA attempts balance but leans a bit on the run, and it's worked out well: sophomore Paul Perkins is one of the nation's most underrated backs, rushing for 1,172 yards (6.2 yards per carry, 6.1 highlight yards per opportunity) and taking hits away from quarterback Brett Hundley (107 carries, 725 yards).

At quarterback Virginia has to settle on either senior Tim Sherman, the backup last year, or promising sophomore Aaron Brooks.

On passing downs, the Buckeyes have one of the best pass defenses in the country, sending a fierce pass rush — sophomore end Joey Bosa (13.5 sacks), freshman linebacker Darron Lee (7.5), senior tackle Michael Bennett (7.0)-- after quarterbacks who are waiting for receiving options to get open.

If you're trying to talk yourself into LSU, here's a good time to remember how young this offense was: the Tigers bounced between a sophomore and freshman quarterback, had a freshman No. 1 running back, a sophomore No. 1 receiver, freshmen in the No. 2 - 4 receiver slots, and two sophomore starters on the line.

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.

The front five on offense still have work to do — they got quarterback Deshaun Watson hit quite a bit last night, and his throwing form seemed to suffer — but a) sophomore running back Wayne Gallman (24 carries, 139 yards, no negative carries) is proving capable of creating big yards out of small creases, and b) the defense has been excellent.

The Sun Devils featured 25 freshmen and sophomores on the two - deep, only seven senior starters, and a first - time starting quarterback, and while they made quite a few nice plays, the mistakes were crippling.

They gave the ball away four times on fumbles and interceptions, and when UCLA sophomore Quarterback Gary Beban rolled out on options he caught the Penn State right end dropping off».

Making his first start in front of the home fans at Ole Miss on Sept. 1 was nerve - racking enough for sophomore Eli Manning, who carries the added weight of being the only one of Archie Manning's three sons to follow in Archie's footsteps as a Rebels quarterback.

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.

On the bright side, there's no greater friend to a sophomore quarterback than the best running back in the country.

Although his on - field production has been nothing short of spectacular, the redshirt sophomore quarterback has recently been gaining more notoriety for his off the field behavior.

Sophomore Marcus Jones is theonly experienced quarterback on the roster; last year he threw seven passes... A soft early schedule for VIRGINIA TECH - its first four opponents, Northeastern, North Carolina, Duke and Cincinnati, were a combined 12 - 32 last season - willallow quarterbacks Sean Glennon and CORY HOLT to gain experience.

The loss of former 2,000 - yard rusher D'Onta Foreman will hurt, but it gives sophomore quarterback Shane Buechele a chance to showcase his skills in an offense that will be more reliant on its passing attack.

There are four scholarship quarterbacks at this time: Besides Milton, junior Shea Patterson is awaiting the NCAA's decision on his request for immediate eligibility after transferring from Mississippi; sophomore Brandon Peters started four games last season; and freshman Dylan McCaffrey is in the competition after running the scout team offense as a redshirt last season.

That's what Boston College coach Steve Addazio saw in Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson on Saturday after the sophomore added BC to a long list of defenses that looked hapless an... more

Whether you believe FSU quarterback Jameis Winston should be under center when the Seminoles take on Louisville Thursday or not, his coach will send the third - year sophomore onto... more