In the immortal words of the wise Rebecca Black, “It’s Friday, Friday. You have to get off Friday.”
Word of the day: Excoriate.
ONE PREPARED qUaRtErBaCk. Remember when everyone insisted that Justin Fields was just a one-time quarterback who could not make any progress?
It turns out that not only is he good at throwing past his first reading, but he is actually the best at the concept of throwing past his first reading.
PFF Grade on throw after 1st reading since 2019: (min. 60 attempts)
1st – Justin Fields – 90.6
2nd – Zach Wilson – 90.1
3rd – Trey Lance – 87.2
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7th – Trevor Lawrence – 78.6
8th – Mac Jones – 75.7 pic.twitter.com/CEWpY86rwC– PFF (@PFF) 2 April 2021
But sure, San Francisco. Use three first rounds on Mac Jones.
SIX FIGURE SIZES. It may be a shock to you, but typing words online has not always been enough to pay all the bills, and your son has done a fair share of his chores over the years.
Apparently, some Division I coaches have experienced similar cash flow problems because they also played on the side of the gig. Even though I’m doing it wrong, I’ve never in my life gotten a six-digit check to sell my plasma.
As the debate has recently erupted over whether university athletes should be allowed to earn extra money, the employees of the athletics department have picked up millions of dollars with various performances.
Not only does it include classic staff members making moonlight to make rent, but some of the highest paid university coaches, such as Harbaugh, despite having earned the seven figures from their employers at the public university, still found time to to express a few. (one hundred thousand) dollars from the private sector.
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Georgia head soccer coach Kirby Smart raised $ 130,000 in 2019 without saying a word on television for the Ford F150. Scanned former LSU and former Kansas coach Les Miles received $ 25,000 for pretending to wet a soccer field with beer in a Dos Equis ad in 2018. Miles’ successor in Baton Rouge, Ed Orgeron, earned $ 226,000 from the Louisiana Raisin ‘Canes Chicken Fingers restaurant chain between 2018 and 2020.
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Alabama’s Nick Saban – the highest paid college football coach – raised $ 350,000 in corporate speeches from 2018 to 2019. Clemson’s Dabo Swinney reported that he raised between $ 75,000 and $ 150,000 in speaking and appearance fees at churches, ‘various locations in the southeast,’ and as part of the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Challenge. (Dave Doeren, North Carolina, raised $ 5,000 for his participation in the annual charity tournament.)
To put it bluntly, I have no problem at all with a guy who earns a small fortune doing almost nothing. I mean, let him who would not accept $ 130,000 for a three-second clip of you driving a red truck throw the first stone.
I will only be happy if the open season for the athletes is the same.
MUST GET PROSPECT, IMO. I’m glad to let you know that the state of Ohio has just offered a fellow who might be my favorite college football prospect of all time.
After a good call with @ R2X_Rushmen1 @DB_CoachCoombs @ryandaytime It is my honor to announce that I have an offer of @OhioStateFB @PPIRecruits @BCollierPPI @CoachRouz @BuechsRoland pic.twitter.com/Cyrb51aNh8
– Hero Kanu (@HeroKanu) 8 April 2021
I’m almost positive you’ve not heard from him yet and his modest three-star position as just the 24-defensive suit in the country does not turn many heads, but I would not be angry if he does not end up in Columbus after reading his full story.
Hero Kanu accepts that the appeal was only an introduction. After all, Kanu played in exactly one high school football game. Last Friday, Kanu’s Santa Margarita (California) Catholic team opened its COVID-19 delayed season with a 54-16 victory over Mayfair. The match itself was just as enjoyable as the 6-foot 4, 293-pound defensive suit always thought it would be if he watched American football on TV at home in Germany. When Kanu called Washington’s assistant Rip Rowan on March 15, Kanu said Rowan was building a relationship that could eventually lead to a scholarship offer with a good spring season and a good summer camp.
Then Rowan Kanu was stunned. “He said, ‘Hero, we’ll offer you a full scholarship,’ Kanu said this week. Kanu played well against Mayfair and blew through blockers to make plays explode.
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How could he? Eighteen months ago, Kanu was a big kid in the small Bavarian town of Geltendorf (population: 5,600) who dreamed of playing a sport he had only seen on television. Now he has offers from the above schools as well as Oregon, Michigan, Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State and TCU. How did he get here?
Yes, he was offered a scholarship by several schools after playing one (1) high school football game. And after watching the tape, I get it!
@HeroKanu plays made last night
First varsity game in California
65 £ 29 years old @CoachMikeElston @ R2X_Rushmen1 @CoachE_TAMU @CoachToddBates @JayValai pic.twitter.com/4WkKoWK80M– Brandon Collier (@BCollierPPI) 13 March 2021
The article was fantastically read about an absolutely fascinating prospect, but the TL; DR is that he played football in Germany until his frame accidentally started to look like Warren Sapp instead of Mats Hummels. Then he tried the other football.
When he arrived in California, he was able to bench press 225 pounds three times. Now he has a maximum one-rep of 315 pounds. His squat maximum of one rep jumped from 355 to 475. “He’s Quadzilla,” Rouzier said. “His lower half is ridiculous.”
To sum up here, we look at a kid named ‘Hero’ who is 6 feet 5 and pushing 300 pounds at 16, who earns several Division I scholarships after a single game of high school football and the nickname ‘Quadzilla. ‘
If this is not a must-get prospect, I do not know who the hell is.
STAY HOME. There will be a personal element in this year’s NFL draft, but Wyatt Davis is not participating.
Ohio State Guard Wyatt Davis, one of the best O-line members in the draft, was part of the first golfers asked to be in the NFL draft in Cleveland. Davis turned down the invitation so he could watch with his family, but he virtually had to attend.
– Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) 8 April 2021
Solid move, in my opinion. The concept takes too long. Sitting on your own couch is the right way to go. Although I will admit, I might be a little more patient with the draft process if I were to become a multimillionaire.
SONG OF THE DAY. “What Kind of Love” by Childish Gambino.
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