The Career of Bryan Dodge (NCAA11)

[Deuce2223]

Good Evening and Welcome to ESPN "The Ocho". I am your host Ryne Dezaron. Tonight we take a look at some of the Top College Recruits around the nation in our ESPN 150 Spotlight.

Offense dominates the year's recruiting class as 21 of the Top-25 Players in the nation are scheduled to line up on that side of the ball including the Top-17 players in the nation.

Wide Reciever dominates this year's class as 4 of the Top-5 players in the nation are expected to be catching passes next year instead of throwing them, but don't think there will be a shortage of signal callers either as 5 QB's make the Top-20.

Tonight we focus on 14 players spread across the country, including the #1 Overall and #1 WR Aaron Wheeler out of Detroit Michigan, #2 Overall and #2 WR Corey Haas out of Eau Claire Wisconsin and the #3 WR and #4 Overall JeMarcus Green from Little Rock Arkansas.

All 3 of these WR's are impact players and will instantly give their school a chance at a National Title. When you think of Wheeler,Haas and Green, think Jerry Rice,Steve Largent and Randy Moss. That's how good these guys are..

Also highlighted is the Trio of McLaughlin Brothers who hail from Baltimore Maryland. QB-Dave #5 QB/#17 Overall, Left Tackle-Ian #1 Tackle/#9 Overall and WR-Jack #4 WR/#5 Overall, have made high school history as they trio has won 2 state championships since playing together on the varsity level and look to make it 3 before moving to the College ranks. Never have we seen a trio of brothers dominate the high school game like they have. Now the question is are they done playing together, or will they stick together in their next adventure in life, as they look for a College National Title.

Another player who is scheduled to make a HUGE!! impact is #1 QB Jordan Ross. The 6'7 275 giant makes most Offensive lineman look small. Never given a chance to show off probably the strongest arm since Jeff George, playing in a Wing T-Offense in high school, this kid is ready to show his dad and the nation what they missed seeing.

Ross and Dave McLaughlin are not the only QB's making noise in this year's class. 6'1 Adam West #2 QB/#10 Overall, might be consider small at 6'1, but this kid knows how to play the game as he looks to lead Pikeville High to 4 straight Kentucky State Championships.

Another QB who is in this year's spotlight is #3 QB/#12 Overall Kelsey Charles. This kid has been a All-star since he was 12 years old and being from the Big Apple (New York) he is ready to show the nation he is among the best there is and the best there ever will be.

Well everyone loves to get a Franchise QB or a playmaking WR, the player everyone is looking for is the next great RB. We spotlight 2 of the nations best.

#1 HB/CB and #7 Overall Deion White out of Texas has proven he is a playmaker on both sides of the ball as he looks to become a 4-time State Champ in the state of Texas where football is King.

#2 HB/#11 Overall Shea Mengal is ready to prove that Country music isn't the only thing Nashville Tennessee has to offer. This kid has moves that have broken ankles and made defenders look stupid. Can we say AP??

Well QB's, RB's and WR's get all the pub, a TE is a guy who can make a huge impact both catching the ball and blocking as well. This year's class offers 2 great one's both from the state of Washington and both on the radar of Coach Dodge.

#1 TE/#8 Overall AJ Hart grew up in Pullman and has been to every WSU home game since he was 6 years old, but that doesn't mean he is giving Coach Dodge and the Cougars a free pass. AJ wants to play for a winner and is willing to leave the only town he has ever known to become one.

Less then 2 hours north of Pullman is #2 TE/#21 Overall 6'5 TJ Deauce. A 3-sport star at University High school, the player known only as "The Deuce" has gotten scholarship offers from bigtime BCS schools around the nation, but that hasn't kept Coach Dodge from calling every week hoping to move up the list.

Now it's not all about the Offense though, as we do have 2 Defensive Players who have joined the spotlight.

MLB Lennon Kyle (#3 MLB/#48 Overall) and SS Jesse Matthews (#4 SS/#64 Overall) both offers skills that D-Coordinator's dream of having. Both have been compared to current Ravens Ray Lewis and Ed Reed. If they can live up to the hype these are guy's who can be a QB's worst nightmare.

I am going to post Top-5 schools and where players have signed in Week 10.

Again I apologize if you sent in a player on one of my pages, if you would like to be in next years group, please submitt a player in a PM message to me.

IF you already have a player in, I am not going to take another player from you until this group has graduated.

[Lupine]

Like the update, keep up the good work.

[Deuce2223]

Quote: Originally Posted by Lupine

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[Deuce2223]

(1-2) VS (2-1)

GAME PREVIEW

Utah comes in having lost their #1 QB (G. Robles) and #2 QB (J. Moore).

This is a big game for Coach Dodge he and his staff are hosting 12 players for todays game.

GAME RECAP

Again the Cougars struggled to move the ball on offense after scoring a 1st Quarter TD on a 3 yd run by C. Winston, WSU would have to settle for 3 FG's by R. Parrish (27,29,35) as they took a 16-0 lead into the half.

Utah already without their #1/#2 QB, would be dealt another blow as the #3 QB RS SO J. Mathews would be forced from the game having completed just 1/5 passes and was replaced by another RS SO T. Golden. Golden would go 14/29 passing throwing a INT as Utah was was forced to abandon the run. Golden would finally get the Utes on the scoreboard on a 1yd pass to make it (16-7) with less then a minute to play in the 3rd Q. WSU would continue to struggle again on offense as R. Parrish comes in to kick another FG (36 yds) to make it 19-7 at the end of the 3rd.

Golden would start the 4th Q throwing 5 incomplete pass's before being forced from the game as Utah was forced to go to their #5 QB. WSU would look to run out the clock as D. Williams carried the ball 10 times including a 7 yd TD run to make it (26-7) with less then 2 minutes to play. Playing in his 1st career college game RS SO J. McBride would play amazing completing 8/11 passes including a 4 yd TD pass with 52 second to play. Utah would go for 2pt and fail though making it (26-13).
After a failed onside kick, the Cougars would run out the clock as Utah was out of timeouts.

FINAL SCORE WSU-26 UTAH-13

KEY PLAYERS

QB C. Halliday-20/38 214 yds
RB D. Williams-20 carries 89 yds (4.4 Avg) 1 TD
RB C. Winston-1 carry 3 yds 1 TD
WR M. Wilson-8 rec 92 yds
WR R. Jiles-5 rec 58 yds
ROLB C. Mizzell-13 Tackles (9 solo)
PK R. Parrish 4/4 FG

[Deuce2223]

WEEK 5 RECAP

Once again we were offered a great week of College football. Highlighted by #2 Michigan vs #6 Wisconsin, #15 Oklahoma vs #4 Texas, #13 Tennessee vs #9 Auburn and #10 Arkansas vs #23 Texas A&M

#2 -35 VS #6 -12

"With the win the Wolverines look to move back into the #1 Ranking


#15 -27 VS #4 -17

"The Longhorns National title dreams are over"


#13 -35 VS #9 -14

"The Tigers fall from the Top-10, well the Vols look to get back in"


#10 -20 VS #23 -14

The Razorbacks have owned this rivalary now for 4 years as they stay undefeated against the Aggies.


OTHER KEY GAMES

Western Kentucky-49 Arkansas State-28

Boise State-23 San Diego State-20

Tulsa-18 #8 Missouri-17

#24 TCU-41 Iowa-28

#3 Penn State-34 Nebraska-20

#1 Alabama-66 ECU-0





#16 Washington-23 USC-21

#18 UCLA-31 Colorado-27

#14 Stanford-31 Oregon State-10

[Scarecrow IzA G]

Great stuff with the recruits.

[Deuce2223]

WEEK 6


(2-2) @ (0-3)

GAME PREVIEW

It's Rivalary Week as WSU travels to Corvalis to take on the Beavers. Coach Dodge is 2-0 against Coach Riley and looks to make it 3-0, as OSU has struggled early with loss's to Ole Miss, Washington and Stanford. The Beavers are Avg just 11.3 PPG

Coach Riley "We need to get things turned around here and start winning games and to do that we have to put points on the scoreboard."

GAME RECAP

The Cougars would dominate the 1st half as the Beavers continued to show their inability to score points. WSU would lead take a 17-0 lead in to the locker room (40 yd Pass from Halliday to M. Wilson and a 1 yd TD run by D. Williams, 21 yd FG by R. Parrish)

Oregon State would open the 2nd half with the ball and backup QB J. Lomax would hit M. Marble for a 2 yd TD.. C. Halliday would then throw his 2nd INt of the game but Lomax would take the field again looking to make something happen, but instead the ball would find the hands of D. Bucannon who would return the INT 39 yds for the "Pick 6". OSU would add a FG on their next possesion to make it 24-10 going into the 4th.

Again Lomax would find the endzone this time with his feet scoring from 1 yd out to make it 24-17, After watching C. Halliday throw his 3rd INT of the game ealier in the 4th Quarter, Coach Dodge would keep the ball on the ground chewing up clock before kicking a 24 yd FG with less then 2 minutes to play.

FINAL SCORE WSU-27 OSU-17

KEY PLAYERS

QB C. Halliday 17/36 293 1 TD 3 INT
RB D. Williams-26 carries 102 yds (3.9 Avg) 1 TD, 2 rec 67 yds
WR M. Wilson-5 rec 128 yds 1 TD
LOLB A. Burns-11 Tackles (3 solo, .5 sack)
DE S. Kaufusi-8 Tackles (3 Solo, 4 TFL 1.5 sack)

POST GAME COMMENTS BY COACH DODGE

"I am disappointed with how we played. Even though we came away with the win, it wasn't because our team played great, it was because they are struggling. If we had played like this against Utah or even Idaho, it would be a loss in the score column right now.

The only positive that came out of the game was DW getting 20+ carries and getting over 100 yds. Conner needs to start doing a better job of making smart plays. If the player isn't open he needs to throw the ball away."

[Deuce2223]

WEEK 6 RECAP

Week 6 offered several great matchups. Wisconsin vs Notre Dame, Tennessee vs South Carolina and Oklahoma vs TCU

#11 VS #20

Final score 25-26

"The Badgers drop their 2nd Big Ten game of the season, well the Irish improve to 4-1 and #15 in the Polls"

#7 vs

Final Score 38-24

"The Vols keep their Top-10 ranking as they improve to 4-1"

#12 vs #22

Final Score 35-14

"TCU perfect season is over and falls from the Top-25 with the loss. The Sooners move up 1 spot to #11 as they improve to 5-1.

It was upset city in the Pac-10 this week as 2 of the top teams fall.

VS #13

Final score 35-14

"With the win the Ducks fly back into the Top-25 at #24 well the Cardinals fall to #20 with the loss.

vs #17

Final Score 27-17

"This was a huge upset as the Bruins fall from the Top-25 with the loss and a huge statement game for the Bears as they get their 2nd win of the season.

vs

Final Score 10-3

"Utah drops their 2nd straight Pac-10 game after a 3-0 non-conference start"