On, On, U of K! (an NCAA 14 Kentucky dynasty)

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2015 College Football Preview

Clemson leads the Pack


After finishing #2 in the final polls last year, Clemson is looking to pounce in quest of its 2nd National Championship in 2015. Despite losing All-Americans Sammy Watkins, Vic Beasley and Stephone Anthony, Clemson looks as strong as ever. Ohio State, Texas A&M, Stanford, Oregon, Arkansas and defending champion Kentucky are looking strong heading into 2015 also.

Preseason Top 25 Polls
1. Clemson
2. Ohio State
3. Texas A&M
4. Stanford
5. Oregon
6. Texas
7. Alabama
8. Iowa
9. Arkansas
10. Virginia Tech
11. Kentucky
12. Georgia
13. Michigan
14. UCF
15. Michigan State
16. LSU
17. North Carolina
18. Georgia Tech
19. Louisville
20. Florida
21. Kansas State
22. Nebraska
23. Washington
24. Kansas
25. South Carolina



Heisman Watch:
Johnny Manziel (QB, Texas A&M)
Marcus Mariota (QB, Oregon)
Jeremy Hill (RB, LSU)
Vad Lee (QB, Georgia Tech)
Todd Gurley (RB, Georgia)

Johnny Manziel stunned America by deciding to spurn the NFL for his senior season of college last January. Manziel, already a 3-time Heisman finalist, returns to try and win his 2nd Heisman, and be a finalist for the 4th straight year. But don't sleep on Oregon QB Marcus Mariota, LSU power back Jeremy Hill, Georgia Tech's option threat Vad Lee, even Kentucky QB Patrick Towles, head of UK's juggernaut offense from one year ago.

Preseason All-Americans

QB: Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M)
RB: Jeremy Hill (LSU)
RB: Todd Gurley (Georgia)
WR: Ryan Timmons (Kentucky)
WR: Demitri Knowles (Virginia Tech)
TE: Sean McQuillan (Connecticut)
OT: Spencer Drango (Baylor)
G: Jason Osei (Baylor)
C: Austin Blythe (Iowa)
G: Trai Turner (LSU)
G: Cody Whitehair (Kansas State)

DE: LaMichael Fanning (Alabama)
DE: Jessie Rogers (UNC)
DT: Alonzo Williams (Texas A&M)
DT: Alex Balducci (Oregon)
LB: Marcus Newby (Nebraska)
LB: Kassan Messiah (UMass)
LB: Reshawn Hooker (Utah)
CB: Cody Quinn (Kentucky)
CB: Tracy Howard (Miami)
FS: Karl Joseph (West VA)
SS: Rayshawn Jenkins (Miami)
K: Roberto Aguayo (FSU)
P: Bradley Pinion (Clemson)
RET: Jaleel Hytchye (Kentucky)

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2015 Kentucky Football Roster
3rd year head coach Mark Stoops has released the final summer practice roster for 2015. For some reason, Stoops will not be redshirting anyone this year, likely to gain experience for the younger players due to the abundance of seniors on the team.

Offense

QB: 11- Maxwell Smith 6'4 234 rsSR 91 overall
13 - Jalen Whitlow 6'2 204 SR 87 overall
14 Patrick Towles 6'5 235 SR 87 overall
12 - Reese Phillips 6'2 221 rsSO 77 overall
17 - Dylan Medlock 6'4 203 rsFR 72 overall

RB 21 - Josh Clemons 5'10 216 rsSR 93 overall
33 - Dyshawn Mobley 5'11 219 rsJR 87 overall
24 - Jojo Kemp 5'10 195 rsSO 84 overall
25 - Lance Chambers 6'1 213 rsFR 75 overall
20 - Ryan McDuffie 6'3 220 rsFR 72 overall

FB 44 - Brian Edwards 6'6 252 rsFR 67 overall

WR 1 - Ryan Timmons 5'10 187 JR 92 overall
23 - Daryl Collins 5'11 208 rsSR 89 overall
6 - A.J. Legree 6'1 189 SR 83 overall
2 - Javess Blue 6'1 197 rsSR 83 overall
15 - Alex Montgomery 6'1 185 rsSO 81 overall
3 - Jeff Badet 5'11 163 rsSO 77 overall
88 - Bobby McRae 6'1 196 rsFR 69 overall
82 - Greg Smith 5'11 185 FR 66 overall
80 - Greg Myrick 5'10 184 FR 66 overall

TE 87 - Ben Kennedy 6'6 244 rsFR 77 overall
86 - Lee Martin 6'4 250 FR 62 overall
84 - E.J. Clarke 6'5 229 FR

LT 68 - Kyle Meadows 6'5 286 rsSO 79 overall
76 - Ronnie Stokes 6'7 288 FR 64 overall
60 - Kendall McCarthy 6'5 256 FR 62 overall

LG 75 Zach West 6'4 314 rsSR 89 overall
67 - Calvin Edwards 6'5 329 FR 64 overall

C 57 - Zach Myers 6'3 294 rsJR 89 overall
72 - Jon Toth 6'5 298 rsJR 87 overall

RG 71 - John Gruenschlaeger 6'11 345 rsSR 84 overall
61 - Ramsey Meyers 6'3 309 rsSO 78 overall
66 - Craig Justice 6'2 285 FR 66 overall

RT 70 - Jordan Swindle 6'7 305 SR 85 overall
58 - Shaquille Love 6'4 320 rsSR 80 overall

Defense

LE 53 - Alvonte Bell 6'6 245 rsSO 80 overall
94 - Terrance Henry 6'3 247 FR 66 overall
99 - Marcus Foster 6'4 267 FR 66 overall
95 - Matt Lowe 6'1 240 FR 65 overall

RE 42 - Jason Hatcher 6'2 251 rsSO 84 overall
97 - Marcus Freeman 6'2 248 rsFR 74 overall
93 - Matt Duncan 6'2 250 FR 66 overall

DT 92 - Christian Coleman 6'3 300 rsSR 81 overall
98 Thomas Chapman 6'4 317 rsJR 81 overall
91 Jermaine Reed 6'4 289 rsFR 75 overall
90 Gabe Cooper 6'3 273 rsFR 71 overall
96 Jeff Franklin 6'5 301 FR 61 overall

LOLB 55 - Jaron Hansen 6'3 220 rsFR 76 overall
51 - Brian Bain 6'1 225 rsFR 71 overall

MLB 8 - Josh Forrest 6'3 246 rsSR 80 overall
56 - Aaron Johnson 6'1 241 rsFR 73 overall
54 - John Patrick 6'1 238 FR 63 overall
50 - Corey Ellis 6'4 232 FR 62 overall

ROLB 22 - Khalid Henderson 6'1 226 SR 83 overall
52 - Jason James 6'1 229 rsFR 74 overall

CB 16 - Cody Quinn 5'10 177 SR 87 overall
15 - J.D. Harmon 6'2 191 SR 85 overall
3 - Fred Tiller 6'0 171 SR 84 overall
23 - Jaleel Hytchye 5'11 168 rsSO 81 overall
36 - Blake McClain 5'11 183 rsSO 79 overall
30 - Andy Lee 6'0 173 rsFR 69 overall
40 - Akeem Day 6'1 182 FR 61 overall

FS 7 - Daron Blaylock 6'1 213 SR 88 overall
43 Lucas Love 6'0 202 rsFR 75 overall

SS 18 - Glenn Faulkner 6'2 192 rsSR 87 overall
4 - Marcus McWilson 6'0 200 rsSO 84 overall
31 - P.J. Meeks 6'0 206 FR 68 overall

K 39 - Austin MacGinnis 5'11 172 rsSO 88 overall

P 9 - Landon Foster 6'1 213 SR 93 overall
5 - Marcus Wall 6'0 182 FR 62 overall

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2015 Kentucky Schedule


The National Champs have nowhere near the same nightmarish non-conference schedule as they did last year (they have FIU, Illinois and Louisville), but the first part of the SEC on the schedule could be rough for the Cats. After Louisville, they play 3 straight ranked teams in conference. After that comes the cupcake part of the SEC to close the season. While the Cats likely won't make it back to the National Title this year, an SEC title certainly isn't out of the question.

Projected Record: 10-2

9/5 @ Auburn
9/12 vs #19 Louisville
9/19 vs #16 LSU
9/26 vs #20 Florida
10/3 vs #25 South Carolina
10/10 vs FIU
10/17 @ Illinois
10/24 vs Mississippi State
10/31 vs Missouri
11/14 @ Vanderbilt
11/21 @ #12 Georgia
11/28 @ Tennessee

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Around the NCAA: Week 1, 2015

Week 1 Key Games:
Utah def Utah State
BYU def #22 Nebraska
#6 Alabama def #25 South Carolina
Colorado def Colorado State
#5 Texas def Notre Dame
Northwestern def #4 Stanford
#9 Arkansas def Texas Tech (Cowboys Kickoff)
#3 Texas A&M def #12 Georgia

Top 25:
1. Clemson (0-0)
2. Ohio State (0-0)
3. Texas A&M (1-0)
4. Oregon (0-0)
5. Texas (1-0)
6. Alabama (1-0)
7. Iowa (0-0)
8. Arkansas (1-0)
9. Virginia Tech (0-0)
10. Kentucky (0-0)
11. Michigan (1-0)
12. UCF (0-0)
13. Michigan State (0-0)
14. LSU (0-0)
15. North Carolina (0-0)
16. Stanford (0-1)
17. Georgia (0-1)
18. Georgia Tech (0-0)
19. Louisville (0-0)
20. Florida (1-0)
21. Kansas State (0-0)
22. Northwestern (1-0)
23. Washington (0-0)
24. Kansas (0-0)
25. San Diego State (0-0)

Others Receiving Votes: Connecticut, Wisconsin, UCLA, Arizona, South Carolina, Fresno State, Notre Dame, Miami, Maryland



Heisman Watch:
Johnny Manziel (QB, Texas A&M) No Change
Marcus Mariota (QB, Oregon) No Change
Jeremy Hill (RB, LSU) No Change
Vad Lee (QB, Georgia Tech) No Change
O.J. Howard (TE, Alabama) New to Chart

Week 2 Key Matchups:
Notre Dame vs #19 Louisville
Boise State vs BYU
#3 Texas A&M vs #1 Clemson
#4 Oregon vs #13 Michigan State
South Carolina vs #17 Georgia
TCU vs #8 Arkansas
Wisconsin vs #6 Alabama

NCAA POTW:
Offense: Zach Oliver (QB, Northwestern) 18-27, 250 yards, 16 car, 65 yards, 7 total TD
Defense: Will Hines (CB, Arkansas) 4 tckl, 2 FF, INT

SEC:
Offense: Dak Prescott (QB, Mississippi State) 26-50, 382 yards, 5 TD, 9 car, 41 yards
Defense: Will Hines (CB, Arkansas) 4 tckl, 2 FF, INT