The Career of Brian Howell

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WEEK 1 PREVIEW

BOISE STATE BRONCOS (0-1)

OVR: 88
OFF: 91
DEF: 87

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ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS (0-0)

OVR: 86
OFF: 86
DEF: 88

PLAYER TO WATCH

Brain Howell, former 5-star recruit and true freshman for ASU out of Lawrence, Kansas, will make his first collegiate start and reveal to Sun Devil fans what they've been waiting all offseason for. He chose ASU over Stanford and USC, who the Sun Devils will play in back-to-back weeks in about a month. Hopefully, Howell can impress the fans and get ASU a win.

FORKS UP!

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HOWELL LOOKS SHAKY IN FIRST START, BUT ASU COMES OUT ON TOP

Arizona State got its first win on the season, as Brian Howell took command of the team coming right out of high school. He said at his commitment press conference that he was looking to raise them to greatness, and this is a team that has seemingly always been on the cusp of something great.

Howell looks like he can be the catalyst for that greatness.

The Sun Devils came out slowly, but took a 20-17 lead into halftime, after a 13-point 2nd Quarter. A kick return for a touchdown to open the 3rd gave ASU a 27-17 lead, but Howell struggled from then on, throwing 2 picks to add onto his 1 form the first half. However, the defense came up big, and held the Broncos to 10 second half points, while the offense got 17.

Howell looks like he could be a great QB, but he may need another week of practice to fit more into the system, now that he has actual in-game experience under his belt.

ASU wins, 37-27.

Brian Howell Stats:

22/33 378 YDS 3 TDS 3 INTS

10 ATT 23 YDS 2.3 AVG 1 TD 2 SKS

Up Next:

@ #7 Stanford

[gsutiger]

First yes I called it right Brian became a Sun Devil Secondly, rough first start he will have to cut down on those INTs or this will be a very long season in the pass happy PAC12

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Quote: Originally Posted by gsutiger

First yes I called it right Brian became a Sun Devil Secondly, rough first start he will have to cut down on those INTs or this will be a very long season in the pass happy PAC12

Thanks! Personally, I felt like Arizona State was more of a place he could build up than Stanford, thus leaving more of a legacy. The ints will have to come down, for sure, but I have confidence in him (cough, cough...me).


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[Hellisan]

well, 378 yards passing is nothing to sneeze at for a first start. Surprised the coaches weren't more eager to keep him under wraps and the game plan conservative but sometimes all the best laid plans go out the window.

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AROUND THE NCAA - WEEK 2

TOP 25 GAMES

Virginia Tech 16, #18 Louisville 10 (OT) (UPSET ALERT!)
FCS SE 3, #20 TCU 17
FCS MW 17, #12 Michigan State 33
Washington St 28, #19 USC 35
#24 Florida 17, #25 Miami(FL) 13 (GOTW)
#9 Notre Dame 37, Purdue 34
Buffalo 14, #22 Baylor 37
FCS E 10, #8 Tennessee 38
#16 UCLA 23, Nebraska 38 (UPSET ALERT!)
Troy 5, #10 Ole Miss 42
South Carolina 31, #15 Georgia 21 (UPSET ALERT!)
West Virginia 10, #2 Oklahoma 55
San Jose St 10, #7 Stanford 34

POTW

Defense: ECU CB Dashaun Amos - ATK, 3 INT
Offense: Syracuse QB Eric Dungey - 14-26 250 YDS 10 ATT 36 YDS 5 Total TDS

WEEK 3 COACHES POLL

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 9, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama Crimson Tide (33)	1	0	1497
2	2	Oklahoma Sooners (21)	2	0	1431
3	3	Florida State Seminoles (1)	1	0	1366
4	4	LSU Tigers (4)	1	0	1303
5	5	Ohio State Buckeyes (1)	1	0	1240
6	6	Michigan Wolverines	1	0	1179
7	7	Stanford Cardinal	1	0	1119
8	8	Tennessee Volunteers	2	0	1060
9	9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2	0	1019
10	10	Ole Miss Rebels	2	0	946
11	12	Michigan State Spartans	2	0	836
12	11	Clemson Tigers	0	1	782
13	13	Washington Huskies	1	0	782
14	14	Houston Cougars	1	0	730
15	17	Iowa Hawkeyes	1	0	580
16	19	USC Trojans	2	0	486
17	20	TCU Horned Frogs	1	1	396
18	21	Oklahoma State Cowboys	1	0	296
19	22	Baylor Bears	2	0	353
20	23	Oregon Ducks	1	0	311
21	--	South Carolina Gamecocks	2	0	311
22	15	Georgia Bulldogs	1	1	288
23	24	Florida Gators	2	0	284
24	--	Nebraska Cornhuskers	2	0	272
25	16	UCLA Bruins	1	1	209

Note: Since this is a Road To Glory (in Dynasty, but you get the point), I will be doing sort of a diary/blog type deal after every game, in which Brian talks about different things, i.e the next opponent, how school is going, etc. Hope you like the addition!

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WEEK 2 ENTRY

So, we have another bye this week. 2nd in the last three weeks. Right now, we gotta prepare for Stanford. They run a standard 4-3, so preparation won't be too difficult. I just gotta put those picks behind me. I always seem to throw a few INTS a week, whether or not the opponent is any good. I suppose better decision making will come with time, but this happened in high school too, so I don't know what to think. I just gotta work on going through my reads and making the best decision in practice, I guess. Hopefully that translates to the live games.

Now Stanford, while they may run a traditional D, are stocked with talent on defense. Not many big names, but their entire defense is very athletic and talented, as well as smart (I mean, they're going to Stanford, so they must be smart, right?). Just have to make the right decisions and hope out defense contains McCaffrey, or it could be a long day.

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AROUND THE NCAA - WEEK 3

TOP 25 GAMES

#17 TCU 38, Texas Tech 6
#7 Stanford 28, Army 22 (OT)
FCS SE 0, #5 Ohio State 45
FCS MW 7, #24 Nebraska 45
#15 Iowa 42, Iowa State 40
Miami(FL) 6, #12 Clemson 31
#14 Houston 49, UTSA 21
#11 Michigan State 31, #9 Notre Dame 3 (GOTW)
Boston College 14, #16 USC 7 (UPSET ALERT!)
Vanderbilt 10, #21 South Carolina 38
#6 Michigan 24, UConn 6
FCS SE 10, #18 Oklahoma State 37
FCS SE 7, #3 Florida State 70
UAB 14, #4 LSU 19
#13 Washington 35, BYU 14
#8 Tennessee 31, #20 Oregon 20
#1 Alabama 28, Texas A&M 31 (UPSET ALERT!)
#10 Ole Miss 42, Texas 20

POTW

Defense: Nebraska CB Joshua Kalu - TKL, ATK, 3 INT
Offense: Washington State QB Luke Falk - 23/42, 368 YDS, 5 TDS, 7 ATT, 16 YDS

WEEK 3 COACHES POLL

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 16, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	Oklahoma Sooners (34)	2	0	1498
2	3	Florida State Seminoles (26)	2	0	1424
3	4	LSU Tigers (1)	2	0	1351
4	5	Ohio State Buckeyes	2	0	1281
5	6	Michigan Wolverines	2	0	1233
6	7	Stanford Cardinal	2	0	1165
7	8	Tennessee Volunteers	3	0	1148
8	11	Michigan State Spartans	3	0	1049
9	10	Ole Miss Rebels	3	0	990
10	1	Alabama Crimson Tide	1	1	951
11	13	Washington Huskies	2	0	798
12	12	Clemson Tigers	1	1	782
13	14	Houston Tigers	2	0	744
14	15	Iowa Hawkeyes	2	0	690
15	9	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2	1	596
16	17	TCU Horned Frogs	2	1	557
17	18	Oklahoma State Cowboys	2	0	528
18	19	Baylor Bears	2	0	482
19	21	South Carolina Gamecocks	3	0	397
20	22	Georgia Bulldogs	1	1	318
21	23	Florida Gators	2	0	318
22	--	Texas A&M Aggies	2	0	318
23	24	Nebraska Cornhuskers	3	0	282
24	20	Oregon Ducks	1	1	237
25	25	UCLA Bruins	1	1	214