Blazing a Trail - Coaching Legacy of Tyler McCray (NCAA 14)

[TexasBallCoach]

That coaching carousel map is awesome! Disappointing to not get a bowl game. How’s the recruiting class?


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[SilverBullet19]

Agreed, that map is pretty cool. A couple good transfers coming in too, hopefully they can have a big impact once they're eligible.

[young22]

That map is incredible

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[K0ZZ]

I'm working on the write up for the recruiting class, going to take me a little longer because I was trying to get the dynasty editor to work so I could edit recruit names, but it kept messing up so I'm going to have to do it manually once they came in.

That graphic is great, not of my design though, before I get too much credit for it! Haha.

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Top Recruiting Classes - 2017
RK	TEAM	5	4	3	2	1	TOTAL
1	Michigan Wolverines	2	12	5	0	0	19
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	2	8	10	0	0	20
3	Penn State Nittany Lions	3	5	14	1	0	23
4	Alabama Crimson Tide	2	7	12	0	0	21
5	South Carolina Gamebirds	1	8	4	6	1	20
6	UCLA Bruins	1	5	14	3	0	23
7	Tennessee Volunteers	1	6	10	2	0	19
8	Georgia Bulldogs	2	4	10	5	0	21
9	Florida State Seminoles	0	8	8	1	0	17
10	Texas Longhorns	0	8	8	0	0	16
11	Nebraska Cornhuskers	1	5	12	2	0	20
12	Oregon Ducks	0	6	9	8	0	23
13	Oklahoma Sooners	2	3	14	0	0	19
14	Auburn Tigers	0	6	12	1	2	21
15	Miami (FL) Hurricanes	0	8	6	0	3	17
16	LSU Tigers	2	4	10	0	3	19
17	Texas A&M Aggies	0	5	14	2	0	21
18	Michigan State Spartans	0	6	10	0	1	17
19	Oklahoma State Cowboys	1	2	16	4	0	23
20	Wisconsin Badgers	0	4	11	6	0	21
21	Stanford Cardinal	0	6	5	6	0	17
22	Iowa Hawkeyes	0	3	15	2	1	21
23	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0	4	12	0	3	19
24	Minnesota Golden Gophers	0	4	11	3	1	19
25	Louisville Cardinals	0	4	9	7	0	20

Michigan celebrates the top class in this season's recruiting trail, beating out their hated rivals of Ohio State for the title. This is capitalized by the fact that they also signed the top halfbackin the land, Brian Watson out of Flandreau, South Dakota. Watson's comparisons have been drawn to Leonard Fournette with his punishing running.

Kyle Smith (QB #1) out of Jackson Alabama ends his recruitment with a darkhorse selection. Troy had been the favorites followed by the Miami Hurricanes making a late run at the quarterback, but it is the Ole Miss Running Rebels that secure the top quarterback in the nation.

Northwestern secures one of it's best recruiting classes in recent years with two elite commits. Marcus Johnson (ATH #1) of Gelndora, California has chosen to call Evanston home. Additionally they would land Sean Ryan (QB #2), their class ranks #35 in the nation.

Headlined by 4* wide receiver Marcus Gant from Ypsilanti, Michigan, The Central Michigan Chippewas finish with the 45th ranked recruiting class in the nation, leading all midmajors.

UTEP Miners Recruiting - 2017
NAME	POS	CLASS	HOMETOWN	HT	WT	CALIBER
Anthony Winston	G	HS	Camden, SC	6'5	280
Chris Gordon Jr	DE	HS	Parker Heights, TX	6'3	232
Muhsin Power	WR	HS	Altus, OK	6'3	222
Matt Farrior	ATH	JUCO	Orem, UT	6'3	209
Quin Nardovino	QB	HS	Calgary, CN	6'4	230
Girorgio Ryley	ATH	HS	Lakeside, FL	6'0	183
Rodion Queshire	CB	HS	Burkburnett, TX	6'1	190
Zackery Mondo	SS	HS	Brownsville, LA	6'4	211
Gabrielius Eklund	OLB	HS	Lewisville, TX	6'4	235
Hector Cino	CB	HS	Midland, TX	6'2	180
Kenny Chambers	P	HS	Beeville, TX	6'3	195
Chris Carter	OT	HS	San Antonio, TX	6'6	277
Jason Strong-King	DT	HS	Temple, TX	6'4	270
Modesto Grey	C	HS	San Benito, TX	6'1	275
Avery Reddick	C	HS	Zapata, TX	6'2	279
Sunny Shelton	T	HS	Huntsville, TX	6'4	309
Ora Mariani	WR	HS	Pinellas Park, FL	5'10	198
DeJuan Breedlove	DT	JUCO	Scott, LA	6'3	265

UTEP finishes their 2017-18 recruiting season on a positive note, securing the best class in the Sunbelt, and the 91st class in the entire nation. The Miners will see a big wave of help coming in, especially on the offensive line where their biggest losses were in terms of departing seniors. None look to be an impact starter in their freshman year, but down the road, they could be fighting for starting time.

Muhsin Power provides the Miners with a big play threat on offense, the speedy wideout stands at 6'3 and was among the fastest in his class. He could push for playing time his freshman year if McCray doesn't have him redshirt, and if he does, he may make a huge impact from day one. He has big boom or bust potential.

Watch for Matt Farrior to start somewhere in his first year in El Paso. The Junior College prospect is a stud, and it'd be really unlikely to see him take a redshirt year, he is extremely talented at multiple positions, having played quarterback and safety in high school, but built like a linebacker, expect Tyler McCray to find him a spot to play on, and expect him to make his impact felt.

Sunbelt Recruiting Ranks - 2017
RK	TEAM	5	4	3	2	1	TOTAL
1	UTEP Miners	0	0	9	10	0	19
2	South Alabama Jaguars	0	1	6	8	2	17
3	Arkansas State Red Wolves	0	0	8	8	4	20
4	UTSA Road Runners	0	0	7	9	3	19
5	Tulane Green Wave	0	0	7	6	3	16
6	New Mexico State Aggies	0	0	6	6	6	18
7	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	0	0	5	9	4	18
8	Georgia State Bulldogs	0	0	6	6	6	18
9	UL-Monroe Warhawks	0	0	6	4	8	18
10	Troy Trojans	0	0	7	3	6	16
11	Texas State Bobcats	0	0	5	5	5	15

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UL-Monroe Warhawks HC: Matt Viator (6-18) LY: (2-10)(1-7) The Warhawks were the worst team last year in the Sunbelt, but the year off seems to be very kind for them. They bring out one of the better rounded squads in the lead, consisently solid across the board and a fearsome offense featuring the top wideout in the conference (and among the best in the nation) in Marcus Green. The Warhawks should improve, and their offense should provide fireworks, enough to sneak them into bowl eligibility? That remains to be seen. Projected Record: 5-7	Offense:
	QB	Garrett Smith	SR	82
	HB	Derrick Gore	SR	84
	WR	Marcus Green	SR	97
	WR	Xavier Brown	SR	79
	WR	RJ Turner	JR	76
	TE	Josh Pederson	SO	72
	OT	Devin Jackson Jr	JR	76
	OG	Brandon Jones	JR	74
	C	Noah Ramsey	SO	79
	OG	Ben Moye	JR	73
	OT	Eastwood Thomas	JR	75
	Defense:
	DE	Donald Louis Jr	JR	74
	DT	Jaylen Veasley	JR	75
	DT	Tyler Johnson	SR	74
	DE	Sam Miller	JR	73
	OLB	Cortez Sisco Jr	JR	78
	ILB	Chase Day	JR	80
	OLB	David Griffith	SR	84
	CB	JJ Dallas	SR	76
	CB	Corey Straughter	SO	74
	S	Nick Ingram	JR	76
	S	Luke Hedrick	JR	77
UTSA Road Runners HC: Frank Wilson (12-14) LY: (6-7)(4-4) The Road Runners shocked some by climbing up into bowl eligibility last year, taking the final spot that the Sunbelt had for a bowl position. They fought the Northwestern Wildcats admirably before succumbing in a 28-35 defeat to the B1G foe. This year, they start true freshman Matt Scott at quarterback and very well may be a better team this time around. Jalen Rhodes is among the elite in the conference at his position and Josiah Tauaefa is a force on the defense end, and he is only going to get better! Projected Record: 6-6	Offense
	QB	Matt Scott	FR	76
	HB	Jalen Rhodes	SR	87
	WR	Marquez McNair	SR	80
	WR	Peyton Hall	JR	74
	WR	Greg Camplbell Jr	SR	74
	TE	Robert Ursua	SR	76
	OT	Anthony Butler	FR	79
	OG	David Anzaldua	SR	72
	C	Jordan Wright	JR	74
	OG	DJ Wheeler	FR	70
	OT	Josh Dunlop	JR	75
	Defense
	DE	Baylen Baker	JR	77
	DT	Kevin Strong Jr	SR	85
	DT	King Newton	JR	81
	DE	Eric Banks	JR	74
	OLB	Donovan Perkins	SO	69
	MLB	Josiah Tauaefa	JR	92
	OLB	Les Maruo	SR	71
	CB	Teddrick McGhee	JR	77
	CB	Clayton Johnson	JR	74
	S	Andrew Martel	JR	75
	S	CJ Levine	SR	83
Tulane Green Wave HC: Willie Fritz (32-18) (10-3)(5-3) Fritz coached the Green Wave to a brief appearance in the top 25 last season and capped off the season with a bowl victory over the Akron Zips. The top rush offense in the Sunbelt returns Jonathan Banks under center and Corey Dauphine is a huge talent. Terren Encalade remains a threat in the passing attack for the Green Wave. The weak point of this team is the front 7, the Wave's offense is among the best in the Sunbelt, but their defense needs a lot of work. On the plus side, their secondary should be stout. Predicted Record: 8-4	Offense
	QB	Jonathan Banks	QB	80
	HB	Corey Dauphine	SR	84
	WR	Terren Encalade	SR	87
	WR	Jacob Robertson Jr	SO	78
	WR	Darnell Mooney	JR	78
	TE	Charles Jones II	SR	86
	OT	Keyshawn McLeod	JR	74
	OG	Dominique Briggs	SR	76
	C	Junior Diaz	SR	82
	OG	Leeward Brown	JR	82
	OT	John Leglue	SR	78
	Defense
	DE	Larry Bryant	JR	78
	DT	De'Andre Williams	SO	71
	DT	Braynon Edwards	SR	71
	DE	Peter Woullard	SR	77
	OLB	Cedric McCarty	FR	68
	MLB	Monty Montgomery	SO	66
	OLB	Zachery Harris	SR	78
	CB	Donnie Lewis Jr	SR	84
	CB	Tirise Barge	SO	72
	S	Taris Shenall	SR	82
	S	Roderic Teamer Jr	SR	87
Troy Trojans HC: Neal Brown (19-18) (5-7)(4-4) Troy is hoping to rebound from a disappointing campaign last year. Expected to be one of the top teams last season, they bring back a strong core. On offense the big question is can Kaleb Barker grow into a talented starting quarterback? He struggled in spring practices and Troy is definitely feeling missing out on their 5* Quarterback prospect. The defense will carry this team led by cornerback Blace Brown, the senior will hunt the secondary for the Trojans. Projected Record: 6-6	Offense
	QB	Kaleb Barker	JR	72
	HB	Jamarius Henderson	HB	80
	WR	Deondre Douglas	SR	82
	WR	Damion Willis	SR	82
	WR	Sam Letton	JR	81
	TE	Gabe Hill	SR	77
	OT	James Peach	JR	71
	OG	Kirk Kelley	JR	79
	C	Deontae Crumitie	SR	87
	OG	Tristian Crowder	JR	76
	OT	JL Gaston	JR	76
	Defense
	DE	Hunter Reese	SR	81
	DT	Trevon Sanders	SR	82
	DT	Marcus Webb	SO	76
	DE	Zo Bridges	JR	82
	OLB	AJ Smiley	JR	77
	MLB	Justin Whisenhunt	SO	73
	OLB	Tron Folsom	JR	78
	CB	Blace Brown	SR	88
	CB	Marcus Jones	SO	74
	S	Cedarius Rookard	SR	80
	S	Melvin Tyus Jr	JR	70
Texas State Bobcats HC: Everett Withers (5-19) (3-9)(3-5) The Bobcats come into the 2018 campaign led on offense by senior duo Mason Hays and Tyler Watts. They struggled last year and finished with a poor record. Defensively, Bran London II is a NFL talent, and where the team goes, he will go. Kieston Roach gets the starting nod as a freshman, as this veteran team looks to rebound. Projected Record: 2-10	Offense
	QB	Willie Jones III	SO	71
	HB	Robert Brown	SO	76
	WR	Mason Hays	SR	78
	WR	Tyler Watts	SR	78
	WR	Caleb Twyford	SO	74
	TE	Brendon Rushing	JR	75
	OT	Nic Foster	SO	71
	OG	Jacob Rowland	JR	73
	C	Aaron Brewer	JR	86
	OG	Jaquel Pierce	SO	75
	OT	Tryston Mizerak	SR	77
	Defense
	DE	Jordan Mittie	JR	75
	DT	Sami Awad	SR	75
	DT	Caeveon Patton	SO	72
	DE	Ishmael Davis	SR	76
	OLB	Gavin Graham	JR	74
	MLB	Bryan London II	SR	91
	OLB	Frankie Griffin	SR	77
	CB	Jashon Waddy	JR	74
	CB	Kieston Roach	FR	73
	S	AJ Krawczyk	SR	76
	S	Josh Newman	SO	68

[SilverBullet19]

I like the Sun Belt breakdown. Man, ULM has a SERIOUS threat at wide receiver, if it wasn't for his short stature I'd say he's a first rounder. Should make the game against them tough. UTSA is also fairly well rounded, except for QB of course. It should be a good year.

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South Alabama Jaguars HC: Greg Schiano (68-67) LY: (9-3)(7-1) The Jaguars shocked the Sunbelt by cruising to the top thanks to a near perfect run through conference play last season. In defense of their title, this team boasts a solid all around squad with key performers at critical points. Cole Garvin will lead his squad again, but lacks a standout target this year. Defensively Jalen Thompson is a stud at corner, and will look to lock down opposing teams #1 wide receivers. Additionally, you cannot skip the fact that the Jaguars went out and hired Greg Schiano, the Buckeyes coordinator is looking to redeem his career after several missteps, and he is stepping into one of the favorites in the conference. Projected Record: 8-4	Offense:
	QB	Cole Garvin	SR	82
	HB	Tra Minter	JR	82
	WR	Jordan McCray	JR	79
	WR	Sam Harris	SR	79
	WR	Jamarius Way	SR	77
	TE	Maaseiah Francis	SR	82
	OT	Noah Fisher	SR	89
	OG	Tyler Grimsley	SR	76
	C	Zach Davis	JR	74
	OG	Roy Albritton	JR	75
	OT	Ryan Alexander	JR	76
	Defense:
	DE	Sean Grayer	SR	83
	DT	Tyree Turner	JR	82
	DT	Sean Brown	SO	77
	DE	Rocel McWilliams	SR	80
	OLB	Taji Stewart	JR	76
	ILB	Bull Barge	SR	75
	OLB	Riley Cole	SO	76
	CB	Jalen Thompson	JR	87
	CB	Darian Mills	SR	78
	S	Tyree Vines	SR	71
	S	Nigel Lawrence	SR	78
New Mexico State Aggies HC: Doug Martin (44-98) LY: (5-7)(4-4) A late run lat season might've saved Doug Martin's job, but he will definitely feel the flames this season. Simply put this is an incredibly average team at best. Losing Larry Rose who was a big part of the victories they got last season is a huge loss. Christian Gibson isn't nearly as good of a back, and this offensive line won't be able to make big holes this season. Defensively Terrill Hanks is a monster at outside linebacker, but this defense isn't very strong or deep, and they should fall to the bottom of the Sunbelt this season. Projected Record: 2-10	Offense
	QB	Nick Jeanty	SR	75
	HB	Christian Gibson	JR	75
	WR	Izaiah Lottie	JR	79
	WR	Johnathan Boone	SR	77
	WR	Anthony Muse	JR	76
	TE	Bryce Roberts	SO	73
	OT	Sage Doxtater	JR	83
	OG	Brian Trujillo	JR	77
	C	Billy Sharmoug	SR	75
	OG	Tony Bello	JR	73
	OT	Isaac McClain	SR	76
	Defense
	DE	Jassavia Reese	SR	79
	DT	Roy Lopez	JR	75
	DT	Myles Vigne	SO	72
	DE	Derek Ibekwe	SR	72
	OLB	Terrill Hanks	SR	87
	MLB	Lui Fa'amasino	SR	77
	OLB	Shane Jackson	JR	73
	CB	Shamad Lomax	JR	79
	CB	Jared Phipps	JR	75
	S	Austin Perkins	JR	75
	S	Tymon Locklin	SR	72
Georgia State Panthers HC: Shawn Elliott (5-13) LY: (4-8)(3-5) Georgia State had a very up and down season last year, and that trend can be expected to continue. This is a difficult team to put a finger on because Penny Hart is one of the best the Sunbelt has to offer, but the big question is if Aaron Winchester can feed him the ball, additionally Ari Werts is still a threat in the passing attack, but this defense has a lot of holes and the rest of the offense doesn't have many playmakers. This could be the end of Elliott's tenure in Atlanta. Projected Record: 4-8	Offense
	QB	Aaron Winchester	SR	78
	HB	Tax Bateman	SR	78
	WR	Penny Hart	JR	91
	WR	Devin Gentry	JR	75
	WR	Tamir Jones	SO	75
	TE	Ari Werts	SR	85
	OT	Hunter Atkinson	JR	83
	OG	Nick Meyer	SO	75
	C	Jamal Paxton	SR	77
	OG	Gabe Mobley	SR	84
	OT	Lucas Johnson	SR	74
	Defense
	DE	Terry Thomas	JR	74
	DT	Dontae Wilson	SO	73
	DE	Marterious Allen	SR	76
	OLB	Charlie Patrick	JR	71
	ILB	Chase Middleton	SR	77
	ILB	Trajan Stephens	SO	71
	OLB	Michael Shaw	SR	85
	CB	Jerome Smith	SR	83
	CB	Cedric Stone	JR	74
	S	Deandre Applin	SR	72
	S	Ricky Johnson	FR	77
Arkansas State Redwolves HC: Mike Bloomgren (0-0) LY: (4-8)(3-5) The past season for the Redwolves was an absolute trainwreck of a season. They simply weren't a very good team despite being projected as one of if not the best team in preseason projections. This year, the Wolves are hungry and welcome new headcoach Mike Bloomgren to the fold. This Red Wolves squad is dangerous, and could compete for a conference title in a larger mid-major conference. The big caveat is if they can play to their potential. Justin Clifton defensively is a NFL talent, and the offense is just incredibly with a deep wide receiving corp that is undoubtedly the envy of the Sunbelt. Projected Record: 10-2	Offense
	QB	Justice Hansen	SR	86
	HB	Warren Wand	HB	88
	WR	Justin McInnis	SR	85
	WR	Omar Bayless	JR	85
	WR	Kendrick Edwards	JR	84
	TE	Avery Johnson	JR	68
	OT	Cameron Davis	JR	75
	OG	Dalton Ford	JR	78
	C	Jacob Still	SO	79
	OG	Troy Elliot	JR	84
	OT	Lanard Bonner	SR	78
	Defense
	DE	Ronheen Bingham	SR	79
	DT	Donovan Ransom	SR	83
	DT	Javier Carbonell	JR	81
	DE	William Bradley-King	SO	77
	OLB	Caleb Bonner	SO	75
	MLB	Tajhea Chambers	JR	78
	OLB	Trent Ellis-Brewer	JR	82
	CB	Kyle Martin	SR	81
	CB	Jeremy Smith	JR	76
	S	Darreon Jackson	JR	82
	S	Justin Clifton	SR	93
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns HC: Bill Bedenbaugh (0-0) LY: (7-5)(6-2) Louisiana hung on strong until the very end for the Sunbelt title last year, falling at the end of the season and losing out. This year, this team has improved in some ways and regressed in others. Their strengths are.. very strong, and this team will live or die by its offense, but it's defense could surprise a few teams as well. Even so, they are patchy and it's hard to call them favorites, or even in the top two or three teams for certain. Expect a minor regression, but this team has one of the higher spreads between what they can and can't do. Projected Record: 6-6	Offense
	QB	Jordan Davis	SR	84
	HB	Trey Ragas	SO	83
	WR	Ryheem Malone	SR	86
	WR	Keenan Barnes	SR	84
	WR	Ja'Marcus Bradley	JR	82
	TE	Chase Rogers	SO	77
	OT	Ken Marks	JR	75
	OG	Robert Hunt	JR	86
	C	Cole Prudhomme	JR	82
	OG	Kevin Dotson	JR	89
	OT	Michael Green	FR	63
	Defense
	DE	Chaizierre Malbrue	SR	77
	DT	Ladarrius Kidd	SR	83
	DT	Tra'Vontae Booker	SO	80
	DE	Joe Dillon	JR	94
	OLB	Brayden Bailey	SR	71
	MLB	Justin Middleton	SR	72
	OLB	Jacques Boudreaux	JR	76
	CB	Damar'ren Mitchell	JR	83
	CB	DJ Miller	SR	80
	S	Kyle Sharpe	FR	67
	S	Corey Turner	SR	80