The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

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Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

What is Ohio State's prestige now? Never seen them miss out on so many transfer recruits lol usually they're adding 85+ OVR players to be their 4th stringer

Big Ten is stacked but I have a feeling Coach Miller injects some life into the Buckeyes

4 1/2 *.. I was surprised.. Several guy's had the Buckeyes #1 but 4 of them signed with TAMU.. I really wish the game allowed you to recruit your former players... Not a single FIU player even had interest in going to Ohio State. I somewhat get Hawkins cause the Buckeyes already have a former 5* that is only a Junior but I thought maybe some of the other guy's. I really wanted to put Dom Meeks the WR who transferred from Cincinnati in the Portal and see if I could get him. He is from Ohio but I left him as he would be the #1 with Newkirk going to the NFL and Boenzi leaving, then for some reason when I was done with recruiting and had saved both guy's were still on FIU's roster ???

Basically what I did with the transfers was anyone not originally from Florida I put in the Portal as well as some guys who were going to be like 3rd on the depth chart and then McCrae who I was hoping would sign with a team as a starter..

Instead he will backup Coffee is is also a RS JR, so odds are he is a career backup now.

Hawkins improved to a 88 and beats out Tye Fair (86) who was the Hokies starter last season. Fair is a Senior, so Hawkins should be the starter for his final 2 years.

Wire is still the starter at Washington.. He is a 85 Overall.. Everett is the starter at FSU. He is also a 85 Overall..

I plan on doing a recap probably throughout the season on how former Panthers are doing..

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Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

FIU 2032 MEDIA GUIDE

TEAM SCHEDULE

*CPU didn't let me pick schedule as the OC*

Week 1 vs Georgia Tech (Former OC T.Y. Hilton is the GT HC)
Week 2 vs Indiana
Week 3 @ FAU "Shula Bowl"
Week 4 "Bye"
Week 5 @ Liberty
Week 6 vs 11 Maryland
Week 7 @ Rutgers
Week 8 @ ECU
Week 9 vs Syracuse
Week 10 vs NC State
Week 11 @ Duke
Week 12 @ Wake Forest
Week 13 vs Miami "King of the City and Senior Day"

* Little disappointed that FIU doesn't get V.T. again this season, it also marks the 3rd year in a row not playing UNC..


THE ROSTER

2032 FIU PANTHERS
#	OFFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
#5	Kevin Pounds (84)	QB	6'4	192	RS FR	Mebourne FL
#16	Kenyon Angerer (79)	QB	6'2	188	RS SO	Houston TX
#3	Byron Ingram (77)	QB	6'0	206	RS SO	Madison GA
#14	Joe Lambo (69)	QB	6'4	213	(R) FR	Jacksonville FL
#33	Terrance Cantwell (95)	RB	6'1	170	RS SR	Miami FL
#34	Marvin Ware (85)	RB	5'11	193	RS FR	Lake Minneola FL
#9	Anfernee Rasmussen (82)	RB/QB	5'11	200	RS FR	Oxford MS
#22	Tim Trinidad (80)	RB	6'3	225	RS FR	Apopka FL
#2	Emari Allotey (78)	RB/WR	5'11	197	RS FR	Starke FL
#25	Keary Byler (75)	RB	5'11	194	(R) FR	Minneapolis MN
#24	Trent Gage (67)	RB	5'10	229	(R) FR	Pensacola FL
#47	Darrius Johnson (77)	FB	6'0	234	RS FR	Germantown TN
#46	Alejandro Higgins (73)	FB	6'0	235	RS FR	Killen TX
#83	Kris Newkirk (88)	WR	5'9	180	RS SR	Lake City FL
#86	Montrel Muamba (87)	WR	5'9	171	RS SO	Eagle Lake FL
#10	Walter Abimiri (85)	WR	6'4	195	RS SO	Fort Myers FL
#1	Carlos Badet (82)	WR	6'1	213	RS JR	Lakeland FL
#88	Dom Meeks (83)	WR	5'11	184	RS SR	Lakewood OH
#87	Ian Kamalu (83)	WR	6'4	207	RS FR	Clearwater FL
#6	Steve Trapasso (80)	WR	6'4	199	RS JR	Miami FL
#84	Emari Boenzi (80)	WR	6'1	193	RS SO	Douglasville GA
#85	Afa Moe (80)	WR	6'2	197	RS SR	Fort Lauderdale FL
#4	Eric Longo (76)	WR	6'5	212	RS FR	Daytona Beach FL
#7	Devin Kennedy (81)	WR	6'2	204	(R) FR	Franklin TN
#81	Edward Marshall (79)	WR	6'4	208	(R) FR	Zephyrhills FL
#82	Earl Godwin (95)	TE	6'5	261	RS JR	Bradenton FL
#80	Ahmad Vilain (85)	TE	6'4	248	JR	Sarasota FL
#89	Creed Gay (74)	TE	6'6	235	(T) FR	Lexington MS
#45	Cam Coxie (74)	TE	6'6	255	(R) FR	Nashville TN
#67	Clifton Coxie (90)	LT	6'5	331	RS JR	Janesville WI
#76	Deon Judge (83)	LT	6'4	325	RS SO	Louisville KY
#51	Cesar Brewer (94)	LG	6'1	327	RS SR	Miami FL
#60	Dillion Shakir (90)	LG	6'4	319	RS JR	Rockledge FL
#59	Quincy Stokes (85)	C	6'3	308	RS JR	Fort Lauderdale FL
#57	Marquis Post (82)	C	6'3	329	RS JR	Miami FL
#53	Finau Manuwai (82)	RG	6'4	287	RS FR	Honolua HI
#71	Stephon Avril (81)	RG	6'5	322	RS FR	Kansas City MO
#66	Trey Vizcaino (85)	RT	6'5	301	RS SO	Chandler AZ
#78	Mitch Townsel (77)	RT	6'6	314	RS SR	Miami FL
#69	Kevin Liedtke (81)	OG/C	6'0	296	RS SO	Tyrone GA
#	DEFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
77	Elijah Klemm (89)	DE	6'3	288	RS SR	Tampa FL
96	Kerry St Pierre (85)	DE	6'3	278	RS FR	Nashville TN
90	Ramon Torrez (79)	DE	6'6	247	(R) FR	Plantation FL
95	Emanuel Cordero (90)	DE	6'4	292	RS SR	Miami FL
93	Ify Owusu (89)	DE	6'3	263	RS JR	Albuquerque NM
98	Malachi Clifton (81)	DE	6'2	276	RS FR	Jacksonville FL
99	Diondre Kuhn (85)	DT	6'4	303	RS SR	Forsyth GA
71	Montrell Boyett (81)	DT	6'6	260	RS SO	Fort Meade FL
72	Jason Peters (81)	DT	6'3	281	RS FR	Havana FL
91	Brian Small (80)	DT	6'5	251	(R) FR	Miami FL
37	Joey Guerrero (92)	OLB	6'0	252	RS SR	Pompano Beach FL
44	Chester Provo (81)	OLB	6'0	228	(T) FR	Miami FL
39	Cade Faulk (95)	MLB	6'2	239	RS JR	Honolula HI
25	Avery Grubbs (80)	MLB	6'2	226	(R) FR	Bradenton FL
27	Rashawn Cheridor (76)	MLB	6'0	218	RS SR	Englewood CO
40	Alex Murphy (73)	MLB	6'1	217	SO	Lawndale CA
10	Tremaine Swope (71)	MLB	6'1	233	(R) FR	Tallahassee FL
47	James King (89)	OLB	6'0	242	RS SR	Miami FL
18	Alex Wooleyhand (89)	OLB	6'0	229	RS SR	Fort Lauderdale FL
29	Dillion Brown (86)	OLB	6'1	229	RS FR	Miami FL
3	Garrison Falah (87)	CB	6'4	204	RS SR	Gainesville FL
24	Cordale Ryder (86)	CB	5'11	194	RS JR	Jacksonville FL
4	Ryan Dickerson (85)	CB	6'2	177	RS SR	Miami FL
11	Gerald Sykes (84)	CB	6'0	201	RS SO	Navarre FL
9	Alex McPherron (81)	CB	6'1	170	RS SR	Miami FL
1	Anthony Cookus (85)	FS	6'2	194	RS SR	Sebrastian FL
5	Emmett Jean-Pierre (84)	FS	6'1	205	RS SR	Jacksonville FL
6	Dylan Boggs (75)	FS	5'11	204	(R) FR	Dewitt MI
2	Brian Gutierrez (75)	FS	6'3	204	(R) FR	Miami FL
18	Tim Pinner (79)	SS	6'5	204	RS SR	Altamonte Springs FL
14	Tyreke Harmon (77)	SS/WR	6'2	217	RS SO	Auburndale FL
68	Tre Lamar (77)	OT	6'4	309	(R) FR	Martinsburg WV
63	Stefon Boren (77)	OG	6'5	287	(R) FR	Fort Lauderdale FL
70	Rob Kent (75)	OT	6'7	305	(R) FR	Gurnee FL
#	SPECIAL TEAMS	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
12	Taj Dozier (83)	PK	6'2	187	RS SR	Houston TX
18	Raymond Nava (78)	P	6'4	215	SR	Fort Lauderdale FL

(Player Overall) is the # after each players name...

(R= Redshirting this season) (RS means Redshirted last season) (T= True Freshman playing)

*Also I ran out of room and had to put (3) O-Lineman redshirting in the Defensive section*

ROSTER OUTLOOK

With Hawkins out of the way Pounds takes over as QB1 with 796 yds with 10 TD and 2 INT in 3 starts, Pounds looked good.. Let's see how he will progress as the Panthers starter for the next 4 years.

Cantwell got a huge bump in training and looks to make it 3 straight years the Panthers will have a 1000 yd rusher and a RB picked in the 1st Round of the NFL draft.

The WR Room is loaded Both 5* Recruits Devin Kennedy and Edward Marshall are redshirting but that still leaves 10 WR's on the active roster. I will look to probably encourage transfer some players next season

Godwin looks to be NFL ready.. Will be interesting to see if he has a bigger season in some of the sim games.

The O-line looks solid. Coxie and Brewer are NFL bound and we have some solid young guy's ready to move up.

On the D-Line even though Cordero and Klemm are both Seniors I plan on putting former 5* DE Kerry St Pierre in as a starter.. He had 4 sacks in 2 games last year when I was using him.

The Linebacker room is stacked.. I assume Faulk will probably leave after this season and with the Top-3 OLB's all set to graduate, it will be a key position to add in Recruiting but Provo, Grubbs and Brown will give us 3 solid starters for the next 3 years after this group is gone.

With 3 graduating CB's that's another key position to recruit.. I looked and none of the current WR's were solid options to move to CB besides the guy's I have already moved (Sykes and Harmon)

Finding a PK and Punter is also high on the priority list. Dozier has been a absolute stud. with 60/74 FG's made and 100% of his XPT's. Of Dozier's 14 miss's 9 of them have come from 50+

RECRUITING

After the transfers, FIU has only 76 players on the roster giving us 9 open roster spots.. With 21 Seniors on the roster,, we will look to fill up a full 30 player class as we go for a Top-5 Recruiting Class despite Coach Miller's departure.. The Rest of the Roster is (11 Juniors/13 Soph's and 31 Combined Redshirt and True Freshman)

My initial Big Board has 35 Recruits.. (8)-5*, (25)-4* and 2-3* (PK and Punter).. Of the 35 players 26 are instate Florida recruits, as I Coach Dee's will continue Miller's strategy of trying to win the state and keep kids away from Miami, Florida State and Florida.

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Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

2032 OHIO STATE MEDIA GUIDE

TEAM SCHEDULE

Week 1 vs Akron
Week 2 vs Florida State
Week 3 @ Stanford
Week 4 @ #3 Penn State "Rivalry Game.. New name Buck U PSU"
Week 5 vs #8 Notre Dame
Week 6 @ Nebraska
Week 7 @ Michigan State
Week 8 vs Indiana
Week 9 @ Minnesota
Week 10 vs Illinois "Illibuck Trophy"
Week 11 "Bye"
Week 12 @ Wisconsin
Week 13 vs Michigan "The Game/ Senior Day"

Year 1, Coach Miller won't see much of the Westcoast Big Ten teams with Oregon/USC/Washington not on the schedule.. OSU will also skip playing Cincinnati this season as well.. The schedule is pretty favorable to start the year as OSU will play 2 home games before starting Conference Play.. My prediction is a 9-3 record maybe 10-2 if we get lucky but with the Goal being the playoffs, we will need to..

THE ROSTER

2032 Ohio State Buckeyes
#	OFFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
10	A.J. Brieda (88)	QB	6'2	216	JR	Seattle WA
11	Ryan Russo (81)	QB	6'3	190	RS SR	Upper Marlboro MD
12	Vince Redziniak (75)	QB	6'2	205	RS FR	Bradenton FL
9	Melo Sampson (73)	QB	6'4	188	(R) FR	Solon OH
36	Mike Grubbs (90)	RB	6'0	177	RS SR	Gainesville FL
6	Anfernee Johnson (88)	RB/QB/WR	6'1	191	RS SR	Saint Louis MO
29	Dave Jones (80)	RB	5'11	189	RS SO	Elmendorf AFB AK
20	Fredrick Tam (77)	RB	6'3	228	(R) FR	Pickerington OH
49	Eric Tryon (76)	FB	6'1	227	SR	Oklahoma City OK
48	Tavares Cooper (68)	FB	5'10	225	(R) FR	Dayton OH
4	Terron Pappoe (87)	WR	6'3	216	JR	Dayton OH
87	Gill Alexander (87)	WR	6'4	193	JR	Erie PA
83	Jabu Gayton (83)	WR	5'10	184	SO	Apopka FL
16	Ezekiel Tandy (77)	WR	5'9	193	(T) FR	Tampa FL
3	Kevin Kosier (76)	WR	6'1	194	RS SR	Cincinnati OH
88	Nick Tull (74)	WR	6'3	218	(R) FR	Winter Garden FL
2	Ja'Darius Abbott (72)	WR	5'9	194	RS FR	Youngstown OH
84	Kevin Weinstein (67)	WR	6'2	188	JR	North Olmsted OH
81	Ryan Pierre (82)	TE	6'2	247	SR	Washington MD
89	Caesar Bourgeois (76)	TE	6'4	255	RS FR	Beaverton OR
45	Tyron Ferrell (73)	TE	6'3	223	RS SR	Macedonia OH
74	Montrell Johnson (76)	LT	6'6	307	RS SO	Atlanta GA
70	Dom Naanee (70)	LT	6'4	315	RS FR	Washington MO
59	Willie Schooley (88)	LG	6'5	308	RS SR	Solon OH
79	Ethan Whitehurst (82)	LG	6'5	317	RS FR	Cincinnati OH
58	Steven Locke (77)	LG	6'5	297	(R) FR	Metuchen NJ
67	Pat Norwell (81)	C	6'0	277	RS JR	New Castle PA
55	Marquis Pena (78)	C	6'5	294	RS FR	Akron OH
62	George Pool (84)	RG	6'3	318	RS JR	San Antonio TX
73	Noah Sumner (80)	RG	6'5	311	RS SR	Lees Summit MO
72	Robbie Neufeld (80)	RG	6'6	320	RS JR	Jones OK
69	Jimmy Peters (84)	RT	6'6	310	RS JR	Staten Island NY
75	Randy Kane (68)	RT	6'7	320	(R) FR	Harrisburg PA
78	Viliami Bee (67)	RT	6'5	287	(R) FR	Kansas City MO
#	DEFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
70	John Quintero (80)	DE	6'6	257	RS SO	Lubbock TX
99	Joel Ezukanma (76)	DE	6'5	254	RS JR	Chesterfield MO
71	John Smythe (78)	DE	6'2	269	RS SR	Medina OH
95	Mafu Vakapuna (74)	DE	6'3	271	(R) FR	Canby OR
98	Alex Bequette (87)	DT	6'5	289	RS SR	Montclair NJ
97	Gabriel Zematis (86)	DT	6'3	311	RS SR	Massillon OH
90	Rico Stromberg (84)	DT	6'6	333	RS JR	Daleville VA
93	Ethan Sahara (80)	DT	6'3	312	RS FR	Bronx NY
73	Malik Stewart (78)	DT	6'3	307	RS SR	Hamler OH
21	John Perez (83)	OLB	6'0	217	RS FR	De Valle TX
92	Raekwon Selvia (72)	OLB/DE	6'5	234	(T) FR	Lagrange GA
52	Ben DeLucia (72)	OLB	6'0	225	RS FR	Woodville TX
34	Rick Hendricks (81)	OLB	6'2	233	SO	Middle Village NY
24	Julian Apple (79)	OLB	6'1	226	RS SR	Akron OH
51	Quan Fox (81)	MLB	5'11	236	RS SR	Columbus OH
18	Gerald Ames (72)	MLB	6'1	222	RS SR	Cleveland OH
17	Jose Giguere (70)	MLB	6'1	233	RS FR	Fort Myers FL
2	Stan Hoffman (71)	MLB	6'2	197	(R) FR	Orlando FL
5	Nick Costanzo (85)	CB	6'1	207	RS FR	Rumson FL
12	CJ Ballantyne (84)	CB	6'2	187	SR	Bradenton FL
25	Von Ibrahim (84)	CB	5'11	201	RS SO	Atlanta GA
3	Frank Pounds (82)	CB	6'0	192	RS FR	Sparta NJ
15	Jason Bulaga (82)	CB	6'1	200	RS FR	Highland Springs VA
7	Kane Boyce (79)	CB	5'9	177	RS SO	Gibsonia PA
19	Faitele Nauta (79)	CB	6'1	203	RS SO	Hilliard OH
10	Ronnie Darilek (77)	CB	6'2	207	RS FR	Winter Park FL
13	Rodney Bean (83)	FS	5'10	212	RS SR	Orlando FL
26	Bryce Gunn (79)	FS	6'3	212	RS JR	Smyrna DE
16	Xavier Michel (68)	FS	5'11	197	RS FR	Columbus OH
1	Ramon Martinez (83)	SS	6'0	212	RS SR	Montgomery TX
6	Paul Schofield (76)	SS	5'11	197	(R) FR	Jackson MO
11	Paul Barnhardt (75)	SS	6'1	205	RS FR	Orange TX
#	SPECIAL TEAMS	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
12	Monty Carty (73)	PK	6'3	182	JR	Columbus NE
11	Caesar Bullitt (81)	P	6'4	218	RS SR	Clearwater FL
13	Isaiah Mangen (70)	P	6'4	206	RS FR	Bronx NY

(Overall is next to players name) RS means player has already Redshirted.. (R) means player will Redshirt this season, (T) means player will play as a True Freshman.

QB

JR A.J. Breida was in the same recruiting class as Derek Hawkins and as FIU's #1 QB target that year.. Hawkins signed with FIU the same week Breida announced he was going to be a Buckeye.

Breida saw limited action as a True Freshman completing 27/55 (49%) for 380 yds with 3 TD and 3 INT. Then as a True Sophomore last season, he won the starting job completing 56% of his pass's for 3188 yds with 32 TD and 17 INT. He was sacked 34 times. but still managed 227 yds with 2 TD on the ground.

SR Ryan Russo is a former 4* who has yet to throw a pass in 4 seasons. He will be QB2.

Redziniak is a former 3* who redshirted last year. He will be QB3, well 3* Melo Sampson one of the few late additions to the 2031 class by Coach Miller will redshirt and fight Redziniak and any incoming recruits for QB2 next season.

RB/FB

SR Mike Grubbs has 183 carries for 603 yds and 13 TD's in 3 seasons. His best season came last year when carries the ball 113 times for 382 yds and 6 TD.

RS SR Anfernee Johnson is a former 4* QB who moved to RB this off-season. Johnson was the Bucks starting QB in 2030 completing 66% of his pass's for 2974 yds with 27 TD and 8 INT well rushing for 105 carries for 364 yds and 2 TD's.

He didn't play in 2031 as Bredia took over QB1.. Now he moves to RB where he will push Grubbs for carries.. He will also line up at WR playing in the slot..

RS SO Dave Jones has 3 carries for 3 yds in his career. He will be the team's #3 and will look to challenge FR Fredrick Tam (Redshirting) for the starting job next season as well as any incoming recruits.

SR Eric Tryon will be the starting FB.. Tyron has never recorded a carry but as the team's biggest back, he could get some goal line looks this year.

3* Recruit Tavares Cooper will redshirt and look to take on the starting role next year.

WR/TE

Former 4* JR Terron Pappoe is listed as the team's #1 WR this season, but Pappoe has only 9 career receptions for 204 yds and 3 TD's. Fellow JR Gill Alexander has the most experience.. After catching just 1 ball for 19 yds in 2030, Alexander had a breakout year with 53 rec for 813 yds and 8 TD's last season.

Former QB turned RB Anfernee Johnson is expected to play alot of Slot WR this year but could share some time with SO Jabu Gayton. Gayton a former 3* didn't record a catch last year as a True Freshman.

4* Recruit Ezekiel Tandy beat out fellow 4* Nick Tull for the #4 WR job. Tandy the fastest player on the team (99 speed 95 ACC) will also be the team's primary kick returner.

SR Kevin Kosier (13 career receptions 186 yds) will battle Gayton for the #5 WR job well RS FR Ja"Darius Abbott and JR Kevin Weinstein provide depth.

SR TE Ryan Pierre is actually the most experienced pass catcher the Bucks have.. Pierre a 2 year starter had 51 rec for 616 yds and 4 TD in 2030 and then posted 44 rec for 502 yds and 3 TD last season.

RS FR Ceasar Bourgeois will be TE2 and likely push for the starting role next season unless Coach Miller lands a Top TE recruit..

O-LINE

4 Starters graduated last year and moved on to the NFL.. SR LG Willie Schooley is the lone returning starter.. 3* Transfer Montrell Johnson (La Tech) will get first crack at protecting Breida's Blindside. He was a starter for the Bulldogs last season and gave up 5 sacks. RS JR Jimmy Peters could swap sides with him, but he is currently listed at RT. RS JR George Pool gets first crack at starting at RG, but could be pushed by RS FR Ethan Whitehurst a former 3* Recruit.. RS JR Pat Norwell takes over at Center but he is undersized at 6'0 277lbs and could give way to backup RG RS SR Noah Sumer or RS JR Robbie Neufield.

D-LINE

DT Alex Bequette is the returning leader in sacks with 4 last season.

RS FR Joel Ezukanma is a former 4* who redshirted last season he won the starting job in the spring over SR John Smythe. Smythe and RS SO John Quinterro will rotate at the other DE spot.

SR Gabriel Zematias will be the other starter at DT. A former 3* transfer from Pitt, has 5 career tackles.

LINEBACKERS

RS FR John Perez had a great spring (jumped 11 points from a 72 to 83) earning a starting spot over True Freshman Raekwon Selvia.. The 4* Recruit will be a primary backup but could also transition back to DE which was the position he was recruited at.

SO Rick Hendricks also had a huge spring (went from a 72 to 80).. Hendricks played as a True Freshman last season but recorded just 6 Tackles. He will share the starting job at ROLB with SR Julian Apple. Apple a former 3* has 8 career tackles

SR Quan Fox is a former 3* Recruit who had a breakout year last year starting at MLB posting 60 Tackles with 6 TFL and 5 Sacks (actually the returning leader). He also had 10 Pass Deflections and forced 1 Fumble..

DB'S

RS FR Nick Constanzo redshirted last season but had a huge spring game (went from 77 to a 85) and earned CB1.. SR CJ Ballantyne will move to CB2 and start opposite side. Ballantyne had 32 Tackles with 2 INT last season allowing 12 Catches Against.

SR Rodney Bean a 3 year reserve steps into the starting FS spot this season.

SR Ramon Martinez returns for a 3rd season as the starting SS.. He poste 67 Tackles in 2030 and 63 last year. He has just 1 career INT.

Fellow SR Jay Keenan returns as the teams Nickle/Dimeback.. Keenan last year posted 57 Tackles and had a team high 4 INT's among the returning players.

SPECIAL TEAMS

Monty Carty returns for his 3rd year as the teams PK.. Carty hit 10/14 FG's in 2030 and improved making 16/20 (80%) last season improving his career long to 49 yds. He is 12/16 from 40-49 in his career.

Caeser Bullitt is a 3 year starter at Punter.. He posted a career high 67 punts last year for 2890 yds with a 43.1 Avg and a 36.3 Net avg...He has a career long of 63 yds.

RECRUITING

Coach Miller goes into the season with just 70 scholarship Athletes giving him 15 open scholarships to work with along with 21 graduating Seniors, he will look to fill a full class of 35 scholarships this season.. With just 11 Juniors, 8 Sophomores and a combined 30 (Redshirt and True) Freshman, Miller's team will be very young for the next couple years, but at the same time will also allow him to build a roster with his type of players.

It has been reported that Coach Miller has just (8) 5* Recruits on his Top-35 Big Board with the remaining (25) all currently receiving a 4* Rating..

It's also being reported that Coach Miller for the first time has secured (2) Week 0 Instant Commitments coming from a pair of 4* Recruits

4* QB Demarco Killings (#241 Overall/#8 OH/#30 QB) and 4* WR D'Angelo Lowe (#331 Overall/#6 MO/#43 WR)..

Killings listed at 6'3 200lbs is from Xenia OH and was being recruited by Notre Dame, Penn State and Wisconsin.

Lowe is listed at 6'1 206lbs from Florissant MO and was also being recruited by Notre Dame, USC and Texas.

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Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

MILLER WINS DEBUT!!!

Akron Zips at Ohio State Buckeyes
Sep 4, 2032	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Akron Zips ()	0	0	7	0	7
#20 Ohio State Buckeyes ()	14	17	14	3	48

Team Stats Comparison
	AKR	OSU
Total Offense	241	485
Rushing Yards	5	140
Passing Yards	206	345
First Downs	7	20
Punt Return Yards	26	65
Kick Return Yards	142	31
Total Yards	409	58
Turnovers	0	0
3rd Down Conversion	2/12	8/14
4th Down Conversion	0/1	1/1
2-Point Conversion
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals		4-2-85%
Penalties	7-70	4-30
Possession Time	16:18	23:52

GAME RECAP

New Town, New Team, but same results. Coach Matt Miller won his Buckeye Debut with a nice 48-7 victory over the Akron Zips as Ohio State opens up 2032 with a win in Week 1.

QB AJ Breida showed he can make plays with both his arm and his feet, as the Junior throws for 2 scores and runs for 2 scores in the opening half to give Ohio State the commanding (31-0) lead.

Akron opened up the 2nd half with the ball and JR QB Ladarius Kaddu (82) would hit SO WR Ty Merrick (79) on a 75 yd bomb for the Zips only score of the day to make it (31-7)..

Breida wasn't done though as he scores the hat trick with his arm leading a 9 play drive ending with a 9 yd TD pass to SR TE Ryan Pierre to extend the lead to (38-7).

Another forced Punt by the Buckeye Defense gets the ball back to the Offense and now it as SR RB Mike Grubbs time to shine as Grubbs adds 32 yds to his total taking the rock in for yet another score as OSU extends the lead to (45-7) going into the 4th.

Ohio State would add on a late 39 yd FG by Monty Carty as the Buckeyes close out the victory.

Akron's Ladarius Kaddu finished the game 14/28 (50%) for 206 yds and 1 TD.. He was sacked 4 times on the day.

KEY BUCKS

QB A. Breida-22/31 (70%) 345 yds 3 TD, 6 carries 28 yds 2 TD
RB M. Grubbs 26 carries 98 yds 1 TD, 2 rec 20 yds
RB A. Johnson-5 carries 14 yds, 5rec 68 yds
WR J. Gayton-6 rec 127 yds
WR G. Alexander-5 rec 83 yds 2 TD
TE R. Pierre-3 rec 45 yds 1 TD

UP NEXT

Ohio State moves to (1-0) on the season.. The Buckeyes will host (0-1) Florida State in Week 2.

The Seminoles opened up their season with a Week 0 matchup with Notre Dame and lost (31-28) in South Bend.

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

AROUND THE NATION NEWS

TOP-25

#1 Alabama was upset by Arizona (35-24) in Week 1 as the Tide drop to #12 with the loss..

They were not the only Top-10 team to lose in Week 1.

#8 Notre Dame coming off a big win over Florida State in Week 0, moves to 2-0 as they beat #3 Penn State in a early Big Ten Top-10 showdown. With the win the Irish jump 7 spots to #1, well the Nittany Lions drop to #7.

#9 Texas fell in Week 1 in a SEC matchup with Miss State (30-23) dropping to #18

#10 TCU was upset by Coach Dobbins and Texas Tech (31-17) as they drop to #24.

It was a rough week for the ACC

#11 Maryland lost (21-20 to #4 Oregon and #16 Virginia lost (51-17) to #17 TAMU. The Terps drop to #14 with their loss well the Cav's drop to #22, with the win TAMU jumps 6 spots to #11.

**Ohio State bumped up 5 spots to #15 with their win over Akron.**

FIU

Like Coach Miller, FIU's Barry Valdez and OC Clayton Dee's won their debut beating former Panther great TY Hilton and the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets (35-3) as the Panthers stay #4 in the Polls.

QB Kevin Pounds was 21/27 (77%) for 205 yds with 2 TD and 1 INT in the win.

FIU ran for 140 yds and scored 3 times on the ground including a 32 yd Jet Sweep by former 5* WR Emari Boenzi.. Boenzi also led the Panthers in receiving with 6 rec for 65 yds and 1 TD.

[redsox907]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

I see a clutch HB Pass in your future with the converted QB....

Nice start against the Zips. Dodged a bullet in year 1 without having to play Oregon, although both Washington and USC tend to be fairly underwhelming. Lots of upsets in week 1 helped you climb the rankings and so long as you don't lose late, especially to Michigan, I can see a 10 win season getting you in the playoffs.

Will be interesting to see how the Big 10 shakes out with no divisions

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

MILLER MAKES IT 2 IN A ROW!!

Florida State Seminoles at Ohio State Buckeyes
Sep 11, 2032	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Florida State Seminoles ((0-1))	7	7		10	24
#15 Ohio State Buckeyes ((1-0))	7	14	10	7	38

Team Stats Comparison
	FSU	OSU
Total Offense	446	453
Rushing Yards	119	143
Passing Yards	331	320
First Downs	21	27
Punt Return Yards	0	15
Kick Return Yards	64	66
Total Yards	510	544
Turnovers	2	2
3rd Down Conversion	5/11	11/15
4th Down Conversion	2/2	0/0
2-Point Conversion
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-1-40%	4-1-71%
Penalties	2-25	1-5
Possession Time	20:00	20:00

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		FSU	OSU
7:04	(FSU) Q. Suggs 28 yd pass from E. Verrett (PAT)	7	0
4:38	(OSU) R. Pierre 7 yd pass from AJ Breida (PAT)	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		FSU	OSU
7:55	(FSU) Q. Suggs 9 yd pass from E. Verrett (PAT)	14	7
4:20	(OSU) E. Tandy 11 yd pass from AJ Breida (PAT)	14	14
0:57	(OSU) E. Tandy 30 yd pass from AJ Breida (PAT)	14	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		FSU	OSU
7:15	(OSU) A. Johnson 1 yd pass from AJ Breida (PAT)	14	28
0:39	(OSU) M. Carty 34 yd FG	14	31
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		FSU	OSU
7:54	(FSU) E. Carver 27 yd FG	17	31
2:45	(FSU) V. Gallimore 39 yd pass from E. Verrett (PAT)	24	31
0:18	(OSU) A. Johnson 15 yd pass from AJ Breida (PAT)	24	38

GAME RECAP

Excitement is at a all time high as 100,000+ packed Ohio Stadium for the Week 2 matchup between #15 (1-0) Ohio State and (0-1) Florida State.

Coach Miller "Not saying anything bad about Pitbull Stadium but it's just a completely different sound playing in front of 100,000+ fans instead of 20,000. The Stadium as absolutely rocking today (Ranked #6)

For Coach Miller it was a chance to see former FIU Panther QB Enrique Verrett (82) and the former 4* had a pretty solid 1st half, as he opened up the scoring with a 28 yd touchdown pass to SO WR Quincy Suggs (83) to get things going.

Ohio State would answer right back though as AJ Breida guides the Buckeyes on a 9 play drive and ending it with a 9 yd TD pass to SR TE Ryan Pierre to tie the game (7-7).

The Buckeye Defense would force a quick 3 and out getting the ball back to their Offense, but AJ Breida is picked off as FSU takes over as we move to the 2nd Quarter.

Verrett and Suggs would hook up again early in the 2nd Quarter to give the Seminoles the (14-7) lead but Bredia makes up for his earlier INT by hitting True Freshman Ezekiel Tandy on a 11 yd score to tie the game (14-14).. Then it was the Buckeye Defense again coming up with a big play as SR SS Jay Keenan picks of Verrett and returns it 22 yds and with 57 seconds to play in the half Bredia finds Tandy for touchdwon #2 (30 yds) as Ohio State takes the (21-14) lead into the half.

Ohio State opened up the 2nd half with the ball, and Bredia leads the Buckeyes down inside the 5 yd before Miller calls for 2 straight handoffs but FB Eric Tryon is stopped short setting up a 3rd and goal from the 1yd line. Bredia takes the snap and fires to SR RB/WR Anfernee Johnson as he makes the cut to the outside for the score as OSU extends their lead to (28-14).

Both teams would trade turnovers as FSU fumbles the ball as RS FR John Perez comes up with the strip and recovery, but after leading OSU into the redzone, Bredia is picked off for INT #2.. The Seminoles however are unable to convert the turnover into points as they punt... Bredia coming off a 77% completion rate in Week 1 struggled today but he was also not helped by 6 drops by the OSU receiving core as the Buckeyes settle for a Carty FG to make it (31-14) as we head to the 4th.

FSU would open up the 4th Quarter scoring with their own FG to cut the lead to (31-17).. Then it was the Seminole Defense coming up with a huge stop as Johnson drops a 3rd down pass that would've kept the drive alive, as OSU is forced to punt.

Florida State would then go on a 11 play drive that included (2) 4th down conversions and a change at QB as Verrett is forced from the game. SR JaMichael Robert (82) comes in and completes 4/4 pass's including a 39 yd touchdown to SO WR Von Gallimore (82) to make it (31-24) with 2:45 to play in the game.

Coach Miller knew he wanted to keep the ball and close out the game as SR RB Mike Grubbs goes to work, with 4 carries including (2) 1st down's as FSU is forced to use all 3 timeouts. Then it was RS SO Dave Jones coming up with a big run taking it 15 yds setting up a 1st down as he takes the ball down to the 15 yd line before being pushed out of bounds.

FSU brough the house as they rushed 8 defender and Breida makes the pay by hitting former QB Anfernee Johnson for a 15 yd strike as he takes it in for the score.. For Johnson it was his 2nd TD of the game and his team high 8th reception..FINAL SCORE OSU-38 FSU-24

QB E. Verrett finished the game 18/28 (64%) 216 yds 2 TD 1 INT. His injury was just for the Quarter as he doesn't show on the Injury report for next week

KEY BUCKS
QB AJ Breida-21/44 (47%) 320 yds 5 TD 2 INT, 2 carries 15 yds
RB M. Grubbs-21 carries 98 yds
RB D. Jones-2 carries 17 yds
RB/WR A. Johnson-2 carries 11 yds, 8 rec 89 yds 2 TD
WR E. Tandy-4 rec 86 yds 2 TD
WR J. Gayton-3 rec 50 yds
WR T. Pappoe-3 rec 36 yds
WR G. Alexander-1 rec 25 yds
TE R. Pierre-2 rec 24 yds 1 TD
SS J. Keenan-1 INT
OLB J. Perez 4 tackles, 1 Sack, 1 FF and Recovery

INJURY REPORT

Ohio State was hit hard with injuries in Week 2. OSU lost backup MLB G. Ames for the next 10 weeks with a Partial PCL Tear. They lost starting RG George Pool for the next 2 weeks with a Ruptured Disk and they lost backup CB SO Von Ibrahim for the next 3 weeks with a Dislocated Elbow.

UP NEXT

With the win, OSU moves to (2-0) and climbs to #12 in the Top-25 rankings.. They will open up Big Ten play as they travel to Stanford for a Week 3 matchup with the Cardinals.

Stanford is (1-1) on the season. They opened their season with a Week 1 win over Vanderbilt (45-24) but lost their Big Ten opener falling to #2 Oregon (44-21).

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

I see a clutch HB Pass in your future with the converted QB....

Nice start against the Zips. Dodged a bullet in year 1 without having to play Oregon, although both Washington and USC tend to be fairly underwhelming. Lots of upsets in week 1 helped you climb the rankings and so long as you don't lose late, especially to Michigan, I can see a 10 win season getting you in the playoffs.

Will be interesting to see how the Big 10 shakes out with no divisions

For sure. I am still running my custom playbook I had well at FIU I am going to go and edit it and add in some Wildcat formations and look at getting Johnson involved all over the field. He isn't super fast (88 SPD) but he has 94 ACC and 98 AGI and 91 carry as well 83 catch.. but with almost 3000 yds passing and 27 TD's in 2030, he showed he can sling it too.

I had mix feelings about not getting to play Oregon, but it's okay, I got Penn State and Notre Dame both will be tough games plus like you said Michigan in rivalry week.. At least it's at home, so I get to wait a year before playing them in the Big House..

The only bummer about not playing Washington is I don't get to face former Panther QB Zach Wire and it's his Senior season.. He has been pretty solid for the Huskies since his transfer... He had 3286 yds with 32 TD and 4 INT last season. It was fun playing Verrett one more time.. The CPU actually had FSU on the schedule.. The only thing I changed this year was swapping out a FCS opponent in Week 1 for Akron. The Zips were a 83 Overall, I thought they might give me a bigger challenge then they did.

My plan moving forward is probably to always use one of my 2 non-conference games playing a rotation of Ohio MAC Schools as a Week 1 or Week 2 opponent and I might keep my Florida ties but scheduling Florida, Miami and maybe even FIU at some point.. I might also put TTU (Coach Dobbins) and BSU on the schedule at some point. Might be fun to take the Buckeyes to AT&T and go play on "The Blue".


It's crazy.. AT&T was load when I was at Texas Tech, but it's almost a whole new level at Ohio Stadium.. It's nice playing in front of 100,000 fans.

As far as your prediction.. I will am thinking probably 9-3 but If I can manage to pull off either a win against PSU or Notre Dame then I think I could go 10-2. I figured 1 of them will be a loss, and then you got to figure someone else will pull off a upset.. Maybe even Michigan in Week 13.. I also think Wisconsin and Nebraska on the road are games that could give me trouble.

[xboxxerx]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

Really enjoying AJ. It is like night and day between him and Hawkins. [emoji23]

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[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

Really enjoying AJ. It is like night and day between him and Hawkins. [emoji23]

Sent from my SM-S928U using Operation Sports mobile app

Actually they are pretty similar.. 77% completion 5 combined TD's Game 1, then less then 50% completion with 2 INT's in Game 2 (Still threw 5 TD's though).. We will see if he get's a roller coaster named after him..

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

FIU SURVIVES UPSET!!


FIU led Indiana (21-7) at the half but the Hoosier came out and scored 21 points in the 3rd Quarter to tie the game (28-28) going into the 4th, but FIU came away with the (38-35) victory as Taj Dozier seals the win with a 21 yd FG.

Pounds finished the game 21/31 (67%) for 359 yds with 2 TD's.

Cantwell had 24 carries for just 63 yds but did score 3 TD's.

Boenzi continues to get used in the run game with 2 carries for 30 yds. He had 6 rec for 74 yds and 1 TD.

SR Kris Newkirk led the Panthers with 3 rec for 129 yds including a 90 yd TD, however he was injured and will miss the next 8 weeks with a Dislocated Ankle.

DEREK HAWKINS

After leading V.T to a (41-33) win over Ole Miss in Week 1 in which Hawkins threw for 293 yds with 3 TD and yes 2 INT. (He also ran for 58 yds and 1 TD)

Hawkins led V.T to a ACC win over #15 Maryland in Week 2 (30-24) completing 72% of his pass's for 212 yds in the victory.

TOP-25

#2 USC lost their season opener losing to Louisiana (38-21) and with the loss drops to #14 in the Polls.

#11 TAMU falls (19-13) to Florida and drops to #19.

Wyoming joins the Top-25 this week at #21

Boise State joins the Top-25 this week at #24 with a (31-23) win over Utah.. BSU is now (2-0) on the season.

The new Top-25 looks like this
#1 (2-0) Notre Dame
#2 (2-0) Oregon
#3 (2-0) FIU
#4 (2-0) Virginia Tech
#5 (2-0) Miami
#6 (1-1) Penn State
#7 (2-0) Kansas State
#8 (1-0) Kentucky
#9 (2-0) BYU
#10 (1-0) Washington
#11 (0-1) Alabama
#12 (2-0) Ohio State
#13 (2-0) Northwestern
#14 (0-1) USC
#15 (0-2) Maryland
#16 (1-0) Tulsa
#17 (1-1) Virginia
#18 (2-0) UNC
#19 (1-1) Texas A&M
#20 (1-1) TCU
#21 (1-0) Wyoming
#22 (1-1) Georgia
#23 (1-0) Appalachian State
#24 (2-0) Boise State
#25 (2-0) Purdue

HEISMAN WATCH

(Coastal Carolina) SR QB Jawan DenBow (79 Overall) has joined the Heisman talk.. DenBow in 3 games this season has already passed for 970 yds with 13 TD and 2 INT..

[Deuce2223]

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BUCKEYES MAKE IT 3 STRAIGHT!!

Ohio State Buckeyes at Stanford Cardinal
Sep 18, 2032	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#12 Ohio State Buckeyes ((2-0))	7	14	10	14	45
Stanford Cardinal ((1-1))	14	14	0	7	35

Team Stats Comparison
	OSU	STAN
Total Offense	556	436
Rushing Yards	170	146
Passing Yards	386	280
First Downs	29	12
Punt Return Yards	27	22
Kick Return Yards	66	85
Total Yards	649	543
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Conversion	6/11	3/10
4th Down Conversion	1/1	2/2
2-Point Conversion
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-0-50%	3-0-75%
Penalties
Possession Time	22:05	17:55

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		OSU	STAN
5:55	(STAN) K. Engler 14 yd run (PAT)	7	0
2;33	(OSU) J. Gayton 31 yd pass from AJ Breida (PAT)	7	7
1:52	(STAN) L. Hyde 75 yd pass from M. Foucha (PAT)	14	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		OSU	STAN
8:03	(OSU) T. Pappoe 40 yd pass from AJ Breida (PAT)	14	14
3:44	(STAN) A. Ah You 1 yd run (PAT)	21	14
2;34	(OSU) G. Alexander 65 yd pass from AJ Breida (PAT)	21	21
1:11	(STAN) L. Hyde 68 yd pass from M. Fouca (PAT)	28	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		OSU	STAN
4:48	(OSU) M. Carty 47 yd FG	28	24
0:38	(OSU) G. Alexander 22 yd pass from AJ Breida (PAT)	28	31
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		OSU	STAN
5:25	(OSU) M. Grubbs 1 yd run (PAT)	28	38
3:;48	(STAN) K. Engler 10 yd run (PAT)	35	38
0:33	(STAN) A. Johnson 11 yd pass from AJ Breida (PAT)	35	45

GAME RECAP

It was the tale of 2 Halves for the Stanford Cardinals. In the 1st half, the Cardinals Offense couldn't be stopped as they score 4 times including touchdown pass's of 75 yds and 68 yds from SR QB Matthias Foucha (85) to SR WR Lamar Hyde (86), as Stanford takes a (28-21) lead into the first half.

Both teams would struggle in the 3rd Quarter, but with 4:48 to play Ohio State would settle for a 47 yd FG by Monty Carty to cut the lead to (28-24) and then another big defensive stop, AJ Breida would find JR WR Gill Alexander for his 2nd TD of the day (22 yds) to give OSU the lead for the first time in the game (31-28).

The Buckeye Defense continued to play a great 2nd half.. Despite not creating a turnover they did force 4 punts giving OSU the ball back early in the 4th..

Ohio State would take the ball all the way down to the 1 yd line before facing a 4th and goal decision. Coach Miller with the 3pt lead decided to leave the Offense on the field and SR RB Mike Grubbs delivers a huge 1 yd run for the score as OSU extends the lead to (38-28) with 5:25 to play in the game.

Stanford needing a score to stay in the game didn't try and force the big play but instead used a solid 9 play drive capped by a 10 yd TD run by JR RB Kameron Engler (81) to make it (38-35). But the only problem was the drive took almost 3 minutes off the clock leaving just 3:48 to play.

Stanford would elect to kickoff instead of trying for the onside kick as they kick the ball into the endzone for a touchback.

Coach Miller looking to get the Cardinals to burn all their timeouts goes to the ground game and Grubbs and Jones deliver once again, picking up valuable 1st downs but just like in Week 2 the hero of the game is former QB Anfernee Johnson who comes up with a 11 yd catch for the game sealing touchdown.. FINAL SCORE OHIO STATE-45 STANFORD 35

Foucha ended the game 11/21 (52%) for 280 yds with 2 TD.
Engler added 14 carries and 129 yds and 2 scores on the ground
Hyde finished with 3 rec for 153 yds and the 2 TD's.

KEY BUCKS

QB A. Breida-20/36 (55%) 386 yds 5 TD 1 INT sacked 5 times
RB M. Grubbs-25 carries 163 yds 1 TD
RB D. Jones-1 carry 15 yds
RB/WR A. Johnson-3 carries 4 yds, 6 rec 61 yds 1 TD
WR T. Pappoe-6 rec 128 yds 1 TD
WR G. Alexander-3 rec 92 yds 2 TD
WR J. Gayton-3 rec 75 yds 1 TD
TE R. Pierre- 2 rec 30 yds

INJURY REPORT

Ohio State lost Nickle/Dimeback SS Ramon Martinez (83) for the next 9 weeks with a Dislocated Ankle. RS FR Frank Pounds will step into that role.

UP NEXT

With the win, OSU moves to 3-0 on the season and also moves up 2 more spots in the Top-25 rankings to #10.

The Buckeyes will now head to University Park and Death Valley.. Home of the #6 (1-1) Penn State Nittany Lions for a inter-conference rivalry matchup..

[Careless Whisper]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

Man, when you came back to win the third meeting against Miami after losing the first two, I thought that would lead to the perfect send-off for Coach Miller at FIU with another natty - didn't expect to be humbled the following week against another conference foe!

Feel like Ohio State is one of the only jobs Coach Miller could have left for, and I'm glad to see that FIU will still be followed in this report. Good start to life in Columbus it seems like - Breida seems like he's a much more fun QB to play with than Hawkins, haha.

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

Man, when you came back to win the third meeting against Miami after losing the first two, I thought that would lead to the perfect send-off for Coach Miller at FIU with another natty - didn't expect to be humbled the following week against another conference foe!

Feel like Ohio State is one of the only jobs Coach Miller could have left for, and I'm glad to see that FIU will still be followed in this report. Good start to life in Columbus it seems like - Breida seems like he's a much more fun QB to play with than Hawkins, haha.

Man you too.. Everyone seems to want to dog on Hawkins.. I actually liked him but yeah AJ is a baller.. When I was recruiting them both I had AJ #1 and Hawkins #2 but honestly they are like 1A/1B.. They are both solid QB's.. I am pretty excited about the kid I am recruiting this year to be AJ's replacement in 2034.

I really feel lilke the Boyce injury played a pretty big role in our playoffs coming to a end in the Semi's.. Cantwell as great as the #2, but for some reason he struggled as the #1 in the playoffs. Not sure why but he went from averaging over 10 yds a carry during the season to like under 3 yds in the playoffs Same thing happened when I had to turn to Thompkins back in 2028 when Logan got hurt. Tompkins had great games as the #2 but all of a sudden couldn't make the same runs when being asked to carry the ball 25 times a game as the #1.

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

WEEK 3 AROUND THE NATION REPORT

FIU WINS 8TH STRAIGHT SHULA BOWL

You can say FIU has officially turned the corner in their rivalry with FAU as the Panthers dominate the Owls for a 8th straight year winning the "Shula Bowl" 45-7.

FIU dominated the ground game with 157 yds and 4 scores on the day well holding FIU to just 99 yds through the air.

RS FR Kevin Pounds had a solid game completing 21/32 (65%) for 278 yds and 2 TD well also adding 40 yds on the ground.

SR Terrance Cantwell carried the ball 16 times for 94 yds and 3 TD well backup RB RS FR Marvin Ware had 10 carries for 27 yds and a score.

With Kerry Newkirk on the sidelines, RS SO WR Walter Abiamiri stepped up finishing with a team high 6 rec for 147 yds and both scores.

TOP-25 SCORES

#1 Notre Dame "Bye" They will host Michigan in Week 4.

#2 Oregon defeated instate rival Oregon State (31-14)

#4 V.T. defeated Wisconsin (24-17)..

#5 Miami defeated Maryland (31-13).. That makes it 3 straight loss's for the Terps.

#6 Penn State "Bye" They will host #10 Ohio State in Week 4

#7 K-State fell to Iowa State (26-21)

#8 Kentucky defeated James Madison in a early season CUSA showdown (29-24). The Wildcats move to #7

#9 BYU defeats Army (23-21) they move to #8

#10 Washington beat instate rival Washington State (21-14) They move to #9

#13 Northwestern defeated Navy (28-7). They jump 2 spots to #11

#14 USC defeated Pitt (27-19) they move up to #12

#17 Virginia beat #21 Wyoming (32-25) they move to #14

#24 Boise State defeated UCLA (56-9) to move to #20 and 3-0