The Coaching Career of Graham Harrell. (NCAA 14)

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Introduction

Hey everybody. I finally decided that I wanted to take a crack at doing a dynasty story. I love this game alot and I am always looking for new ways to make it even more interesting. Credit for this idea goes to everyone who has ever created a dynasty story but I admit I lean towards people like Matt10, Hellisan, LopaKa, and Deuce for inspiration.

So the premise of this dynasty career is around the coaching career of Graham Harrell, One of the best QB's Texas Tech has ever had. Everything about his life will be true up to this point. After that I will make him into a character that fits into the story. My goal is to still be interested after at least 6+ Seasons. (Five is the most I've done without getting bored). I will not play any games in his first season and will recruit very little. I hope Y'all enjoy this and if anyone has any suggestions for me, please feel free to post it.

Console:
XBOX360
Settings:
Heisman Difficulty, 8 Min Quarters
Rosters:
Buff eyes rosters
Sliders:
A combo of Buff Eyes and the OS community
Recruiting Rules:
Three Star schools and under, I will only recruit kids who are interested in me and have to be in their top 5. After week 7 I can only attempt to recruit one kid who has no scholarship offers and no interest in any other schools.

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About Graham Harrell

Graham Stanton Harrell (born May 22, 1985 in Brownwood, Tx) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Texas Tech University, where he was an All-American quarterback and set school, conference and national records for passing yards, attempts, completions, and touchdown passes. Harrell was signed into the National Football League in 2010 by the Green Bay Packers. He was also a member the New York Jets.

Harrell played at Ennis High School in Ennis, Texas, where he was coached by his father, Sam Harrell. He was the starting quarterback for three seasons and led the Ennis High Fighting Lions to a state Class 4A title as a sophomore. He also played in the 2004 Oil Bowl, receiving the offensive MVP award.

Entering his senior season at Texas Tech University, Harrell had 89 career passing touchdowns, putting him within range of Colt Brennan's NCAA record of 131 touchdowns. Before the beginning of his final season, CBS Sports listed Harrell as a Heisman hopeful. Harrell was also named one of 26 candidates for the 2008 Unitas Award, given to the nation's best senior college football quarterback. Additionally, his name appeared among 30 other quarterbacks in the Davey O'Brien Award watch list. In the final regular season game against Baylor, Harrell shattered two of his fingers (the pinkie and middle finger) of his non-throwing hand during the second quarter. At halftime, Harrell's hand was x-rayed, and medical examiners advised Harrell to discontinue playing in the game. Harrell replied, "Tape my hand up. I'm going out." Harrell played the rest of the game with black tape around his fingers. He finished with 309 total passing yards and two touchdowns. With the victory, Tech clinched a share of the Big 12 South title, though fell short at going to the Big 12 Championship Game. The University of Texas was selected to take the Big 12's BCS at large bid, while Tech was relegated to the Cotton Bowl and then to add insult to injury, Harrell was not selected to attend the Heisman Ceremony despite having more touchdown passes than both Colt McCoy and Tim Tebow, having a higher completion percentage than Tebow and Sam Bradford, and having more passing yards than all three candidates. On the day following the Baylor game, Harrell underwent a four-hour surgery, in which 17 pins and two plates were inserted into his injured hand to heal nine different breaks. He was later cleared to play in the postseason bowl game. On October 25, 2008, Graham Harrell passed Philip Rivers to move into sole possession of third place for passing yardage in a career. On November 22, 2008, Harrell passed Ty Detmer to move into second for passing yardage in a career behind Timmy Chang. On January 2, 2009, Harrell played his final collegiate game, a 34-47 loss to Ole Miss in the 2009 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic. In the game, Harrell finished his college career with an NCAA all-time record of 134 passing touchdowns, breaking the previous mark of 131 set by Colt Brennan. He also equaled Brennan's record of 147 career touchdowns passing, rushing, and receiving, a record that would be broken the following year by Central Michigan's Dan LeFevour. Harrell also compiled 5,111 passing yards in the season, becoming the first NCAA player to post multiple 5,000-yard passing seasons.

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Former Star QB Joins WSU Staff

Pullman, WA-Its a Red Raider reunion!

Former Texas Tech and Green Bay Packer QB, Graham Harrell reunites with former college coach Mike Leach. "We are very excited to have Graham here" said Coach Leach. "I believe he will be essential to our program, he was a great college player and has experience in the pros. My hope is that he will be able to help these kids grow and play even better"

Harrell will be joining the WSU staff as a QB coach, assisting Coach Leach who doubles as the offensive coordinator, and assistant recruiting coordinator with a focus on offense.

Harrell who was in Lubbock for a Texas Tech alum charity event tweeted:
"Excited to join the WSU staff!! Lets go Cougs!

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March 1, 2013

I can't believe I am actually writing in this stupid journal. My finance gave it to me as a "congratulations" present and told me all the "best coaches do it"... Yeah right. But since I can't say no to those baby blues I'll do my best to keep up with this.

So where to begin... My name is Graham Harrell, and I am now a QB coach and assistant recruiting coordinator at Washington State university. Its pretty cool and exciting, I get to start my coaching career under my former college coach Mike Leach. I wonder if he will go easier on me now that I am in his 'circle"... Probably not. But this is an amazing opportunity and it'd give me a chance to gain some experience as a coach.

I haven't had an opportunity to meet the team and the other coaches. I did meet with Connor and Austin, the two QB's on this team the other day. They are both great kids and I can't wait to work with them. They helped my fiance and I move into our apartment during the rain. Damn it rains a lot here... I am definitely not in West Texas anymore... to much green.

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Offense shines in Annual Crimson and Grey Game

Pullman,WA-Excitement is everywhere in the town of Pullman. The Washington State University Cougars had their annual Crimson and Grey spring game and Coach Leach gave the fans plenty to cheer about.

Junior QB Connor Halliday had a excellent day throwing for 325 yards and four TD's connecting with Junior WR Rickey Galvin on two of those touchdowns.

"Rickey, Gabe and I have been working since the end of the season last year" Halliday said. "We wanted to work on our chemistry and precision and I think that extra practice showed today"

Backup redshirt Freshmen QB Austin Apodaca was no slouch either throwing for 243 yards, 2 TD's and 1 interception.

"I know I still have a lot I need to learn", Apodaca said. "But I feel that I have grown a lot already and have yet to reach my potential".

New QB's coach, Graham Harrell's impact has already been felt as both QB's have much improved vision, accuracy and pocket presence. "Both kids did extremely well today" Harrell said, "We still have a lot of room for improvement but I am excited with the steps we have taken today."

Running Backs Marcus Mason and Teondray Caldwell ran for a combined 115 yards with a rushing score and a receiving score.

On the other side of the ball, the defense struggled mightily with the exception of Safety Deone Buchannon who had 10 tackles and a INT. "I am not to worried" said Coach Leach, "The spring games are designed to show off the offense, but the object of the game is to score the most points and I believe our offense is in position to do that. Look out Oregon."

The Cougars first game will be on the road versus the Auburn Tigers on August 31.

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May 5th, 2013

The spring game was awesome! Connor and Austin are two very talented kids who could most definitely lead this team to more victories then this program has seen in several years. Granted it was against a defense that was ordered not to play to hard but I am excited about the potential. I wish Coach Leach would have allowed his defense to play at their normal speed so that both sides could get valuable experience in real life situations but hey... thats why I am not a head coach. I just hope it doesnt come back to haunt us.

I am going on the road in a couple weeks to begin my recruiting trail. My first ever recruitment process. Coach Leach wants me to just focus on the offensive side. My first stop will be in Salinas, California to visit offensive lineman Carlos Cantrell. On tape he has decent strength and quick feet but he is not very agile. My second stop and the one I am most excited about is in East Hill-Meridian, Washington to visit Wide Receiver Tim Adams. He is the number 2 wide receiver in the nation and has us as his number one school right now. Coach Leach will be joining me with that visit. Guess he doesnt want me to screw it up... Adams has great speed, excellent hands, and runs routes very well. If there is a flaw in his game its the fact that he hates contact. Always shies away from the big hit. But it has been awhile since this program has had someone of his caliber and speed here.

I can't wait for the football season to start. All the media pundits are all killing each other trying to come up with THE prediction. We are finally settled into our apartment and my fiancee is doing her thing and making it "livable" with paintings and knickknacks and crap. Personally I am good with a tv, xbox, computer and food but hey if it makes her happy..

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Behind the Helmet
A Rob Lawrence Production

Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen. My name is Rob Lawrence. I am a reporter for ESPN and I write a column for USA today. This season ESPN is going to give you a special in depth, behind the scenes look at one special football player in the upcoming college football season. We will take you through his life for one season. This season that special football player is Johnny Football himself, Texas A&M QB Johnny Manziel.

Manziel debuted for the Texas A&M Aggies as a redshirt freshman in Kevin Sumlin's Air Raid offense during A&M's first season in the SEC. He broke numerous NCAA Division I FBS and SEC records, which include becoming the first freshman and fifth player in NCAA history to pass for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in a season. At the end of the regular season, he became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy, Manning Award, and the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award. Manziel capitalized on his redshirt freshman season by leading Texas A&M to a 41–13 victory over Oklahoma in the 2013 Cotton Bowl Classic.

This season Manziel and his Texas A&M Aggies have national championship aspirations. First they have to get through a very tough SEC conference which includes an Alabama team looking for revenge after Manziel led the Aggies to a 29-24 upset over then number 1 Alabama. In that game Manzial had 345 all purpose yards and two touchdowns.

Please stay tuned to this very special segment. Part 1 of Behind the Helmet with Johnny Football will air after week 1 of the 2013 season.

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PAC-12 Season Preview
Marcus Mariota and the Oregon Ducks are looking to knock off 2012 PAC-12 Champion Stanford

Associated Press-2012 Champion Stanford is looking to repeat as conference champions and are currently the favorites to win it all. To do so they must get through aspiring national champions Oregon as well as a very talented UCLA team. Utah will look to build on their success in 2012 in their second year as members. Fellow second year member, Colorado, will look to try and stay out of the conference cellar.

The PAC-12 has five schools in the Top 25 with number 5 Stanford leading the way. Will this be the year a PAC-12 school will finally win the national championship?

Preseason Standings

1. #5 Stanford
2. #10 Oregon
3. #14 Arizona State
4. #17 UCLA
5. #25 USC
6. California
7. Utah
8. Arizona
9. Washington
10. Oregon State
11. Washington State
12. Colorado

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Around the League

Top Story
Will Alabama's Defense lead them to a National Champion Ship?

Led by Seniors C.J Mosely and Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama is making a strong case to grab championship number four in the Nick Saban era. The offense returns Senior A.J McCarron, who is a preseason Heisman hopeful, and sophomore Running Back T.J Yeldon. Look for Alabama to dominate opponents on both sides of the ball.

Heisman Watch

Texas A&M QB Johnny Manzial, leads the all QB Heisman preseason watch. "He is a very talented kid" one scout said, "You have to specifically gameplan for this kid or he will destroy you." New Heisman hopeful Teddy Bridgewater out of Louisville, raised some eyebrows last season with a dominating performance. Some question whether that was just a product of a soft schedule.

Heisman Watch - Updated: Aug 1, 2013
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Johnny Manzial	QB	Texas A&M
A.J McCarron	QB	Alabama
Braxton Miller	QB	Ohio State
Teddy Bridgewater	QB	Louisville
Marcus Mariota	QB	Oregon

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Tough Road Games Ahead For Cougars

Pullman,WA-The Washington State Cougars have a tough task ahead of them as they will start the season against ranked opponents Auburn and USC. "Obviously the schedule makers thought we could handle it" Coach Mike Leach said, seemingly upset at the notion his team is an "easy win". "You ever hear that term any given sunday? Well let me tell you that this team can very easily go into Jordan Hare and grab a win. War Eagle my ***"

When asked about conference foe USC, Leach was just as adamant. "USC is a conference rival that we know well. If we play our best there is no reason why we shouldnt be 2-0."

Leach might be a bit brazen but that is exactly why the Cougs brought him here in the first place. He brings a confidence and swagger that hasnt been seen around campus in awhile. But will Leach's confidence and bravado be too much for this program?

Here is a glance at the Cougars 2013 schedule:

Washington State University Cougars 2013 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Aug 31	at Auburn Tigers
Sep 7	at USC Trojans
Sep 14	vs Southern Utah Thunderbirds
Sep 21	vs Idaho Vandals
Sep 28	vs Stanford Cardinal
Oct 5	at California Golden Bears
Oct 12	vs Oregon State Beavers
Oct 19	at Oregon Ducks
Oct 31	vs Arizona State Sun Devils
Nov 16	at Arizona Wildcats
Nov 23	vs Utah Utes
Nov 29	at Washington Huskies

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August 28th, 2013

Its finally here! The beginning of the football season is finally around the corner. We have two very tough road games ahead of us but I'am confident our boys can handle it. Coach Leach certainly thinks so. Heck his confidence in these kids is doing wonders for Connor Halliday and Rickey Galvin. Those two, if they stay on the same page, are going to be dynamite for us.

On the recruiting trail I had a very good visit with offensive lineman Carlos Cantrell and Wide Receiver Tim Adams. Cantrells mother cooked me a homemade supper of enchiladas and rice with sopapillas for dessert. Its been a awhile since I've had a homecooked mexican meal like that. It was almost as good as back home in Texas. Coach Leach came with me to Adams house. He is a good kid but a little cocky. Guess that can happen when your the number two receiver in the nation. If he commits to play for us, I can guarantee Coach Leach will knock him down a few pegs. Speaking of Coach Leach, that man actually brought a model pirate ship to the visit. Wanted to show Adams some analogy about "teamwork" and "cohesive parts" or whatever. He loves his pirates. I walked into his office the other day and it was like I was transported back to my days in Lubbock. Its Unreal.

The fiance finally decorated the apartment to her liking. I think she is really missing home. Washington is a long way from Texas, but I think the apartment decorating has helped her feel more comfortable.

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Cougars Can't Get It Going in the 4th; Fall 31-17 To Auburn

Auburn,AL-Ah those 4th quarter woes.

The WSU Cougars fall to the #2 Auburn Tigers today 31-17, after the offense failed to score on consecutive drives in the 4th. "Yes it is very frustrating" Coach Mike Leach said at the post game conference, "Especially since it was tied at 17 at the end of the 3rd. We just couldnt seal the deal"

Junior QB Connor Halliday had a average day after coming into the season with high expectations. "Obviously you want to come out and win that first game of the year", Halliday said, "But I think it says a lot about our team that we stuck with these guys. We came into this year saying we were not going to be a door mat for teams anymore and I think we proved that today."

New QB Coach Graham Harrell was also equally frustrated but pointed out the positives from the game. "I believe Connor has yet to reach his full potential", he said "But against a good defense he showed tremendous poise. We just need to finish. We still have a lot we need to work on."

One of the bright spots was Wide Receiver Rickey Galvin who had 158 yds receiving and showed that incredible breakaway speed we heard so much about. On the other side of the ball, the much maligned defense showed grit against a tough offense but was unable to stop the run allowing over 250 yards rushing.

The Cougars will head to Los Angeles next week to take on conference foe USC who are coming off a close win over Hawaii.

Washington State Cougars at Auburn Tigers
Aug 31, 2013 1 2 3 4 F WSU (0-1) 0 10 7 0 17 #2 AUB (1-0) 7 3 7 14 31 Top Performers PASS: N. Marshall (Auburn) - 11-20, 141 YDS, 2 TD, INT RUSH: T. Mason (Auburn) - 22 ATT, 122 YDS, REC: R. Galvin (WSU) - 5 REC, 158 YDS, TD	Team Stats Comparison WSU AUB First Downs 16 23 3rd Down Efficiency 6-16 5-12 4th Down Efficiency 2-4 1-1 Total Yards 453 554 Passing Yards 284 141 Rushing Yards 81 257 Penalties-Penalty Yards 5-39 9-44 Turnovers 1 1 Time of Possession 29:21 30:35
Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER SCORING WSU AUB 9:12 (AUB) TD AUB: C.Artis-Payne 3 YD run (C.Parkey kick) 0 7 SECOND QUARTER SCORING WSU AUB 7:36 (WSU) FG WSU: A. Furney, 45 YD FG 3 7 2:20 (AUB) FG AUB: C. Parkey, 35 YD FG 3 10 1:20 (WSU) TD WSU: R. Galvin, 7 YD pass from C. Halliday (A. Furney kick) 10 10 THIRD QUARTER SCORING WSU AUB 10:29 (AUB) TD AUB: N. Marshall, 2 YD run (C.Parkey kick) 10 17 5:03 (WSU) TD WSU: M.Mason, 2 YD run (A. Furney kick) 17 17 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING WSU AUB 7:30 (AUB) TD AUB: S. Coates, 8 YD pass from N. Marshall (C. Parkey kick) 17 24 0:25 (AUB) TD AUB: C. Uzomah, 12 YD pass from N. Marshall (C.Parkey kick) 17 31
Washington State Cougars Auburn Tigers

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Around The League: Week 1 Recap

Top Story
Clemson gets the better of Georgia; Win 38-24

Clemson, SC-In a battle between two bitter rivals, Clemson outlasts 3 Aaron Murray touchdown passes to win 38-24. Clemson QB Tajh Boyd was unstoppable on the ground as he piled up 174 yds and 2 tds on the ground. All American Wide Receiver Sammy Watkins caught 8 passes for 104 yds and a td to help his team pull out the victory.

Heisman Watch

All five preseason Heisman hopeful candidates performed well in week 1 leading their team to victories. Oregon QB Marcus Mariota struggled a little against an FCS team but pundits and Coach Mark Helfrich believe Mariota will turn it around. We will be back with an update after week 5.

Heisman Watch - Updated: Sep 2, 2013
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Johnny Manzial	QB	Texas A&M		22-36, 285 YDS, 5 TD
A.J McCarron	QB	Alabama		18-28, 248 YDS, 3 TD
Braxton Miller	QB	Ohio State		14-19, 144 YDS, 2 TD
Teddy Bridgewater	QB	Louisville		19-26, 257 YDS, 3 TD
Marcus Mariota	QB	Oregon		7-20, 92 YDS, 2 TD

Top 25

With the loss against North Carolina, South Carolina falls from #9 to #19, while North Carolina jumps into the Top 25 for the first time taking #17. Newcomers Mississippi State, and Rutgers take the #24 and #25 spot respectfully.

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Sep 2, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Florida State (40)	1	0	1504
2	2	Auburn (21)	1	0	1416
3	3	Alabama	1	0	1350
4	4	Michigan State	1	0	1285
5	5	Stanford	0	0	1222
6	6	Baylor	1	0	1160
7	7	Ohio State	1	0	1099
8	8	Missouri	1	0	1040
9	10	Oregon	1	0	925
10	11	Oklahoma	1	0	870
11	12	Clemson	1	0	826
12	14	Arizona State	0	0	713
13	15	UCF	1	0	663
14	16	LSU	1	0	629
15	17	UCLA	1	0	568
16	18	Louisville	1	0	522
17	--	North Carolina	1	0	490
18	19	Wisconsin	1	0	478
19	9	South Carolina	0	1	467
20	21	Texas A&M	1	0	393
21	24	Duke	1	0	276
22	13	Oklahoma State	0	1	273
23	25	USC	1	0	251
24	--	Mississippi State	1	0	242
25	--	Rutgers	1	0	227

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Behind The Helmet: Part One
A Rob Lawrence Production

Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen, My name is Rob Lawrence and tonight on ESPN, we bring you a very special segment of Behind the Helmet: Part One. This season we chose to highlight a very talented but polarizing figure. You either love him or you can't stand the sight of him, the talented, Johnny Manzial.

We took a trip down to Manzial's hometown of Kerrville, Tx to see if we could get a feel of what his friends and family think of him. As you would expect in a small town football crazed Texas town, they are very proud of the fact that they produced a Heisman Trophy Winner. In fact a banner sways in the wind at the front of Manzials old high school with the words "Tivy High School: Home of 2012 Heisman Trophy Winner Johnny Manzial."

"Oh yes we all love him very much", said Barry Rhodes, a 42 year old restaurant owner sporting a "Gig'em Aggies" tshirt. "He is the pride and joy of our town."

Some others are not easily impressed. James McKnight, a diehard Texas Longhorns fan, called Manzial "Overrated" and "Arrogant". Its well known that Manzials attitude has rubbed some people the wrong way but there is no denying that he produces results. During Manziel's senior season, he compiled 228-of-347 (65.7%) passing for 3,609 yards with 45 TDs and 5 INTs. He also had 170 carries for 1,674 yards and 30 TDs. He had 1 TD reception and returned a kickoff for a touchdown for a combined 77 TDs. He was named the All San Antonio Player of the year for the 2nd year in a row and was rated the number one QB in Texas. He was very hotly pursued by several highly rated schools including Oregon and Alabama. Manzial grew up a Texas Longhorn fan but received no offers from Mack Browns program. Although there is a rumor that Brown wanted to convert Manzial to defensive back (A rumor Brown denies).

The Manzial family is no stranger to challenges and obstacles. Manzials great-great- grandfather immigrated here to America from Lebanon to pursue the American dream. After many years of hard work, the Manzial Family are now successful and wealthy in the Texas petroleum. "I think that is part of why he polarizes people so quickly," Jake Sanders a former teacher at Manzials high school says, "People see him as this rich care who has everything handed to him on a silver platter without having to work for it." That sentiment would follow Manzial to Texas A&M and result in a couple controversies.

Next time we journey to College Station, Tx home of the Texas A&M Aggies where we will see the impact Manzial has had on this small but loyal college football town. Please tune in after week 5 for this very special segment. I am Rob Lawrence for ESPN, Good Night.