Fair point. He is the starter though and I was hoping to see a bit more consistency. It was early in training camp and timing with receivers can take time to get down. Just something I thought was worth mentioning and to keep an eye on against Buffalo and Northwestern St.
Fickell, Locksley, and Riley currently have the three hottest seats and are coaching for their jobs this season (although I could see Fickell getting grace because of their insanely tough schedule and Riley’s buyout being too high to fire). Smith, Moore, Foster, and Rhule probably have at least...
I’m a little concerned about Drake coming into the season. At the open practice I thought his ball was a too fluttery and his accuracy was inconsistent. Could’ve been an off practice or he just needs to knock the rust off, but it’s something I think is worth keeping an eye on.
The interviews at the Combine carry a lot of weight. It's possible that he didn't interview well and that's why his stock dropped despite solid athletic tests.
Dang, that really sucks for Moorhead and any unlucky teams that are in their conference. Unless they do what Buffalo did for a while and keep a 5A schedule and just play 6A playoffs their away game travel times are going to be crazy.
I did consider Luke Fickell for the reasons you mentioned, but I did not want that one to come back and bite me in the butt lol.
The Newcomers to the Big Ten is a good one. Like you said outside of Oregon, that was a disaster for them.
Personally, I give Northwestern a pass. Being in between...