RB Cam Davis committed to Minnesota

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I like it! Seems almost like a carbon copy of Major


2025 will be Davis' seventh year of college football, as he redshirted in 2019. The 2020 season didn't count for anyone with eligibility, and then he missed the 2023 season with an ACL tear, so that'll be a medical redshirt. Davis was a team captain for Washington this past season as well. He racked up 1,093 yards and 15 touchdowns in his six seasons on 253 rushing attempts. His best season was 2022, when he took 107 carries for 522 yards and 13 scores.

With Marcus Major and Jordan Nubin gone, there is a role for Davis immediately in 2025 as a potential third-down and short-yardage guy. Obviously, he would be able to earn more of a role as well.
 



Curious how this is going to work with the Turner kid from Marshall and Taylor. Maybe we lean less on Taylor next year?
 

considering the loss of the top 2 WR's, I could see Darius Taylor become a hybrid RB/FL type. Taylor can be the lone RB in a set, or put another RB in the formation and let Taylor go in motion or set up in the slot. with this approach, I could see Taylor with 60+ receptions for the season.
 

Looking like we could end up with one of the best RB rooms in college football next year… Looking forward to it
 




Batc0017 said:
Curious how this is going to work with the Turner kid from Marshall and Taylor. Maybe we lean less on Taylor next year?
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I think Taylor will still get his touches, but there’s plenty still on the table. Taylor hasn’t proven he can be the durable work horse so they’ll need other rbs to contribute.
 

btowngopher said:
I think Taylor will still get his touches, but there’s plenty still on the table. Taylor hasn’t proven he can be the durable work horse so they’ll need other rbs to contribute.
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Injuries aside, proper management of Taylor's workload is vital for Taylor. Having an enormous number of touches actually has a negative impact on the player's longevity and draft prospects.

Taylor is our best player and if he's healthy he will continue to get 20 touches a game.
 

btowngopher said:
I think Taylor will still get his touches, but there’s plenty still on the table. Taylor hasn’t proven he can be the durable work horse so they’ll need other rbs to contribute.
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Pair and a couple spares.
 



short ornery norwegian said:
considering the loss of the top 2 WR's, I could see Darius Taylor become a hybrid RB/FL type. Taylor can be the lone RB in a set, or put another RB in the formation and let Taylor go in motion or set up in the slot. with this approach, I could see Taylor with 60+ receptions for the season.
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Sounds like a Percy Harvin type position Meyer had running Florida. Taylor was effectively close to that role last year.

On a side note, I don't hear the term "flanker" enough anymore!
 

Panthadad2 said:
Sounds like a Percy Harvin type position Meyer had running Florida. Taylor was effectively close to that role last year.

On a side note, I don't hear the term "flanker" enough anymore!
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I'm old. I was chastized on the basketball board for referring to "B-squad" games instead of "Junior Varsity."
 


#2Gopher said:
I didn't know that. I thought juniors and seniors who don't play much were on the junior varsity while 10th graders typically were on the B-squad. Glad I wasn't over there.
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You are correct. Most sports have a c team which is mostly 9th graders, a b-team which is mostly 10th graders, and then JV and varsity. Some coaches do more shuffling within that framework than others.
 

short ornery norwegian said:
considering the loss of the top 2 WR's, I could see Darius Taylor become a hybrid RB/FL type. Taylor can be the lone RB in a set, or put another RB in the formation and let Taylor go in motion or set up in the slot. with this approach, I could see Taylor with 60+ receptions for the season.
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Think there is a very good chance we see Taylor lined up in the slot if one of these other guys proves to be a capable back. Taylor showed a real ability to catch the ball out of the backfield so moving him around and lining him up in different places is a great way to get him the ball.
 

Word said:
You are correct. Most sports have a c team which is mostly 9th graders, a b-team which is mostly 10th graders, and then JV and varsity. Some coaches do more shuffling within that framework than others.
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I'm referring to the structure used at smaller schools in the 60's and 70's. the preferred nomenclature then was Varsity (Juniors and Seniors and the best Sophomores)- also referred to as the A-Squad or A-Team. (where do you think the name of the TV show came from?) then you had the B-Team - generally sophomores and Freshmen. If a Junior wasn't good enough to play on Varsity, they generally hung it up. the C-Team was 7th and 8th graders.

of course, in today's parlance, you have Varsity, Junior Varsity, C-Team (usually the Freshmen) and Junior High. but some schools do still call JV the B-Squad.
 

short ornery norwegian said:
I'm referring to the structure used at smaller schools in the 60's and 70's. the preferred nomenclature then was Varsity (Juniors and Seniors and the best Sophomores)- also referred to as the A-Squad or A-Team. (where do you think the name of the TV show came from?) then you had the B-Team - generally sophomores and Freshmen. If a Junior wasn't good enough to play on Varsity, they generally hung it up. the C-Team was 7th and 8th graders.

of course, in today's parlance, you have Varsity, Junior Varsity, C-Team (usually the Freshmen) and Junior High. but some schools do still call JV the B-Squad.
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In baseball the B-Squad was typically associated with the sophomore team.
 

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