Nebraska football fans are some of the most knowledgeable in the country. They know their team and their sport inside out. And yet, I think Nebraska fans are overlooking a source of great concern for NU next season—the huge question marks in the kicking game. According to CFBMatrix.com, having a returning kicker is an immensely underrated asset. Teams that return both a punter and a kicker are about 28 percent more likely to have a higher ...

Fall practice kicks off in a few short days, and the 2013 Miami Hurricanes football team has some position battles taking shape. In years past, there have been many questions surrounding the team, but head coach Al Golden's third season is highlighted by stability and experience. Stephen Morris, Duke Johnson, a loaded receiving corps and a veteran offensive line lead a potent offensive attack for the 'Canes. Defensively speaking, there are a few more question marks, but juniors ...

The Tennessee Volunteers defense was a major factor in the team suffering one of their worst seasons in school history. Despite a high powered offensive attack, the Vols won just one game during SEC play and managed to look like a Pop Warner squad when matching up against opposing offenses. One of the lone bright spots for Tennessee defensively was linebacker A.J. Johnson. Johnson led the Vols with 138 total tackles and was the only player to record over 100 tackles for ...

This is the week where the 2013 season begins for the Georgia Bulldogs. The players have reported to camp and will start practice on Thursday. The expectations for the Bulldogs are high, so head coach Mark Richt has to be sure the players are working hard on and off the field. The Bulldogs come into fall practice with many aspects of their game intact. But there are some things the Bulldogs have to iron out when they ...

Urban Meyer isn’t letting Ohio State’s past disciplinary issues resurface ahead of the 2013 season. In the case of starting running back Carlos Hyde, that means a short suspension following allegations that he assaulted a woman in a bar on July 20. Per Tom Dienhart of the Big Ten Network, the head coach has suspended Hyde for at least the first three games of the season: Austin Ward of ESPN added Meyer’s reasoning for the suspension and ...

Ryan Shazier is a junior linebacker at Ohio State with a bright future. He is an athletic defender who has great speed, agility and instincts. Shazier is such a talented player that Urban Meyer clearly wants a clone of him when he leaves Columbus. Meyer got his man in May, as linebacker Dante Booker committed to the Buckeyes. Booker has similar skills to Shazier and he has the potential to become one of the best linebackers Ohio ...

Since arriving in the Big Ten in 2011, Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez and the Huskers have never quite gotten over the hump. In 2011, the team's first conference game was a brutal 48-17 beating at the hands of Wisconsin. Martinez struggled in that game, completing 11 passes to Cornhuskers, and three to Badgers, while averaging only 3.1 yards per carry on the ground. His performance that night prompted plenty of questions, particularly about his ability to handle the leadership ...

All high school players are still young in their development. However, certain recruits are closer to to being a finished product than others, as physical and mental maturity play key roles in how fast a player develops. Prospects such as quarterback Keller Chryst, running back Leonard Fournette and defensive end Da'Shawn Hand are 2014 class members who are close to maxing out their gifts. On the other end of the spectrum are recruits who have "high ceilings". ...

We all know Heisman voting skews towards quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers. Let’s push away reality for a moment, though, and consider this question: Which player, at each position, has the best chance of winning the 2013 Heisman Trophy?Behold Bleacher Report’s All-Heisman Position Team.Before discussing who should make the team, we must remember this: Simply choosing the best player at each position won’t cut it. Here are some reasons why, in no particular order.First, ...

In a decision that is certain to elicit howls of despair from the USC Trojan fan base, head coach Lane Kiffin has decided to retain his call playing duties for the offense in 2013. Good for him. After USC's abysmal 2012 season, which saw a preseason national contender limp home with a 7-6 record, many called for the embattled coach to relinquish the responsibility for the in-game calling of plays because, they contended, he was ineffective and ...