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ESPN's Summer Playoff Preview( with great Cam Cameron quote)
Posted on 5/20/14 at 2:56 pm
Posted on 5/20/14 at 2:56 pm
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BATON ROUGE, La. -- No team has been hit harder by the NFL draft recently than LSU. The Tigers have had 18 players selected in the last two drafts.
How does Les Miles cope with such attrition?
"When we lose underclassmen, we have got to recruit to those voids, and we do. Those guys come in [and play]," Miles said. "We played 15 freshmen last year, we played 15 freshmen the year before and we will play 15 freshmen again this year, generally speaking."
The Tigers' ability to withstand such personnel losses by relying on young talent will depend on a recruiting class that ESPN's Recruiting Nation ranked second nationally.
The most likely candidates to make an immediate impact will be on offense, and there are some enormous shoes to fill. With quarterback Zach Mettenberger, tailback Jeremy Hill and receivers Odell Beckham and Jarvis Landry all out of the picture, LSU might feature freshmen at each of their former positions:
“Sometimes guys are afraid of young players coming in and taking their position, but here I don't sense that. I sense guys like the competition and they know we're going to need everybody to win a championship.”
Cam Cameron, LSU offensive coordinator
• Tailback Leonard Fournette, the No. 1 overall recruit in the ESPN 300, has garnered comparisons to Adrian Peterson, who rushed for 1,925 yards and was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy as a freshman at Oklahoma.
• Quarterback Brandon Harris was one of LSU's two early enrollees and clearly outperformed competitor Anthony Jennings in the Tigers' spring game.
• And among the Tigers' four ESPN 300 receiver signees are the No. 1 and 3 wideouts, Malachi Dupre and Trey Quinn, respectively, who could potentially fill the void at a position that lost 72 percent of its production when Beckham and Landry entered the draft.
There are other LSU signees who should contribute immediately. Think safety Jamal Adams, linebacker Clifton Garrett and possibly defensive tackle Travonte Valentine. But if the Tigers are to extend their streak of consecutive 10-win seasons to five, it will be because the offensive standouts from this talented class not only fill the holes on LSU's roster, but also play like the future stars Tigers fans expect them to become.
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"Sometimes guys are afraid of young players coming in and taking their position, but here I don't sense that," LSU offensive coordinator Cam Cameron said. "I sense guys like the competition and they know we're going to need everybody to win a championship."
This post was edited on 5/20/14 at 3:43 pm
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Posted on 5/20/14 at 2:58 pm to L S Usetheforce
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MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin breeds 1,000-yard rushers at a rate similar to the cheese that's produced in these parts.
But the centerpiece of the Badgers' backfield in 2014 just may end up being the most dynamic runner of them all.
4.4
Yards
That's how many yards per rush Wisconsin's Melvin Gordon averaged before contact in 2013.
Go ahead and put Melvin Gordon on the Heisman Trophy short list right now. He returns for his redshirt junior season after rushing for 1,609 yards and 12 touchdowns a year ago. He averaged 7.8 yards per carry and had four runs of 60 yards or more and three of 70 yards or more, both tops in the country.
"I didn't come back because I wanted to win the Heisman," Gordon said. "I came back because there are still things we want to do as a team, and I know I can be a more complete player, a player that helps everybody else raise their level.
"We've won the Big Ten championship and gotten to Rose Bowls, but we haven't won any of them. It gets to a point where you've had enough. You've got to win the big games, and the way you do that is by making enough big plays throughout the season. Coach [Gary] Andersen has been focusing on that, doing the little things and all the details.
"We're going all out on that and are ready to take that next step."
Gordon flashed the same explosive speed this spring that made him one of the top breakaway threats in college football last season. But he also looks sturdier than ever and wants to play at 212 pounds this season after playing at 207 a year ago. The good thing is that he won't have to go it alone. Similar to the way he did with James White a year ago (when they combined for 3,053 yards), he'll share backfield duties with talented sophomore Corey Clement. They'll be running behind an offensive line that returns four of five starters.
"Corey is a power back. I am at times, too," Gordon said. "But Corey is really strong. That's his game. He's physical. He loosens them up, and then I come in and break them down and vice versa."
Our 1st opponent should test our Run D.
This post was edited on 5/20/14 at 3:42 pm
Posted on 5/20/14 at 4:17 pm to L S Usetheforce
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They'll be running behind an offensive line that returns four of five starters.
This is what scares me.
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Our 1st opponent should test our Run D.
We will find out early what the front 7 is made of.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 4:45 pm to offshoretrash
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They'll be running behind an offensive line that returns four of five starters.
This is what scares me.
So will we
Posted on 5/20/14 at 4:51 pm to L S Usetheforce
Gordon lit up the shitty defenses they played last year against like UMASS, Tenn Tech, and Indiana but only gained 62 yds for a 3.9 avg against Iowa. They didn't have to play Michigan State last year which had the best run defense in the B10. I think we will do just fine.
Posted on 5/20/14 at 11:13 pm to lsufan1971
I keep hearing that our Lbers are much better and they will need to be. We shall see? I say we will be just fine in run D it's Chavis, the d will perform.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 6:27 am to L S Usetheforce
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linebacker Clifton Garrett and possibly defensive tackle Travonte Valentine.
Anyone know what's been going on with Travonte?
Posted on 5/21/14 at 7:48 am to Folsom
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Anyone know what's been going on with Travonte?
All I know is that he knows when he's gonna be in. He's definitely gonna be here this year. Don't know if he's gonna miss some summer though.
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