As fascinating as Greek Mythology is, and it really is fascinating, this isn’t AP European History.This is college football, and we’re not here to parse through what’s factional and what’s fictional when it comes to the Trojans of old. Ironically, the fact that the legend of Troy has outgrown history almost makes the Trojans the perfect moniker for the University of Southern California.
-By Jake Cowden
Fast forward to today and the highest rated prospect in that class is no longer with the Hurricanes, and Mark Richt is working for the ACC Network instead of for Miami. And yet, despite all the change in Coral Gables since the 2016 signing day, it’s still proven to be the most consequential recruiting class in recent memory for Miami.
-By Jake Cowden
Solve for Y? Why? We spend about ten years of our lives learning to solve for y, and then never give y a second thought after we turn the tassel. Instead of solving for y, we need to be teaching our children, the future of our sovereign nation, how to solve for rb. Because that’s the variable no one has been able to solve for, especially NFL general managers.
-By Jake Cowden
In the playoffs last year, the Patriots went with a very run heavy offensive attack featuring Sony Michel. Michel scored the Super Bowl’s only touchdown, capping off an extremely effective playoff run. He ended with a total of 336 total yards on 71 carries and scored six touchdowns.
-By Steven Haglund
On paper, there was a point last offseason when From was the third most talented quarterback on his own team. Fast forward and Jacob Eason is at Washington, Justin Fields is at Ohio State, and Fromm is heading into his third year as the starter with Heisman and National Championship aspirations. For Fromm to take his game to the next level I'm looking for him to push the ball down field more and open up the offense. He has the talent to do so, and that's what it will take for Georgia to finally get past Alabama.
-By Jake Cowden
The Brewers return the best outfield in the NL headed by reigning MVP Christian Yelich. Former Royals champions Lorenzo Cain and Mike Moustakas return as well with their deadly bats and fielding ability. The Brew Crew also return much of their relief pitching, which posted a fifth-best bullpen ERA in 2018.
-By Jacob Caldwell
One criticism of Bryant is that he’s not the most accurate quarterback. I think it’s more appropriate to say he’s not the most consistently accurate, especially if he’s being compared to Deshaun Watson, who Bryant replaced as the starter at Clemson. There are some throws that Bryant makes, however, that are jaw dropping (his touchdown throw against Texas A&M in 2018 he fit the ball into about a 6-inch window.) According to Pro Football Focus, Bryant was actually the most accurate deep passer in the ACC in 2017, and I think he’s even improved upon that in 2018.
-By Jake Cowden
Donovan Mitchell took a city and state full of fans depressed about Gordon Hayward leaving for Boston and made it a city and a state that was more excited to watch their NBA team than anyone else. He led a team that was 19-28 with no playoff hopes to a 23-4 record over 27 games. Donovan was the leading scorer of a playoff team in a competitive Western Conference. The last five rookies to ever lead a team in scoring and win 40 or more games in the regular season are Shaq, Carmelo Anthony, David Robinson, Larry Bird and Donovan Mitchell.
-By Aiden Welsh
You can make a legitimate argument that at any given point he’s never even been the best quarterback in his division with Mcnabb, Romo, Vick, Cousins (not really, but I felt bad leaving Washington out) and Prescott’s rookie year. But, since Manning came into the league the Eagles won the Super Bowl once, and that’s it regarding the NFC East.
-By Jake Cowden
