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It will come quicker than that. Biggest question for Moses will be if he can stay healthy. Despite replacing two starters, this unit should be one of UCF’s most solid in the fall. With Wilson holding down the left tackle and two of its most experienced leaders on the inside in twins Justin and Jordan McCray at left and right guard, UCF should be able to consistently protect Bortles in an offense that will look to air it out more this season. The McCrays will help ease the transition at center for likely starter Joey Grant, who ran with the ones almost all the way through camp and is the outright leader to trot out into the huddle on Thursday night against Akron. Grant has been consistently in the film room studying, and his close relationship with Bortles should help chemistry there as well. Players said they saw Grant get a better understanding of protection calls and recognition, but having two of the team’s most experienced starters on each side will keep any issues at bay. The key is just continuing this summer to pick up the timing of snapping the ball and blocking the player lined up in the gap on either side of him.

George expands on the DustBurger visit.

Thanks for sharing!

I'm sitting this one out, I've been there before. With the 7 pm start time, I would go early to tailgate, fans are nice. Early lines show the Zips being a 23 point underdog, and that is probably accurate due to the fact that UCF is that good. I miss having them and Marshall in the MAC, I agree, I liked playing them. Most of the staff seems excited about our rebuilt defensive line, I think I would pay close attention to see who is getting push off the line. On the offensive side I'm excited to see MTB. Back in June coach told us that he wanted him to show something early, sounds like he is.

Interviewers treated coach pretty well, seemed like they knew there stuff about the team and what was going on. Didn't really learn anything that hasn't been posted on ZN already. Brent Dustburger spoke to the team yesterday and told them if they beat UCF on a Thursday, they would talk up the Zips on the national Saturday broadcast. "if you're a youngster in Akron, start getting the football out and throw it around the backyard with pop."

Disussion ended up here.

The Salt Lake Tribune article on why Drew Phillips' scholarship was pulled Here's what Mendenhall said Friday when asked about Phillips' situation by The Tribune: "I will talk, I guess, about what I am allowed to talk about. So Drew is someone that struggled in his time here at BYU, just [with] kind of team policy, and consistency.At the end of the spring semester, Drew was notified that he would not have his scholarship renewed, but he would have a great chance to come back [depending on] if and when, and how he did in the summer school classes -- to pay his own way for a year, based on how that year went. He would then have a chance to rejoin us, on aid [after a year]. There was a letter sent to their home. Anytime we pull a scholarship, which we don't do very often, there is a letter sent. I think that was the end of July. That's when that was stated [that he didn't have a scholarship]. I am sorry he is not coming back. That's probably as specific as I can get." ____Interviewed by his brother back in 2010 Originally offered by Central Michigan 40 time listed as 4.39 on Scout.com

Nice article George. AJ mentioned again in the recruiting process.

This guy?

Preseason Top 25 Four MAC teams receive votes: Ken+, NIU, OU, and UT.

Bullseye!

The hottest thing in college football right now? Only today, HGI, as a result of that fateful Friday trip, sits at the forefront of the booming football-helmet design industry. Thom's company, shrouded in secrecy because of the sensitive nature of its work, produces prints and designs that vary from $60 to $600 for some 70 high school, college and NFL teams, including the Washington Redskins and Seattle Seahawks. About 50 college programs this fall, in an extension of the latest arms race to look good and attract recruits, will wear helmets that feature HGI's work in collaboration with the schools and their apparel providers. Thom's college clients include Oregon, which donned perhaps the most notable HGI look -- a silver carbon-fiber design for the BCS title game in January 2011 -- Ohio State, Georgia, Texas A&M, Notre Dame, Michigan, Texas, TCU, Iowa and Virginia Tech. The helmet Oregon wore for its BCS title game battle with Auburn is probably the most famous that the graphics firm HGI has put together. "They're the hottest thing in college football," McCoy said. "You sit there and you look at a football helmet for 20 years and think, 'What can we do to make this different?'" HGI found a way to do it. Hydro Graphics Inc. The Zips need to keep up. 2014 would seem to be the time for optimism. Go get em super AD! Trendy uniforms a differentiator (full story) Uniforms. They're a topic around college football offices these days almost as often as the words "up-tempo offense." Indiana, for example, assembled its team for a uniform unveiling that has more than 300,000 views on YouTube. One Big Ten assistant said it was produced "purely as a recruiting tool." New uniforms make coaches downright giddy as they hit the recruiting trail.

Nice find Roo. I always have an issue (from the article headline) with the phrase "odds from Vegas." Where in Vegas? Here are real odds you can bet on today. From sportsbook dot ag.

Some can only think in the "now", others know how to plan for the future. Sometimes there is a bigger picture.

No, but neither did I. Not an easy birdie putt, 30 foot slight uphill with a pretty good left to right break. His effort was admirable, and gave me a good read. If I remember correctly, coach says "I'm not a golfer like my dad." I think he sunk the putt for the group behind us.

Photo in June with a few ZN members (cropped out).

The issue is the MAC is weak. If you have been a fan long enough to remember when we were a 2 bid conference, out of conference games weren't that big of deal because you got to see a lot of talent IN the MAC. Eastern Michigan used to be good...really. Now we are stuck watching in conference cupcake after cupcake come to the JAR. It's part of the reason we win 20+ each year. Some fans actually enjoy watching the Zips beat up on cupcakes...some don't.

BJ/Deji/Diggs/Harney

I didn't make it that far.

Should be interesting to see how it plays out.

http://firstrowus.eu? If I type "gold cup streaming" in google, I get this.

You think your friend has it tough?... The new arena might be a shoebox in the middle of the road!

Enjoy? Tolerate is the proper word.

I like them, they put the logo on the collar! JoPa is rolling over...

South Carolina Silver Chrome Washington Gold Chrome Redhawks have new uniforms and it makes Sports Illustrated.