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On 2/24/2025 at 7:23 PM, TrashMaster G said:

Akina is seriously back?

Some folks around here 'bout to lose their damn minds.

Which is dumb. The dude has put 41 DBs in the league, has multipke Thorpe winners. He's still on the road recruiting. He has so much knowledge and he's a god teacher. 

People who think this is some kind of nostalgic offer is dumb. The guy still has it and will help these kids learn how to play man, yell at them for using bad technique and will make our safety room much better. His age means nothing. People need atop with the "meh" hire. Dude is a legend for good reason. Let the man do his job and give knowledge to help these kids get to the league. 

All of his former players are praising the hire. He'll be a good one. People still not trusting his hires needs to chill. I can't believe they still don't trust his hires. It's baffling. 

Huff Daddy will tell these kids what he's done and theylll show up ready to wreck shit. He and Orphey will absolutely crush it. 

1 minute ago, Funk Doctor Spock said:

Which is dumb. The dude has put 41 DBs in the league, has multipke Thorpe winners. He's still on the road recruiting. He has so much knowledge and he's a god teacher. 

People who think this is some kind of nostalgic offer is dumb. The guy still has it and will help these kids learn how to play man, yell at them for using bad technique and will make our safety room much better. His age means nothing. People need atop with the "meh" hire. Dude is a legend for good reason. Let the man do his job and give knowledge to help these kids get to the league. 

All of his former players are praising the hire. He'll be a good one. People still not trusting his hires needs to chill. I can't believe they still don't trust his hires. It's baffling. 

Huff Daddy will tell these kids what he's done and theylll show up ready to wreck shit. He and Orphey will absolutely crush it. 

It’s possible TrashMasterG meant this in a good way.   

3 minutes ago, Nueces River Rat said:

It’s possible TrashMasterG meant this in a good way.   

Ah, OK. You're probably right. I've been sick so my meter is shot. 

I’m predicting Arch will win more Heismans and NCs than Ron Powlus.  

Bill Connelly came out with his initial SP+ rankings for 2025. Texas is 7th. Full list below along with how he calculates the rankings.

 

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I base SP+ projections on three primary factors, weighted by their predictiveness:

1. Returning production. The returning production numbers are based on rosters I have updated as much as possible to account for transfers and attrition. Combine last year's SP+ ratings and adjustments based on current returning production numbers, and you're pretty far down the projections road. In fact, this factor accounts for more than 60% of the overall projection at this point.

2. Recent recruiting. This piece informs us of the caliber of a team's potential replacements (and/or new stars) in the lineup. It is determined by both the past few years of recruiting rankings and the quality of incoming transfers, and it accounts for about 14% of the current projection.

3. Recent history. Using a chunk of information from previous seasons gives us a good measure of overall program health. It stands to reason that a team that has played well for one year is less likely to duplicate that effort than a team that has been good for years on end (and vice versa), right? This factor accounts for a little more than 20% of the projection, and it only focuses on what happened within the last three seasons. I used to use a weighted history stretching back five years, but that's a less effective approach now with the changes in the sport.

I will update these numbers in May and August after there have been further transfers and roster changes, and my annual preview series will begin after the May numbers are posted. But for now, let's establish the 2025 hierarchy.

A reminder on SP+: It's a tempo- and opponent-adjusted measure of college football efficiency. It is a predictive measure of the most sustainable and predictable aspects of football, not a résumé ranking. Along those same lines, these projections aren't intended to be a guess at what the AP Top 25 will look like at the end of the season. These are simply early offseason power rankings based on the information we have been able to gather to date.

In addition to the rankings of every FBS team (overall, offense, defense and special teams), we'll look at conference breakdowns and how SP+ matches up with the eyeball test in terms of which teams seem to be overrated and which could be underrated at this early stage.

Initial 2025 SP+ rankings

Here are the full rankings, now featuring 136 teams with the addition of Delaware and Missouri State.

 

Team SP+ Off. SP+ Def. SP+ ST SP+
1. Ohio St. 28.0 38.6 (6) 10.6 (2) 0.3 (11)
2. Alabama 26.1 39.1 (5) 13.0 (5) 0.2 (20)
3. Penn St. 25.3 39.1 (4) 13.8 (7) 0.1 (58)
4. Georgia 24.5 37.9 (7) 13.3 (6) 0.6 (1)
5. Notre Dame 23.4 37.3 (10) 13.9 (8) -0.2 (106)
6. Oregon 22.6 39.5 (3) 16.9 (15) 0.5 (3)
7. Texas 21.9 32.0 (28) 10.1 (1) -0.5 (135)
8. Tennessee 21.3 33.6 (22) 12.3 (4) 0.2 (21)
9. Ole Miss 20.2 34.5 (19) 14.3 (9) 0.3 (7)
10. LSU 19.5 39.7 (2) 20.2 (26) 0.1 (48)
11. Clemson 18.8 37.8 (8) 19.0 (21) -0.3 (133)
12. Texas A&M 18.5 35.7 (12) 17.1 (16) 0.2 (24)
13. Michigan 17.7 28.7 (51) 11.0 (3) 0.2 (22)
14. Miami 16.9 42.5 (1) 25.6 (49) 0.2 (19)
15. Missouri 15.7 32.0 (27) 16.3 (13) -0.1 (96)
16. S. Carolina 15.4 33.1 (24) 17.7 (18) 0.1 (50)
17. Florida 14.4 33.6 (23) 19.2 (22) 0.3 (8)
18. SMU 14.1 37.4 (9) 23.3 (38) 0.1 (40)
19. Kansas St. 13.7 34.4 (20) 20.8 (28) 0.2 (26)
20. Oklahoma 13.1 29.7 (43) 16.6 (14) 0.2 (31)
21. Iowa 12.5 27.5 (64) 15.0 (10) 0.3 (12)
22. Louisville 12.4 36.7 (11) 24.4 (45) -0.1 (97)
23. Auburn 12.1 29.9 (42) 17.8 (19) -0.1 (83)
24. Indiana 12.0 32.0 (29) 20.0 (24) 0.2 (29)
25. Illinois 11.2 30.5 (38) 19.3 (23) 0.2 (30)
26. TCU 10.5 34.6 (18) 24.1 (41) -0.1 (92)
27. BYU 10.1 31.6 (32) 21.5 (31) 0.3 (10)
28. Iowa St. 9.9 30.5 (39) 20.6 (27) -0.1 (87)
29. Arizona St. 9.8 31.3 (34) 21.5 (32) -0.6 (136)
30. USC 9.7 35.4 (14) 25.8 (52) 0.1 (63)
31. Boise St. 9.5 35.3 (15) 25.8 (53) -0.3 (132)
32. Utah 9.5 26.7 (70) 17.3 (17) 0.2 (36)
33. Texas Tech 8.7 35.5 (13) 26.8 (61) 0.2 (23)
34. Nebraska 8.2 24.5 (89) 16.3 (12) -0.2 (119)
35. Arkansas 8.2 31.9 (30) 23.7 (39) 0.2 (35)
36. Baylor 8.0 34.6 (17) 26.6 (58) 0.2 (38)
37. Minnesota 7.9 23.4 (98) 15.5 (11) 0.0 (64)
38. Washington 7.3 28.5 (54) 21.2 (29) -0.2 (121)
39. Duke 6.5 27.8 (62) 21.3 (30) 0.0 (66)
40. Kentucky 6.4 26.5 (73) 20.1 (25) 0.3 (14)
41. Wisconsin 6.1 25.1 (83) 19.0 (20) 0.0 (70)
42. Va. Tech 5.2 29.4 (49) 24.2 (43) 0.2 (37)
43. Rutgers 4.6 28.7 (50) 24.1 (42) 0.1 (52)
44. N. Carolina 4.6 31.4 (33) 26.8 (60) 0.0 (72)
45. NC State 4.5 31.6 (31) 27.1 (63) 0.1 (55)
46. Ga. Tech 4.5 32.0 (26) 27.5 (65) -0.1 (100)
47. JMU 4.0 29.7 (46) 25.7 (51) 0.1 (53)
48. Colorado 3.9 30.0 (41) 26.1 (54) -0.2 (114)
49. Kansas 3.9 32.5 (25) 28.6 (78) -0.1 (94)
50. Tulane 3.4 31.0 (35) 27.6 (66) 0.0 (77)
51. Florida St. 3.2 25.0 (85) 21.7 (33) 0.3 (13)
52. Memphis 2.8 35.2 (16) 32.3 (101) 0.1 (42)
53. Pittsburgh 2.7 29.7 (45) 27.0 (62) 0.2 (17)
54. Vanderbilt 1.8 27.4 (67) 25.7 (50) 0.3 (9)
55. Cincinnati 1.7 26.1 (76) 24.4 (44) -0.1 (88)
56. UCF 1.3 27.7 (63) 26.3 (56) 0.0 (81)
57. Syracuse 1.2 30.9 (36) 29.7 (84) -0.2 (101)
58. California 1.2 26.7 (71) 25.5 (48) 0.0 (82)
59. Liberty 1.1 27.8 (61) 26.7 (59) -0.2 (105)
60. Army 1.1 24.3 (93) 23.2 (35) 0.0 (75)
61. UTSA 0.7 34.0 (21) 33.2 (106) 0.2 (33)
62. S. Alabama 0.6 29.6 (47) 29.0 (79) 0.0 (69)
63. Navy 0.0 28.2 (58) 28.2 (69) -0.2 (113)
64. W. Virginia 0.0 28.5 (55) 28.5 (75) 0.2 (18)
65. Miss. St. 0.0 28.0 (59) 28.0 (67) 0.2 (27)
66. Arizona -0.1 27.4 (68) 27.5 (64) 0.2 (16)
67. Maryland -0.2 24.7 (87) 24.9 (47) 0.0 (68)
68. Boston College -0.3 26.3 (74) 26.6 (57) -0.2 (127)
69. UCLA -0.8 24.0 (94) 24.8 (46) 0.1 (54)
70. UNLV -1.1 28.3 (56) 29.4 (81) 0.4 (5)
71. Oregon St. -1.3 28.6 (52) 29.9 (85) 0.0 (67)
72. Ohio -1.8 24.3 (92) 26.1 (55) -0.3 (131)
73. Oklahoma St. -2.0 27.5 (65) 29.5 (82) 0.0 (78)
74. Louisiana -2.2 28.5 (53) 30.7 (87) 0.4 (6)
75. Toledo -2.2 26.2 (75) 28.4 (71) -0.1 (86)
76. Michigan St. -2.2 21.0 (107) 23.2 (37) 0.2 (32)
77. Troy -2.6 25.9 (78) 28.4 (73) -0.1 (84)
78. Houston -2.9 20.3 (111) 23.2 (36) -0.2 (120)
79. Texas St. -3.5 29.5 (48) 33.0 (104) 0.0 (79)
80. Ga. Southern -4.3 26.9 (69) 31.1 (91) 0.2 (15)
81. USF -4.3 29.7 (44) 34.0 (111) 0.2 (25)
82. Virginia -4.8 24.3 (91) 29.1 (80) 0.1 (56)
83. Wake Forest -5.2 25.2 (81) 30.5 (86) 0.1 (60)
84. Wash. St. -5.4 30.3 (40) 35.7 (117) -0.2 (110)
85. San Jose St. -5.7 25.7 (79) 31.4 (94) -0.2 (108)
86. Fresno St. -5.9 22.6 (101) 28.4 (74) -0.2 (102)
87. Northwestern -6.1 17.6 (122) 23.7 (40) -0.2 (103)
88. Stanford -6.2 25.4 (80) 31.6 (96) 0.2 (28)
89. E. Carolina -6.2 28.2 (57) 34.4 (114) 0.0 (65)
90. UConn -6.4 24.9 (86) 31.3 (92) 0.1 (61)
91. Marshall -6.5 24.6 (88) 31.1 (90) 0.1 (59)
92. N. Texas -6.7 30.5 (37) 37.3 (123) -0.1 (91)
93. App. St. -7.3 25.0 (84) 32.3 (100) -0.2 (112)
94. West. Kent. -7.6 20.7 (108) 28.3 (70) 0.6 (2)
95. Air Force -7.8 20.3 (110) 28.1 (68) -0.2 (125)
96. Buffalo -7.9 21.7 (102) 29.6 (83) 0.1 (49)
97. Old Dominion -8.3 23.2 (99) 31.5 (95) 0.0 (80)
98. Coastal Caro. -8.7 27.8 (60) 36.6 (121) 0.1 (43)
99. Miami-OH -9.0 14.2 (134) 23.2 (34) 0.4 (4)
100. Colorado St. -9.5 23.8 (96) 33.2 (107) -0.1 (89)
101. Bowling Green -9.9 23.2 (100) 33.0 (105) 0.0 (71)
102. J'ville St. -10.4 26.0 (77) 36.4 (120) -0.4 (134)
103. Wyoming -11.0 19.7 (115) 30.8 (88) 0.1 (46)
104. Delaware -11.1 21.4 (105) 32.5 (102) -0.2 (115)
105. Hawaii -11.9 20.0 (113) 31.9 (97) -0.2 (118)
106. Arkansas St. -12.1 27.4 (66) 39.5 (131) 0.1 (51)
107. La. Tech -12.7 15.7 (130) 28.4 (72) -0.1 (98)
108. FAU -12.7 21.6 (103) 34.3 (113) -0.2 (107)
109. San Diego St. -12.9 15.6 (131) 28.5 (76) -0.1 (93)
110. East. Mich. -13.4 19.9 (114) 33.4 (108) 0.1 (57)
111. Sam Houston -13.5 19.4 (117) 32.9 (103) -0.2 (129)
112. UAB -13.6 25.2 (82) 38.7 (129) 0.1 (47)
113. Georgia St. -13.7 23.4 (97) 37.2 (122) -0.2 (109)
114. N. Illinois -14.1 14.4 (133) 28.5 (77) -0.2 (124)
115. UL-Monroe -14.4 17.0 (127) 31.4 (93) -0.1 (95)
116. Purdue -14.6 17.7 (121) 32.3 (99) -0.2 (117)
117. Rice -14.8 16.1 (129) 30.9 (89) -0.2 (104)
118. New Mex. St. -14.9 21.3 (106) 36.2 (119) 0.2 (34)
119. FIU -15.2 18.3 (120) 33.4 (110) -0.1 (99)
120. Utah St. -15.2 24.4 (90) 39.6 (132) 0.0 (76)
121. Cent. Mich. -15.9 17.5 (124) 33.4 (109) 0.1 (44)
122. West. Mich. -16.4 19.1 (118) 35.5 (116) 0.1 (39)
123. Missouri St. -16.6 26.6 (72) 43.2 (134) -0.2 (115)
124. UTEP -16.6 17.5 (123) 34.1 (112) -0.2 (130)
125. Tulsa -17.2 21.5 (104) 38.6 (126) -0.2 (111)
126. Middle Tenn. -17.5 17.2 (125) 34.7 (115) -0.1 (90)
127. Temple -18.4 19.6 (116) 38.0 (125) 0.1 (62)
128. So. Miss -18.6 20.1 (112) 38.7 (127) -0.1 (85)
129. Akron -18.9 17.2 (126) 36.1 (118) 0.1 (41)
130. Kennesaw St. -19.7 12.3 (136) 32.0 (98) 0.0 (73)
131. Nevada -20.4 18.3 (119) 38.7 (128) -0.2 (126)
132. New Mexico -21.5 23.9 (95) 45.4 (136) -0.2 (123)
133. Ball St. -22.3 16.9 (128) 39.1 (130) 0.0 (74)
134. Charlotte -22.8 14.8 (132) 37.6 (124) 0.1 (45)
135. UMass -24.0 20.3 (109) 44.4 (135) -0.2 (128)
136. Kent St. -27.2 13.2 (135) 40.4 (133) -0.2 (122)
 
38 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

Bill Connelly came out with his initial SP+ rankings for 2025. Texas is 7th. Full list below along with how he calculates the rankings.

 

  Reveal hidden contents

I base SP+ projections on three primary factors, weighted by their predictiveness:

1. Returning production. The returning production numbers are based on rosters I have updated as much as possible to account for transfers and attrition. Combine last year's SP+ ratings and adjustments based on current returning production numbers, and you're pretty far down the projections road. In fact, this factor accounts for more than 60% of the overall projection at this point.

2. Recent recruiting. This piece informs us of the caliber of a team's potential replacements (and/or new stars) in the lineup. It is determined by both the past few years of recruiting rankings and the quality of incoming transfers, and it accounts for about 14% of the current projection.

3. Recent history. Using a chunk of information from previous seasons gives us a good measure of overall program health. It stands to reason that a team that has played well for one year is less likely to duplicate that effort than a team that has been good for years on end (and vice versa), right? This factor accounts for a little more than 20% of the projection, and it only focuses on what happened within the last three seasons. I used to use a weighted history stretching back five years, but that's a less effective approach now with the changes in the sport.

I will update these numbers in May and August after there have been further transfers and roster changes, and my annual preview series will begin after the May numbers are posted. But for now, let's establish the 2025 hierarchy.

A reminder on SP+: It's a tempo- and opponent-adjusted measure of college football efficiency. It is a predictive measure of the most sustainable and predictable aspects of football, not a résumé ranking. Along those same lines, these projections aren't intended to be a guess at what the AP Top 25 will look like at the end of the season. These are simply early offseason power rankings based on the information we have been able to gather to date.

In addition to the rankings of every FBS team (overall, offense, defense and special teams), we'll look at conference breakdowns and how SP+ matches up with the eyeball test in terms of which teams seem to be overrated and which could be underrated at this early stage.

Initial 2025 SP+ rankings

Here are the full rankings, now featuring 136 teams with the addition of Delaware and Missouri State.

 

Team SP+ Off. SP+ Def. SP+ ST SP+
1. Ohio St. 28.0 38.6 (6) 10.6 (2) 0.3 (11)
2. Alabama 26.1 39.1 (5) 13.0 (5) 0.2 (20)
3. Penn St. 25.3 39.1 (4) 13.8 (7) 0.1 (58)
4. Georgia 24.5 37.9 (7) 13.3 (6) 0.6 (1)
5. Notre Dame 23.4 37.3 (10) 13.9 (8) -0.2 (106)
6. Oregon 22.6 39.5 (3) 16.9 (15) 0.5 (3)
7. Texas 21.9 32.0 (28) 10.1 (1) -0.5 (135)
8. Tennessee 21.3 33.6 (22) 12.3 (4) 0.2 (21)
9. Ole Miss 20.2 34.5 (19) 14.3 (9) 0.3 (7)
10. LSU 19.5 39.7 (2) 20.2 (26) 0.1 (48)
11. Clemson 18.8 37.8 (8) 19.0 (21) -0.3 (133)
12. Texas A&M 18.5 35.7 (12) 17.1 (16) 0.2 (24)
13. Michigan 17.7 28.7 (51) 11.0 (3) 0.2 (22)
14. Miami 16.9 42.5 (1) 25.6 (49) 0.2 (19)
15. Missouri 15.7 32.0 (27) 16.3 (13) -0.1 (96)
16. S. Carolina 15.4 33.1 (24) 17.7 (18) 0.1 (50)
17. Florida 14.4 33.6 (23) 19.2 (22) 0.3 (8)
18. SMU 14.1 37.4 (9) 23.3 (38) 0.1 (40)
19. Kansas St. 13.7 34.4 (20) 20.8 (28) 0.2 (26)
20. Oklahoma 13.1 29.7 (43) 16.6 (14) 0.2 (31)
21. Iowa 12.5 27.5 (64) 15.0 (10) 0.3 (12)
22. Louisville 12.4 36.7 (11) 24.4 (45) -0.1 (97)
23. Auburn 12.1 29.9 (42) 17.8 (19) -0.1 (83)
24. Indiana 12.0 32.0 (29) 20.0 (24) 0.2 (29)
25. Illinois 11.2 30.5 (38) 19.3 (23) 0.2 (30)
26. TCU 10.5 34.6 (18) 24.1 (41) -0.1 (92)
27. BYU 10.1 31.6 (32) 21.5 (31) 0.3 (10)
28. Iowa St. 9.9 30.5 (39) 20.6 (27) -0.1 (87)
29. Arizona St. 9.8 31.3 (34) 21.5 (32) -0.6 (136)
30. USC 9.7 35.4 (14) 25.8 (52) 0.1 (63)
31. Boise St. 9.5 35.3 (15) 25.8 (53) -0.3 (132)
32. Utah 9.5 26.7 (70) 17.3 (17) 0.2 (36)
33. Texas Tech 8.7 35.5 (13) 26.8 (61) 0.2 (23)
34. Nebraska 8.2 24.5 (89) 16.3 (12) -0.2 (119)
35. Arkansas 8.2 31.9 (30) 23.7 (39) 0.2 (35)
36. Baylor 8.0 34.6 (17) 26.6 (58) 0.2 (38)
37. Minnesota 7.9 23.4 (98) 15.5 (11) 0.0 (64)
38. Washington 7.3 28.5 (54) 21.2 (29) -0.2 (121)
39. Duke 6.5 27.8 (62) 21.3 (30) 0.0 (66)
40. Kentucky 6.4 26.5 (73) 20.1 (25) 0.3 (14)
41. Wisconsin 6.1 25.1 (83) 19.0 (20) 0.0 (70)
42. Va. Tech 5.2 29.4 (49) 24.2 (43) 0.2 (37)
43. Rutgers 4.6 28.7 (50) 24.1 (42) 0.1 (52)
44. N. Carolina 4.6 31.4 (33) 26.8 (60) 0.0 (72)
45. NC State 4.5 31.6 (31) 27.1 (63) 0.1 (55)
46. Ga. Tech 4.5 32.0 (26) 27.5 (65) -0.1 (100)
47. JMU 4.0 29.7 (46) 25.7 (51) 0.1 (53)
48. Colorado 3.9 30.0 (41) 26.1 (54) -0.2 (114)
49. Kansas 3.9 32.5 (25) 28.6 (78) -0.1 (94)
50. Tulane 3.4 31.0 (35) 27.6 (66) 0.0 (77)
51. Florida St. 3.2 25.0 (85) 21.7 (33) 0.3 (13)
52. Memphis 2.8 35.2 (16) 32.3 (101) 0.1 (42)
53. Pittsburgh 2.7 29.7 (45) 27.0 (62) 0.2 (17)
54. Vanderbilt 1.8 27.4 (67) 25.7 (50) 0.3 (9)
55. Cincinnati 1.7 26.1 (76) 24.4 (44) -0.1 (88)
56. UCF 1.3 27.7 (63) 26.3 (56) 0.0 (81)
57. Syracuse 1.2 30.9 (36) 29.7 (84) -0.2 (101)
58. California 1.2 26.7 (71) 25.5 (48) 0.0 (82)
59. Liberty 1.1 27.8 (61) 26.7 (59) -0.2 (105)
60. Army 1.1 24.3 (93) 23.2 (35) 0.0 (75)
61. UTSA 0.7 34.0 (21) 33.2 (106) 0.2 (33)
62. S. Alabama 0.6 29.6 (47) 29.0 (79) 0.0 (69)
63. Navy 0.0 28.2 (58) 28.2 (69) -0.2 (113)
64. W. Virginia 0.0 28.5 (55) 28.5 (75) 0.2 (18)
65. Miss. St. 0.0 28.0 (59) 28.0 (67) 0.2 (27)
66. Arizona -0.1 27.4 (68) 27.5 (64) 0.2 (16)
67. Maryland -0.2 24.7 (87) 24.9 (47) 0.0 (68)
68. Boston College -0.3 26.3 (74) 26.6 (57) -0.2 (127)
69. UCLA -0.8 24.0 (94) 24.8 (46) 0.1 (54)
70. UNLV -1.1 28.3 (56) 29.4 (81) 0.4 (5)
71. Oregon St. -1.3 28.6 (52) 29.9 (85) 0.0 (67)
72. Ohio -1.8 24.3 (92) 26.1 (55) -0.3 (131)
73. Oklahoma St. -2.0 27.5 (65) 29.5 (82) 0.0 (78)
74. Louisiana -2.2 28.5 (53) 30.7 (87) 0.4 (6)
75. Toledo -2.2 26.2 (75) 28.4 (71) -0.1 (86)
76. Michigan St. -2.2 21.0 (107) 23.2 (37) 0.2 (32)
77. Troy -2.6 25.9 (78) 28.4 (73) -0.1 (84)
78. Houston -2.9 20.3 (111) 23.2 (36) -0.2 (120)
79. Texas St. -3.5 29.5 (48) 33.0 (104) 0.0 (79)
80. Ga. Southern -4.3 26.9 (69) 31.1 (91) 0.2 (15)
81. USF -4.3 29.7 (44) 34.0 (111) 0.2 (25)
82. Virginia -4.8 24.3 (91) 29.1 (80) 0.1 (56)
83. Wake Forest -5.2 25.2 (81) 30.5 (86) 0.1 (60)
84. Wash. St. -5.4 30.3 (40) 35.7 (117) -0.2 (110)
85. San Jose St. -5.7 25.7 (79) 31.4 (94) -0.2 (108)
86. Fresno St. -5.9 22.6 (101) 28.4 (74) -0.2 (102)
87. Northwestern -6.1 17.6 (122) 23.7 (40) -0.2 (103)
88. Stanford -6.2 25.4 (80) 31.6 (96) 0.2 (28)
89. E. Carolina -6.2 28.2 (57) 34.4 (114) 0.0 (65)
90. UConn -6.4 24.9 (86) 31.3 (92) 0.1 (61)
91. Marshall -6.5 24.6 (88) 31.1 (90) 0.1 (59)
92. N. Texas -6.7 30.5 (37) 37.3 (123) -0.1 (91)
93. App. St. -7.3 25.0 (84) 32.3 (100) -0.2 (112)
94. West. Kent. -7.6 20.7 (108) 28.3 (70) 0.6 (2)
95. Air Force -7.8 20.3 (110) 28.1 (68) -0.2 (125)
96. Buffalo -7.9 21.7 (102) 29.6 (83) 0.1 (49)
97. Old Dominion -8.3 23.2 (99) 31.5 (95) 0.0 (80)
98. Coastal Caro. -8.7 27.8 (60) 36.6 (121) 0.1 (43)
99. Miami-OH -9.0 14.2 (134) 23.2 (34) 0.4 (4)
100. Colorado St. -9.5 23.8 (96) 33.2 (107) -0.1 (89)
101. Bowling Green -9.9 23.2 (100) 33.0 (105) 0.0 (71)
102. J'ville St. -10.4 26.0 (77) 36.4 (120) -0.4 (134)
103. Wyoming -11.0 19.7 (115) 30.8 (88) 0.1 (46)
104. Delaware -11.1 21.4 (105) 32.5 (102) -0.2 (115)
105. Hawaii -11.9 20.0 (113) 31.9 (97) -0.2 (118)
106. Arkansas St. -12.1 27.4 (66) 39.5 (131) 0.1 (51)
107. La. Tech -12.7 15.7 (130) 28.4 (72) -0.1 (98)
108. FAU -12.7 21.6 (103) 34.3 (113) -0.2 (107)
109. San Diego St. -12.9 15.6 (131) 28.5 (76) -0.1 (93)
110. East. Mich. -13.4 19.9 (114) 33.4 (108) 0.1 (57)
111. Sam Houston -13.5 19.4 (117) 32.9 (103) -0.2 (129)
112. UAB -13.6 25.2 (82) 38.7 (129) 0.1 (47)
113. Georgia St. -13.7 23.4 (97) 37.2 (122) -0.2 (109)
114. N. Illinois -14.1 14.4 (133) 28.5 (77) -0.2 (124)
115. UL-Monroe -14.4 17.0 (127) 31.4 (93) -0.1 (95)
116. Purdue -14.6 17.7 (121) 32.3 (99) -0.2 (117)
117. Rice -14.8 16.1 (129) 30.9 (89) -0.2 (104)
118. New Mex. St. -14.9 21.3 (106) 36.2 (119) 0.2 (34)
119. FIU -15.2 18.3 (120) 33.4 (110) -0.1 (99)
120. Utah St. -15.2 24.4 (90) 39.6 (132) 0.0 (76)
121. Cent. Mich. -15.9 17.5 (124) 33.4 (109) 0.1 (44)
122. West. Mich. -16.4 19.1 (118) 35.5 (116) 0.1 (39)
123. Missouri St. -16.6 26.6 (72) 43.2 (134) -0.2 (115)
124. UTEP -16.6 17.5 (123) 34.1 (112) -0.2 (130)
125. Tulsa -17.2 21.5 (104) 38.6 (126) -0.2 (111)
126. Middle Tenn. -17.5 17.2 (125) 34.7 (115) -0.1 (90)
127. Temple -18.4 19.6 (116) 38.0 (125) 0.1 (62)
128. So. Miss -18.6 20.1 (112) 38.7 (127) -0.1 (85)
129. Akron -18.9 17.2 (126) 36.1 (118) 0.1 (41)
130. Kennesaw St. -19.7 12.3 (136) 32.0 (98) 0.0 (73)
131. Nevada -20.4 18.3 (119) 38.7 (128) -0.2 (126)
132. New Mexico -21.5 23.9 (95) 45.4 (136) -0.2 (123)
133. Ball St. -22.3 16.9 (128) 39.1 (130) 0.0 (74)
134. Charlotte -22.8 14.8 (132) 37.6 (124) 0.1 (45)
135. UMass -24.0 20.3 (109) 44.4 (135) -0.2 (128)
136. Kent St. -27.2 13.2 (135) 40.4 (133) -0.2 (122)
 

I've skimmed his stuff this time around. It looks like a lot of pseudo-math lumped in with his opinions in an effort to look credible. I get it, but anyone putting weight on his numbers early in the season is messing with fool's gold.

Those ST rankings are abysmal. Probably doesn’t improve the final outcome of last season, but we’d be reigning SEC champs if they were even average. 
 

Can’t let that be an issue again this year. 

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IT with 4 position changes they are hearing about

Spoiler

It’s the offseason, which means it’s time for the coaches to experiment with players in different positions. The goal is always to get the player in his right fit, especially if it creates a value-add, addresses a need, or stirs competition. Sometimes a move does all of the above.

We’ve foreshadowed some of these changes for a while, but we weren’t sure when they’d take place. One was even speculated on last year as the best way to highlight the player, but we doused cold water on it for reasons we’ll get into.

We’ll start with the two we called. They’re also directly intertwined.

Jaylon Guilbeau, Star to Cornerback

Texas isn’t just trying to recapture the magic from last offseason when Jahdae Barron made the same move. The coaches truly believe Guilbeau has the ability to play the position at a high level.

The coaches are throwing bodies at the competition. Technically, the two starting spots are open, but Malik Muhammad will ultimately start. That leaves Guilbeau competing with Warren Roberson and Kobe Black.

We knew this move was happening, but we didn’t know exactly when. This has the makings of a major spring storyline.

Jelani McDonald, Safety to Star

Guilbeau’s move is made possible due to the presence of McDonald. McDonald started his Texas career at Star before moving to safety last year ahead of the Sugar Bowl.

As we’ve previously reported, the coaches would love to eventually field all three of Michael Taaffe, Derek Williams, and McDonald at the same time. Who could blame them?

With his size, McDonald is a better presence against the run than Guilbeau and did play Star at times this past season. PFF credited McDonald with 118 “slot” snaps and 114 “box” snaps this past season.

Trey Moore, Edge to Linebacker

I recommended they do this a long time ago but figured it wouldn’t happen for two reasons—Moore was coaxed back with the idea of playing significant snaps at Edge, and the staff added Brad Spence.

IT isn’t sure if this is experimentation or more of a permanent move, but it makes sense when you account for Texas’ Edge depth compared to linebacker depth, Moore improving his NFL Draft value, and the ability to field a sub-package comprised of elite pass rushers.

We hear Moore is a natural and can play whatever the coaches want from him.

Ryan Niblett, Running Back to Star

Say what? My jaw dropped, but it makes sense. We’ve reported he wants to stay at running back because he can carve out a role there. It’s clear he’s a selfless player and just wants to get on the field. The staff wants to see the former slot receiver’s speed (fastest guy on the team) back in the slot, just on the opposite side of the ball.

Niblett has all the traits for the position, but he will need time. We’re not saying this move, or any of these moves, is permanent, but as of now, Ryan Niblett is a defensive player.

 

51 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

Ryan Niblett, Running Back to Star

Say what? My jaw dropped, but it makes sense. We’ve reported he wants to stay at running back because he can carve out a role there. It’s clear he’s a selfless player and just wants to get on the field. The staff wants to see the former slot receiver’s speed (fastest guy on the team) back in the slot, just on the opposite side of the ball.

Niblett has all the traits for the position, but he will need time. We’re not saying this move, or any of these moves, is permanent, but as of now, Ryan Niblett is a defensive player.

unfortunate.  we're gonna talk about him like we talk about d.j. monroe.

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CJ Vogel 

Posted 1 hour ago

This will take the place of the weekly Friday Roundup as tomorrow is a big day with Quinn Ewers, Matthew Golden, Isaiah Bond and Jaydon Blue are set to meet with the media tomorrow in Indianapolis.

Regardless, this is a big week back on campus as the coaching staff returned to seeing the players on the field for a couple of workouts. As a result of winter workouts and football activities continuing, I wanted to share some notes that I have picked up.

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– Starting with a position change. Ryan Niblett has been moved to safety.

Originally, Niblett moved from wide receiver to running back, and now he has once again been moved, this time to the defensive side of the ball where he will begin in the safeties room. As far as I have been made aware, NIblett has been receptive of both moves so far. The expectation is that the former Aldine Eisenhower playmaker will start spring football on the defensive side of the ball.

– An interesting nugget in regards to 5-star ATH Michael Terry III that I picked up over the week.

Prior to being hired by the Detroit Lions, I was told Tashard Choice fought to get Michael Terry III some time in the running backs room. Of course, Choice has since departed and the five-star from Alamo Heights has since begun his Texas career with the wide receivers. 

As has been the topic of conversation with Terry for most of his recruitment, his ultimate position at Texas will be fluid as he continues to physically develop, but again, wide receiver is the starting spot.

– Moving onto additional nuggets from the freshmen –

• Freshman QB KJ Lacey has been very impressive so far, I have been told. Look, I am a Trey Owens truther through and through, but the word I received this week is that Lacey is going to really push for the QB2 role. Again, I share that with a bit of cautiousness given Owens has taken some major strides over the last year.

The comparison with Lacey to Bryce Young was made during his recruitment and I am told it has resurfaced a bit since he arrived on campus given his arm talent and ability to throw the rock to any part of the field. Really positive remarks early on.

• Among the wide receivers, I was told Jaime Ffrenchis probably the furthest along at the moment. Again, the expectation is that Texas will find a portal wide receiver in the spring, but we have seen Sarkisian lean on young wide receivers before and so far, it is Ffrench that is running point.

Currently, the biggest focus for Kaliq Lockett is getting up to speed with the requirements of the position. Basically, learning the nuances of each position, formation, route concept, etc. I was told he isn't far away.

• I believe I mentioned this earlier in the winter, but the returns on OL Nick Brooks have been very positive. For many who see Brooks for the first time, I think there is a necessary moment of reflection after seeing just truly how big he is.

But in actuality, Brooks has done very well early on in his collegiate career, I am told.

• Defensively, the big fellas up front have drawn some interest so far. 

Josiah Sharma and Myron Charles have each been mentioned. Sharma specifically as one of the larger early enrollees in the Sarkisian era. There is a lot of optimism in regards to both out of state defensive linemen.

Our @Gerry Hamilton mentioned it earlier in the winter, but I will reiterate – the expectations for Justus Terry are very high. Beginning his career at JACK, Terry is expected to see time both inside and outside on the defensive line in the spring. 

***

One thing that I have continued to hear about The University of Texas since arriving in Indianapolis is the rapport on the media stage matches the on-field swagger the team has played with over the last two years.

I think in large part, you can attribute Jahdae Barron for knocking out the media circuit today, but you can point back to T'Vondre Sweat, Xavier Worthy and Jordan Whittington from 2024 who all dominated in these settings and set the path for Texas players to receive some early shine in the Draft process.

Looking ahead to 2026, the names Anthony Hill Jr., Malik Muhammad, DJ Campbell and Jelani McDonald have all been mentioned in regards to guys expected to carry the torch. 

 

I've skimmed his stuff this time around. It looks like a lot of pseudo-math lumped in with his opinions in an effort to look credible. I get it, but anyone putting weight on his numbers early in the season is messing with fool's gold.

Yes - and too much to scan over on a phone.

Hook’em!!!

Why tf would they move Trey Moore to LB? He's a baller DE and we have Hill, Lefau, and Spence at LB.

9 minutes ago, Tex-19 said:

Why tf would they move Trey Moore to LB? He's a baller DE and we have Hill, Lefau, and Spence at LB.

He played LB last year as a hybrid edge/LB. My guess is they're going to highlight his versatility in being multiple and improve his draft prospects by doing so where as if he stayed at EDGE he's undersized.

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30 minutes ago, Tex-19 said:

Why tf would they move Trey Moore to LB? He's a baller DE and we have Hill, Lefau, and Spence at LB.

Edge is crowded, LB room not so much. Plus it allows scheme versatility. 

37 minutes ago, Tex-19 said:

Why tf would they move Trey Moore to LB? He's a baller DE and we have Hill, Lefau, and Spence at LB.

You will see Moore at both DE and LB this season. 

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Man, I really hope things work out for Ryan Niblett.  He seems like a great teammate and just wants to get on the field.  I'm pulling for him.

Was hoping niblett can get blues spot in the rotation at rb.  Rooting for the kid. 

47 minutes ago, Mother mopar said:

EDGE is crowded, LB room not so much. Plus it allows scheme versatility. 

Fify. 

🙄

1 hour ago, Tex-19 said:

Why tf would they move Trey Moore to LB? He's a baller DE and we have Hill, Lefau, and Spence at LB.

 Played some off-ball last year. Collins is the best pass rusher. He is going to be the Buck. It would be hard to start Moore and Collins on the EDGEs in the SEC. I see this as a way to increase the versatility with Moore and help his NFL prospects. I would not worry much about this. If it works out, awesome. If it does not, he is going to split reps with Collins in base downs and be on the field in pass rush situations. 

Yeah it may let them play him more if they can move him to lb on some of the non-obvious passing downs.

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Coach can demand review (maybe only for targeting) any time. If review fails, Delay of Game penalty assessed. Subsequent failures add additional five yards to penalty distance rather than disallowing reviews.

3 hours ago, Codaxx said:

 Played some off-ball last year. Collins is the best pass rusher. He is going to be the Buck. It would be hard to start Moore and Collins on the EDGEs in the SEC. I see this as a way to increase the versatility with Moore and help his NFL prospects. I would not worry much about this. If it works out, awesome. If it does not, he is going to split reps with Collins in base downs and be on the field in pass rush situations. 

I know you just flipped the names, but it’s funny you got Colin Simmons’ name wrong so many times in such a short amount of time 

 Played some off-ball last year. Collins is the best pass rusher. He is going to be the Buck. It would be hard to start Moore and Collins on the EDGEs in the SEC. I see this as a way to increase the versatility with Moore and help his NFL prospects. I would not worry much about this. If it works out, awesome. If it does not, he is going to split reps with Collins in base downs and be on the field in pass rush situations. 

And by Collins you mean Simmons, I’m assuming.
On 2/26/2025 at 8:41 PM, TexEx15 said:

 

Im so in. Arch about murder everybody, and I'm glad he's on every cover,every network, talking points, you,name it. He's a natural leader who will take us to the top. Is football IQ is higher than CTJ's  business courses he tells us about. 
Oh, and he's 6'4 225 lwith.zerp injuries?.this kid is ready. He knows the playbook front amd center. His favorite targets are Ryan Wingo who caught 4 TD's from him..and DeAndre Moore
 
Let's add which cat steps up next. Livingstone. Ffrench, Lockett, Butler' McCutchin. Arch ain't afraid to step into the pocket and scared to get hit. Georgia better watch their assholes because Arch is going full Diddy freak party on that ass.

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On 2/26/2025 at 9:43 PM, EZ$ said:

I’m predicting Arch will win more Heismans and NCs than Ron Powlus.  

That's a bar too high. Rob Powlus is the GOAT 

Texas is targeting former West Virginia head coach Neal Brown for a role on its staff, sources tell @CBSSports/@247Sports

5 hours ago, TexasMan said:

Texas is targeting former West Virginia head coach Neal Brown for a role on its staff, sources tell @CBSSports/@247Sports

They better hurry up, he's already got the job per his wiki.

Neal Brown
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Brown at 2015 Sun Belt Media Day
Current position
Title Assistant coach
Team Texas
Conference SEC

I think Texas and Ohio state split wins this season, honestly.

And I’m fine with starting out 0-1. No, that’s not an aggy bitchout response to a loss. I just think it will happen with these teams and both will go 1-1.

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9 minutes ago, markstanco said:

I think Texas and Ohio state split wins this season, honestly.

And I’m fine with starting out 0-1. No, that’s not an aggy bitchout response to a loss. I just think it will happen with these teams and both will go 1-1.


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