Jordan Wright, the 27th-ranked defensive end in the South, has locked in two more visit dates in addition to capturing an offer from the Florida State Seminoles.
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Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson is on the short list for early Heisman favorites. He might just be the fastest player on the field and can definitely bust an 80-yard TD run if you’re not careful.
James did not tear his ACL, as some around the program had feared, and Fisher said he expects his defensive star to be back this season – although he is unsure when.
Fisher said Cook missed several open gaps on runs against Ole Miss that could have resulted in 10- or 15-yard gains. If he can move the chains on the ground and take some pressure off Lamar Jackson, the Cardinals offense will be nearly impossible to stop. Alabama is a machine, and it will try to make a point against Ole Miss, the only team to beat the Crimson Tide in the regular season in 2014 and 2015.
I wondered if that was James speaking to U of L quarterback Lamar Jackson through Cook. Even though he is not the most impressive player so far, he is going for it. Jackson has been responsible for 13 TDs in the two games.
What makes Jackson especially risky are his legs, as he’s rushed for 318 yards and six touchdowns so far this season.
Jackson set an ACC single game record with 610 total yards (411 passing and 199 rushing) in last week’s blowout win over Syracuse. “We’re not going to let that happen this year”. That pressure up the middle doesn’t allow for that and it also gets him running towards multiple people in the middle of the field, which worked well for FSU last season. “Florida State was up there and Virginia Tech, but now Louisville, UNC is getting real big, Duke has gotten better over the years”.
“We didn’t communicate a lot (against FSU)”, he said. The two players above Jackson in rushing (Donnel Pumphrey and Aaron Jones) have a combined 67 more carries than the second-year QB. Francois has completed 69 percent of his passes through the two games and tossed three touchdowns against Charleston Southern last week. With a long of 10.
LOUISVILLE: The Cardinals scored 70 points in their opener against Charlotte and then an additional 62 points last week at Syracuse.
As Louisville looks to Jackson to gain an edge against the Seminoles, the trick will be holding it after losing halftime leads versus Florida State the past two years.
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Loss of Derwin James Jr. affect game plan? Fisher said after the game, “Brian Burns – you can really see the ability there”, while teammate and defensive captain DeMarcus Walker gushed about Burns: “He’s just a pass rusher”. McGee wanted him to ask, “What mistakes did I make? Louisville did a great job of developing him as a passer”. He is just a guy that is very, very talented, plays extremely hard, the way we want players on our team to play. We were fortunate to get one of them and Louisville was fortunate to get one of them. His 37 completions have gone to 10 different receivers – a sign he understands the system well enough to exploit the biggest defensive hole each play. This is Jackson’s first outing of 2016 against greater competition so the gouty numbers aren’t expected but a good performance is needed.
