Bill Connelly is one of the best college football writers in the country, and he is the latest addition to ESPN’s team. Connelly is the inventor of S&P+, the best predictive analytic formula in college football, and his numbers have helped fuel a statistical revolution in the game. He announced that he was leaving SB Nation last week, and while his incredible preseason previews will be missed, he will have a much wider audience at the Worldwide Leader.
So yeah. I’m working for ESPN now. The Yankees called, as Dan Jenkins once said. First piece will be Friday, I believe.
(I always wanted to have my own Notes app announcement!) pic.twitter.com/WUuvqSGpW8
— Bill Connelly (@ESPN_BillC) June 25, 2019
Quarterback has been the position most affected by the huge surge in transfers this decade. Highly-rated recruits and quality back-ups are no longer content to sit and wait behind an entrenched starter, instead transferring to another school where they can become the guy. Last year’s national championship participants both had a very good quarterback leave the fold with Clemson quarterback Kelly Bryant transferring after the first four weeks of the season, and Alabama’s Jalen Hurts transferring at the end of the year. The Tigers’ season was nearly derailed as a result when Trevor Lawrence suffered a concussion, but they managed to survive with Chase Brice helping lead a comeback against Syracuse. Those snaps give Clemson one of the better quarterback situations this season, and Utah, Florida, and UCF are some of the schools seen to have good depth at the position too.
The level of quarterback movement nationwide makes it hard for anyone to have reliable backups. But these teams at least have something https://t.co/v7URM1e9u1
— SI College Football (@si_ncaafb) June 26, 2019
The NCAA announced plans to tighten the restrictions regarding immediate eligibility waivers earlier today, and there are likely to be … unforeseen consequences. In an era where there is more of a push than ever before to give college athletes more freedom in all things, the NCAA continues to pass regressive policies. Things are likely to get ugly between players and schools when a player wants out and a school wants to keep the player in the fold, and this seems like one of the more obvious repercussions.
This re: immediate eligibility waivers is gonna backfire
Players are 100% gonna start recording meetings with coaches, documenting coach behavior, etc etc… and it’s all gonna get leaked. https://t.co/nQZVcXvXi5
— The Solid Verbal College Football Podcast (@SolidVerbal) June 26, 2019
