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Wide Receiver – The Bucs' top four remain the same as last year with starters Mike Evans and Chris Godwin backed up by Antonio Brown and Scotty Miller. Brown took most of the snaps in three-receiver sets after arriving at midseason in 2020 but Miller was the source of a string of big plays, including an enormous touchdown in the NFC Championship Game. Jaydon Mickens and Tyler Johnson occupy the fifth and sixth spots at the moment but have plenty of competition from rookie fourth-rounder Jaelon Darden, first-year man Travis Jonsen and others. Mickens and Darden are the top two competitors for the return job, as well, which could prompt the Bucs to go seven deep at receiver if possible.

North Texas was not an outlier in the instant panic which took place as pundits, professional and amateur, took to giving theories on what could happen to the Mean Green. Conference USA commissioner Judy Macleod did not offer much of a guiding arrow in terms of what the future holds for C-USA teams in a brief statement, but assured the conference would “position [C-USA] institutions collectively.” What that means is up for interpretation, but the statement did not quell the minds of C-USA universities or their fanbases. So, with a conference seemingly as uncertain of the future as its member institutions, what do schools like North Texas need to do to ensure they have a future in a league which seems destined for realignment? read more: https://www.ntdaily.com/column-how-football-can-traverse-the-enigma-of-conference-realignment/

Interesting to think that Covid has increased the interest in regional leagues. Who wants to fly these days?

Sorry to hear this as he was a great teammate and would do what was best for the team as evidenced by his good play on special teams. Wish him well.

No idear. Maybe Seth? Player would be Aune? How about it’s complicated?

Wren did not hire Litty 4 the record. I’m not insinuating that is what you r saying just stating for the record/

Agreed but also Missoula will be a tougher no?

Maybe 15-20?

He’s like a coach on the field and really helps team morale.

But often, the speculation about realignment focuses too much on sports and too little on the academic institutions themselves. What about Texas’ in-state football rivalries in the Big 12? Will the Big 12 and Pac-12 coordinate a football scheduling agreement? What about basketball — how does this move help the SEC? Such questions are important. But the two biggest brokers in these conversations, and ones that are often overlooked, are the role of academics and a given school’s “institutional fit.” And, I would argue, this should always be the case. Ask any athletic director, university president or conference commissioner — one of the most-uttered phrases in conference realignment talks is “institutional profile.” Even in the money-crazed world of college sports, academic prestige is extremely important, especially for several Power Five conferences. Call it what you will: academic elitism, Ivory Tower egotism, scholarly snobbery. But a school’s institutional profile — what it can bring to a conference, in terms of its academic offerings, research profile, faculty awards and memberships, and reputation — is absolutely essential. read more: https://www.deseret.com/platform/amp/2021/8/6/22613053/college-football-conference-realignment-aau-association-of-american-universities

A very valid question indeed.