FORMER PLAYERS
Raheem Anderson, C (Western Michigan): Anderson did not play in a 23-6 loss to Michigan State.
Andrel Anthony, WR (Duke): Anthony caught 3 passes for 51 yards and 1 touchdown in a 45-17 win over Elon.
Dealin' 😤
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Jeremiah Beasley, LB (Missouri): .Beasley made 7 tackles and forced 1 fumble in a 61-6 win over Central Arkansas.
Kechaun Bennett, DE (UCLA): Bennett made 2 tackles in a 43-10 loss to Utah.
Tristan Bounds, OT (Arizona): Bounds started at offensive tackle in a 40-6 win over Hawaii.
Hit the jump for more.
Semaj Bridgeman, LB (Michigan State): Bridgeman made 2 tackles and 1 tackle for loss in a 23-6 win over Western Michigan.
Cole Cabana, RB (Western Michigan): Cabana did not play in a 23-6 loss to MSU.
Cam Calhoun, CB (Alabama): Calhoun played as a backup in a 31-17 loss to Florida State.
Darrius Clemons, WR (Oregon State): Clemons tore his Achilles during practice and will miss the entire 2025 season.
Jayden Denegal, QB (San Diego State): Denegal completed 13/25 passes for 208 yards and 1 touchdown in a 42-0 win over Stony Brook. He also ran 7 times for 12 yards.
CLUTCH. @AztecFB Jayden Denegal throws a dart AKA his first touchdown pass in Aztec threads to Jacob Bostick! 🎯
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Eamonn Dennis, WR (Ohio): Dennis returned 3 kickoffs for 30 yards in a 34-31 loss to Rutgers.
Tavierre Dunlap, RB (Eastern Michigan): Dunlap had 10 carries for 33 yards and 1 touchdown in a 52-27 loss to Texas State. The touchdown came after he lined up to take a direct snap at the goal line:
Tavierre Dunlap rushes through the middle for an Eastern Michigan Touchdown
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Andrew Gentry, OT (BYU): Gentry started at right tackle in a 69-0 win over Portland State.
Dom Giudice, OG (Missouri): Giudice started at offensive guard in a 61-6 win over Central Arkansas.
Ben Hall (RB, North Carolina): Hall had 6 carries for 22 yards in a 48-14 loss to TCU.
Louis Hansen, TE (UConn): Hansen made 2 catches for 22 yards in a 59-13 win over Central Connecticut State.
Amir Herring, OG (Kansas): Herring started at offensive guard in a 46-7 win over Wagner.
Jason Hewlett, LB (Boston College): Hewlett played as a backup in a 66-10 win over Fordham.
Nikhai Hill-Green, LB (Alabama): Hill-Green made 3 tackles in a 31-17 loss to Florida State.
Breeon Ishmail, DE (Purdue): Ishmail made 1 tackles in a 31-0 win over Ball State.
Kody Jones, CB (Kennesaw State): Kennesaw State kicks off its season next Saturday against Indiana.
Aymeric Koumba, DE (UCF): Koumba did not play in a 17-10 win over Jacksonville State.
Ja'Den McBurrows, CB (Appalachian State): McBurrows made 6 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 1 interception in a 34-11 win over Charlotte.
Cade McNamara, QB (East Tennessee State): McNamara started for ETSU and completed 12/17 passes for 146 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception. He also ran 3 times for 19 yards in a 45-17 win over Murray State.
Hayden Moore, LB (Washington): Moore did not record any stats in a 38-21 win over Colorado State.
Tyler Morris, WR (Indiana): Moore suffered a knee injury in the spring that will keep him out for the 2025 season.
Alex Orji, QB (UNLV): Orji attempted 0 passes and ran 3 times for 7 yards in a 38-21 win over Sam Houston State.
Jeff Persi, OT (Pitt): Persi started at left tackle in a 61-9 win over Duquesne.
Micah Pollard, LB (Liberty): Pollard did not record any stats in a 28-7 win over Maine.
Myles Pollard, CB (Memphis): Pollard did not play in the season opener.
George Rooks, DT (Syracuse): Rooks made 1 tackle in a 45-26 loss to Tennessee.
Keon Sabb, S (Alabama): Sabb made 6 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 1 sack in a 31-17 loss to FSU.
Adam Samaha, K (Akron): Samaha did not play in the season opener.
Deuce Spurlock, LB (Liberty): Spurlock made 1 tackle in a 28-7 win over Maine.
C.J. Stokes, RB (Charlotte): Stokes had 15 carries for 49 yards and 2 catches for 6 yards in a 34-11 loss to Appalachian State.
Jake Thaw, WR (Delaware): Thaw made 7 catches for 92 yards and 1 touchdown in a 35-17 win over Delaware State.
Minicucci finds Thaw WIDE OPEN for 50 yards and a score 💪
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Joey Velazquez, LB (Ohio State): Velazquez did not record any stats in a 14-7 win over Texas.
Dan Villari, TE (Syracuse): Villari made 5 catches for 55 yards and had 2 carries for 3 yards in a 45-26 loss to Tennessee.
Owen Wafle, DT (Penn State): Wafle made 1 tackle in a 46-11 win over Nevada.
Amorion Walker, WR (Middle Tennessee): Walker made 2 catches for 10 yards in a 34-10 loss to Austin Peay.
D.J. Waller, CB (Kentucky): Waller made 1 tackle in a 24-16 win over Toledo.
FORMER COMMITS
Collins Acheampong (DE, Bowling Green State): Acheampong did not record any stats in a 26-7 win over Lafayette.
Aaron Alexander, LB (Arkansas State): Alexander made 1 tackle in a 42-24 win over Southeast Missouri State.
Markus Allen, WR (Mississippi State): Allen made 1 catch for 7 yards in a 34-17 win over Southern Miss.
Ethan Burke, DE (Texas): Burke made 4 tackles in a 14-7 loss to Ohio State.
Kevonte Henry, DE (Alabama): Henry did not play in the 31-17 loss to Florida State.
Tyler Martin, LB (UMass): Martin made 6 tackles in a 42-10 loss to Temple.
Davonte Miles, DT (South Carolina): Miles did not record any stats in a 24-11 win over Virginia Tech.
Andrew Rappleyea, TE (Penn State): Rappleyea made 3 catches for 33 yards in a 46-11 win over Nevada.
Myles Rowser, S (Arizona State): Rowser made 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss in a 38-19 win over Northern Arizona.
Elias Rudolph (DE, UNLV): Rudolph made 2 tackles in a 38-21 win over Sam Houston State.
Jacob Smith (DE, Kentucky): Smith did not record any stats in a 24-16 win over Toledo.
Jaden Smith (LB, Kentucky): Smith made 1 tackle and 1 quarterback hurry in a 24-16 win over Toledo.
Jerod Smith (DT, Kentucky): Smith made 4 tackles in a 24-16 win over Toledo.
Joel Starlings, DT (Maryland): Starlings made 1 quarterback hurry in a 39-7 win over FAU.
Alex VanSumeren, DT (Michigan State): VanSumeren made 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in a 23-6 win over Western Michigan.
Raylen Wilson, LB (Georgia): Wilson made 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss in a 45-7 win over Marshall.
COACHES
Joe Bolden, Special Teams Coordinator (Southern Mississippi): Bolden is in his first season at Southern Miss after spending 2023-2024 at Tulsa.
Anthony Campanile, Defensive Coordinator (Jacksonville Jaguars): Campanile is in his first season as an NFL defensive coordinator after spending time as a linebackers coach for the Packers last year.
Kirk Campbell, Offensive Analyst (Los Angeles Chargers): Campbell is in his first season with the Chargers.
Steve Clinkscale, Defensive Backs Coach (Los Angeles Chargers): Clink is in his second season with the Chargers.
Ross Douglas, Wide Receivers Coach (Oregon): Douglas is in his first season as Oregon's wide receivers coach after spending 2024 at Syracuse.
D.J. Durkin, Defensive Coordinator (Auburn): Auburn beat Baylor by a score of 38-24 but Auburn currently ranks #119 in total defense after giving up 483 yards.
Mike Elston, Defensive Line Coach (Los Angeles Chargers): Elston is in his second season with the Chargers.
Jedd Fisch, Head Coach (Washington): Fisch is 1-0 after a 38-21 win over Colorado State.
Larry Foote, Defensive Run Game Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Coach (Tampa Bay Buccaneers): Foote has been coaching in some capacity with the Bucs since 2019.
Darrell Funk, Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach (Indiana State): Funk is back at Indiana State, where he previously coached in 2017, to help out his old buddy Curt Mallory.
Allen Gant, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach (Fordham): Gant is in his second season with Fordham.
Josh Gattis, Offensive Analyst (Syracuse): Gattis is now an offensive analyst for Syracuse.
Harold Goodwin, Assistant Head Coach/Run Game Coordinator (Carolina Panthers): Goodwin is in his second season with the Panthers.
Jay Harbaugh, Special Teams Coordinator (Seattle Seahawks): Harbaugh is in his second season with the Seahawks.
Jim Harbaugh, Head Coach (Los Angeles Chargers): Harbaugh is in his second season with the Chargers.
Ben Herbert, Executive Director of Player Performance (Los Angeles Chargers): Herbert is in his second season with the Chargers.
Cato June, Assistant Linebackers Coach (Indianapolis Colts): June is in his first season with the Colts after spending time at Bowling Green State.
Kevin Koger, Tight Ends Coach (Atlanta Falcons): Koger is in his second season with the Falcons.
Scot Loeffler, Quarterbacks Coach (Philadelphia Eagles): Loeffler is in his first season with the Eagles after being head coach at BGSU.
Mike Macdonald, Head Coach (Seattle Seahawks): Macdonald is in his second season heading up the Seahawks.
Curt Mallory, Head Coach (Indiana State): Mallory has been the head coach at Indiana State since 2017.
Roy Manning, Edges Coach (San Diego State): Manning was out of football in 2024 but is now coaching the edge rushers for SDSU.
Mike McCray, Linebackers Coach (Central State): McCray is in his first season with Central State after being with UMass from 2022-2024.
Jesse Minter, Defensive Coordinator (Los Angeles Chargers): Minter is in his second season with the Chargers.
Jerry Montgomery, Defensive Line Coach (Cincinnati Bengals): Montgomery is in his first season with the Bengals after spending 2024 with the Patriots.
Desmond Morgan, Safeties Coach (Memphis): Morgan is now the safeties coach at Memphis, where he is helping to coach former Michigan cornerback Myles Pollard.
Shaun Nua, Defensive Line Coach (USC): Nua is in his fourth season with USC.
Chris Partridge, Linebackers Coach (Seattle Seahawks): Partridge is in his second season coaching for the Seahawks.
Denard Robinson, Quarterbacks/Running Backs Coach (Lead Prep Academy): Robinson is coaching at Lead Prep in Brighton, MI, for the second year.
Rich Rodriguez, Head Coach (West Virginia): Rodriguez started off his second stint at WVU with a 45-3 win over Robert Morris. Quarterback Nicco Marchiol completed 85% of his passes (17/20) for 224 yards and 1 touchdown, and he ran 13 times for 56 yards and 1 score.
Dylan Roney, Outside Linebackers Coach (Los Angeles Chargers): The former Michigan walk-on, recruiting assistant, and grad assistant is now coaching NFL outside linebackers under Jim Harbaugh.
James Ross III, Defensive Run Game Coordinator/Outside Linebackers/Defensive Ends Coach (Houston): Ross is in his second season with Houston.
Roy Roundtree, Wide Receivers Coach (Temple): Roundtree is in his first season as Temple's wide receivers coach after spending 2024 at Miami-OH.
Adam Stenavich, Offensive Coordinator (Green Bay Packers): Stenavich is in his fourth season as the Packers offensive coordinator and has been coaching in some capacity with the team since 2019.
Ed Warinner, Offensive Coordinator (Rhein Fire): Warinner was the offensive coordinator for the Rhein Fire when they played their season in the spring/summer.
Edward Warinner, Safeties Coach (Indiana State): Warinner, who spent one year at Michigan when his dad Ed Warinner was the offensive line coach, is now a safeties coach at ISU.
Al Washington, Linebackers Coach (Notre Dame): Washington remains as the linebackers coach for the Fighting Irish.
Tyrone Wheatley, Head Coach (Wayne State): Wayne State opens its season on Thursday.
My heavens, that's a long list! In this age of high turnover, you may have to become a bit more selective in who you include. Still, I really enjoy this feature.
ReplyDeleteMy eye is half on Rodriguez at WVU. A good start, but the opponent was Robert Morris. I didn't watch, listen, or read much about that game. Is it the same RR, or does he have some new wrinkles? We'll see as the season unfolds. The schedule does not look too bad, but there are some tough games for them.
Denegal did some things. Orji did not. I'd love to know what's going on with Orji ... he must have *something* in practice, yet in games it's not there.
I watched some or much of:
ReplyDelete- Rahim Anderson: looked okay, but sparty may have a dude in Grady Kelly
- Jayden Denegal: made some throws we didn't have last year. Still can't read a defense
- Ben Hall: Belicheck has many regrets
- Green/Saab: wtf happened in Tuscaloosa? Bad angles, slow response and sloppy arm tackles
- Alex Orji: maybe all of our former RBs would be better off getting the ball from him? LMAO
Thanks for the write-up Thunder, this looks like a lot of work!
Oh dang that's a lot of work to put that together. Bravo.
ReplyDeleteSurprised Villari is still around.
No game preview post, but here's my concerns in Norman:
ReplyDelete- young QB v Venebles (duh)
- WRs didn't exactly help the young QB last week, and will face a tough secondary
- I didn't care for our OL run blocking against New Mexico, and wonder what they can do against a better, aggressive front7
- our DTs (outside of Payne) didn't do much last week. Just something to look for
- Seth was too easy on Edmond in the UFR. Dude stunk, and his backup was better. UFR grading agrees
- probably too easy on Hill too. Yeah it was only two plays, but CB1 isn't going to get much more than that, if they're good
That said, here's what I like:
- not a fan of Mateer. College "system" QB, who is a good athlete. Hasn't faced a good, great or elite D
- their OL looks like a Brady Hoke OL. We may send him home horizontally
- can a pass game carry them? Their run game is non-existent
- while their D is great, what happens when Bredesen hits a Safety in the chest? Explosive runs by our RBs (only the two who matter though)
Close game, M wins 16-1o
(crosses fingers)
GO BLUE
My questions:
DeleteQ1 - Will Michigan be able to generate good yards on 1st down?
Q2 - Will Underwood make them pay for cheating up to stop the run?
Q3 - Will Michigan's defensive line put consistent pressure on Mateer?
Q4 - Which way will the oblong ball bounce for turnover margin?
If I had to pick one of those to be a positive for Michigan, I'd love for the D-line to just cause havoc on their O-line and their offensive plans. I think if we can do that, then the offensive side of the ball will take care of itself.
It's a tough game to predict. I remember feeling really confident against TCU because of the trenches, until our Defense forgot how to tackle and our OL/RB couldn't Harball
DeleteHottake: OU isn't that good. They gave us a lot of opportunities that quality opponents don't make. But Mateer took advantage of wiiiide open Receivers and ran around a Defense that couldn't get off blocks or make a sound tackle
ReplyDeleteObservations:
- we're better at QB. Bryce didn't have a good night (he was Spring Game again), but had little to no help
- we're better at WR, I guess? McCulley made one circus catch, and had a chunk play off YAC. Morgan & Goodwin each did a thing. But none of these guys are good enough for Bryce Underwood or MICHIGAN football. Sending three of them into five Secondary is a losing matchup
- Haynes is explosive, but down-to-down neither he nor Marshall have much room. They're getting hit early, and fighting for their 3ypc
- OL got worse. Sprague, Norton, Crippen & even ElHadi got blown off the ball. Even when they had TE help, OU dominated the LoS. Efobi lunges like he is coming from a bad FCS program, not a year3 guy in Ann Arbor. Last year it was missed assignments & communication. This year we're just not good. Not strong. Not nasty
- DL was nipple fighting with a not-good OU OL. Often, even with blitz help they couldn't get home. What happened to Berry? Another no show game ... the monsoon against Bama covered up a problem area
- LBs were running into blocks and missing tackles. Sullivan was still promising, but Rolder & Hausman got picked on
- Secondary can't cover and cannot tackle. Hillman is now on my sh:list; big-time hitter, but crappy tackler
- Zavada missed a FG, our Punter had some weak kicks, and we have no Return game
We lost to an okay team, but looked overmatched. At least Texas was a NC contender; this looked like the Washington game
The 2o25 team looks worse. Hopefully no other QB can run (Washington? Sparty?). Which reminds me, the sparty game is once again a tossup
At least the USC tickets prices should drop
LONELY
DeleteDon't they know?
DeleteIS HAYES BOOMBUST?
DeleteIS MARSHALL GETTING BENCHED?
"THEIR 3YPC" -- DO RBS EVEN MATTER? WELCOME TO THE DARKSIDE!
EFOBI = HARBALL OR NAH?
NOT CLEAR IF WE'RE BETTER AT WR!?! LOL WHO KNEW.
TOP 7 RECEIVERS FROM "HARBALL" 2023 ALL GONE EXCEPT SEMAJ AND ALL WE ADDED WAS UMASS3 AND INDIANA5. SORRY I FORGOT YSU3 LOL.
WR IS WORSE AT THE TOP (NO LOVELAND) BUT BETTER AT THE BOTTOM ID SAY BECAUSE AT LEAST OLEARY AND CHARLESTON ARENT STARTING ANYMORE. CALL IT NEUTRAL WITH BRYCE/LINDSEY ELEVATING THE PRODUCTION RELATIVE TO THE WALKON PRETENDING HE CAN PASS
SHOULD MCCULLEY MOVE TO TE?
MAYBE MORE LUCK GETTING OPEN ON LB MISMATCHES. PLUS HE SEEMS TO WANT TO BLOCK EVEN ON PASSING PLAYS TO HIM LOLOL
I KNOW A LOSS HURTS AND YOU CAN GET IRRATIONAL IN THE MOMENT (LIKE FRESNO STATE BEING A PLAYOFF CANDIDATE IN 2024 LOL) but.... OU 25 IS A LOT BETTER THAN UDUB 24
THIS LOSS WAS OK NOT THE DEBACLES WE SAW AGAINST ILLINOIS AND WASHINGTON. TBD IF OKLAHOMA IS GOING TO BE MORE OF AN INDIANA OR A TEXAS/OREGON BUT THEY ARE PLAYOFF CALIBER OPP. THE SKY AINT FALLING.
CHIN UP AMIGO KEEP IT STEADY
Haynes is not Boom-Bust. He's getting hit at or behind the LoS, and still getting yards ... and BOOM. This is something Don and many other RBs couldn't do
Delete#RBmatters
Marshall hasn't been benched. He's simply RB2 (not 1b). No explosives, but still getting yards after contact, something Don and many other RBs couldn't do. He's a fine sub, just not as good as Haynes
#RBmatters
McCulley is on track to be more productive in one month than Tyler Morris was in a year, and more productive in two months than Tyler Morris was in his career. That helmet grab was a Receiver MAKING A PLAY, something we didn't get out of Morris (or any WR) since Wilson/CJ left ... just as the wise & football savvy je93 expected
#jeDub
Two things can be true at once:
as a position group, WR is still not up to standard (something I predicted & YOU argued against in 2o21); and
McCulley was an upgrade over Morris
I'll offer again: let's make a bet on the McCulley-Morris production
#betme
Who said Efobi was Harball? You're forced to make sh:t up, because you keep getting ...
#outsmarted
Chin up? Who said the sky was falling? Rather than conflating what I said with what you're seeing on social media, learn the game t0bY
This game was VERY similar to last year at Washington: one big run; an overwhelmed OL; a pass that got fans on their feet. A Defense out of position; wide open Receivers; missed tackles.
Remember to clear your browser history, t0bY
#dotheyknow