If we lose to Clemson, it had better be because the baddest man on the college planet, Deshaun Watson, was too much for us. I can live with that after what I saw last year. Not just in the MNC game but all season long. Mighta', coulda', shoulda', woulda' won the Heisman. But other than that position, in that game, there's no excuses anymore for us not matching up with anybody in the country.
Just thinking of some guys off the top of my balding dome, that should either start or be in the rotation, a quick plug into 247 Spurts shows these guys as either 4* or 5* recruits:
Defense
Montavelosity Adams
Carl Lawson
Byron Cowart
Marlon Davidson
Tre Williams
Darrell Williams
Jeffrey Holland
Tray Matthews
Rudi Ford
Jamel Dean
Carlton Davis
Derrick Brown (Should be if the hype is correct)
Antwuan Jackson (Could be)
Offense
Sean White
Jeremy Johnson (Poster child for Underdevelopment)
Jovon Robinson
Jason Smith
Kyle Davis
Nate Craig Myers
Alex Kozan
Austin Golson
Braden Smith
Darius James
I know there's plenty more on the roster and others coming in with this recruiting class. Bottom line is when you're athletes are equal to everyone you play against, it's all up to coaching to make the difference. I want Malzahn to succeed.."for a long, long time." But no excuses anymore.