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Dillon Gabriel one of SI’s most intriguing quarterbacks in 2022

Oklahoma starting quarterback Dillon Gabriel was named one of college football’s most intriguing quarterbacks for the 2022 season.

Dillon Gabriel’s college football journey has taken him from Hawaii to Florida and now to the Palace on the Prairie in Norman, Oklahoma. It’s an insane journey if nothing else for the sheer differences in some of the stops he’s made along the way since high school.

He has no tangible results in Norman yet but that will change in under 10 days when Oklahoma laces up their cleats and straps on their pads up to take on UTEP for the first game of the season.

Gabriel is an experienced signal caller with a lot of snaps in Jeff Lebby’s offensive system. The system itself is predicated on tempo and the Sooners plan to play ultra-fast. Gabriel will have weapons like Marvin Mims, Theo Wease, and Drake Stoops out wide with Eric Gray, Marcus Major, and talented freshman running back Jovantae Barnes in the backfield with him.

All of these components make up a small part of the reason that Gabriel was named by Sports Illustrated as one of college football’s most intriguing quarterbacks for 2022.

The Sooners’ QB1 checks in at No.7 on the list behind Alabama’s Bryce Young, Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud,  Clemson’s DJ Uiagalalei, Texas’ Quinn Ewers, Coastal Carolina’s Grayson McCall, and USC QB, Caleb Williams.

Here’s what Sports Illustrated had to say:

When [Caleb] Williams vacated the starting job at Oklahoma, Gabriel jumped at the chance to replace him. The former UCF QB was headed to UCLA in December, but decommitted from the Bruins in early January and redirected to Norman. The left-handed Hawaiian has thrown for more than 8,000 yards in college and reunites with his freshman-year UCF coordinator (Jeff Lebby) at Oklahoma. Gabriel is coming off a fractured clavicle and hasn’t played in a game since Sept. 17, 2021, but has drawn strong reviews through spring practice and the offseason with the Sooners. ‘Dillon Gabriel is a winner,’ Brent Venables said in July. ‘He’s a galvanizer of people.’ – Pat Forde, SI.com

Gabriel’s immediate buy-in to the Oklahoma program has endeared him to the fanbase in lightning time. His time is coming to show what he can do as the signal caller for a program of Oklahoma’s stature. He’ll take that first step against UTEP.

With his connection to the offense and the weapons around him, Gabriel has a shot to have a special season in a place where quarterbacks have shined the brightest over the last 5 or so years. His season-long journey as a leader for Oklahoma will be intriguing, to say the least.

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Oklahoma continues its first look at the class of 2025 with offer to Jourdin Crawford

The Oklahoma Sooners extend an offer to 2025 defensive lineman Jourdin Crawford out of Birmingham, Alabama.

Oklahoma was bullish on extending offers to high school freshmen for many reasons. Now, with those freshmen months away from being sophomores, the Sooners have begun to send out offers more regularly.

Recently, 2025 wide receiver prospect Isaiah Mozee received an offer from the Sooners. Another offer was extended to 2025 defensive lineman Jourdin Crawford from Birmingham, Alabama.

Crawford is just a high school sophomore, but his athletic profile is absolutely that of someone who will likely a top 125 recruit as the years pass by.

 

Alabama is becoming a hotspot for the Sooners to recruit out of after years of shying away from it under Lincoln Riley. Defensive line coach Todd Bates is from Alabama, and he recruited it extensively as a coach while at Clemson. Now at Oklahoma, he’s bringing that same tenacity in recruiting the state of Alabama that he displayed for the Tigers.

As a sophomore, Crawford doesn’t have many offers but that’ll change over the next few months as the class of 2025 starts to round into shape and take over the camp circuit in abundance. The only four offers he holds are  Oklahoma, Michigan, Georgia Tech and Coastal Carolina.

Crawford’s recruitment will be one to follow over the next few years given Bates’ emphasis on recruiting the state of Alabama. The 2023 and 2024 classes have multiple high-level targets with OU offers that hail from Alabama and Todd Bates has been a key figure as the Sooners open up new recruiting grounds.

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Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Top 10 Players: College Football Preview 2022

Who are the top 10 Coastal Carolina players going into the 2022 college football season?

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Preview 2022: Who are the top 10 players going into the season?

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Fresno State vs. Coastal Carolina odds, picks and predictions

Fresno State’s record against the spread so far this season is 17-14-1, while Coastal Carolina’s is 14-11-0. The Bulldogs have a 13-19-0 record going over the point total, while games involving the Chanticleers have a record of 11-11-1 when it comes …

Fresno State’s record against the spread so far this season is 17-14-1, while Coastal Carolina’s is 14-11-0. The Bulldogs have a 13-19-0 record going over the point total, while games involving the Chanticleers have a record of 11-11-1 when it comes to hitting the over. The teams score an average of 138.5 points per game, 12.0 more points than this matchup’s total. Fresno State is 3-7-0 against the spread and 3-7 overall in its last 10 contests, while Coastal Carolina has gone 5-5-0 against the spread and 5-5 overall.

Fresno State at Coastal Carolina odds, spread and lines

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  • Spread: Fresno State -3
  • Total: 126.5
  • Moneyline: Fresno State -157, Coastal Carolina +133

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Fresno State at Coastal Carolina odds, spread, & more

Prediction

Fresno State 66, Coastal Carolina 64

Moneyline

  • The Bulldogs have won 88.9% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (16-2).
  • Fresno State is 14-2 (winning 87.5% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline favorite of -157 or shorter.
  • The Bulldogs have a 61.1% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
  • This season, the Chanticleers have been the underdog 12 times and won six, or 50%, of those games.
  • This season, Coastal Carolina has won seven of its 10 games, or 70%, when it’s the underdog by at least +133 on the moneyline.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Chanticleers have a 42.9% chance to win.

Against the spread

  • The Bulldogs record only 1.0 more point per game (65.7) than the Chanticleers give up (64.7).
  • Fresno State is 9-3-1 against the spread and 13-1 overall when scoring more than 64.7 points.
  • Coastal Carolina is 10-3 against the spread and 12-4 overall when allowing fewer than 65.7 points.
  • The Chanticleers score an average of 72.8 points per game, 13.8 more points than the 59.0 the Bulldogs allow to opponents.
  • When it scores more than 59.0 points, Coastal Carolina is 13-7 against the spread and 16-9 overall.
  • Fresno State’s record is 17-10-1 against the spread and 18-11 overall when it gives up fewer than 72.8 points.
  • The Bulldogs have out-scored their opponents by a total of 234 points this season (6.7 points per game on average), and the Chanticleers have put up 259 more points than their opponents on the year (8.1 per game).

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Over/Under

  • The average implied total for the Bulldogs this season is 67.3 points, 2.3 more points than their implied total of 65 points in Friday’s game.
  • So far this season, Fresno State has recorded more than 65 points in 14 games.
  • The 70.7-point average implied total on the season for the Chanticleers is 8.7 more points than the team’s 62-point implied total in this matchup.
  • This year, Coastal Carolina has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (62) 20 times.

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How to watch Fresno State vs. Coastal Carolina

  • Game Day: Friday, April 1, 2022
  • Game Time: 6:00 PM ET
  • Live Stream: Hulu

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Joey Chestnut devours Coastal Carolina players in pizza-eating contest

Coastal Carolina players tackled Joey Chestnut in a pizza-eating contest and lost

Coastal Carolina football players won the game on the field Saturday.

They then went out and were destroyed in a pizza-eating contest by Joey Chestnut.

After defeating Texas State, 35-21, a few Chanticleer players took on the eating legend … and didn’t fare as well.

The food event started with all the fanfare of the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog East Contest that takes place July 4 on Coney Island.

And then there was a slice — or slices — of life and lessons to be learned. Don’t mess with the best.

Per Myrtlebeachonline:

Joey “Jaws” took on super seniors Silas Kelly, Trey Carter and Charles Ouverson in a two-minute inhalation of the Italian treat.

“You couldn’t have combined our other three guys and eaten what he did in two minutes,” CCU coach Jamey Chadwell said. “It was pretty sweet though.” Chestnut was contacted through a friend in the media about attending the game and taking part in something with the team. Chestnut said he was pushed a bit in the competition. “Kelly, that guy’s an eater. He’s definitely the best eater on the team but I still put him down,” Chestnut said. “I almost finished the whole pizza, but it had been sitting out a little bit and the crust was a little rough.”

WATCH: Coastal Carolina took on Joey Chestnut in a pizza-eating contest after win over Texas State

That’s certainly one way to enjoy a win in the locker room.

Folks, I am pleased to inform you that Coastal Carolina — the Group of Five program best known for mullets, innovative offense, a teal field and a mascot based on a fabled rooster from Geoffrey Chaucer’s 14th-century classic “The Canterbury Tales” — is at it again.

After taking down Texas State on Saturday, CCU hosted a pizza-eating challenge in the locker room, where several players faced off against competitive-eating world champion Joey Chestnut (who is best known for making Americans everywhere question if they really want the hot dogs they’re about to eat every Fourth of July). He’s won the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest 14 times and every year since 2016.

Complete with chants of “USA!” from the peanut gallery, the players tried to scarf down an entire cheese pizza before Chestnut.

It went about as well for them as you would expect, but shoutout to fifth-year linebacker Silas Kelly, who really did make a good go of it. His team seemed to have turned against him, however, as they began cheering on Chestnut midway through.

The Chanticleers got back into the win column on Saturday against a struggling Bobcats team after suffering a 42-40 upset at the hands of Georgia State last week without star quarterback Grayson McCall.

McCall returned to the field Saturday against Texas State, completing 22 of 28 passes for 319 yards and five touchdowns en route to a 35-21 win. What better way to celebrate than trying to eat an entire personal pizza in two minutes?

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Where is Penn State in USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll after Week 10?

Penn State remains No. 23 in the updated USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll after a win over Maryland.

After breaking its losing ways with a 31-14 victory at Maryland this weekend, Penn State simply managed to hold firm on its ranking in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll. The fresh coaches poll, released early Sunday afternoon, sees Penn State holding steady at No. 23 for a second consecutive week.

At 6-3 on the season, Penn State is one of six Big Ten teams ranked in this week’s coaches poll. No. 5 Ohio State remained where they are with just one minor change in this week’s top five of the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll (No. 2 Alabama moved up one spot, with No. 3 Cincinnati falling from No. 2 after a close call against Tulsa). No. 8 Michigan moved up two spots to move ahead of, ironically, No. 9 Michigan State. The Spartans fell three spots in the coaches poll after their loss at Purdue, just one week after Michigan State clipped Michigan in a head-to-head matchup.

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No. 14 Iowa moved up two spots with some reshuffling of the rankings midway through the college football world this weekend. Iowa took advantage of losses by No. 18 Baylor (down five spots) and No. 20 Auburn (down six).  While Penn State remained No. 23, No. 24 Wisconsin has burst right back into the coaches poll with a blowout win at Rutgers. The Badgers, whom Penn State defeated in Week 1, are right behind the Nittany Lions at No. 24.

Out of the Big Ten, the Pitt Panthers continue to be on the rise as a leading ACC contender. The Panthers moved up three spots this week after a blowout victory against Duke. The Panthers passed Penn State in the process.

Georgia remains the unanimous selection for No. 1 this week after receiving all 64 first-place votes.

A look at the full coaches poll after this week’s slate of games.

Full USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll:

Rank Team Record Points Change
1 Georgia 9-0 1,600 (64) –
2 Alabama 8-1 1,483 +1
3 Cincinnati 9-0 1,430 -1
4 Oklahoma 9-0 1,423 –
5 Ohio State 8-1 1,356 –
6 Oregon 8-1 1,291 +1
7 Notre Dame 8-1 1,182 +1
8 Michigan 8-1 1,099 +2
9 Michigan State 8-1 1,074 -3
10 Oklahoma State 8-1 1,045 +1
11 Texas A&M 7-2 1,023 +1
12 Ole Miss 7-2 862 +3
13 Wake Forest 8-1 769 -4
14 Iowa 7-2 636 +2
15 BYU 8-2 552 +5
16 UTSA 9-0 525 +2
17 Houston 8-1 472 +2
18 Baylor 7-2 449 -5
19 NC State 7-2 445 +3
20 Auburn 6-3 382 -6
21 Coastal Carolina 8-1 335 –
22 Pittsburgh 7-2 293 +3
23 Penn State 6-3 249 –
24 Wisconsin 6-3 177 +7
25 UL Lafayette 8-1 164 +1

Dropped from the rankings:

No. 17 Kentucky; No. 24 Southern Methodist

Others receiving votes:

Arkansas 116; San Diego State 103; Purdue 77; Kentucky 74; Utah 34; Iowa State 21; Appalachian State 19; Southern Methodist 18; Minnesota

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Where is Penn State in the AP Top 25 after loss to Illinois?

Penn State got hammered by the AP Top 25 voters after a loss to Illinois in Week 8

Penn State’s catastrophic loss to Illinois in a marathon nine-overtime contest in Week 8 saw the Nittany Lions take a significant stumble in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll. Voters in the Associated Press Top 25 were ready to hammer Penn State as well in this week’s updated AP poll.

Penn State fell to No. 20 in this week’s AP Top 25, falling 13 spots from last week in the process from No. 7. Penn State is now actually ranked lower than the Auburn Tigers, whom Penn State defeated earlier in the season. Auburn moved up from No. 19 to No. 18 this week.

Penn State is still one of five Big Ten teams ranked in the AP Top 25 this week. No. 5 Ohio State and No. 6 Michigan stayed where they were a week ago. No. 8 Michigan State moved up one spot after Penn State and Oklahoma State each lost this weekend. And No. 9 Iowa is back into the top 10 after being on a bye week.

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Georgia remains on top of the AP Top 25 with all 63 first-place votes heading their way. Cincinnati is still ahead of one-loss Alabama for the second spot right behind the Bulldogs. Alabama moved up to No. 3 after swapping rankings with Oklahoma this week.

NEXT: Full AP Top 25 following Week 8

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Penn State tumbles in USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll

Where is Penn State ranked in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll after an epic overtime loss to Illinois?

After dropping a nine-overtime marathon at home to lowly Illinois, Penn State was due to take a major tumble in the latest polls on Sunday. And that’s exactly what happened for the Nittany Lions following Week 8 of college football action.

Penn State fell 10 spots down to No. 17 in this week’s USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll, which was updated Sunday afternoon less than 24 hours after a major disappointment in front of a homecoming crowd. But Penn State’s fall in the polls may have been given a slight pillow considering a number of other losses taken by ranked teams around the country.

Coastal Carolina and NC State each losing gave Penn State a slight cushion underneath them, as did the loss by Clemson. Coastal Carolina and NC State each remained in the top 25, although Clemson fell out after their road loss at Pitt. The Panthers moved up four spots in the coaches poll, but only up to No. 19 to remain two spots behind Penn State despite a better record of 6-1.

Penn State took the biggest tumble in this week’s coaches poll by falling nine spots after a loss to Illinois. No. 15 Oklahoma State also took a good fall by dropping six spots after a loss to Iowa State (up to No. 23 after being unranked). Coastal Carolina fell eight spots and NC State fell seven after losses to Appalachian State and Miami, respectively.

Georgia remains the unanimous No. 1 team in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll after receiving all 64 first-place votes to stay ahead of No. 2 Cincinnati. But No. 3 Alabama has moved ahead of No. 4 Oklahoma, who fell two spots after having to claw back on the road against Kansas. No. 5 Ohio State, No. 6 Michigan, and No. 7 Michigan State remain in their spots from a week ago heading into a massive weekend of Big Ten football. Penn State is now left in the rearview mirror, at least for now, in the Big Ten East race.

No. 10 Iowa moved up one spot in its bye week to give the Big Ten four top 10 teams after Penn State fell out.

NEXT: The full USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll After Week 8

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Kansas Jayhawks in a familiar position as they get set to host the Sooners

The Kansas Jayhawks have shown signs of improved play at times this season, but after recent struggles have reclaimed the “top spot” in these rankings.

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After some promising performances through the first half of the season, the Kansas Jayhawks find themselves in a familiar place as arguably the worst team in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Tom Fornelli of CBS Sports ranks the bottom 25 teams and after a brief stint as the second-worst team in the country, Kansas reclaims the “top spot.”

Earlier this week, it finally got cool enough to put my fur-lined slippers back on. The sensation of sliding my feet into that soft, fluffy warmth was not much different than seeing Kansas at No. 1 yet again. Hello, old friend. Welcome back. Something tells me that the Jayhawks could be the first team to stay at No. 1, considering they’ve got Oklahoma this week and Oklahoma State the week after. But maybe, just maybe… (2) – Fornelli

There have been times this season where the Kansas Jayhawks have shown signs of life. They’ve gotten games close before the blowouts set in. They held Baylor to just 14 first-half points. The Jayhawks were leading the Duke Blue Devils in the third quarter before the game got away from them. They were within six of the previously undefeated Coastal Carolina Chanticleers before succumbing to a strong second-half effort from Coastal.

Head Coach Lance Leipold has made progress and they’re playing better football, but this is a team that still has some growing to do. They don’t have a Pooka Williams on this year’s squad to make life difficult for the Sooners’ defense.

The Jayhawks will come out playing hard, but that effort won’t be enough to make this much of a game on Saturday as the Sooners likely roll on to a blowout victory.

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