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Former SEC player, current ESPN analyst talks ‘really intriguing’ Clemson-Wake game

A former SEC football player and current ESPN college football analyst gave his thoughts on Saturday’s matchup between Clemson (7-3, 5-2 ACC) and No. 10 Wake Forest (9-1, 6-0). Cole Cubelic, a former Auburn offensive lineman and captain, talked …

A former SEC football player and current ESPN college football analyst gave his thoughts on Saturday’s matchup between Clemson (7-3, 5-2 ACC) and No. 10 Wake Forest (9-1, 6-0).

Cole Cubelic, a former Auburn offensive lineman and captain, talked about the 12 p.m. tilt at Death Valley that is one of the Week 12 games he’s most looking forward to.

“I think that Wake-Clemson game is really interesting,” Cubelic said on ESPN2. “Obviously D.J. Uiagalelei and company have not really been able to get the offense going. But Wake stops about nobody defensively.

“Now, we know that walk-the-dog, zone read offense that Wake Forest has got going, that Coach (Dave) Clawson has put in – super effective. But Clemson’s defense has been really good, still this year, even with all the injuries. But you look at some of the offenses that they’ve played down the stretch, not super high-powered. So, I think that’s a really intriguing matchup.”

Clemson’s offense, which ranks 12th in the ACC in points per game (24.4), will be facing a Wake Forest defense ranked ninth in the ACC in scoring defense (29.1 points per game allowed).

Meanwhile, Clemson’s defense – which ranks first in the ACC and third nationally in scoring defense (15.3 points per game allowed) – will be tasked with slowing down a Demon Deacons attack that ranks first in the conference and second in the FBS in points per game (44.7).

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Georgia football RB named SEC breakout player

Georgia football RB Kendall Milton named SEC breakout player

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ESPN and SEC Network analyst Cole Cubelic has named Georgia Bulldogs running back Kendall Milton one of the top breakout players in the SEC.

Cubelic considers Missouri wide receiver Mookie Cooper, LSU tight end Kole Taylor, South Carolina wide receiver EJ Jenkins, and Auburn wide receiver Ja’Varrius Johnson to be his other offensive breakout players in the conference.

Milton is extremely talented. He came to Athens as a five-star recruit in the class of 2020 and impressed after enrolling early as a freshman. Milton grew stronger this spring and may have another level to his game.

He played in seven games throughout his first season in Athens. Milton recorded 193 rushing yards, broke lots of tackles and showed a good burst. However, Milton sprained his MCL against Florida and missed Georgia’s remaining regular-season games.

Milton was available throughout spring practice and was impressive in the spring game, in which he scored a touchdown.

This offseason, Milton has changed from No. 22 to No. 2. The No. 2 jersey fits him quite well.

In order for Milton to break out, he will have to emerge from Georgia’s crowded backfield of Daijun Edwards, Zamir White, James Cook and Kenny McIntosh. Georgia returns all of its leading rushers from last season.

Milton may have the highest potential of any Georgia running back on the roster. He is explosive and difficult to tackle. His receiving skills need polish, but nobody wants to tackle him in the open field.

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‘Keep an eye on’ Texas as a destination for LSU transfer QB T.J. Finley

According to Cole Cubelic, Texas may be looking to add another QB. When asked about LSU’s T.J. Finley, Cubelic said to “keep an eye on” UT.

Quarterbacks tend to flock to Steve Sarkisian. Two have committed to Texas since the former Alabama offensive coordinator took the job. Cole Lourd accepted a preferred walk-on spot, while four-star Maalik Murphy committed in February.

With Hudson Card and Casey Thompson in the midst of a quarterback battle, the future of the room is unknown. When one of the signal-callers loses the job, will they put their name in the transfer portal? True freshman Charles Wright is the only other quarterback on the roster.

According to SEC Network’s Cole Cubelic, Texas may be looking to add another quarterback. When asked about LSU‘s T.J. Finley, Cubelic said to “keep an eye on” the Longhorns alongside Auburn and Penn State. Finley entered the transfer portal on May 6.

After only playing for one season, Finley would have four years of eligibility remaining. He completed 57.1% of his passes for 971 yards, five touchdowns, and five interceptions.

With how young Finley is, adding the former three-star could create quite a log jam of playing time. Card or Thompson should remain the starter for two, possibly three seasons.

Texas is also still in pursuit of elite-level quarterbacks Quinn Ewers and Arch Manning. Those two would demand on the field time immediately. Add the hopeful development of Maalik Murphy into the equation and Finley would have another gauntlet of a quarterback room to breakthrough.

Having options at quarterback is never a bad thing in the day and age of the transfer portal. Ja’Quinden Jackson has already transferred out of the program after seeing who had a real shot at the starting job this upcoming year.

Finley was the top quarterback out of Louisiana coming out of the 2020 recruiting class. Overall, he was the No. 21 in-state prospect and No. 499 nationally. Listed as a pro-style quarterback, the 247Sports composite ranked him at No. 19.

Cole Cubelic explains the one alarming thing about Auburn football right now

The former Auburn offensive lineman and current SEC Network analyst thinks the lack of Auburn fan outrage is a problem.

Appearing on The Paul Finebaum Show on Friday, former Auburn offensive lineman and current SEC Network sideline reporter and analyst didn’t hesitate to let everyone know what worries him the most about the current state of the Auburn football program.

“It’s the fan reaction, Paul,” Cubelic said. “Whether it’s the discussion, the outside noise, the actual results, that may be the most alarming thing to me this entire season as it pertains to Auburn football because it hasn’t been the reaction, it has been the lack thereof.

“You’ve done a radio show in Birmingham, Alabama. You know what it is like when either Auburn or Alabama loses multiple games in a season and things don’t go according to plan. There haven’t been a lot of frustrated callers. There haven’t been a lot of people calling in or tweeted in or texted in and told us how frustrated or how mad or how angry they are with this Auburn season. There seems to be a little bit more of acceptance and that, to me, is the most alarming thing”

While fan reaction hasn’t appeared as loud as it has in the past, if you listen to most Auburn supporters, they have grown tired with the Gus Malzahn regime and are wanting a move.

And we haven’t been afraid to show our support for such a move especially after Malzahn’s bizarre quote this past Saturday when he stated that a four-loss season in a normal year is “solid.”

You can watch the Cubelic interview below:

WATCH: ESPN Discusses if it will all click for Texas in 2020

ESPN college football analysts Cole Cubelic and Mike Golic Jr discuss whether or not 2020 will be the year of the Texas Longhorns.

The annual question that seems to be near the forefront of everyone’s mind always is “Texas back”? ESPN college football analysts Cole Cubelic and Mike Golic Jr make their case on if in fact, this is the year it all clicks for the Texas Longhorns and head coach Tom Herman.

Both Golic and Cubelic made valid points on the Texas Longhorns in 2020. Outside of the wide receivers, the team has plenty of talent returning in 2020.  Sam Ehlinger is poised to have the best season of his collegiate career with some uncertainty at wide receiver. The team has leading-rusher Keaontay Ingram coming back with Roschon Johnson, Jordan Whittington and freshman Bijan Robinson.

For the defense they welcome back Joseph Ossai, Caden Sterns, B.J. Johnson and D’shawn Jamison. The incoming freshman duo of Prince Dorbah and Alfred Collins look to make some noise in their first year on campus. Golic is obviously a bit jaded because we have all heard it before but could this be a different Texas team?

With an influx of talent and new coaches in play for the Longhorns, it just might be. They will find out relatively early just where they stand with a visit to Death Valley in a matchup with the defending National Champions. As Cubelic stated, it might be the year that Texas finally takes back over the Big 12 and gets on the national stage in pursuit of a college football playoff appearance.

Only time will tell but this team has all the makings to get it done. It will be put up or shut up time come the fall of 2020.