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Notre Dame Football: Offers Star Defensive End Scholarship

offers from several powerhouses including Ohio State, LSU, Michigan, Penn State, Florida and plenty of others. He made it known to the world Monday that Notre Dame was in.

The race to find the next great pass rusher at Notre Dame is on as Brian Kelly’s staff made a big-time scholarship offer Monday, to one of the top 2021 prospects in all of the northeast.

Aaron Armitage is listed as a four-star recruit from Blair Academy in New Jersey has already been given offers from several powerhouses including Ohio State, LSU, Michigan, Penn State, Florida and plenty of others. He made it known to the world Monday that Notre Dame was in.

Armitage is listed as 6-4 and 242 pounds and is easy to spot on film.

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The current Notre Dame commitment list in 2021 is very-highly regarded but only has one defensive player on it, Gabriel Rubio, a defensive tackle from Saint Peters, Missouri.

Three names to keep an eye out for the offensive coordinator position

Firing Tim Beck, Texas is looking for a new offensive coordinator for the first time in three years. Here are names to keep an eye out for.

For the Longhorns in 2019, the offense was one of the strong suits. Quarterback Sam Ehlinger was fantastic, wide receiver Devin Duvernay was one of the best in the country at his position, and even running back Roschon Johnson – who was originally a quarterback – did a fantastic job for Texas this season. However, as the season went on, something was still missing. Especially in the final few games, the Longhorn offense did not feel like themselves.

Once the game against Texas Tech was done, Tom Herman decided that it was time to make some changes. The Longhorns got rid of Tim Beck as the offensive coordinator, moving him to quarterbacks coach. While Tom Herman has been heavily involved in the offense, it may be time for someone new to take over the reins.

When Herman was hired from Houston in 2017, Beck made the transition over with him. Now, making his first coordinator hire as head coach at Texas, Herman has to get it right. What Texas needs is an outside hire that has had success as an offensive coordinator at another big name school. Here are three names to keep an eye out for the offensive coordinator job.

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WATCH: Quandre Diggs gets his second interception of the game

After an interception that went for a touchdown earlier in the game, Quandre Diggs picked off Jared Goff for the second time. Watch it here.

After an interception that went for a touchdown earlier in the game, former Texas cornerback Quandre Diggs picked off Rams quarterback Jared Goff for the second time in as many drives.

This one was different than the first one, as it was downfield. Goff threw it deep to wide receiver Brandon Cooks on 3rd and 5 but overthrew him by a few yards. Diggs was five yards behind the receiver, being in the perfect position to intercept the pass.

You can watch the interception here:

This is Diggs’ third interception of the year, all being with the Seahawks. He continues to make big plays for Seattle, keeping them in games.

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WATCH: Former Longhorn Quandre Diggs gets a pick six

Former Longhorn Quandre Diggs is making another play, this time a pick-six. This is Diggs’ second INT since being traded from Detroit.

Another week, another highlight play for Quandre Diggs. The Seattle Seahawks are in primetime again this weekend, this time playing the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday Night Football. For most of the night, Rams’ quarterback Jared Goff has been having success against the Seahawk defense.

That changed when Diggs intercepted Goff in their first possession of the first half. Thrown across the middle, Diggs came out of nowhere, intercepted the ball, and ran 55 yards to the endzone untouched.

You can watch the play here:

This is Diggs’ second interception for Seattle since being traded from Detroit. He has made an instant impact for the Seahawks, being a huge addition to the Seattle defense.

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Watch: Quenton Nelson vs. A Punter

I can’t personally think of more than a couple people in the NFL who’d be a worse matchup in a fight for a punter than one Quenton Nelson.

I admit, that headline makes me think to a certain degree that Quenton Nelson for some reason laid one of his highlight blocks on a punter Sunday, as the Colts were getting ready to take on the Buccaneers in Tampa.

Before the matchup began however it was Bucs punter Bradley Pinion, a Clemson product, who had a pregame punt hit Nelson, who was going through his warmup on the other side of the field, in the head.

Nelson was reported to be none too pleased as you’ll see below, and confronted Pinion himself.

Nelson punts the ball in the video after a second punt lands closer to him than he’d like.

The Colts entered the day 6-6 on the year and two games behind Houston for the AFC South lead.

I can’t personally think of more than a couple people in the NFL who’d be a worse matchup in a fight for a punter than one Quenton Nelson.

Final regular season Amway Coaches Poll

Texas misses out on the final regular-season Amway Coaches Poll. The top four and its order is the same as the College Football Playoff.

Texas misses out on the final Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports. The Longhorns did not even receive a vote, but two Big 12 teams make it into the top 25.

The top four teams are in the same order as the College Football Playoff, as LSU, Ohio State, Clemson, and Oklahoma are followed by Georgia and Oregon at No. 5 and No. 6.

Below is the latest Amway Coaches Poll in its entirety, voted on by 65 FBS head coaches.

1) Louisiana State

2) Ohio State

3) Clemson

4) Oklahoma

5) Georgia

6) Oregon

7) Florida

8) Baylor

9) Alabama

10) Utah

11) Wisconsin

12) Penn State

13) Auburn

14) Notre Dame

15) Memphis

16) Minnesota

17) Michigan

18) Boise State

19) Iowa

20) Appalachian State 

21) Navy

22) Cincinnati

23) Southern California

24) Air Force

25) Virginia

Schools dropped out

None

Others receiving votes

Oklahoma State 64; Southern Methodist 61; Kansas State 20; Indiana 10; UL Lafayette 6; Florida Atlantic 6; Central Florida 6; San Diego State 5; Tennessee 4; Kentucky 3; Iowa State 3; Arizona State 3; Virginia Tech 2; Hawaii 1; California 1.

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College Football Playoff: Who is In?

After a long college football season, the College Football Playoff is finally here. Who got into the playoff on the sixth Selection Sunday?

The college football regular season is over and the moment everyone has been waiting for is finally here. Usually, Selection Sunday is full of drama and debate. This year, the four teams were known and the only thing to debate was in which order to put them in.

Clemson (13-0), LSU (13-0), Ohio State (13-0), and Oklahoma (12-1) were the only Power 5 teams to either be undefeated or have one loss. All four were conference champions, with all but Oklahoma having convincing victories on Saturday.

Oklahoma came in at No. 4, beating Baylor in overtime in the Big 12 Championship, 30-23. At No. 3, Clemson has won eight straight games by 30+ points, including a 62-17 win against Virginia in the ACC Championship.

The debate of the day was who the committee was going to put at No. 1. The ranking is significant as facing Oklahoma is seen as an easier task than Clemson in the semi-final matchup. Ohio State was put at No. 2, as they needed a comeback win against Wisconsin to win the Big 10 Championship, 34-21. LSU comes in at No. 1, destroying Georgia 37-10 in the SEC Championship.

Texas joins Texas A&M as the only other team in the country to play two playoff teams this season. Texas faced LSU and Oklahoma, while Texas A&M faced Clemson and LSU.

No. 1 LSU will face No. 4 Oklahoma in the Peach Bowl, while No. 2 Ohio State will face No. 3 Clemson in the Fiesta Bowl. Both games will take place on Saturday, Dec. 28 on ESPN.

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CFP: How To Seed LSU, Ohio St and Clemson

They have to choose between three incredibly worthy teams to give the number-one seed to.
Ohio State, LSU and Clemson all entered the week unbeaten and ranked 1-3.

It’s obvious after the last two days who your four teams in the College Football Playoff will be.

Utah eliminating themselves Friday night took a lot of the drama out of Saturday, as did each game involving a playoff team not offering anything compelling in the fourth quarter, besides the Big XII.

Oklahoma battled to an overtime win against Baylor despite owning them in total yardage all afternoon.

That will be good enough to launch the Sooners to number four and there will be no debate whatsoever that they should be any spot else.

That’s the good news for the committee.

The bad?

They have to choose between three incredibly worthy teams to give the number-one seed to.

Ohio State, LSU and Clemson all entered the week unbeaten and ranked 1-3.

Ohio State overcame a slow start to dominate the third quarter over Wisconsin. It wasn’t a complete 60 minutes but they were dominant when they needed to be against a top-ten team.

LSU sent Georgia into orbit, dominating the suffocating Bulldogs on both sides of the ball as they win their first SEC title since 2011. It’s hard to be more impressive in a conference title game than LSU was against a top-five squad today.

Finally it was Clemson in a laugher over Virginia for the ACC crown. How compelling was this one? Dabo Swinney’s kid was putting Clemson on his back in the fourth quarter to get the Tigers down the field to crack 60.

How will 1-4 look?

1. LSU – I don’t see how you can look at their resume and not say it’s the best in the country. Four wins over top-ten teams? If LSU isn’t No. 1 then there is no point of ever saying the words “strength of schedule” again.

2. Ohio State – They were number one a week ago and all they did was outscore their top-ten opponent 27-0 in the second half Saturday. However, as impressive as they’ve been all year long they were the least-impressive of the Big-three Saturday and I think they fall.

3. Clemson – They launch on Virginia early and often, finishing 13-0 and playing one compelling game all season. Those who claim the Tigers aren’t quite there this year simply haven’t watched. They’re loaded, scary and dominant. The three is only because of their schedule that saw nobody special all year. The defending champs are unbeaten, beating everyone by 40+ and are headed to the three seed. Let that set in for a moment.

4. Oklahoma- An exciting win over Baylor gets the Sooners to yet another CFP and they’re 100% deserving. I just don’t like the team barely snuck by Iowa State, TCU or Texas while also losing at Kansas State.

Instead of the case to avoid Clemson in round one is intriguing as all get up, a round robin between LSU, Ohio State and Clemson and guaranteeing all three play each other would be better than what we’ll get.

A comedy of errors: Georgia football botched ample opportunities

Georgia’s inability to take advantage of the situations makes it clear that the Dawgs were never a true playoff contender.

The plays were there. The execution wasn’t.

Missing their two leading receivers, Georgia’s offense went deep several times on their opening drive.

Tyler Simmons, Demetris Robertson and Matt Landers failed to haul in well-thrown balls from Jake Fromm on the Bulldogs’ opening drive.

After being forced to punt, the Dawgs’ defense batted down a pass that Joe Burrow caught himself. LSU proceeded to march downfield and secure a lead it would never relinquish.

By the time George Pickens resumed play following his one half suspension, Jake Fromm had tweaked his ankle and the Silver Britches had lost third-leading receiver Dominick Blaylock. Later, linebacker Walter Grant left the game with a concussion following a targeting penalty that resulted in the ejection of Louisiana State defender Tory Carter.

Typically automatic senior placekicker Rodrigo Blankenship missed two of his three field goal attempts, but will enter his final bowl game wearing red and black maintaining the highest field goal percentage in Georgia history.

While we lament that the opportunities were there, Georgia’s inability to take advantage of the situations makes it clear that the Dawgs were never a true playoff contender.

Twitter reacts: UGA’s offense falls flat in SEC Championship loss

The Georgia Bulldogs fell to the LSU Tigers in a 37-10 blowout defeat in the 2019 SEC Championship. Joe Burrow led the Tigers to victory.

The Georgia Bulldogs fell to the LSU Tigers in a 37-10 blowout defeat in the 2019 SEC Championship. Georgia had several chances to make big-plays to stay in the game, but couldn’t secure a big-catch or get a big stop on defense. Trailing 17-3 at the half, Georgia never made the came any closer.

Now, Georgia will await a bowl game selection tomorrow. Bulldog fans weren’t happy about the defeat. They reacted to the game via Twitter:

Georgia must play better in their bowl game this season. Last season’s loss against Texas wasn’t acceptable. UGA and Florida will likely land in the SEC’s best non-playoff bowl game:

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