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Dolphins invite former Marshall QB to rookie minicamp

He played for three different schools over five years.

Four players were selected by the Miami Dolphins during the 2023 NFL draft, and the team also added over 20 undrafted free agents to fill out their roster after the event ended.

Miami has now shifted attention to their rookie minicamp, which will take place May 12-14, the league announced this week.

Along with the drafted and undrafted rookies, the Dolphins have the opportunity to invite others to attend rookie minicamp. Harvard running back Aidan Borguet, Wyoming offensive lineman Eric Abojei, Duke cornerback Datrone Young and St. Louis Battlehawk (XFL) defensive end Freedom Akinmoladun are some of the names that have been reported so far.

Now, they’ll have another quarterback to throw the ball, as former Marshall quarterback Henry Colombi announced that he’s been invited as well.

Colombi, who is from South Florida, started his collegiate career at Utah State. After two years as an Aggie, he transferred to Texas Tech, where he played with Dolphins wideout Erik Ezukanma. In 2022, after two seasons as a Red Raider, he transferred to Marshall.

In total, Colombi appeared in 31 games, completing 68.8% of his passes for 3,754 yards with 21 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. He also added another 290 yards and five touchdowns on the ground.

Miami invested in quarterback this offseason, replacing Teddy Bridgewater with Mike White and picking up Tua Tagovailoa’s fifth-year option. They also still have 2022 seventh-round pick Skylar Thompson, who got valuable opportunities as a rookie, serving as the third-string.

Colombi would have to light it up to earn a contract, as he’d likely have to beat out undrafted quarterback James Blackman during rookie minicamp.

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Know your foe, Marshall: Five Thundering Herd players who could give Notre Dame problems

The Herd put up 55 points last week and only allowed 3

After putting up 55-points and holding opponent Norfolk State to just a field goal, the Thundering Herd obviously opened the season with a bang. Their challenge this week will be much more difficult, as they travel to South Bend and face-off against Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish are 0-1, but are heavily favored and should handily defeat Marshall. That doesn’t mean there won’t be some players that give the Irish problems this Saturday and here are five from the Herd that could.

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Tale of the Tape: Starting QBs – Tyler Buchner vs. Henry Colombi

Wish Buchner had better stats entering Week 2.

Usually, Notre Dame’s quarterbacks have a nice opening game, and we can say things aligning with that the following week. But in this case, [autotag]Tyler Buchner[/autotag] still is looking for a breakout game, and he’ll have another chance to do that against Marshall. We don’t even know yet if he’s capable of throwing 200 yards regularly. The good news is he has time and plenty of lesser opponents on his side, so it’s bound to happen sooner or later.

The Herd will enter Notre Dame Stadium with Henry Colombi under center. He’s off to a nice start to the season as far as accuracy and yardage, though he’s thrown for only one touchdown to this point. The question for him is whether he can throw more than that against a tough Irish defense. More importantly, can he throw any when the game’s outcome remains in question and not during garbage time?

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Sooners passing game leads the way as Oklahoma routs Texas Tech 52-21

Caleb Williams six touchdowns lead the No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners to a dominant 52-21 win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders in Big 12 play.

On this Halloween weekend, the Oklahoma Sooners played the role of Michael Myers while the Texas Tech Red Raiders were Laurie Strode in 1978.

Caleb Williams threw for 402 yards and six touchdown passes and No. 4 Oklahoma finally had a comfortable and complete game, terrorizing Texas Tech 52-21 on Saturday.

From the opening snap, the Sooners got after Texas Tech. Key Lawrence and Isaiah Thomas set the tone on the first defensive drive of the game with pass deflections to force an early three and out.

Oklahoma’s first offensive possession was highlighted by a magnificent Jadon Haselwood one-handed catch. Unfortunately, the drive would stall, and the Sooners would punt.

Another stop by Oklahoma forced Texas Tech to punt again and then the flood gates opened.

The Sooners would score on consecutive possessions and race out to a 14-0 lead on a 67-yard touchdown pass to Marvin Mims and a 22-yard touchdown pass to Mario Williams. Williams touchdown reception came as Caleb Williams bought time by escaping the pocket to find his wideout in the back of the end zone.

Tech would answer as wide receiver Eric Ezukanma made a fantastic touchdown catch over cornerback Jaden Davis to make it 14-7.

An interception of quarterback Henry Colombi by Pat Fields off of another pass deflection by Isaiah Thomas would set the Sooners up in plus territory. Oklahoma would would score again and close the half up 28-7.

The Sooners repeatedly attacked the Texas Tech secondary down after down leading to Caleb Williams finishing the first half with 4 touchdown passes.

After the break, Oklahoma came out and continued to attack the Texas Tech defense and extending their lead to 38-7 before Tech finally answered in the waning seconds of the 3rd quarter. As quarterback Donovan Smith evaded Sooners defenders, he found J.J. Sparkman from 17-yards out who leapt over the Oklahoma defense for the score. 

One final touchdown pass of nine yards to tight end Austin Stogner would conclude Williams’ night who finished as the third Oklahoma player to have six touchdown passes and zero interceptions in a game. He joined Kyler Murray and Baker Mayfield in that exclusive club.

Marvin Mims led the team with four catches for 135 yards and two touchdowns.

Spencer Rattler would come in for mop-up duty and throw a 42-yard strike to Brian Darby and was mobbed by teammates and his head coach when coming off the field.

Both teams will get a bye and will be back in action on November 13th. The Red Raiders head on the road to take on Iowa State while Oklahoma’s patented “Championship November” with a matchup against the Baylor Bears who knocked off Texas on Saturday 31-24..

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3 Defensive Players to watch as Oklahoma takes on Texas Tech

The Sooners will take on Texas Tech in the last game before a much-needed bye week. Which 3 defenders will make an impact in Saturday’s game?

Some things are better solved with simplistic answers instead of trying to overcomplicate things. In the case of the current state of the Oklahoma Sooners defense, they simply need to get it done.

After a horrible showing for over half of the game in Lawrence, Kansas the Sooners found a way to make enough plays to get out of there with a win.

Now, they return home and face a Texas Tech offense that is far from a slouch and has some players that can make this game a headache for Oklahoma.

Texas Tech ranks second in the Big 12 behind Oklahoma in passing offense, and senior quarterback Henry Columbi has a big (literally) receiving weapon in 6-foot, 3-inch Eric Ezukanma, who will tower over the smaller OU defensive backs that Oklahoma is bound to send out there.

Senior Kaylon Geiger is their other main wide receiving threat and he has over 400 yards receiving to this point as well.

Their running game has guys like SaRodorick Thompson and Tahj Brooks, who both have over 300 yards and at least four touchdowns on the season.

Who are the three defensive players that can help out Oklahoma this week taking on this multi-faceted and talented Texas Tech offense? Take a look below.

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3 Defensive Keys to an Oklahoma Sooners victory over Texas Tech

What do the No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners need to do well defensively to slow down the Texas Tech Red Raiders offense? Here are three keys.

Nothing would make Sooners fans happier than seeing No. 4 Oklahoma pounce on a Texas Tech football team that just fired its head football coach and win this game convincingly.

In order for that to be the case, OU needs this to be the week that its defense plays complementary football. Without further ado, let’s take a peek at some of the defensive keys to victory for Oklahoma against Texas Tech.

Prepare for multiple quarterbacks

Texas Tech offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie has taken over this week as the Red Raiders’ interim head coach for Matt Wells who was relieved of his duties in Lubbock.

Cumbie was asked this week if senior Henry Columbi will remain his team’s starting quarterback against the Sooners or if freshman Donovan Smith would get the nod.

“You know, Henry Columbi has really played well and Henry will start this game. Donovan’s done a very nice job in the packages that we’ve prepared for him and he’s answered the bell with his packages and his plays and has done a good job and has gotten better. Henry, bottom line is I didn’t coach him very well last week and I could’ve coached him better in the second half and put him in position in the second half to play better than what he did. But, absolutely Henry will start for us,” Cumbie said.

Columbi is completing 64 percent of his passes and has thrown for 1,214 passing yards with four touchdowns against four interceptions on the season. It was a disaster to end last week against Kansas State for Columbi and the Tech offense, though.

The Red Raiders were held to just 102 yards of total offense and didn’t convert a third-down try in the second half against the Wildcats. If the offense is sluggish early, the leash probably won’t be long and Smith will get a look.

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Utah State QB Henry Colombi Will Most Likely Start Against Boise State

Aggies pit their new starting QB against Boise State in pivotal divisional clash

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With Jordan Love most likely out, it’s Henry Colombi‘s show

Utah State had given its season new life with a close win over a tough Wyoming squad. Now, the balance seems to be in doubt again with the unknown status of Jordan Love.

Late in the game, USU went on a drive deep into Wyoming territory. Jordan Love kept the ball himself and ran inside the Wyoming five-yard line. Love took a vicious hit and USU ended up settling for a field goal on the next play. It seemed about right for the type of the day the Aggies had in the red zone.

After the Aggies went on offense again, sophomore QB Henry Colombi stepped in. He mounted a decent drive, but Eberle missed a field goal try. In the fourth quarter, Colombi would get the Aggies in scoring position again, with Eberle making his last field goal attempt on the day.

The offense didn’t look drastically different and the receivers still seemed to respond well to Colombi. He did just enough to finish the game and get the win and he committed no turnovers. Pedestrian stats against a strong defense are to be expected of a new QB when coming into a game late, after all.

What Colombi can reasonably do for USU

The newly minted starter is going to have a sizable challenge on his hands when the Aggies take the field against the Boise State Broncos on Saturday night. Colombi’s playing time has been substantially limited this year as compared to last, so his inexperience with this team will show at points. Nonetheless, he can manage the game and not turn the ball over against the Broncos.

The good news for Aggie fans is that Colombi isn’t being thrown into this game with cold feet. As mentioned before, due to the number of teams the Aggies were blowing out last year, Colombi got to play a lot of minutes in his backup role. It wasn’t uncommon at all for him to play entire halves of games against lesser competition. These scenarios allowed him to continue learning the offense and become mentally prepared for when his number would be called.

Against the five teams he played in 2018, Colombi racked up 239 passing yards on 33 passes in 40 attempts. On top of that, he rushed for 108 yards and on just 13 attempts. His lone rushing touchdown came on a long scamper against UNLV near the end of that game. An already beaten Rebels squad didn’t have an answer for him.

It’s hard to say how effective of a passer Colombi is since he mostly managed games, but his running ability is definitely a major plus for this offense. USU’s running game has been hit or miss this season, so adding an extra set of wheels to the mix will make the play-calling for Mike Sanford easier. Utah State is going to need every advantage they can get on the ground against a Broncos defense that is giving up only 117 yards per game, good for 23rd best in the nation.

A nice break for the new starter

Henry Colombi is also catching another break: he most likely won’t need to worry about Curtis Weaver living in USU’s backfield. Weaver limped off the field last week against New Mexico up in Boise and was later seen in a boot. Though the Bronco’s easily won that game, the loss of Weaver cannot be understated.

At his peak, Weaver has absolutely terrorized opposing quarterbacks in this league. His sack rate is third best in the country! Teams game-plan specifically to stop him, and that doesn’t work a decent chunk of the time. Whoever replaces him at DE, there will almost certainly be a noticeable drop-off in production.

Boise’s pass rush against USU’s offensive line is going to be key in this game. On the season, USU’s offensive line has acquitted itself nicely, only allowing 15 sacks on the year. We won’t know how good of a passer Colombi can be if he can’t stay upright against the Broncos, so USU’s line must continue playing well. The absence of Weaver may just give USU’s QB a level playing field in what would otherwise be an extremely difficult positional match-up.

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