Tag: Lake McRee

Early in the season, separating what’s real from what’s false is a key challenge for Lincoln Riley

On one hand, #USC yards per play increase without a tight end. On the other hand, Lake McRee has been a good player. What to do? This is why Lincoln Riley gets paid a lot.

You think coaching is easy? Try this scenario within the USC football program as the 2022 season approaches its midway point.

Per Shotgun Spratling of 247Sports, USC’s yards per play average was 8.2 against Arizona State when a tight end was not on the field, just 6.1 when a tight end was on the field.

On the other hand, Lake McRee has been a good player for USC this season at the tight end spot. Run blocking and safety-valve pass catching have helped Travis Dye, Caleb Williams, and the rest of the USC offense. McRee has made himself a useful player, and he is in line to play against Washington State in Week 6.

So, Lincoln Riley: How often are you going to put McRee and other tight ends on the field against Wazzu? This is the kind of decision a coach has to handle the right way. Obviously a tight end is going to be shown to an opposing defense so that it has to account for that position. Obviously, yards per play doesn’t mean everything, because if a 3rd and 1 play gets two yards, it is a successful play. Nevertheless, if one position affects yards per play over several dozen snaps, it forces Riley to pick his spots in terms of tight end usage, and to get Washington State to focus on the tight end in ways which could open up the field for other skill position players.

The other obvious point here: Arizona State was one game with a banged up offensive line. We’re still early in the season. What’s real and what’s false about this statistic? Lincoln Riley needs to answer that question in formulating his play sequences and overall line of attack.

This is what he gets paid for.

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Michigan State makes top ten for 2021 3-star Tight End Lake McRee

MSU Football has made the top ten for the recruitment of Lake Travis tight end Lake McRee.

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Michigan State already has the commitment of one 3-star tight end for their 2021 football recruiting class in Kameron Allen out of Forney, Texas. The Spartans took another step forward today in the recruitment of a second 3-star tight end to add to their recruiting class as Lake McRee from Lake Travis High School announced that MSU was in his top ten for recruitment.

McRee is the No. 18 ranked tight end in the 2021 class according to the 247Sports composite rankings and the No. 59 ranked player in the state of Texas according to those same rankings.

McRee announced his top ten through the EditsForAthletes Twitter account:

McRee’s top ten is filled with some of the heaviest hitters in the country, including Alabama, LSU, Texas, and Washington. Michigan State is joined by Purdue and Penn State as the only Big Ten schools among McRee’s final choices.

It should be noted that McRee is 6’4″ and 217-pounds, another sizable addition to Tucker’s class if he joins the Spartans.

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Texas Longhorns Lose 2021 Three-Star Tight End’s Commitment

Lake Travis tight end Lake McRee has re-opened his recruitment after decommitting from Texas on Tuesday evening.

The Texas Longhorns lost a recruit from the 2021 class that was ranked fifth in the early going according to 247 composite boards. Lake Travis three-star tight end and former teammate of signee Hudson Card has announced that he is re-opening his recruitment per his twitter account Tuesday evening.

McRee didn’t play in 2019 after he tore his ACL per the report from Jeff Howe of 247. McRee currently holds offers from Alabama, Auburn and Arizona State among others. While losing the commitment is tough for the position, the Longhorns have a commitment from Juan Davis, three-star athlete out of Everman (Fort Worth, Texas) on their list of commits to the program. He plays tight end but is listed as an athlete on recruiting websites.

The Longhorns have eight offers on the table to other tight end recruits with Cane Berrong (Notre Dame) and Sam Hart (Ohio State) being off the table. McRee could still come back around after opening his recruitment back up but Texas won’t be lost at the position if he doesn’t.