Mizzou defensive coordinator leaves for Illinois
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Ryan Walters is reportedly leaving Mizzou to join the Illinois football coaching staff, according to Football Scoop and other outlets. He will be the new defensive coordinator under the Fighting Illini s first year head coach Bret Bielema.
Ryan Walters is reportedly heading to Illinois - according to this ⬇️ https://t.co/aDX7MX5iQz Andrew Kauffman (@AndrewABC17) January 6, 2021
SOURCE: Illinois is expected to hire Mizzou DC Ryan Walters as the Illini’s new defensive coordinator. The Tigers were No. 4 in the SEC in third down D in 2020. @JohnDBrice1 first reported the move. Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) January 6, 2021
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He was, quite simply, too good at making his players better.
That may seem a strange argument to make on the eve of National Signing Day, when the discourse of recruiting takes a harsh 180-degree turn into the world of player development. After all, that’s the point, isn’t it? You bring in a good high school football player and turn him into a good college player?
That is the point, dear reader, and good on you for pointing it out. It’s even better if your favorite team’s coach can take good high school players and make them
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Arkansas hosts #1 Alabama Saturday By Jacob Pavilack - Arkansas Athletics | December 12, 2020 at 12:38 AM CST - Updated December 12 at 12:38 AM
Arkansas (3-6, 3-6 SEC) concludes its regular season with the latest scheduled regular season game in program history, as it welcomes No. 1 Alabama (9-0, 9-0 SEC) at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.
10 Things to Know Before Kickoff
1. – Last week in its final road game of the season, Arkansas fell 50-48 at Missouri on a game-winning 32-yard field goal at the horn. The Razorbacks momentarily held a 48-47 lead after junior WR Mike Woods made a 14-yard TD grab in the back of the end zone with 43 seconds remaining and converted the ensuing 2-point conversion, snaring the ball after it deflected off a Missouri defender. The offense posted a season-high 48 points and 566 yards of total offense, the most since recording 661 against Mississippi State in 2016. Arkansas scored at least seven touchdowns in an