2021/03/01 01:03 Bret Bielema saw a unique opportunity to accelerate a turnaround at Illinois when he returned to college football as head coach of the Illini in December. The NCAA s decision to grant every fall sport athlete who played through the pandemic an extra season of eligibility meant Illinois could bring back a large group experienced players to be the foundation of Bielema s first team in Champaign. Schools are not obligated to bring back those players and give them scholarships, but Bielema said he made it clear at his first team meeting that all were welcome. “And I wasn’t going to do it based on watching a bunch of film and deciding who I thought could or couldn’t play or who should or shouldn’t have an opportunity,” Bielema said. “If you’re in that room you’re part of the Illini family and we’re in this together.”
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Tua, Jalen, and Mac Named to Top 60 QBs of 2000s
ESPNs Bill Connelly ranked the top 60 college quarterbacks of the 2000s, featuring three former Tide signal callers in his rankings. Tua Tagovailoa, Mac Jones, and Jalen Hurts made the list with Tagovailoa coming in ranked highest at 19 and Hurts and Jones coming in at 23 and 35.
The three quarterbacks combined to throw for over 19,000 yards and 191 touchdowns in their time in Tuscaloosa, earning their spots on this list. While the former Tide quarterbacks positions in the rankings may be questionable, most notably Tagovailoa coming in at just 19, the trio undoubtedly belongs on the list.
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By the numbers, 2021 looks promising for Miami. Humans are more skeptical about the Hurricanes being back. On the flip side, the math on Notre Dame suggests regression next season. The people who put together the way-too-early rankings are more bullish on the Fighting Irish maintaining their recent run of double-digit victory seasons. On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast, ESPN’s Bill Connelly, the brains behind the SP+ power rankings, joins the AP’s Ralph Russo to discuss the first projections for 2021. How does a composite of notable way-too-early Top 25s compare to the SP+ early forecast? And why are the numbers more pessimistic about an Indiana encore and an LSU bounce back than the humans?