Given the conditions, it's hard to find fault with anyone misfiring on a pass or a kick. Maybe even a punt return, although you can always just leave it alone and not attempt a catch. But I remember Murphy scrambling once and simply falling down and the almost-fumble scramble at the end of regulation unfolded in slow motion. And copy that on Jordan Moore. Duke's best receiver since at least Jamison Crowder.
Northing official on Lofts and there may not be. The plan last season was to go with Leonard and Belin and redshirt Loftis. That obviously didn't happen. Redshirting Loftis this season would put him back on his original career arc. Need to keep Murphy and Belin healthy for that to be an option. Keep in mind the Elko regime thought that Belin was ahead of Loftis last season.
With the portal and NIL in play it's going to be really hard for any program to have more than three recruited quarterbacks at any time and even two can be a struggle. But QBs get hurt. So, every college football coach is sweating this out.
A road win against a P5 (is it still 5?) team, and we overcame adversity to win. Lots for the coaches to work on. I guess I’ll take the positives and move on.
Hate those injuries, I hope the young men recover quickly and fully.
Great article, Jim. Not a masterpiece of a game for sure, but we’ll take the win. Any number of points where we could gotten some separation, but some bad breaks along with self-inflicted angst prevented that from happening. Agree that it may be better if Murphy doesn’t have to run very often, but I hope the coaches will continue to work with him to make that prospect less scary at least. I would hope the team gained a big boost in confidence by pulling this one back from the cliff several times and having the grit to get the W in the end. On to the UConn game!
Good win considering the playing conditions and having to play on a high school field. Not even a good high school field. Looks like a change at the backup QB position. Jim, have you heard any news that Loftis might be redshirting? Let's get to 4-0 and defeat those Cheats from Chapel Hill but keep it one game at a time mentality. I like the Moore-Crowder comparison.
Given the conditions, it's hard to find fault with anyone misfiring on a pass or a kick. Maybe even a punt return, although you can always just leave it alone and not attempt a catch. But I remember Murphy scrambling once and simply falling down and the almost-fumble scramble at the end of regulation unfolded in slow motion. And copy that on Jordan Moore. Duke's best receiver since at least Jamison Crowder.
Northing official on Lofts and there may not be. The plan last season was to go with Leonard and Belin and redshirt Loftis. That obviously didn't happen. Redshirting Loftis this season would put him back on his original career arc. Need to keep Murphy and Belin healthy for that to be an option. Keep in mind the Elko regime thought that Belin was ahead of Loftis last season.
With the portal and NIL in play it's going to be really hard for any program to have more than three recruited quarterbacks at any time and even two can be a struggle. But QBs get hurt. So, every college football coach is sweating this out.
Line of the article: “…maybe there’s a reason Murphy doesn’t run much.”
Murphy isn’t mobile but his arm talent is undeniable. I expect timing with receivers will continue to improve. Jordan Moore was a beast last night.
Excellent article- much better then the game was played!
A road win against a P5 (is it still 5?) team, and we overcame adversity to win. Lots for the coaches to work on. I guess I’ll take the positives and move on.
Hate those injuries, I hope the young men recover quickly and fully.
Great article, Jim. Not a masterpiece of a game for sure, but we’ll take the win. Any number of points where we could gotten some separation, but some bad breaks along with self-inflicted angst prevented that from happening. Agree that it may be better if Murphy doesn’t have to run very often, but I hope the coaches will continue to work with him to make that prospect less scary at least. I would hope the team gained a big boost in confidence by pulling this one back from the cliff several times and having the grit to get the W in the end. On to the UConn game!
Good win considering the playing conditions and having to play on a high school field. Not even a good high school field. Looks like a change at the backup QB position. Jim, have you heard any news that Loftis might be redshirting? Let's get to 4-0 and defeat those Cheats from Chapel Hill but keep it one game at a time mentality. I like the Moore-Crowder comparison.
Thanks for another great article.