by Harris Oates
True Freshmen – Sam Howell led the Tar Heels to two huge 90+ yard 4th quarter drives to beat their SEC rival South Carolina in his first game ever. Auburn’s Bo Nix struggled early, but kept his composure to lead a huge second half comeback. Even when he struggled, you could clearly see his true potential. Penn State RB Devyn Ford took his first six career carries for 107 yards and a TD. Boise State QB Hank Bachmeier posted 400+ yards to beat Florida State. A&M RB Isaiah Spiller ran for 107 yards while averaging 15+ a carry.
Jacob Eason – the transfer from UGA struggled to lock down the starting spot, but connected all day against Eastern Washington. He showed great improvement since his time at UGA, and is legitimately battling to be a first round selection in 2020.
Kylin Hill – get this kid the rock. Last year, in games with double digit carries, Hill average 148 yards. The problem? He was on given double digit carries in 3 games. He is the best running back you’ve never heard of. Saturday Mississippi State fed Hill and he took his 27 carries for 197 yards and a TD. Look for this kid to put up HUGE numbers this year.
Justin Herbert – Herbert struggled late against the pressure from Auburn. His receivers were depleted and he’s yet to gain his number one target Juwan Johnson (who was a last minute scratch). The physical talent is clearly there, but he made a few questionable decisions and opted for many “safe passes” late, when his team should’ve been stretching the field.
Jake Bentley – On any given week Bentley can either look like a talented SEC veteran or a kid who should be playing Division 3 (unfortunately not much in between). He’s had talented weapons all around him, but has had a lot of trouble with any sort of consistency. After three horrible, late game turnovers his draft stock took a huge hit. He’s a guy who I’ve pegged as having NFL potential, but after that performance I don’t think he’ll have a chance of being drafted unless he proves that this game was a fluke. With talks that Bentley is out for a considerable amount of time things are not looking good for him.
Bottom Half of SEC – Tennessee. Missouri. Arkansas. Ole Miss. South Carolina. Is the transfer portal evening out the rest of the country or is the SEC just too top heavy?
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