Not sure about the technicalities of Hoke's K... but could the citing of the student-athlete safety issue be just "cause" for an immediate firing leaving UM off the hook for the remainder of the K?
I took a few “lessons” from the game. At this point the front four can’t get the necessary pass rush to play press on a down to down basis. Hollowell at nickel was getting lost in space, he was thinking rather than reacting(could be due to a lack of game reps). Lewis’s issues were not physical or positional but a result of a lack of confidence after the two PI calls. As Lewis matures in the game he will learn to forget and move on. Wilson was a bright spot in that I rarely noticed him apart from some decent run support. Clark looks like he has the tools but he is still raw and indecisive. Once the game slows down for him the D could have something. As for Countess, he seems to lack the explosive athleticism elite DBs have. Athletic receivers are a mismatch with him as he can’t close effectively. I wonder…did he lose a step after his injury? is he injured? were expectations set too high for him after his 2011? Should he be the nickel? An effective pass rush will go a long way in mitigating any of these deficiencies of course.
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I took a few “lessons” from the game. At this point the front four can’t get the necessary pass rush to play press on a down to down basis. Hollowell at nickel was getting lost in space, he was thinking rather than reacting(could be due to a lack of game reps). Lewis’s issues were not physical or positional but a result of a lack of confidence after the two PI calls. As Lewis matures in the game he will learn to forget and move on. Wilson was a bright spot in that I rarely noticed him apart from some decent run support. Clark looks like he has the tools but he is still raw and indecisive. Once the game slows down for him the D could have something. As for Countess, he seems to lack the explosive athleticism elite DBs have. Athletic receivers are a mismatch with him as he can’t close effectively. I wonder…did he lose a step after his injury? is he injured? were expectations set too high for him after his 2011? Should he be the nickel? An effective pass rush will go a long way in mitigating any of these deficiencies of course.