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Sam Khan Jr.

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✍🏽 Senior writer The Athletic 🏈 Covering CFB roster management + transfer portal 🤠 aka “the Texpert" 🌸 RIP Ed Aschoff 🔴 University of Houston alum 💰 #LongLiveTheSWC

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Sam Khan Jr. @skhanjr.bsky.social · 9h

USF is fast. USF is physical. USF is pretty damn good.

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Sam Khan Jr. @skhanjr.bsky.social · 10h

Both Drew Mestemaker interceptions tonight have come off of USF applying interior pressure.

They are his first two picks of this season.

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Sam Khan Jr. @skhanjr.bsky.social · 11h

USF's tempo is one thing on TV. In person, whew.

Snapped that Byrum Brown TD run with 34 seconds on the play clock.

Sam Khan Jr. @skhanjr.bsky.social · 11h

Let’s have a night, Denton

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Sam Khan Jr. @skhanjr.bsky.social · 1d

COLLEGE KICKERS!

What a win for Jax State

Sam Khan Jr. @skhanjr.bsky.social · 1d

I love Hunter Watson because he competes his ass off

Sam Khan Jr. @skhanjr.bsky.social · 1d

Sam Houston gonna get that first W?? 👀

Sam Khan Jr. @skhanjr.bsky.social · 1d

Louisiana Tech has played 3 QBs tonight, LFG

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Sam Khan Jr. @skhanjr.bsky.social · 1d

I'm curious to see how much he actually plays. "probable" to play could mean he starts or could mean he sees a few snaps in run packages 🤷‍♂️

Sam Khan Jr. @skhanjr.bsky.social · 1d

The Jake Retzlaff quarterbacking experience

a group of despicable me characters are riding a roller coaster together

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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 1d

Tulane’s been in the redzone all night and has nine points so I’d say Sumrall’s already auditioning for Auburn

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Sam Khan Jr. @skhanjr.bsky.social · 1d

“Coaches don’t lie, it’s called situational ethics. And if the situation fits it’s ethical.” — Mack Brown

Sam Khan Jr. @skhanjr.bsky.social · 1d

Oklahoma QB John Mateer listed as “probable” for Red River on tonight’s SEC availability report 👀

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Sam Khan Jr. @skhanjr.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s goooo

Sam Khan Jr. @skhanjr.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s goooo

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Sam Khan Jr. @skhanjr.bsky.social · 1d

a group of men are watching a chicago bulls vs. miami heat game

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Sam Khan Jr. @skhanjr.bsky.social · 1d

a man with a beard is smiling and looking at the camera in a room .

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Sam Khan Jr. @skhanjr.bsky.social · 1d

Miami, Ohio State and Oregon have all been elite at protecting the QB this year. The Hurricanes and Buckeyes are also among the top 10 in pressuring opposing QBs. No surprise that they're undefeated.

More key stats from the CFB season so far: nyti.ms/4q3YlcQ

Sam Khan Jr. @skhanjr.bsky.social · 1d

Texas Tech has been elite at pressuring QBs w/o blitzing. The Red Raiders blitz on just 20.3% of dropbacks (FBS median blitz rate = 26.7%), but Tech gets pressure 42.2% of the time.

The teams with the best pressure rates with blitz rates of 25% or less (per PFF/TruMedia) 👇

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Sam Khan Jr. @skhanjr.bsky.social · 1d

The Red River Shootout will pit a defense that is No. 1 in generating QB pressure (Oklahoma) against an offense that has allowed the ninth-highest pressure rate in the country (Texas).

That and more in 3 key stats that have impacted CFB thru Week 6: nyti.ms/4q3YlcQ

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Sam Khan Jr. @skhanjr.bsky.social · 1d

Texas A&M’s historic 2022 recruiting class is largely gone with only 6 of 30 HS signees still at A&M. Yet the Aggies are 5-0 and thriving under Mike Elko. How?

Aggies GM Derek Miller took me inside how the staff quickly rebuilt the roster into a contender @theathletic.com: nyti.ms/4gVWLpz

How Texas A&M is thriving despite little impact from record-setting ’22 recruiting class

Only six of the 30 signees in the Aggies' 2022 class signed by previous coach Jimbo Fisher are still on campus.

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Seth Emerson @sethemerson.bsky.social · 2d

Oklahoma QB John Mateer is listed as questionable on the Wednesday night SEC availability report.

Georgia tackles Monroe Freeling and Earnest Green are both questionable for the Auburn game.

Florida lists 6 out and 7 questionable, while opponent Texas A&M lists 1 out and 1 questionable.

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Sam Khan Jr. @skhanjr.bsky.social · 4d

I get that people want to make the comparison but Sark has accomplished several things at Texas that Jimbo did not at A&M

Sark took Texas to the CFP semis twice, won a conference title and played for another.

Jimbo never got his team to the CFP nor did he even play for a conference title.

Sam Khan Jr. @skhanjr.bsky.social · 5d

What a throw by Cam Ward 😮‍💨

Sam Khan Jr. @skhanjr.bsky.social · 5d

There are many teams who I believe should revert to their throwback uniforms and the Bucs are at the top of the list

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