Coach Andy Mac

Bucs rookie receiver Jaelon Darden knows a thing or two about tough routes TAMPA — The fluttering trinity is inscribed in black ink on the outer edge of his right calf. Three butterflies, vertically aligned, floating skyward. Toward heaven, by way of Jaelon Darden’s heart. “My granny, my dad and then my other granny. They all passed, so that’s what the butterflies mean,” the Bucs rookie receiver said late Saturday morning. “I actually saw one today, so I know he’s watching over me — or one of them.” Sort of stands to reason that Darden’s first order of business as a professional football player likely will be to field a punt, which requires gazing upward. A moment frozen in hang time for a son who lost his dad 15 months ago. read more: https://www.tampabay.com/sports/bucs/2021/08/10/bucs-rookie-receiver-jaelon-darden-knows-a-thing-or-two-about-tough-routes/

What Will Probably Happen: The Big 12 doesn’t have the muscle or numbers to expand with AAC teams, but the ACC starts to loom larger in the equation. The more prominent AAC programs cool on the Big 12 – past snubbings have something to do with it – but turn their attention to the ACC. Meanwhile, the AAC doesn’t stand pat as it looks into options in Conference USA that might make sense. read more: https://www.google.com/amp/s/collegefootballnews.com/2021/08/conference-expansion-scenarios-what-will-happen-college-football-daily-cavalcade/amp

Aside from the huge salaries of Mike Gundy and Mike Boynton, OSU has made big commitments to its football staff. Last season, coordinators Jim Knowles and Kasey Dunn each made $800,000. Line coaches Joe Bob Clements and Charlie Dickey each made $550,000. And some of the other Big 12 programs paid big amounts. Texas Christian offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie, now at Texas Tech, made $1 million. Iowa State’s Tom Manning and Jon Heacock each made $810,000. Kansas defensive coordinator D.J. Eliot made $690,000. Kansas State offensive coordinator Courtney Messingham made $580,000. Texas Tech coordinators David Yost and Keith Patterson each made $570,000. You get the idea. read more: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.oklahoman.com/amp/5535772001

The remainder of the first-team offensive line has been the same through all four days of camp: Hadon Merchant at left guard, Trey Simpson at center, Kent Foster at right guard and Antawn Lewis at right tackle. The second offensive line Monday included Joshua McCulloch at left tackle (swapping places with Baker), Tyler Jernigan at left guard, James Jackson (a Mississippi State transfer) and Jack Green splitting time at center, Anterrious Gray (a North Texas transfer) at right guard and Braden Moody at right tackle. read more: https://www.al.com/usa/2021/08/south-alabama-practice-notes-fcs-transfer-making-move-on-offensive-line.html

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