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Studying football's strategies and place in American culture

Newsletter · By Ian Boyd · English · Paid tier available · Official site

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  1. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    Is Kamario Taylor the Veer and Shoot chosen one? (opens the original)

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    This Saturday is going to feature a big time matchup between a pair of extremely exciting and ultra-talented young dual-threat quarterbacks when Alabama travels to Starkville to face Mississippi State.Here’s the numbers for our two, second-year quarterbacks through four games for their respective teams.Keelon Russell (Alabama)78-110 for 1,129 yards at 10.3 ypa, eight TDs, two INT.24 carries for 223 rushing yards at 9.3 ypc, 3 TDs.6.8% sack rate, 1.8% INT rate, 45.8% third down conversion rate.Ka

  2. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    Five season-defining plays from Week 4 (opens the original)

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    I thought we’d do things a little differently this week and sum up the action from that loaded weekend of college football with a few key plays.There were certainly several standout plays that have obvious ramifications for the season. I also caught a few here and there that I found pretty indicative of what’s going down this season, which may or may not have been “SportsCenter Top 10” sorts of plays. I’ve got one queued up from Indiana vs Northwestern in particular that really stood out to me.I

  3. Issue · Sep 25, 2026

    The Week 4 watch (opens the original)

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    There are a ton of excellent games this week. I’m not going to comment on all of them. We’ll focus on the ones for which I have particular insights and/or have obvious playoff relevance.Oklahoma at Georgia -14This one is mostly interesting for the Sooner drama. OU was down bad against New Mexico last week with even the tight ends, who’d been a bright spot, routinely whiffing on blocks. They were so bad that it pointed to the obvious conclusion that OU had stolen a week of prep for Georgia and/or

  4. Issue · Sep 23, 2026

    The triumph of Trinidad (opens the original)

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    Trinidad Chambliss is the best football player in college football right now.This was actually true last year, but it was obscured by his inauspicious insertion into the starting lineup and the success Fernando Mendoza had with Indiana. The Hoosiers were the main story of 2026 and thus Mendoza and/or Curt Cignetti were the main characters.Two voters did give Chambliss first place votes in the Heisman Trophy though, even though he didn’t even make it as a finalist due to Diego Pavia, Jeremiyah Lo

  5. Issue · Sep 21, 2026

    Losing the edge on outside zone (opens the original)

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    September is one of the worst times of the year in the state of Texas. The only month that’s worse is October, when October is insanely hot. But September is always insanely hot.What makes it terrible is that it’s already been summer for plenty long, so everyone is basically sick of being hot all the time, but now back-to-school activities are forcing everyone out into the sun in everyday clothes rather than summer or pool clothes. Enduring 90-100 degree heat amidst an everyday schedule when it

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