NEW HEAD COACH- David Beaty, Kansas

    David Beaty may have been promoted too quickly to Head Coach in his career, but a good solid look through his resume may suggest otherwise. Let's take a good look and see what this man has accomplished in his career.

2006-2007- Rice Wide Receivers Coach

    Beaty came to Rice after coaching high school football for over 10 years, joining Todd Graham to coach a struggling team. Rice went 7-6 and Beaty coached WR Jarrett Dilliard to a breakout sophomore season. The Owl's went 7-5 before loosing the New Orleans Bowl to Troy, 41-17. In 2007, Graham left to coach Tulsa, while Beaty stayed in Rice joining David Bailiff's staff for a disappointing 3-9 season. Despite the fact that Dillard had a down season, Beaty's Receiver group expanded from 2 Wide Receivers catching 30+ passes to 3.

2006- Rice
Jarrett Dilliard- 91 catches, 1247 yards, 21 TD's; Tommy Henderson 31 catches, 245 yards, 1 TD. (Italics denote conference leader)

2007- Rice
Jarrett Dilliard- 79 catches, 1057 yards, 14 TD's; Toren Dixon- 46 catches, 448 yards, 5 TD's; Tommy Henderson- 36 catches, 348 yards, 3 TD's.

2008-2009 Kansas Wide Receivers Coach

    Beaty joined Mark Mangino's staff at Kansas in 2008 to coach his Wide Receivers, and Beaty did not disappoint. Kansas produced 3 players with 40 or more catches and 2 1000 yard receivers. Dezmon Briscoe was the teams deep threat receiver, finishing 3rd in the country with his 1407 yards receiving, while Kerry Meier finished 2nd in the Big 12 with his 97 catches. Kansas went 8-5, winning the Insight Bowl over Minnesota 42-21.

    Beaty returned in 2009, and so did Briscoe and Meier. This time, Kansas wasn't so great, despite both Briscoe and Meier finishing with over 80 catches, the Jayhawks were unable to post a winning record, and Mangino and staff were fired.

2008-Kansas
Kerry Meier 97 catches, 1045 yards, 8 TD's; Dezmon Briscoe 92 catches, 1407 yards, 15 TD's; Johnathan Wilson 43 catches, 573 yards, 3 TD's.

2009-Kansas
Kerry Meier 102 catches, 985 yards, 8 TD's; Dezmon Briscoe 84 catches, 1337 yards, 9 TD's; Johnathan Wilson 35 passes, 449 yards, 0 TD's; Bradley McDougald 33 catches, 318 yards, 0 TD's.

2010 Rice Offensive Coordinator

    Beaty returned to Rice and rejoined with David Bailiff to coordinate the offense. The Rice offense lacked a lot of talent, even in C-USA terms, and Beaty's offense failed. They averaged 375.3 total yards per game, and 28.7 points per game. Beaty left the team after a poor 4-8 showing.

2010-Rice
Notable Performers: RB Sam McGuffie 883 yards rushing, 384 yards receiving, 9 TD's; WR Vance McDonald 28 catches, 396 yards, 8 TD's; TE Luke Willson 33 catches, 425 yards, 3 TD's.

2011 Kansas Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Coach

    Turner Gill brought Beady back to Kansas to help coordinate the offense and coach the receivers. Kansas had been reduced to ruins in the year that Beaty was gone, and the Jayhawks cashed in 1 2-10 season, after a 2-0 start. The team didn't work well at all, and Beaty left at the end of the season.

2011-Kansas
Notable Performers: RB James Sims, 846 total yards, 9 TD's. WR's: DJ Beshears 40 catches, 437 yards, 3 TD's; Kale Pick 34 catches, 344 yards, 2 TD's.

2012-2014 Texas A&M Wide Receivers Coach

    Beady joined Kevin Sumlin's staff as he prepared Texas A&M to move into the SEC. His first season there, Beaty had Ryan Swope, freshmen Mike Evans and Thomas Johnson to play as his main receivers. Swope had his final season, a career one, finishing 5th in the SEC in catches. Mike Evans broke out as a freshman player, leading the team in all receiving categories, finishing 3rd in the SEC in catches and yards.

    In 2013, Texas A&M featured the stunning season of Evans, Malcome Kennedy stepping into the starting role, and 2 key seniors stepping into roles, giving A&M 4 receivers with 50 or more catches. Evans finished 2nd in the SEC with 1394 receiving yards to only 69 catches, and an SEC high 12 TD catches.

    2014 the receiving corps only got better for the new QB's Kenny Hill and Kyle Allen. 5 Receivers caught 30 or more passes, Sophomore Josh Reynolds finishing 2nd in the SEC with his 13 TD catches. At the end of the worst season for A&M in the SEC yet, and 8-5 mark, Beady left Sumlin and company to coach Kansas.

2012 Texas A&M
Mike Evans 82 catches, 1105 yards, 5 TD's; Ryan Swope 72 catches, 913 yards, 8 TD's; Thomas Johnson 30 catches, 339 yards, 1 TD.

2013 Texas A&M
Mike Evans 69 catches, 1394 yards, 12 TD's; Malcome Kennedy 60 catches, 658 yards, 7 TD's; Derel Walker 51 catches, 818 yards, 5 TD's; Travis Labhart 51 catches, 626 yards, 8 TD's.

2014 Texas A&M
Malcome Kennedy 53 catches, 611 yards, 6 TD's; Josh Reynolds 52 passes, 942 yards, 13 TD's; Ricky Seals-Jones 49 catches, 465 yards, 4 TD's; Speedy Noil 46 catches, 583 yards, 5 TD's; Edward Pope 30 catches, 454 yards, 4 TD's.

NFL Draft Picks coached by Beaty
2009 5th Round, 144th Overall- WR Jared Dillard, Jacksonville Jaguars (Rice)
2010 6th Round, 191st Overall- WR Desmon Briscoe, Cincinnati Bengals (Kansas)
2013 2nd Round, 55th Overall- WR/TE Vance McDonald, San Francisco 49ers (Rice)
2013 5th Round, 158th Overall- TE Luke Willson, Seattle Seahawks (Rice)
2013 6th Round, 174th Overall- WR Ryan Swope, Arizona Cardinals (Texas A&M)
2014 1st Round, 7th Overall- WR Mike Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Texas A&M)

1 Top 10, 1 1st Round, 1 2nd Round, 2 5th Round, 2 6th Round.
4 WR's, 1 TE, 1 WR/TE

Overview

    Beady has a history for developing very strong receivers, and that was one of Kansas' biggest weaknesses last season. Hopefully Beady can put together a passing game that can revive the dying program.

Oklahoma Rallies after Racist Rally

    March 12th, 2015.
   
    The athletes of OU came together and made a statement speaking out against the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity video that emerged onto the internet featuring racist chants.

    "In light of the recent release of an undeniably, disgustingly racist video featuring members of a fraternity at our university, we the student-athletes of the University of Oklahoma football team have met to discuss the issues that are at the heart of this matter. This single incident brings to the surface pervasive issues that must be confronted and resolved in order for the university to move forward. We applaud the actions that the university has taken thus far, and we appreciate President Boren's swift and decisive actions following the controversy. We thank Coach Stoops and the staff for wholeheartedly supporting our decisions as a team. As a team, our goal first and foremost is to raise awareness of racism and discrimination on college campuses nationwide. These types of incidents occur nationwide every single year, and our hope is to shed light on this issue and promote meaningful change at a national level. But before we can change the nation, we make it our mission to change our campus. We seek to accomplish this goal by stepping out of the spotlight and integrating the student-athlete experience and the student experience. As student athletes of all races, classes and creeds, we hope to show the university and the community that we are defined by more than the numbers on our jerseys, and that we are human beings that desire to get to know our classmates as we all attempt to end the culture of exclusivity on this campus. Secondary to accomplishing these goals, we also seek disciplinary action for those responsible. The two students that have already been expelled are only a symptom of a larger disease, a disease perpetuated by the leadership of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon. The chant was not invented by the two that led it, but was taught to underclassmen by people of higher authority. As a team, we have come to a consensus that, in any organization, the leadership is responsible for the culture created and, in this case, encouraged. Being a student at the University of Oklahoma is a privilege, and allowing this culture to thrive is against everything it means to be a Sooner. Ignorance is no excuse. Therefore, we would like to urge the university to continue to investigate the Executive Board of SAE, and we trust that this investigation has already begun. It is our passionately expressed desire as members of the football team for the leadership of SAE to be expelled, suspended, or otherwise disciplined severely. Moving forward, we seek to continue to raise awareness for this issue and reiterate that this is much greater than football. We have not practiced this week, and will not be practicing today as we will demonstrate silently on Owen Field during our normal practice time. We will not forget about this during spring break, and upon our return to the practice field on Monday, March 23, we will continue to address this issue in our media opportunities and by wearing black during our practices. We cannot express how grateful we are to Coach Stoops and the coaching staff for supporting each and every action we have taken, even when these actions may have seemed extreme. We simply cannot wait to get back on the practice field in our pursuit of a national championship, but even a national championship is not more important than using our platform as student athletes to make our university and our nation a better place. We look forward to working with Coach Stoops, Mr. Castiglione, and President Boren to improve the state of our campus and our nation going forward! Boomer Sooner!"

    Coach Bob Stoops decided not to practice last week. Instead, the players on the football team walked out onto the football field arm in arm, and prayed. Dressed in black. Mourning.

    This video is destroying Oklahoma's recruiting season. DT Jean Delance, a committed and top ranked player, decommitted last Monday Morning, stating the reason being over that video. However, he's reconsidering. "I won’t say OU is out of the picture,” Delance said. “Those coaches are great people, it’s just what happened at the school. It does mean a lot with what they’ve done, it’s a pretty positive aspect to the situation.”

    Oklahoma has a lot to do with getting the good image of the school back, and some players will be more effected by that video then others. However, the point is that Bob Stoops is getting the school to rally, and that's one of the best things he can do as a coach to save this team for next season.

   

Players to watch in 2015

    The Big 12 has some of the most surprising talent in the nation returning in 2015, so let's take a quick look at the key players returning in 2015.

     TCU's Trevone Boykin, QB, Sr. 

    Boykin finished 4th in Hiesman trophy voting after a breakout season where this young man stole the starting job from Senior transfer Matt Joeckle, and not only threw for 3901 yards and 33 TD's, but he added 707 yards and 8 TD's on the ground. Without Boykin, take away at least 4 of TCU's wins last season, as he is directly responsible for keeping drives alive with his legs and accuracy while passing.

 

    Boykin has the athleticism of a Wide Receiver with his legs, and he puts balls almost always perfectly on. Have fun in the Big 10 playing against this early Hiesman contestant.

    Baylor's Shock Linwood, RB, Jr. 

    Shock Linwood broke out with the leave of Lache Seastrunk, rushing for 1200 yards and 16 TD's, with his freakish speed and power combination. He's not as effective in the pass game as the rush, but his 7 catches went for 90 yards. His major asset was his breakout in big games. His 4 100 yard rushing games were all against Big 10 defenses, his biggest one in the 24 point comeback against TCU, where he ran for 178 yards.

    Linwood has a unique lowness in his running style, very much looking like he's falling forward, and he runs to catch his balance while attacking the hole. While he's never the fastest man on the field, he's quick, and his change of direction is what makes him a special player. He's strong too, and with his body size, 5-9, 200 pounds, he's a beast running in the Red Zone. I think we're looking at a potential 1500 yard season for the Junior Linwood if the Bears don't step up their passing game.

    Oklahoma's Samaje Perine, RB (So.)

    The true freshman clearly has a very Adrian Peterson like way about him. Perine holds the NCAA record for most rushing yards in a single game (427) and finished his 2014 campaign with 1713 yards rushing and 21 TD's, plus 3 games where he ran over 200 yards and scored 3 TD's or more. Don't forget his 15 catches giving him a total of 1821 yards from scrimmage.

    They call Perine the "Tank" for a reason. He absorbs hard hits and won't come down unless it's a rap-up tackle. He's 5-11, 243 pounds, but he runs like he weighs 200. Quick, power running football gives him an Earl Campbell style about him. Perine is among the top candidates to win the Hiesman, so watch Perine carefully in 2015.

    Oklahoma State's Emmanuel Ogbah, DE, Jr.

   

    Wanna talk about a smashtalk football player? Let's talk about Emmanuel Ogbah, Junior DE for a young and exciting Oklahoma State defense. Last season, Ogbah made a total of 49 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and 11 sacks, not to mention the 2 times he got to Jameis Winston, at the time the defending Hiesman winner. He's an explosive defensive player with a tremendous upside about him.

   
    Ogbah has speed, and a little power, and the relentless pursue-ability. The above video doesn't do too much to prove him explosive ability, because both sack plays are huge mistakes by Jameis Winston. But remind yourself that it was 3 times in 2014 that Ogbah collected 2 sacks. Definitely a growing player who has a shot in the NFL.