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re: Class of 2015 Recruiting MEGATHREAD - Twilight Edition
Posted on 1/27/15 at 10:43 am to TideSaint
Posted on 1/27/15 at 10:43 am to TideSaint
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Officially, Ohio State won college football's national title in 2014. Unofficially, the real champion was speed.
When the Buckeyes ran past Alabama in the Sugar Bowl semifinal game, their team speed helped dispel the myth that quickness can only be found in the SEC. And when they raced by Oregon, one of the most notorious speed-fueled teams, it was as much because of swiftness as it was scheme and strength.
You can't teach speed, but you can coach it into a spot on a football team where it provides the most bang for the blaze.
Every college team has fast players, but the ones who are able to convert this speed into tangible results are truly the fastest ones. Many of the game's fastest are either current or former track stars, ones who have found a way to maximize this velocity.
It's not just about getting from one end of the field to the other in the least amount of time, but also being able to elude and break free of others or to have the ability to close the distance when chasing someone down.
Who are the fastest players in college football? Taking into account their charted sprint times and their on-field performances, we've ranked the 25 best.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 10:43 am to TideSaint
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22. Kenyan Drake, RB, Alabama
Year: Senior
Height, weight: 6'1", 202 lbs
A broken leg cut Kenyan Drake's junior year in half, preventing him from building on a career that saw him go from a garbage-time running back as a freshman to a key piece of Alabama's rushing attack in 2013.
Had he been able to finish out the season, Drake figured to have become even more integral as a pass-catcher, as before the injury he showed off his speed with a pair of long touchdown receptions, including an 87-yard TD against Florida.
All signs point to Drake making a full recovery from his injury, according to D.C. Reeves of the Tuscaloosa News.
"He expects to be healthy for the start of spring practice," Reeves wrote in December after Drake was seen "jumping and celebrating" on the field after Alabama beat Missouri in the SEC title game.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:10 am to TideSaint
quote:um, it was physicality in both games that was the difference (that and fewer mistakes)
Ohio State won college football's national title in 2014. Unofficially, the real champion was speed. When the Buckeyes ran past Alabama in the Sugar Bowl semifinal game, their team speed helped dispel the myth that quickness can only be found in the SEC
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