Our number 2 ranked FCS Prospect: Jake Maier, Quarterback from UC Davis



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I doubt you'll see any of that in the Bee. They wouldn't want to hurt Sucs feelings :).

Aggies will be practicing at Colfax High for 3 days in August

Thought this was interesting, as Colfax is my alma mater but I never expected it to get attention from a D1 school. TE Garren O'Keefe is a Colfax grad, and there's been some other D1 recruits from that neck of the woods (UCLA star DE Eddie Vanderdoes played against Colfax when I was there).

This might also be a way to get some elevation training in.

Seven QBs on the roster, planning for after JM.

Do we have any idea of the pecking order?

2019 WALTER PAYTON AWARD - PRESEASON WATCH LIST

Tyrie Adams, QB, Western Carolina
Troy Andersen, ATH, Montana State
Kenji Bahar, QB, Monmouth
Eric Barriere, QB, Eastern Washington
Michael Bandy, WR, San Diego
Grant Breneman, QB, Colgate
Case Cookus, QB, Northern Arizona
Zerrick Cooper, QB, Jacksonville State
Tom Flacco, QB, Towson
Chase Fourcade, QB, Nicholls
A.J. Hines, RB, Duquesne
Cade Johnson, WR, South Dakota State
Noah Johnson, QB, Alcorn State
Reed Klubnik, WR, Yale
Jake Maier, QB, UC Davis
Caylin Newton, QB, Howard
Bryce Nunnelly, WR, Chattanooga
Aaron Parker, WR, Rhode Island
Josh Pearson, WR, Jacksonville State
James Robinson, RB, Illinois State
Shane Simpson, RB/RS, Towson
Nathan Stewart, Sam Houston State
Charlie Taumoepeau, TE, Portland State
Adam Trautman, TE, Dayton
De'Shawn Waller, RB, Alcorn State

https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2019/7/31/football-maier-named-to-walter-payton-award-watch-list.aspx

http://www.fcs.football/cfb/story.asp?i=20190731120528992504704

2019 FCS PUNTER OF THE YEAR - PRESEASON WATCH LIST

DJ Arnson, Northern Arizona
JT Bohlken, Illinois State
Matthew Campbell, The Citadel
Luke Carter, Wofford
Cade Coffey, Idaho
Anthony Craven, Alabama State
Steve Dawson, Murray State
Brad Dennis, Campbell
Chris Faddoul, Florida A&M
Andrew Foster, Morehead State
Joe Gurley, North Alabama
Brad Hurst, Georgetown
Winston Jones, Nicholls State
Ross Kennedy, Drake
Tanner Kulhan, San Diego
Doug Lloyd, Weber State
Mitch Maczura, Duquesne
Corey McCullough, Alcorn State
Andrew Mevis, Fordham
Harry O'Kelly, James Madison
Alex Pechin, Bucknell
Nick Pritchard, Delaware
Kyle Reighard, Charleston Southern
Jake Reynolds, Southeast Missouri
Drew Sanborn, New Hampshire
Jon Sot, Harvard
Garret Wegner, North Dakota State
Daniel Whelan, UC Davis

https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2019/8/1/football-whelan-nominated-for-fcs-punter-of-the-year.aspx

EXCERPT FROM HERO SPORTS:

FCS 2019 PREVIEW: UC Davis Football Looks Like A National Title Contender

OUR TAKE: Expectations are sky-high for this program in 2019. And they should be. The trajectory of this program these last couple of years, along with tremendous recruiting, shows the Aggies are a team that will be in the national picture for awhile. And for this specific 2019 squad, which we preseason ranked No. 3, their eyes should be on the ultimate prize. UC Davis feels like it should've been playing in Frisco last year. And the amount of experience and talent back from that team suggests Texas is a realistic destination in January

MORE HERE: https://herosports.com/fcs/football-2019-preview-uc-davis-big-sky-bzbz

Interesting. From what I recall, Whelan had a rocky year in 2017 and got benched for a long stretch so Blair, the kicker punted. Special teams was a lot more solid last season, but we also had a great offense so ags weren't punting out of the endzone as often.

Great year last year though:

A sustainable environmental design major from Rancho Mirage, California, Whelan captured All-Big Sky Conference Honorable Mention in his sophomore season. He averaged 41.5 yards on 77 attempts, pinning foes inside the 20-yard line on 35 occasions and booting 17 punts for 50 yards are more. Whelan continues a strong recenst tradition for the Aggies at the position, as each of his predecessors – Colton Schmidt and Colby Wadman – have gone on to NFL careers.

The roster was updated with the start of practice. Several JUCO transfers are listed now.

High Energy! Compete Men, Compete!

From the Enterprise:

So, coach, how do your Aggies transition themselves from last year to this, be the same kind of team? "I hope we're not," came Hawkins' reply. "I hope we reinvent ourselves. I hope we take advantage of every day and don't take anything for granted. We can't assume anything. We have to go back to Square One. We talked about that today. You can't say you come in at point M and let's get to point Q. It's all about coming in at point A." Kind of like zero-based budgeting? "Exactly."

One hole needing a patch, although not glaring on this first camp day, is the departure of All-American wide receiver Keelan Doss. Doss is plying his trade with the Oakland Raiders. Losing the Alameda native's career numbers — 4,019 yards and 28 touchdowns — might at first blush seem catastrophic, but Hawkins knows there is plenty of powder left in the keg. "Obviously you have Lonzy (Gilliam) and Tehran (Thomas) as running backs," Hawkins said earlier this summer. "Tight end Wes Preece is back, Jared Harrell, the evolution of Justin Kraft and Carson Crawford. There are just so many of those guys."

Maier — entering his senior season — will have a passel of proven and emerging targets to keep opponents guessing. "There are just so many of those guys," says Hawkins, maybe still understating an embarrassment of riches. "It's a talented, talented group. And so many young guys coming on. "We have a lot of fire power. A group of really good players. A lot of depth."

Note: Currently, the link to this Enterprise article is not working.

Powder Left In The Keg, great line.

PHIL STEELE'S PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA
UC Davis honorees only.

SECOND TEAM
Jake Maier, QB

FOURTH TEAM
Wes Preece, TE


PHIL STEELE'S PRESEASON ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE
UC Davis honorees only.

FIRST TEAM
Jake Maier, QB
Jared Harrell, WR

SECOND TEAM
Ulonzo Gilliam, RB
Wes Preece, TE

THIRD TEAM
Daniel Whelan, P

https://philsteele.com/2019/08/07/2019-phil-steeles-fcs-preseason-all-american-and-all-conf-teams/

Interesting that Phil picked Flacco over Maier for 1st team All-American. I know it's a prediction of how they will perform this upcoming season, but Maier outperformed Flacco statistically in every QB category. The only thing Flacco has going for him over Maier is that Flacco is really mobile and will run the ball.

Kind of weird that Phil Steele’s freshmen all American team had Jake Parks first team and yet he’s now not projected as even a third team all big sky, I think it’s pretty much a given that someone who started right out of high school will be much improved year 2.

22 Days until Lift Off.

Here are some roster changes.

Departed

LB - Jason Gallagher - So (this year)
DB - T. Saikhon - So
WR - Elias Jbeilly - Sr
WR - Gabe Martinez - Sr
WR - Jacob Sipes - Sr
RB - Mitchell Layton - Sr
OL - Mitch McCabe - So

Notable Changes

DE - DeAndre Morgan - year off, up 40 pounds!
WR - Pat Miller - 225#s - position change?
FB - Christian Skeptaris, fills a hole.

Previously mentioned additions

Some walk ons?, and 7 transfers.

RB - C. Hirota (all the new RB are light, 5'9", 180-190 #s), Santa Monica College
WR - Theo Goodwin, 6'1", 180, Nevada
DL - Doug Drakeley - 6'4", 275; he was an offensive lineman for us in 2010?

New additions (10)

RB - Jeremiah Chukwudobe
RB - Daniel McFadden
WR - Scott Henrichs, 6'2", ARC
ATH - Algery McGuire

K/P - Ryan Whalley
K/P - Henry Reich

LB - James Scharteg, 6'0", 215, CCSF
LB - Joe Kurung, 6'1", 208, Butte College
LB - Cole Hansen, 6'1", 225, Fullerton College
LB/ RB - Earl English - 6'0", 215, College of the Canyons

Good summary.
In addition there are DL Luka Nixon and Bryce Rogers and DB Jaylin White who all redshirted last year after appearing in fewer than four games. Those were all potential impact players this year,

Sweet.

Does this redshirt rule apply to all class levels? Can a Juco transfer play 4 games, and still redshirt?

I don't know can Marshawn Lynch get accepted to Cal?