Daily Bullets (August 24)

Top 15 (ish)

BleacherReport has Mason Rudolph as CFB’s 16th best player – accrediting his best attribute for the positioning.

Best attribute: Perhaps the most common criticism of college quarterbacks in spread systems is they’re “one-read-and-panic” throwers. Rudolph, however, has demonstrated a clear ability to scan the field and go through a progression all while avoiding mistakes. [BleacherReport]

The way Rudolph finds the open guy with his progressions is so much fun to watch – without that skill I think Washington and Ateman are already in the league.

Mason Rudolph, not Sam Darnold, is winning the Heisman Trophy.
— @joelklatt. https://t.co/vqTZwxGTFF pic.twitter.com/C44EZvWcZr

— FOX Sports Radio (@FoxSportsRadio) August 23, 2017

An Old Soul

The Tulsa World caught up with former Cowboy QB JW Walsh and his life as an assistant coach in FCS football – and his first head coach is impressed.

(Abilene Christian head coach Adam) Dorrel said he and his wife spent two or three hours with Walsh and came away impressed, especially given his age.

He had no qualms about the youngest full-time hire he’s ever made.

“Sometimes it almost feels like you’re talking to your grandpa or something,” Dorrel said. “He’s very mature for his age. He’s got great views on not just football, but life.” [TulsaWorld]

Grandpa Walsh! We can look forward to some great fishing stories when he returns to Gundy’s staff in five years.

OSU and NCAA Notes

An inspiring story about a Cowboy walk on for the 2017 season …..Yahoo has Gundy as a top ten CFB coach…..Good primer about what to know around college football this season….CFB coaches bound for a promotion next year – Cowboys will face one of the best next week

Just move the league offices to Guthrie.

Sooners or Cowboys? Spoiler alert: the winner of the Big 12 is coming from Oklahoma. https://t.co/18zIuNET4V pic.twitter.com/dgdKZMkMQy

— USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) August 23, 2017

OSU, OU and Texas are the only B12 schools on this list – all SEC teams play an FCS squad.

Only 32 of 130 FBS schools don’t face an FCS opponent this year (list to follow). SEC was only conference w/every member playing an FCS team

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 23, 2017

No. 4 is insane – must be counting the Iowa wrestling match, right?

It's called the Rowdiest Arena in the Country for a reason. #okstate #letswork pic.twitter.com/PKsRvyzr1w

— Cowboy Basketball (@OSUMBB) August 23, 2017

Cowboy fans walking through office doors next Thursday:

Hyped. #GoPokes #okstate #CowboyUp18 @HeismanTrophy pic.twitter.com/yxYOmE5sZ3

— Cowboy FB Recruiting (@CowboyFB_Elite) August 23, 2017

What You Missed on PFB

• Where OSU is ranked throughout the country
• Adam Lunt gives his five predictions for the season
• The backup running back for the Tulsa game will be known
• The guys roundtabled on 2017 over-unders
• Take a look at the linebacker depth chart for this fall
• Looking over the longest plays of the Mike Gundy era

Other Stuff I’m Reading

• Absolutely crushing and well-told story of a high school quarterback who passed away
• Great explanation of how different tech companies survive today
• Peeling back how the Irving trade impacts the Celtics