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Arizona State is in the market for a new offensive coordinator.

Dennis Erickson said Thursday that he is not bringing Rich Olson back for a fourth season, the first coordinator-level change since Erickson became head coach in 2007. The move comes after a second consecutive losing season, the first of Erickson college career, in which ASU was 90th or below nationally in total, rushing and scoring offense.

2 words: Thank God

So let the speculation begin on the new OC....

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Arizona State quarterback Danny Sullivan will not play at No. 13 Oregon on Saturday because of a biceps injury that prevented him from practicing this week.

The senior will travel with the team, coach Dennis Erickson said Thursday, to provide sideline support for Brock Osweiler, a true freshman making his first start, and sophomore backup Samson Szakacsy.

 

As happy as I am about Brock getting an opportunity -- I'm not very optimistic about his first start coming at Autzen.

At 6 foot 5 inches, 230 pounds, Jeffcoat has drawn comparisons to such greats as Julius Peppers with his lean, long body and athleticism.

And a few weeks ago, as first reported in The Dallas Morning News, Jeffcoat narrowed his college choices down to six schools with signing day coming on Feb. 3. While many athletes choose to commit early, Jeffcoat is likely to wait right up until signing day or even until the day itself to reveal the lucky school.

Jeffcoat's list now reads as follows: Arizona State, Florida, Houston, Oklahoma, Texas and USC.

Reads like a wishlist of schools for potential college players to go, with the exception of one -- Houston.

But the Cougars are on the rise under head coach Mike Sumlin, and oh yeah, there's one more thing, Papa Jim is an assistant coach under Sumlin. If the Cougars were to land Jeffcoat it would be one of the greatest recruiting coups of all time.

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That would be a good thing IMO.  I keep having this feeling like "be careful what you wish for" when thinking about new ownership.  But, I think Nolan would be able to keep "the plan" going.  This should probably be a fanshot, but I'm already too far into it to switch.

Rudy Carpenter is going to get alot of playing time in the Cowboys/Vikings game tomorrow night.  I figured most on here will revel in the chance to watch him fail, so there's your chance.  He doesn't have a very good shot of making the roster, but a spot on the practice squad could be a possibility.

I imagine Andrew Walter will get a lot of playing time for the Pats this weekend too.