The Mountain West Conference (MWC) will have three of its top QBs return in 2022. In addition, all three were ranked among the Top 25 passers in the FBS. Top QBs Return to the MWC in 2022 Jake Haener, Fresno State (2021 FBS Top 25 QB Ranking: #8) Haener ranked in the Top Ten (#8) in passing yards per game in the FBS (315 yards/game) and #9 in total passing yards (4096 yards). He threw 33 touchdown passes and only 9 INTs (in 490 pass attempts). In addition, Haener completed 67% of his passes. He recorded seven games of over…
Author: Tony Thomas
Tony Thomas
Tony Thomas has been writing for Gridiron Heroics since August 2022. A graduate of The University of Southern Mississippi, Tony covers college football in general and provides team coverage specifically of the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles and LSU Tigers. A CFB super fan, Tony has been writing about college football online since 2019.
It’s game week football fans. The 2022 college football season officially kicks off on Saturday with 11 games on the slate. Here is a listing of the players to watch in Week Zero. Players to Watch Week Zero Austin Peay (6-5) at Western Kentucky, 11 AM (CST) on CBS Sports Network Players to Watch: Austin Peay: QB Draylen Ellis. Ellis led the Ohio Valley Conference in passing with 2625 yards and 19 TDs. Western Kentucky: WR Malachi Corley-73 catches, 691 yards, and 7 TDs. His 73 catches were the 3rd most on a team that went 9-5 and were the…
As one of the premier rushing teams in college football, the Air Force Falcons run the option offense with precision. The Falcons have led the nation in rushing the last two years and averaged 327 yards per game on the ground in 2021. In fact, Air Force has ranked in the Top Ten in rushing every season since 2014. This is a team that has gone 24-8 since October of 2019. Also, since the 2014 season, the Falcons have won 36 of 45 games on their home field (a whopping 80%). They finished 10-3 last season Air Force Falcons Offense…
SMU QB Tanner Mordecai led the Mustangs to an 8–4 record in 2021. This season, he calls signals for a new head coach in offensive guru Rhett Lashlee. Lashlee named Mordecai the starting quarterback for the 2022 season. Record Breaking Season in 2021 Mordecai led the American Athletic Conference with 3628 yards and 39 touchdowns (a school record) and 12 INTs (on 454 pass attempts), averaging 302 passing yards per game. He ranked 10th in the FBS in that category. He completed 67% of his passes. His 308 pass completions in 2021 rank 2nd all-time at SMU. Mordecai transferred from Oklahoma,…
In 2021, he rushed for 1404 yards and 18 TDs and averaged almost 6 yards per carry. He also totaled 468 yards receiving and added 4 more scores. He can run between the tackles or run around you, leaving you in his wake. His name is Deuce Vaughn. Vaughn is a beloved figure in Manhattan, Kansas. He commands attention when he walks into a room. And, his football I.Q. is through the roof, which you would expect from a coach’s son. Deuce Vaughn-Humble and Hard Working Vaughn studies film and puts in the preparation necessary to make opposing defenders look…
The big news over the summer was that USC and UCLA would exit the PAC-12 Conference and move to the B1G Ten Conference beginning in 2024. Even bigger news occurred today as the B1G Ten secured a new media rights contract for its member teams beginning in 2023 and running until 2030. It was negotiated with and will be distributed by six different media outlets: Fox, CBS, NBC, NBCUniversal’s streaming service Peacock, the Big Ten Network, and FoxSports1 (FS1). On any given Saturday, Big Ten Conference games will now be broadcast in the 12 noon ET slot on FOX, in…
He was 28 yards shy of 4000 yards of total offense (3972 yards) in 2021. As a four-year starter at Louisville, QB Malik Cunningham (6-1, 200) has very quietly gained over 10,000 yards of total offense and scored 98 touchdowns. Malik Cunningham Dual Threat? Absolutely Last season, Cunningham (6–1, 200 pounds) passed for 2941 yards and rushed for 1031 yards, and accounted for 39 total touchdowns, while throwing only six INTs (in 337 pass attempts) for a Louisville team that finished 6–7. Over the last five games at the end of the season, Cunningham threw 10 touchdowns and only 1…
At 6-3, 210 pounds, Grayson McCall is a 2-year starter at quarterback for Coastal Carolina and has a 20–2 record. In 2021, he set a new FBS record for passing efficiency at 207.6. Grayson McCall As a redshirt junior, McCall enters the 2022 season with a 196.09 passing efficiency rating, which is the active career leader in the FBS. In 2021, even as he missed two games, he was still very productive in leading the Chanticleers to an 11–2 record: #1 in passing efficiency at 207.6 (FBS record) #2 in completion percentage at 73%. 2873 yards passing, 27 TDs, 3…
Appalachian State is one of the most consistent Group of Five teams in college football today, going 73-19 since 2015. The Mountaineers return 13 starters from last year’s 10-4 team that was the runner-up in the Sun Belt Conference. Appalachian State Preview Mountaineer Offense App. State returns their QB and both their running backs from a year ago, accounting for 5389 yards of total offense and 45 TDs worth of returning production. QB Chase Brice passed for 3337 yards, 27 touchdowns, and 11 INTs. He completed 62% of his passes. Brice posted three games with over 300 yards passing, two…
In three weeks, the 2022 college football season kicks off. Here is a preview of the season opener between Liberty vs Southern Miss. It’s year two of the Will Hall era in Hattiesburg, and fall camp this time around is different in a couple of ways. First, they have a full roster of players (85) to pull from to evaluate and develop into starters and contributors. Secondly, they have momentum carrying over into this season having won their final two games last season. That all bodes extremely well for the Golden Eagles. Liberty vs Southern Miss Liberty Flames The Flames…
