Nathan Adrian Case Study

In his freshman year he broke the record for a Division I-A freshman rushing record with 1,925 yards. In 2004 he placed second in the Heisman Trophy race, at the time that was the highest finish for a freshman. Later that year he won consensus All-American.

"I have thrown a lot at him, giving him a ton of reps," offensive coordinator Jake Spavital said. "I think the kid has the right mind set. You can tell that he has played a lot of football. He was actually a quarterback at Rice at one point and then he has been a receiver. He has played at the college level. Really right now he is trying to figure out the offense and all of the ins and outs of it. He can hopefully get out there and help us. I have been pleased with how he is so far, we just have to keep repping over these next two weeks and developing him and getting it to where he starts to think slow is what I’m trying to accomplish with him."

Tonight’s game marked the 62nd of the season for WVU, the most in a single season in program history. It was a season to be proud of for the Mountaineers.

In his Junior year, 2012, he was capable of being named the St. Louis Post-Dispatch offensive player of the year after rushing for an impressive 1,802 yards and thirty four touchdowns and receiving twenty passes for 401 yards and scoring six times. While he was a Senior, 2013, he had 3,061 all-purpose yards and fifty total touchdowns, in those fifty touchdowns, he managed to get, 2,155 rushing yards and forty rushing touchdowns. He led the football team to three straight title games, but sadly could not manage to lead his team to victory in any of the games.

The Cactus Bowl may have been a turning point for Howard with his record setting performance. In WVU’s 43-42 win over the Arizona State Sun Devils he was named the Offensive MVP after throwing 532 yards and five touchdowns.

The Mountaineers' offensive line is anchored by one of the country's top centers, Tyler Orlosky.

“He works,” wide receivers coach Tyron Carrier said. “I haven’t seen a kid that has put in that much work and literally takes everything I say into

In ninth grade, he was a measly 4-9, and by time he transferred to Lake Forest, he was an underrecruited-for-his-age junior, though he grew to be a stockier 6-2. He decided to attend Rice University, where he set a school freshman record in assists and was named to the Conference USA all-freshman team.

Danny Ainge saw the potential in this kid to stuff stat sheets and give his all on every play, ultimately deciding he was worth choosing with the Celtics lottery pick. Smart finished out his rookie year averaging 7.8 points, 3.1 assists, and 3.3 rebounds. He also earned a spot on the NBA All-Rookie second team despite missing ten consecutive games due to an ankle injury.

Coming out of high school, the Moundsville, W.Va. native was a one of the state’s top basketball players. As a senior, he averaged 24.4 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.4 blocks per game.

According to Rivals, he was a two-star recruit. Isreal will have four years of eligibility with the Mountaineers.

Vernon Adams, the fall-through-the-crack QB form Eastern Washington, who is making quite a name for himself in the his collage day view. Vernon Adams has transferred form the collage of Eastern Washington to Oregon He has had a big impact on Oregon’s offence. And he is living the dream. The hardest part of Vernon’s adjustment would be the play book. Oregon fans and team member know how fast he is and how willing he is to hanging in the pocket under pressure to deliver the ball and not flinch. Adams was the star of the biggest recruiting battles of the winter. But in high school he was a no star recruiter he could get any major program collage to look at him. The community collage didn’t want him. Dean Harrington, who

'When it comes to practice, Coach Uthoff is really picky and strict,' senior Troy Monaghan said. 'He pushes us to be our best.' At this point in the season, Uthoff is very satisfied with how the boys have been playing.

"Every game, Every Practice, we are going to do what we can to work together

Outside of his freshman year at Houston, Joseph Young averaged 18 points or better, ending his last two collegiate years at Oregon where many accolades followed. Young was awarded the Pac-12 Player of the Year last season, along with First-team All-Pac-12 and Third-team All-American Sporting News honors. And rightfully so. Young averaged 20.7 points per game, 3.8 assists, and 4.4 rebounds, shooting 35 percent from behind the arc. Young is not shy when it comes looking for his own shot and profiles as someone who can come off the bench and contribute right away from either guard spot. Just look at how he manipulated the Orlando Magic’s defense here en route to a 28 point performance in the Summer