Mack Brown has experience to guide Sam Howell down Heisman path

Visit my TomShanahan.Report home page UNC PHOTO: Sam Howell threw for 3,586 yards and 30 touchdowns with only seven interceptions last year as a true sophomore. By TOM SHANAHAN CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- North Carolina may be new to boasting a Heisman Trophy preseason leading candidate, but venerable Tar Heels coach Mack Brown has a history of navigating that road over his 16 years at Texas. So, Brown didn’t fret over the offseason how to address the attention third-year…

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Time to redefine Power 5 to the same old College Football Playoff candidates

PHOTO: Tua Tagovailoa leaving Hawaii for Alabaster, Alabama, is just one of many examples of a handful of schools dominating recruiting rankings on their way to College Football Playoff berths. By TOM SHANAHAN College football's Power 5 label needs to be redefined. It’s no longer a reference to the five major conferences – Southeastern, Atlantic Coast, Big Ten, Big 12 and Pac-12. Welcome to the annual Alabama-Clemson Invitational. Ohio State has joined the two mainstays again, but depending…

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West Point votes West into elite San Diego club

San Diego high school football’s vast talent pool has formed over the years select clubs at the next levels. The four Heisman Trophy winners have been the most recognized, Marcus Allen, Lincoln and USC; the late Rashaan Salaam, La Jolla Country Day and Colorado; Ricky Williams, Patrick Henry and Texas; and Reggie Bush, Helix and USC. Bush had to return his trophy for NCAA violations, but three or four trophies, one word still applies. Exclusive. Another club is…

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