Spotlight #1: Baylor WR Kendall Wright

Spotlight #2: TCU RB Ed Wesley 

1^st quarter

13:53: Griffin goes to Wright on his first two throws, good short possession receiver type catches

13:08: Wright on a trick play 40 yard touchdown THROW for a touchdown

4:49: 32 yard reception by Wright, good speed, excellent route run, thrown to 3 times, 3 catches

3:12: Excellent deep route by Wright, just blows past his man for the 35 yard score, whistled for unsportsmanlike conduct afterwards

2:51: Not spotlighting him or anything, but Greg McCoy has two big kick returns so far. The 5^th year senior cornerback was solid in limited work on special teams over the past couple years and now he has returns of 73 and 68. Something to keep an eye on this season. He also had 30 tackles and 2 interceptions last season, but is undersized at 5-10 182.

0:29: Wright catches short pass, breaks tackle with quickness for first down

2^nd quarter

14:25: Wright crosses field, catches ball, stutter step loses man, touchdown, 28 yards. He’s making Robert Griffin looks better than he is, but at the same time, Griffin hasn’t looked bad. Hit Wright at the perfect time there. 7-10 for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns, but only one completion (21 yards to Terrence Williams) to anyone other than Wright. Strong arm and a lot of promise. Interesting to see him next season as a senior. He probably won’t come out this year.

13:36: Speedy Skye Dawson on a long run. RB/WR/PR, but not a lot of experience. Great speed and track star though. 6.64 60 yard dash is a MWC track record. If he puts up big stats this year in any facet of the game, he’d be an intriguing name and he’s having a good night.

10:42: Only Ed Wesley’s 3^rd carry, but unlike the first two he makes this one count, 24 yards, starts inside, goes outside, evades a few tackles.

8:40: Ed Wesley slips for short gain, almost fumbles, haven’t been impressed with him, 5 carries for 33 yards, but only one carry where he’s looked good, that 23 yarder, way too inconsistent.

5:59: Terrance Ganaway pushes pile for first down. Been really impressed by him. He takes over for Jay Finley as the starting running back. 74 yards on 13 carries tonight. Excellent size, north/south type runner, 6-0 240, but inexperienced. Need to see more of the senior this season before I can make a decision. TCU’s defense just hasn’t been good. Not even Tank Carder, a projected 2^nd/3^rd round pick.

5:18: Kendall Wright plucks the jump ball right through the defensive backs’ hands for another catcher. No idea how he ended up catching this ball. Puts Baylor inside the 5. He reminds me of Titus Young, another undersized, small school receiver who went in the 2^nd round last year. 8 catches for 159 yards and 2 touchdowns. I definitely picked a good game to scout him. This is looking like his coming out party and a message to the rest of the NCAA by Baylor, this team is legit with Griffin, Ganaway, and Wright offensively. Defense is still a question mark.

4:51: Greg McCoy is the only TCU player I’ve been impressed with. Another big return for the senior CB/KR. Return brought back after block in the back, but he still ran well. 4 returns for 200 yards. This team would be getting killed if he wasn’t playing well. Andy Dalton’s replacement Casey Pachall is awful, stagnating the offense and their defense has been worse.

0:13: Terrence Ganaway with another great run. 17 carries for 105 yards and a score, but most importantly, has gotten positive yardage on almost every, if not every carry. Knew nothing about him coming into tonight, I’m definitely making it a priority to watch another of his games, spotlighting him inside of Kendall Wright.

 

3^rd quarter

8:57: Another touchdown by RG3, a pretty looking dart downfield to Lanear Simpson. He’s looking like a legitimate NFL QB prospect, 15-18 for 281 yards and 4 touchdowns.

6:10 Another touchdown by RG3, a pretty looking dart downfield to Terrance Williams. He’s absolutely on fire.

4^th quarter

14:30: Casey Pachall touchdown to Logan Brock. Brock, the senior tight end, has great measurables, 6-3 260 4.6 40, but only caught 6 passes last season. He’s got 4 tonight and 2 scores. He’s a big target and mobile and could be someone to watch this season.

10:11: Another catch by Wright on a nice comeback route. That gives him 11. Hell of a night.

6:54: Fumble by Robert Griffin on a run. Bad fumble, TCU somehow has a chance down just 47-45 deep in Baylor territory. First turnover for either team tonight.

4:22: First real Griffin to Wright mistake. Miscommunication when Griffin threw into double coverage, deflected and almost picked. Baylor offense struggling since TCU switched to zone.

4:12: Wright throws another pass, complete to…Robert Griffin for a first. Wright’s 10^th throw in his college career, completed 4 in a row. Maybe there’s something to that. At the very least, it’s good to know.

3:43: Short dump off to Wright in space, quick burst of speed for the first, hurts his hand/wrist on the play. Nothing serious. 12 catches for 189 yards and 2 scores.

0:02: Pachall interception. Game over. If you’re wondering what happened to Ed Wesley, he got just 6 of TCU’s 38 carries, a very bad sign. However, Kendall Wright showed himself to the world as the stud he is and I got new names in Logan Brock and Terrance Ganaway to monitor into the future and possibly spotlight at a later date.