Lelie, Paul Johnson, LaTech, Vids

I've been trying to keep my posts neat by keeping topics together, but sometimes the news doesn't work that way. This post is all over the place:

Craig Massei of San Francisco Illustrated profiles Ashley Lelie, and asks if he's the 49ers "secret weapon."

Lelie also proved he can go over the middle and get the ball in traffic, something the 49ers wanted to see during the preseason. Lelie made a convincing statement with his play not only to make the team, but also to gain a significant role in San Francisco’s passing game. “Everybody kind of thinks I can’t go across the middle, I can’t run short routes,” Lelie said. “And I think they just kind of made me do that just to see if I can do it. They didn’t let me go deep or anything in the preseason. “Earlier in my career, I was more of a decoy, trying to scare teams out of certain coverages. The way they used me in the preseason, I barely went deep at all, so I think they’re going to use me a lot more in several ways. I think they’re going to call on me a little bit more earlier in the season.”

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Do you remember a time when UH was one of the top rushing teams in the nation? Here's a great profile by Alex Delanian of The Star-Ledger of former UH offensive coordinator and current Navy head coach Paul Johnson, triple-option extraordinaire. It includes quotes from his former star UH QB Michael Carter, current UH coach George Lumpkin, and Navy QB and Kapolei grad Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada. Go Navy! Beat Rutgers!

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Here's a new article from T. Scott Boatright of The News Star looking ahead to Saturday's Louisiana Tech game.

In 2005’s 46-14 loss at Joe Aillet Stadium, Brennan was held to only 236 yards and one touchdown through the air as he hit on 23-of-33 attempts with one interception.

“I remember that one — I remember them beating us and the way that crowd heckled us,”Brennan said via teleconference.
“Last year we wanted to make a statement against them after that tough loss the year before. But a bunch of us still remember that game two years ago in Ruston, so we’ll be ready.”

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And finally, Chawan Cut keeps putting together the local news compilations like a champ. Here's a video with stories about the polls, Louisiana Tech, Colt's Hawaiian Islands hair, etc.



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