UMs Richt mulls lineup change, evaluates state of program Canes notes. A 1. 2 pack of UM nuggets on a Tuesday Theres one potential lineup change Saturday. Mark Richt said on WQAMs Hurricane Hotline on Monday night that Hayden Mahoney graded out slightly better than Corey Gaynor at right guard against Georgia Tech, and Mahoney would be the starter Saturday against Syracuse if the decision had to be made now. Gaynor started against Georgia Tech Mahoney played later. Wifi Hack Software. Both are filling in for Navaughn Donaldson, who is out indefinitely. I asked Richt that when he took the job, when did he think this could be a top 1. UM is ahead of schedule in his mindYou are not a top 1. We were 1. 0th last year and then lost four in a row. At the end of the year, we were top 2. But this, Richt said, is important to keep in mind Were not at the point where we can line up and impose our will on people, he said. Florida State was a battle royale to the tend. Georgia Tech was battle royale to the end. We are not lining up and whipping people. University-of-Michigan-African-Presidential-Scholars-Program-2017-2018.png' alt='Um Challenge Program' title='Um Challenge Program' />Run Accesskey R Save Accesskey S Download Fresh URL Open Local Reset Accesskey X. Thats why the NRF Foundation and over 30 leading retailers have come together to launch RISE Up a powerful new program offering training and. Programs AZ. Find program websites, online videos and more for your favorite PBS shows. We have to battle people every week. We know it. Were excited about winning and trying to establish that mindset. Were not a dominant football team. Were a very solid football team that is fighting like mad to win the close battles. Thats where we are right nowI do think were moving in the right direction. We are getting where we need to get. But we need to recruit well. Without getting great players year in and year out, its going to be a battle. Last year, we had three close games and lost them all. Several coaches, like Urban Meyer, have had great success their second seasons. Richt is experiencing that. Year one you establish your standards, you establish your way of doing things, Richt said. Even if you have seniors totally bought in, they still dont know what you want yet. By year two, the next group of leaders knows the standard. The whole team knows it. Dress U8p Games. Its guys truly understanding what coach wants and not only doing it but getting players around them to do it. The good news is when they look around, they see guys doing it right. They say, do it like Darrell Langham, Shaq Quarterman. Travis Homer. Richt, on how to get Malik Rosier to play better in games My goal is to create more adversity in practice. Practice more like a game. Give me tempo of a game. Dont give me practice tempo. Give me game tempo. Thats what I need and thats what I think will help. Richt said someone who didnt play last Saturday likely would play this Saturday. The sense is thats Ahmmon Richards and Sheldrick Redwine both practiced Tuesday. Dee Delaney and Donaldson did not practice. Syracuses 2. Clemson certainly caught UMs attention. What happened last Friday was pretty remarkable, Richt said. It was so impressive to have that kind of a turnaround in that short of a time from losing 5. Clemson in 2. 01. Friday. Besides having two of the nations three leading receivers, their defense has improved by 1. Richt said. Theyre super fast and physical and bring it to you. They dont sit back. They pressure the quarterback. UM in the last couple of weeks wanted to get freshman receiver Jeff Thomas more involved because of his speed and explosiveness, and quarterbacks coach Jon Richt reminded Mark Richt that the Hurricanes got just the defensive matchup they wanted before the play in which Thomas caught a 7. Georgia Tech. Thats been the thought process since Day 1 try to find ways, not just him, but anybody that can help us make plays and progress as an offense, were trying to find ways to involve them in the offense, offensive coordinator Thomas Brown said. We tried to get the ball in his hands with the reverse earlier against Georgia Tech. As far as freshman receiver Mike Harley goes, other than a couple of mishaps, hes pretty consistent, Brown said. Hell continue to get better. Deejay Dallas, moved from wide receiver to running back at least for now, continues to compete with Crispian Atkins for the No. Travis Homer and Trayone Gray. Is Dallas ready to get carries Brown hedged. The biggest thing about tailback is playing on third down and pass protection on first and second down, Brown said. I get nervous about putting a guy in the game and not knowing how the call is going to go. I dont want to put him in a bad spot or the offense in a bad spot before he knows exactly what to do. Hes making great progress. Its time for everyone to stop underestimating Trent Harris, who can be overlooked because he plays on a line with more heralded playersrecruits, including Chad Thomas. He has been very good, both against the run and as a pass rusher 4. Theres no doubt the competition has risen since Ive been here, he said. We push each other so everyone has gotten better. Coach Craig Kuligowski has helped Harris with the way he teaches us to attack and get upfield,Harris said. If you attack and get upfield, the majority of the time youre going to make a play and not be wrong. Pat Bethel has added 3. The decision to move him from defensive end is another example of how this staff uses its personnel intelligently. ESPN assigned New York Jets radio announcer Bob Wischusen and former Washington and ex NFL quarterback Brock Huard to Saturdays UM Syracuse game.