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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/X-reasons-why-Garrett-Nussmeier-should-be-next-Tigers-QB-after-Myles-Brennan_s-retirement.jpeg"></figure><h1>2 reasons why Garrett Nussmeier should be next LSU QB after Myles Brennan’s retirement</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-17T12:30:09-07:00">August 17th, 12:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-17T12:30:39-07:00">August 17th, 12:30pm</time><address><a>Guilherme Hiray Leal</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2022 football season for the LSU Tigers is just weeks away, but the team already has some important questions to answer. Quarterback Myles Brennan was told by the coaching staff that he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lsu-football-news-myles-brennan-leaving-tigers-after-failing-to-win-qb-competition/">would not be the team’s starting quarterback</a> in 2022. As a result, the sixth-year senior <a href="https://twitter.com/MylesBrennan/status/1559271383275868161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1559271383275868161%7Ctwgr%5E2c6613a657b8bacc59ee673b9acb727bb18b88ee%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1806010action%3Dedit">announced</a> his decision to walk away from football.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">What a journey it has been.. I have given my all to this university and football team. I love every one of you. I will be a tiger for life. 15 is officially signing out. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ForeverLSU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ForeverLSU</a> <a href="https://t.co/GOJPM2GXOK">pic.twitter.com/GOJPM2GXOK</a></p><p>— Myles Brennan (@MylesBrennan) <a href="https://twitter.com/MylesBrennan/status/1559271383275868161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 15, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>And it begs the question, who will be the new starting quarterback for the Tigers?</p><p>First-year head coach Brian Kelly managed to land Jayden Daniels from Arizona State via the transfer portal. However, the team still has redshirt freshman Garrett Nussmeier on the roster, so the competition for the starting job has become a major discussion for the Tigers this summer.</p><p>There are some pros and cons to believe either is able to start for LSU, but it all could come down to how well they perform during the last weeks of training camp. Whoever becomes the starter will have plenty of work to do to help the Tigers bounce back from a disappointing 6-7 season in 2021.</p><p>With that being said, here are two reasons why Garrett Nussmeier will start under center on LSU’s season opener in September.</p><h2><b>2 reasons Garrett Nussmeier should be LSU football’s next starting QB</b></h2><p><b>2. Experience at LSU</b></p><p>One thing that can give Nussmeier an advantage is that is in his second season in Baton Rouge. In his true freshman year, he appeared in four games, including in the Magnolia Bowl matchup against Ole Miss. He finished the season going 29-57 for 329 yards while throwing two touchdowns and two interceptions.</p><p>His best game came against Arkansas. Nussmeier threw for 179 yards, completing 18-of-31 pass attempts with one touchdown and one pick.</p><p>Because Nussmeier is the only returning quarterback on the roster, this could give him some edge over his competition. He likely already has connections and rapport with the wide receivers group. That could prove valuable in Kelly’s first season at LSU, as he could opt to roll with the player more familiar with the Tigers’ system.</p><p>Even though Nussmeier is just in his redshirt freshman year, he still has more experience at LSU than Daniels, which could help him get an edge during the late stages of the QB competition.</p><p><b>1. Past pedigree and family history</b></p><p>While Nussmeier has only four games in his collegiate career, he has more experience than meets the eye. In high school, 247Sports, ESPN, and Rivals named him a four-star prospect, as well as a top-15 quarterback in the nation. He threw for 50 touchdowns and over 5,300 yards in his sophomore and junior seasons at Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas.</p><p>Throughout his high school career, Nussmeier accumulated 8,160 passing yards for 83 touchdowns and only 20 interceptions. He eventually led the team to a district title after a perfect 9-0 senior season.</p><p>But perhaps one of the biggest factors of his success comes from his roots. He is the son of Doug Nussmeier, who played in the NFL for multiple years as a quarterback. Additionally, he has been a quarterback coach for more than two decades now, currently practicing his trade for the Dallas Cowboys.</p><p>Just because his dad was a standout quarterback in his prime, doesn’t guarantee anything for Nussmeier. However, he’ll have plenty of wisdom trickling down onto him, considering his father’s prowess as a QB coach. Hopefully, he can use the resources at his disposal in order to impress down the stretch at camp and win out the starting role.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2 reasons why Garrett Nussmeier should be next LSU QB after Myles Brennan’s retirement

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Then, with the arrival of head coach Brian Kelly from Notre Dame, shortly thereafter came Jayden Daniels, a transfer from Arizona State. Thus, along with rising sophomore Garrett Nussmeier, it appeared to be a three-horse race in the spring.</p><p>It seemed as though Daniels and Brennan pulled ahead in the early stages of fall camp for the Tigers, but in a shock turn of events,<a href="https://lsutigerswire.usatoday.com/2022/08/15/lsu-football-myles-brennan-retirement-confirmed-by-program/"> Myles Brennan decided to call it a day and retire from football</a>. There then exists a power vacuum, with Daniels and Nussmeier now head to head for the starting job. However, there’s good reason to believe Jayden Daniels will come out on top, and here are two reasons why.</p><h2><b>2 reasons Jayden Daniels should be LSU football’s next starting QB</b></h2><p><b>2. Power 5 Pedigree</b></p><p>As mentioned, Jayden Daniels arrived in Baton Rouge courtesy of Arizona State, where he played 29 games at a Power 5 level, tallying 6,025 yards, 32 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. That kind of game time at a high level is something Nussmeier can’t claim, with the sophomore only appearing in four games in 2021, and even Myles Brennan only appeared in 18 games for LSU football.</p><p>Of course, it is worth mentioning that playing in the Pac-12 and playing in the SEC are completely different things, as there are different schemes, atmospheres and teams, but having a guy come into the LSU program with experience playing at a high level, especially in this transitionary season for Brian Kelly’s staff, could be invaluable. It’s not an easy schedule for the Tigers, with games against Tennessee, Alabama, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Texas A&amp;M and Florida State. Poise is key, and someone like Daniels who has been there before should provide nice stability for the offense.</p><p><b>1. Camp Performance</b></p><p>It’s no secret that Jayden Daniels has been the best quarterback on the roster in Baton Rouge even dating back to spring camp for LSU football. Good camp performances from transfers are hard to come by, especially as they have to adjust to life at a new school, with a new team, and new schemes to learn. For Daniels to be able to make that adjustment quickly enough to put himself at the head of the pack is impressive to say the least.</p><p>Now Brian Kelly and his staff must hope that he’s adjusted well enough to compete at an SEC level. As said earlier, the Tigers do not have an easy schedule by any stretch of the imagination, and barely scraping bowl eligibility is a legitimate possibility for a program that hasn’t finished with fewer than 8 wins since 1999. Everyone knows LSU football will find their footing under Brian Kelly, the million-dollar question is just how long it takes for them to do so.</p><p>If Daniels is up to snuff early on, they may continue that streak. If he’s not, well you don’t need me to tell you how LSU fans will react to a season that could end in as low a place as something like the Independence Bowl. A lot is going to rest on the shoulders of whoever winds up the number one guy, and LSU is one of the few programs in the country where fans hold the team to a higher standard than even the coaching staff. It’s going to be an interesting fall for LSU football, that’s for sure.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

LSU football: 2 reasons why Jayden Daniels should be next Tigers QB after Myles Brennan’s retirement

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With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/">series</a>, which includes our Tigers-Guardians prediction and pick we have laid out below.</p><p>Cleveland was on a bit of a hot streak entering the series, and picked up a win in the first game to mark its eighth victory in nine games. However, following back-to-back losses to the Tigers, the Guardians find themselves barely holding on to the American League Central lead at 62-55, with the Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox now just one game back.</p><p>The Tigers — who are dead last in the division at 45-74 and trail Cleveland by 18 games — have embraced their role of spoiler over the past two days, notching 7-5 and 4-3 victories over their AL Central foe. In doing so, they snapped an eight-game losing streak of their own.</p><p><b><i>Here are the Tigers-Guardians MLB odds, </i></b><a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb"><b><i>courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b></a><b><i> </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Tigers-Guardians Odds</b></h2><p>Detroit Tigers: +1.5 (-113)</p><p>Cleveland Guardians: -1.5 (-106)</p><p>Over: 7.5 (-102)</p><p>Under: 7.5 (-120)</p><h2><b>Why The Tigers Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>With Daniel Norris — who typically plays a relief role — expected to get the start for the Tigers, it’s inevitable that today will be a bullpen. That might now be a bad thing, though. Detroit relievers have a 3.32 bullpen ERA, which ranks third in the American League. Norris has also picked up his production after a forgettable start to the season, posting a 3.38 ERA in three outings in March and tossing 4 2/3 shutout innings in a start against the White Sox last week.</p><p>There aren’t many reasons to feel good about the Tigers’ ability to produce at the plate, but the recent performance of shortstop Javier Baez does inspire a little optimism. He’s batting .270 over the last 30 days, which is 43 points higher than his season average while recording 10 RBI, two home runs, six doubles, 12 runs scored, and four stolen bases during this stretch. Third baseman Harold Castro has been solid as well, hitting .286 with 10 RBI, one home run, seven doubles, and 11 runs scored over the past month.</p><h2><b>Why The Guardians Could Cover The Spread</b></h2><p>Regardless of Norris’ recent success and the overall performance of the Detroit bullpen, the Guardians still seem to hold a substantial advantage in the pitching department. On the Tigers’ side, Norris still has a 5.97 ERA for the season, which is only slightly better than the career-worst 6.16 ERA he posted last year. As for Cleveland, projected starter Cal Quantrill has been solid on the mound in 2022, with his 3.67 ERA sitting just two points above his career average. He’s also increased his production as of late, recording a 1.89 ERA and .156 opponent’s batting average in three starts in August. His last time out was his best start of the season, allowing one hit while striking out seven in seven shutout innings.</p><p>It also helps Cleveland’s case that the Tigers have been, statistically, the worst offensive team in baseball this season. Detroit ranks last in the MLB in OPS, home runs, slugging percentage, and runs scored, and ranks near the bottom of the league in most hitting categories since the All-Star break. Cleveland hasn’t been a dominant team at the plate, ranking outside the top 10 in OPS, runs scored, slugging percentage, and on-base percentage, among other categories, but the Guardians’ .252 batting average does rank eighth in the MLB. They’ve been hitting slightly above this mark recently, with a .263 batting average since the All-Star break.</p><p>Cleveland also has some of the league’s top performers at the plate over the last month in its lineup. Infielders Jose Ramirez and Amed Rosario each rank among the top 10 in all of baseball with 22 and 20 RBI, respectively, in the last 30 days. Second baseman Andres Gimenez has a top-10 OPS during this stretch, while outfielder Steven Kwan is tied for third with 21 runs scored.</p><h2><b>Final Tigers-Guardians Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Even with the Tigers being close to even money on the +1.5 run line, it’s difficult to feel confident in a team whose offense has been nothing short of abysmal in 2022. The over-under is tricky as well. 7 1/2 runs is typically a solid number to take an over, but given that Cleveland has struggled as a team at the plate, at least in comparison to other playoff hopefuls, there’s hardly a guarantee on the over. On the flip side, at 7 1/2 runs, all it takes is one or two big innings to make an underbet feel foolish. At -106 on the -1.5 run line, the best play here seems to be banking on the Guardians to rebound from back-to-back losses and return to the form they had displayed leading up to this series.</p><p><b>Final Tigers-Guardians Prediction &amp; Pick: Guardians -1.5 (-106)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB Odds: Tigers vs. Guardians prediction, odds and pick – 8/17/2022

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Kerry-Carpenter_s-immediate-reaction-to-first-major-league-home-run_thumb.jpg"></figure><h1>Tigers rookie Kerry Carpenter’s immediate reaction to first major league home run</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-15T20:14:59-07:00">August 15th, 8:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-15T20:14:59-07:00">August 15th, 8:14pm</time><address><a>Tristin McKinstry</a>I have experience covering sports going back to 2014. Major The Last of Us fan. #1 Jar Jar Binks propagandist. I am currently pursuing a degree in communications.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Tigers lost eight games consecutively entering the nightcap of their doubleheader against the Cleveland Guardians. Thanks to rookie Kerry Carpenter, their fortunes changed.</p><p>Carpenter mashed his first big league double, his first major league home run, his first major league RBI, and his first major league multi-hit game as the Tigers defeated the Guardians 7-4.</p><p>Bally Sports Detroit reporter Trevor Thompson caught up with the Tigers rookie following the game. With a big smile on his face, Carpenter described his mindset prior to hitting his homer.</p><p>“I noticed he was leaving the changeup up, and then Schoopy hit a changeup out,” Carpenter <a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportsDET/status/1559359127943520257" rel="noopener">said</a>. “I was like, ‘He might just try to run a heater by me with the first pitch,’ so I was just ready for it and tried to turn it around.”</p><p>Prior to Carpenter’s home run, Tigers second baseman Jonathan Schoop also went yard to give the team the lead. Carpenter homered on the first pitch he saw.</p><p>Carpenter notched his first career hit on August 13 in a loss to the Chicago White Sox. The Tigers rookie noted how good it felt to contribute big to a win.</p><p>“It’s really cool. Having a win to go along with it really is what means everything,” Carpenter said. “That’s what I’m super excited for. Getting these moments under my belt and just getting to work is awesome.”</p><p>Carpenter was called up by the Tigers on August 10. The Tigers rookie mashed 30 home runs in 97 games in the minors leagues prior to his call-up.</p><p>Detroit is in the process of undergoing a lot of organizational change. It started on August 10 when the team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-detroit-fires-gm-al-avila-amid-awful-season/" rel="noopener">fired</a> longtime general manager Al Avila.</p><p>Carpenter’s efforts may be the catalyst for a bit of positive momentum for the Tigers, which the team desperately needs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tigers rookie Kerry Carpenter’s immediate reaction to first major league home run

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Brennan, who was once again competing for the starting role, was informed over the weekend that he would not be named LSU’s starting quarterback in 2022, despite some level of expectation that he’d win the role. After that bombshell decision was handed down to Brennan, the injury-plagued quarterback decided it was time to call it quits, <a href="https://twitter.com/KristianGaric/status/1559214628810461184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1559214628810461184%7Ctwgr%5E3e431f6e4f6c6e69e6e9d237b2917bd9a52b1945%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php">per Kristian Garic</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">BREAKING: LSU QB Myles Brennan is walking away from football, a source has told me.  Brennan was informed that he will not be the starting Quarterback this fall.</p><p>— Kristian Garic (@KristianGaric) <a href="https://twitter.com/KristianGaric/status/1559214628810461184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 15, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Brian Kelly reportedly told Brennan over the weekend that he would not be named the starting quarterback in 2022. The sixth-year senior had been competing with junior transfer Jayden Daniels, redshirt freshman Garrett Nussmeier, and freshman Howard Walker for the starting position.</p><p>The Tigers have not yet named a starting quarterback, however they made clear that Brennan was not their choice. It’s a major blow for Brennan who had been battling his way back from two season-ending injuries which kept him sidelined for almost all of the 2020 and 2021 seasons.</p><p>In 2020, Brennan entered the year as LSU’s QB1, however, an abdominal injury cut his season short after just three games. After rehabbing ahead of the 2021 season, Brennan suffered an off-field injury a couple days before training camp that prematurely ended his season once more.</p><p>While it’s certainly unfortunate to see Brennan walk away from football, the quarterback did collect some significant endorsement deals before calling it quits.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Myles Brennan signed NIL deals with Raising Canes, Smoothie King, GameCoin, Smalls Sliders and Hollingsford Richards Ford. </p><p>He didn’t play a single game since signing, but because NIL deals can’t be based on performance, he keeps all the money. <a href="https://t.co/Ct6Vmc5rrM">https://t.co/Ct6Vmc5rrM</a></p><p>— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) <a href="https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/1559227004607676421?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 15, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Brennan had reportedly inked various NIL deals with brands including Raising Canes, Smoothie King, Game Coin, Smalls Sliders, and Hollingsford Richards Ford. It’s unclear how much money he pocketed from his NIL deals, but he played a grand total of zero games since adding the endorsements.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Myles Brennan leaving LSU after failing to win QB competition

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They did not even win the ACC title. But this time, Clemson football ahs both ACC and national domination on their mind again. With that said, here are three Clemson football players with tantalizing potential to break out and help the Tigers return to the top of the college football world in 2022.</p><h2>3 Clemson football breakout stars in 2022 season</h2><p><b>3. Nate Wiggins</b></p><p>For all the disappointments for Clemson Football in 2021, at least the Tigers’ defense was still one of the best not only in the ACC but in the nation. The Tigers allowed just 15.8 points per game and 313.2 total yards per contest, second and seventh in the FBS last season, respectively. Dabo Swinney has every reason to believe that he can sustain that form of his defense in 2022, and cornerback Nate Wiggins is going to be a big part of that.</p><p>Wiggins is entering his sophomore season with the Tigers and is expected to carve out a significant role on Clemson’s stop unit, in part because the school just lost two of their 2021 secondary studs over the offseason; Andrew Booth Jr. is now fighting for a starting gig with the Minnesota Vikings, while Mario Goodrich is also now in the NFL after getting signed by the Philadelphia Eagles.</p><p>That’s a lot of experience and on-field production that Clemson will have to replace, as Booth and Goodrich had five of Clemson Football’s 12 interceptions in 2021. The Tigers still have safety R.J. Mickens who had two picks last season but Clemson is definitely going to need more from him and the others to fill the void left by Booth and Goodrich. Immaturity appeared to be a major hurdle for Wiggins in 2021, and that limited his role on the team, but since then, he has gotten glowing reviews from quarterback DJ Uiagalelei and Swinney.</p><p>Via <a href="https://www.si.com/college/clemson/football/nate-wiggins-buying-into-what-it-takes-to-be-great-at-clemson">Brad Senkiw of Sports Illustrated</a>:</p><p>“Incredibly talented and very competitive, just a young guy maturing and really buying into what it takes,” Swinney said about Wiggins, who saw 130 snaps as a freshman. “It takes what it takes. There’s no shortcut to it. That’s the biggest thing I saw, him really buying into what it takes to not just be good but to be great.”</p><p>Wiggins, who was a top-10 cornerback recruit in 2021, is poised to produce more than the three tackles he had in 11 games (130 snaps) in his freshman year.</p><p><b>2. Dietrick Pennington</b></p><p>Pennington is far from a name most college fans would know about, but it might not be too long before he starts getting serious attention. The offensive lineman barely saw any action in 2021, his first year in college, after suffering a devastating knee injury right in his collegiate debut against the South Carolina State Bulldogs. He played just four snaps in that game and spend the rest of the year recovering from it. Now healthy, Pennington carries on his massive shoulders the expectations of Clemson to be a sturdy and consistent presence in pass protection and run blocking. While he’s tipping the scales at 360 pounds, Pennington is showing in the offseason an incredible level of mobility for a man his size.</p><p>Given the fact that he is coming off a serious knee injury, Pennington is not yet assured of a starting spot on Clemson’s offensive line. Junior Mitchell Mayes is also in competition for the starting role at right guard, but at some point, Swinney is going to want to discover what they really have in Pennington. Here’s an observation from A<a href="https://247sports.com/college/clemson/Article/Musings-Recruiting-updates-Clemson-media-day-190309033/">nna Adams of 247 Sports</a> back in July about how Swinney seemed to feel about Pennington:</p><p>“Dietrick Pennington — game on. Mitchell Mayes and Bryn Tucker might start camp with more first-team reps at right guard, but it’s obvious based on Dabo Swinney’s comments yesterday that they expect Pennington to sort of pick up where he left off last year, which was as a potential starter.”</p><p><b>1. Cade Klubnik</b></p><p>While DJ Uiagalelei is currently on top of Clemson football’s quarterback depth chart, he will have to constantly look over his shoulder. With the kind of season he had in 2021, Uiagalelei can’t say for now that he is an absolute lock to be the Tigers’ starter in 2022. Plus, the Tigers added a five-star recruit in Cade Klubnik. Although Klubnik does not have the experience just yet on the collegiate level, Uiagalelei <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clemson-football-3-things-you-need-know-about-tigers-dj-uiagalelei-cade-klubnik-2022-qb-battle/">left the door open</a> for the freshman to steal a starting gig by playing the way he did in 2021.</p><p>Clemson’s offense was substandard with Uiagalelei under center last season, as the Tigers averaged just 26.3 points per game in the ACC, good for just ninth overall in the conference. The Tigers were also just 13th (second-worst) in the ACC with just 359.2 total yards per outing. With a 108.65 passer rating, Uiagalelei was last in the entire conference among qualified quarterbacks in that statistical department. It might just take Klubnik one breakout game to ultimately push Uiagalelei out of the picture.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clemson football: 3 Tigers breakout stars set for monster 2022 seasons in ACC

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He was the editor of the NBA site Crossover Chronicles in the 2016 NBA season. He was a contributing editor to the now-defunct site FanRag Sports in 2017. He currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Entering the 2022 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ncaa-football/" rel="noopener">college football</a> season, few coaches are under the microscope as much as Brian Kelly. LSU football won the national title in 2019. Two years later, it fired its coach, Ed Orgeron. Kelly then left Notre Dame for Baton Rouge. This instantly made the LSU football 2022 season one of the most fascinating journeys in the history of the program. Here’s an LSU football preseason <a href="https://rolltidewire.usatoday.com/">piece which lays out the central question facing this team.</a><br></p><h2>5) Will the defensive line throw its weight around?</h2><p>Late in the 2021 season, LSU’s defensive front, which had been poor in the first few months of the season, dramatically improved. That defensive line contained Bryce Young and the Alabama offense in a road game in Tuscaloosa. The performance was certainly a welcome development, but it also raised the obvious question: Where was that effort and quality in September and early October? The LSU football preseason outlook will be shaped by a number of developments. One of them certainly has to apply to the defensive front, because if the consistent weekly standard of the 2022 defense is not markedly better than the subpar 2021 standard, this team is in a heap of trouble.</p><h2>4) Will player development improve?</h2><p>Ed Orgeron admitted LSU was very predictable in an extraordinary press conference midway through last season. He acknowledged that his coaching staff was not paying attention to the details. Schematically, there’s very little question that Brian Kelly will do better than Coach O. Kelly’s track record of consistent success at Notre Dame makes it very hard to believe that LSU preseason camp will be a waste of time. Kelly should install a scheme which makes sense for his players. However, even if the scheme is better, the player development piece is more of a question if only because that aspect of coaching was so deeply neglected in 2021. Last year’s coaching staff was so sloppy that the LSU football 2022 staff has to be 100 times better in order to get the results it wants. Being merely slightly better — five times better or 10 times better — won’t be enough. </p><h2><b>3) Will Brian Kelly get full buy-in from his players?</b></h2><p>The world of Notre Dame is unlike LSU and most other college football programs. The culture is unique and the history is special. We recall seeing Brian Kelly get purple-faced with rage with Notre Dame players over the years. Yet, he still got buy-in from his athletes. There were exceptions, but only occasional ones. Will Kelly’s coaching style go down smoothly in Baton Rouge? Will this roster be receptive to his methods, at camp and then in the 2022 season? That’s an open question.</p><h2><b>2) Will LSU football hold its own against an SEC schedule?</b></h2><p>Brian Kelly is an accomplished coach, and to be clear, not just anyone can win at Notre Dame. Kelly did. However, even though Kelly performed well in South Bend, the reality of Notre Dame’s independent status meant the Fighting Irish could play Navy and Virginia and Syracuse in addition to Clemson and Georgia and USC. Being independent meant Notre Dame could hand-select its schedule and insert easier games at various points on the calendar. An SEC schedule won’t offer quite as many chances for respite and relief. How will LSU, under Kelly, handle the SEC West gauntlet?</p><h2><b>1) Will the quarterback duel produce a best-case outcome?</b></h2><p>The decision of Jayden Daniels to transfer from Arizona State to LSU was a very curious development in the 2022 college football offseason. Myles Brennan was going to have a great chance to be the Tigers’ starting quarterback. Daniels could have transferred to a program where there was not going to be a fierce battle for a starting quarterback job, but instead, he wanted a quarterback battle. Now we get to see who will win and lead the Tigers into their biggest games of the season. LSU needs elite quarterback play in 2022. Which man will get the first big chance to become a hero in Baton Rouge?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

LSU football: 5 Tigers burning questions as 2022 preseason camp kicks off

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Brian-Kelly-Tigers-move-up-2023-recruiting-rankings-by-landing-4-star-QB.jpeg"></figure><h1>LSU Tigers, Brian Kelly move up 2023 recruiting rankings by landing 4-star QB</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-11T12:35:23-07:00">August 11th, 12:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-11T12:35:23-07:00">August 11th, 12:35pm</time><address><a>Kendall Capps</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NCAA Football</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>This offseason for college football has been full of huge developments. First, Lincoln Riley announced that he was leaving Oklahoma and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/usc-football-news-im-behind-it-lincoln-riley-speaks-out-on-trojans-planned-move-from-pac-12-to-big-ten/" rel="noopener">heading west</a> to coach at USC. Shortly after that, Brian Kelly made the decision to leave Notre Dame to coach in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for the LSU Tigers.</p><p>LSU has had one of the premier programs in the country for the better part of two decades. On Thursday, we all got a glimpse into exactly why Kelly decided to make the move to the SEC. News surfaced that four-star quarterback recruit, Rickie Collins, was committing to LSU, according to <a href="https://twitter.com/247Sports/status/1557525478189268995">247Sports</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">BREAKING: 4⭐️ QB Rickie Collins has committed to Brian Kelly and <a href="https://twitter.com/LSUfootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LSUfootball</a> 🐯</p><p>The Tigers are up to No. 6 in the 247Sports Recruiting Rankings. <a href="https://t.co/A1LdTAhuZi">https://t.co/A1LdTAhuZi</a> <a href="https://t.co/eTVpxUoW2W">pic.twitter.com/eTVpxUoW2W</a></p><p>— 247Sports (@247Sports) <a href="https://twitter.com/247Sports/status/1557525478189268995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 11, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After landing Collins, LSU has now moved up to number six in the 2023 recruiting class rankings.</p><p>Over the last couple of decades, it has become increasingly difficult to land high-level recruits consistently at Notre Dame. The academic standard at Notre Dame, or schools like Stanford or Northwestern, make it difficult. There is also the climate that players have to deal with.</p><p>The quality of life is generally perceived as much better in the south and in the west. Living in South Bend, Indiana can be difficult during the winter. All of these things have made it more difficult to consistently land a player Collins’ calibur.</p><p>LSU recently landed a <a href="https://www.si.com/college/lsu/football/five-star-lsu-commit-inks-first-nil-deal">five-star</a> wide receiver recruit in Shelton Sampson Jr for 2023.</p><p>Now, it appears they have who will be throwing Sampson Jr. passes in college. Collins is a natural thrower of the football with a lean, athletic build. He is a hometown kid, growing up in Woodlawn, LA. So, this was a key get for the Tigers as other SEC schools were surely courting him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

LSU Tigers, Brian Kelly move up 2023 recruiting rankings by landing 4-star QB

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Detroit-Tigers-3-best-candidates-to-replace-Al-Avila-as-Tigers-GM.jpg"></figure><h1>3 best candidates to replace Al Avila as Tigers GM</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-10T19:35:51-07:00">August 10th, 7:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-10T19:35:51-07:00">August 10th, 7:35pm</time><address><a>Tristin McKinstry</a>I have experience covering sports going back to 2014. Major The Last of Us fan. #1 Jar Jar Binks propagandist. I am currently pursuing a degree in communications.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Tigers heard the cries of their fanbase on Wednesday. The team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-detroit-fires-gm-al-avila-amid-awful-season/" rel="noopener">fired</a> executive vice president and general manager Al Avila. It ended a tumultuous end to a seven-year stint at the head of the front office for the MLB’s first Cuban-born general manager.</p><p>The only winning season the Tigers had under Avila came in 2016. The Tigers finished 86-75, but missed the postseason by 2.5 games. 2016 saw Michael Fulmer win the American League Rookie of the Year, and a torrid final six weeks of the season by big free-agent signing Justin Upton.</p><p>Besides that, the Tigers really didn’t come close to winning under Avila. It seemed as if the franchise was turning a corner last season when they finished third in the division with a 77-85 record.</p><p>Tigers owner Chris Ilitch even declared the team’s rebuild over prior to this season. And yet, here we are, with Avila gone and the Tigers in the cellar of the American League.</p><p>It would take days to list what went wrong for this organization. Instead, let’s take a look at what could come next. With that in mind, here are three candidates to replace Avila as Tigers general manager.</p><h2><b>3 best candidates to replace Al Avila as Tigers GM</b></h2><p><b>1) Randy Flores, St. Louis Cardinals director of scouting</b></p><p>The Cardinals hired Flores in August 2015, after the team moved on from disgraced director of scouting Chris Correa. And the Cardinals have had success in the drafting department in recent years. Flores is also a former player, having won the World Series with the Cardinals against the Tigers in 2006.</p><p>Under Flores, the team has most recently landed infielders Nolan Gorman and Jordan Walker. The two have risen the minor league ranks and become some of the best prospects in baseball.</p><p>What allows the Cardinals to land these players is an open-minded approach to the draft. It’s something the Tigers have lacked for years.</p><p>“What we learned is that you can adapt if you are willing and open-minded to whatever scenario that particular year presents,” Flores <a href="https://www.ksdk.com/article/sports/mlb/stl-cardinals/nolan-gorman-jordan-walker-cardinals-randy-flores-mlb-draft/63-d4de6087-ba07-44ef-b717-9b9851bfe5ca" rel="noopener">said</a> of his MLB draft process.</p><p>“It’s a willingness by the staff, from the analytics staff to the boots-on-the-ground scouts, to not try to steer the boat before seeing where the water takes you,” Flores said. “That’s our job when we pick typically about where we pick — to be able to react to the moving, breathing thing that is a draft in real time.”</p><p>The open-minded approach to the draft can be expanded to other areas of player movement. The Tigers have shown very little creativity in terms of player movement, which has set them back.</p><p>Flores brings a fresh approach to the front office the Tigers desperately need. And the Tigers would be wise to give Flores a look during their search.</p><p><b>2) Dana Brown, Atlanta Braves vice president of scouting</b></p><p>The Braves named Brown the VP of scouting in 2019. Since then, he has helped the organization bring in bright young stars and build a World Series championship team.</p><p>Brown was the driving force behind the team drafting outfielder Michael Harris II, pitcher Spencer Strider, and infielder Vaughn Grissom. He also scouted the highly-touted prospects the Braves used to acquire first baseman Matt Olson in a trade with Oakland.</p><p>“I remember Dana telling me he was a top-five high-school bat in the draft — he wrote it in his report as well — and that we had to take him,” Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos <a href="https://theathletic.com/3361911/2022/06/13/mlb-trade-cubs-astros-contreras-yankees-judge/" rel="noopener">said</a> of drafting Harris II. “He wasn’t highly touted at all and Dana wanted to take him in the third round. I remember asking him if he was sure we needed to take him that high and he was adamant.”</p><p>Anthopoulos said Brown was the same way with Strider as well. Strider and Harris II have firmly placed themselves in the National League Rookie of the Year race this year. And have contributed to the team’s run to defend the World Series they won last year.</p><p>“I’ve been with him a long time and when he’s that convicted I stay out of the way,” Anthopoulos said of Brown.</p><p>Brown’s eye for talent can bring a jolt in the arm of a Tigers system that desperately needs quality depth and top-end talent.</p><p><b>3) Theo Epstein, former Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs general manager</b></p><p>This would be the splash hire for Tigers owner Chris Ilitch. Epstein, now a consultant for Major League Baseball, is one of the most decorated executives of the 21st century.</p><p>Epstein began his career with the San Diego Padres but rose to prominence after being named as GM of the Red Sox ahead of the 2003 season. His acquisitions of Nomar Garciaparra, Curt Schilling, and Bill Mueller especially helped the club as they broke the “Curse of the Bambino” and won the World Series in 2004.</p><p>Epstein built another championship team in Boston, as the club defeated the Colorado Rockies in 2007 for their second title during his tenure.</p><p>In 2011, Epstein left the Red Sox for the Cubs. The Cubs named him the president of baseball operations, with Jed Hoyer working under him as general manager.</p><p>It took three years for the Cubs to make the playoffs, advancing to the 2015 NLCS before losing to the New York Mets. The next season, Chicago would break the “Curse of the Billy Goat,” and win their first World Series since 1908.</p><p>Epstein has a proven track record of rescuing historic franchises that have fallen on hard times. He would also bring a level of excitement to the city it hasn’t seen in a long time.</p><p>There is no more qualified candidate for the role than Epstein. And there may not be a better candidate than him out there as well.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 best candidates to replace Al Avila as Tigers GM

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During a press conference after the news broke of the Tigers’ decision, team owner Chris Illitch proceeded to throw Avila under the bus for some questionable moves he made while acting as the team’s GM. <a href="https://twitter.com/BradGalli/status/1557483056306569220?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1557483056306569220%7Ctwgr%5E7b5eab1293e3d7808d1b9e554195c2df8f25ea94%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php">Via Brad Galli</a>, Illitch placed the blame squarely on Avila when discussing the JD Martinez and Justin Verlander trades.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wow.</p><p>Chris Ilitch on shedding payroll and trading away players like Justin Verlander and JD Martinez: "I didn't trade those players away. Right? Our general manager did." <a href="https://t.co/yTuQodyVOO">pic.twitter.com/yTuQodyVOO</a></p><p>— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) <a href="https://twitter.com/BradGalli/status/1557483056306569220?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 10, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I didn’t trade those players away, our general manager did. Al did. That’s his role,” said the Tigers owner. “I’m not going to comment on past activities and go through a litany of moves that Al has made over the course of the past years… I believe bringing in a new leader in the baseball operations area is going to give us a fresh perspective.”</p><p>It’s a bit surprising to see an owner take zero responsibility for the moves that transpired within his organization, but Illitch didn’t hesitate to throw Avila under the bus when explaining his decision to move on from the longtime GM. Avila had spent nearly 22 years with the Tigers in various roles, but had made some questionable moves since taking over as GM.</p><p>The Justin Verlander trade saw the Tigers acquire Daz Cameron, Franklin Perez, and Jake Rogers from the Astros, none of whom have gone on to leave a lasting impression on fans in Detroit. The JD Martinez trade sent the slugger to Arizona in exchange for Dawel Lugo, Sergio Alcantara, and Jose King. Again, the return in that deal has been substandard.</p><p>While Illitch had the chance to act like a true professional and thank Avila for the work he put in during his tenure, the Tigers’ owner opted to take a shot at Avila and feed him to the wolves.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Al Avila gets thrown under the bus for Tigers’ Justin Verlander, JD Martinez trades

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Al-Avila-Tigers-Al-Avila-fired-Al-Avila-Tigers-Tigers-2022.jpg"></figure><h1>Tigers fire GM Al Avila amid awful season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-10T14:00:28-07:00">August 10th, 2:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-10T14:00:28-07:00">August 10th, 2:00pm</time><address><a>Tim Capurso</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Tigers have been one of the worst teams in baseball this season, as evidenced by their 43-68 record. On Wednesday afternoon, they decided to do something about it. The club announced that they have fired Executive Vice President and general manager Al Avila, per Tigers PR on Twitter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Detroit Tigers today announced they have parted ways with Executive Vice President and General Manager Al Avila, effective immediately. <a href="https://t.co/i8f6guLNXa">pic.twitter.com/i8f6guLNXa</a></p><p>— Tigers PR (@DetroitTigersPR) <a href="https://twitter.com/DetroitTigersPR/status/1557462103711268865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 10, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In a statement, Tigers Chairman and CEO Christopher Ilitch said the following about the Al Avila firing, “Once I decided to make a change, I sat down with Al and thanked him for his nearly 22 years of service to our organization. Al’s loyalty and dedication has served as an example to all during his time as a leader in our baseball operations department.”</p><p>Ilitch will oversee the hiring process for the next Tigers general manager. Avila, 64, originally joined the Tigers in 2022 as an assistant general manager, He was promoted to the GM’s chair in August of 2015.</p><p>Per <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/detroit-tigers-al-avila-took-193316138.html">Yahoo Sports</a>, Al Avila oversaw the Tigers’ rebuild, shipping out big names, such as Justin Verlander, J.D. Martinez and Nick Castellanos ahead of those years’ respective trade deadlines. However, the prospect returns in such deals were underwhelming, leaving Detroit stuck in the mud.</p><p>The Tigers spent big this past offseason, bringing in shortstop Javier Baez and starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez. Baez has posted the second-lowest OPS of his career in Detroit, while Rodriguez has pitched to a 4.38 ERA.</p><p>With just one winning season coming during Avila’s tenure, things just didn’t seem to be getting any better. That’s likely why the Tigers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/detroit-tigers-tarik-skubal-trade-rumors-show-why-al-avila-needs-to-be-fired/">felt the need</a> to fire longtime executive Al Avila.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tigers fire GM Al Avila amid awful season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Dabo-Swinney_s-honest-take-on-D.J.-Uiagalelei-should-put-ACC-on-notice.jpg"></figure><h1>Clemson football: 2 Tigers burning questions as 2022 preseason camp kicks off</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-07T17:18:39-07:00">August 7th, 5:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-07T18:34:50-07:00">August 7th, 6:34pm</time><address><a>Steve Zavala</a>Steve is a freelance writer covering the world of sports for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Expectations for the Clemson Tigers in the upcoming 2022 season are sky-high following their roller-coaster 2021 campaign.</p><p>Clemson entered last year among the heavy favorites to clinch a spot in the College Football Playoff. The Tigers’ aspirations at this feat came to a crashing end within weeks, as they opened up with a concerning 4-3 record. While Clemson’s defense ended up ranking at second in the nation in points per game allowed with a 15.0 average, it was the offense’s stagnant production that held back what could have been yet another dominant year by the program in ACC play.</p><p>Even as Clemson lost two regulars on defense to the 2022 NFL Draft, it is returning multiple keen contributors on this side of the ball. But for the Tigers to shrug off last year’s down season, it will at the least be up to these three players on offense to lead the way.</p><h2>Clemson football: 2 Tigers burning questions</h2><h2>Can D.J. Uiagalelei orchestrate a bounce-back campaign?</h2><p>Not much went quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei’s way in the 2021 season. He garnered plenty of preseason hype to be a top contender for the Heisman Trophy honor, but the former five-star recruit failed to live up to the hefty expectations. He capped off the year with a mere nine total passing touchdowns, and he also did not reach 250-plus passing yards in any game. From the multiple game-changing turnovers that he had to his lackadaisical timing on downfield throws, he simply struggled to anchor a free-flowing offense on a game-by-game basis.</p><p>Uiagalelei now faces a make-or-break year in his third season in the Clemson program, as the coaching staff may not have much patience for him in the early stages of the campaign. Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney does have five-star recruit and true freshman quarterback Cade Klubnik ready to go to soon guide the offense if needed.</p><p>Nonetheless, Swinney, as he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clemson-news-dabo-swinney-honest-take-on-clemson-qb-d-j-uiagalelei-should-put-acc-on-notice/" rel="noopener">touched on</a> during spring practice in March, is backing the third-year passer to have an “amazing year.”</p><p>“I think he’s going to have an amazing year, I really do so, but the first thing is he’s got to get better,” Swinney said. “I can criticize him on some things that he’s got to do but we got to get better around him and we will.</p><p>“He needed to build on things from last year. I mean he took eight and a half sacks and the majority of those were the first part of the season. Holding the ball, not managing the pocket well. Some fundamentals, some technical things.”</p><p>Uiagalelei, who is set to feature under first-year offensive coordinator Brandon Streeter, must limit turnovers and also polish his footwork in the pocket in order to rebound from his sluggish first full season as Clemson’s starting quarterback.</p><h2>Can Will Shipley and Kobe Pace help to balance out the offense for Uiagalelei?</h2><p>For Clemson to punch its ticket to the College Football Playoff, running backs Will Shipley and Kobe Pace need to form a dynamic one-two punch at the position.</p><p>Shipley and Pace did not necessarily balance out the offense for the Tigers in the 2021 season. Shipley did miss time in the campaign due to a leg injury. In Pace’s case, he did notch a promising 6.7 yards from scrimmage per play average, but he was never truly provided with the chance to regularly be the Tigers’ go-to option at the position.</p><p>It will now be up to Shipley and Pace to lead the Tigers’ running backs group and also orchestrate quality showings on the ground. Overall, it can all go a long way in helping out the stout talents on the defensive side of the ball.</p><p>“We’ve got to respect every opponent, and we’ve got to appreciate every win,” Shipley said at Clemson’s fall practice on Friday. “So I think that is really what it comes down to – nothing comes easy at a place like Clemson University. We’re one of the best programs in the country, so we’re going to get everybody’s best every single week.</p><p>“As an offense, we have to produce to help that defense out a little more than we did last year.”</p><p>For now, much attention is centered on Clemson’s season opener against Georgia Tech. The ACC powerhouse will essentially not receive its first real tests of the campaign until the latter half of the schedule when it will face the likes of Notre Dame and Miami. Thus, it sure is going to be crucial for the Tigers to open up an early winning streak in order to emerge as one of the early College Football Playoff contenders.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Clemson football: 2 Tigers burning questions as 2022 preseason camp kicks off

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IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
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2022 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
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