That's why I mentioned in my first response that I think the passing game as a whole needs to be looked at and reassessed; coaches to scheme to players... It's not just on Miles, but when you're the QB the offense runs through you.

Everything you said is fair and I've tried my best to make it clear that my gripes this season aren't meant to be a personal attack on anyone. At the end of the day these are kids and they are doing the best that they can.

Apparently Pacific Northwest writer Canzano is predicting that Cal will play Oregon State and Wazzu next year. They only have one open date.

So there is speculation that Cal will buy us out to beef up their SoS next year. Right now we're booked at Cal on Sat., Aug. 31 to open the season.

They finally put a roster up on ucdavisaggies.com.

Jehiel Budgett isn’t listed. He was a Junior last year on the roster. They’ll miss him.

OL Povey, DB Verner, and DL Amone are all Grad Students.
Verner finally got to play here last year as a senior for pretty much the first time, so I kind of thought he had missed out on a good career, He transferred from Boise a few years ago, and may have been injured. Great scores in the NFL combine type drills.

Players who started any game last year and are on the 2024 roster.

WR Hutton, Gbatu, Davis, Tompkins
TE Gale, Simpson
RB Larison, Tompkins, Fisher
QB Hastings
LT Simonson
LG Souriolle
C Povey
RG Main
RT. Nava, Meynell

DT. Bearden
NG. Toki
DE Kennedy
Rush Sarac
Nickel Verner, Calhoun
SLB. Cloyd
MLB. No one
WLB. No one
BCB. Alexander
FCB. Gardner, Cotton
BS Rex Connors
FS Shamburger, Bains

Encouraging Lineup...who's playing LB for UC Davis - that'll be the big ask this fall. No doubt we're looking for some transfer guys who are No. 3 / No. 4 on the depth chart at Boise, Nevada, Utah State, Arizona...

LB spot does look light, but do not forget, Porter Conners did get some qualify playing time at LB last year and he looked good in the spring game.

I think Porter Connors will be one of the starting linebackers. He started a game in 2022. They still have him listed as a DB, but he played linebacker after they changed his position on the roster.
Offense is solid. I think they can easily be better than 2022. 2023 was a big drop off.
Defense is going to suffer some. Losing Buchanan, Maae, Budgett all with remaining eligibility is painful. But lots of talent still here, The secondary is a strength.

Agreed that offense should be better. I am a bit concerned that the defense may not be as good as last year. Losing Maee, Buchanan, and Tattersall is concerning. Hopefully some other linebackers will step up - not sure what young guys will rise to the challenge. Defense by and large was very solid last year with the exception of some sporadic DB play. I know everyone is thinking of “shredsville” reemergence and excitement, but defense wins championships.

The shredville offense (which i like) is going to put a lot of pressure on our D. If the wide open, fast paced offense works, the D will be on the field longer.

Some of us remember this all too well. I remember listening over the internet from a hotel room in Amman Jordan. From certain victory to collapse as defense wore down.

https://buhuskies.com/news/2020/12/2/football-bloomsburg-universitys-great-comeback-20-years-later.aspx

Yeah, unfortunately, my wife and I were there to witness that meltdown. We honestly thought that this Aggie team was going be the one to finally win the D2 National Championship...

Great article. We ironically were playing an undersized, underfunded team.

there is no way to predict time of possession at this point.

A true freshman OL, Souriolle, appears to have played in five games last season, which would burn a year of eligibility. That is unfortunate. Pretty rare that he played in the first game.