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We close our great 2019 college football with photos of some of the best talent play this past season who have recently garnered the opportunity to play at the highest level of all in their futures. Their desire to compete at a top level brings out our enjoyment about this terrific endeavor we’ve enjoyed for forty years now. We get to see kids coming out of high school and playing three or for years at the collegiate level who come out finishing careers as the best of the best. Getting to see them become part of a team and playing as competitively as possible to play their best to win in every game we attend makes doing this all worthwhile. Generally, we plan to attend games that we think allow us to see the most competitive possible.
What this game means to us
With all the other amenities surrounding college football that we enjoy such as the travel, the tailgating, the school spirit, the cheerleaders, the marching bands, the traditions, alum we meet, and the friends who join us, the efforts and play of the young men on the field no matter what level of NCAA football are what keep us coming back to attend games every fall. We look forward to doing this as long as we physically and financially can even if it means just going to see local Division III schools play!
Let our great traditions continue
Let’s all hope that whatever the outcome this tragic epidemic leaves behind, it will not change our ways of life here in this country where we can no longer enjoy getting together, interacting with our friends, and enjoying being a part of something that allows us to have fun and to share memories together. We hope and pray that we will find a way to get back to our lives as safely as possible as soon as we can to continue to enjoy life as we know it and how it was meant to be.
Great history with focus on our future
Below, enjoy some great action from some of the best college football players in the country we watched give their all on the gridirons around our great country these past few seasons. You’ll see most of these guys playing at the next level for years to come. Come back as we plan our options for next season as things develop to follow us here at collegefootballfan.com!
LSU LBs K’Lavon Chaisson (18) and Patrick Queen (8) close in to stop a Sooner in the 2019 CFP Peach Bowl win. Chaisson joined the Jaguars as the 22nd pick overall, and Queen followed at No. 28 overall with the Ravens. Tough Tigers! Auburn CB Noah Igbingoghene demonstrates tight coverage against Purdue in 2018 Music City Bowl that got him drafted by the Dolphins at No. 30. Auburn DE Marlon Davidson also shut down Purdue in Nashville for a 56-7 lead at the half. He got snagged by the Falcons as the 47th pick in 2020.We watched Jalen Hurts (2) lead Bama to a CFP win over Washington in 2017. Then we saw him sit the bench when Taglavoilia led The Tide past the Sooners in the CFP in 2018. Then we saw him take an ass-whooping as QB for the Sooners in 2019. Good luck to him backing up Carson Wentz of the Eagles who selected him at No. 53. Houston OT Josh Jones (74) seen here against Navy got drafted by the Cardinals who were glad to still find a quality OT at pick no. 72.LB Zack Baun of Wisconsin (far right) in action here against Penn State will continue his playing career with the Saints who grabbed him at No. 74.Temple C Matt Hennessey (58) will have to be more wary of his blocking assignments than shown here against Georgia Tech , but he is still highly regarded by the Falcons who took him at No. 78 overall to play with them in Georgia.You never know where you will see hidden talent. CB Reggie Robinson II (9) of the struggling Tulsa program stood out evidently for the Cowboys to select him at No. 123 in the draft. LSU C Saahdiq Charles (77) protected Heisman winner Joe Burrow in 2019. The Jaguars will be calling on him now to protect their QBs to new heights after selecting him 108th.Miami Hurricane Shaquille Quarterman, shown here making a stop against Boston College and future Packer Running Back AJ Dillon, will remain in the state of Florida joining the Jaguars who selected him at No. 140.A lineman from last season’s UMass football team was not selected, but we saw Jack Driscoll play for the Minutemen in their opener against Hawaii in 2017. In 2019, he started at OT as a grad transfer at Auburn. The Eagles thought enough of him to take him at No. 145 overall.Another Hurricane from Tulsa, DE Trevis Gipsen (15), snuck in here on us to get recognized for his talent and deemed worthy enough to join the Bears as the 155th selection in this year’s draft.Penn State DT Robert Windsor has been called up as No. 193 to help plug up the middle for the Colts in the future. James Madison QB Ben Di Nucci, shown in action in an FCS playoff loss to Colgate in 2018, went further in 2019 to the finals where the Dukes fell to North Dakota State. He has a chance to go back to the playoffs next year with the Cowboys who drew him in the final round as No. 231.More pics coming up to beat the coronavirus blues blahs!
