Porter's Playbook | The Coaching Career of DJ Porter

[djp73]

COLLEGE FOOTBALL WRAP-UP

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KITTLEY ON TO HOUSTON

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Coach	Prev. Pos	Prev. School	New Pos	New School	Reason
R. Rodriguez	HC	Sam Houston	—	—	Retired
B. Smith	HC	Ohio	HC	Arizona	Fired
N. Faanes	DC	Charlotte	HC	Bowling Green	Hired by Another Team
D. Mason	HC	Middle Tennessee	HC	Colorado	Hired by Another Team
B. Pry	HC	Virginia Tech	HC	East Carolina	Fired
J. Sanders	DC	—	HC	Florida Atlantic	Hired
V. Kehres	DC	Toledo	HC	Florida International	Hired by Another Team
B. Brennan	HC	Arizona	HC	Georgia Tech	Fired
Z. Kittley	HC	Florida Atlantic	HC	Houston	Hired by Another Team
B. Jones	HC	Missouri	HC	Iowa	Fired
K. Ruffin	DC	—	HC	Kennesaw State	Hired
T. Hills	DC	—	HC	Louisiana Tech	Hired
J. Newton	DC	—	HC	Middle Tennessee	Hired
L. Davis	HC	UAB	HC	Missouri	Hired by Another Team
T. Layman	HC	South Alabama	HC	New Mexico State	Fired
J. Armah	DC	—	HC	Ohio	Hired
J. Hagans	HC	Louisiana Tech	HC	Purdue	Fired
C. Huff	HC	Southern Mississippi	HC	SMU	Hired by Another Team
L. Ritzmann	DC	—	HC	Sam Houston	Hired
A. Benedict	HC	Vanderbilt	HC	South Alabama	Fired
L. Taylor	HC	Georgia Tech	HC	South Carolina	Fired
K. Patrick	HC	Colorado	HC	Southern Mississippi	Fired
D. Mullen	HC	UNLV	HC	Tulsa	Hired by Another Team
J. Anderson	HC	Jacksonville State	HC	UAB	Hired by Another Team
S. MacKenzie	HC	South Carolina	HC	UL Monroe	Fired
D. Gore	DC	—	HC	UNLV	Hired
J. Sermon	DC	—	HC	UTEP	Hired
B. Harrell	HC	East Carolina	HC	Utah State	Fired
L. Leipold	HC	Iowa	HC	Vanderbilt	Fired
W. Simmons	HC	Florida International	HC	Virginia Tech	Hired by Another Team
D. Azumah	DC	—	HC	Western Michigan	Hired

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[redsox907]

Did not see that win coming. Gotta beat FSU now, can’t lose to the other other Florida team

[djp73]

Did not see that win coming. Gotta beat FSU now, can’t lose to the other other Florida team

yeah i was surprised, been tweaking sliders to get things more competitive too so i wasnt sure how that would play out against Oregon

Florida State is a big one for us...

On defense, newly hired coordinator Tony White brought several trusted names with him from Florida State, ensuring continuity in scheme and culture. Joining White in Tampa are:
Evan Cooper, Safeties Coach
Terrance Knighton, Defensive Line Coach
Patrick Surtain, Defensive Backs Coach
Ernie Sims, Linebackers Coach
Zach Arnett, Defensive Analyst

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#7 USF 14-0 (8-0) vs #6 FLORIDA STATE 12-3 (8-0)
Friday January 5, 2029 | 7:30 PM | State Farm Stadium | Glendale, Arizona

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USF BULLS
Head Coach: DJ Porter | 27-2 at USF | 51-6 Career
Schemes: Spread | 3-3-5 Tite
2028 Season Schedule and Results
Sat, Aug 26 – vs Southern Miss – W 28-7
Sat, Sep 2 – vs UConn – W 37-23
Sat, Sep 9 – at Miami – W 24-13
Sat, Sep 16 – vs UCF – W 38-28
Sat, Sep 23 – vs Tulane – W 31-17
Sat, Oct 7 – at UTSA – W 38-25
Sat, Oct 14 – at North Texas – W 21-14
Sat, Oct 21 – vs Tulsa – W 17-14
Sat, Oct 28 – at Charlotte – W 42-20
Sat, Nov 4 – vs Rice – W 45-6
Sat, Nov 11 – vs Memphis – W 31-6
Sat, Nov 18 – at East Carolina – W 49-6
Sat, Dec 9 – vs UAB (American Championship) – W 27-10
Thu, Dec 21 – vs Louisville (CFP First Round) – W 23-21
Sun, Dec 31 – vs Oregon (Rose Bowl, CFP Second Round – W 24-21
Fri, Jan 5 – vs Florida State (Fiesta Bowl, CFP Semifinal) – 7:30PM

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Season Stat Leaders
Passing | QB Locklan Hewlett | 71% 3,125 Yds 24 TD 9 INT
Rushing | RB Connor Suggs | 1,297 Yds 15 TD
Receiving | WR Jordyn Bridgewater | 1,455 Yds 12 TD
Tackles | MIKE Eric Rance | 121 Tkl
Sacks | DT Kevin Wynn | 12.0 Sck
Interceptions | CB Cameron Keys | 8 Int

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Injury Report
LG TJ Lawrence | Broken Ankle | Out
SS Nick Jones | Torn Rotator Cuff | Out

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FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES
Head Coach: Shane Beamer | 22-6 at Florida State | 62-41 Career
Schemes: Power Spread | 4-2-5
2028 Season Schedule and Results
Sun, Sep 3 – vs Alabama – L 35-14
Sat, Sep 9 – vs Michigan – L 28-24
Sat, Sep 16 – at Georgia – L 45-21
Sat, Sep 23 – vs Boston College – W 33-12
Sat, Sep 30 – vs California – W 45-34
Sat, Oct 7 – at SMU – W 31-26
Sat, Oct 21 – at Virginia Tech – W 55-28
Sat, Oct 28 – at Miami – W 26-17
Sat, Nov 4 – vs North Carolina – W 35-16
Sat, Nov 11 – at Wake Forest – W 42-13
Sat, Nov 18 – vs Clemson – W 33-28
Sat, Nov 25 – vs Florida – W 34-26
Sat, Dec 9 – vs Pittsburgh (ACC Championship) – W 42-21
Sat, Dec 16 – vs North Carolina (CFP First Round) – W 35-28
Tue, Jan 2 – vs Michigan (CFP Quarterfinal) – W 35-29
Fri, Jan 5 – vs USF (Fiesta Bowl, CFP Semifinal) – 7:30 PM

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Season Stat Leaders
Passing | QB Kevin Sperry | 3,813 Yds, 30 TD, 10 INT
Rushing | HB Ty Law | 775 Yds, 4.7 Avg, 10 TD
Receiving | WR BJ Gibson | 84 Rec, 1,181 Yds, 12 TD
Tackles | CB Zae Thomas | 93 Tkl, 1 TFL, 0.0 Sck
Sacks | REDG Zina Umeozulu | 5.5 Sck
Interceptions | CB Zae Thomas | 6 INT

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Injury Report
DT Bucci Farmer | Broken Ankle | Out

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[ShireNiner]

Great win against Oregon, I did not think you would pull it off. Oregon in the Rose Bowl is just different, Ducks do not lose there often.

FSU looks to be on a tear after starting 0-3. They probably would not have made the playoffs if they didn't win the ACC, now they are in win now mode.

I'm not doubting you again; another close win coming.

[The JZA]

Big ass win over Oregon!!

Can't lose to FSU after that aura-farming win fam

[Deuce2223]

Time to end FSU's win streak.. Crazy to think they are in the Semi's after a 0-3 start.. Not going to lie, I enjoy seeing the Ducks lose..

[djp73]

Great win against Oregon, I did not think you would pull it off. Oregon in the Rose Bowl is just different, Ducks do not lose there often.

FSU looks to be on a tear after starting 0-3. They probably would not have made the playoffs if they didn't win the ACC, now they are in win now mode.

I'm not doubting you again; another close win coming.

wouldn't have banked on beating Oregon
We'll see if we can keep the Cinderella run going

[djp73]

Big ass win over Oregon!!

Can't lose to FSU after that aura-farming win fam

[djp73]

Time to end FSU's win streak.. Crazy to think they are in the Semi's after a 0-3 start.. Not going to lie, I enjoy seeing the Ducks lose..

yeah i was really shocked to see that they started 0-3, I remember them struggling to start but didn't realize that they were down that bad. That's a real ooc schedule though