Scout compares Baylor"s Bryce Petty to Matt Flynn, Drew Stanton

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Getting past Kansas State and possibly into the College Football Playoff is the immediate challenge for Baylor quarterback Bryce Petty. But another challenge — getting past the stereotype the Bears’ shotgun offense has not prepared him well for the NFL — could be even more demanding.

"He puts up monster numbers in a offense that does not have a history of creating successful pro style quarterbacks," an AFC place scout told NFL Media’s Albert Breer. & quot;He Is a bright, high character player. Respectable sportsman, having a powerful lower body, but I personally do not see him as a top prospect."

That scout compared Petty to the Green Bay Packers’ Matt Flynn as well as the Arizona Cardinals’ Drew Stanton — not just household names.

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Scout compares Baylor"s Bryce Petty to Matt Flynn, Drew Stanton

Michigan AD Dave Brandon steps down

Beleaguered Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon stepped down Friday, school president Mark Schlissel declared in a news conference.

"Dave believes that it will take the very best interest of our student athletes, the athletic department as well as the university community if he moved on to other challenges and let the significant work of the section as well as the university to carry on without day-to-day diversions," Schlissel said. & quot;I agree with this particular choice.

" … There’s absolutely no doubt that Dave loves the University of Michigan and desires to see us move forward and succeed. I thank him for his long service and lifelong dedication to Michigan."

Schlissel became Michigan’s president in September.

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Michigan AD Dave Brandon steps down

Tom Brady still driven entering 15th NFL season with Patriots

You know the expression, "What do you get the man who has everything?" Well, in my world, the question is often, "What do you ask the man who’s been asked virtually everything?"

With that challenge in mind, I asked New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady to finish this sentence: Without football, my life is …

Before you read on for Brady’s answer, give yourself a moment to contemplate his possible response.

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Tom Brady still driven entering 15th NFL season with Patriots