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Week 0 Game Discussion Thread

Hawaii with the walkoff FG to beat Stanford 23-20

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Hawai'i kicker Kansei Matsuzawa decided he wanted to play football after taking a trip to the West Coast and catching his first-ever NFL game - and the rest is history

After returning to his native Japan, Matsuzawa taught himself how to kick by watching YouTube highlights of Seahawks kicker Jason Myers. After practicing in a local park and sending highlight videos out to more than 50 colleges, he finally got an invitation to kick from public community college Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio in 2021.

Matsuzawa became a kickoff specialist initially at Hocking College and would eventually work his way up to being the main kicker before getting an offer from Hawaii in 2023. Fast forward to Week 0 of the 2025 season, and Matsuzawa found himself in a position that most kickers dream of...

Two seconds left. Tie game. One kick to win it for your team - and Kansei Matsuzawa nailed that kick, giving Hawai'i a dramatic walk-off win against Stanford to open up their college football season

What a moment

(h/t The Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

Jahmyr Gibbs (RB Detroit Lions)

Close to home?

Close to home?
More complex than that….he seems like a great guy, but at time of recruitment outta HS, Bama and OSU were worried about grade issues and potential eligibility…..he bounced around HS’s a lot bc of his home life and actually experienced homelessness for stretches at a time.

Ga Tech became the best option when Tashard Choice took on a father role for him. Tashard Choice was RB coach at Ga Tech and has now been hired to be RB’s coach for the Lions, reuniting them.

After (2) seasons at Ga Tech, and not having significant issues, he proved he could handle the rigors of being a college athlete and Bama ended up landing his services.

It’s actually a great story in the end….
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XB Xavier Johnson (Official Thread)

Xavier Johnson: Waived/injured by Houston​

By RotoWire Staff

15 hrs ago•1 min read
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The Texans waived Johnson (hand) with an injury designation Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Johnson broke his hand at some point during training camp, and he'll be out indefinitely while recovering from the injury, per Wilson. Johnson will revert to the Texans' injured reserve if he goes unclaimed off waivers, which would cause him to miss the entire 2025 season unless he reaches an injury settlement with Houston. Johnson spent all of last season on the Texans' practice squad but was not promoted to the 53-man roster.

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