Picked to finish second in the West Division, Houston Cougar Football will look to contend for a conference title in 2018.
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But Donald began his career as a backup with the Panthers. In Oliver’s freshman year at Houston, he beat out an eventual NFL player for a starting spot and had seven tackles with two sacks against No. 3 Oklahoma in the season-opener. As a true freshman, he showed an uncanny combination of strength (he’s all but unblockable by any one person), speed (he can chase a running back to the sideline 15 yards down the field) and football savvy (he is incredibly quick off the snap and has a sharp understanding of opposing offenses).
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Among defensive players, perhaps Charles Woodson of Michigan was comparable in terms of the impact he made out of the chute. Woodson was the Big Ten’s Freshman of the Year and a first-team all-conference pick in 1995, beginning a career the culminated in his Heisman Trophy season of 1997.
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But for a player to come in as a rookie and dominate in the trenches? That list seems to begin and end with Oliver.
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