Weber State Football 2014 Preview

Weber State begins the 2014 season with a 4 different head coach in the 2010's.  That lack of stability has taken its toll on the team.  It hard to fathom, but worth saying again.  This year's Wildcat seniors are playing for their 4th different head coach.  And, it is also hard to fathom, but the new regime on has one assist coach who was on the sidelines in 2010: Tight End Coach Colton Swan.  Everyone else on the WSU sideline is new to the program.

Weber State was picked to be in the bottom 4 of the conference by both the press and the media.  That is the kind of respect that has been lost for this program.  Of all of the talent on the team, only DB Deon'Tea Florence was given all-conference honors.

It is interesting that a defensive player was given this honor.  Last season, the defense was dismal.  They gave up more than 30 points in 10 of the 12 games they played.  To end this futility, new head coach Jay Hill brought in Justin Ena from Southern Utah to coordinate the defense.  He also hired away Ed Lamb's other coordinator Steve Clark.  Last Season, WSU scored more than 20 points on 4 occasions.  The offense played well enough, possibly, to only earn another potential win.  Both sides of the ball need improving if WSU is going to win more than 2 games in 2014.

The schedule looks like a team that doesn't expect much this season.  There are only 5 home games, with just one in September.  Which means that 4 of the first 5 are on the road.  The lone home games is against MVFC power North Dakota State.  Not the way to build confidence in a struggling team.  It is not likely, that WSU will win a game before Veteran's Day.

With the state of college football today, if Jay Hill doesn't turn around the Wildcats, he may be the last football coach in WSU history.

2014 Schedule:

Date	Opponent	Location	Time (MST)	Results	Media
Thu, Aug 28	at Arizona State	Tempe, AZ	8:30 p.m.		Pac-12 Network   KLO 1430 AM
Sat, Sep 06	North Dakota State	Ogden	6:00 p.m.		Altitude TV   KLO 1430 AM
Sat, Sep 13	at Sacramento State	Sacramento, CA	7:00 p.m.		KLO 1430 AM
Sat, Sep 20	at Stephen F. Austin	Nacogdoches, TX	5:00 p.m.		KLO 1430 AM
Sat, Sep 27	at Southern Utah *	Cedar City, UT	6:00 p.m.		KLO 1430 AM
Sat, Oct 11	Cal Poly *	Ogden, UT	1:00 p.m.		KLO 1430 AM
Sat, Oct 18	at Montana State *	Bozeman, MT	3:30 p.m.		KLO 1430 AM
Sat, Oct 25	Portland State *	Ogden, UT	1:00 p.m.		KLO 1430 AM
Sat, Nov 01	Northern Arizona *	Ogden, UT	1:00 p.m.		KLO 1430 AM
Sat, Nov 08	at North Dakota *	Grand Forks, ND	11:00 a.m.		KLO 1430 AM
Sat, Nov 15	Northern Colorado *	Ogden, UT	1:00 p.m.		KLO 1430 AM
Sat, Nov 22	at Idaho State *	Pocatello, ID	2:30 p.m.		KLO 1430 AM

* Conference Games
(Courtesy: WeberStateSports.com)


Best Case Scenario: 5-7
Projected Finish: 2-10.
Worst Case Scenario: 0-12