Perhaps the reason Dylan played so well down the stretch is due to a familiar environment:
Coach not having an offensive game plan or running plays, team playing bad defense on opposing best player, and rebounding went to shit when it mattered.
Did a deep dive into CFB rest advantages (s/o to @SharpFootball for the inspiration) & here's what I found:
1) The schedule this year is more condensed than usual with how the calendar falls, w only 13 weeks between Labor Day & Thanksgiving (ie only 1 bye for most teams)
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