LAS VEGAS — He could’ve stayed home. He could’ve dodged the cameras and sidestepped the questions until they finally stopped coming. But Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II saw the value in showing up, sitting in front of those cameras and answering virtually every question that was offered on Tuesday during Big 12 Football Media Days at Allegiant Stadium. …
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Arkansas football positional previews: Cam Little’s departure leaves hole on special teams
FAYETTEVILLE — There are seven weekends remaining until the return of Arkansas football. The Razorbacks open the 2024 season in Little Rock against UAPB. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU) on Thursday, Aug. 29. Arkansas is coming off a disappointing 4-8 campaign that saw offensive coordinator Dan Enos get fired midseason and the eventual transfers of KJ Jefferson and Raheim ‘Rocket’ Sanders, …
Read More »Great Wall of Georgia gets bigger: Average size of UGA’s incoming offensive linemen is 6-foot-7, 340 pounds
Wendy’s, the American fast food chain, used to a run a series of commercials in a which a bemused subject, when presented with a competitor’s hamburger, would ask “Where’s the beef?” That simple inquiry transcended into a cultural phenomenon that’s still frequently quoted to this day, almost four decades later. Now, curious minds finally have a solution to that seminal …
Read More »Kyle Shanahan is 0-3 in Super Bowls, a record no coach has overcome to win a ring
Kyle Shanahan lost his first Super Bowl appearance as the Falcons’ offensive coordinator after the 2016 season. And he has now lost two Super Bowls as the 49ers’ head coach. And that 0-3 start in Super Bowls is something no head coach or coordinator before him has overcome to win a Super Bowl. Shanahan is the fifth head coach or …
Read More »The C.L. Brown Show: Alabama transfer to Louisville football expects to make major impact
The C.L. Brown Show Podcast This week’s episode of The C.L. Brown Show features Alexis Cubit, the University of Louisville football beat writer at The Courier Journal. Cubit discusses the impact of Alabama transfer Ja’Corey Brooks at wide receiver; the importance of M.J. Griffin’s return to the secondary; and why the highly anticipated release of “EA Sports College Football 25” …
Read More »Tuscaloosa area high school football: 7 players we’re excited to watch this fall
We are a little more than a month away from the 2024 high school football season, and there are a few players that The Tuscaloosa News is anticipating seeing on the gridiron this fall from the Tuscaloosa area. The following seven players come from all over the Tuscaloosa area and play on both sides of the ball. They had exciting …
Read More »50 ACC football players to watch, 50 days before 2024 college football season
College football returns in just under 50 days, so it’s time to take a look at some of the top players in the ACC ahead of the 2024 season. Reigning ACC champion Florida State and Georgia Tech kicks things off at Noon on Aug. 24, and ACC newcomer SMU plays Nevada that night. But most of the league gets started …
Read More »Big 12 Media Days 2024: What to watch as Deion Sanders debuts, Utah faces big expectations in Year 1
College football’s talking season is upon us. With the 2024 season right around the corner, various Big 12 coaches and athletes are set to descend upon Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium from July 9-10 to kick off this year’s conference media days slate. The conference already released its preseason all-conference team as well as its projected order of finish. For a …
Read More »Ex-Browns QB Bernie Kosar diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, also likely needs liver transplant
The exact cause of Bernie Kosar’s liver issues are reportedly not yet known. (Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Bernie Kosar, considered by many to be the best Cleveland Browns quarterback of the Super Bowl era, is facing significant health issues, he revealed to Cleveland Magazine. The 60-year-old former Pro Bowler has reportedly been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease …
Read More »Missouri football opponent preview: Why Texas A&M could be among MU’s most important games
In less than a week, Missouri football stars Luther Burden III, Brady Cook and Kristian Williams will represent the Tigers at SEC Media Days in Dallas. In less than a month, they’ll report with their Tigers teammates for preseason camp. And in 50 days, Mizzou will kickoff its 2024 season Thursday, Aug. 29 on Faurot Field against Murray State — …
Read More »Yormark touts realigned Big 12 as ‘more relevant now than ever before’
Jul. 9—Losing his conference’s two biggest brands hasn’t done much to diminish Brett Yormark’s conviction in the strength of the Big 12. The opening speaker of Big 12 Football Media Days in Las Vegas on Tuesday, the third-year commissioner proclaimed that the Big 12, now with 16 teams, is as strong as ever. “This is our first media day as …
Read More »Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy says Ollie Gordon II won’t miss any games after arrest
LAS VEGAS — Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II will not miss any games following his recent arrest for suspicion of driving while intoxicated, coach Mike Gundy said Tuesday morning at Big 12 media days Gordon, the Cowboys’ 20-year-old star running back, was arrested at 2:50 a.m. June 30 during a traffic stop on Interstate 35 for speeding and …
Read More »Texas’ 2025 recruiting efforts a bust so far, but experts are wary of counting out Steve Sarkisian’s Longhorns
There were fireworks on the University of Texas campus to begin the month. They just weren’t when Texas fans would have liked. The Longhorns kicked off their SEC era with a Pitbull concert and a firework show. But they were unable to put on a similarly flashy display on the recruiting trail during Fourth of July weekend, which is one …
Read More »Brett Yormark says Las Vegas is ‘critically important’ to the Big 12’s brand. Can it work?
Big 12 Conference commissioner Brett Yormark declared Tuesday that the conference is still open for business. With the topic of realignment having subsided a bit, Yormark, now two full years into his gig leading the conference, opened the league’s media day from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas saying the Big 12 will continue to look at other ways to enhance …
Read More »Florida State’s DJ Uiagalelei will skip ACC Football Kickoff to help put spotlight on members of 2023 team
Getty Images Florida State quarterback DJ Uiagalelei will not attend the ACC Football Kickoff event this month, he announced Tuesday. Instead, Uiagalelei is deferring to returning players from the 2023 team that won the ACC title and finished 13-1. “I feel strongly that Florida State should be represented by players who were part of last year’s ACC championship team,” Uiagalelei …
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