Editor’s Note: The El Paso Times continues its high school football countdown with No. 27 Horizon. Horizon competes in Class 5A, Division II. Practice begins Aug. 12 for the Scorpions and the first game is scheduled for Aug. 30. Outlook for 2024 season The Scorpions have a new head coach in Omar Garcia, who has been a successful assistant coach at Hanks and Montwood …
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Kansas City Chiefs RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire details struggles with PTSD largely stemming from 2018 shooting
Clyde Edwards-Helaire said he’s been dealing with PTSD from a shooting that happened in 2018 when he was at LSU. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images) Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire talked about his struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder Thursday after publicly revealing earlier in the week he suffers from PTSD. Edwards posted to social media on July 29 …
Read More »Oklahoma football: Ranking the Sooners’ schedule in order of importance in SEC debut
NORMAN — OU’s schedule isn’t lacking in important matchups. The Sooners’ inaugural ride through the SEC includes matchups vs. powers Alabama and LSU as well as upstarts Ole Miss and Missouri. It’s got a showdown with Josh Heupel’s Tennessee squad and a first-ever visit to Auburn. There’s also the always-important showdown with Texas in the Cotton Bowl and a nonconference game …
Read More »John Harbaugh will use Brent Urban as an example for young players of how to persevere
Ravens defensive end Brent Urban had a challenging path to get where he is, as a 33-year-old heading into his 11th NFL season. As a freshman in college, Urban suffered a torn ACL. As a senior in college, Urban suffered an ankle injury that required surgery after the season and affected his pre-draft preparation. As a rookie for the Ravens, …
Read More »Kirby Smart clear No. 1, but then Steve Sarkisian, Brian Kelly or Lane Kiffin? | Toppmeyer
Only one man could stop Kirby Smart the past three seasons. The GOAT, they called him. Now that Nick Saban works for ESPN, who’s going to stand in Smart’s way? Maybe no one. After Saban’s retirement, Smart became the SEC’s only active coach to have won a national championship. He’s the SEC’s unquestioned overlord, while a power struggle unfolds down …
Read More »Ranking best Tennessee high school football juniors for 2024 TSSAA season
As the Tennessee high school football season nears, the USA Today Sports Network has put together its preseason ranking of the state’s top high school football players entering the 2024 TSSAA season. We have released the state’s top players in the 2025 class. Now it’s time to shift to the junior class. The players included in these rankings are decided on what …
Read More »Florida State football fall camp superlatives | Which players have impressed in practice
Florida State football’s first scrimmage of the fall is done and the Seminoles have now completed the first portion of fall camp ahead of kickoff of the 2024 season. With eight days of practice and the scrimmage done, the focus will now shift from getting back to game speed to sharpening up play ahead of the season opener against Georgia …
Read More »UK hoping portal pays off again
LEXINGTON — With so many experienced players now readily available in the NCAA transfer portal each season, the Kentucky football program will once again rely on a key group of first-year Wildcats — a situation that has now become commonplace for 12th-year head coach Mark Stoops. In 2021, UK brought in quarterback Will Levis and speedy wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson, …
Read More »Rams have three starting offensive linemen injured and considered week-to-week
The Rams are down three starters on their offensive line. Rams head coach Sean McVay described left tackle Alaric Jackson, right tackle Rob Havenstein and left guard Jonah Jackson as all “week-to-week.” Jackson and Havenstein both suffered ankle injuries in practice while Jackson is dealing with a bruised scapula. McVay said his concern is for the players’ health and he …
Read More »What Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy said at Cowboys’ media day
STILLWATER — The first day in shoulder pads felt different for Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy on Saturday. With roughly 20 returning starters, and several returning backups, the start of preseason camp didn’t feel quite so new. But the level of experience the Cowboys return this year will be a key tool, particularly early in the season with a …
Read More »WATCH: Missouri State football coach Ryan Beard during media day ahead of 2024 season
Missouri State football coach Ryan Beard addressed the media during the program’s annual media day on Saturday afternoon. Beard addressed the different storylines surrounding Missouri State football entering the 2024 season, including the program’s final year as an FCS program, its upcoming move to Conference USA and how his team is shaping out ahead of its Aug. 31 opener at …
Read More »Seattle Seahawks take practice to Lumen Field as Geno Smith nears return
(Curtis Crabtree / FOX 13 Seattle) SEATTLE – Mike Macdonald continues to check off new “firsts” as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks. On Saturday, it was Macdonald’s first chance to see the team he coaches work at their game day home at Lumen Field for an extended practice in front of fans. “This is it?’’ Macdonald said with a …
Read More »P.J. Fleck’s clear message to Gophers at fall camp: ‘Compete’
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The University of Minnesota football team ended its first week of fall camp with a Saturday night practice at Huntington Bank Stadium, the first workout open to fans. The Gophers open the 2024 season against North Carolina on Thursday, Aug. 29, under the lights in Dinkytown, a game you can watch on FOX 9. Five days …
Read More »RBs Tawee Walker, Jackson Acker get physical at Wisconsin football’s fifth fall camp practice
PLATTEVILLE – Luke Fickell promised a more physical camp this year. Saturday the Wisconsin football coach gave his team a taste of that. The Badgers scrimmaged about 75 snaps of live ball Saturday morning on the turf at Ralph E. Davis Stadium at UW-Platteville. It’s the kind of work Fickell hopes will make his team a surer tackling, more ball …
Read More »Ten predictions from Hotbed World Media Day
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – The weekend in South Florida kicked off with most of the top teams in the area gathering for the Hotbed World media day ahead of the 2024 season. Elite recruits in the class of 2025, 2026 and well beyond connected with Rivals during the event. National recruiting analyst John Garcia Jr. has double-digit predictions coming out of …
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