. Colorado football target Andrew Marsh has narrowed down his college recruitment to five schools, On3’s Hayes Fawcett reported Wednesday. Marsh, a class of 2025 wide receiver who has visited Boulder multiple times over the past year, will be deciding between the Buffs, Washington Huskies, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans and Michigan Wolverines. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound prospect from Katy, Texas plans …
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Here’s what the LSU football safety room looks like heading into preseason practice
BATON ROUGE — As much work as the cornerbacks needed from the disappointing 2023 season performance to now, LSU football’s safeties needed just as much work. The Tigers’ pass defense was abysmal last season and, while there were some injuries at both safety positions, the group’s issues were glaring. For Brian Kelly and new safeties coach Jake Olsen, there are …
Read More »What Ryan Silverfield told Paul Finebaum about Memphis football’s offseason, CFP hopes
Memphis football has gotten plenty of national interest this offseason, with the expansion of the College Football Playoff positioning the Tigers as a potential playoff team. That led to an appearance for Ryan Silverfield on “The Paul Finebaum Show” Thursday afternoon, the well-known college football show that mostly focuses on the SEC. And Silverfield laid out his case for the …
Read More »Cade Klubnik named to 2024 Davey O’Brien watch list
Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports The Davey O’Brien Foundation announced today that Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik has been named as one of 36 players on the watch list for the Davey O’Brien Award, presented annually to the nation’s best quarterback. Compiled by a subset of the Davey O’Brien National Selection Committee, this year’s list was selected based on previous Division I …
Read More »Illinois football uniforms: Fighting Illini unveil throwback sets for Michigan game
This Illinois football season marks the 100th anniversary of Memorial Stadium. And to honor the Memorial Stadium Dedication Game from 1924 against Michigan, the Fighting Illini will don new, commemorative uniforms against the Wolverines this season. Illinois, which faces the defending national champions Oct. 19., will sport throwback uniforms for the matchup, which are meant to resemble the past uniforms …
Read More »Who is working as potential returners on special teams for Michigan in 2024?
Photo: Isaiah Hole ANN ARBOR, Mich. — This may be a new-look Michigan football team entering 2024 but a lot will be the same as it was last year. One place where there’s an opportunity for both annual consistency as well as shaking some things up comes in special teams, where the Wolverines do have some incumbent kick and punt returners …
Read More »Launching pad: Jeremiyah Love looks poised to break out for Notre Dame football
SOUTH BEND — For a sophomore running back with just 81 career touches to his name, Jeremiyah Love has been quite the topic in the early stages of preseason camp for Notre Dame football. Defensive coordinator Al Golden invoked the name of Irish great Ricky Watters, reaching back three-plus decades for an apt comparison for the all-around talents of Love. …
Read More »Jim Harbaugh’s culture at Michigan football: ‘Go to the line and cross it’
A statement from a former Michigan football staffer to NCAA investigators further called into question the culture of the program and lack of rule following under former coach Jim Harbaugh. The findings were contained in the Division I committee on infractions’ 48-page report released Wednesday regarding violations within the Wolverines’ program, which hit Harbaugh now in charge of the NFL’s …
Read More »USC, Lincoln Riley have a hunger to win, but accountability is a mystery
Jul 24, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; USC Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley speaks to the media during the Big 10 football media day at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports It is a theme for us here at Trojans Wire, as we cover the USC Trojans in the 2024 college football season: Lincoln Riley and his assistant …
Read More »What Georgia football OC Mike Bobo said about Jaden Rashada and other backup QBs
Georgia football entered its second week of preseason practices on Thursday. There’s still more than three weeks to go before the opener at Clemson. That’s practice time that redshirt freshman transfer quarterback Jaden Rashada can use to get more comfortable in the Bulldogs offense after joining the Bulldogs after spring practices from Arizona State. The Bulldogs quarterbacks behind Carson Beck …
Read More »Gators linebacker named to Comeback Player of the Year Watchlist
Florida Gators linebacker Shemar James (6) walks during Gator Walk at Everbank Stadium in Jacksonville, FL on Saturday, October 28, 2023. [Matt Pendleton/Gainesville Sun] The 2024 Comeback Player of the Year Award Watch List was announced on Wednesday and among the 89 names mentioned was Florida football’s junior inside linebacker [autotag]Shemar James[/autotag]. The middle defender led the Gators in tackles …
Read More »USC Trojans continue to absorb fundamentals, hoping for huge payoff
Tim Prangley, Trojans Wire Anyone who follows USC football knows that in recent years, fundamentals fell off a cliff. The Trojans were soft under Clay Helton and his below-average defensive coordinators. They briefly rebounded in 2022 under Lincoln Riley and his attention to detail on offense, but were still gut-punched by a lack of precision on defense under Alex Grinch …
Read More »Roundtable: Auburn Wire writers reveal their preseason SEC rankings
. The SEC football season gets underway in three weeks, which means it is time for the return of the Auburn Wire Roundtable. The debut roundtable feature for the 2024 season focuses on predicting the SEC’s order of finish ahead of the new year. Taylor Jones and Brian Hauch return to the roundtable while Tyler Raley is new to the …
Read More »The Bulldogs are back. Check out Monty Tech’s football schedule
Football season is right around the corner. Gardner-area football teams saw their fair share of success last season and will gear up for hopes of seeing more great moments this year. Check out the area school’s schedules, next up with Monty Tech. The Bulldogs were in the middle of the pack in the Colonial League last season, finishing third behind …
Read More »10 top non-QB transfers to know this college football season
In what was arguably the most tumultuous offseason college football has ever seen with the transfer portal, quarterbacks switching schools drew the most attention. However, plenty of other impact players at positions including defensive line, wide receiver and running back changed programs and could affect the outcome of the upcoming season. Here are 10 non-quarterbacks expected to help College Football …
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