How it started, how it’s going for Jarren Duran this seasonAfter a costly error in the home opener, Jarren Duran took responsibility and said he has “to be better”. Flash forward to today and he’s on a tear at the plate and has now won All-Star Game MVP to cap off his first half of the season.<p><em><a href=”https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-videos/how-it-started-how-its-going-for-jarren-duran-this-season/630433/?partner=yahoo&cid=yahoo”>How it started, …
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Florida State football freshman Amaree Williams planning to be two-way player for Seminoles
Florida State football freshman Amaree Williams has had a busy start to his college career. After reclassifying from the class of 2025 to 2024 to move up his college timeline, Williams said he did a year’s worth of classwork in four months to make his reclassification possible. He said despite the days of working out all day and going straight …
Read More »The Monte Kiffin talk Arkansas football coach Sam Pittman won’t forget
DALLAS — Before Monte Kiffin became a Bucs legend as the architect of a Super Bowl-winning defense, he was an assistant at Arkansas — one who had a small but important impact on the Razorbacks’ current coach. Sam Pittman was a high school player in Grove, Oklahoma, and remembers Kiffin coming to one of his games. Not to watch Pittman, …
Read More »Alabama Board of Trustees expected to vote on renaming the field at Bryant-Denny Stadium
After 17 years with the Alabama Crimson Tide football program, Nick Saban retired with one of the most impressive resumés in the history of college football. While he remains connected with the university and is active on various television broadcasts, he is expected to be honored in a very special way. Alabama’s home is Bryant-Denny Stadium, named after legendary head …
Read More »ESPN staff deems LSU’s Tiger Stadium the best in college football
When it comes to venues to catch a Saturday game in the fall, very few can even hold a candle to LSU’s Tiger Stadium. With a capacity over 100,000 and a propensity to draw big-time night games, it’s one of the most feared places to play for visiting opponents. While quite a few stadiums around the country provide a unique …
Read More »Michigan Stadium rated as the No. 3 college football venue by ESPN
Michigan Stadium is known as “The Big House” for a reason. With an astounding seating capacity of 107,601, it’s not only the largest stadium in college football, but the largest in the United States and the western hemisphere. On Saturdays in the fall, it plays host to a maize-and-blue congregation that has witnessed some of the best players, teams, coaches …
Read More »Five-star 2026 OL includes Florida among top 14 schools
Billy Napier and Co. received some good news on Thursday when one of the top recruits in the 2026 cycle whittled down his top schools list to 14 teams, including the Florida football program. Five-star offensive lineman Jackson Cantwell out of Nixo (Missouri) is among the top overall recruits nationally and a near-consensus No. 1 at his position. Along with …
Read More »Nick Saban, retired from coaching, thinks LSU football will thrive in 2024
USC football meets LSU in Week 1 of the college football season. It’s one of the biggest opening-week games on the slate. Nick Saban didn’t make a USC-LSU prediction this week at SEC media days, but the now-retired coach is making his assessments of various SEC teams. He is more bullish on LSU than many others who follow the SEC. …
Read More »USC secondary will need to deal with LSU’s depth at wide receiver
Doug Belk and Taylor Mays face a stiff challenge in Week 1 of the 2024 college football season. LSU doesn’t just have good receivers; it has a lot of them. LSU Tigers Wire has more on the quality depth LSU brings to the gridiron at the receiver position: Kelly was asked about LSU losing Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr, …
Read More »Big decision for 5-star 2025 WR recruit coming this Sunday
This coming Sunday is a big one for the Florida football program as five-star wide receiver Vernell Brown III — who is a legacy as the son of former UF defensive back and former off-field staffer Vernell Brown Jr. as well as the grandson of former player Vernell Brown Sr. — will make his verbal commitment to his preferred college …
Read More »LSU versus USC is a measurement of accountability
When you think about it, the LSU-USC football game in Week 1 of the 2024 college football season is a measurement of how accountable these two coaching staffs and rosters truly are. Both teams were not detail-oriented or generally responsible on defense last season. We have spoken a lot about this problem at USC. LSU and Brian Kelly are in …
Read More »EA Sports College Football 25 predicts the 2024 season
For the first time in over a decade, EA Sports has released a college football video game. Whether you’re a die-hard Georgia Bulldogs fan looking to win a national championship, a grinder working their way through Dynasty Mode as a MAC coach or even Patrick Mahomes, “EA Sports College Football 25” is essentially Christmas in July for gamers and sports …
Read More »ESPN ranks the Swamp among top 25 college football stadiums
Few experiences rival that of a Saturday inside a college football stadium during the fall. Over the past century, the nation’s universities have constructed cathedrals in homage to the gridiron giants, and at this point, it has become an entrenched part of the culture in many parts of the country. The University of Florida’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, affectionately known …
Read More »Big Cat Weekend will be crucial for Auburn’s pursuit of Anquon Fegans
. Auburn target [autotag]Anquon Fegans[/autotag] will announce his college destination on July 29, and the Tigers will have one final opportunity ahead of Fegans’ commitment date to secure his signature. The weekend before Fegans’ announcement, he will visit two schools, LSU and Auburn. LSU will host Fegans on Friday, July 26, and will check out Auburn one day later. The …
Read More »This position group could determine Clemson’s College Football Playoff hopes, ESPN says
ESPN’s panel of college football writers and reporters have put together their ‘X factors’ for every team in their post-spring Top 25 rankings ahead of the 2024 college football season. Earlier this summer, Clemson ranked No. 16 in ESPN’s post-spring Top 25 — five spots below Florida State and three spots behind NC State among the highest-ranked ACC teams. According …
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