College Football

Why Kaleb Jackson will be major factor at running back for LSU football

BATON ROUGE — Kaleb Jackson displayed his talent. As his freshman year at LSU football last season progressed, the Baton Rouge native began to carve out more and more of a role at the running back position, gaining more playing time later in the season. Jackson, the Liberty Magnet High School star and No. 1 tailback in Louisiana in the …

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Williams: It’s hard to get excited about college football these days. Blame SEC, Big Ten

Ask columnist Jason Williams anything − sports or non-sports – and he’ll pick some of your questions and respond on Cincinnati.com. Email: jwilliams@enquirer.com Subject: Realignment, transfer portal, NIL take toll on college football interest Message: I’m a long-time Bearcats fan. I love college football and everything about it – fall Saturday afternoons on campus, the traditions and tailgating. I can’t remember …

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Oklahoma wide receiver named to Biletnikoff Award preseason watchlist

Sep 16, 2023; Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma’s Nic Anderson (4) celebrates in the end zone after scoring a touchdown in the third quarter during an NCAA football game between University of Oklahoma (OU) and University of Tulsa at Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan J. Fish-USA TODAY Sports As the Oklahoma Sooners inch closer to the upcoming …

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Kobe Paysour named to preseason watch list

Oct 29, 2022; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels wide receiver Kobe Paysour (8) reacts after scoring a touchdown in the second quarter at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports The North Carolina Tar Heels’ football program has some questions to answer ahead of the 2024 season including the depth at wide receiver. One …

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Swampcast talks first week of Florida football camp, Olympics

Florida football has started fall camp, and the Gainesville Sun’s Kevin Brockway and David Whitley discussed the first week of drills. Florida is practicing 17 times over 22 days in camp to prepare for the season, which opens on Aug. 31 against Miami at The Swamp (3:30 p.m., ABC). The big news of the week was Florida Gators running back …

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Cole Turner named to Comeback Player of the Year watch list

Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports Clemson sophomore receiver Cole Turner was named to the 2024 Comeback Player of the Year Award watch list by the College Sports Communicators in association with The Associated Press (AP) and the Fiesta Bowl Organization Wednesday. Turner begins his third season in the Clemson program. He appeared in the Tigers’ first two games a year ago …

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Ranking BYU’s 12 football games in 2024 by order of difficulty

Utah safety Brandon McKinney (28) and linebacker Hayden Furey apply pressure to BYU quarterback Jaren Hall at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. The Utes and Cougars meet this year in Salt Lake City. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News It has been difficult the last few seasons for the BYU Cougars to circle a football …

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Michigan football players once again blocking outside noise: ‘It’s always been something’

Once again, Michigan football players find themselves blocking out the outside noise as they head into an upcoming season. Last year at this time, shortly after a negotiated resolution between U-M and the NCAA had fallen through which would’ve seen former head coach Jim Harbaugh suspended for four games for recruiting violations, athletic director Warde Manuel announced he would suspend …

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