College Football

Tide running back duo named to Doak Walker Award watch list

Apr 13, 2024; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama running back Jam Miller (26) breaks away from tacklers during the A-Day scrimmage at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports The preseason accolades continued to roll in for the Alabama Crimson Tide on Tuesday, as a pair of running backs – Jam Miller and Justice Haynes – were named to …

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Why freshman quarterback Julian Sayin left Alabama for Ohio State football

The appeal was Nick Saban. When Julian Sayin enrolled at Alabama last December, he envisioned playing for Nick Saban, the legendary coach who had built the Crimson Tide into a modern dynasty. “We had a great relationship through the recruiting process,” Sayin said, “and I loved Coach Saban. I really wanted to go play for him.” Aug 1, 2024; Columbus, …

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PFF College erroneously lists Notre Dame football as being in ACC

Sep 4, 2021; Charlottesville, Virginia, USA; A detailed view of the ACC logo on the down marker used during the game between William & Mary Tribe and the Virginia Cavaliers at Scott Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports It’s true that Notre Dame is in the ACC for almost every sport. But the football program remains proudly independent with …

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Trojans Wire tackles five key questions about 2024 USC football

Apr 15, 2023; Los Angeles, CA, USA; USC Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley talks to players at the conclusion of the Spring Game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports The USC football program approaches 2024 with new sights focused on greater heights. The once-dominant collegiate football program looks for a new life and a new start as …

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College football analyst Joel Klatt has Texas No. 3 in preseason ranking

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian walks the field ahead of the game against Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. With less than a month before the start of the college football season, preseason predictions, polls and prognostications are in full swing. After last season’s playoff appearance and a new conference in the …

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FIU football changes name of stadium to ‘Pitbull Stadium’ in $6M naming rights deal

Pitbull’s collaborations in the music world helped turn him into a Grammy Award-winning international superstar and entrepreneur, but his latest partnership represents a groundbreaking foray into college sports. Florida International announced Tuesday during a news conference that it is renaming its football stadium “Pitbull Stadium” for the next five seasons in what’s believed to be an unprecedented sponsorship arrangement between …

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USC football fans remind us that the best defense is a good offense

Oct 15, 2022; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; USC Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley watches warm ups prior to a game against the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports USC’s defense will face a stiff test against the LSU offense in Week 1 of the college football season on Sept. 1 in Las Vegas. The …

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Gophers football team puts two players on The Athletic’s ‘Freaks List’

When The Athletic calls a college football player a “freak,” that’s to be considered a compliment. And the Gophers had two players named to the outlet’s Freaks List in 2024. On the list of most eye-popping and jaw-dropping players in college football, left tackle Aireontae Ersery came in at No. 25 and linebacker Cody Lindenberg at No. 72. Ersery is …

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Observations from Cincinnati Bearcats football practice at Higher Ground

As he climbs to his command post, a wooden tower with a birds-eye view of two artificial turf fields, University of Cincinnati Associate AD/Football Operations John Widecan is in his 26th year of watching Bearcats practice August football away from the cranes and concrete of Corryville. Though it’s not much over a half-hour from campus, the Higher Ground Conference and …

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