Rivals rankings director and national transfer portal analyst Adam Friedman is joined by national recruiting analyst Marshall Levenson, national recruiting analyst Greg Smith and Paul Strelow of TigerIllustrated.com to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION. MORE FACT OR FICTION: David Sanders will sign with Nebraska or Tennessee RUMOR MILL: Feedback rolls in …
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Three things from Texas defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski’s preseason press conference
On Tuesday, the Texas football program sent its coordinators out to meet with the media. Unless an appearance in front of a microphone is mandated by a bowl game, UT head coach Steve Sarkisian does not allow his assistants to participate in press conferences during the season. Texas, though, usually does make its coordinators available at the beginning of fall …
Read More »Idaho football regroups for 2024 season after departures on offense
Jul. 30—MOSCOW, Idaho — It’s easy to see how potent Idaho’s football team was in 2023. The Vandals reached the quarterfinals of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. Three players on the roster are in National Football League preseason camps. But Idaho coach Jason Eck is not mourning the departure of All-Big Sky Conference wide receivers Hayden Hatten and Jermaine Jackson, …
Read More »‘Consistency is the key’: What to keep an eye on as BYU opens camp ahead of second year in the Big 12
BYU players converge during spring camp practice in Provo on March 16, 2024. On Wednesday, the Cougars will hold their first practice of fall camp in Provo. | Jaren Wilkey, BYU Photo A little more than eight months ago, BYU’s first season in the Big 12 ended with a heartbreaking 40-34 double-overtime loss in the pouring rain at No. 21 …
Read More »Three things from Texas special teams coordinator Jeff Banks’ preseason press conference
On Tuesday, the Texas football program sent its coordinators out to meet with the media. Unless an appearance in front of a microphone is mandated by a bowl game, UT head coach Steve Sarkisian does not allow his assistants to participate in press conferences during the season. Texas, though, usually does make its coordinators available at the beginning of fall …
Read More »UNM football: New numbers, nickels and notes from Tuesday’s practice
Jul. 30—Luke Wysong glanced down at his practice jersey and came back up with a light smile, the look of a man reunited with an old friend. “Feels good to finally have my one-five back,” the redshirt junior wide receiver said after practice on Tuesday morning. Because, for the first time under head coach Bronco Mendenhall, players like Wysong have …
Read More »Same spirit, new purpose drives Army football as preseason camp opens
Army football opened preseason camp on Tuesday with loads of optimism, a new purpose and the realization that the season is exactly one month away. “Honestly, it doesn’t feel real yet,’’ said senior co-captain Kyle Lewis, asked about the August 30 opener against Lehigh. “I think as it gets closer it’ll be like, ‘Man, this is going to be the …
Read More »8 position battles to watch as Cincinnati Bearcats football practice gets undwrway
The 2018 Sun Belt Coach of the Year and 2019 ACC Coach of the Year will hit the field this week looking to improve on his least productive season on the sidelines. Last year’s 3-9 campaign at the University of Cincinnati was a career-low for Scott Satterfield, albeit with a new team in a highly competitive Big 12. Heading into …
Read More »High school football: Hamilton DB announces college choice
Jul. 30—Another local player is planning to play his college football in the Big 12. Noah King, a senior defensive back for Hamilton, announced Monday he has verbally committed to Kansas State from a group of about a dozen scholarship offers. “I fit well in their scheme,” the 6-foot-3, 195-pound King told 247Sports.com. “With three safeties, they see me playing …
Read More »3 Takeaways from Mike Norvell’s presser after Florida State football’s first day in pads
Florida State football went in full pads on Tuesday’s fall camp practice. FSU coach Mike Norvell expected practice No. 6 to be intense. The physicality and the explosiveness were there, as Norvell explained during his post-practice interview. Here are the three takeaways from what Norvell had to say about Tuesday’s practice. Mike Norvell wants to see better tempo Norvell’s critique …
Read More »Michigan State football opens camp with new coach, fresh perspective and plenty of changes
EAST LANSING — Lines of players — the offense in green and defense in white — went through stretches in preparation to shake off three months of rust. That doesn’t take long for finely trained and conditioned college athletes. Michigan State football head coach Jonathan Smith stood watching during their calisthenics, hat on head and whistle in hand, observing every …
Read More »How will Kyle Whittingham keep Cam Rising ‘upright’ this year?
Utah coach Kyle Whittingham looks on during first day of fall camp at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Monday, July 29, 2024. | Liv Medivitz, Utah Athletics All three of Cam Rising’s seasons as the starting quarterback at Utah have ended early, from a shoulder injury in the 2020 season opener against USC, to a concussion in …
Read More »Even without complete continuity on defense, Pete Kwiatkowski ready for Texas’ 2024 season
Asked on Tuesday about the goals for the Texas offense this coming season, Kyle Flood had a quick response. “We want to be the most explosive offense in the country,” Texas’ offensive coordinator said. Now Flood was participating in a media availability on the UT campus, not an open mic night inside a karaoke lounge. But those 11 words should …
Read More »Stewartville ultra athlete Parker Wangen picks Minnesota State, Mankato for football
Jul. 30—STEWARTVILLE — Like Stewartville teammate and fellow incoming senior Caleb Bancroft, Parker Wangen seemed earmarked to be an eventual college basketball player. Both were big names on the AAU circuit at an early age and were seemingly two of the best prospects in southeastern Minnesota as eighth-graders and freshmen. But football, for both, gradually took over as a top …
Read More »UConn football enters 2024 season with urgency to regain trust from fanbase after disappointing season
STORRS – Jim Mora, as much as he’d like to, can’t simply wipe away the lingering disappointment from UConn football’s 3-9 season last year. The Huskies, coming off a bowl appearance in Mora’s first year as head coach, drew an announced attendance of over 35,000 to Rentschler Field for their opener against NC State. That number shrunk significantly as the …
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