College Football

Evans football bends, but doesn’t break in season-opening thriller over Thomson

EVANS – Evans High School football rolled with the punches Friday night. The Knights bested Thomson 35-28 in a back-and-forth thriller in their season-opener at Blanchard Stadium. Coach Barrett Davis’s message to his players seemed to ring true until the final whistle. “We thought we’d gotten better over the summer. We know, offensively, we’ve got to be able to run …

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Berks high school football previews for fall 2024

The official start of BCIAA football is just a week away. In case you missed them, here are previews of the Berks County high school football teams for the 2024 season. More will be added as they are completed. They will be listed before Friday night’s kickoff. Just a reminder, Boyertown Area School District plays in the Pioneer Athletic Conference. …

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UNM football position preview: Bruckler leading tight end room low on experience, high on upside

Aug. 16—NOTE — This is the fourth in a series of position previews heading into UNM’s Aug. 24 home opener against Montana State. Already completed: Running backs, specialists and defensive line. Today: Defensive line and edge. The best ability is availability. Few know that better than Trace Bruckler. After his 2022 season ended prematurely with double-labrum surgery, Bruckler grinded through …

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Nebraska Football Countdown to Kickoff: No. 15 Dylan Raiola

(Alex Gould/The Arizona Republic) The countdown to August 31 and Nebraska’s season opener against the UTEP Miners is down to just 15 days. In the spotlight with 15 days to go is perhaps the most hyped prospect in recent Nebraska memory, former five-star quarterback Dylan Raiola. The son of former Husker center Dominic Raiola, the former five-star prospect flipped his …

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As Pat Hobbs resigns, here’s what Rutgers football, Greg Schiano need in next AD

The news that Rutgers athletic director Pat Hobbs abruptly resigned Friday shook the department and shocked the college sports world, but at a time when the landscape is constantly evolving and changing, the immediate thought was clear. Regardless, whomever becomes the full-time AD will oversee the department at a time when revenue sharing is coming to college sports and football, …

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ESPN shares Iowa football’s 2024 sleeper player

Every season breakout stars emerge. Sometimes those names are right under our nose. In the case of the Iowa Hawkeyes, ESPN projects that to be the case in the 2024 season. The name that ESPN chose as its sleeper pick for the Hawkeyes won’t sound like much of a sleeper pick to Iowa fans. ESPN tabbed junior wide receiver Seth …

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Blackville-Hilda football returns talent, experience for Class A title chase

Aug. 16—Blackville-Hilda’s football team enjoyed a breakout season in 2022, winning 10 games and giving itself a chance at the Region 3-A title. Head coach Kevin Jones knows his Fighting Hawks may have snuck up some opponents last year, but that won’t be the case this time around. Just ask Ninety Six coach Matthew Bennett. He agreed to a non-region …

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Former Michigan staffer Connor Stalions hired as defensive coordinator at Detroit HS

Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh watches from the sideline beside off-field analyst Connor Stalions, right, during a game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium in 2022. The Detroit News headline says all you need to know: Connor Stalions, ‘most hated man in college football,’ lands coaching job. Yes, the centerpiece of the scandal last season at Michigan …

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