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UW survives annual struggle with FCS opponent ·
LARAMIE — The most important thing for University of Wyoming coach Craig Bohl following Saturday's 31-17 win over Portland State was that his team is now 2-0.The Cowboys started the season with a thrilling 35-33 double-overtime win over Texas Tech last weekend, but the encore performance against Portland State fizzled in the final quarter.UW took a commanding 31-10 lead over the Vikings with two minutes ...
Luke Fickell unsure when Badgers will get two key players back from injury ·
MADISON – Defensive end Isaiah Mullens and center Jake Renfro expected to be key contributors for Wisconsin this season.Yet both Mullens and Renfro have missed UW’s first two games because of injury and head coach Luke Fickell isn’t certain of their return.“I don’t know when exactly it will be,” Fickell said Monday when asked about Mullens, who is recovering from a knee injury. “It’s Monday. It would ...
WVU football: Clement’s big day earns receiver a promotion ·
It wasn’t exactly a secret that West Virginia University needed to find a breakout receiver for the 2023 football season to go well.Its top four pass catchers from last fall — Sam James, Bryce Ford-Wheaton, Kaden Prather and Reese Smith — had all moved on, either taking their shot at the professional game or at another school.Everyone who analyzed the offense agreed that someone was going to have to ...
Analysis: Can UW beat Power Five opponents with a totally unbalanced offense? ·
Mike VorelCan a totally unbalanced offense beat Michigan State?We’ll find out Saturday.Because, through two weeks (and wins), Washington’s offense looks like this:PassingVs. Boise State: 31-42, 73.8% completions, 490 yards, 6 TDVs. Tulsa: 30-40, 75% completions, 454 yards, 3 TD, 1 INTTotal: 61-82, 74.4% completions, 944 pass yards, 9 TD, 1 INTFULL COVERAGE WASHINGTON 43, TULSA 10Washington Huskies ...
Balance is key for Wake Forest offense that has been rolling through its first two games ·
There’s no secret in the sauce that makes up Wake Forest’s offense.A balanced running game that takes the pressure off quarterback Mitch Griffis to have to throw on every down isn’t anything new.In Saturday's 36-20 win over Vanderbilt, the running game came to life despite the loss of the injured Justice Ellison, who was out because he was in concussion protocol.Coach Dave Clawson and offensive coordinator ...
Vanderbilt football has a better record than Alabama. Yes, it's rare under Nick Saban ·
Last Saturday, Vanderbilt suffered its first loss of the 2023 college football season in a 36-20 defeat at Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.Though the Commodores no longer have an unblemished record, there’s at least some consolation for them – in mid-September, they have a better record than Alabama.It’s an advantage they haven’t been able to claim this deep into a season in some time.With ...
Cam Rising could return this week, but Utah football loses a key piece for the season ·
Waco, Texas • Saturday’s postgame news conference at Baylor’s McLane Stadium was one of those good news/bad news situations for the Utah football team.On the positive front, a certain injured starting quarterback could be returning for the Utes’ next game, against Weber State.“We’re gonna get Cam back at some point — hopefully this week,” head coach Kyle Whittingham said of Cam Rising, who’s been working ...
College football review: In this Pac-12, a USC playoff run would require true greatness ·
SEPT. 10, 2023 UPDATED 11:39 AM PTUp 49-3 with his Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback not needed for the entire second half, Lincoln Riley rampaged up and down the USC sideline, red in the face. The Trojans’ punt return unit couldn’t get on the field properly, forcing Riley to burn a meaningless timeout in a game that was over the moment it began.A casual observer may have seen Riley’s reaction and ...
Liam Coen, Ex-UMass QB and Kentucky O.C., hospitalized after medical episode ·
By Matt VautourLiam Coen, former UMass star quarterback and current Kentucky offensive coordinator was hospitalized on Sunday after a “medical episode” while working at the team’s facility following the team’s win over Eastern Kentucky Saturday.The Kentucky Athletic Department tweeted a statement:“On Sept. 10, 2023, at approximately 12:40 p.m., assistant football coach Liam Coen had a medical episode ...
Chip Kelly’s commitment issues are among top takeaways from UCLA’s win over San Diego State ·
SEPT. 10, 2023 11:45 AM PTChip Kelly said it himself. Now he needs to live up to his own words.“I think the way you keep your entire team happy is that you’re fair with everybody,” Kelly said in July at Pac-12 media day, “and then things are won on the field.”By any objective measure, freshman Dante Moore has won the right to be UCLA’s starting quarterback. After splitting time with Ethan Garbers and ...
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