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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SEPT. 11, 2023 2:30 PM PTA year later, “unavailable” was finally decoded.UCLA coach Chip Kelly said he did not hold out players against an overmatched Football Championship Series opponent last September because of load management but because of injuries.The topic came up because the No. 24 Bruins (2-0) are facing another FCS opponent Saturday when North Carolina Central (2-0) comes to the Rose Bowl. ...

Published Sep. 11, 2023, 4:33 p.m.By Evan DudleyUAB head coach Trent Dilfer addresses the media Monday as the Blazers return home to face Lousiana, Saturday, Sept. 16, at Protective Stadium in Birmingham. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT on ESPN+.See the full press conference video above.Here is what Dilfer had to say in his weekly press conference:-- Coming off a “very disappointing loss” to Georgia ...

Dirk Conner, then the head coach of Bowling Green High School, vividly remembers preparing for a game against Perrysburg and someone playing safety and wildcat quarterback caught his attention.“I was like, ‘Who’s this kid?’ And I went through the roster and saw 32, Connor Walendzak, a freshman,” said Conner, now in his third season at Perrysburg. “I was like, ‘I don’t think this is right. I think somebody’s ...