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Oregon football to host Deion Sanders, Colorado in afternoon ·
Published Sep. 11, 2023, 9:44 a.m.By James CrepeaOregon will host Prime Time in the daytime.The No. 13 Ducks (2-0) will host No. 18 Colorado (2-0) at 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 23 at Autzen Stadium. The game will be broadcast on ABC.It will be the first conference game of the season for both teams. It will also be the first Pac-12 game in the coaching career of CU coach Deion Sanders, also known as Coach ...
Oregon QB Bo Nix named Pac-12 offensive player of the week ·
Published Sep. 11, 2023, 1:19 p.m.By James CrepeaBo Nix picked up his first conference weekly award of the 2023 season.Oregon’s quarterback was named Pac-12 offensive player of the week for helping lead the No. 13 Ducks to a 38-30 comeback win at Texas Tech.Nix went 32 of 44 for 359 yards and two touchdowns and had nine carries for 46 yards in the win. It was his eighth career 300-yard passing game ...
No. 13 Oregon Ducks and No. 18 Colorado Buffaloes will open 2023 Pac-12 season on ABC ·
Coach Prime and his Colorado football team are coming to Autzen Stadium next week, and the expected top-25 matchup against Oregon will get marquee treatment.The No. 13 Ducks (2-0) and No. 18 Buffaloes (2-0) will kickoff at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 23 and the game will be televised by ABC, the Pac-12 announced Monday. It will be the conference opener for both teams.Oregon, predicted to be a contender for the ...
While Ohio State football QB situation nears resolution, offensive line still a concern ·
Has Ohio State's quarterback competition finally been resolved?The battle between junior Kyle McCord and redshirt freshman Devin Brown has been the biggest plotline with the Buckeyes ever since C.J. Stroud's departure to the NFL left them without an obvious successor.According to coach Ryan Day, the two went back and forth in their competition, with neither truly separating himself.But someone had ...
Analysis: How Notre Dame football QB Sam Hartman wins over fans behind enemy lines ·
RALEIGH, N.C. — Sam Hartman, no longer winless at Carter-Finley Stadium, was walking to the Notre Dame football team bus after a long, soggy, satisfying Saturday afternoon in the capital of his home state.Having led the 11th-ranked Irish (US LBM Coaches Poll) to a 45-24 win over his longtime nemesis, N.C. State, the sixth-year graduate transfer quarterback from Wake Forest had family and friends waiting ...
Tez Walker’s NCAA eligibility subject of closed-door UNC trustee meeting. What we know ·
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 4:34 PMNorth Carolina athletic and administrative leaders huddled Monday in a closed session of the UNC board of trustees to discuss how to best handle the eligibility situation with wide receiver Devontez “Tez” Walker.UNC chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz called it an “important meeting” but offered few details following the 90-minute session.“We’re keeping all options on the ...
Nebraska's Matt Rhule responds to Shedeur Sanders: ‘I’ve never disrespected an opponent' ·
Omaha World-HeraldBefore each game — regardless where he’s at — Nebraska coach Matt Rhule said he heads to middle of the field to ask for a pregame blessing. He asks that every guy who plays on the field comes off it without injury.In the hour before NU’s game at Colorado, Rhule went to CU Buffalo at midfield for the same prayer. When Buff quarterback Shedeur Sanders went in to break up the pregame ...
Amie Just: Matt Rhule takes accountability but isn't panicking about Nebraska's slow start ·
It’s a rough stat.Two weeks into the season, every Big Ten team has recorded at least one win. Well, every Big Ten team but Nebraska. Yes, even Northwestern. Yes, even Indiana. Rutgers is 2-0.Nebraska, though, isn’t panicking — at least outwardly.My three takes from Matt Rhule’s Monday availability.Jeff Sims’ starting status is up in the airBefore Nebraska fans get too worked up about this, Sims’ status ...
Michigan State QB Noah Kim named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week ·
Michigan State quarterback Noah Kim, who went 18-of-22 passing for 292 yards and three touchdowns, was named the Big Ten’s Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Spartans’ 45-14 win over Richmond last Saturday.He finished the game by completing 15 straight passes. In the season opener, Kim threw for 279 yards in a win against Central Michigan. He is 36-of-53 for 571 yards with five ...
Mitch Albom: Mel Tucker's decision making, not sex life, has likely cost him his job ·
Detroit Free PressIt’s not about sex. It’s about judgment.That’s the reason Mel Tucker has been suspended as coach of the Michigan State Spartans and, in all likelihood, will never coach them again.Judgment. Not sex. A hearing will determine whether what went on between Tucker and a woman named Brenda Tracy was consensual or not. But in truth, we shouldn’t need to be rooting around in Tucker’s bedroom, ...
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