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LSU football will play 5-star freshman Lance Heard vs. Mississippi State: Here's how. ·
Lafayette Daily AdvertiserBATON ROUGE – LSU football will continue to start Miles Frazier at right guard, but will rotate freshman and former five-star signee Lance Heard into its first team offense against Mississippi State on Saturday (11 a.m., ESPN), coach Brian Kelly announced Monday.LSU deployed that tactic during Saturday's home opener against Grambling State by starting Frazier at right guard ...
Kentucky football’s Liam Coen hospitalized after ‘medical episode’ Sunday ·
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 6:21 PMKentucky football offensive coordinator Liam Coen was hospitalized Sunday after experiencing what the university has called a “medical episode” while working at UK’s football offices.“(Coen) is currently in good condition at UK Chandler Hospital while doctors and medical personnel continue to monitor him and he is expected to be released Monday,” UK said in a statement ...
Jalon Daniels didn’t show any rust in his return at quarterback for Kansas football ·
LAWRENCE — Lance Leipold said Jalon Daniels didn’t show any rust Friday. And, if it was possible, that may have been an understatement from Kansas football’s head coach.Daniels, the Jayhawks’ junior quarterback, started his first game of the 2023 season that night. After missing Kansas’ season opener the week prior against Missouri State, he led his side to a 34-23 win against Illinois. As Daniels ...
Mr. 200: Kirk Ferentz's milestone shows he's still winning the race against time ·
IOWA CITY — More than half a decade ago, Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz and his wife, Mary, got into a limousine.The couple was in Monaco for the Laureus World Sports Awards in 2018. Iowa’s “Touchdowns for Kids” campaign, which included the iconic Kinnick Wave, was nominated for an honor.Mary remembers being accompanied in a limo by Steve Redgrave and Emerson Fittipaldi. Redgrave, a British rower, ...
Indiana football names Tayven Jackson starting quarterback with Louisville on deck ·
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football coach Tom Allen named Tayven Jackson the starting quarterback over Brendan Sorsby on Monday.The Hoosiers (1-1, 0-1 Big Ten) play Louisville (2-0, 1-0 ACC) at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Saturday.Allen extended the quarterback competition into the season to give the coaching staff a chance to evaluate the two playing what he described as “full-bore live football.”The ...
Georgia Tech’s Kyle Kennard named ACC defensive lineman of the week ·
6 hours agoFollowing a historic performance in Georgia Tech’s 48-13 win over South Carolina State on Saturday, junior Kyle Kennard has been named the ACC defensive lineman of the week, the league office announced Monday.Kennard had an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in the win over SC State becoming only the second Georgia Tech player since 2000 to pull off the rare trifecta in ...
751182 Georgia Southern ·
STAFFNEW ORLEANS - Georgia Southern fifth-year quarterback Davis Brin was named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his performance Saturday against UAB. It marks the first honor for the transfer from Tulsa who has thrown for 562 yards and four touchdowns in two games.Offensive Player of the Week - Davis Brin, Georgia SouthernBrin led the Eagles to a big non-conference win at home ...
Rooney: 3 extra points from CU Buffs’ win against Nebraska ·
BuffZonePUBLISHED September 11, 2023 at 3:57 p.m. | UPDATED: September 11, 2023 at 5:47 p.m.BuffZone.com beat writer Pat Rooney breaks down three under-the-radar reactions from Colorado’s 36-14 victory against Nebraska.1. Clean and disciplinedFor me, one of the most impressive aspects of CU’s 2-0 start has been the clean brand of football on display, a few silly (and ultimately harmless) personal fouls ...
What to make of Auburn’s quarterback situation after tight win over Cal. ·
It got so bad that Auburn didn’t even bother to attempt a pass in the third quarter.Why would it? It had been such a mess at the quarterback position in the first half that in a quarterback rotation between Payton Thorne and Robby Ashford, head coach Hugh Freeze and offensive coordinator Philip Montgomery took the ball out of Thorne’s hands entirely and only let Ashford keep the ball on the ground.At ...
Rocket Sanders out for Arkansas game vs. BYU ·
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas running back Raheim “Rocket” Sanders will not play in the Razorbacks’ game against BYU on Saturday.Sanders will miss his second consecutive game with a swollen left knee.“We’ve got to get some swelling off of him,” Arkansas coach Sam Pittman said. “Once we do that, we’ll see how fast and whether we can have him back for LSU. I just don’t know.”Sanders had a big performance at ...
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