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Lafayette Journal & CourierWEST LAFAYETTE − The general rule around Purdue football for years has been that true freshmen don't talk to the media.Not until they've played their first game, anyway.Dillon Thieneman is the exception to that rule.To be fair, the former Westfield High School defensive back has been the exception for just about every other freshman stereotype, too."Coming in, in the weight ...

Published Aug. 31, 2023, 12:45 p.m.So ends the before times.We don’t need an official proclamation from the head coach to understand that the Drew Allar Era at Penn State starts now. The hopes and dreams and hype, replaced by game-to-game reality, starting Saturday night against West Virginia in Happy Valley.The hopes are sky high, on merit. Not just for Allar, for the whole group, for this season ...

While Ohio State’s quarterback competition got most of the attention this summer, the other big question about the Buckeyes’ offense quietly reached a resolution.Ohio State is loaded with elite playmakers at receiver and running back, but it's almost impossible for an offense to function without a quality offensive line. The Buckeyes entered training camp with uncertainly about that unit after losing ...

ATHENS — The Georgia Bulldogs will kick off their 132nd season of football Saturday when they play host to Tennessee-Martin at 6 p.m. at Sanford Stadium (SEC Network+).The Skyhawks are an FCS team that competes in the Ohio Valley Conference and has claimed at least a share of that league’s past two championships. They went 7-4 last season, which included a 65-24 loss on the road against then-No. 3 ...

Head coach Deion Sanders came to Colorado with lofty goals for the football program, but much like in his athletic career, he’s thinking beyond the gridiron.During the Colorado Football Coaches Show, filmed Thursday at The Post Chicken & Beer in Boulder, Sanders told host Mark Johnson that he dreams of restoring the baseball program at CU.“(Athletic director Rick George) and I have talked about this; ...

Look at the win-loss records of each team in 2022, and there would appear to be a massive difference between Colorado and TCU.Colorado went 1-11 – barely getting that one win in overtime – while TCU went 13-2 and played in the national title game.As the Buffaloes and Horned Frogs prepare to face each other in the season opener on Saturday (10 a.m. MT, Fox), TCU is a 20.5-point favorite. However, both ...

By Michael Casagrande |One’s almost boring.The other, pure chaos.In a state where football’s everything and the differences between its two warring factions are so accepted, sometimes it takes a new perspective. Sometimes it takes something as basic as a line chart to visualize the generational contrasts between Alabama and Auburn football over the past 16 years.We’re talking primitive stuff, just ...

Arizona RepublicQB Trenton BourguetHeight: 5-11. Weight: 182Hometown: Tucson, ArizonaClass: Redshirt junior2022: Completed 145 of 204 passes (71.08%) for 1,490 yards and 11 touchdowns with 6 interceptions. First significant playing time came in Pac-12 game against Washington when he went 15-for-21 for 182 yards in relief of injured starter Emory Jones, leading the Sun Devils to an upset of the then-No. ...

Arizona RepublicQB Jaden RashadaHeight: 6-4. Weight: 185Hometown: Pittsburg, Calif.Class: True freshmanPersonal: Member of the 2022 Elite 11 Quarterback class, which recognizes the nation’s top senior quarterbacks. Selected to the Under Armour All-American Game, with only the nation’s elite prospect receiving an invite. Consensus four-star prospect among the major recruiting services. The highest ranked ...

The biggest question surrounding the Utah football program heading into its season opener against Florida has revolved around the availability of quarterback Cameron Rising.One day before the game, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that Rising is unlikely to play in Thursday’s contest at Rice-Eccles Stadium.“Cam Rising, the starting quarterback for Utah, is doubtful for the game tomorrow night and not expected ...