Player Notes

By Trent WoodEntering Wednesday, there was question as to who would suit up at quarterback for the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday when the Utah State Aggies open the 2023 season on the road in Iowa City.Per ESPN’s Pete Thamel, that question has all but been answered, though.Thamel reported Wednesday afternoon that, according to multiple ESPN sources, Michigan transfer Cade McNamara will start at quarterback ...

Aug. 30, 2023, 12:00 p.m.Head coach Kyle Whittingaham notes that with first downs no longer automatically stopping the clock, except in the final two minutes per half, teams will get four to six fewer plays per game.There’s a new rule in college football this season that may initially appear subtle, but which has the potential to have a substantial impact on games: the first down running clock.All ...

8/30/2023Alex Grinch knows how this sounds. The fans who already were calling for the USC defensive coordinator’s job before watching the No. 6 Trojans give up 28 points to San José State in their season opener Saturday probably aren’t interested in it anyway.But yes, Grinch is still “very bullish” on his defense.“It sounds like coach speak if you play the way we played and get too positive, but percentage ...

8/30/2023The word that shows up most frequently on UCLA football’s depth chart ahead of its season opener against Coastal Carolina is “or.”At tight end, Hudson Habermehl or Moliki Mateo or Carsen Ryan could be on the field. At running back, it could be T.J. Harden or Carson Steele or Colson Yankoff. And at quarterback, it’s Ethan Garbers or Dante Moore or Collin Schlee.Bruins coach Chip Kelly announced ...

When it comes to college football experience, Virginia senior quarterback Tony Muskett has that covered with 23 career starts.Yet Saturday afternoon's game between the Cavaliers and the No. 12 Tennessee Volunteers inside a sold-out Nissan Stadium in Nashville will mark the first time the 6-foot-2, 206-pounder has competed in a matchup of Power Five programs."Their quarterback is from Monmouth, which ...

8/30/2023This might just work, but it’s not gonna work here.That was the consensus when the TCU search committee, looking to find a replacement for Gary Patterson, ended the phone call with job candidate Deion Sanders.A little less than two years after Patterson “resigned,” Sanders will come to Fort Worth as a Power Five head coach against the guy who beat him out for a job he wanted.The Great Deion ...

The offensive lineman announced his commitment back in JuneIn the month of June, Stanford had one of the best recruiting streaks that college football had seen.They landed over 20 commitments and saw their class jump into the top-25. On Wednesday, they ended up losing one of their commits in three-star offensive lineman Kai Greer. The North Carolina native took to social media to announce that he was ...

Mississippi Clarion-LedgerSouthern Miss football running back Frank Gore Jr. settled on his choice to put off his professional career fairly swiftly. A conversation with his coach, Will Hall, helped him decide to wait another season.But the modern college football world offers a new temptation, especially for standouts at the Group of Five level such as Gore, who ran for 1,382 yards last season. There ...

SMU running back Camar Wheaton is suspended for the season opener against Louisiana Tech on Saturday for violating team rules.Head coach Rhett Lashlee said the former five-star recruit from Garland Lakeview Centennial didn’t have a perfect attendance record during SMU’s second summer session.“We have a class attendance policy here. We go to class,” Lashlee said Wednesday after practice. “Here in the ...

Lafayette Journal & CourierWEST LAFAYETTE — When Hudson Card transferred from Texas to lead Purdue football, it was met with instant expectations.Since the Boilermaker starting quarterback arrived on campus in January, coaches, teammates and media outlets have done nothing but sing his praises.Now, with the season opener against Fresno State just days away, it's time to find out if performance meets ...