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Three-star OT Kai Greer decommits from Stanford ·
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 ...
Teams illegally asked Frank Gore Jr. to transfer. Why he stayed with Southern Miss football. ·
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 suspended for Lousiana Tech game ·
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 ...
No pressure for Purdue football quarterback Hudson Card going into opener with Fresno State ·
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 ...
James Franklin declines to name starting quarterback for Penn State's season opener ·
Days before Penn State’s season opener against West Virginia, the big question — the one most people know the answer to — has yet to be answered formally.Despite all signs pointing to Drew Allar leading the Nittany Lions on Saturday night, James Franklin didn’t name a starting quarterback at his Tuesday press conference.That begs the question: why? Why has Franklin not named Allar the starter?“We have ...
Penn State starting OL announces sudden retirement due to injury. What we know ·
Penn State offensive lineman Landon Tengwall, a redshirt sophomore and projected starter, announced his sudden retirement from football Wednesday night due to an unspecified injury.Tengwall was a top-100 recruit who was widely expected to have a bright future. The 6-foot-6, 317-pound OL was projected to be the Nittany Lions’ starting left guard.“It is with a heavy heart that I am announcing my retirement ...
OSU football: Beavers announce depth chart for opener ·
Oregon State has unveiled its first official depth chart for the 2023 football season, answering some of the questions fans have about the makeup of this year’s squad.The headline news that DJ Uiagalelei would be the starting quarterback was confirmed last week. During his press conference Tuesday, head coach Jonathan Smith said Uiagalelei won the competition with Ben Gulbranson and Aidan Chiles based ...
How Oregon football's Dan Lanning is preparing to lead Ducks for second season ·
After a successful 2022 campaign helping lead the Ducks to a 10-3 record and a Holiday Bowl win, second-year Oregon football coach Dan Lanning said the biggest difference between game week this year versus last is just knowing what’s coming next.“You never know what year one’s gonna feel like going into that first time,” Lanning said. “But it’s not the first time anymore, so certainly a different approach.”For ...
Venables makes his choice and it’s a doozy ·
Like, how is Tawee Walker, a walk-on junior, right there with Marcus Major atop the running backs list and how, somehow, are Jovante Barnes and Gavin Sawchuk behind both?Interesting, at least.But not the showstopper.That came early in the session thanks to a question from the great Berry Tramel.Venables was asked how he, specifically, needed to improve and how might he do that as a defensive minded ...
Kyle McCord earned Ohio State football’s starting job — and another chance to prove himself ·
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Kyle McCord could have followed the trend and left Ohio State football long before Ryan Day named him Saturday’s opening day starter at Indiana.When C.J. Stroud’s emergence in 2021 meant a likely three-year wait to take over the starting job. When Quinn Ewers’ arrival that same August unexpectedly — and, as it turned out, only briefly — inserted a competitor into his signing class.“Even ...
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