Player Notes

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Quarterback news wasn’t the only thing to talk about on Tuesday.Defensive coordinator Jim Knowles talked to the media after coach Ryan Day, and gave a few updates about the defenses headed into the season-opening matchup against Indiana.With all eyes toward the offense early on, what can the defense do to prove that it can be a national title level defense? Is it still too early to ...

A look ahead to Saturday’s (3:30 p.m.) non-conference football game between the Nevada Wolf Pack (0-0) and USC Trojans (1-0) at the Los Angeles Coliseum:HOW TO WATCH, LISTEN: Pac-12 Network, 105.7 FM.THE SPREAD: USC by 38.AT STAKE FOR NEVADA: Almost nothing. Yes, of course, there is the matter of that nasty 10-game losing streak that continues to hang over the program. But USC is not the place to end ...

Brendon Lewis got a welcome surprise after football practice on Tuesday, although kind of an unusual one.Lewis only learned he would be the starting quarterback for the Nevada football team after a question from an RGJ reporter ― a full day after coach Ken Wilson made the announcement to the media.But Lewis took it in stride when questioned and is ready for the challenge, starting Saturday at No. 6-ranked ...

Defensive coordinator Blake Baker gave his unit four days.The unit, which has become one of the better defenses in the SEC, had to decide on its identity before Baker's first season in Columbia. Four days to come up with how the rest of the college football world will know the MU defense."Y'all come up with some names, turn them into your coaches and we'll present them to the defense," Baker said. ...

Mizzou football released its full unofficial depth chart Wednesday, a day ahead of its season-opening game against South Dakota in Columbia.The surprises were minimal.Quarterbacks Brady Cook and Sam Horn are listed with an “or” next to their names, supporting the multiple times Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz has said they would split reps. On Tuesday during his weekly in-season radio show Tiger ...