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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 ...

Being a starting quarterback for a Big Ten football team is more than just taking the snaps, reading the defense, deciding to run or pass and dodging 300-pound behemoths trying to separate the ball from the QB.The role — and honor — involves leading the team, being a spokesman and doing the extra work involved in the sport's most prominent position. While coach P.J. Fleck might be the face of the Gophers ...

ANN ARBOR -- Michigan will be without its head coach for the entirety of the nonconference and most people don’t think it will make any difference whatsoever. That’s not an indictment of Jim Harbaugh but on the Wolverines’ cotton-soft schedule.For the second year in a row, Michigan won’t face a power-conference program outside of Big Ten play. The Wolverines open on Saturday against East Carolina before ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — When Chris Partridge left the Michigan football program in January 2020, it was on the precipice of a downward slide.The Wolverines had just finished the season 9-4 after being picked to win the Big Ten and were unknowingly about to enter a dark period in time. Not only was a global pandemic about to begin, but Michigan fielded a team that even struggled to keep up with some of the ...