Player Notes

Jalon Daniels is expected to start at quarterback for Kansas football in its season opener ·

LAWRENCE — Jalon Daniels’ health has been a question mark this fall, given the junior quarterback has had to deal with a back issue.Although there was a lot to talk during fall camp regarding Kansas football’s upcoming season, Daniels’ status was a constant topic of discussion. As game week arrived ahead of the season opener Friday in Lawrence against Missouri State, that didn’t change. But Jayhawks ...

Before Barnett Was JMU’s Quarterback, He Was A Proven Winner At Grimsley High School ·

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Walk into Jamieson Stadium on the campus of Grimsley High School, and its character — white paint on concrete with nine sections of metal bleachers on each side of the field — quickly sticks out.It doesn’t look like a “cookie-cutter” high school stadium.Rather, it’s unique with bowl-shaped stands that slightly curve around the playing surface.Keep looking around the 73-year-old stadium, ...

Iowa QB Cade McNamara’s status uncertain vs. Utah State ·

IOWA CITY — Those waiting for a certain answer on Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara’s availability Saturday against Utah State will have to wait at least a little longer.“I can’t put a percentage on where he’s at right now,” head coach Kirk Ferentz told reporters Tuesday. “He's been cleared medically. That's the good news. The thing we have to judge as we go along is how effective can he be?”Asked whether ...

Dave Reardon: Hawaii QB Morris is a triple threat ·

Plenty of coaches use a backup quarterback for a change of pace in certain situations. So Dalen Morris’ role on the University of Hawaii football team is nothing unique.But what he does away from the field is far from typical for any college student athlete. When Morris is not in a football uniform, there’s a good chance he’s in another one — that of a United States naval officer.Morris was recently ...

Brown said: “I told him, ‘This is the scheme we’re running. That’s your gap. Instead of waiting to see if that gap opens, just go find the football.’ That’s what he did. He executed his plays.” ·

What caused Georgia football players to go 'nuts" before practice on Tuesday? ·

Georgia football players heard an announcement in their team meeting before Tuesday’s practice.It had nothing to do with the game plan for Saturday’s opener with UT Martin or the pregame itinerary.On NFL cutdown day, players got word that wide receiver Kearis Jackson had made the Tennessee Titans’ 53-player roster.“The whole team went nuts,” said coach Kirby Smart, who got a text from Jackson with ...

With standards raised, UConn football looks for fast start in season-opener against NC State ·

Jim Mora’s phone was littered with messages of “good job” and “atta boy” after the UConn football team blew a 14-point first quarter lead and lost to Utah State, 31-20, to kick off his first season as head coach last August. Fans and supporters of the Huskies were happy just to watch their team be competitive , it was a rarity then.This year it’s a different story. Mora and the Huskies, disappointed ...

Keeler: Will Deion Sanders fix CU Buffs football? Heck yeah, his mentor says. Here’s why. ·

BOULDER — One question, Mickey Andrews. Just one. Is this thing gonna work?“He told me when they started their offseason program,” Andrews, one of Deion Sanders’ oldest and most beloved mentors, recalled by phone when I asked about the 2023 Buffs. “He told me, ‘Coach, there’s just not many guys out here that show they want to win bad enough.’“You can’t fake winning. It’s just like toughness. Can’t ...

Cal Football: Cal Football Tuesday 8/29 Notebook ·

Amid all the continued chatter regarding the collapse of the Pac-12 and where California will end up once realignment is finished, head football coach Justin Wilcox has been pleased with how well his players have been able to insulate themselves from all of the outside noise.“All of us are so focused on what’s right in front of us,” Wilcox told reporters Tuesday. “It’s significant, we all realize that. ...

Previewing Auburn football’s offense for the 2023 season ·

This is the staple of a Hugh Freeze football team.Freeze is an offensive-minded coach. He has developed NFL quarterbacks and produced high-paced schemes that produce big numbers on the scoreboard.But a new job, a new school and a team roster gives him a challenge he hasn’t seen in his head coaching career. He is combining a roster that is roughly half returnees and half newcomers. Those new faces are ...

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