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Published Aug. 28, 2023, 11:30 a.m.By Nick Alvarez |Wake up, it’s game week. Alabama football starts the 2023 football season this Saturday against Middle Tennessee.To kick off the festivities, UA coach Nick Saban met with the media on Monday afternoon amid looming questions about the depth chart and starting quarterback. Here’s how Saban previewed Week 1.--The “biggest challenge” for the 2023 Tide ...

Tuscaloosa NewsAnytime there's a quarterback battle, especially in a program with national relevance such as Alabama football, it will always be the center of attention in the offseason.It's the nature of the game and the position. Quarterback almost always draws the most interest, whether it's high school, college or professional football. So as Jalen Milroe, Ty Simpson, Tyler Buchner and Dylan Lonergan ...

LARAMIE – They signed letters of intent to play at Wyoming when Josh Allen was still wearing the brown and gold.They redshirted together after arriving on campus. They isolated themselves in the dorms for months in an effort to play during the pandemic. They watched dozens of their peers quit or leave via the portal over the years.They cheered when classmate Chad Muma made it to the NFL. They cried ...

Milwaukee Journal SentinelMADISON – Luke Fickell wants to see Wisconsin tailback Braelon Allen used efficiently this season.Speaking during the Big Ten preseason meetings, Fickell revealed he wants to see the junior at 18 carries for 140 yards per game.“Meaning if that is the case, at the end of the year we’re going to have the best version of Braelon that we need,” Fickell told the Big Ten Network. ...

By Greg Woodsgregw@spokesman.comPULLMAN – For Washington State, game week has finally arrived.That means lots of things for the Cougars – they’ve been working toward their season-opener, Saturday at Colorado State, for untold amounts of time – but for the time being, it means they’re sorting out some personnel matters.Freshman defensive lineman Rocky Shields has left the program due to a personal matter, ...

By Greg Woodsgregw@spokesman.comPULLMAN – Washington State’s first depth chart is out.The usual suspects lined the list: Cameron Ward will start at quarterback, Nakia Watson at running back, Brennan Jackson and Ron Stone Jr. on the edges. Chau Smith-Wade and Cam Lampkin will start at cornerbacks, and Jaden Hicks will start at strong safety.Cooper Mathers won the starting tight end job over Billy Riviere ...

As the USS San Diego sailed across the Pacific Ocean in the summer of 2017, bound for the Middle East, a Marine helicopter pilot stood at the ship’s stern, measuring his steps and going through the motions of kicking field goals.The 684-foot long steel amphibious transport dock vessel, and its crew of 800, were bound for the Mediterranean Sea on a three-ship, force-in-readiness deployment.One of them, ...

Posted: Aug 28, 2023 / 08:07 PMUpdated: Aug 28, 2023 / 09:05 PMEL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – UTEP missed on a pair of plays in the final moments of its game against Jacksonville State on Saturday, which led to the Miners suffering a 17-14 loss in its 2023 season opener at Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium.Down 17-14, with 1:21 to go in the 4th quarter, UTEP was at JSU’s 24-yard and faced 3rd and 1. UTEP ...

One less offensive drive per game.That is what Utah State coach Blake Anderson expects to be the impact of recent NCAA rule changes designed to speed up play and shorten game times — per The Sporting News, the average college football game took three hours and 21 minutes in 2022.“Isn’t there a mandate everywhere in the country to score more points? I mean that is just kind of standing order, to score ...

A year ago, it was Ike Larsen.The then-redshirt freshman safety was the breakout star for Utah State in 2022.Despite starting only four games — he played in 11 — Larsen led the Aggies in both interceptions (four) and blocked kicks (three), while adding 33 tackles, two sacks, three tackles for loss and two pass breakups.“I think this year is a matter of me just become more of a linebacker, and understanding ...