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Luke Fickell's No. 1 goal for Braelon Allen? Make sure the tailback is fresh in November. ·
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. ...
One Washington State player has left team, one is back and other notes from Jake Dickert ·
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, ...
Few surprises on WSU’s first depth chart of season as season-opener nears ·
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 ...
Former Marine Matt Ganyard, now 34, living college football dream as Virginia football walk-on ·
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, ...
Dimel: ‘Wouldn’t do it any other way’ during last moments of Jacksonville State loss ·
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 ...
What Utah State coach Blake Anderson thinks about college football’s new first-down clock rule ·
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 ...
Max Alford the latest homegrown product primed for a breakout season with USU ·
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 ...
After season-opening win, UMass football has real reason for optimism ·
Published Aug. 28, 2023, 6:15 a.m.By Matt Vautour |Even when Isaiah Rutherford returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown to give UMass a 17-point lead with 6 minutes, 40 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the longest-suffering Minuteman fans were still uneasy.They remember seemingly assured victories that landed in the loss column. They can vividly recall the missed kick at Vanderbilt. Or ...
Ethan Garbers named UCLA starting quarterback against Coastal Carolina ·
PUBLISHED August 28, 2023 at 9:05 a.m. | UPDATED: August 28, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.LOS ANGELES — UCLA football coach Chip Kelly named quarterback Ethan Garbers as the starter for the season opener against Coastal Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 2 at the Rose Bowl.Garbers received the news on Sunday before practice that he had beat out true freshman Dante Moore and Kent State transfer Collin Schlee in a quarterback ...
UCF faces plenty of unknowns in Kent State, weather in season opener ·
August 28, 2023 at 3:16 p.m.After months of preparation and countless hours of practice, UCF football kicks off its game week leading into the season opener against Kent State on Thursday at FBC Mortgage Stadium (7 p.m., FS1).The excitement surrounding the Knights’ inaugural season in the Big 12 has been palpable, with school president Dr. Alexander Cartwright thanking the media for its coverage before ...
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