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Breaking down the Miami Hurricanes’ position groups after fall camp ·

6-8 minutes 8/27/2023The Miami Hurricanes’ training camp is complete and preparations for the season-opener against Miami (Ohio) on Friday have begun.UM coach Mario Cristobal has not released a depth chart for the first game, but through partial practice observations and interviews with coaches and players, we can infer where each position group stands as the season approaches.Here is a look at each ...

Florida State will show if Brian Kelly's LSU football prediction was accurate ·

Brian Kelly caught the attention of Louisiana talk radio this summer with his response to my question about when the Tigers would be ready to seriously contend for a national championship.The LSU coach pointed to 2024.“We need another year of recruiting,” Kelly told me in June. “One more really good year on both sides of the ball, I think, puts us in a position where, I think Year 3, the consistency ...

Countdown to kickoff: LSU had many great No. 7s, but only one Honey Badger, Tyrann Mathieu ·

LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu (7) basks in the confetti-filled atmosphere of an SEC Championship and his MVP trophy, as LSU coach Les Miles, LSU long snapper Joey Crappell (50) and other players hoist the championship trophy behind him after beating Georgia 42-10 on Dec. 3, 2011 in Atlanta.There have never been more great players to were one particular number at LSU than No. 7. No fewer than seven ...

5 burning questions: Can FSU dethrone Clemson atop ACC ·

Does Florida State have enough to dethrone Clemson as ACC’s best team?Florida State (3) and Clemson (8) have dominated the ACC landscape, winning 11 of the last 12 conference titles, making their annual matchups a must. However, the Tigers have mastered this series, winning seven consecutive games against the Seminoles. Stability has been the key for Clemson, while FSU has undergone three coaching ...

Duke football 2023 positional preview: Quarterbacks ·

By Elliott JarnotWith the 2023 season on the horizon, the Blue Zone breaks down each of the eight major position groups for this Duke squad: Specialists, defensive line, offensive line, linebackers, defensive backs, receivers, running backs and quarterbacks.There will be no questions at the quarterback position for Duke to begin 2023. The Blue Devils will have the same Week 1 starting signal caller ...

ARKANSAS ·

By: Scottie BordelonQuarterbackKJ Jefferson has placed himself among the top talents in the Southeastern Conference regardless of position as he enters his third season as Arkansas’ full-time starter. Jefferson accounted for nearly 3,300 yards of offense and 33 touchdowns in 2022 and was a preseason All-SEC second-team pick in July by media members who cover the league. Razorbacks coach Sam Pittman ...

Arizona State football self-imposes bowl ban this season for alleged recruiting violations ·

The Arizona State football program has self-imposed a bowl ban for the 2023 season, which begins this week.That type of penalty often is taken by schools under NCAA investigation in an attempt to lessen the sanctions that end up coming later. The program has been under investigation for more than three years for alleged recruiting violations that occurred in 2020 when Herm Edwards was head coach. Among ...

Previewing the 2023 Alabama football defense: Can newcomers merge with veterans? ·

Alabama’s defense was, like the rest of the Crimson Tide football team, uneven in its 2022 performance.It held opponents under 21 points eight different times, completing two shutouts over non-conference foes. But road lapses at Tennessee and at LSU helped sink the season. Alabama was 13th in total defense nationally, 10th in preventing third-down conversions (30.5%) and tied for 105th in turnovers ...

Catching up with one of the Badgers' 4-star RB commits ·

NORMAL, IL. — Darrion Dupree was everywhere on the field.Dupree — one of the University of Wisconsin football program's four-star commits for the 2024 class — lined up in the backfield, in the slot and split far off wide in Chicago Mount Carmel's 36-33 win over East St. Louis on Saturday evening at Hancock Stadium.Just how would Dupree define himself as a running back?"Every-down back," Dupree quickly ...

set to join Oklahoma State before announcing he would head to the Big Ten program in January. ·

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