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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Had they understood what they do now, there’s a thought among returning Virginia players that they could’ve avoided some of the on-field disappointment experienced last season and, perhaps, logged a better record.The Cavaliers were 3-7 during coach Tony Elliott’s debut campaign in charge, and of those seven setbacks, three were by three points or fewer — by two at Syracuse, by two ...

Nashville TennesseanThe projections were the same as always: Bottom of the SEC. Plenty in the conference and elsewhere have been expecting the same old Vanderbilt football in 2023.I wasn’t one of those people. I’d seen these Commodores practice. I believed they’d be better than assumed.After their opening game, however, I’m no longer so sure.The most positive thing you can say about Vanderbilt's thoroughly ...

Not long after Jeff Traylor was hired at UTSA in December 2019, he sat down for a meeting with athletic director Lisa Campos and the board tasked with constructing the Roadrunner Athletics Center of Excellence. The $40.4 million project created a new hub for UTSA athletics, providing the football program with fresh locker rooms, offices, meeting spaces and practice fields.“I remember telling them, ...

El Paso TimesOne of the big reasons for optimism about this version of the UTEP football team is that it is so veteran, loaded with so many senior returnees.There are some areas, however where the Miners don’t want to look like last year’s 5-7 team and in a disappointing 17-14 loss to Jacksonville State on Saturday, they put all of that back on film.Mistake after mistakeThis is a talented UTEP football ...

Editor's note: This is the fifth in a nine-part series profiling USU's football team position by position.A lack of experience at the FBS level was not an ideal situation for Utah State's running backs room heading into fall camp, but it doesn't necessarily mean the Aggies lack depth at that position.It was quite apparent the Aggies have some weapons at tailback when junior college transfers Davon ...

Gus Malzahn, who led Auburn to an SEC championship and a national championship final appearance, is now prepping for the UCF Knights. He joined the team as their head coach in 2021.As they gear up for the new campaign, it is interesting to see who will be the starting QB of UCF football.The Knights agreed to join the Big 12 back in 2021. But they were contractually bound to the AAC till 2024. However, ...

Lubbock Avalanche-JournalTexas Tech football coach Joey McGuire isn't taking back comments he and Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark made about Texas that caused a stir."I'm not one of those coaches," McGuire said Saturday. "There's a lot of coaches out there in this profession that kind of (use) coach talk. It's like, 'Yeah, we'll be OK,' this and this and that. And that's fine. A lot of guys say that ...

1-1 minutes 8/27/2023The 2023 college football season is less than a week away for the Texas Longhorns.No. 11 Texas opens the season as a heavy 35-point favorite over Rice, according to DraftKings. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, Sept. 2 and the game will be aired on FOX.The hype surrounding Texas in 2023 is real. Steve Sarkisian’s roster has experience and depth at every position ...

At this time last year, nobody in their right mind would have chosen the TCU Horned Frogs as one of two teams to reach the national championship game in their first season under head coach Sonny Dykes. But they did just that, going undefeated in the regular season and appearing in a national championship game for the first time in program history.Horned Frogs’ quarterback Chandler Morris recently spoke ...

There have been conflicting reports on the Big 12's interest in adding the Stanford Cardinal and California Bears.Brett McMurphy of The Action Network initially tweeted:"Despite various reports to the contrary, Big 12 has not had conversations w/any of the Pac-4 schools & has no intention in engaging w/those schools, multiple Big 12 sources told @ActionNetworkHQ."Greg Swaim responded with a quote tweet, ...