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Published Aug. 26, 2023, 5:40 p.m.By James CrepeaRight guard is the one position on the offensive line where Oregon does not have to replace a starter. Yet the Ducks added competition anyway, bringing in Junior Angilau from Texas to contend with Steven Jones for the job.Through fall camp, the 6-foot-5, 340 pound Jones appears to have maintained the spot he’s held for much of the past two seasons when ...

Published Aug. 26, 2023, 5:00 a.m.By Nathan Baird,COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football carries a monster point spread into Saturday’s season opener at Indiana.According to BetMGM, the Buckeyes are 29.5-point favorites over IU as of Saturday morning. It sets up to be the largest spread for an opener since OSU was favored by 40 over Oregon State in 2018.Per the Odds Shark database, this is the second-highest ...

3-4 minutes 8/27/2023FRESNO BEEFresno State coach Jeff Tedford said on Saturday that quarterback Mikey Keene will start the Sept. 2 opener at Purdue.Despite some unexpected turns during the quarterback competition, Keene’s anointment as the season-opening starter seemed somewhat expected given his previous experience.“All the quarterbacks have had a great camp,” Tedford said. “Mikey is going to start, ...

4-5 minutes 8/26/2023Orlando Sentinel CorrespondentTALLAHASSEE — Coming off a 10-win season, Florida State was able to retain an overwhelming majority of its offensive and defensive talent. And coach Mike Norvell only had to fill an opening for a defensive backs coach.Norvell chose Patrick Surtain, who had won three state championships at Plantation American Heritage and spent a year on the Miami Dolphins’ ...

7-9 minutes 8/27/2023Entering his third season as a starting quarterback in college football, Shedeur Sanders is also learning his third different offensive system.The talented junior hasn’t been fazed by the challenge, however.“I mean, passing is passing. You throw the ball, it’s throwing the ball,” Sanders said. “It’s just a different scheme, it’s a different way to call it – as long as everything ...

4-5 minutes 8/25/2023Friday brought good news for one new Colorado Buffalo and heartbreaking news for another.Head coach Deion Sanders announced to the team that running back Sy’veon Wilkerson has been deemed eligible to play this season after transferring from Jackson State this summer.Offensive lineman Tyler Brown, however, had his waiver request denied by the NCAA and he must sit out the 2023 season.The ...

By Ainslie Lee |When Auburn kicks off the 2023 football season against UMass on Sept. 2, it’ll have been 1,340 days since the Tigers last appeared in a bowl game and 1,709 days since the Tigers won a bowl game.After back-to-back losing seasons, there’s an undeniable thirst among Auburn fans to reach bowl eligibility this season. And if history is any indication, the Tigers have the right guy at the ...

Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham runs about 8 miles a day … in practice. He sweats as much as his players. And every time you talk to the guy, his voice is as hoarse as a stable.He wants to win, and if he can infuse that into his players, this team will have a shot at a bowl game come season’s end, regardless of what the critics are predicting.“I want … everybody that watches us play to ...

Lance Tucker made his Demopolis debut in a 29-20 win over American Christian Academy on Friday night.The victory makes it the Tigers' fourth straight win over the Patriots. The teams traded the lead throughout the game, with American Christian Academy scoring first, but ultimately a late third-quarter safety and a touchdown on the ensuing drive secured the victory for Demopolis.Keishawn Rowser led ...

Aug. 12, 2023, 12:06 a.m.Gainesville, Fla. • Wisconsin transfer Graham Mertz will be Florida’s starting quarterback when the Gators open the season at Utah on Aug. 31.Coach Billy Napier made the announcement Friday, a day after the team’s first scrimmage of training camp.“We’ve seen enough,” Napier said before making his decision public. “The big thing I’ve been impressed with is just his ability to ...