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Arizona State quarterback Drew Pyne injured early in Camp Tontozona scrimmage ·
Arizona RepublicPAYSON — Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham might not have a decision to make on a starting quarterback after all.It has been a battle between red-shirt senior Trenton Bourguet and red-shirt sophomore Drew Pyne, a transfer from Notre Dame. But Pyne injured a hamstring early in the Sun Devils scrimmage Saturday morning at Camp Tontozona. Being in a remote location the staff ...
Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan ascending into multi-dimensional weapon in Wildcats' offense ·
Aug 11, 2023 Updated 15 hrs agoBragging and boasting about himself isn't a part of Tetairoa McMillan's DNA.Why would it be? The Arizona sophomore wide receiver — also known as "T-Mac" — is the highest-rated signee in program history and he's one of the Wildcats' top offensive weapons returning for the upcoming season."I don't really like to talk about myself too much. ... I let other people talk for ...
Wyoming Cowboys lose running back Dawaiian McNeely to season-ending knee injury ·
LARAMIE — All Gordie Haug could do was put his arm around Dawaiian McNeely on the sideline as a show of love and support.Wyoming's running back room is also left to rally around and for the team's projected starter after McNeely suffered a season-ending torn ACL during Wednesday's fall camp practice.UW head coach Craig Bohl confirmed the devastating diagnosis Friday following an MRI on McNeely's injured ...
Why Wisconsin football coach Luke Fickell finds former head coaches on staff invaluable ·
Luke Fickell twice went against his gut this offseason when filling out his coaching staff.Obviously, the University of Wisconsin football coach trusted and believed the men he hired would benefit his players and be valuable recruiters. But two of his choices fell into a class of coaches he’s less keen on hiring as assistants: former head coaches.“I just think sometimes we get out of touch with some ...
WVU football: Decision-making top priority for QBs in early fall scrimmages ·
MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach Sean Reagan didn’t hesitate when asked Friday about the most important thing he would look for from his position group when the Mountaineers held their first scrimmage of fall camp Saturday evening.“Decision-making -- 100% decision-making,” Reagan said. “I’ll tell them I am looking for 90% grade or higher on all their decision-making. ...
Virginia Tech football position preview: Hokies have options at quarterback ·
BLACKSBURG — Kyron Drones was tired of the chirping coming from the defensive players once a play was stopped. The Virginia Tech quarterback, sporting an orange jersey, is simply touched to stop the play. It didn’t take long for the defense to let him know he was contained.Drones began chirping back. He responded that the defenders wouldn’t have brought him down on the particular play. Drones also ...
Virginia football position preview: Linebacker ·
Clint Sintim admits the weeks leading into last December’s early signing period were not easy.“It was stressful times, for sure,” the Virginia linebackers coach said.The Cavaliers were in a fight to fend off every late-arriving suitor for Essex linebacker Kam Robinson, who’d been verbally committed to the Hoos since the previous summer, but gained aggressive interest from Florida State and South Carolina ...
Frank Harris scrambles upfield versus North Texas ·
Posted: 8/11/2023 11:00:00 AMNEW HAVEN, Conn. — UTSA senior quarterback Frank Harris has been selected for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award preseason list of players to watch, the Walter Camp Football Foundation announced Friday.Harris is one of 45 players, including one of two from the American Athletic Conference along with Tulane's Michael Pratt, on this year's list for the nation's fourth-oldest ...
How Jordan Love performed in his first game as QB1 in the post-Aaron Rodgers era ·
The Green Bay Packers gave new QB1 Jordan Love the chance to captain the first-team offense for a pair of drives during the team’s preseason opener against the Cincinnati Bengals on Friday night.Yes, it’s preseason, but overall Love made a solid impression, leading a scoring drive before heading to the bench for the night.Love, who’s finally getting his chance in Green Bay after the team traded four-time ...
We officially know who is going to start for Florida against Utah ·
It is official, Graham Mertz will be the University of Florida’s starting quarterback when the Utah Utes host the Gators to open the 2023 college football season.Florida made the news official Friday, according to multiple reports, with Florida head coach Billy Napier telling media, “We’ve seen enough. I think the big thing is we want to go through a process with our players and team before we announce ...
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