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LSU football lands commitment from 5-star wide receiver in 2025 class ·
Staff writerLSU landed a commitment Saturday from one of the top prospects in the 2025 class and continued to add to its wide receiver room in the process.Five-star Dakorien Moore, the No. 11 overall recruit and No. 3 wide receiver in the country according to the 247Sports composite rankings, joined a promising class early in the cycle.Moore plays at Duncanville High outside Dallas, the same school ...
M.J. Griffin, Louisville football starting safety, 'probably' out for season with injury ·
Louisville Courier JournalLouisville safety M.J. Griffin will "probably" be out for the 2023 season with a lower leg injury, Cardinals head coach Jeff Brohm announced Saturday after the team’s fall scrimmage.Griffin played in all 13 games for U of L in 2022, replacing Kenderick Duncan as a starter in the final eight contests of the season. He totaled 45 tackles and two interceptions, capping off his ...
Hawkeye offensive lineman Gennings Dunker: A Samson and a scholar ·
Mike HlasAug. 12, 2023 12:48 pm, Updated: Aug. 12, 2023 1:42 PMIOWA CITY — Gennings Dunker walked onto the Iowa football practice field for Friday’s Media Day interviews holding a sandwich, a bag of pretzel chips and a sport drink.That’s not standard procedure, and it was something his offensive line mates found quite funny.Dunker’s explanation: “I’m hungry.”It was part of the offensive lineman’s story ...
Iowa’s sense of competition at offensive line drives renewed confidence ahead of 2023 ·
John SteppeAug. 11, 2023 7:01 PMIOWA CITY — Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz is “very wary of coaches that talk about how little they sleep.”“There's a lot of people in the state that probably work a lot harder than guys coaching a children's game,” Ferentz said Friday as he took questions from reporters at Iowa’s football media day.But Ferentz did note Friday he has a “fleeting sense of contentedness ...
Everything coach Kirk Ferentz said during Iowa football media day ·
Des Moines RegisterIowa football coach Kirk Ferentz spoke to reporters Friday during the Hawkeyes' media day in Iowa City. The following is a transcript from his press conference:KIRK FERENTZ: Good afternoon to everybody. Appreciate everybody being here. I guess this is our official Media Day. We kind of had one up in Indianapolis or over in Indianapolis a couple weeks ago.So just start out with a ...
Iowa football's gambling investigation continues. How much will it impact the season? ·
Des Moines RegisterIOWA CITY — At Big Ten Media Days in late July, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz talked about football. But he also talked about other things.News stirred leading up to the event at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Iowa defensive lineman Noah Shannon was originally supposed to attend Big Ten Media Days but ultimately backed out due to his involvement in the NCAA’s and state of Iowa’s investigation ...
Indiana running back Jaylin Lucas named to Walter Camp Award preseason watch list ·
The Herald-TimesBLOOMINGTON — Indiana football running back Jaylin Lucas made the preseason watch list for the Walter Camp Award on Friday that's given to the national player of the year.There were only 45 players to make the list that includes 38 offensive players (20 quarterbacks, 11 running backs, five receivers/tight ends and two offensive lineman) and seven defenders. It includes last year's winner ...
Asmussen | McDonald never forgets his Illini history ·
8 hrs agoCHAMPAIGN — The head coach (Bret Bielema) played at Iowa.The defensive coordinator (Aaron Henry) went to Wisconsin. The offensive coordinator (Barry Lunney Jr.) attended Arkansas.Only one member of the current coaching staff played at Illinois: George McDonald, who handles the wide receivers. In three weeks, McDonald welcomes the top Illini receiver in program history back to Memorial Stadium. ...
Florida football: Graham Mertz named Gators starting quarterback in long-expected move ·
August 11, 2023If there was any question as to who QB1 would be for the Florida Gators entering the 2023 season, head coach Billy Napier ended that conversation Friday. Redshirt junior Graham Mertz, a three-year starter at Wisconsin before transferring to Florida offseason, was tabbed to lead the Gators in the upcoming campaign.While the move was expected literally the moment Mertz committed to join ...
Ta’Quan Roberson fighting again for chance to be No.1 as UConn’s quarterback competition narrows ·
PUBLISHED August 12, 2023 at 1:27 p.m. | UPDATED: August 12, 2023 at 1:41 p.m.STORRS – Ta’Quan Roberson left Penn State, where he toiled for three seasons behind the scenes, to break out into a spotlight at UConn. He reached and grabbed his goal one year ago emerging as the Huskies’ starting quarterback.He led UConn down the field for a touchdown on the first series of the season at Utah State Aug. ...
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