Player Notes

PUBLISHED August 11, 2023 at 8:27 p.m. | UPDATED: August 11, 2023 at 8:45 p.m.Cormani McClain came to Colorado this summer with a lot of hype as a five-star recruit who was rated as the No. 1 cornerback in the 2023 recruiting class.In the midst of his first preseason camp at the college level, McClain has shown that he certainly has five-star talent. But, it will take some time to be game ready.“He’s ...

August 12, 2023 at 9:39 a.m.BERKELEY — New Cal offensive coordinator Jake Spavital has coached seven quarterbacks who played in the NFL, but rarely a running back with the explosiveness of Jaydn Ott, the Bears’ dynamic sophomore.“I think he’s going to be really fun to watch in this offense,” Spavital said.Spavital does not expect to take in the full effect until Cal’s season opener at North Texas. ...

Aug 11, 2023Daily Herald sports writers Darnell Dickson and Jared Lloyd address five of the big questions facing BYU athletics this week:1. After a crazy week in conference realignment, the Big 12 added Colorado, Utah, Arizona and Arizona State beginning in 2024. How should BYU fans feel about it?DICKSON: Cougar supporters have certainly been on the outside looking in for many years when it comes to ...

Published Aug. 12, 2023, 6:00 a.m.By Ainslie Lee |The Jack linebacker spot in Ron Roberts’ defense is crucial.Though similar to a typical edge rusher, the Jack linebacker is multidimensional. While they’re no stranger to the pass rush, they’ll also be asked to drop back into coverage from time to time.Again, it’s a pretty critical role to hold.Coming into the fall, the big names you heard surrounding ...

Published Aug. 12, 2023, 7:00 a.m.By Matt Cohen |There’s a lot to get acclimated to making the move to the SEC, so new Auburn offensive lineman Dillon Wade started with a table at Baumhauer’s Victory Grill and a plate of Bam-Bam Shrimp.And of course, a greasy plate of chicken tenders at Foosackly’s too.The food may be the simple part. The shrimp and chicken are reliable every time. Then comes the challenge ...

Published Saturday, August 12, 2023FAYETTEVILLE — The first great litmus test of training camp will take place today when the Arkansas Razorbacks hold a late-morning scrimmage at Reynolds Razorback Stadium.The closed workout, practice No. 8 of camp, will be the first live tackling work of the season for the University of Arkansas, which has benefited from unseasonably cooler temperatures up through ...

Arizona RepublicPAYSON — In Kenny Dillingham's first press conference, the new Arizona State football coach said his team was going to work harder than it ever has, but his players were going to have more fun. He has doubled down on that sentiment since then.That does appear to be the case.The Sun Devils wrapped up three days of practice at Camp Tontozona on Saturday in front of a crowd of 2,500. The ...

Arizona Daily StarWith a Powerade towel wrapped around his head like a designer scarf, Justin Flowe was serene following Arizona's practice on Tuesday until the linebacker was asked about the neck pad — or cowboy collar — he wears on the field.Then the intensity visibly built up in Flowe and "his other alter ego" arrived."I've been wearing it my whole life," Flowe said. "I feel like the neck pad brings ...

LOS ANGELES — He is a shadow of black sweatsuit slipping in and out of USC practice, all but ambiguous except for signature sunglasses perched under a gray bucket hat.Senior offensive analysts, like anyone on the USC football coaching staff who is not a full-time assistant, are not available to speak to the media. So the world might never hear from Kliff Kingsbury at any point in the Trojans’ fall ...

It would be interesting to know how much differently the 2012 Heisman Trophy race might have turned out had voters been given access to “Minority Report” technology that allowed them to peer into the future and see what the three finalists would go on to do with their lives.Johnny Manziel (474 first-place votes) was a runaway winner at the time, because he put up gaudy stats and he had an unforgettable ...