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4-5 minutes 8/10/2023Jay Norvell ain’t hard to find, either. But when asked about The Year of Prime — as in, new CU Buffs stalwart Deion Sanders — in the state of Colorado, the second-year CSU football coach says he’s more focused on making sure that his Rams ain’t hard to watch.“We haven’t run into (Sanders) in recruiting much (within) the state, so, I mean, it really doesn’t affect us,” Norvell told ...

Coastal Carolina University Athletics8-10 minutes 8/11/2023NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Coastal Carolina quarterback Grayson McCall has been named to the 2023 Walter Camp Player of the Year Preseason Watch List, the Walter Camp Football Foundation announced today. The honor marks the third consecutive season in which the Chanticleer signal-caller has been named to the prestigious watch list.The nation's fourth-oldest ...

By: Ryan ColoresMOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- Central Michigan Football returns the bulk of its primary contributors along the defensive front, headlined by a pair of experienced interior lineman in consensus preseason All-Mid-American Conference picks senior Jacques Bristol and graduate student Robi Stuart. The group blends the overall experience of the returning players, along with an influx of talented ...

Isaiah Robinson is into theater and has a pretty good singing voice. Alvin Ebosele can play the bass guitar, and Tate Williams can play a little acoustic guitar.Gavin Byers is the most prolific eater of the group.The Baylor offensive line has a wide array of talents away from the football field, but when it comes to on-field production, the biggest thing they can have with one another is chemistry.“It's ...

Muncie Star PressMUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State football's defensive line enters the 2023 season with a chip on its shoulder.The group, comprised of several veterans with 46 combined starts and two experienced transfers, feels it hasn't received the respect it deserves from outside evaluators. Only one member, redshirt junior Tavion Woodard, is an All-Mid-American Conference preseason selection, and no ...

Published Aug. 11, 2023, 10:16 a.m.By Ainslie Lee |Auburn defensive coordinator Ron Roberts said it himself — the Tigers’ defense is linebacker-driven. And in a perfect world, he and linebackers coach Josh Aldridge want options at that spot.“At the same time, I’m not gonna put anyone out there that I don’t think is gonna help us,” Aldridge said. “If we’ve only got four, we’ll play with four. But I ...

At first glance, you wonder if this is the same Jakobi Buchanan who could deftly maneuver his way through narrow passages of surging humanity and find breathing room on the second level.Could it be the same brutish Army football fullback who used his bulk and sheer strength to send linebackers reeling, becoming the nation’s most dependable ground gainer for three years?You had to wonder after Buchanan ...

Few self-inflicted wounds kill a successful offensive drive like drops.A receiver could have gotten perfect separation from the defensive back 40 yards downfield, the offensive line could have stifled the pass rush, and the quarterback could have thrown a rocketing tight spiral. But none of it matters if the ball hits the receivers hands and ricochets.Drops are bound to happen from time to time. The ...

Published Friday, August 11, 2023FAYETTEVILLE — Reserve quarterbacks Jacolby Criswell and Cade Fortin had big performances during the media viewing portion of Thursday’s sixth practice of training camp, the first day in full pads for the Arkansas Razorbacks.Fortin in particular stood out during a half-line pass coverage period while taking reps behind third-year starter KJ Jefferson and Criswell.The ...

Arizona Wildcats linebacker Justin Flowe was named to the 51-player Butkus Award preseason watch list on Thursday.The Butkus Award is given to the the top linebacker nationally in college football.Flowe, who transferred from Oregon in the spring, was included on the Butkus Award watch list for the second time in his collegiate career.As an All-American standout and five-star prospect at Upland High ...