Player Notes

OXFORD — There are similarities new Ole Miss football defensive coordinator Pete Golding can find between his new head coach, Lane Kiffin, and his previous one: Alabama's Nick Saban.Both are extremely intelligent, Golding said Friday in his first meeting with the media since he was hired. Both demand discipline within their program, he added. And they share similar mannerisms. Golding believes Ole ...

By Matt StahlAfter opening preseason camp on Aug. 3, Alabama football completes its first week of practice on Thursday. The Crimson Tide will scrimmage Saturday and continue camp through Aug. 26 before it opens the season Sept. 2 against Middle Tennessee State.As the first week of camp draws to a close, here’s what we know about where Alabama is as a team.The quarterback battle isn’t settledNick Saban ...

Emmanuel Michel has returned to the Air Force football team, providing a boost of experience to the offense.The senior fullback "was on administrative turnback for medical reasons," the academy said in a statement to The Gazette. "He has returned to the Academy and is cleared to play football."Turnbacks occur when a cadet, citing a hardship, separates for a semester and tacks that time onto the end ...

Eugene Register-GuardOregon football’s latest roster addition has no high school recruiting profile or star rankings attached to his name.But he is an Olympian.And his speed is world class.Micah Williams, a record-setting redshirt junior sprinter for the Ducks' track and field program, is chasing a spot on the football team.Oregon sprinter Micah Williams joins the Duck roster as number 84 to field ...

While most programs – including Oklahoma State – are looking for a constant at quarterback, coach Mike Gundy alluded to another possibility.“We might play multiple quarterbacks,” Gundy said. “If there’s two guys that deserve to play, we’ll play both guys.”Perhaps Gundy in his Saturday afternoon press conference simply spat out an outcome that has little chance of happening, but the thought of employing ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — With Michigan zeroing in on its passing attack during the early days of training camp, the defense has reportedly benefitted, too.Especially the group up front.The Wolverines return several familiar faces along the defensive line this fall, a unit determined this offseason to improve its pass-rushing ability. And so far, players on the offense say, there has been a noticeable difference.“The ...

CORAL GABLES — Emory Williams spent his recruitment building relationships with former Miami offensive coordinator Josh Gattis and quarterbacks coach Frank Ponce, but by the time Williams arrived in Coral Gables for the spring semester, both assistant coaches departed.In their place was Shannon Dawson, the Hurricanes’ new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.Instead of regretting his decision, ...

BATON ROUGE — Monday's fight might as well be ancient history to LSU football coach Brian Kelly.Tuesday was a new day, another day to teach and learn. Yesterday's scuffle at preseason practices during an 11 vs. 11 scrimmage involving Harold Perkins, Kyren Lacy and others was already in Kelly's rearview mirror."That's so far behind me — yesterday — because they're 18 to 21-year-olds. And so this morning ...

Topeka Capital-JournalLAWRENCE — Cornerback is one of a number of positions within the Kansas football program that returns a significant amount of production from last season.Fans have come to know players like junior Cobee Bryant, junior Mello Dotson and redshirt senior Kalon Gervin. They all contributed in 2022 as the Jayhawks reached a bowl game for the first time in more than a decade. And fans ...

Topeka Capital-JournalLAWRENCE — If Kansas football is able to take a step forward defensively this season, what the Jayhawks have among their safeties figures to play a key role.There are veterans back, like senior Kenny Logan Jr., redshirt junior Marvin Grant and junior O.J. Burroughs. There are players who figure to at least foster more competition, like redshirt sophomore Jalen Dye, junior Akili ...