Player Notes

When asked to pick a couple of early August standouts on the UTEP football team, Dana Dimel didn't surprise by picking two junior college transfers.That's a big part of the DNA of the Miners, though second-year junior receiver Marcus Bellon and first-year sophomore defensive end Kanious Vaughn, both from Southern California junior colleges, represent different parts of that spectrum.UTEP defensive ...

Clark Phillips III deserved to leave.The Utah Utes cornerback had the type of breakout 2022 season that would catapult a college player into the NFL, and that’s exactly what happened when the Atlanta Falcons drafted him 113th overall in late April.But now that one of their most productive defenders is gone, the Utes are left needing to figure out how to recreate what Phillips did. Now that the luxury ...

On Tuesday evening, first-year Tulsa coach Kevin Wilson added to his inaugural recruiting class with the commitment of three-star Classen (Oklahoma City) athlete Elijah Green.At 6-foot-2, 185 pounds, Green held a bevy of Division I offers, some of which include the likes of Missouri, Texas Tech, UTSA, Sam Houston State and others — ultimately choosing the Golden Hurricane.Green becomes TU’s eighth ...

8/8/2023For the first time since 2009 Texas is favored to win the Big 12 and actually have a legitimate chance to contend for all the marbles.One of the main reasons they are favored and expected to have this much success is not only the continuity in the coaching staff, but all of their returning players. The Longhorns will field one of the most experienced teams in the country in 2023, with their ...

8/9/2023Training camp is all about competition as coaches try to push starters from the previous year to the next level.At TCU, one of the more interesting storylines that’s emerged at camp is Josh Foster pushing Millard Bradford for the starting nickel safety spot.According to defensive coordinator Joe Gillespie, the nickel safety spot is the most important position in the 3-3-5. It may come as a ...

SENIOR STAFF WRITER20 hours agoSyracuse quarterback Garrett Shrader has earned a spot on the Davey O’Brien award preseason watchlist. The honor is given to the best quarterback at the end of the season. The last and only SU passer to win the award was Don McPherson in 1987.Shrader is entering his third season with the Orange and has amassed a 11-12 record, including an appearance in the 2022 Pinstripe ...

8/9/2023Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse football running back LeQuint Allen Jr. has been named to the Doak Walker Award preseason watch list.Allen is one of 76 players to make this list. This is the third-straight year the Orange has had a player named to the preseason watch list for the award, as Sean Tucker was listed in both 2021 and 2022.Eight other ACC running backs made the cut, including former SU ...

Mississippi Clarion-LedgerSt. Martin experienced Ole Miss commitment Jeffery Rush's athleticism firsthand last season. The 6-foot-3, 250-pound Rush barreled for a 40-yard run on fourth-and-2 from the 50 to move Pascagoula football into the red zone against the Yellow Jackets.The four-star defensive lineman had eight carries for 85 yards and two touchdowns last season for the Panthers. Rush is reminiscent ...

8/9/2023The SMU Mustangs enter the 2023 season with high expectations in a new-look American Athletic Conference. A big reason for the optimism is a roster filled with returning talent and fortified by highly touted transfers.With that in mind, this series will evaluate the roster at each position. Up next: the tight ends.Tight endsNotable additions: Micah Hilts (Texas State transfer), Tripp Riordan ...

COLUMBIA — The hype is worth it.Ask anybody on staff about Nyck Harbor and the first word they’ll use in reply is “fast.” An athletic specimen with Olympic-sprinter speed, Harbor is working through the paces of South Carolina’s preseason, learning the intricacies of playing wide receiver at the SEC level.He’s getting pointers from one of the other freshman receivers beside him, one that didn’t have ...