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Aztecs notebook: Incoming freshman undergoes ankle surgery, out 2-3 months ·

8/9/2023Just when San Diego State got all its players on campus and cleared for summer basketball practice, it lost one.Incoming freshman Magoon Gwath had surgery to repair a fracture in his right ankle and is out two to three months, likely meaning the promising 6-foot-11¾ forward from Dallas will redshirt.Gwath played on the ankle for the first few weeks of summer workouts and showed flashes of his ...

Oregon State receiver John Dunmore transfers to FCS Towson ·

The Oregonian/OregonLiveFormer Oregon State receiver John Dunmore has found a new home, as he’s transferring to Towson.Dunmore, a fifth-year junior, put his name into the transfer portal in June. Towson is an FCS school that went 6-5 last season.Dunmore, a former 4-star high school recruit, began his college career at Penn State in 2019. After playing one game in two seasons, Dunmore transferred to ...

Oregon State lands Minnesota defensive lineman Jacob Schuster from transfer portal ·

The Oregonian/OregonLiveJacob Schuster, a defensive lineman from Minnesota, has transferred to Oregon State and is currently participating in practice.The 6-foot-1, 320-pound Schuster played high school football at Tumwater (Wash.) and played two years at Minnesota. Schuster decided to enter the transfer portal in late July.Oregon State coach Jonathan Smith said it’s uncertain whether Schuster will ...

How Garret Rangel is showing mental, physical maturity in Oklaho ma State football QB race ·

The OklahomanSTILLWATER — Ollie Gordon’s eyes got wide as he prepared to answer the question he was asked following Oklahoma State’s football practice on Tuesday morning at the Sherman Smith Training Center.Gordon, one of the Cowboys’ top running backs, was asked how much quarterback Garret Rangel — who was Gordon’s roommate last spring — has developed physically since last fall.“He’s put on some weight,” ...

OU football camp takeaways: How Dillon Gabriel is 'focusing on getting better' ·

The OklahomanNORMAN — Players often described their football team as a family, but Dillon Gabriel has a different perspective.The redshirt senior is back for his second season as OU's starting quarterback. And after leading the Sooners to a 6-7 (3-6 Big 12) record last season, Gabriel feels far more comfortable this time around.Why is that it?"It's kind of like when you get a girlfriend," Gabriel said ...

Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith announces he will retire in 2024 ·

cleveland.comCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith announced Wednesday he will retire effective June 30, 2024.Smith enters his 19th year at Ohio State and has been the Big Ten’s longest-tenured AD. The Cleveland native previously served as athletic director at Arizona State, Iowa State and Eastern Michigan.During his tenure at Ohio State, Smith became an influential voice both within ...

UNC Football 2023 Positional Preview: Running Backs ·

Our 2023 UNC football positional previews continue with the running back position, with a lot of uncertainty about who will get the bulk of the snaps.There’s a lot of unknown surrounding the UNC football running back group. The position last year got off to a rocky start when returner British Brooks suffered a season-ending injury before his season even began during fall practice. That trend continued ...

Three takeaways from first half of New Mexico State football fall camp ·

LAS CRUCES – The New Mexico State football team has added two potential defensive starters from Detroit to join redshirt sophomore defensive back and Michigan native, Andre Seldon.Seldon's brother, Myles Rowser, transferred from Campbell University in May and Penn State transfer linebacker Jamari Buddin was part of Jerry Kill's second signing class in December. All three played high school football ...

Refreshed and repaired, Mizzou's Brady Cook aims to secure quarterback job again this fall ·

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri quarterback Brady Cook had a choice last fall. When he tore part of the labrum in his right shoulder at Kansas State on the second weekend of the season, he could have opted for surgery that likely would have ended his season just as it was getting started.“It was definitely something I thought about,” he said recently. “It was a conversation.”With the injury occurring on the ...

Gophers quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis hit with low national ranking ·

The Gophers football program received 16 votes in the USA Today coaches poll this week and fell well short of its preseason top 25. But that wasn’t the ranking that turned heads at the U.Quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis was pegged 67th out of 69 projected starting QBs at the Power Five conference level going into the 2023 season, according to 247sports on Tuesday.Kaliakmanis’ statistics last year as a ...

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