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8/9/2023HOUSTON – University of Houston junior Tony Mathis Jr. has been named a preseason candidate for the Doak Walker Award, presented annually to the nation's top running back, announced Wednesday.Ten semifinalists will be named in November, and three finalists, as voted on by the Doak Walker Award National Selection Committee, will be announced in November. The committee will cast a second vote ...

8/9/2023LOS ANGELES – Bear Alexander could’ve been an integral part of Georgia’s defensive line as the team attempts a national championship threepeat.He could’ve been next behind Jordan Davis, Devonte Wyatt, Jalen Carter and others who’ve immortalized their names in red and black lore.He could’ve joined his peers of Georgia’s 2022 recruiting class, like pass rusher Mykel Williams, linebacker Jalon ...

Athens Banner-Herald23 hours agoFive Georgia football assistant coaches received contract extensions this offseason, according to information obtained by the Athens Banner-Herald Tuesday in an open records request.The extensions came along with increases in total compensation previously reported.It came after the Bulldogs won a second straight national championship in January.Will UGA get pushed in ...

The Colorado football team that’s going through preseason camp certainly isn’t the same group that went through spring drills just four months ago.A massive roster overhaul that includes 58 summer newcomers has received a lot of attention nationally, but it’s been a process that has helped head coach Deion Sanders and the Buffs get to where they aim to go this season.Sanders said last week that the ...

Coastal Carolina University Athletics8-10 minutes 8/8/2023FORT WORTH, Texas – A three-time Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award semifinalist, earning the honor in 2020, 2021, and 2022, Coastal Carolina quarterback Grayson McCall has been named to the 2023 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award Preseason Watch List, the Davey O'Brien Foundation unveiled on Tuesday.The Davey O'Brien National Quarterback ...

Did he ever expect to be at Clemson for a sixth season?“No,” Thomas said, beginning to smile. “I did not think that at all.”There was no reason for Thomas, considered a top-5 prospect in the 2018 recruiting class, named a freshman All-American in his first fall, and then All-ACC as a sophomore, to think he would be sitting by an orange-colored mic as he went into the 2023 season. He expected to be ...

WEST HARRISON, Indiana – The University of Cincinnati football team completed its first day of training with full pads on Tuesday.Head coach Scott Satterfield and the Bearcats now have a handful of practices under their belt at Camp Higher Ground. Tuesday’s practice was the first with full tackling, and Satterfield liked what he saw early on.“It was good to see who’s going to break tackles, who’s going ...

BYU offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick has a lot of different questions to answer as he gets the Cougar offense prepared for the 2023 season.Who will back up Kedon Slovis at quarterback?How will the running back reps be divided?Which wide receivers are the best deep threats or going over the middle?What will be the optimal run-pass balance?But during interviews on Friday, Roderick said one of the ...

College football’s active fault lines make the San Andreas Fault look like a mere salt shaker. The entire sport was reshaped in a flurry of moves last week, and the once-iconic Pac-12 conference was swallowed up by the seismic shift of conference allegiances.The topography of the sport from coast to coast is unrecognizable; the Power Five conferences unsentimentally consolidated into the Power Four ...

BOISE — Ahmed Hassanein was watching a Los Angeles Rams games with his older brother, Cory Besch, shortly after he had moved in with Besch in southern California from Egypt.Hassanein had little knowledge of the NFL, or the game of football in general, but was drawn to the play of Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald.“I was like ‘wow, that guy is really good,’” Hassanein remembers. “He was like ‘yeah ...