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David Gusta shines on D-line and other takeaways from Washington State’s fifth practice of fall camp ·
By Greg Woodsgregw@spokesman.comPULLMAN – Around Washington State’s football program, David Gusta’s name is getting nearly impossible to ignore. The defensive lineman comes up on the field, in news conferences and in conversation among the Cougars’ coaching staff.Through five days of fall camp, Gusta has turned heads. After Monday’s practice, he earned “Juice Men” honors, which go to two players who ...
UW football notebook: Denzel Boston’s improvement, Voi Tunuufi’s position switch and more ·
By Mike VorelSeattle Times staff reporterPerhaps Washington’s most noticeable wide receiver in its first week of preseason practice was not Rome Odunze or Jalen McMillan or Ja’Lynn Polk.It was Denzel Boston.The same Denzel Boston who was ranked as a fairly anonymous three-star recruit out of Emerald Ridge High School in 2022; who 247Sports considered the No. 17 player in the state of Washington and ...
Clemson transfers Kobe Pace, Malcolm Greene aim to help Tony Elliott build at Virginia ·
Aug 7, 2023CHARLOTTESVILLE — He’s seen and worked with Tony Elliott in various capacities.The second-year Virginia coach was transfer running back Kobe Pace’s lead recruiter at Clemson, then his position coach and the Tigers’ offensive coordinator, too. And after a season apart, Pace departed the perennial power this past winter to reunite with Elliott in Charlottesville.“I don’t think he’ll ever change,” ...
Virginia football notes: Coen King sticking at cornerback for the Cavaliers ·
Changing positions is nothing new for Coen King.The sixth-year senior defensive back has manned every spot in the Virginia secondary at various times over past three seasons, but last fall settled in at free safety only to be bounced to cornerback out of necessity ahead of the spring.King said as the Cavaliers were wrapping up their winter workouts, defensive backs coach Curome Cox told him that the ...
Virginia football notes: Coen King sticking at cornerback for the Cavaliers ·
Changing positions is nothing new for Coen King.The sixth-year senior defensive back has manned every spot in the Virginia secondary at various times over past three seasons, but last fall settled in at free safety only to be bounced to cornerback out of necessity ahead of the spring.King said as the Cavaliers were wrapping up their winter workouts, defensive backs coach Curome Cox told him that the ...
Harris lands on Davey O’Brien Award Preseason Watch List ·
A semifinalist for the award last season, Harris is one of 35 signal callers — including one of four from the American Athletic Conference — on this year's list.Harris, who also was tabbed for the Maxwell Award Watch List for the second straight season last week, owns more than 30 school records and a 31-11 record as the starting QB as he enters his final campaign with the Roadrunners. The 2022 Conference ...
UTSA tight end Oscar Cardenas continues to build on highlight moments ·
Aug. 7, 2023Updated: Aug. 7, 2023 3:47 p.m.When the ball is snapped, UTSA tight end Oscar Cardenas isn’t thinking about highlight reels or program-altering plays.Still, he understands that moments he’s sparked the past two years hold a special place in Roadrunners history. Cardenas pulled up the clips to show an unfamiliar friend just this week.Against North Texas in last season's fifth game, he converted ...
Who is UTEP's best bet at all-conference? It might be punter Joshua Sloan ·
El Paso TimesThis isn't the most exciting thing to point out in August, but UTEP's best shot at a first-team All-Conference USA selection this year might be its punter.As Joshua Sloan enters his fourth year since arriving from the punter factory in Melbourne, Australia, he has become a big-time weapon, a happy El Pasoan and as much as any player at his position can be, a legitimate star. He's the top ...
Utes check in at 14th in preseason coaches poll ·
Aug. 8, 2023, 2:39 a.m.Updated: 4:52 p.m.The University of Utah has a spot in the top-15 of the first coaches poll of 2024.The Utes start the season ranked 14th in the poll ahead of their Aug. 31 season-opener against Florida.The Pac-12′s demise off the field is especially ironic because of the conference’s apparent strength on the field heading into this season. The conference finished last season ...
Gardena Serra’s Dakoda Fields flips commitment from USC to Oregon ·
PUBLISHED August 7, 2023 at 10:02 p.m. | UPDATED: August 7, 2023 at 11:27 p.m.Just three days after Oregon’s bombshell announcement that it would be leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten, a major recruiting domino has already fallen against the USC football program.Reports broke on Monday night that Gardena Serra High cornerback Dakoda Fields, a prized local recruit who had given a non-binding verbal ...
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