Player Notes

The University of Arizona is on the verge of joining the Big 12 Conference, according to multiple reports.In a move that has felt almost inevitable in recent days, the UA on Thursday evening inched closer to finalizing its departure from the Pac-12 — a conference it has called home since 1978.Barring something unforeseen, Arizona’s final season in the Pac-12 for all sports would be 2023-24. The same ...

By Nick AlvarezWho will play left tackle for Alabama football this season? That’s one of the pressing questions the Crimson Tide needs to answer through its 20 fall practices.While the media can’t view team workouts, two potential candidates are redshirt freshman Elijah Pritchett and true first-year player Kadyn Proctor. None have starting experience but Pritchett played three snaps during the Sugar ...

Published Aug. 03, 2023, 9:20 a.m.2-3 minutes 8/3/2023Nick AlvarezRedshirt junior Thaiu Jones-Bell is no longer listed on Alabama’s 2023 football roster. The change comes as fall camp opened on Thursday.According to UA coach Nick Saban, Jones-Bell will take a “medical” this year. The designation is similar to a redshirt, in which a player is unavailable but retains a year of eligibility.Jones-Bell, ...

By Ben ThomasVigor 5-star junior offensive tackle Micah DeBose doesn’t shy away from big goals.Winning Mr. Football, making it to the NFL, even being inducted into the Hall of Fame one day? The 6-foot-5, 295-pound DeBose mentioned them all as Mobile County High School Football Media Days wrapped up Thursday afternoon.“I know I have a lot of work to do,” he said. “I know I’m a big name in high school, ...

PUBLISHED August 2, 2023LOS ANGELES — Five practices into fall training camp and the USC football team is trending toward overly aggressive.“I think as you’re establishing a mentality there’s that inner push-pull,” Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley said, “which is you want the aggressiveness and physicality and I think you try to taper back.”Having officials calling penalties and throwing flags is one ...

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers was impressive during the first preseason practices at the Frank Denius Fields on the University of Texas campus Wednesday. "Quinn played really, really well (today)," head coach Steve Sarkisian said. "One of the better practices he's had since I've been here.” Whether it’s the bleached hair that Quinn Ewers sported at Southlake Carroll High School, the mullet he brought ...

6 hrs agoCOLUMBIA — South Carolina kicks off preseason camp on Friday morning. What are the most pressing issues to solve during August before the Gamecocks hit the road to Charlotte for their Sept. 2 season opener against North Carolina?To run or not to runThe Gamecocks’ lack of scholarship running backs precipitated the move of Fort Dorchester High School alum Dakereon Joyner to running back, and ...

Tennessee began preseason football practices this week with 124 players, which includes walk-on performers.There are 47 Volunteers from the Volunteer State, with 10 being from Memphis and eight from Nashville. There are 28 Vols from Georgia, seven from Alabama and six from North Carolina.Freshman tight end Emmanuel Okoye is the lone representative of Anambra, Nigeria, and the 6-foot-5, 230-pounder ...

NJ Advance Media for NJ.comRutgers coach Greg Schiano hopes the numbers don’t lie.On the first day of training camp, Schiano said his team tested the highest it ever has when it comes to strength and conditioning — a byproduct of the offseason work and time spent training in coach Jay Butler’s program.“It’s the strongest team we’ve ever had here going forward,” Schiano said following the team’s first ...

Published Aug. 03, 2023, 4:16 p.m.By Nick Daschel | The Oregonian/OregonLiveOh, how Oregon State football has grown up under coach Jonathan Smith.Smith opened his sixth preseason camp Thursday at Prothro Field. Though there was a businesslike atmosphere you’d expect from a veteran team with big dreams, the players’ energy and enthusiasm for a 2023 season just 31 days away was noticeable.Over the course ...