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Pittsburgh Post-Gazettejstarkey@post-gazette.comAUG 3, 2023 2:58 PMI’m not sure exactly how we’re going to get there. Or when. But I’d bet big money we will.College football will have two superconferences.It already does, pretty much, in the Big Ten and SEC. It’s simply a matter of how large those two entities want to get — and how much power they want to wield.All kinds of dramatic headlines will ...

8-10 minutes 8/3/2023We’ve already examined every position and the Penn State offense and now it’s time to close things out by discussing the Nittany Lion defense. Let’s take a look at what could be the best unit in the country on that side of the ball.Pass defenseThere’s no reason Penn State shouldn’t have the best pass defense in the country. Most teams succeed because they have excellent secondary ...

Published Aug. 03, 2023, 1:24 p.m.By Bill Oram | The Oregonian/OregonLiveNo! Dammit, no!Why is this happening and why are we allowing it?Where is the outrage? Who do we call? How do we stop it?Oregon and Oregon State have been playing football head to head since 1894. It’s the best rivalry in the country and you can’t tell anybody within these borders anything different.And this is how it ends? It ...

By James Crepea | The Oregonian/OregonLiveOregon Ducks freshmen Dante Dowdell and Jerry Mixon suffered minor injuries in an auto accident Monday afternoon in downtown Eugene.Dowdell, 18, was driving a Dodge Challenger traveling eastbound on E. Broadway and Mixon was a passenger when they collided head-on with a BMW in the westbound left-hand turn lane that was beginning to turn south onto Patterson ...

Published Aug. 03, 2023, 1:24 p.m.By Bill Oram | The Oregonian/OregonLiveNo! Dammit, no!Why is this happening and why are we allowing it?Where is the outrage? Who do we call? How do we stop it?Oregon and Oregon State have been playing football head to head since 1894. It’s the best rivalry in the country and you can’t tell anybody within these borders anything different.And this is how it ends? It ...

Eugene Register-GuardDay one of year two in the Dan Lanning-era began Wednesday under a hot afternoon sun and temperatures reaching 90 degrees.It was almost perfect for the Oregon football coach, who was asked what he liked above all else following the first of what will be a month’s worth of practices leading to the 2023 season opener on Sept. 2 against Portland State at Autzen Stadium.Oregon head ...

Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy didn’t want to waste anybody’s time early Wednesday morning. Stillwater’s weather was already scorching by then, less than three hours after sunrise. He and the group of reporters in front of him were glistening with beads of sweat.“We ready? Close to it?” he asked. “Let’s get right to it, questions.”Before making his way over the southwest corner of the Sherman ...

Sesi Vailahi fumbled early into Oklahoma State’s first fall practice Wednesday, and Jaden Nixon quickly went to coach and console the true freshman running back.As one of the more familiar names on an offense that will be relying heavily on newcomers, Nixon will have to assert himself as a leader.“I’ve been trying to get out to that leadership position more, especially it being my third year and seeing ...

The OklahomanNORMAN — Coming off a disappointing 6-7 season, it’s no surprise that there will be plenty of changes for OU football this season.The Sooners begin preseason camp Thursday, with just less than a month to go before their Sept. 2 opener against Arkansas State on Owen Field.Here’s a look at four position battles to watch during OU’s preseason camp:Left guardOU offensive lineman Savion Byrd ...

Columbus DispatchThe position battle that is at the forefront of most Ohio State fans’ minds enters the final stretch Thursday when training camp opens.The daily conjecture about who’s ahead or behind might consume Buckeye Nation. Based on their words Wednesday, it is not the focus of the quarterbacks involved.Kyle McCord and Devin Brown are competing to succeed C.J. Stroud as Ohio State’s quarterback. ...