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OXFORD — The Miami University football team opened its 17-session fall practice schedule on Thursday, and while the players were predictably rough around the edges, 10th-year coach Chuck Martin was in mid-season form as he stalked the artificial turf Yager Stadium playing surface, wearing a black hat in the bright morning sunshine.“Keep doing it your way, and you’ll keep not having success,” he loudly ...

9-11 minutes 8/2/2023James Williams knew it was coming.So when new University of Miami defensive coordinator Lance Guidry sat down Williams — the nation’s No. 1 safety and 6-5, 223-pound crown jewel of the 2021 UM signing class — for a heart-to-heart, Williams was fully ready and willing to accept that in 2023 he will be expanding his repertoire to include outside linebacker.“His message was, ‘We want ...

Memphis Commercial AppealMemphis football began fall practices on Wednesday, exactly a month out from its opener against Bethune-Cookman on Sept. 2 at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.The Tigers have plenty of new faces on both sides of the ball but will have quarterback Seth Henigan back for his third year as a starter. Coach Ryan Silverfield said after practice the familiarity with Henigan is helpful, ...

Updated August 3, 2023 at 6:40 p.m.Published August 3, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.Over the previous several seasons, as Maryland Coach Michael Locksley reinforced habits on and off the football field that would help the program win consecutive bowl games for the first time in 20 years, players approached him to discuss the prospects of a Big Ten championship.Never miss a goal or a touchdown. Sign up for Sports ...

Aug 2, 2023HUNTINGTON — Charles Huff walked onto the Joan C. Edwards Stadium football field Wednesday like a child ready to try out new toys.The Marshall University coach was eager to see how the Thundering Herd’s newcomers — 25 transfers, five junior college players and 10 freshmen — meshed with the players returning from last season’s 9-4 team.“It’s all just the pure excitement of college football ...

BATON ROUGE – LSU football coach Brian Kelly doesn't see the benefit of keeping an injury a secret.On the heels of Tuesday's announcement that LSU would hand out injury reports for the media throughout this season, Kelly admitted that he doesn't see the benefit of hiding injury absences or illnesses from his opponents."I can't tell you how many times we didn't know a particular quarterback was playing," ...

LSU fifth-year senior running back John Emery has regained his standing with the team after he missed spring practice for academic reasons.Emery was not present on the first day of preseason camp Thursday, but head coach Brian Kelly said he was finishing an internship.Emery is expected to rejoin the team for practice Friday morning. He was the only absent player."He’s in great shape," Kelly said. "He’s ...

Aug 3, 2023 Updated 1 hr agoBrian Kelly chuckled as he pondered the question. What position group, he had been asked, did he worry about at the start of preseason practice last year and now thinks of as a strength?"They were all a worry last year," he said.LSU started preseason camp Thursday morning in a much different place than it was a year ago. The Tigers have higher expectations after going 10-4 ...

Louisiana football wide receiver Lance LeGendre's status has not changed as the team is set to open preseason practice Thursday afternoon.Ragin' Cajuns second-year head coach Michael Desormeaux told media members during the team's media day event Wednesday at Russo Park that LeGendre is still suspended following an arrest last week."Lance LeGendre is suspended indefinitely," Desormeaux said. "And there ...

6-8 minutes 8/3/2023Kentucky football could pick up its second highly touted high school quarterback commitment in three months Friday.Four-star class of 2025 prospect Stone Saunders is expected to announce his college decision Friday at about 6:30 p.m. Kentucky is one of five finalists for Saunders’ commitment, along with Georgia, Michigan, Nebraska and Miami.As a sophomore for Bishop McDevitt High ...