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The Wuerffel Trophy is presented annually to the top communityATLANTA, Ga. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University senior offensive lineman Brian Dooley (Bowling Green, Ohio/Toledo St. John's Jesuit) has been selected as one of 110 student-athletes nationwide selected to the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, the organization announced today, Aug. 3. The Wuerffel Trophy is presented annually to the ...

The East Carolina football team opened preseason camp on Wednesday, one month out from its season opener at Michigan on Sept. 2.The Pirates are coming off an 8-5 record last season, finishing with a 53-29 thumping of Coastal Carolina in the Birmingham Bowl. ECU has been bowl eligible for consecutive seasons, and last year’s bowl win was the program’s first since 2013.Looking to build off the team’s ...

Victor Rosa, the UConn football team's leading rusher as a freshman a season ago, was named Thursday to the watch list for the 2023 Paul Hornung Award, which is given to the most versatile player in major college football.Fifty-three players were on the list. The Paul Hornung Award is given out by the Louisville Sports Commission in memory of Paul Hornung, a Louisville native and star at Notre Dame ...

Oklahoma State head football coach Mike Gundy fully understands that money drives a lot of the decisions in college athletics these days.He’s also a bit of a traditionalist who misses some of the rivalries of the past.Last week, Colorado announced that it will rejoin the Big 12 Conference in 2024, and for many reasons it’s a move that excites Gundy, who is set to kick off his 19th season as the Cowboys’ ...

PUBLISHED August 2, 2023 at 4:38 p.m. | UPDATED: August 2, 2023 at 7:55 p.m.Colorado head coach Deion Sanders is all smiles as the Buffaloes kicked off preseason football practices on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, at the indoor practice facility in Boulder, Colo. (University of Colorado Athletics)Colorado head coach Deion Sanders is all smiles as the Buffaloes kicked off preseason football practices on ...

College Football's Premier Award for Community Service, and one of the most meaningful awards in collegiate sports, The Wuerffel Trophy is named after Danny Wuerffel, the 1996 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from the University of Florida who parlayed his success on the football field into a lifetime of service. The Wuerffel Trophy embodies Danny's commitment to being a humanitarian while honoring ...

A month away from their 2023 season opener, the University of Cincinnati began its first training camp workout under Scott Satterfield, Wednesday at Nippert Stadium.With 32 players gone by way of transfer, graduation or the NFL Draft, the Bearcats have 33 new scholarship players. Many have experience in Power Five conferences, just not in the Big 12 or at Cincinnati.While not at the full-tilt-hitting ...

Byrd is one of 53 players in the country named to the list.Byrd was the 49ers leading rusher and leading kick returner in 2022 and led the team with 1494 all-purpose yards. He earned Honorable Mention All-Conference USA honors as a kick returner, was named the CUSA Special Teams Player of the Week once, and was twice named to the Hornung Award Weekly Honor Roll.He rushed for 620 yards and shared the ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich.—Ten Central Michigan football players were named to the College Football Network Preseason All-Mid-American Conference team, the organization announced this week. The College Football Network preseason All-MAC team is posted at this link.One CMU player—junior defensive back Donte Kent—earned First Team All-MAC honors. Three Chippewas were named to the Second Team, including senior ...

MEMORIAL STADIUM - After a seemingly eternal offseason, fall camp kicked off this afternoon/evening in Memorial Stadium in picture-perfect weather.The first practice saw four primary QBs take snaps, with presumed starter Sam Jackson taking the lion’s share of first team reps and RS frosh QB Fernando Mendoza taking a handful of first team snaps along with primarily second team reps followed by NC State ...