Player Notes

COLUMBIA — Cam Smith and Darius Rush will be on NFL fields this season. There was concern with them leaving, as there should have been, befitting a duo that nabbed three of South Carolina’s 15 interceptions last year. Smith was a player so respected that opponents didn’t much dare to throw to his side of the field.“What in the world are they going to do at corner?,” wondered many.Torrian Gray was unfazed.Before ...

The optimist views San Diego State’s receivers room as half full.The pessimist sees it as half empty — with increasing vacancies.SDSU lost its top two receivers — Jesse Matthews and Tyrell Shavers — following the 2022 season.The Aztecs replenished the ranks in recent months with recruits and transfers. But just as hope surfaced at a position with a dearth of playmakers for more than a decade, recent ...

The Rutgers roster features defensive end Aaron Lewis and running back Aaron Young. There’s also defensive back Bo Mascoe. You can see where this is headed...With training camp set to open Thursday, we recently profiled the most important Scarlet Knights, listed x-factors who could make or break the season and newcomers capable of making a big first impression. In addition to those lists, we broke ...

Receiver coach Tiquan Underwood’s group knows it has something to prove. Although there are many players on Pitt’s roster that enter the 2023 season with something to prove, no position group has more questions to answer than the wideouts.Following a 2022 season where throwing the football was Pitt’s obvious weakness, the Panthers entered camp this week striving to have a much more balanced offense ...

While Pat Narduzzi claims he doesn’t follow the media coverage his team receives, the Pitt coach certainly has no issue using the press as a form of motivation. Coming off a 9-4 campaign in 2022, the Panthers reported to training camp on the South Side on Tuesday and participated in their first official practice Wednesday morning in preparation for the upcoming season — a season that some media members ...

Oregon State Beavers football spring showcaseJunior D.J. Uiagalelei, a former 5-star quarterback who transferred from Clemson, is battling incumbent starter Ben Gulbranson and freshman AIdan Chiles for the quarterback job when Oregon State's camp opens Thursday. (Sean Meagher)Counting down the days to the start of Oregon State’s 2023 preseason football camp on Aug. 3.Here is the 10th of 10 countdown ...

The Oregonian/OregonLive will be previewing each of 10 position groups leading up to the start of Oregon’s fall camp on Aug. 2. The eighth installment in the series reviews the inside linebackers.Oregon’s linebacking corps is going through a massive overhaul this offseason.Only two of the seven inside linebackers on the roster last season return and Jeff Bassa is the only one who played significant ...

Toward the end of 43rd Street from Hampton Boulevard, past baseball players warming up at Bud Metheny Baseball Stadium and signs directing drivers to the Jeff Jones Basketball Camp, was the latest sign that Old Dominion’s campus was springing back to life for the fall semester Wednesday afternoon.Enjoying sunny skies and unseasonably mild weather outside the L.R. Hill Sports Complex, ODU’s football ...

STILLWATER — Bryan Nardo zipped up and down the lines of Oklahoma State football players with the energy of a first-grader at recess.High-fives, fist bumps and several calls to “Have a good day today.”And the Cowboys’ new defensive coordinator wasn’t only pumping up his defenders. He made his way down the specialists’ line. He joked with receiver Brennan Presley and bounced from tight ends to offensive ...

NORMAN — Jeff Lebby sat on the stage at Life Church last week, taking questions from fans as part of an OU coaches luncheon, when a zinger came his way.“Coach Lebby, are we going to score against Texas this year?” asked a Sooner loyalist who was seeking not information but the spotlight.Lebby answered with uncommon grace.“I would like to say that if we don’t, I won’t be sitting here next year,” the ...