Player Notes

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 ...

Entering his second season since setting out to change the culture surrounding his program, Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables knows he doesn’t have a finished product yet.During Oklahoma’s local media day on Tuesday, Venables used the phrase “under construction” to describe his team.Just a quick glance at last cycle’s transfer portal and recruiting rankings would show that the Sooners are landing ...

Devin Brown remembers the feeling from the throw.It was in May, a moment that came four weeks after he had undergone surgery to repair a broken pinky finger on his right throwing hand.As he took the next step in his recovery following a procedure that had sidelined him for the last week of spring practice at Ohio State, he attempted a pass.“It was just awkward at first,” Brown said, “but then it was ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Soon after committing to his new Ohio State football program, Nigel Glover returned to the field that led him there.He and top 2025 cornerback prospect Dorian Brew met up at Clayton Northmont High School’s field Tuesday night. They worked on pursuit drills, pass coverage and flipping their hips to change directions.Earlier in the evening, the uncertainty ended for the linebacker who, ...

SOUTH BEND — The smile on Niuafe “Junior” Tuihalamaka’s face said it all.Notre Dame football’s sophomore defensive end sees no reason why Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, another four-star recruit from southern California, can’t follow in Tuihalamaka’s footsteps and play right away for the Irish in 2024.Kyngstonn Viliamu Asa at Ohio State, Notre Dame game Sept. 3, 2022.“He’s already mature beyond his years in ...

8/2/2023DeKALB – Nothing like an injury and a nearly yearlong recovery process to put some excitement into the first practice of the fall season.The Northern Illinois University football team opened its fall practices Wednesday, which meant senior quarterback Rocky Lombardi was back on the field for the first time since October 15.“I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time,” the Michigan State ...

Staff WriterAug 2, 2023 Updated 1 hr agoNorth Texas will have a little more to work with financially starting this fall and in the years to come after finalizing a naming rights agreement with DATCU for its football stadium.UNT and the local credit union announced this week they had signed off on the deal that will brand the venue DATCU Stadium.UNT and DATCU officials confirmed to the Denton Record-Chronicle ...

8/2/2023Many of N.C. State’s football players came bounding on to the practice field Wednesday morning, energetic, bouncing around, making noise, eager to get things started.It helped their moods that the first day of fall camp began with the temperature about 80 and the humidity agreeable. The vibe was a good one throughout the first workout.“It’s always good as a coach to get back on the field and ...