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Three Canes named preseason All-ACC, role change for DE veteran and more practice notes ·
8/2/2023The Atlantic Coast Conference released its preseason All-ACC team on Wednesday and three Hurricanes were selected. All three have been nominated for national awards.Safety Kamren Kinchens, offensive lineman Javion Cohen and kicker Andres Borregales were the All-ACC honorees, as selected by the league’s media.Borregales, a junior out of Hialeah Champagnat Catholic, was also one of 30 place kickers ...
Five things to watch as Memphis Tigers football kicks off 2023 practices ·
Memphis Commercial AppealMemphis football kicks off its preseason practices this week on its road to the Sept. 2 opener against Bethune-Cookman. It's a critical season, with third-year starting quarterback Seth Henigan leading the Tigers into the new-look AAC.Here are five things to watch as the Tigers begin practice on Wednesday.1. What kind of leap will Seth Henigan take?Henigan was named to the ...
Mike Locksley believes Maryland football is ready to compete for Big Ten titles. His players agree. ·
8/2/2023COLLEGE PARK — In 2010, LeBron James had The Decision. This summer, Maryland football has The Declaration.Since Thursday, when Mike Locksley proclaimed during Big Ten media day that the Terps can contend for a conference title, the coach’s comment has antagonized some corners of the college football community and galvanized others.“Our program is at a point finally where we can say we’re here ...
Marshall football: Herd is forward-focused as new season dawns ·
HUNTINGTON — After the Marshall football team held its first meeting of fall on Tuesday, Charles Huff said there would be no mention of last year.The Myrtle Beach Bowl trophy, which the Thundering Herd coach lifted into the air at Brooks Stadium in Conway, South Carolina, last Dec. 19, came out of the trophy case for Huff’s preseason news conference, but not as a talking point.It sat in the back of ...
LSU football: Answering 5 questions on defense entering the 2023 preseason ·
Lafayette Daily AdvertiserBATON ROUGE — The 2023 LSU football season is nearly upon us.The Tigers, entering their second campaign under coach Brian Kelly, are trying to live up to high preseason expectations after surprisingly winning 10 games and defeating Alabama last season.And LSU's defense figures to be a critical element in the Tigers reaching that ceiling.Here are five answers to five questions ...
The 10 LSU football players we're most intrigued to watch during preseason practice ·
Staff writerLSU starts preseason football practice Thursday morning, and with its return to the field comes the first chance to see what the team looks like heading into the 2023 season.There are plenty of well-known players, such as wide receiver Malik Nabers and defensive tackle Mekhi Wingo, who gave LSU the continuity that has increased expectations. But there are also new names.For one reason or ...
Brown: In Jeff Brohm, U of L football finally has a coach it can believe in for the future ·
Jeff Brohm officially ushered in a new era of Louisville football Tuesday as fall camp started with him opening up practice to the public. The Cardinals will continue that for eight times over the next two weeks.Fans who attend might not even recognize all that’s missing with Brohm as head coach.Fear. Anxiety. Insecurities.Think of it like this — when’s the last time a U of L football coach started ...
It’s time to find some real answers to some real football questions ·
As Hank Williams Jr. used to ask on Monday nights, “Are you ready for some football?”I’m ready for some football.It’s time. The Pro Football Hall of Fame game is Thursday night. Kentucky football’s media day is Friday. The Wildcats’ Fan Day is Saturday. College football games begin Aug. 26. We’ll have NFL games — and legalized sports betting in Kentucky — starting Sept. 7. Teams are already wearing ...
Five questions for K-State football as Wildcats begin training camp for 2023 season ·
Football season is less than a month away for Kansas State.That means training camp is underway in Manhattan as the Wildcats prepare to defend their Big 12 championship. K-State players reported for camp Tuesday and held their first preseason practice with head coach Chris Klieman Wednesday.The Sept. 2 season opener against Southeast Missouri State will be here before you know it.Here are five important ...
5 things that stood out as Kansas football opened fall camp this year ·
LAWRENCE — Talk to Kansas football coach Lance Leipold and his players, those who’ve been around since he took over in 2021, and it’s clear how far the program’s come since then.Leipold mentioned a night-and-day difference Tuesday, following the Jayhawks’ first practice of fall camp in 2023. Not only does the coaching staff know its personnel better than it did at this time in 2021, but the players ...
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