Player Notes

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

James Madison head coach Curt Cignetti has waited for the Dukes to return to the field since the spring game concluded in late April.The fifth-year coach is a football lifer, and the offseason isn't the easiest thing for him to sit through.He couldn't wait to return to the gridiron through the summer, and that changed two days into August.JMU hit the practice field for the first time this fall as a ...

A major update in the sports-gambling investigation affecting Iowa and Iowa State arrived Tuesday, centered on Cyclones quarterback Hunter Dekkers.The Story County Attorney's Office has filed a criminal complaint against Dekkers, charging him with tampering with records related to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s probe into sports gambling. Considering Dekkers arrived at Iowa State as ...

Former Iowa State defensive lineman Enyi Uwazurike is alleged to have bet on college and NFL games in which he played, according to documents the Story County attorney provided the Des Moines Register late Tuesday afternoon.The FanDuel account controlled by Uwazurike completed approximately 801 mobile on-line sports wagers, totaling “over $21,361,” the complaint states. Four of the wagers were on Iowa ...

A major update in the sports-betting investigation affecting the athletic departments at Iowa and Iowa State arrived Tuesday, with Cyclones quarterback Hunter Dekkers right in the middle of it.The Story County Attorney's Office has filed a criminal complaint against Dekkers, charging him with tampering with records related to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s probe into sports gambling. ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Kirk Ferentz’s 25th camp as the Iowa Hawkeyes’ coach opens Wednesday with anticipation that several questions find answers during the next four weeks.Iowa’s players and staff believe they have a good team and don’t have any depth-chart candidates injured entering training camp. The Hawkeyes were 8-5 last year with one of the nation’s top statistical defenses but the complete opposite ...