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By: Greg HotchkissMOUNT PLEASANT, Mich.—The Central Michigan Football program opened its fall 2023 training camp with a two-hour practice session Tuesday afternoon under sunny skies at the Indoor Athletic Complex and grass field adjacent to Kramer/Deromedi Field at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.All 117 Chippewa football players wearing helmets and shoulder pads went through an intense and spirited workout. ...

BYU defensive coordinator Jay Hill grinned Tuesday afternoon when asked how he feels about getting back to focusing on football.“This is the best time of year,” Hill said. “It’s like Christmas every day for us. We actually get to be football coaches and do the stuff that we love. We love coming out on the grass. We love getting our guys together. We like the camaraderie of what you’re trying to create ...

Watch List Season has started.The University at Buffalo football team opens its season Sept. 2 at Wisconsin, and its top players are already being recognized on preseason watch lists, including safety Marcus Fuqua, who was tied for the national lead in interceptions (seven) in 2022, and linebacker Shaun Dolac, a West Seneca East graduate who led the nation with 97 solo tackles.The Buffalo News will ...

BOISE — It’s the start of a new year for the Boise State football team.The Broncos will take the field Wednesday morning as they open fall camp on the 2023 season. After spring ball and an offseason of workouts, Boise State gets a chance to put everything together.“They’re excited to turn this page,” Boise State coach Andy Avalos said. “They put in so much work and they have been as consistent as I ...

Editor’s note: This is the ninth installment of a series exploring the top 10 questions surrounding the Boise State football team this season. Articles ran every week in July and wrap up this week. They’re all accompanied by a video online featuring Idaho Statesman reporter Ron Counts and Boise State super-fan Jacob Bleymaier. The videos also appear on his Bronco Bleymaier YouTube channel.A former ...

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas' secondary has undergone a massive transition after allowing an FBS-worst 294.7 passing yards per game in 2022.The Razorbacks saw the departures of five defensive backs, a defensive coordinator and a cornerbacks coach since the end of last season. From a personnel standpoint, the two most prominent losses figure to be two defensive captains, safeties Jalen Catalon and Simeon ...

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas’ linebackers room lost an All-American in Drew Sanders and the program’s all-time tackles leader in Bumper Pool following the 2022 season.But the Razorbacks should still enter preseason camp Friday confident in the second level of their defense.Chris Paul, a redshirt sophomore, showed terrific instincts and glimpses of an All-SEC performer last fall. He finished with 62 tackles, ...

It was pretty much a no-brainer for Davion Dozier when it came down to choosing to play football or basketball at the collegiate level, particularly since he’d made his mark as one of the nation’s premier high school wide receivers inside Bill Morris Stadium in Moody, Ala.Still, even after he’d signed his national letter of intent to play for Coach Sam Pittman at the University of Arkansas, there was ...

Preparing Arizona left tackle Jordan Morgan for the Wildcats’ season opener in a month isn’t necessarily rocket science.Actually, it’s sort of akin to that, according to UA offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Brennan Carroll.Morgan, a preseason All-Pac-12 Second Team selection, is amid rehab for his right ACL he tore in Arizona’s upset victory over UCLA in November. Arizona’s medical staff, ...

NEW ORLEANS — Appalachian State Mountaineers football head coach Shawn Clark and team leaders Isaiah Helms and Nick Ross fielded questions at the Sun Belt Football Media Day on July 26.The first question on everyone’s lips — who is going to be the quarterback for the Mountaineers in 2023?After being asked how difficult it is to replace last year’s signal caller Chase Brice, Clark quipped, “I wish I ...