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Arizona RepublicThe Arizona Wildcats are many writers' top choice for the next team in Big 12 expansion.Big 12 expansion speculation continues to swirl around several schools, but one Pac-12 school seems to be included in almost all of it.The University of Arizona.Many sites predict that the Wildcats will be the next school to leave the Pac-12 for the Big 12, and rumors and chatter are running rampant ...

In the four-team era of the College Football Playoff, Alabama has never missed the field two years straight.It’s a true hallmark of the dynasty’s bridge from the times of the BCS to next year’s expanded 12-team bracket. But to get back to a national semifinal and play for another championship in 2023, the Crimson Tide will need to rectify a couple of losses and shaky performances from last fall.According ...

OT Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas G A.J. Gillie, Louisiana DT Jaheim Oatis, AlabamaOT Graham Barton, Duke OT Matt Goncalves, Pitt DT Ruke Orhorhoro, ClemsonOT Cooper Beebe, Kansas State OT Joshua Gray, Oregon State G Justin Osborne, SMUG Cade Bennett, San Diego State DT Mike Hall, Ohio State C Thor Paglialong, Air ForceOT Cade Beresford, Boise State OT Makai Hart, UTSA OT Patrick Paul, HoustonDT Jordan Bertagnole, ...

Aug 1, 2023 Updated 4 hrs agoLARAMIE -- The secret is out on the potential of Wyoming's defense in 2023.Two Cowboys, defensive tackle Jordan Bertagnole and linebacker Easton Gibbs, were named to preseason watch lists for prestigious awards by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) on Tuesday.Bertagnole is one of 91 FBS candidates for the Outland Trophy honoring the nation’s best interior ...

Aug 1, 2023 Updated 18 min agoStaying patient through July has been a challenge for the University of Wisconsin football team.Their team activities and workouts have brought them together and have given them just a taste of what training camp will be like. But with the first camp under coach Luke Fickell — the opening week of which is on the road in Platteville — days away, senior quarterback Tanner ...

Milwaukee Journal SentinelMADISON – Luke Fickell’s recent comments sent an already energized Wisconsin fan base into orbit.“I'll start off by answering a question I’ve been asked several times in the last several months,” Fickell said. “The question that comes down to: ‘Define what success looks like in Year 1 and what are your expectations?’"The answer?“We have one objective and that’s to play for ...

By Matthew Ehler |KALAMAZOO, MI – Make no mistake about it, there’s a ballooning list of fresh faces funneling in and out of Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo these days.And it goes well beyond the new man in charge.Over a quarter of Western Michigan’s football programWestern Michigan’s football program may still be in the infant stages of a new era under first year head coach Lance Taylor, but they’ve made ...

Daily NewsJul 31, 2023WKU quarterback Austin Reed and receiver Malachi Corley are on the Maxwell Award watch list, representing the most outstanding player in college football, announced Monday by the Maxwell Football Club.The list consists of 85 players with WKU being one of only 16 schools with two players represented.Reed and Corley are the nation’s leading returners in passing and receiving yardage ...

Western Kentucky’s football program added to its class of 2024 recruiting haul Monday.Xavion “Tutu” Griffin, a defensive back about to start his senior season at Vero Beach High School in Vero Beach, Florida, announced his commitment to WKU on his Twitter social media account Monday.“I really felt like it was the environment, it made me feel like I was at home, and I really wanted to go somewhere where ...

By Greg Woodsgregw@spokesman.comPULLMAN – Washington State’s latest preseason honor belongs to fifth-year edge rusher Brennan Jackson, who was named Tuesday to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list, presented to the nation’s top defensive player of the year.In his final season at WSU , Jackson will look to top his 2022 season, which included All-Pac-12 second-team honors; 12 tackles for loss (tied ...