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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 ...

By Mike VorelSeattle Times staff reporterDon’t let the feeling of impending doom permeating Pac-12 headquarters distract you from one unassailable fact:Preseason practice starts Wednesday.And before Washington — a genuine Pac-12 title and College Football Playoff contender — takes the field inside Husky Stadium at 9 a.m., here are five questions that need answering … both in August and beyond.Can Michael ...

Clemson has been picked to win the ACC in football, with Wake Forest picked to finish ninth in the preseason poll that was released on Tuesday morning.The poll was conducted last week at the ACC Football Kickoff in Charlotte and the Tigers, who went 11-3 last season and beat North Carolina in the championship game, were picked to finish first.The ACC no longer has divisional play, with the top two ...

Ahead of his second training camp in charge at Virginia, Hoos coach Tony Elliott knows his team understands this much.That, “there’s a certain quality of work and investment in the process of preparation to have an opportunity to win come Saturdays,” he said last week. And this time around, his expectation is the Cavaliers better comprehend how to approach the month of August up to their Sept. 2 season-opening ...

Nashville TennesseanDecision-making is essential for a quarterback and Vanderbilt's AJ Swann made a smart decision earlier this week by reaching out to Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow for help.Swann, who stepped back in as the Commodores' starter after Mike Wright transferred to Mississippi State, realized he had a similar throwing problem Burrow had struggled with and wanted to know how ...