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Florida football players reported for fall camp on Sunday in preparation for its month-long schedule to prepare for its season opener Aug. 31 at Utah.In all, the Gators will practice 15 times over the next three weeks, with the first practice scheduled for Monday. That will include an open practice next Saturday, Aug. 5, at The Swamp. The final five practices will lead up to the season opener in UF's ...

Let's talk cake.Nick Saban did in Nashville. He shared that carrot cake is his favorite, and he told the story of his grandmother Anna Saban who "used to bake the best cakes in the world," Saban said. The future Alabama football coach would stand by the oven, continually asking when the cake would be done. Grandma Saban would stress if she took the cake out of the oven too soon, it would turn to mush.Saban ...

LAS VEGAS – Taylen Green provided calm amidst chaos.Boise State started the 2022 season 2-2 and head coach Andy Avalos fired offensive coordinator Tim Plough after an ugly loss to UTEP.Four-year starting quarterback Hank Bachmeier decided to enter the transfer portal and Dirk Koetter was called out of retirement to take over the play-calling.“You could write a book on the opportunities we had to learn ...

LARAMIE – Eric Donoval, Wyoming’s director of sports performance for football, had a simple mantra during offseason workouts:Finish.The 2022 Cowboys were 7-3 overall and in the Mountain West race before stumbling down the finish line.Injuries played a big part in the losses to Boise State and Fresno State to end the regular season. The Pokes had a chance to enter the winter with a win but fell short ...

Three University of Wisconsin football players -- running back Braelon Allen, linebacker Maema Njongmeta and quarterback Tanner Mordecai -- along with several other Big Ten West standouts discuss which peers could break out this season.The University of Wisconsin football team went 13-11 in Big Ten Conference play over the past three seasons, and it’s not hard to figure out which side of the ball deserves ...

Officials at UW-Platteville think University of Wisconsin football players will be surprised to see what kind of facilities they'll be using when they arrive for camp Tuesday.In a good way, it should be noted.Kristina Navarro, the athletic director at the Division III school near the Iowa border in southwestern Wisconsin, has tried to change the narrative about the campus and the athletic program.How ...

MADISON – After the Wisconsin football team holds its annual media day Tuesday, the Badgers will open their first preseason camp under head coach Luke Fickell on Wednesday. The team is set to hold the first week of workouts at UW-Platteville and then return to the UW campus for the remainder of camp.Here are five areas to monitor during camp.Who will man the No. 1 offensive line?Cincinnati transfer ...

MADISON – Braelon Allen expects to rush for more than 1,000 yards for the third consecutive season.Wisconsin’s junior tailback expects Chez Mellusi to break the 1,000-yard mark as well.“Like I said before,” Allen said, “that is a realistic expectation.”Allen rushed for 1,268 yards as a freshman in 2021 and for 1,242 yards last season. Mellusi rushed for 815 yards in 2021 before suffering a torn ACL ...

MLive is spending the summer checking in on the top 2024 football recruits in Michigan. Today provides a look into Roseville linebacker Huston Eubank, a Western Michigan commit who has played a variety of positions in high school.BIOHeight: 6-foot-2Weight: 220 poundsPosition: LinebackerYear: 2024Rated: Three-star per 247Sport, which ranks him the No. 50 overall prospect in Michigan.Recruitment status: ...

PULLMAN — The award watch lists are starting to roll in at Washington State.The Cougars’ first such honor goes to quarterback Cameron Ward, who was named to the watch list for the Maxwell Award, which goes to the most outstanding player in college football.Last fall, in his debut season at WSU, Ward completed 320 of 497 passes (64%) for 3,231 yards and 23 touchdowns. He led the Cougars to their seventh ...