Player Notes

JACKSONVILLE — Jacksonville High School alum Ron Wiggins remembers the hot Saturdays he spent as a kid watching Troymaine Pope and Roc Thomas lead his hometown Jax State Gamecocks to victory at Burgess-Snow Field.As a high schooler, he helped lead the Golden Eagles to a Class 4A state championship game appearance and was named 4A Back of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association.

Iowa Hawkeyes wide receiver Nico Ragaini (89) celebrates with Iowa tight end Luke Lachey (85) during a game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Northwestern Wildcats at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, October 29, 2022. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)Iowa Hawkeyes wide receiver Nico Ragaini (89) celebrates with Iowa tight end Luke Lachey (85) during a game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the ...

AMES — The subject centered on Iowa State freshman forward Milan Momcilovic’s elite ability to score.The description of it, courtesy of senior Cyclone big man Robert Jones, came in triplicate.“Milan can shoot the lights off the ball, shoot the rubber off the ball, shoot the leather off the ball,” Jones said recently. “He can really shoot it. That’s why I said it three times.”And in three colorful ways. ...

INDIANAPOLIS — It's no secret Indiana football's offense has been a wreck the past two seasons. And that lack of offensive production has helped derail the Hoosiers from the highs of 2020 to a 6-18 combined record over the past two years.Tom Allen fired offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan after the 2021 season and brought in Walt Bell. The offense improved — 17.2 points per game to 23.2 — but it still ...

‘BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football is getting its own dedicated weight room in Memorial Stadium’s North End Zone facility.The project is in the planning phases with the university hoping to have it completed by early 2024, according to a release put out by the athletic department.Memorial Stadium currently houses the football team's training facilities, staff and administrative offices, position meeting ...

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football coach Tom Allen’s on-field assistant coaches will make just shy of $4.7 million dollars in 2023.The university provided the contracts of Allen’s three offseason hires to The Herald-Times in response to a public records request.Co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach Matt Guerrieri will make $575,000 ($400,000 base salary and $175,000 in outside, marketing and promotional ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Illinois football fans, you need to learn some new TV channels.In: CBS, NBC and Peacock.Status quo: BTN, Fox and FS1.Forget about them: ABC and ESPN.The Big Ten’s monster TV deal starts during the 2023 season and kicks into full gear in 2024. For anyone older than 50 (my hand shoots into the air), it provides an unreal amount of coverage. Hate to write this, but when I was a kid, a game ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Johnny Newton and Keith Randolph Jr. shared a quick moment not long after they got to field level at Lucas Oil Stadium on Wednesday morning to coordinate Big Ten media day schedules.Not that the Illinois defensive tackles would be separated all that often.The occasional individual interviews happened. Newton and Randolph had their own platforms — more dais than podium — for 30 minutes ...

MOSCOW – After an impressive debut season as Idaho’s head coach, Jason Eck heads into Year 2 with confidence in several position groups and question marks at a few other spots.The Vandals enjoy a star-studded corps of skill players. They have some proven members of the offensive line, but some uncertainty up front.On defense, Idaho is led by a handful of talented returners in its secondary. The Vandals’ ...

StaffHOUSTON – University of Houston sophomore wide receiver Matthew Golden has been named to the watch list for 87th Maxwell Award, bestowed annually to the college football player of the year, the Maxwell Football Club announced Monday.The accolade is the latest for Golden following the Houston native's breakout freshman campaign. The Klein Cain product was named to the Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big ...