Player Notes

For some NFL players, training camp is a tune-up for the regular season with secure role already in hand.For many more, training camp is a fight for survival to earn a spot on the 53-player roster for the regular season, or at least to stick on the practice squad.Between the secure and the roster hopefuls is another group of players who will use training camp to decide which of the other two groups ...

LAS VEGAS – Most Mountain West defensive coordinators were happy to see Jake Haener run out of eligibility and move on to an NFL career.But Haener wasn’t the primary issue for Wyoming the last two seasons. His counterparts were.Fresno State defeated the Cowboys 17-0 in Laramie with Sean Chambers and Levi Williams taking turns throwing incompletions.Last season Andrew Peasley was out of rhythm in his ...

The Big Ten Conference's annual football media days wrapped up Thursday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis and the two-day press junket offered some valuable insight on what to watch for this season.From Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti and University of Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell and quarterback Tanner Mordecai making their media days debut to former Badgers defensive coordinator landing a job ...

Former University of Wisconsin star Jonathan Taylor has formally asked the Indianapolis Colts for a trade, according to NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport.Taylor met with Colts owner Jim Irsay on Saturday. The running back is entering his fourth NFL season, the last on his rookie contract. He led the league in rushing in 2021 and earned first-team All Pro, then saw his numbers backslide in 2022, when ...

The Hotline mailbag publishes each week. Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity.Do Oregon and Washington need to give consideration to joining the Big 12? It has been well documented that both schools covet the Big Ten. But the opportunity may not exist today, and they could always join at a later date if/when the opportunity arises. — Andrew PerezThe Hotline doesn’t foresee the Pacific ...

Virginia running back Mike Hollins details his spring football return aheadHe’s continuing on his miraculous quest toward taking the field when Virginia opens its new campaign on Sept. 2 against Tennessee in Nashville.Cavaliers running back Mike Hollins, a survivor of this past November’s shooting on Grounds that left him wounded and killed three of his teammates, said he doesn’t know exactly yet how ...

the athletic director at Rice, according to a report Saturday from ESPN's Pete Thamel.McClelland oversaw external affairs and revenue generation, playing a role in fundraising for the Vandy United campaign, as well as coordinating marketing, ticket sales, partnerships and broadcasting.He previously had served as the athletic director at Louisiana Tech and McNeese State, and was on the football and ...

In terms of jersey numbers and nameplates, the football team UTEP will put on the field Aug. 26 at Jacksonville State will look much like the team it put out last November against UTSA. It will look similar to the Miners that took the field last August in the opener against North Texas.That team ended up 5-7, missing a bowl on the final play of the regular season.For that to change, for UTEP to make ...

By Trent WoodPlayers from the Utah State Aggies and the UConn Huskies push one another after a dead play at the Maverik Stadium in Logan on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. The Aggies won 31-20.Ben B. Braun, Deseret NewsHow will the 2023 college football season pan out for Utah State?Your guess is as good as Blake Anderson’s.The Aggies’ head coach made that clear at Mountain West media days.“Nobody knows what ...

By Aaron FalkThe state’s top-rated football recruit in the class of 2024 is headed to Utah.Corner Canyon offensive lineman Isaiah Garcia, a four-star prospect, announced his commitment to Kyle Whittingham’s Utes on Saturday night.Garcia had narrowed his final three schools to Utah, Oregon and Stanford, but decided to go with the school that gave him his first offer back when he was just a sophomore.“I’m ...