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2023 ACC Kickoff Jordan TravisDabo Swinney, the primary spokesperson for ACC football since winning his way to what was once Bobby Bowden’s domain, took on the garnet and gold elephant in the room Thursday at the ACC Kickoff media event in Charlotte.If Florida State gets consistently good at football again, he was asked, is that good for Clemson and for the ACC?“I don’t know if it’s good for Clemson,” ...

One thing is for certain: There are plenty of newcomers to follow when BYU football fall camp begins next week.The players report on Monday and introductions are in order: More than 50 athletes new to the Cougar football program will be donning jerseys for fall camp, a huge amount of turnover for any college team.But there is “new” — some of those players have already competed for BYU in spring football ...

The University at Buffalo football team toiled through a 4-8 transition year in 2021. The Bulls went 7-6 to earn bowl eligibility and won the Camellia Bowl in 2022.Now, as Maurice Linguist begins his third season as head coach, he wants his team to maintain consistency.The Bulls lost their first three games last season, won their next five and then lost their next three before beating Akron in the ...

Arizona State football begins fall camp on Monday under first-year head coach Kenny Dillingham, who at age 33 is the youngest head coach at a Power 5 program.It all leads up to the 2023 season opener against Southern Utah on Aug. 31 at Sun Devil Stadium.The first part of the building process is laying a foundation and establishing a culture. Dillingham likes what he has seen this far."I think the culture ...

Following an offseason of adding highly productive transfers and standout true freshmen, Arizona didn’t just take a step forward offensively in 2022: The Wildcats long-jumped their way to one of the top units in the Pac-12 — and the country.The Wildcats had the sixth-best passing offense nationally — third best in the Pac-12 behind Washington and USC — and averaged 6.83 yards per offensive snap, which ...

South Carolina offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains isn’t anointing anyone.Yes, quarterback Spencer Rattler is the starter heading into 2022. Yes, freshman LaNorris Sellers has received myriad headlines and praise since he enrolled in January. But that means next to nothing — at least right now.“The coaching staff hasn’t told LaNorris he’s the No. 3,” Loggains told The State. “He’s not the No. 2. ...

Author twitter Author emailCHARLOTTE — North Carolina head coach Mack Brown, during his Thursday turn at the ACC Kickoff media fest, marveled at the way his star quarterback gets “better and better and better.”Even if Drake Maye doesn’t get a slight bit better in August, the redshirt sophomore is still 6-4 and 230 pounds worth of major motivation for a rebuilt South Carolina defense.The Gamecocks lost ...

JULY 28, 2023 9:11 PM PTSAN DIEGO — Former star collegiate punter Matt Araiza filed a defamation lawsuit Friday against the woman who reported she was gang raped by him and other former college football players at a party near San Diego State University in fall 2021.The suit alleges that the woman “knowingly made false statements with a reckless disregard for the truth” when she spoke to San Diego ...

Published Jul. 29, 2023, 7:25 a.m.By Stephen MeansCOLUMBUS, Ohio -- “So what are we doing, man?”Those were the magic words that Adam “Pacman” Jones yelled out that provided Ohio State with the first member of its 2026 recruiting class.Jones was in Columbus with his godson Chris Henry Jr., a soon-to-be sophomore wide receiver at Withrow High School, who has all the makings of a player people may view ...

Nebraska's new tight ends coach Bob Wager speaks during a news conference on Thursday at Memorial Stadium.On the brink of the start of fall camp, Nebraska is undergoing a change at tight end coach.Assistant coach Bob Wager is resigning from his position barely seven months after coming aboard as part of coach Matt Rhule’s staff. In a statement released Friday afternoon by the athletic department, Wager ...