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Just when it seemed like 2024 football recruiting had slowed down for the summer, 2025 recruiting kicked into gear.The Kansas football team earned its first verbal commitment from an incoming junior Thursday evening. Quarterback David McComb from Oklahoma’s Edmond Memorial High, who first visited Lawrence on June 25, pledged to attend KU after spending more time with head coach Lance Leipold and offensive ...

JACKSONVILLE – Jacksonville State put on shoulder pads for the first time during its 2023 Fall Camp on Friday morning, when the Gamecocks' first workout in shells lasted just under two hours on Salls Field.Head coach Rich Rodriguez hoped for better energy in Friday's workout and saw that, but he emphasized the importance of continuing to learn how to be responsible in those contact drills."I think ...

Jul. 28, 2023 1:54 PMINDIANAPOLIS — When Kirk Ferentz took the stage in the northwest corner of Lucas Oil Stadium on Wednesday as part of the Big Ten’s football media days, he was “excited about our football team.”Illinois’ Bret Bielema, likewise, is in the midst of a “very exciting time in our program right now.”Minnesota’s P.J. Fleck, too, is “really excited about the 2023 season.” Wisconsin’s Luke ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Most of my career has been spent with a focus on college basketball. That remains so. When you’re in Bloomington covering Indiana athletics, your focus is on basketball first.However, football drives the financial train at the Power Five level, and if you ever needed a reminder of that, attending an event like Big Ten football media days will drive the point home.It’s a riot of gloat ...

Posted: Jul 28, 2023 / 02:47 PMUpdated: Jul 28, 2023 / 02:47 PMAs the University of Hawaii football team transitions fully to the run and shoot offense for the 2023 season and beyond, sophomore running back Tylan Hines anticipates a big role in the offense as both a rusher and pass-catcher.Hines, who changed his jersey number from 24 to 2 prior to the 2023 season, was the team’s second leading rusher ...

Today Updated 1:24 a.m.There was a moment of concern when tight end Greyson Morgan learned the Hawaii football team was switching fully to the run-and-shoot offense this season.In the traditional four-wide set — a running back, two slotbacks and two wideouts — Morgan was playing a position that did not exist in past run-and-shoot playbooks.But head coach Timmy Chang, who will take over the play-calling, ...

By Chad BishopGeorgia Tech received a commitment Saturday from Lane Wadle, a tight end from Indiana previously committed to Northern Illinois.A 6-foot-5, 242-pound rising senior at Greenfield-Central High in Greenfield, Indiana, Wadle is considered a three-star prospect by the 247Sports Composite. He reportedly holds scholarship offers from Tech, Northern Illinois, Air Force and Maryland, among others.Wadle ...

This is the seventh in a nine-part position-by-position series analyzing the Georgia Tech roster continuing with a look at Yellow Jackets along the defensive line. Players report for preseason practice July 31, and the first practice is Aug. 1.Much of the narrative swirling around the Georgia Tech defensive line this preseason will pertain to the loss to Keion White. White, the No. 46 overall pick ...

JULY 28, 2023 3:35 PMJust in case someone has an extra $40 million lying around …For the third time in three days, FIU’s football team had its practices delayed by lightning Friday as the Panthers attempt to prepare for their season opener on August 26 at Louisiana Tech.In response to a question, second-year FIU coach Mike MacIntyre said: “We definitely would love to have an indoor practice facility.”That’s ...

July 29, 2023 at 5:45 a.m.BOULDER — Faculty zigged. The fans zagged. At times, getting the pieces of the CU Buffs football ecosystem together on the same page felt like herding cats in a hailstorm.“I think people have wanted to get it back so bad, and this is the biggest ray of hope that they’ve had,” CU radio analyst and former coach Gary Barnett told The Post. “And they just look at what (has been) ...