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ARLINGTON, Texas — Kevin Wilson knows his way around the coaching ranks.Through five previous Power Five stops, Wilson has instructed and aided in the development of the likes of Jason White, Sam Bradford, Nate Sudfeld, Dwayne Haskins, Justin Fields, CJ Stroud and others.He’s known as one of the catalysts of the modern spread offense and the form it comes in today.But heading into his first season ...

Football season is just around the corner and the Troy Trojans will open fall camp next Wednesday, Aug. 2, at 9:40 a.m.The Trojans are coming off an 11-2 season in 2022, winning both the Sun Belt Championship and the Cure Bowl. The 2022 Sun Belt Coach of the Year Jon Sumrall returns to Troy for his second year at the helm and the Trojans feature a number of returning starters, including All-Sun Belt ...

Texas is different. It’s different in so many ways under current head coach Steve Sarkisian. The offensive guru has clearly changed the culture. More than that, he’s built and developed a complete team.Save for a few holdouts, Big 12 media outside of Austin can see the difference. It’s not the same culture. It’s not the same talent waster. And if you can’t see it, you’ve got your head in a hole.The ...

Gary Patterson might not be done working with the Texas Longhorns. According to Bobby Burton of Inside Texas, the legendary former TCU head coach could return to the Texas coaching staff in 2023.It’s important to note that Burton is not saying Patterson to Texas is a done deal or that it is likely. He simply suggests it is a possibility. If head coach Steve Sarkisian is able to convince the defensive ...

Heading into the 2023 season, Texas will have to replace two of the best players on their team from a year ago who both happened to play the same position.Running back duo Bijan Robinson and Roschon Johnson became one of the best tandems in all of college football, but are now in the NFL. Robinson, who won the Doak Walker award, was taken in the first round with the No. 8 overall pick by the Atlanta ...

The most recent Red River matchup between Texas and Oklahoma felt like poetic justice for Longhorns fans.After three years of blowing leads against the Sooners and losing, the Longhorns were able to take out some frustrations on their rival. With Oklahoma missing starting quarterback Dillon Gabriel, and Texas returning Quinn Ewers from injury, the Longhorns put on a clinic.Offensively, Oklahoma had ...

Englewood, Colo. — Sean Payton was so intent on having the Denver Broncos put last year’s awful 5-12 season behind them that he had a video made showing a 2022 Ford Bronco with its rearview and side mirrors removed.Clearly those mirrors were no longer missing this week when he excoriated his predecessor, Nathaniel Hackett, and lashed into Hackett’s new team, the New York Jets, in an interview with ...

Tampa, Fla. — Former Syracuse running back Sean Tucker is finally on the field for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Tucker had been held out of Buccaneers practice since April with an undisclosed medical condition that came to light during the NFL draft process.Head coach Todd Bowles said this week that Tucker has been medically cleared to practice with the Buccaneers at the team’s training camp in Tampa.Tucker ...

SMU continues to keep the top Dallas-area talent at home, earning a commitment from a fifth D-FW player for the Class of 2024.Carrollton Newman Smith defensive back Jaylen Moses committed to SMU on Thursday night, choosing the Mustangs over the likes of Tulane, UT-San Antonio, Arkansas State and Louisiana. Moses (5-10, 170) had 13 offers in all.Moses is rated the 10th-best safety and 99th-best overall ...

South Carolina running backs coach Montario Hardesty understands the outside concerns around the Gamecocks backfield.But he doesn’t seem to share them.“I think some of it is warranted,” Hardesty told The State on Wednesday during the annual Birdies With Beamer media golf outing. “I think that it’s going to be a great time for us to show what we have in the room. And I think guys have chips on their ...