Player Notes

Chad Weiberg admits he had no way of knowing in July 2021 what the future of the Big 12 would look like. He likely wouldn’t have thought then, in the aftermath of OU and Texas announcing their departure for the SEC, that the Big 12 would be pilfering another Power Five league only two years later.But here’s what the Oklahoma State athletic director did know back then: he and other leaders in Stillwater ...

NORMAN — For the first time since 2019, OU football will host "Meet the Sooners Day."The event will be held Aug. 5 from 1-3 p.m. on the main concourse at Gaylord Family — Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.The event is open only to members of the Crimson and Cream Collective (ages 13 and above) and Sooner Jr. Kids Club members (ages 12 and under). Sooner Jr. Kids Club members must be accompanied by one adult ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Ohio State has faced Penn State in each season since the longtime independent joined the Big Ten in 1993.That is changing soon.The league’s elimination of divisions next year, accompanying expansion to 16 teams with the addition of Southern California and UCLA as members, will wipe away the annual grudge match between the Buckeyes and Nittany Lions. Only Michigan is set as a protected ...

Cincinnati Bengals punter Drue Chrisman provided an update on his undisclosed medical situation Friday afternoon.The 26-year-old former Ohio State standout tweeted a picture from a hospital bed, saying, "Thank you to everyone who has reached out. I appreciate your thoughts and prayers. Everything looking to be okay and hopefully back soon."Chrisman was not at the opening day of training camp on Wednesday. ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Ohio State football will nearly be at full strength for the start of preseason camp next week.At Big Ten Media Days on Wednesday, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day said all of the scholarship players who were out for the spring will be ready for the start of preseason camp. That begins Aug. 3 in preparation for the Sept. 2 season opener at Indiana.Returning starters Julian Fleming, Emeka Egbuka, ...

SOUTH BEND — For Notre Dame football, the shockwaves continue to reverberate from Matt Balis’ resignation after 6 ½ seasons as the program’s director of football performance.“I think he’s been taking some time for himself,” Kevin Bauman, a fourth-year junior tight end from Red Bank, N.J., said Thursday. “I shot him a quick text just thanking him and everything. I think he’s keeping a little bit to ...

SOUTH BEND — If pads and plays and more than one practice were not part of the process, Notre Dame football sophomore Holden Staes should snag the starting tight end job sight … seen.It took only the first few practice periods on the first day of preseason camp for observers who happened to be wandering past a tight end drill near the north end zone of the far field to get a look, then another, and ...

It was the game against Wake Forest, in early November, when Aydan White realized his side of the field had gone suspiciously quiet. The Demon Deacons kept throwing the other way, even though it meant forcing Sam Hartman to throw across his body over and over again, the ultimate sign of respect for a defensive back.White, whose breakout sophomore season at N.C. State ended up earning him All-ACC honors, ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The image is as iconic as any in college football.Nebraska’s simple yet refined white helmet paired with the scarlet stripe, scarlet face mask and the famous scarlet N.It’s not gaudy nor flashy; it’s understated. And yet, for decades, the sight of that helmet and the men wearing it were both feared and respected. It meant something.It’s been a long time since the Nebraska brand carried ...

A glance at Grant's 2022 rushing total — 915 yards, the most any Husker has recorded since 2018 — gives the appearance of a player who put together a consistently strong campaign. But Grant's season was an up-and-down one that reflected Nebraska's overall struggles in the run game down the stretch.Grant began the season on fire, crossing the 100-yard mark in four of Nebraska's first five games. But ...