Player Notes

CHARLOTTE — Cade Klubnik shuffled his feet and swayed more than any other official attendee on the ACC Kickoff main stage.He shifted his weight a lot while answering questions from the assembled media in a massive Westin Charlotte ballroom.But the energetic Texan — and everyone else in the Tigers’ ACC Kickoff traveling party on Thursday — swears it’s a different Klubnik than the apparently rattled ...

But for the first time in a long time, he might be in the minority.The three other ACC Network panelists on that same roundtable with Mac Lain – Mark Richt, EJ Manuel and Eddie Royal – all picked Florida State as the best team in the ACC right now, a trend that could very well manifest itself in next Tuesday’s preseason media poll release.Clemson is coming off an 11-3 season and its seventh ACC championship ...

This isn’t the first rodeo for Kedon Slovis.BYU’s QB 1 has prepared for fall camp four other times in his career (three with USC, one with Pitt) but never under these circumstances.Slovis entered the transfer portal after one season in Pittsburgh and chose to dedicate his last year in college football to head coach Kalani Sitake, offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick and the Cougars. He’s part of a ...

NCAA Division I college football coaches used to recruit up to 25 high school football players per year. Now, thanks to the transfer rule, there are fewer spots for high school players.Bowling Green State University coach Scot Loeffler told the Bowling Green Exchange Club during a luncheon on July 18 at the Bowling Green Country Club that the new transfer rule and NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) rule ...

Trevor McKenna was born into Boise State — quite literally.When the Borah High senior was born, his parents, Stacy and Trevor, were both students at the university. He grew up attending Bronco football games, and always knew he wanted to play on the Blue Turf. On Thursday, he let the world know that dream was going to become a reality.McKenna announced his commitment to Boise State via social media ...

The calendar is about to turn to August, and the 2023 season ticks ever closer. But this is still the time for predictions. So AL.com sat down with a few national media members to get their thoughts on Auburn’s upcoming campaign. AL.com asked many of the same questions so fans can compare answers. On Wednesday, Cole Cubelic gave his own thoughts on Auburn. On Thursday, we heard from CBS Sports’ Barrett ...

On the heels of the commitment from 5-star linebacker Demarcus Riddick on Wednesday, Hugh Freeze and the Auburn Tigers couldn’t ask for more momentum as they head towards Big Cat Weekend, Auburn’s annual recruiting event.Now, the big question is whether the Tigers can keep the momentum. And given the probable list of those who intend to visit The Plains Saturday, it’s possible Freeze and Co. pull some ...

FAYETTEVILLE — TJ Metcalf had a total of 32 scholarship offers.Only one school, one coaching staff and one team, however, made him feel like he was truly at home, he said — that was Coach Sam Pittman and the Arkansas Razorbacks.When Metcalf talks about his visits to Fayetteville with his family before he committed to play for Pittman, he wasn’t familiar with the area.“Throughout the recruiting process, ...

The Pac-12 Conference didn’t die this week.It perished 13 months earlier.On June 30, 2022, the departures of USC and UCLA to the Big Ten became official. And the future of the league they’re leaving behind — the same one University of Arizona sports became synonymous with beginning in 1978 — became precarious.My colleagues and I discussed the situation on the “Wildcast” podcast the very next day. We ...

The term "bipartisan legislation" has a natural tendency to perk up ears, giving off a sense of hope for passage, especially in times (like these) when Democrats and Republicans have split control of Congress' two houses.It's a false hope, however, when it comes to the PASS Act.That's the name, image and likeness bill that Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a friend of Alabama football coach Nick Saban's, and former ...