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Jul 27, 2023 Updated 1 hr agoINDIANAPOLIS — It’s the double standard that Braelon Allen can’t quite wrap his head around.The Fond du Lac native and junior tailback for the University of Wisconsin football team hears every draft cycle and offseason that NFL teams worry about a running back’s durability. That same concern doesn’t get put onto other positions.“They talk a lot about tread on the tires,” ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Welcome back to the Big Ten, Luke Fickell.Preparing for his first full season as Wisconsin’s head coach after leading the Cincinnati program for the last six seasons, Fickell addressed reporters Thursday morning at the Big Ten preseason meetings.Fickell, 49, played at Ohio State from 1993 through 1996 and began his coaching career in 1999 as a graduate assistant with the Buckeyes. He ...

By Matthew Ehler |P.J. Fleck has listened to the speculating outside noise and responded. He’s standing by his ever-popular philosophy that’s gained the national college football spotlight over the past decade.The former Western Michigan football coach is continuing to “Row the Boat.”Fleck, now entering his seventh season as Minnesota’s head coach, rebutted allegations of a toxic culture within his ...

BY CHRISTIAN CAPLEUW Huskies Football Insider, Seattle SportsLAS VEGAS — When asked how Michael Penix Jr. might be even better in 2023 than he was in setting the UW Huskies’ single-season passing record last season, Kalen DeBoer does not critique his quarterback’s mechanics or assign statistical goals.Caple: Ranking UW Huskies positions from most to least establishedThe coach has seen Penix, a sixth-year ...

By Mike VorelSeattle Times staff reporterThat’s the number UW offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb wrote on the board in his office last offseason, setting a lofty points-per-game goal. And, led by quarterback Michael Penix Jr. and wide receivers Rome Odunze and Jalen McMillan, his Huskies nearly cleared that bar — ranking second in the Pac-12 and seventh in the nation with 39.7 points per game.Fueled ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — This close to the beginning of training camp, there wasn’t time to restock the roster.Virginia coach Tony Elliott couldn’t replace the depth the Cavaliers lost at their quarterback spot following Jay Woolfolk’s choice two weeks ago to leave the football program in order to concentrate on his baseball.“It’s tough because there’s not guys out there that you can go and bring into the ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – When he joined the Virginia football program in January, transfer Tony Muskett got together with quarterbacks coach Taylor Lamb and watched video. They studied last season’s UVa games and scrimmages from the previous spring, aiming to get the former Monmouth quarterback familiar with the team’s offensive system.“Just to let me see it play out in real time, and know how it’s supposed ...

Vanderbilt football already knew it would have to rebuild at tight end entering 2023. With Ben Bresnahan and Gavin Schoenwald both moving on from college football, the Commodores and coach Clark Lea hoped redshirt freshman Cole Spence could be the next man up.But Spence will miss the season with an ACL tear, and that leaves Vanderbilt severely depleted at the position. It likely will remain a spot ...

July 27, 2023Updated: July 27, 2023 5:30 p.m.Once Colorado made its move, it looked like only a matter of time. A once-powerful conference was reeling, perhaps on the brink of ruin, and some in college sports feared the worst.Realignment was choking the life out of tradition. The little guys were getting squeezed out. Good schools and strong programs were going to be left behind. And sooner or later, ...

Thursday, July 27, 2023 | 1:28 p.m.UNLV football added to its future schedule today in announcing a road game for 2028 at the University of Washington in Seattle.The game against the Huskies on Sept. 16 adds to a 2028 slate that already includes hosting Houston (Sept. 9) and traveling to face Army (Oct. 7). The Army game completes a home-and-home series with the service academy.The UNLV game at Washington ...