Player Notes

INDIANAPOLIS — Matt Rhule glanced down at the white coffee cup with “B1G” across the side and clapped six times.The Nebraska coach was a third of the way into a 45-minute interview session at the end of Big Ten Media Days and paused briefly to show his appreciation for the caffeine boost placed in front of him by an NU official. It was perhaps the only interruption during a busy Thursday in which the ...

INDIANAPOLIS — In the last act of a lost 2022 season for Nebraska, Ethan Piper found a glimmer of hope, the slightest push of momentum he wants to parlay into better days this fall.The Huskers closed the season with a win at Iowa, snapping a five-game losing streak with a cathartic victory that prevented their conference rival from playing in the Big Ten Championship. It was the first time in Piper’s ...

Tai LavataiYear: 2024Position: QBHeight: 6'2Weight: 220Hometown: Saint Johns Fla.High School: Creekside High SchoolMajor: Mathematics with EconomicsWhat do you want to do after graduation and why? Supply OfficerWhy did you choose Navy? The opportunities that are available to us after we graduate and commission.What would you tell somebody that is considering coming to Navy to play football? It is going ...

Name: Jaxson CampbellNickname: JaxYear: 2026Position: StrikerHeight: 6-0Weight: 205Hometown: Nashville Tenn.High School: IndependenceMajor: EnglishWhat do you want to do after graduation and why? Marine Ground, because the culture is most like the culture on the football teamWhy did you choose Navy? To play big time football and have a successful life afterwardsWhat would you tell somebody that is ...

STARKVILLE — The countdown to this year’s college football season has begun in earnest with just 37 days until Mississippi State football kicks off its season on Sept. 2 against Southeastern Louisiana at Davis Wade Stadium.The Bulldogs, under first-year head coach Zach Arnett, will open fall camp on Aug. 3 with the team’s first practice taking place on Aug 4.Until then, The Dispatch will be taking ...

OXFORD — The Ole Miss football defensive line has been heavily reinforced via the transfer portal, with four offseason additions joining the Rebels. But their biggest boost at the position might come from within.Cedric Johnson declared himself 100% when speaking to reporters last week at SEC Media Days. The experienced defensive end missed two of Ole Miss' final seven games, and played more than 50% ...

Thanks to a television deal between C-USA and ESPN and CBS networks, several conference games will be played during the middle of the week, including four for the Blue Raiders.MTSU coach Rick Stockstill, senior wide receiver D.J. England-Chisolm and senior defensive back Teldrick Ross discussed the unusual schedule during Conference USA Media Day on Tuesday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas."I ...

Indianapolis — When it comes to the expectations game, Mel Tucker’s tenure at Michigan State has been quite the thrill ride.And as Tucker pointed out Wednesday, in a rare moment of candor at the Big Ten football media days, that really was the case even before he’d accepted the “challenge” of succeeding Mark Dantonio as the Spartans’ head coach some 3½ years ago.Dantonio, the winningest coach in school ...

This weekend will be the third Spartan Dawg Con, a gathering of former Michigan State players on campus for an event-filled two days in East Lansing. It has also become an opportunity to bring recruits on campus.Just before the inaugural event, defensive tackle Alex VanSumeren committed, then attended the Dawg Con the very next day. Last year, defensive end Jalen Thompson came to SDC as a top uncommitted ...

Indianapolis — “If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.”An iconic line from the movie “Dodgeball : A True Underdog Story” or simply offseason fun at Michigan State?Of course, most know it’s a line from a movie, but chances are, it could have been uttered over the past few months as Michigan State’s players have been on a journey to get closer, attempting to form a bond some feel hasn’t been ...