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Jul 27, 2023 Updated 4 hrs agoNEW ORLEANS — This time last year, Marshall transfer defensive lineman Jamare Edwards was getting set for his first fall camp at James Madison.His move to Harrisonburg made for a fruitful final season of college football as he recorded 44 tackles with 12.5 tackles for a loss and 6.5 sacks en route to a second team All-Sun Belt selection.After Edwards’ departure, JMU coach ...

JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State football team officially began its first fall camp as an FBS program on Wednesday morning and a seasoned veterans found themselves leading the way once again.Seniors Zion Webb and Jeremiah Harris both came to Jax State in 2017 and both have had their careers extended by the NCAA, allowing them a final season of eligibility in 2023. They duo entered their 2023 fall ...

Cleaning out the summer notebooks before starting anew with a 2023 football season that promises to be more intriguing than any other I can recall. This throwaway (or preservation) process is an annual rite for most everyone in this business. One more scan through the old before cracking open the new.Four new teams in the Big 12 Conference.Roll call just to see which players are in and which ones are ...

John SteppeThe repeat title prompted the 6-foot-5, 320-pound offensive lineman to be “talking a little crap” this week about it.“He was taking bows in our meeting because I announced that,” Ferentz said.Ferentz made a prediction about next year’s hay bale toss, though, and told reporters to “write this down.”“You may see an upset next year,” Ferentz said.His upset pick? Logan Jones.“Not that far behind ...

John SteppeJohn SteppeINDIANAPOLIS — An onslaught of media commitments awaited Iowa linebacker Jay Higgins when he arrived at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Wednesday morning in a well-tailored, navy-blue suit.But first, he and his teammates took advantage of a few free minutes and made their way to a small elevator in the southwest corner of the stadium.After the short elevator ride from event ...

Former UNLV guard Keshon Gilbert, going in for a layup against Dayton in November, is happy to be at Iowa State now and ready to win. (Associated Press/Chase Stevens)AMES — New Iowa State guard Keshon Gilbert used roughly 60 words to answer the first question he faced from the media.He said “win” three times within that short speaking span. And it’s fitting that the former UNLV player would choose ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana football coach Tom Allen is sticking the playbook he followed last year when it comes to announcing his starting quarterback.That means fans will have to wait until the Hoosiers take the field against Ohio State on Sept. 2 to find out whether redshirt freshman Brendan Sorsby or Tennessee transfer Tayven Jackson won the job."I don't ever want to give our first opponent anything ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana football coach Tom Allen spoke to reporters at the Big Ten 2023 Media Days on Thursday morning.He kicked off the second day of the event at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.Allen addressed Indiana's Week 1 game against Ohio State, handing off the play calling duties to Matt Guerrieri and some of the personnel changes on offense, here's everything he had to say:Five Indiana football ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Bret Bielema used his 15 minutes at the podium to start Big Ten Media Days to casually break some news Wednesday morning.The contract extension approved for the Illinois coach in January — bumping his annual salary to $6 million with $150,000 annual raises plus other bonuses — apparently also included some unique language.“I wanted this to be my last rodeo,” Bielema said. “Signed a contract ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Bret Bielema took questions on all sorts of topics at Wednesday’s Big Ten Media Days, including the recently released “Barbie” movie.(For the record, the father of two young daughters hasn’t seen it ... yet.)The third-year Illinois coach was asked about hazing, new analyst hire Jim Leonhard and keeping his team on a winning track.Other coaches were quizzed about their quarterbacks during ...