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Tuesday, August 8, 2023San Marcos begins the 2023 season with start of two days of practiceSan Marcos officially kicks off the 2023 season, as the Rattlers begin fall two-day practices.“We are really excited for fall camp to start,” Walsh said. “Our participation in our summer programs are at an all time high. The kids have put in the work and have seen the game.”San Marcos returns six offensive starters ...

August 8, 2023 1:13 pm CTThe Big 12 has solidified its spot in major college football. While that much is fair to say some who cover the league are taking things a little too far.Bryan Clinton of Heartland Sports insinuates that by leaving the Big 12, Texas and Oklahoma saved the conference. That’s a bit of a stretch. Clinton’s thoughts on the two blue blood programs add perspective to why Heartland ...

August 8, 2023 1:09 pm CTAnother reputable source is buying the Texas Longhorns’ roster this offseason. He doesn’t seem too high on what the Oklahoma Sooners have on their 2023 roster.ESPN college football analyst Tom Luginbill shared his thoughts on the two rosters with Bobby Burton on his InsideTexas podcast “On Texas Football.” Luginbill said the following of the Longhorns and the Sooners for the ...

Knoxville News SentinelMiami transfer John Campbell had some good reasons for coming to Tennessee: Waffle House, Neyland Stadium and Joe Milton.And, notably, he ranks them in that order.“I came out here (to Knoxville on an official visit), and it’s a city,” Campbell said. “And then we ate some food. The food is good.“They got Waffle House. That’s the place I like. At the U (Miami), there wasn’t really ...

Ben Brewton often found his way to the Riverwalk last spring to watch University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football practices.He was supposed to be out there with the team, one he'd been with since 2018 after signing with previous Mocs head coach Tom Arth, but he had been left off the spring roster after what he called "some decisions that affected the future for me at that time.""That was a hard ...

by Kerith GabrielPublished Aug 7, 2023If there was a word of the day to kick-start Temple’s football training camp, it would be “develop.”It was the go-to word for head coach Stan Drayton in addition to offensive line coach Chris Wiesehan and defensive line coach Larry Knight during the Owls’ weekly coaches’ call on Monday.In a season that kicks off in just over three weeks with the Owls facing Akron ...

AUGUST 08, 2023 12:18 PMWith many of the stars from the 2022 season gone, TCU has leaned on new faces to fill key roles, especially on the offensive and defensive lines.One of those players is Caleb Fox. A key reserve at defensive end, Fox had the third most quarterback hurries on the team last year and played in every game.Fox has taken most of the first team reps at defensive end and could be the ...

SENIOR STAFF WRITERAugust 7, 2023 at 2:31 PMSyracuse tight end Oronde Gadsden II has been named to the Biletnikoff Award watch list, one of 49 college players to make the cut. Though Gadsden is listed as a tight end, the award honors the top receiver in college football regardless of their position.After eight games last season, Gadsden, who totaled 671 receiving yards and six touchdowns during that ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — It’s rare when two teammates go down with the same injury in the same half of a game, but that’s exactly what happened to Stefon Thompson and Chris Elmore last year.Both suffered season-ending ACL tears in the first half of Syracuse football’s season opener against Louisville. Both were expected to be major contributors to the Orange.For Elmore, it was just another in a string of injuries ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse football lost its first player to a season-ending injury in Week 1 of fall camp.Fourth-year tight end Steven Mahar Jr. is out for the year with an ACL tear in his left knee that he suffered during Friday’s practice, Babers said Tuesday.The diagnosis came in Monday night, Babers said, and Mahar will have surgery after his knee has settled and the swelling has gone down. His ...