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UPDATED AUGUST 08, 2023 2:28 PMThe Miami Hurricanes offense won’t be the only side of the ball that attacks.The Hurricanes’ defense has taken on an aggressive, smothering personality, reflected new defensive coordinator Lance Guidry. The coordinator last spoke to the media after Saturday’s practice and said his players fully comprehended probably “about 75 percent” of what has been installed. “But ...

AUGUST 08, 2023 2:48 PMThe renewal of the storied Miami-Notre Dame football series has been pushed back from 2024 to 2025.The teams — which haven’t met since Miami beat Notre Dame, 41-8, at Hard Rock Stadium in 2017 — were originally scheduled to play next season in South Bend, Indiana. But UM had a scheduling conundrum, with five non-conference games slated for four slots next season, including potentially ...

Memphis Commercial AppealThe 2017 Billy Ryan Raiders of Denton dominated most of their season under coach Dave Henigan, going 14-0 before losing in the Texas high school football state semifinals.Like most high school teams, they lost a few players to graduation. Their quarterback, Spencer Sanders, went to Oklahoma State was a star for the Cowboys before transferring to Ole Miss this offseason. Their ...

Lafayette Daily AdvertiserBATON ROUGE — LSU football cornerback JK Johnson has suffered a leg injury and did not participate in practice on Monday.Johnson had a cast on his leg and rode around the sidelines in a leg scooter, resting his knee on the scooter's raised platform and pushing off the ground with his healthy leg.Johnson transferred to LSU from Ohio State this offseason after spending his first ...

LSU coach Brian Kelly said Tuesday defensive line coach Jimmy Lindsey was expected to be released from a local hospital later in the day or “really soon,” one week after having a health issue at the school’s practice facility.Lindsey, who joined Kelly’s staff this winter, was taken by ambulance to a hospital Aug. 1, just two days before LSU began preseason practice.Kelly had some encouraging news about ...

Aug 7, 2023LSU held its fourth preseason practice Monday, with a fight that caught plenty of attention but much more that could matter for the season ahead.With temperatures creeping toward 100 degrees, LSU spent half of practice indoors before moving outside. The Tigers wore helmets and shoulder pads as they continued the mandatory acclimatization period.Here’s what we saw:Two defenders impressMaason ...

Aug 07MONROE, La. – ULM super senior wide receiver Tyrone Howell, who led the team in receptions (50), receiving yards (852) and touchdown receptions (6), has been named to the 2023 Preseason Watch List for the Biletnikoff Award, presented annually since 1994 to the outstanding Football Bowl Subdivision receiver, regardless of position, by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation.The 6-foot-3, 204-pound ...

Posted: Aug 8, 2023 / 01:11 PMUpdated: Aug 8, 2023 / 01:11 PMIn year two of the “Des” era, one of the things staying the same is the coaching staff. After his first full season as head coach Michael Desormeaux finally has consistency on his staff.That wasn’t the case when he took over the team a year ago. In fact, Coach Des had to replace six coaches before his inaugural season as head coach.Now that, ...

Lafayette Daily AdvertiserLouisiana football has landed its first two commitments since preseason practice opened up late last week.Parklane Academy (Mississippi) three-star senior linebacker Zedric Washington announced his verbal pledge to the Ragin' Cajuns via his X, social media platform formerly known as Twitter, Monday night. He was the second of the day following Zachary wide receiver Luke Wisham, ...

AUGUST 08, 2023 7:00 AMVery little about being a long snapper can be described as glamorous.You are on the field for only a handful of plays per game. During those plays you have to snap, block and sometimes tackle. Only the most diehard of fans know your name until you sail a snap over the punter’s head.No one is handing out massive name, image and likeness endorsements for long snappers. The vast ...