Player Notes

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas’ football team went through its fifth practice of the preseason Tuesday morning beginning at 9 a.m., splitting time between the indoor facility and the fields outside.Here are some takeaways and observations from the open viewing window:• There was no "fastball start" period for the second consecutive day.• Watching the Razorbacks’ tight ends group, position coach Morgan Turner ...

Arizona State athletic director Ray Anderson made news recently with some comments about the travel issues his school will face in the Big 12 with the lengthy flight to West Virginia.“I promise I’m not going to Morgantown,” Anderson said in reference to the home of the West Virginia Mountaineers, who are a current member of the Big 12. “I’m going to sign that to Jean Boyd (deputy AD). He can go to ...

Balance is important in life. It’s also important in the red zone.Through the first week of Arizona’s preseason training camp, red zone battles, whether it’s 7-on-7 or 11-on-11, have been an essential element to the competitiveness the UA coaching stuff under Jedd Fisch instills on the Wildcats.Some days the offense has the advantage, other days the defense walks away with an intrasquad victory. Sometimes ...

Arizona concluded another training camp practice on Monday at the Dick Tomey Practice Fields.Here are notable takeaways from Monday:* Arizona's revamped defense had a shuffled lineup on Monday. During the Wildcats' first team period, Arizona's defense had cornerback Ephesians Prysock, nickel back Martell Irby, free safety Genesis Smith, strong safety Dalton Johnson, cornerback Tacario Davis, linebackers ...

For the second straight year, Arizona wide receiver Jacob Cowing was named to the Biletnikoff Award watch list on Monday.The Biletnikoff Award is given to the top wide receiver in college football for the season.Ten receivers from the Pac-12, including Cowing, were mentioned as Biletnikoff Award favorites entering the season; Arizona sophomore wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan, a two-time Pac-12 Freshman ...

At the conclusion of Arizona’s practice on Sunday to wrap up the first week of preseason training camp, UA President Robert Robbins and men’s basketball head coach Tommy Lloyd spoke to the Wildcats — the latter donning a red AC/DC-style “BTFD” shirt (the “B” and “D” are for “Bear Down,” the “T” means “the”; we’ll let you figure out the rest).Among the talking points: Ball.“He said he’s proud of the ...

Merry Flipmas. Alabama football has flipped a commit who most recently was going to play for Georgia.Peyton Woodyard, a 2024 safety, announced Tuesday he will play for Nick Saban instead of Kirby Smart.The 247Sports Composite lists Woodyard as the No. 6 safety in the 2024 class and a four-star prospect. He's ranked No. 81 overall among 2024 players. He's a 6-foot-2, 188-pound safety from St. John Bosco ...

Tyler Booker believes his arrival in Tuscaloosa triggered something within Terrence Ferguson II, or ‘Ferg,’ as he’s called by his teammates.Last fall, Booker came in as a four-star, top-100 prospect on the offensive line and quickly worked into Alabama football’s rotation. Booker referred to himself as “proof” that if you’re talented and ready, you’ll see the field. The flip side of Booker’s ascent, ...

Most of UCLA football practice is hermetically sealed from the media, leaving reporters to search for the tiniest clues about what’s happening behind locked gates.On Saturday afternoon, that meant watching for the order of interviews involving the top four candidates to become the team’s next starting quarterback.Would the precocious Dante Moore, bidding to become the Bruins’ first true freshman to ...

When quarterback Quinn Ewers burst onto the scene as a star high school recruit, he became notorious for sporting a bleach blonde mullet.His popular hair style added to the mystique of the first quarterback since Vince Young to have a perfect rating. While obviously Ewers’ hair had nothing to do with his struggles in year one as the starter at Texas, he opted to ditch the party in the back and go ...