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Former Florida QB Jalen Kitna breaks silence after being cleared of child porn charges ·

Gainesville Sun One month after being cleared on five felony pornography charges, former Florida football quarterback Jalen Kitna released a statement saying the counts filed against him were baseless."Out of respect to the legal process I have chosen to remain silent the last 8 months, knowing the accusations levied against me as a teenager were not accurate and would be proven to be not true," Kitna ...

CU notes: Deion Sanders focused on Buffs, not conference realignment ·

PUBLISHED August 4, 2023 at 5:23 p.m. | UPDATED: August 4, 2023 at 7:29 p.m.While the Colorado Buffaloes practiced on Friday morning, the Pac-12 was crumbling.One week after Colorado announced its plans to leave the Pac-12 in 2024 for the Big 12, a flurry of updates from around the country came fast on Friday morning. By the afternoon, it was officially announced that Oregon and Washington would leave ...

Pac-12 survival: What’s next after mass exodus to Big Ten, Big 12 ·

PUBLISHED August 4, 2023 at 1:05 p.m. | UPDATED: August 4, 2023 at 6:44 p.m.In the dead of summer, nuclear winter is coming for a handful of Pac-12 schools excluded from the vicious realignment game.USC, UCLA and Colorado have already given notice.Oregon and Washington are leaving for the Big Ten.Arizona, Arizona State and Utah are headed for the Big 12.The remaining quartet — Stanford, Cal, Washington ...

Idaho’s top high school recruit commitment on pay-for-view ·

AUGUST 04, 2023 2:49 PMCollege athletes aren’t the only ones benefiting from rules that allow players to monetize their name, image and likeness.The No. 1 high school recruit in Idaho plans to cash in on his commitment announcement.Burley wide receiver Gatlin Bair will announce his decision at 5 p.m. Saturday on a live stream hosted by preediction.com. Viewers can tune in and watch for free. A limit ...

Now, Utah and UCF will be new conference rivals, just like Maryland and Oregon. ·

Pokes notes: Defensive line dominated first week of Wyoming fall camp ·

LARAMIE – The defensive line walked the walk during the first week of fall camp.Wyoming is expected to have one of the best units in the Mountain West with nose tackle Cole Godbout, defensive tackle Jordan Bertagnole, and defensive ends DeVonne Harris and Braden Siders all returning.Through three practices the front four was dominating, according to head coach Craig Bohl."Probably not a surprise to ...

4 observations from Wisconsin football's third day of training camp ·

PLATTEVILLE — Some separation started to become noticeable Friday at the third day of University of Wisconsin football’s training camp.For two 11-on-11 periods of practice, the first and second units on offense and defense worked against each other on the south side of the field at Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium, while reserve units squared off on the north end. It allowed for younger players like ...

A walk-on turned starter at Cincinnati, Joe Huber now manning Badgers' offensive line ·

PLATTEVILLE – Joe Huber should fit in perfectly at Wisconsin.Huber, 6-foot-5 and 311 pounds, is built like a UW offensive lineman.Even better, Huber went from an unheralded walk-on to a starter to an all-conference performer at Cincinnati.UW fans love their walk-on stories and Huber’s is classic.After graduating from Jerome High School in Ohio in the spring of 2020, Huber had two options. He would ...

WVU football: Biggest defensive question is at will linebacker ·

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia coach Neal Brown and defensive coordinator Jordan Lesley are not shying away from the fact that there are question marks at the weak-side linebacker, or will, position as the Mountaineers get fall camp underway.Exree Loe, who mostly handled that role in recent years, is no longer in Morgantown, leaving competition for the starting role.“I think that’s the question mark,” ...

WVU football 2023 opponents — UCF: Knights made fast rise to Power 5 ranks ·

MORGANTOWN — UCF’s football program has seen a meteoric rise through the ranks since its first season in 1979. Now, the Knights are ready for Power Five action.UCF is one of the four newcomers to the Big 12 Conference in the 2023 season, and West Virginia will welcome the Knights to the league in Orlando, Florida, on Oct. 28 at FBC Mortgage Stadium — better known by many as “The Bounce House.”“For ...

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