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Published August 5, 2023, 1:33PMWhen a program not named Georgia or Alabama loses six or more key players to the NFL draft, usually there’s a void of leadership that forces younger players to step into roles before they’re ready.After the first week of Pitt’s training camp, it doesn’t look like that’ll be a problem for Pat Narduzzi’s Panthers.The Panthers saw six of their players selected in the draft, ...

By Joe FreemanAs more than a century of Pac-12 Conference history cratered toward extinction Friday, the Oregon State Beavers doggedly pressed forward with fall camp, insisting they were singularly focused on a season of enormous expectations.And in Corvallis, that means the focus remained fixed on the Beavers’ intriguing battle at quarterback, where incumbent Ben Gulbranson, star transfer DJ Uiagalelei ...

As the Oregon State football team opened training camp Thursday there was a great divide between the program’s on-field and off-field prospects.On the field, the Beavers are coming off a 10-3 season and a bowl victory under sixth-year head coach Jonathan Smith.The team is anchored by a talented and experienced offensive line and has upgraded its talent level at quarterback with the addition of transfer ...

The news that Oregon and Washington will leave the Pac-12 Conference for the Big Ten in 2024 broke just before the Oregon State football team started practice Friday morning.That is in addition to the expectation that Arizona will soon accept in invitation from the Big 12 Conference and may be joined by Arizona State and Utah.Immediately after practice head coach Jonathan Smith took the opportunity ...

The last season of the Pac-12 Conference is gearing up to be the year of the quarterback.Besides Oregon’s Bo Nix, Southern California has reigning Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams, Washington has Michael Penix Jr., who was second in the NCAA last season with 4,641 passing yards, with quality starters returning at Arizona (Jayden de Laura), Utah (Cameron Rising) and Washington State (Cameron Ward), ...

NORMAN — OU had numerous playmakers on offense last season.Running back Eric Gray racked up 1,366 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns. Wide receiver Marvin Mims erupted for 1,083 receiving yards and six touchdowns. Tight end Brayden Willis posted career-highs of 514 receiving yards and seven touchdowns.But all three players are now in the NFL. And as OU began fall camp on Thursday, head coach Brent Venables ...

ATHENS — “It’s a good day when we don’t get mentioned at all.”Kurt Danneker isn’t the first lineman to utter that line, and he for sure won’t be the last, but it doesn’t make it any less true.Everybody who spends an ounce of attention to football understands that lineman, offensive more often, receive little-to-no credit outside of the locker room. The headlines and media attention, understandably ...

SOUTH BEND — Does Notre Dame football have its own version of Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow on the way in 2024?Four-star quarterback commit CJ Carr certainly hopes so as he enters his senior year of high school in Saline, Mich. Listed at 6-foot-2 ½ and 195 pounds, Carr has a similar build and playing profile as Burrow.“Joe Burrow actually is someone who I really watch intently and ...

North Texas continued to work through its first week of fall practice on Friday in preparation for its season opener against Cal on Sept. 2. Here are a few notes from today’s observation deck.-- UNT coach Eric Morris has vowed to throw the ball more this season. He’s going to need a host of wide receivers to follow though and has one on the comeback trail in Detraveon Brown.The sophomore is back on ...

UPDATED AUGUST 04, 2023 4:29 PMN.C. State’s Davin Vann was talking about playing defensive end in the Wolfpack’s 3-3-5 scheme, about being constantly double-teamed and taking a physical pounding while trying to make plays.“You’re not getting the one-on-one’s that every D lineman dreams of,” Vann said this past week. “It is a very hard defense to play in as a D lineman. But I always tell my guys in ...