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AUGUST 05, 2023 6:00 AMWhen it comes to Carolina football’s offense, there’s plenty of talk about quarterback Drake Maye.What can he do in his (likely) final year of college? How much smoother will fall camp be now that he’s not fighting for a starting spot? How will new offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey change the playbook to accommodate the Heisman Trophy hopeful?The overarching change, of course, ...

Nebraska's Ben Scott was one of 40 centers named to the Rimington Trophy watch list on Friday.The Rimington Trophy, presented annually to the top center in college football, was named after former Husker Dave Rimington.Scott transferred this offseason from Arizona State, where he spent four seasons and started 28 games.He is the second Husker to nab a spot on a national award watch list. Punter Brian ...

Gabe Ervin looked down at himself and raised his eyebrows. Come to think of it, the offseason went pretty well.Like a running back too focused on his blockers to keep track of his rushing total, so have the last eight months been for the Nebraska third-year player. His daily tick-tock routine — lift, eat, lift, eat — suddenly brought him to August reshaped and refreshed.The weight is up, from 212 pounds ...

The Big Ten Network got an all-access look inside a Nebraska football practice on Friday — and its analysts liked what they saw. Here are three takeaways from BTN's fall camp visit to Lincoln:Sims impresses: With over 20-plus years of college coaching experience under his belt, BTN analyst Gerry DiNardo knows a good quarterback when he sees one — and Nebraska’s Jeff Sims fits the mold. While DiNardo ...

Published Aug 05, 2023 at 5:30 amEither Tai Lavatai or Xavier Arline has started at quarterback for all 24 Navy football games the past two seasons.Now those two seniors find themselves fighting to regain their former positions on the depth chart.Lavatai missed all of spring camp while recovering from a knee injury, while Arline had limited participation because he was playing lacrosse and battling ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. — There was a time in Mizzou football’s not-so-distant past when the center position produced a steady line of succession of three- and four-year starters that anchored offensive lines from the late 1990s to MU’s early years in the Southeastern Conference.One of the more remarkable but overlooked stats in the program’s past few decades underscores the stability the Tigers once had in ...

If you’ve got it, flaunt it.Mizzou football defensive coordinator Blake Baker has no shortage of experience returning for the 2023 season, and the early portions of training camp suggest the Tigers are going to use it.Here’s a glimpse at Missouri’s potential depth chart for their season opener against South Dakota on Aug. 31 at Memorial Stadium:Defensive endLeftDarius RobinsonJoe MooreRightJohnny Walker ...

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State football’s opening day of fall camp ended just in time on Friday before a classic Mississippi summer thunderstorm rolled into town.Good thing, too, because first-year head coach Zach Arnett said his team needs every second of available practice time ahead of its 2023 season opener, at home against Southeastern Louisiana on Sept. 2, to get better.“You think you made a ...

OXFORD — Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin made yet another late transfer addition on Friday evening, when Oregon State running back Jam Griffin announced his intent to play for the Rebels.According to a report from The Oregonian, Griffin is a graduate transfer and as a result will be immediately eligible despite entering the transfer portal after the April 30 deadline.Griffin spent one season with ...

EAST LANSING — It isn’t just the departures of Payton Thorne, Keon Coleman and Jayden Reed that will impact Michigan State football’s passing offense this fall.Yes, Thorne delivered historic numbers over the past two seasons at quarterback. Yes, Coleman and Reed showed game-breaking ability and a knack for clutch catches.But while Coleman (now at Florida State) and Reed (now in the NFL) formed the ...