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Des Moines RegisterAMES – Breece Hall sat in front of a computer screen somewhere deep inside Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium and delivered a line that became a motto for Iowa State football.“It’s five-star culture,” the future NFL running back said in November 2020, “versus five-star players.”Hall’s words came over Zoom amid the COVID-19 pandemic after beating mighty Texas near the end of ...

Aug 4, 2023Training camp continued Friday for Illinois football. Defensive coordinator (and new dad) Aaron Henry and three of hisplayers were up on the media availability list. Here’s some of what they had to say, from Illinois beat writer Scott Richey:Fluid depth chartUnless Illinois third-year coach Bret Bielema has changed his mind, the Illini won’t publicly release a depth chart at any point during ...

All eyes are on Georgia Tech’s quarterback competition this month. Four days into the team’s preseason practice, Chris Weinke likes what he’s seen from his pupils.“I’ve had the opportunity to coach a lot of quarterbacks over the years, and I always look for makeup first. This summer, this is about as excited as I’ve been approaching a fall training camp,” Weinke said Friday after Tech’s fourth practice ...

Athens Banner-HeraldGeorgia football opened preseason practice Thursday on a day where rain fell in Athens, but the Bulldogs began with a break in the precipitation.It was a rare morning practice under Kirby Smart due to summer exam conflicts for some players.It offered another evaluation of how ready the players are for the weeks of practices ahead.“Don’t tell me you’re in shape,” Smart said on his ...

AUGUST 05, 2023 6:00 AMDURHAMAdam Cushing is not a defendant in the latest lawsuit filed by a former Northwestern athlete claiming he was hazed, but Duke head coach Mike Elko came to his current aide’s defense just the same Friday night.After the Blue Devils held their first practice of the new season, Elko stood by Cushing, the former Northwestern assistant coach who is in his second season on Duke’s ...

August 4, 2023 at 2:12 p.m.FORT COLLINS — Oh, sure, Tory Horton got calls from other places. Big places. Deep-pocket places. You don’t think tampering is a thing in this certifiably insane college football world of the present?Yet when a reporter asked CSU’s star wideout on the first day of Rams preseason camp Friday morning why he stayed put, the senior walked the convo back to three words: Coach ...

Fort Collins ColoradoanThe size and numbers stood out immediately at the start of Colorado State's first official practice of the 2023 football season.The Rams ended the 2022 season with just 52 scholarship players available for games. Practices were made up of a bare-bones squad.Spring is always shorthanded, with many newcomers not on campus yet and graduated players gone.The field felt completely ...

PUBLISHED August 4, 2023 at 6:01 p.m. | UPDATED: August 4, 2023 at 10:23 p.m.As harsh changes in the economic climate wreak havoc on the college football landscape, Neon Deion Sanders burns hotter than the sun, chuckling as the Pac-12 Conference crumbles into the ocean.These are crazy times to be alive in the college football world.And the new CU coach was born to thrive in the madness.“What craziness ...

PUBLISHED August 4, 2023 at 4:20 p.m. | UPDATED: August 4, 2023 at 6:13 p.m.Deion Sanders apparently isn’t bilingual, but the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes makes it very clear in English what he expects out of his team this year.“To win. To win. To win, develop, get these guys to the next level, and have them to be men, not boys,” Sanders said Friday in addressing the media for the first time ...

August 5, 2023 at 11:19 a.m.There is no question that a healthy Shedeur Sanders will be the starting quarterback for the Colorado Buffaloes.Getting others ready and finding a top backup is a priority for the Buffs this month, however.Sanders was a star for two seasons at Jackson State before transferring to CU last winter, but behind him, the Buffs have almost no college experience.The only scholarship ...