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Arizona and Arizona State, like most of the members of the Pac-12, have been caught up in athletic conference expansion speculation, which led to both schools, along with Utah, leaving for the Big 12 on Friday.Once upon a time, in the 1970s, the schools were courted by what was then the Pac-8. They were members of the Western Athletic Conference at the time, and the move would change the trajectory ...

Alabama football linebacker Deontae Lawson couldn't help but smile when discussing the subject of toughness.He was asked Friday in a news conference about what kind of toughness new defensive coordinator Kevin Steele is emphasizing; that's when Lawson grinned. And he kept smiling as he answered the question."The way he coaches, the way he goes about the little things, you can just tell it’s going to ...

Published Aug. 04, 2023, 1:59 p.m.By Nick AlvarezWhile a couple of key positions are in flux at the start of Alabama’s fall camp, one that didn’t undergo much turnover is the wide reciever room. Of the Crimson Tide’s top six leaders in receptions in 2022, three have returned (Jermaine Burton, Ja’Corey Brooks and Kobe Prentice).Though the continuity should help with new offensive coordinator Tommy Rees, ...

Chip Kelly has a solution for all the crazy cross-country travel, not to mention the century’s worth of rivalries and tradition torn asunder by ceaseless realignment in college football.Are you ready for a dose of common sense?One conference. Every team. Divisions are aligned by geography.“Do it like the NFL, where there’s NFC West, NFC North, NFC South where it’s the same thing and then we all get ...

PISCATAWAY – There’s no uncertainty anymore for Gavin Wimsatt, no questioning his role or his place on the depth chart.Wimsatt is Rutgers football’s starting quarterback.Coach Greg Schiano made that proclamation ahead of training camp, extinguishing any doubts and eliminating a quarterback competition in the weeks ahead of the Scarlet Knights’ opener against Northwestern.As Wimsatt begins his third ...

Andrew Gillis, cleveland.comStephen Means, cleveland.comNathan Baird, cleveland.comCOLUMBUS, Ohio — There’s been just one day of fall practice for the Buckeyes, but is there already a quarterback separating himself from the rest of the pack?The quarterback battle has come down to Kyle McCord and Devin Brown, as both will have big shoes to fill no matter what their role ends up being.But, for now, has ...

RaleighMJ Morris says he never considered entering the NCAA transfer portal and leaving N.C. State after last season.The Pack’s offensive coordinator, Tim Beck, left to be head coach at Coastal Carolina. Robert Anae replaced Beck, and Brennan Armstrong, Anae’s former quarterback at Virginia, soon followed him to N.C. State.Quarterback Devin Leary left, transferring to Kentucky. Quarterback Ben Finley ...

ATHENS — Georgia coach Kirby Smart still gets excited about the start of preseason camp. Admittedly, though, it’s not quite as exciting as it once was.When Smart played for the Bulldogs in the 1990s, players were on their own all summer. When they returned to campus in August, they were immediately subjected to speed-and-conditioning testing to see how well they were prepared for the coming grind.Nowadays, ...

West Bloomfield — Michigan running back Donovan Edwards has taken up chess, playing multiple times a day. He enjoys the strategizing and challenge of thinking ahead, each move calculated to reach the end goal, while trying to throw your opponent off-balance.Chess has layered meaning for Edwards.Michigan running back Donovan Edwards finished last season with 991 rushing yards and seven touchdowns and ...

LARAMIE – Yes, they did the research.The first step for Ayir Asante and Devin Boddie Jr. was finding Laramie on a map.Already aware of Buffalo Bills superstar Josh Allen’s humble beginnings at Wyoming, the duo also googled the Cowboys to learn more about Craig Bohl’s program and the Mountain West.The transfer wide receivers – looking for a step up in competition in the case of Asante, a standout for ...