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Published 9:41 am Friday, August 4, 2023Already this preseason, a trio of Troy Trojans have been named to national watch lists.This week, Troy senior tight end Clayton Ollendieck was selected to the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List. The Wuerffel Trophy is college football’s top award for community service, named in honor of 1996 Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel. The award honor student-athletes who are ...

Published 12:30 pm Friday, August 4, 2023The Troy Trojans put on shells – helmets and shoulder pads – for the first time during fall camp on Friday, which meant the pads were popping for the first time, as well.Troy coach Jon Sumrall liked the give and take he saw from his team on Friday.“I thought at the start, the defense got the better end of the team period of practice and I thought the offense ...

Published 1:09 pm Friday, August 4, 2023Troy University Sports Hall of Famer – and Super Bowl winning kicker – Lawrence Tynes was in town on Friday and made sure to stop by Troy Football practice and deliver a message to the 2023 Trojans.Tynes played college football at Troy – starting out as a walk-on kicker – and ended his Trojan career ranked third all-time in field goals made (44) and second all-time ...

Rattlers battle Rockets in heated showdownThe Countdown to Kickoff Series is back following the San Marcos Rattlers slithering their way through the 2023 season.This week will take a look at the Rattlers showdown with the Converse Judson Rockets, which will end a three-game road trip for San Marcos.In last year’s meeting, the Rockets scored 21 unanswered points, capitalizing on two San Marcos turnovers, ...

Wide receiver Jalen Preston is no longer with the Aggie football team, opting to spend the season working out with a private trainer in preparation for the 2024 NFL Draft, he confirmed with The Eagle via social media message.Preston, who would have been in his sixth season at A&M, was not listed on the 2023 roster released by the A&M athletics department Wednesday and his absence was confirmed by a ...

Danny DavisThomas JonesAustin American-StatesmanJust like Wednesday's opening practice of Texas' fall camp, we were given a media window today from the Longhorns' second day of practices.Our staff observations:Beat the heat, then beat Rice?Contrary to sweatshirts and pants worn by some of the UT coaches at the Denius Fields and the fact that Thursday marked the second day of "fall camp," it was not ...

Austin American-StatesmanTexas junior Ja'Tavion Sanders was a semifinalist for the John Mackey Award last year, which goes to the best tight end in college football. In 2023, he'll be going for the win, as The Friends of John Mackey announced on Friday that he was named to the preseason watchlist for the second straight year.A Denton, TX product, Sanders signed with Texas as a five-star ATH with questions ...

Knoxville News SentinelThe Tennessee Volunteers signed a coveted recruit from Africa. Then they taught him the basics of football.During freshman tight end Emmanuel Okoye’s first week on campus this summer, coaches drew 11 X's and 11 O's on a dry-erase board to symbolize players on a football field.It was an elementary start. But UT coaches are excited about his potential years from now.“It was very ...

3-4 minutes 8/4/2023Replacing NFL talent is always difficult especially a player like Dee Winters.Winters played a crucial role in TCU’s defense last season with his ability to get after the passer and his speed in pursuing the ball sideline-to-sideline.Now he’s in the NFL, leaving the Horned Frogs with the task of finding someone to slide into his spot. That’s where Namdi Obiazor comes in.A converted ...

Published Aug. 04, 2023, 2:19 p.m.By Creg Stephenson |Temperatures in the mid-90s have been commonplace in the Mobile area this summer, but Friday was an especially hot day on the South Alabama football practice fields.The Jaguars opened preseason camp outdoors in shorts and helmets Friday morning, with temperatures in the high 90s overall and upwards of 100 on the artificial turf at the Yance Practice ...