Player Notes

The Green Bay Packers gave new QB1 Jordan Love the chance to captain the first-team offense for a pair of drives during the team’s preseason opener against the Cincinnati Bengals on Friday night.Yes, it’s preseason, but overall Love made a solid impression, leading a scoring drive before heading to the bench for the night.Love, who’s finally getting his chance in Green Bay after the team traded four-time ...

It is official, Graham Mertz will be the University of Florida’s starting quarterback when the Utah Utes host the Gators to open the 2023 college football season.Florida made the news official Friday, according to multiple reports, with Florida head coach Billy Napier telling media, “We’ve seen enough. I think the big thing is we want to go through a process with our players and team before we announce ...

Once University of Utah graduate transfer Paul Maile gets more settled in at BYU and earns a starting spot on the Cougars’ offensive line, he says he and his teammates have to come up with a name for their group.No, it won’t be the O-Block — that’s the name that Utah’s offensive line gave itself when Maile was there, and it should remain there, the sixth-year super senior said last week.“I just needed ...

“Sack Lake City” has been on the decline as of late for Utah football.After totaling 40 sacks in 2017, 32 in 2018 and 26 in 2019, Utah saw a dip to 13 sacks in 2021 and 15 sacks last season.Though the sack slowdown didn’t get in the way of the Utes winning back-to-back Pac-12 titles, Utah is looking to get more pressure on the quarterback this season as the Utes try for a Pac-12 three-peat.“I feel ...

Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023UNLV’s Tiger Shanks already has one of the undisputed coolest names in all of college football.His name ranks up there with wide receiver Decoldest Crawford of Louisiana Tech and defensive back Kool-Aid McKinstry of Alabama, who like Shanks are regular members of the lists of catchiest names in college football by Athlon Sports and other outlets.Now Shanks, a junior offensive ...

Staff WriterPublished 8/11/2023 7:03:36 PMAs the UMass football team gets closer to its first game against New Mexico State on Aug. 26, the team is looking sharper in practice.It is still practice, after all, and it’s hard to know how the Minutemen will shape up against any of their opponents. But so far, the coaching staff seems pleased with where everybody is at two weeks into the season, including ...

by David PaschallThe energy source on a football roster often can be a dynamic quarterback, a punishing running back, a speedy receiver or a menacing linebacker.A right guard?It's an unlikely position from which to provide an emotional punch, but Tennessee senior Javontez Spraggins appears to be doing just that. The constantly amped up 6-foot-3, 325-pounder from East St. Louis, Illinois, has started ...

AUGUST 12, 2023 12:51 PMThe TCU Horned Frogs are approaching the midway point of training camp after wrapping up practice No. 9 on Saturday.The biggest news from practice was the arrival of transfer receiver Dylan Wright. The former Minnesota receiver was finally cleared academically Friday and able to take the practice field.Wright was a top-100 recruit in the Class of 2019 out of Mesquite. He signed ...

A movement that has been relatively forgotten around the country but was a major storyline back in 2013 was the "Nerd Nation" movement Stanford players created.Shane Skov, Tyler Gaffney and A.J. Tarpley donned the black bulky glasses with tape on the bridge after a victory over Oregon. When asked if they were referencing a movie, the players explained that they were more so embracing what it meant ...

AUG. 12, 2023 3:34 PMSez Me …What’s going to happen to San Diego State athletics is a revolving enigma, a whirling mystery Vitamixed into a filthy, slimy frappe, inside a maelstrom, placed on a lazy Susan for everyone to enjoy at a vortex table.Dizzying.Will the spinning wheel stop on big money or the joker?The Aztecs are involved in a wild, greedy game of musical chairs and they can’t find a seat. ...