Player Notes

Mississippi Clarion-LedgerSt. Martin experienced Ole Miss commitment Jeffery Rush's athleticism firsthand last season. The 6-foot-3, 250-pound Rush barreled for a 40-yard run on fourth-and-2 from the 50 to move Pascagoula football into the red zone against the Yellow Jackets.The four-star defensive lineman had eight carries for 85 yards and two touchdowns last season for the Panthers. Rush is reminiscent ...

8/9/2023The SMU Mustangs enter the 2023 season with high expectations in a new-look American Athletic Conference. A big reason for the optimism is a roster filled with returning talent and fortified by highly touted transfers.With that in mind, this series will evaluate the roster at each position. Up next: the tight ends.Tight endsNotable additions: Micah Hilts (Texas State transfer), Tripp Riordan ...

COLUMBIA — The hype is worth it.Ask anybody on staff about Nyck Harbor and the first word they’ll use in reply is “fast.” An athletic specimen with Olympic-sprinter speed, Harbor is working through the paces of South Carolina’s preseason, learning the intricacies of playing wide receiver at the SEC level.He’s getting pointers from one of the other freshman receivers beside him, one that didn’t have ...

8/9/2023Just when San Diego State got all its players on campus and cleared for summer basketball practice, it lost one.Incoming freshman Magoon Gwath had surgery to repair a fracture in his right ankle and is out two to three months, likely meaning the promising 6-foot-11¾ forward from Dallas will redshirt.Gwath played on the ankle for the first few weeks of summer workouts and showed flashes of his ...

The Oregonian/OregonLiveFormer Oregon State receiver John Dunmore has found a new home, as he’s transferring to Towson.Dunmore, a fifth-year junior, put his name into the transfer portal in June. Towson is an FCS school that went 6-5 last season.Dunmore, a former 4-star high school recruit, began his college career at Penn State in 2019. After playing one game in two seasons, Dunmore transferred to ...

The Oregonian/OregonLiveJacob Schuster, a defensive lineman from Minnesota, has transferred to Oregon State and is currently participating in practice.The 6-foot-1, 320-pound Schuster played high school football at Tumwater (Wash.) and played two years at Minnesota. Schuster decided to enter the transfer portal in late July.Oregon State coach Jonathan Smith said it’s uncertain whether Schuster will ...

The OklahomanSTILLWATER — Ollie Gordon’s eyes got wide as he prepared to answer the question he was asked following Oklahoma State’s football practice on Tuesday morning at the Sherman Smith Training Center.Gordon, one of the Cowboys’ top running backs, was asked how much quarterback Garret Rangel — who was Gordon’s roommate last spring — has developed physically since last fall.“He’s put on some weight,” ...

The OklahomanNORMAN — Players often described their football team as a family, but Dillon Gabriel has a different perspective.The redshirt senior is back for his second season as OU's starting quarterback. And after leading the Sooners to a 6-7 (3-6 Big 12) record last season, Gabriel feels far more comfortable this time around.Why is that it?"It's kind of like when you get a girlfriend," Gabriel said ...

cleveland.comCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith announced Wednesday he will retire effective June 30, 2024.Smith enters his 19th year at Ohio State and has been the Big Ten’s longest-tenured AD. The Cleveland native previously served as athletic director at Arizona State, Iowa State and Eastern Michigan.During his tenure at Ohio State, Smith became an influential voice both within ...

Our 2023 UNC football positional previews continue with the running back position, with a lot of uncertainty about who will get the bulk of the snaps.There’s a lot of unknown surrounding the UNC football running back group. The position last year got off to a rocky start when returner British Brooks suffered a season-ending injury before his season even began during fall practice. That trend continued ...