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LAS CRUCES – The New Mexico State football team has added two potential defensive starters from Detroit to join redshirt sophomore defensive back and Michigan native, Andre Seldon.Seldon's brother, Myles Rowser, transferred from Campbell University in May and Penn State transfer linebacker Jamari Buddin was part of Jerry Kill's second signing class in December. All three played high school football ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri quarterback Brady Cook had a choice last fall. When he tore part of the labrum in his right shoulder at Kansas State on the second weekend of the season, he could have opted for surgery that likely would have ended his season just as it was getting started.“It was definitely something I thought about,” he said recently. “It was a conversation.”With the injury occurring on the ...

The Gophers football program received 16 votes in the USA Today coaches poll this week and fell well short of its preseason top 25. But that wasn’t the ranking that turned heads at the U.Quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis was pegged 67th out of 69 projected starting QBs at the Power Five conference level going into the 2023 season, according to 247sports on Tuesday.Kaliakmanis’ statistics last year as a ...

When Chris Partridge left Michigan, it was a different place, still seeking a win over Ohio State and a spot among the nation's elite. He returned earlier this year after three seasons at Ole Miss and rejoined the staff while the program seeks to continue building off back-to-back wins over the Buckeyes and Big Ten championships in pursuit of a national championship.In that three-year gap, Partridge ...

Michigan’s string of players on preseason watch lists expanded Wednesday, when the list of early candidates for Doak Walker Award were unveiled.Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards were among the 75 players recognized for the Doak Walker Award, the second such preseason honor for Corum. He was a finalist for the Doak Walker Award last season, when he rushed for 1,463 yards and 18 touchdowns en route to ...

Topeka Capital-JournalLAWRENCE — There are plans for the Kansas football program that athletes who aren’t even a part of the team yet will one day benefit from.The stadium renovation that’s part of the Gateway Project is one of them. It’s probably the most high-profile change that’s coming the program’s way. It’s something that’s set to be so significant the collegiate athletics landscape may take ...

Des Moines RegisterAMES – Matt Campbell has experienced a lot during his first seven years guiding the Iowa State football program, but one thing the coach has not overseen is an honest-to-goodness quarterback competition in the fall.It appears that’s no longer the case.With returning starter Hunter Dekkers stepping away from the program amid a gambling-probe-related criminal complaint, Iowa State ...

8/9/2023HOUSTON – University of Houston junior Tony Mathis Jr. has been named a preseason candidate for the Doak Walker Award, presented annually to the nation's top running back, announced Wednesday.Ten semifinalists will be named in November, and three finalists, as voted on by the Doak Walker Award National Selection Committee, will be announced in November. The committee will cast a second vote ...

8/9/2023LOS ANGELES – Bear Alexander could’ve been an integral part of Georgia’s defensive line as the team attempts a national championship threepeat.He could’ve been next behind Jordan Davis, Devonte Wyatt, Jalen Carter and others who’ve immortalized their names in red and black lore.He could’ve joined his peers of Georgia’s 2022 recruiting class, like pass rusher Mykel Williams, linebacker Jalon ...

Athens Banner-Herald23 hours agoFive Georgia football assistant coaches received contract extensions this offseason, according to information obtained by the Athens Banner-Herald Tuesday in an open records request.The extensions came along with increases in total compensation previously reported.It came after the Bulldogs won a second straight national championship in January.Will UGA get pushed in ...