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Auburn’s quarterback battle was something Hugh Freeze said he wanted to whittle down to two within the first 10 days of the program’s fall camp.But the program’s at the halfway point of that 10-day mark, and Freeze’s offensive coordinator said there’s been little in the way of a breakout passer.“I just want to see somebody take control and take a step forward,” Philip Montgomery said Monday. “Separate ...

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Another Arkansas State football specialist garnered national recognition Tuesday as A-State punter William Przystup got nominated to the Ray Guy Award watchlist, the Augusta Sports Council announced.The Ray Guy Award is given to the best punter in college football, as voted by the council.Przystup, a redshirt senior, booted 21 punts for 913 yards last season. His 43.5 yards ...

For all intents and purposes, the respect and admiration thrown in Jacob Bayer's direction by his teammates and coaches during Arkansas State University's annual media day last week was well-earned.The 6-3, 315-pound junior transfer was called a "leader" by ASU Coach Butch Jones, and offensive coordinator Keith Heckendorf labeled Bayer a "communicator."However, there is a description -- one that neither ...

There are immeasurable differences between playing football in the FCS Southland Conference and the SEC.Better facilities, a bigger attention to nutrition and crazier fans all welcomed Andrew Armstrong to the Arkansas football program. But the senior transfer from Texas A&M University-Commerce will never forget his first workouts inside Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium."When we work out in the ...

FAYETTEVILLE — The largely new wide receiving corps for the University of Arkansas has dubbed their group the “Slideouts.” The term refers to speed.Andrew Armstrong, Tyrone Broden and Isaiah Sategna from the group have all hit 22 mph in the tracking from their Catapult vests through summer testing, strength and conditioning Coach Ben Sowders said. The rest of the corps has logged times beyond the 21-mph ...

Arizona completed another training camp practice on Tuesday, 25 days from the season opener on Sept. 2 against Northern Arizona.Here are some takeaways from another sunny afternoon at Dick Tomey Practice Fields:* To begin practice, the Wildcats — split into two groups, offense and defense — practiced the "Haka" dance.* After leaving practice early with an undisclosed injury on Monday, redshirt freshman ...

August 8, 2023 - 6:00 amUpdated August 8, 2023 - 12:30 PMA major stumbling block to UNLV leaving the Mountain West for a reconstituted Pac-12 is the $34 million exit fee, UNLV athletic director Erick Harper said Monday.“That’s crippling to a lot of institutions that would have to pay it,” Harper said. “By all means, I don’t want to pay $34 million.”The conference bylaws state that schools leaving the ...

NorthJersey.comIt isn't exactly a mystery what Rutgers football's offense must do better this season than it did in 2022.Score more points.Simply put, the 17.4 points the Scarlet Knights averaged last season (or 11.7 against Big Ten opponents) was nowhere near good enough, and it's part of what led to an overhaul of the offensive coaching staff in the offseason, starting with coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca.Rutgers' ...

By Nathan Baird, cleveland.comCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Michigan defensive back Mike Sainristil vaguely remembers the two plays from The Game last season in which he matched up with Ohio State football’s Marvin Harrison Jr.One, a running play, didn’t feature much action. On the other, Harrison hauled in one of his seven receptions that totaled 120 yards and a touchdown.Sainristil made one of the loudest statements ...

Published Aug. 07, 2023, 4:14 p.m.By Andrew Kahn |In sports, there are teams that are fortunate enough to reload and others forced to rebuild from one year to the next. Michigan football, entering the 2023 season, is able to resume.The Wolverines bring back most of their starters from last season’s team, which won a school record 13 games and didn’t lose until the College Football Playoff. Head coach ...