Player Notes

Changing positions is nothing new for Coen King.The sixth-year senior defensive back has manned every spot in the Virginia secondary at various times over past three seasons, but last fall settled in at free safety only to be bounced to cornerback out of necessity ahead of the spring.King said as the Cavaliers were wrapping up their winter workouts, defensive backs coach Curome Cox told him that the ...

Changing positions is nothing new for Coen King.The sixth-year senior defensive back has manned every spot in the Virginia secondary at various times over past three seasons, but last fall settled in at free safety only to be bounced to cornerback out of necessity ahead of the spring.King said as the Cavaliers were wrapping up their winter workouts, defensive backs coach Curome Cox told him that the ...

A semifinalist for the award last season, Harris is one of 35 signal callers — including one of four from the American Athletic Conference — on this year's list.Harris, who also was tabbed for the Maxwell Award Watch List for the second straight season last week, owns more than 30 school records and a 31-11 record as the starting QB as he enters his final campaign with the Roadrunners. The 2022 Conference ...

Aug. 7, 2023Updated: Aug. 7, 2023 3:47 p.m.When the ball is snapped, UTSA tight end Oscar Cardenas isn’t thinking about highlight reels or program-altering plays.Still, he understands that moments he’s sparked the past two years hold a special place in Roadrunners history. Cardenas pulled up the clips to show an unfamiliar friend just this week.Against North Texas in last season's fifth game, he converted ...

El Paso TimesThis isn't the most exciting thing to point out in August, but UTEP's best shot at a first-team All-Conference USA selection this year might be its punter.As Joshua Sloan enters his fourth year since arriving from the punter factory in Melbourne, Australia, he has become a big-time weapon, a happy El Pasoan and as much as any player at his position can be, a legitimate star. He's the top ...

Aug. 8, 2023, 2:39 a.m.Updated: 4:52 p.m.The University of Utah has a spot in the top-15 of the first coaches poll of 2024.The Utes start the season ranked 14th in the poll ahead of their Aug. 31 season-opener against Florida.The Pac-12′s demise off the field is especially ironic because of the conference’s apparent strength on the field heading into this season. The conference finished last season ...

PUBLISHED August 7, 2023 at 10:02 p.m. | UPDATED: August 7, 2023 at 11:27 p.m.Just three days after Oregon’s bombshell announcement that it would be leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten, a major recruiting domino has already fallen against the USC football program.Reports broke on Monday night that Gardena Serra High cornerback Dakoda Fields, a prized local recruit who had given a non-binding verbal ...

STAFF WRITERAUG. 8, 2023 12:13 PM PTIt’s going to be a reunion of sorts when UCLA and USC join the Big Ten in 2024. Oregon and Washington are now coming along as part of a superconference that might need some rebranding to reflect its growing size.“I’m fired up for the Big Eighteen,” UCLA coach Chip Kelly cracked Tuesday.Kelly coached at Oregon several years before he arrived in Westwood, meaning he ...

Orlando SentinelPUBLISHED August 7, 2023 at 9:32 p.m. | UPDATED: August 8, 2023 at 1:13 a.m.UCF continues to build on one of its best recruiting classes in program history with the verbal commitment of Texas running back Frankie Arthur.Arthur, from Oak Ridge (Texas) High, is the 15th player to pledge to the Knights’ 2024 class.All verbal commitments are non-binding but can become official during the ...

The UAB football team opened fall camp Monday in Birmingham and is now a full week into preseason practice while continuing to battle high temperatures, oppressive humidity and seasonal thunderstorms.The Blazers are 24 days away from opening the 2023 season against North Carolina A&T at Protective Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT on ESPN+.Here are some observations from the first week of ...