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SEPT. 10, 2023 UPDATED 11:39 AM PTUp 49-3 with his Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback not needed for the entire second half, Lincoln Riley rampaged up and down the USC sideline, red in the face. The Trojans’ punt return unit couldn’t get on the field properly, forcing Riley to burn a meaningless timeout in a game that was over the moment it began.A casual observer may have seen Riley’s reaction and ...

By Matt VautourLiam Coen, former UMass star quarterback and current Kentucky offensive coordinator was hospitalized on Sunday after a “medical episode” while working at the team’s facility following the team’s win over Eastern Kentucky Saturday.The Kentucky Athletic Department tweeted a statement:“On Sept. 10, 2023, at approximately 12:40 p.m., assistant football coach Liam Coen had a medical episode ...

SEPT. 10, 2023 11:45 AM PTChip Kelly said it himself. Now he needs to live up to his own words.“I think the way you keep your entire team happy is that you’re fair with everybody,” Kelly said in July at Pac-12 media day, “and then things are won on the field.”By any objective measure, freshman Dante Moore has won the right to be UCLA’s starting quarterback. After splitting time with Ethan Garbers and ...

SEPT. 11, 2023 2:30 PM PTA year later, “unavailable” was finally decoded.UCLA coach Chip Kelly said he did not hold out players against an overmatched Football Championship Series opponent last September because of load management but because of injuries.The topic came up because the No. 24 Bruins (2-0) are facing another FCS opponent Saturday when North Carolina Central (2-0) comes to the Rose Bowl. ...

Published Sep. 11, 2023, 4:33 p.m.By Evan DudleyUAB head coach Trent Dilfer addresses the media Monday as the Blazers return home to face Lousiana, Saturday, Sept. 16, at Protective Stadium in Birmingham. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT on ESPN+.See the full press conference video above.Here is what Dilfer had to say in his weekly press conference:-- Coming off a “very disappointing loss” to Georgia ...

Dirk Conner, then the head coach of Bowling Green High School, vividly remembers preparing for a game against Perrysburg and someone playing safety and wildcat quarterback caught his attention.“I was like, ‘Who’s this kid?’ And I went through the roster and saw 32, Connor Walendzak, a freshman,” said Conner, now in his third season at Perrysburg. “I was like, ‘I don’t think this is right. I think somebody’s ...

September 10, 2023 9:45 pm CTOn Saturday at 8:00 PM ET, the Wyoming Cowboys (2-0) will visit Quinn Ewers and the Texas Longhorns (2-0).Check out: US LBM Coaches Poll powered by USA Today sportsHow to watch Texas vs. Wyoming on TV or streamingWhen: Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 8:00 PM ETLocation: Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, TexasTV: LHNWatch College Football on Fubo!Longhorns ...

Following its benchmark win over Alabama Saturday, the Texas football team picked up a pair of honors from the Big 12 Conference.Sophomore quarterback Quinn Ewers was named the Big 12’s offensive player of the week while junior wide receiver Adonai Mitchell earned the newcomer of the week award, the league office announced on Monday. It marked the second career conference accolade for Ewers and first ...

Jabari Small didn’t shy away from saying it.This Tennessee football team isn’t the same as last season.Granted, the veteran UT running back didn’t mean it in a negative way. But it needed be said – for him, for his teammates, for fans, for media, for all of us – before the Florida game next Saturday.These 2023 Vols aren’t the same as the 2022 version, which reeled off the program’s best season in more ...

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 10:58 AMThe TCU Horned Frogs (1-1) open Big 12 play on Saturday against a new conference foe.The Houston Cougars were one of four teams to join the Big 12 this season along with UCF, Cincinnati and BYU. The Cougars, who have had various high points of success, have always wanted an invitation to the Big 12.Even though it took Texas and Oklahoma to leave for Houston to get a chance, ...