Player Notes

By Greg Woodsgregw@spokesman.comPULLMAN – Washington State’s first depth chart is out.The usual suspects lined the list: Cameron Ward will start at quarterback, Nakia Watson at running back, Brennan Jackson and Ron Stone Jr. on the edges. Chau Smith-Wade and Cam Lampkin will start at cornerbacks, and Jaden Hicks will start at strong safety.Cooper Mathers won the starting tight end job over Billy Riviere ...

As the USS San Diego sailed across the Pacific Ocean in the summer of 2017, bound for the Middle East, a Marine helicopter pilot stood at the ship’s stern, measuring his steps and going through the motions of kicking field goals.The 684-foot long steel amphibious transport dock vessel, and its crew of 800, were bound for the Mediterranean Sea on a three-ship, force-in-readiness deployment.One of them, ...

Posted: Aug 28, 2023 / 08:07 PMUpdated: Aug 28, 2023 / 09:05 PMEL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – UTEP missed on a pair of plays in the final moments of its game against Jacksonville State on Saturday, which led to the Miners suffering a 17-14 loss in its 2023 season opener at Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium.Down 17-14, with 1:21 to go in the 4th quarter, UTEP was at JSU’s 24-yard and faced 3rd and 1. UTEP ...

One less offensive drive per game.That is what Utah State coach Blake Anderson expects to be the impact of recent NCAA rule changes designed to speed up play and shorten game times — per The Sporting News, the average college football game took three hours and 21 minutes in 2022.“Isn’t there a mandate everywhere in the country to score more points? I mean that is just kind of standing order, to score ...

A year ago, it was Ike Larsen.The then-redshirt freshman safety was the breakout star for Utah State in 2022.Despite starting only four games — he played in 11 — Larsen led the Aggies in both interceptions (four) and blocked kicks (three), while adding 33 tackles, two sacks, three tackles for loss and two pass breakups.“I think this year is a matter of me just become more of a linebacker, and understanding ...

Published Aug. 28, 2023, 6:15 a.m.By Matt Vautour |Even when Isaiah Rutherford returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown to give UMass a 17-point lead with 6 minutes, 40 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the longest-suffering Minuteman fans were still uneasy.They remember seemingly assured victories that landed in the loss column. They can vividly recall the missed kick at Vanderbilt. Or ...

PUBLISHED August 28, 2023 at 9:05 a.m. | UPDATED: August 28, 2023 at 1:30 p.m.LOS ANGELES — UCLA football coach Chip Kelly named quarterback Ethan Garbers as the starter for the season opener against Coastal Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 2 at the Rose Bowl.Garbers received the news on Sunday before practice that he had beat out true freshman Dante Moore and Kent State transfer Collin Schlee in a quarterback ...

August 28, 2023 at 3:16 p.m.After months of preparation and countless hours of practice, UCF football kicks off its game week leading into the season opener against Kent State on Thursday at FBC Mortgage Stadium (7 p.m., FS1).The excitement surrounding the Knights’ inaugural season in the Big 12 has been palpable, with school president Dr. Alexander Cartwright thanking the media for its coverage before ...

By Josh BoutwellThe Troy Trojans released the week one depth chart on Monday ahead of Saturday’s season opener against Stephen F. Austin.On the offense side, the starters are probably as expected for most Trojan fans with Gunnar Watson being named the starting quarterback, Kimani Vidal starting at running back and the trio of Marcus Rogers, Jabre Barber and Deshon Stoudemire starting at receiver. Clayton ...

Lubbock Avalanche-JournalTexas Tech football coach Joey McGuire on Sunday announced the game-week depth chart for the Red Raiders' season opener Saturday at Wyoming. McGuire made the reveal on the team's online media channel."There's been some really great battles," McGuire said. "We talked about getting on the plane (making the travel roster) to go to Wyoming. There's been some really good battles, ...