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At this time last year, nobody in their right mind would have chosen the TCU Horned Frogs as one of two teams to reach the national championship game in their first season under head coach Sonny Dykes. But they did just that, going undefeated in the regular season and appearing in a national championship game for the first time in program history.Horned Frogs’ quarterback Chandler Morris recently spoke ...

There have been conflicting reports on the Big 12's interest in adding the Stanford Cardinal and California Bears.Brett McMurphy of The Action Network initially tweeted:"Despite various reports to the contrary, Big 12 has not had conversations w/any of the Pac-4 schools & has no intention in engaging w/those schools, multiple Big 12 sources told @ActionNetworkHQ."Greg Swaim responded with a quote tweet, ...

The Atlantic Coast Conference has been trying to add three teams, with reports suggesting that SMU, Stanford and Cal could be part of the expansion. However, if the conference is unable to get the three schools to join, there could be another conference that takes the remaining Pac-12 teams.College football insider Greg Swaim reckons there's the possibility that the Big 12 Conference could swoop in ...

7-8 minutes 8/27/2023LOS ANGELES — Chevan Cordeiro will have a new No. 1 receiver this season with Elijah Cooks gone to the NFL. But in a twist Saturday night in San Jose State’s season-opening loss at No. 6 USC, his primary target was a guy who was challenging him for the Spartans’ quarterback job a year ago.Cordeiro and Nick Nash connected six times for 89 yards and three touchdowns in the Spartans’ ...

6-7 minutes 8/27/2023For years, the stadium PA system in Mission Valley blared the song “Celebration” after victories and “The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow” after losses.That was baseball.This was football, but the sentiment is the same.“We wanted to have a celebration,” SDSU coach Brady Hoke said.And so they did.Here are three thoughts on SDSU’s 20-13 season-opening win over Ohio on Saturday night at ...

10-13 minutes 8/27/2023Football season has officially arrived.Rutgers broke training camp on Saturday and entered into game-prep mode, with its season opener against Northwestern at SHI Stadium coming in seven days. The Scarlet Knights have spent the past eight months preparing themselves for the Sept. 3rd battle, establishing the pecking order of their roster in preparation for a crucial 2023 season ...

3-4 minutes 8/27/2023When Pat Bostick first arrived at Pitt, his job was scoring touchdowns — either by throwing them as a highly recruited, four-star quarterback or by leading the Panthers offense.Today, Bostick’s job is scoring points with donors: building lasting relationships with deep-pocketed alumni and supporters who part with their assets in an effort to prop up Panthers athletics.He plays ...

PennliveCom3-4 minutes 8/27/2023This time last year, Abdul Carter was a relative unknown.Everyone at La Salle College High School outside Philly knew what kind of prospect he was. There was buzz around the freshman linebacker inheriting the No. 11 jersey. But few could predict the kind of season Carter would go on to have.Now, Carter isn’t a secret. He’s one of the best players in the country. And ...

8-9 minutes 8/27/2023Oregon State opens the 2023 football season as a bona fide contender for the Pac-12 championship. The Beavers, No. 18 in both preseason polls, have the roster and schedule to make it happen. But only if they accomplish these 10 things along the way:1. Sweep SeptemberBecause it’s a relative newcomer to title chases and the CFP discussion, Oregon State has less margin for error. ...

The OklahomanNORMAN — There’ll be time for reminiscence.Time for looking back on past accomplishments and appreciating OU’s success in the Big 12.But as the Sooners close in on the beginning of their final season in the conference they’ve dominated for much of the league’s nearly three-decade history, OU’s focus is on what lies immediately ahead of them.“I’m a ‘be here now’ kind of guy,” Sooners coach ...