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Published Aug. 26, 2023, 1:33 p.m.3-3 minutes 8/26/2023Ryan Zuke |Michigan has struck out with another top target in the 2024 recruiting class.Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna Prep four-star safety Zaquan Patterson made his college decision Saturday afternoon, committing to Miami over other finalists: Michigan, Florida State, Auburn and Ohio State.The No. 77 overall prospect and No. 3 safety nationally, ...

Aug 27, 2023It’s almost here! Liberty will finally kickoff the 2023 football season THIS Saturday, Sept. 2 at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia against Bowling Green. The Flames have a lot to look forward to this season including the first year under head coach Jamey Chadwell as well as the first season competing in Conference USA.Here’s a look at our projected depth chart for the Flames’ opener ...

14-17 minutes 8/27/2023The Kentucky football team that takes the field for its 2023 season opener against Ball State will look little like the one that ended the 2022 season with a shutout loss to Iowa in the Music City Bowl.Liam Coen is back as offensive coordinator after a one-year stint as the coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams. Kentucky added 14 transfers from Division I programs in an effort ...

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks made sure their first game at the FBS level was a memorable one, after they survived a nail-biter against Conference USA foe UTEP, 17-14.It would not be a Jax State game if it did not leave the fans on the edge of their seats for the majority of the game, and that is exactly what happened to the thousands of people who packed Burgess-Snow Field Saturday night.“I really ...

13-17 minutes 8/27/2023There’s a special relationship between a quarterback and a center.There’s an even greater trust between a quarterback and his blindside protector at left tackle.At one point this offseason, Donovan Smith had neither.Almost two months had gone by since Smith transferred to Houston from Texas Tech, and Jack Freeman had yet to say a word.“In all honesty, I didn’t really know how ...

Jackson MooreIn news first broken exclusively to BarkBoard VIP subscribers on Thursday, Fresno State has named its starting quarterback for the 2023 season. UCF transfer Mikey Keene has won the job and will lead the offense in the Bulldogs' opener at Purdue on Sept. 2.The Bulldogs spent most of fall camp with newcomer Keene and 2022 back-up Logan Fife splitting the first-team quarterback reps. As Fresno ...

Loading your audio articleWho knew 100 years ago that late, great American industrialist Henry Ford was actually foreshadowing the mindset of both the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big 12?You see, it was Ford who once profoundly said, “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t — you’re right.”In other words, your success (or your failure) is determined by your own self-esteem and your state ...

STORRS — Joseph Fagnano won the UConn football team's starting quarterback job. Ta'Quan Roberson and Zion Turner didn't lose it.Coach Jim Mora made that clear Sunday as the Huskies continued preparations for Thursday's opener against North Carolina State at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field."We keep track of everything," Mora said. "Sometimes the way it looks in practice to the naked eye ...

FORT COLLINS — Mo Kamara doesn’t just know how to read a quarterback’s eyes. Unlike some conference commissioners these days, the star of CSU’s defensive line can actually read a map.“The Pac-12 just makes sense (for us),” the Rams’ senior pass-rusher said of his preferred realignment destination for CSU.“It makes sense. And I think we match up against them. They’re not that much better. They’re regional, ...

FAYETTEVILLE — University of Arkansas Coach Sam Pittman related an interesting story during his first Sam Pittman Live radio appearance of the season with Chuck Barrett on Wednesday.Pittman said he and the staff decided they would take the option of going on offense first in the third overtime against Kansas in the Liberty Bowl with the score tied 53-53. At that point, the teams were forced to exchange ...