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When you make a mistake, it’s best to fix it as soon as possible. When it concerns family issues, get out front in a hurry.If you don’t, the snowball coming at you will grow until it smashes everything.I knew this summer it was time to step up. So this commentary is a confession, albeit 25 years late.Family is not the issue, unless you consider Razorback Nation to be family. I do.I’ve had the story ...

Playing his part and everything it entails on and off the field is something that doesn’t seem that big of a deal for Notre Dame quarterback Sam Hartman.He gets it. He gets that if he plays well, he’s a story. He gets that if he doesn’t play well, he’s a story. He gets that if Notre Dame wins, he’s a story. If Notre Dame loses, well, what happens next may still be a few weeks away.Hartman embraces ...

JACKSONVILLE — Jacksonville State says it wishes to be branded as Jax State moving forward, and maybe Saturday's football opponent, Texas-El Paso, should make a change, too. They should go with something besides UTEP.My friend Chris Roberts, a former journalism colleague and a Jax State alumnus, offered this suggestion: University of Texas at El Intercepted Passo.The intercepted pass came courtesy ...

JACKSONVILLE — Jacksonville State linebacker Quae Drake took the field on Burgess-Snow field for the first time Saturday night, but he didn’t waste any time introducing himself to the home crowd.He had a team-high 11 tackles in the 17-14 win over Texas-El Paso. He didn’t hold back in the postgame news conference either.“I think we proved that we belong here,” Drake said. “And I speak for defensively, ...

I doubt Georgia fans give a hoot about what Urban Meyer, of all people, thinks, but the former Florida coach spit truth when he spotlighted the Bulldogs’ weak schedule.“I just also think the NCAA should mandate scheduling,” Meyer said on his “Urban’s Take with Tim May” podcast, while noting the schedules of Georgia and Michigan.Meyer’s wrong about the NCAA needing to become schedule czar. The NCAA ...

16-20 minutes 8/26/2023ClemsonWhen The Associated Press released its preseason Top 25 poll in early August, coach Dabo Swinney and the Clemson football team were in an interesting spot.Coming off their seventh ACC championship in eight years and an Orange Bowl appearance, the Tigers debuted at No. 9 in the poll released Aug. 12. It continued a 12-year streak of being ranked in the Top 25 and an eight-year ...

By Matt Stahl |Alabama football’s quarterback battle isn’t settled yet. That’s been covered ad nauseam in Tuscaloosa.Before Nick Saban sends up a puff of white smoke, takes the cake out of the oven or whichever illustration you’d prefer for choosing between Jalen Milroe, Ty Simpson and Tyler Buchner, there’s other things to talk about. Namely, the other quarterbacks that the Crimson Tide will face ...

3-3 minutes 8/27/2023Vanderbilt football got a scare Saturday against Hawaii in its season-opening game at FirstBank Stadium. The defense struggled to prevent chunk plays, but the Commodores were able to escape Week 0 with a 35-28 victory under third-year coach Clark Lea.Vanderbilt won its season opener for the second straight season.The Commodores played a sloppy game after inclement weather delayed ...

3-3 minutes 8/27/2023Vanderbilt football survived a scare Saturday against Hawaii.The Commodores (1-0) played sloppy football and were outgained by the Rainbow Warriors (0-1) by nearly 100 yards at FirstBank Stadium, repeatedly getting burned deep in the secondary and struggling to get any pressure on the quarterback.But Vanderbilt made the big plays when it needed to and came away with its second ...

El Paso TimesJACKSONVILLE, Ala. — Season openers for evenly matched teams come down to who makes the fewest mistake.For the second consecutive season, that wasn't the Miners, who once again are in an early hole after a coulda-won-it 17-14 loss to Jacksonville State on Saturday.The Miners won the stats decisively, but had three turnovers while forcing zero, dropped two touchdown passes that were tough ...