Player Notes

Luke Fickell twice went against his gut this offseason when filling out his coaching staff.Obviously, the University of Wisconsin football coach trusted and believed the men he hired would benefit his players and be valuable recruiters. But two of his choices fell into a class of coaches he’s less keen on hiring as assistants: former head coaches.“I just think sometimes we get out of touch with some ...

MORGANTOWN -- West Virginia passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach Sean Reagan didn’t hesitate when asked Friday about the most important thing he would look for from his position group when the Mountaineers held their first scrimmage of fall camp Saturday evening.“Decision-making -- 100% decision-making,” Reagan said. “I’ll tell them I am looking for 90% grade or higher on all their decision-making. ...

BLACKSBURG — Kyron Drones was tired of the chirping coming from the defensive players once a play was stopped. The Virginia Tech quarterback, sporting an orange jersey, is simply touched to stop the play. It didn’t take long for the defense to let him know he was contained.Drones began chirping back. He responded that the defenders wouldn’t have brought him down on the particular play. Drones also ...

Clint Sintim admits the weeks leading into last December’s early signing period were not easy.“It was stressful times, for sure,” the Virginia linebackers coach said.The Cavaliers were in a fight to fend off every late-arriving suitor for Essex linebacker Kam Robinson, who’d been verbally committed to the Hoos since the previous summer, but gained aggressive interest from Florida State and South Carolina ...

Posted: 8/11/2023 11:00:00 AMNEW HAVEN, Conn. — UTSA senior quarterback Frank Harris has been selected for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award preseason list of players to watch, the Walter Camp Football Foundation announced Friday.Harris is one of 45 players, including one of two from the American Athletic Conference along with Tulane's Michael Pratt, on this year's list for the nation's fourth-oldest ...

The Green Bay Packers gave new QB1 Jordan Love the chance to captain the first-team offense for a pair of drives during the team’s preseason opener against the Cincinnati Bengals on Friday night.Yes, it’s preseason, but overall Love made a solid impression, leading a scoring drive before heading to the bench for the night.Love, who’s finally getting his chance in Green Bay after the team traded four-time ...

It is official, Graham Mertz will be the University of Florida’s starting quarterback when the Utah Utes host the Gators to open the 2023 college football season.Florida made the news official Friday, according to multiple reports, with Florida head coach Billy Napier telling media, “We’ve seen enough. I think the big thing is we want to go through a process with our players and team before we announce ...

Once University of Utah graduate transfer Paul Maile gets more settled in at BYU and earns a starting spot on the Cougars’ offensive line, he says he and his teammates have to come up with a name for their group.No, it won’t be the O-Block — that’s the name that Utah’s offensive line gave itself when Maile was there, and it should remain there, the sixth-year super senior said last week.“I just needed ...

“Sack Lake City” has been on the decline as of late for Utah football.After totaling 40 sacks in 2017, 32 in 2018 and 26 in 2019, Utah saw a dip to 13 sacks in 2021 and 15 sacks last season.Though the sack slowdown didn’t get in the way of the Utes winning back-to-back Pac-12 titles, Utah is looking to get more pressure on the quarterback this season as the Utes try for a Pac-12 three-peat.“I feel ...

Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023UNLV’s Tiger Shanks already has one of the undisputed coolest names in all of college football.His name ranks up there with wide receiver Decoldest Crawford of Louisiana Tech and defensive back Kool-Aid McKinstry of Alabama, who like Shanks are regular members of the lists of catchiest names in college football by Athlon Sports and other outlets.Now Shanks, a junior offensive ...