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The season's best first-year players are on our 32-man Freshman All-America Team, presented by Chris Doering Mortgage. fwaa.com/a/f4e799a8
Willie Simmons credits keeping @FIUFootball QB Keyone Jenkins on campus and out of the portal was his biggest recruiting victory in 9 years as a HC. “He’s one of the most accomplished QB’s to ever come out of Miami. To retain him and build this team around him says a lot.”
Differing opinions on state of college athletics Rutgers' Greg Schiano: "I think college football is in a great place" SEC's Greg Sankey: "College athletics is not broken, it's under stress" West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez: "It's a cluster"
.@SMUFB Coach Rhett Lashlee at @ACCFootball Media Days has definite opinions on the @CFBPlayoff: More is always better. Sixteen is more opportunities for teams. If we could remove the (selection) committee (biases) it would help."
It’s all business all day for @BearkatsFB at the @ConferenceUSA Media Days. “We’ll head from here and drive three hours south and start practice at four,” HC Phil Longo said. “We’ll be in gear tonight.” Sam Houston plays at WKU in its CUSA and season opener on August 23.
Nice to see @Delaware_FB HC Ryan Carty smiling being back in Texas. He will return to Texas Nov. 15 playing Sam Houston, where he won an FCS title as OC/QB coach in 2020. Today was the Blue Hens’ first appearance in Frisco since falling in the FCS title game here in 2010.
A little tongue-in-cheek from @ConferenceUSA Commissioner Judy McLeod: “We made good choices in who we brought in. Membership is on the agenda every time our board meets. I don’t think anything is going to happen while I’m sitting here, but you never know. My phone is on silent.”
Maryland's Mike Locksley on last year's 4-8 record: "Coach Locks lost his locker room. We had haves & have nots for 1st time. The landscape of college football taught me a valuable lesson. If I have to put my desk in the locker room, I will"
In an interview with @YahooSports, Tony Petitti says he is unmoved by proposed CFP selection criteria changes that he calls “incomplete,” and that the Big Ten remains against a 5+11 format. The industry is barreling toward another expansion impasse. yhoo.it/415Z02H
Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti said the Big Ten and SEC are "obviously not in the same place on these discussions" regarding future CFP, but is confident they can come together and have productive discussions, as they have twice in the past calendar year.
Six Big Ten teams do not play any non-conference power teams this season: Indiana, Northwestern, Maryland, Penn State, Rutgers & Washington. Yes, I know, they all play 9 Big Ten league games
Big Ten commish Tony Petitti reiterates the conference's stance on a 4 AQ format for the College Football Playoff. "We want more conference games to matter in November."
Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti, speaking at his main news conference, about the CFP: "Big Ten has been consistent that allocates spots based on conference standings and play-in games." More in our story from this morning 👇
In an interview with @YahooSports, Tony Petitti says he is unmoved by proposed CFP selection criteria changes that he calls “incomplete,” and that the Big Ten remains against a 5+11 format. The industry is barreling toward another expansion impasse. yhoo.it/415Z02H
Ohio State's Ryan Day said offense won't change w/Brian Hartline taking over OC after Chip Kelly left: "It will be very similar. We've tried to keep offense same over these 9 years. Chip brought in his own ideas, but we tried to keep the offense, the offense"
SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee: “The committee let us in last year, I’m thankful for that.” Adds, “We shouldn’t be politicking to get in.” Advocates 16 team CFP with four auto bids for SEC/B1G/ACC+ND and three for Big 12.
Attorneys have resolved a dispute over how the College Sports Commission handles NIL collectives, sources tell @YahooSports, revising its approach to treat them like other businesses - a major move that paves the way for continued collective operations bit.ly/4kVo5od
“We want to better connect the regular season and the postseason… We want more conference games to matter in November.” Commissioner Petitti addresses the future of the CFP format.
Full steam ahead. @carsonbeck01 can’t wait to strap up in the orange and green this fall 🙌
OT Francis Mauigoa's main job is to protect @CanesFootball 's transfer QB Carson Beck. "He (Beck) likes to stay in the pocket and get the ball to his playmakers. I am not going to let anybody touch him. I want to keep him safe," said Mauigoa, an @outlandtrophy favorite in 2025.
