Jackson Perkins earned praise from Navy defensive coaches last August for his performance during preseason training camp. Perkins stepped up to the point he was part of the defensive end rotation for the season opener at Hawaii. The 6-foot-6, 257-pound sophomore was credited with a tackle during...
Saquon Barkley will return to Penn State in May to host his first youth football camp. The Saquon Barkley Football ProCamp is scheduled for May 18-19 at Penn State’s Holuba Hall. The New York Giants running back will lead participants through two days of instruction, skills tests and competition....
Penn State inched no closer this spring to naming a starting quarterback, a process coach James Franklin said Saturday that he’d like to expedite. It’s up to the quarterbacks themselves, though. “You obviously want a starting quarterback as soon as that guy goes out there and grabs it,” offensive...
A large contingent of visiting high school coaches got a good glimpse of what the Navy defense hopes to look like this coming season during a Saturday morning practice session. Navy spent almost two hours engaged in an intra-squad scrimmage and the defense flashed the aggressive, attacking style...
Kent State and Miami face the toughest nonconference schedules in the Mid-American Conference heading into the 2019-20 college football season. Here are the rankings from toughest to easiest: 1. Kent State Aug. 29 at Arizona State; Sept. 7 Kennesaw State; Sept. 14 at Auburn; Oct. 5 at Wisconsin...
Southern Miss and Rice face the toughest nonconference schedules in Conference USA heading into the 2019-20 football season. Here are the rankings from toughest to easiest: 1. Southern Miss Aug. 31 Alcorn State; Sept. 7 at Mississippi State; Sept. 14 at Troy; Sept. 21 at Alabama Overview: Southern...
Even before Towson’s football season ended in a loss to Duquesne in the first round of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs Nov. 24, Tom Flacco felt a familiar itch. In previous stops at Western Michigan and Rutgers, the quarterback entertained the notion of approaching the football...
After the Hurricanes had wrapped up their first scrimmage of the spring — held this past Saturday at Miami’s Christopher Columbus High School — coach Manny Diaz was pleased with some of what he had seen. Several Hurricanes made big plays, including receiver Mark Pope, who had a confidence-building...
Penn State quarterback Tommy Stevens pointed at the sweat on his jersey, underscoring the intensity of his Wednesday workout even though he can’t yet practice at full speed. He’s progressing patiently, despite being impatient about it, and expects to be running soon at full speed. In the meantime,...
Robert Mullen did not inspire his son Dan’s love of football. Mullen did not have much of a background in the game. But once his oldest boy became involved in it, Mullen quickly became a football fan and a fixture at Dan Mullen’s games. On Thursday, Mullen recalled his father’s support, his joie...
Athletics officials at the University of Illinois say the decision to sell beer in general seating areas at football and basketball games could net the school over $100,000 in the first year. Illini officials announced Tuesday that beer can be purchased at several stands around Memorial Stadium...
Penn State added a third Maryland player to its 2020 recruiting class Tuesday, when offensive lineman Golden Achumba announced his decision to commit. Achumba, a three-star prospect according to Rivals.com, became the sixth player in Penn State’s 2020 class. Half of them are from Maryland: Achumba...
A familiar scene at Illinois football games is the slow trickle of fans who have had enough and leave after halftime. A stadium with more empty seats than full ones on many occasions eventually becomes a nearly vacant lot by the time the fourth quarter arrives. Nothing except winning is going to...