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From Henry Ruggs to Jaylen Waddle, Alabama's high-powered passing game of the past few years had track speed at wideout. They demanded respect from opposing defenses who always ran the threat of someone getting behind the safeties, and when that happened , touchdown. Both Ruggs and Waddle were first-round picks in each of the last two NFL drafts so Nick Saban found someone with high-end speed in the transfer portal. Jameson Williams was leaving Ohio State after two seasons and just days after announcing that departure, he had committed to Alabama. And he's quick. Coming out of high school in St. Louis, his personal record in the 100 meters (10.54 seconds) was right there in the range of Ruggs' high school best of 10.53 seconds. Williams' was also a thre e-time state champion in the 300 hurdles with a state-record time that broke the previous mark set by Dallas Cowboy Ezekiel Elliott.Saban noted that speed Wednesday evening but he explained his addition had benefits beyond that. "You can tell he's an experienced player," Saban said. "He's played at a high level against good competition. And he's very bright. So he's picked up on things and learned the offense very quickly. So we're encouraged with what he's done, and I'm sure he's going to make a really positive contribution to our team." Saban also went as far to say Williams would be a "featured guy in some ways." - Birmingham News
Jr/2022  WR *Jameson Williams, Alabama
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The key to a quarterback/center relationship starts with a good snap. New Oklahoma State center Danny Godlevske wants that relationship to be perfect. "He talks to me after every series, 'Are my snaps good?'" Cowboy quarterback Spencer Sanders said of Go dlevske. "He's making sure his snaps are good every time. "I feel like our chemistry is good. He knows he can talk to me anytime. We've built a bond not just as teammates, but a brotherhood." Godlevske gelled with his fellow offensive linemen quickly as well after transferring from Miami of Ohio in January. A sixth-year senior, taking advantage of the additional year of eligibility afforded players last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Godlevske brought a veteran mentality and plenty of experience to the center position.With his addition, four of the five projected starters on the OSU offensive line will have started multiple Division I games. Godlevske's experience allowed him to learn the Cowboy offense quickly, which was key in a critic al position where making pre-snap calls for blocking schemes is necessary. "From spring ball, you saw that he had a work ethic like no other," starting left guard Josh Sills said. "Coming from Miami of Ohio, not being at a Power 5 school, I've heard him mention it to me quite a few times that he feels like he needs to prove himself. "As far as gelling with us, it's been great. He picked up the offense super-quick, knows all the calls. When we go turbo, he's the first one at the ball, makes the call, get s set, and everybody goes off of him. "With his football knowledge and experience that he has… he's getting himself in the best possible position to make our team successful." - Daily Oklahoman
rSr/2022 C Danny Godlevske, Oklahoma State
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Kurtis Rourke wasn't known for his rushing abilities last season. In three games, he rushed for only 17 yards on 14 carries and struggled when running the ball himself. The redshirt sophomore used Tuesday as an opportunity to improve his rushing ability. Rourke worked on his movement and tried to get comfortable using his legs rather than his arm. Rourke wants his weakness from last season to become a strength. If he can round out his run game, Rourke can match fellow quarterback Armani Rogers in dual-t hreat ability. - The Post
rSr/2025 QB Kurtis Rourke, Indiana
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Ohio State football will enter the season with no experienced depth at long snapper. As first reported by Bucknuts, Roen McCullough is no longer with the program. An Ohio State spokesperson said the junior from nearby Worthington Kilbourne suffered "a pr e-camp injury unrelated to football" and quit the team. McCullough later posted on Twitter that he has medically retired from football. He said after being diagnosed with a "rare heart condition" in late 2020 he was cleared to return for the spring game. He played linebacker that day due to Ohio State's lack of numbers at the position. - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sr/2022 LS Roen McCullough, Ohio State
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Almost seven weeks since college athletes could beginning earning revenue from their names, Images and likenesses, a group of the Tide's top football players has signed with the same agency to represent them. Wide receiver John Metchie, running back Bria n Robinson, cornerback Josh Jobe and safety Jordan Battle all joined GSE Worldwide, the firm announced Monday evening. The group also handles marketing deals for former Alabama stars Jaylen Waddle and Irv Smith, Jr. Under relaxed NCAA rules, college athl etes are allowed to sign with agencies to represent them as long as those agencies do not begin to negotiate professional playing contracts. - Birmingham News
Sr/2022 CB Josh Jobe, Alabama
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North Carolina linebacker Tomon Fox has heard most of the stories of Lawrence Taylor's undergraduate days in Chapel Hill, including the one about him allegedly throwing a vending machines off a sixth floor balcony. Most of those tales are wild; some of t hem may even be true. None of them take away from how dominant he was on the field. And to be clear, when Fox says he wants to emulate Taylor, that's not the part he's talking about. Fox is currently tied with Taylor on the Tar Heels' career sack list wi th 21, fifth overall. Greg Ellis, who had 32.5 sacks from 1994-97 is the current leader. He's followed by Julius Peppers, who had 30.5 sacks; and Marcus Jones and Quinton Coples, who are tied for third with 24. "It's a great honor just to be mentioned wi th him," Fox said. "He changed the game of football, the defensive side of football, singlehandedly. I want to be able to have that same kind of impact that he had."That's the part UNC coach Mack Brown is trying to get Fox to truly understand: the impact. Brown has been stressing the need for Carolina to get quarterback sacks and pressure from its front four without always having to bring extra bodies or blitzing. Fox could be a game changer in that respect. But most of the Tar Heels don't go tra cking down footage of players - even Hall of Famers like Taylor - whose careers ended before they were born. "We've tried to help him (understand), I'm not sure he does even though Lawrence is a first-round pick and his picture, it's huge in our locker r oom," Brown said. "When he breaks that record, I hope it's soon, we'll have Lawrence call him and talk to him. We're actually going to show him some L.T. video from Carolina and from the NFL between now and the Virginia Tech game." - Raleigh News Observe r
rSr/2022 OLB Tomon Fox, North Carolina
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Arizona State's season opener is three weeks away but the Sun Devils have already suffered a major setback with senior defensive tackle Jermayne Lole sidelined with a triceps injury that will require surgery and is likely season ending. After today's pra ctice, ASU coach Herm Edwards confirmed the injury which occurred during Monday's practice. Lole has been at practice as a spectator the last two days with his right arm in a sling. "It doesn't look good," the coach said. The 6-foot-2, 305-pounder would have been a four-year starter, having earned a spot in 2018 as a true freshman. He was an All-Pac 12 honorable mention last season with 24 total tackles including five for a loss and 1.5 sacks and the four-game 2020 season. In his career, Lole had regis tered 147 tackles in 32 games. Much was expected of Lole this season. He was a first-team All-preseason Pac-12 pick by the media. - Arizona Republic
rSr/2025 DT Jermayne Lole, Texas
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Another South Carolina football player is reportedly heading for a new stop. Redshirt senior offensive lineman Jordan Rhodes entered the transfer portal Friday a USC athletic department spokesperson confirmed to The State. Matt Zenitz of On3 Sports first reported the news. Rhodes played in 20 games over the past three seasons, mostly in a reserve role. He opted out of the 2020 season before opting back in. Rhodes wasn't among the linemen working with the first-team offense during the practice portions t hat have been open to the media. He was rated a three-star recruit in the 2017 class and chose South Carolina over offers from Missouri, Cincinnati and Mississippi State, among others. - Rock Hill Herald
rSr/2023 OT Jordan Rhodes, Arkansas State
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Senior receiver Tayvian Cunningham has been one of the most improved players on the team since spring. Known mainly for his straight-line speed, Cunningham, who doubles as a sprinter for the track team, has made plays in tight quarters as well as down th e field during camp. "I'm so proud of Tay," Cummings said. "The work that he put in in the offseason shows that he's serious about this. He's always been track and football. In the spring he was (still) going to track. I wouldn't say he wasn't fully into football, but he had other things that he was doing. This whole summer he was focused on ball."Cunningham gained strength and a greater knowledge of the playbook. The latter has enabled him to play fast. "Now he knows exactly what he's doing, so you see that speed show up," Cummings said. "People think that Tayvian is just a speed guy. What he's really done is show that he could be a pure route runner." Cunningham, a transfer from Sacramento City College, has 44 catches for 522 yards and three t ouchdowns in 16 games at the UA. He also has averaged 19.4 yards on 18 kickoff returns. - Arizona Republic
rSr/2022 WR Tayvian Cunningham, Arizona
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Mike Epstein isn't here to talk about the past. Honestly, that's never been his preference. And it wasn't earlier this week during his first time speaking with reporters since deciding during the summer to return to play a fifth season of college footbal l at Illinois. Hard to blame him on that front. Epstein's past at Illinois is rife with some serious ups and downs. Success on the field. But injury after injury after injury - two foot fractures and a torn ACL, to be specific - that's kept him off it. S o Epstein is focused solely on what both he and his team can accomplish this fall. No looking back on what his Illinois football career has been, and no looking forward past what he can do in the moment for the Illini."I'm not going to get too muc h into that personal stuff going on with me," Epstein said when asked about his decision to return to Illinois for the 2021 season. "I'm just really glad to be back and excited about the future here and glad they welcomed me back with open arms. I really just genuinely want to do what I can to help this team. "If that's taking the carries 10 times a game, 15 times a game, 20 times a game, it really doesn't matter to me. I want to see wins like we all want to see wins. Whatever I can do to help this team , I promise you, I'll do it." The 23-year-old Epstein had a decision to make this offseason, though. He returned to south Florida after the end of the 2020 season and finished out the academic year and his bachelor's degree in marketing at home. - News G azette Tribune
rSr/2022 RB Mike Epstein, Illinois
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DeWayne McBride doesn't have the same reaction to his nickname as everyone else. The petrifying villain from the 1995 film Friday usually comes to mind when hearing the name Debo, but for McBride, it's a nickname he shares with his father, DeWayne McBrid e Sr. Despite the contrasting origins, the younger McBride embodies the intimidating and daunting air of Tommy Lister Jr.'s movie character in his bruising and elegant running style for the UAB football team. The Blazers have hit the midway point of fall camp, two weeks from the season opener against Jacksonville State at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, and McBride is prepared to lead UAB's vaunted rushing attack into the 2021 season following the departure of the program's all-time leading rusher. "Obv iously, if you watched him last year, you saw how explosive he was and how he finishes runs," UAB head coach Bill Clark said. "High expectations for him and that's what we've heard this whole offseason. He's got high expectations for himself. I think he' s been working really hard on pass protection and catching the ball out of the backfield."Moving on from Spencer Brown was never going to be easy but Jermaine Brown Jr. was able to provide a glimpse in 2019 and McBride staked his claim for a high- usage role last season. While not on the field the first two games against Central Arkansas and Miami, McBride worked his way into the primary rotation quickly -- playing six of the final seven games -- with the aid of the elder Brown himself. "When I go t here, he was a leader to me," McBride said. "I didn't know the plays and he helped me by staying on me every day and trying to get me right. He was a good leader." - Birmingham Post Herald
Jr/2023 RB *DeWayne McBride, Alabama-Birmingham
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Head injuries limited Danny Davis and Kendric Pryor to a combined five games played last season, stripped Wisconsin's wide receiver corps of its top two playmakers and diluted UW's overall offense. Head coach Paul Chryst and his staff will have to functi on without Davis for an indefinite period of time. UW officials announced Friday that Davis is out because of a head injury.Davis practiced Wednesday and showed no signs of injury. UW was off Thursday. Although it is difficult to measure the sever ity of head injuries, it is worth noting that Davis was at practice Friday and was not wearing sunglasses. He rode a stationary bike for a few minutes early in practice and then watched the rest of the day with the other wide receivers. Players who suffe r concussions often are told to remain indoors, sometimes in darkened rooms. Davis has 15 starts and 39 games played at UW. He has 99 catches for 1,164 yards and 12 touchdowns. - Journal Sentinel
rSr/2022 WR Danny Davis III, Wisconsin
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With Creed Humphrey departing for the NFL, the center position was one of Oklahoma's biggest question marks coming into this season. Andrew Raym may be the answer. The sophomore received limited backup minutes at guard last season, but he's worked on tra nsitioning to center. All signs point towards Raym leading the Sooners' offensive line this season. The transition from guard to center hasn't been difficult, Raym said. "I don't think there's a lot to it, honestly. It's been a pretty good transition," R aym said last week. "I've really liked it. It hasn't been too difficult. I've taken to the offense quite well. Me and Spencer (Rattler), we have a great connection back there. We both lead the offense. The connection is good. The chemistry on the O-line is great. We're rocking right now." Offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh always knew Raym had the ability.He was a four-star recruit out of Broken Arrow High School and an Under Armour All-American in 2019. But Bedenbaugh always preaches work ethi c, and that's what has impressed him about Raym during fall camp. "What's the mentality that you have every day? Are you complacent, are you lazy, are you content with being just good? Are you going to work to be elite, to be the best? That's what he's d one up to this point, and it's showing on the field," Bedenbaugh said. "I think Raym has a lot of the same qualities that Creed had coming in. Probably not as strong as he was coming in, but he's a really smart kid. And that's the most important thing at that position, is being smart." - Norman Transcript
Sr/2024 C Andrew Raym, Oklahoma
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Brian Kelly doesn't want to divulge too many details on the possibilities for Notre Dame's defensive line. After reporters watched a full practice Thursday inside Notre Dame Stadium, the Irish head football coach recognized that a lot of different combin ations were on display. "We hope that, obviously, we don't have a scouting report out there," Kelly said after preseason practice No. 12 and 17 days before the season opener at Florida State on Sept. 5. "But it speaks for itself, right? We're going to mo ve guys around and they're going to be difficult to block." Spoiler for the Seminoles: Find Rylie Mills.The sophomore defensive tackle created more disruption than any other defensive lineman on Notre Dame's roster during Thursday's practice. The 6-foot-5, 283-pound Mills should benefit greatly from the importance defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman has placed on versatility up front. Mills can provide value in a three-man front as a defensive end and a four-man front as a defensive tackle. "He' s a long player and his physicality lends itself to being able to play a few different positions for us," Kelly said. "You're going to see a guy like Rylie Mills really flourish in this system that Marcus runs." - South Bend Tribune
rSr/2025 DT Rylie Mills, Notre Dame
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Michael Trigg still has a lot to learn about USC's playbook and the particulars of his new position, but as a short pass to the flat began to sail over his head at Tuesday's practice, the freshman's instincts took over. A pass that should've soared incom plete above the tight end's head was instead miraculously snagged from midair with just one hand. As he pulled down Jaxson Dart's errant pass, Trigg dodged one tackle - then lowered his shoulder through another. It ultimately took a pack of Trojan defend ers to pull the freshman down - and only after he'd dragged half the defense to a 20-yard gain. "I was just trying to get to the end zone doing whatever it takes," Trigg recalled, with a grin. "That's all I remember, for real."The 10 practices pre ceding that stunning catch-and-run have been a blur to the wide-eyed freshman, who admits he's still a bit lost when it comes to understanding USC's offense. But to those watching Trigg closely over the past two weeks, it's been a memorable start anyway, one that's put him in position to contribute early this season. Ask anyone in attendance at USC's fall camp, and they'll each offer the same observation. USC defensive tackle Ishmael Sopsher spoke to the media for the first time since transferring from Alabama about the current status of his injury. "He's a freak," said quarterback Kedon Slovis. "A freak," echoed tight end Jude Wolfe. "That's the best way to describe him," added tight ends coach Seth Doege. "He's an athletic freak." - Los Angeles Times
rSr/2026 TE Michael Trigg, Baylor
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