Category: Team Sports

Stewartville's Parker Klavetter poised for a breakout season with Wisconsin-Stout

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Aug. 11—MENOMONIE, Wisconsin — He’s been waiting for this. After four years spent as a University of Wisconsin-Stout football player, Stewartville graduate Parker Klavetter is going to get his shot. He’s been penciled in as a starter for the Blue Devils, at outside linebacker. Klavetter greyshirted his first year (held back from practices and games), then came off the bench the next three …

UND left tackle Trace Thaden lands on Athletic's 101 Freaks List for all of college football

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Aug. 11—GRAND FORKS — After UND football practice Monday morning, left tackle Trace Thaden had only heard some minor buzz from teammates in the locker room about some national recognition. “Something about a freak and a list, and I said I don’t know what you’re talking about and just ran out here,” Thaden said. Thaden, who’s entering his second season as the starter protecting quarterback …

Dom Amore: At UConn, a three-way battle to start at quarterback comes from all the angles

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… STORRS — Tucker McDonald is a veteran of all of this. It’s his fourth year at UConn and he has been part of quarterback competitions with Zion Turner, Ta’Quan Roberson, Nick Evers, Joe Fagnano among others. “Lucky enough, guys I’ve been in quarterback competitions with, I’ve been really good friends with,” McDonald said. “So obviously, everybody wants to win the job, everybody wants to play, …

'Really competitive' Day 9 of Vandals fall camp as QB Joshua Wood dazzles

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Aug. 9—MOSCOW — Competitiveness is not something that this Idaho Vandals football team is lacking. During 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 periods Saturday, it was “iron sharpening iron,” according to fifth-year defensive lineman Hikifo’Ou Maile, even if that led to a scuffle between members of the O-line and D-line. Idaho coach Thomas Ford Jr. said he was relieved that the competition factor was still …

'The misfits': Cowboy football turning rebuild identity into a rallying call

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Oklahoma State football roster is a patchwork of what coach Eric Morris could find to best get the Cowboys back to relevance in Year 1. Eighty-seven newcomers, 65 transfers – 18 of those from North Texas, rising stars, experienced players looking for one last shot and everything in between. The Cowboys aren’t running away from their identity as a team that underwent one of the biggest …

After struggling in 2025, Beavers offense poised to improve with revamped position groups

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Aug. 8—BEMIDJI — By Week 6 of the 2025 Bemidji State football season, the Beavers finally found a winning recipe at the quarterback position. For the first four weeks, the Beavers shifted between QBs Connor Carver and Zach Romak as starters. Carver’s biggest weapon is his legs, and while he would be responsible for electric plays, he became ineffective as games went on, as defenses figured out …

Penn State QB Alex Manske makes “unbelievable” return to football field

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… STATE COLLEGE – Wednesday was a special day for Alex Manske. The simple act of taking the field for the first day of Penn State’s preseason practice meant everything to him. “It was definitely a little emotional,” Manske said Friday at the Nittany Lions’ Media Day. “When you have something like that, all you’re thinking about is getting back for however long you’re out. It was definitely big …

Washington State defense gets vocal and backs it up on Day 2 of fall football camp

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Aug. 8—PULLMAN — “Saaaack, saaaack, saaaack.” Like the flock of seagulls from Pixar’s “Finding Nemo,” that chant started with one voice, and grew to many on the defensive sideline during Day 2 of the Washington State football team’s fall camp Friday at Rogers Field. During one of the 11-on-11 team periods, redshirt freshman quarterback Owen Eshelman stood in the pocket for perhaps a bit too …

Defenders make plays, offense pushes tempo on Day 2 of WSU fall camp

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Aug. 7—PULLMAN — The loudest cries of the latest Washington State football practice, the Cougars’ second day of fall camp on Friday morning, were directed toward a defender whose potential has gone a tad understated since his arrival on campus. Eduwa Okundaye, a third-year sophomore defensive end, may have gone a little overboard. A few days before the Cougs start practicing with pads, which …

Gophers football: 8 observations from fall camp. What stood out?

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Gophers’ offense mustered only 14 total plays for more than 30 yards last season, ranking 129th in the nation. Minnesota finished 8-5 in 2025, but that average of roughly one big play per game wasn’t remotely good enough — and has been a major focus in fall camp. “We have to be an explosive offense,” head coach P.J. Fleck said Friday. Minnesota backed it up by airing it out out during an …