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Slot receiver Jake Smith unfortunately suffered a broken foot during Texas’ first spring practice.
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The excitement surrounding Texas’ first spring practice came to a sudden halt on Tuesday morning. Continue reading “Texas WR Jake Smith suffers broken foot on first day of practice”
Steve Sarkisian’s first spring practice as the head coach will take place on Tuesday. However, seven players will be out due to injuries.
Steve Sarkisian’s first spring practice as the head coach at Texas will take place on Tuesday. A new sense of hope is coming out of Austin, much more than when Tom Herman was hired back in 2017. Sarkisian’s staff is night and day to begin his tenure.
Even with the hype, there will still be injuries to a couple of key players. In fact, seven will miss the entire spring: three on defense, two on offense and two on special teams. Middle linebacker DeMarvion Overshown is the most notable.
Here is the full list:
Both Kerstetter and Bujcevski’s injures stem from last season. The punter tore his ACL against West Virginia, while Kerstetter had to be carted off the field against Kansas State.
Sarkisian said in his press conference on Monday that both Overshown and Sweat will be back before the start of fall camp.
Not seeing Troy Omeire’s name on the list was encouraging. The freshman was supposed to be a breakout star last season before tearing his ACL. Sarkisian said the wide receiver will be limited throughout the spring.
The first spring of Steve Sarkisian’s tenure is on the horizon. Texas announced its full spring practice schedule.
The first spring of Steve Sarkisian’s tenure is on the horizon.
Texas announced its full spring practice schedule on Wednesday and it will officially begin on March 23. There will be 14 practices prior to the annual spring game on April 24.
Workouts have been taking place with the new staff over the last few weeks, but no official practices have taken place. Most will take place on Tuesday and Thursday with a Friday and Saturday mixed in there.
Here is the full schedule:
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— Steve Sarkisian (@CoachSark) March 10, 2021
The biggest storyline across the 14 practices and spring game will be the quarterback battle between Casey Thompson and Hudson Card. Both will have an equal opportunity to become the heir to Sam Ehlinger’s throne. Thompson is thought to be in the lead at the moment, but it will be tough to count out Card.
Outside the signal callers, how Pete Kwiatkowski aligns his defense will raise eyebrows. Will he keep the mold of Chris Ash’s scheme or move into what he had success with at Washington. DeMarvion Overshown and Alfred Collins are just a couple of defensive players with locked down starting roles and there will be a few positional battles.
CBS Sports recently discussed the names and storylines throughout college football for the 2021 season.
It appears all of college football has their eyes set on Steve Sarkisian at Texas. Continue reading “CBS Sports: ‘We’d pay Bitcoin to watch Steve Sarkisian’s first season of spring practice’”
CBS Sports recently discussed the names and storylines throughout college football for the 2021 season.
It appears all of college football has their eyes set on Steve Sarkisian at Texas. Continue reading “CBS Sports: ‘We’d pay Bitcoin to watch Steve Sarkisian’s first season of spring practice’”
The latest update on when Texasâ spring football practices will begin as well as the annual Orannge-White game.
Now that national signing day has come and gone, the focus will be on spring practices.
In order to properly have players develop and learn the new offensive and defensive schemes, spring ball is key. Even more so when you consider the possible headlines around this years spring ball.
Each of these will be on display during spring ball and the Orange-White game.
Head coach Steve Sarkisian spoke with the media on Wednesday and stated that spring ball will begin on March 23. The Orange-White spring game is expected to be on April 24. Itâs unclear whether fans will be able to attend.
Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian said the team will begin spring practice on March 23. He said the spring game will be played on April 24. Sarkisian isn't sure if fans will be allowed to attend but hopes it is possible.
— Anwar Richardson (@AnwarRichardson) February 3, 2021
We will bring you more information on spring practices and the spring game as they become available here at The Longhorns Wire.
Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly has been making the media rounds of late. SportsCenter, video press conferences and now sitting down with Mike Tirico on NBC Sports Network via webcam.
Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly has been making the media rounds of late. SportsCenter, video press conferences and now sitting down with Mike Tirico on NBC Sports Network via webcam.
Kelly spent part of his Thursday doing exactly that with Tirico. In the interview you’ll hear and see Kelly discuss with Tirico the following:
Current state of affairs for Notre Dame football
Time-frame required to play the current schedule as is
An idea of how to play full schedule even with an October start
Status of the Navy game in Ireland and what else is being discussed
Importance of fans in the stands for college football
College football being blessed with time still
Where Notre Dame is a step-ahead of several programs right now
Difference in his dealing with NFL coaches/scouts ahead of this draft
And you’ll hear him recap “the greatest spring practice of all-time”
Enjoy:
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In an effort to showcase what Notre Dame has to offer, the football program unveiled the new “Notre Dame Minute” on Tuesday.
With spring practice being cancelled, all classes happening over computer instead of in-person and no recruiting visits being made, it’s safe to say it’s a weird time in college football. With nothing technically happening, Notre Dame is trying to stay ahead of the curve, today launching the “Notre Dame Minute” on YouTube.
What is the “Notre Dame Minute” you ask? Go ahead and give the first episode a spin:
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It’s a way to try and get creative and showcase what Notre Dame has to offer. Like videos we saw last year of Brian Kelly checking in on former Notre Dame football stars and selling the program that way, I’d assume it’s only a matter of time until we see assistant coaches and former players popping up in these.
It may not be actual football, nor may it even be un-padded practices, but at least it’s, well, something for Notre Dame fans to consume. On the scale of “nothing” to “game-changer” it’s at least…something.
Now carry on with your day of social distancing.
Locked on Longhorns podcast brings another edition of Mock Draft Monday. Plus which Longhorn will return in 2021?
Cami and Patrick bring a new edition of the Locked on Longhorns podcast with an update on what they are doing since there are no sports going on. A Longhorn has decided to return to the Forty Acres in 2021.
The mock draft roundup shows where the top three Longhorns are projected. Plus an early look at which games Texas will be the underdog for in the 2020 season.
Also could this be Tom Herman’s last stand?
There will be no spring game for MSU football this year.
Michigan State football has canceled its spring game according to a program spokesperson.
The annual green and white game was originally scheduled for April 18. The cancellation comes as COVID-19, the coronavirus, spreads across the world.
The news is more of a clerical confirmation as the Big Ten announced yesterday that all athletics would be suspended until the end of the academic year. Today the conference said they would reassess competitive team activities on April 6. The NCAA has announced an indefinite nation-wide recruiting dead period.
Earlier in the day Friday Michigan State announced they would also be canceling their NFL pro day, which was scheduled for March 18.
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