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14 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Two Ohio State players named to the 2025 Bronko Nagurski preseason watch list
The preseason watch list parade continued on Tuesday with the Football Writers Association of America releasing the 2025 Bronko Nagurski preseason watch list, and there are two Ohio State players among the 60 names initially announced. Safety Caleb Downs, who is pretty much on every single preseason watch list he's eligible for, was among the players named, as was linebacker Sonny Styles. The Nagurski is awarded to the player judged to be the best defensive player in college football annually and has been handed out by the Charlotte Touchdown Club in conjunction with the FWAA. The Trophy has been around since 1993, with two OSU players having won the award. Current Ohio State assistant coach James Laurinaitis won the Trophy in 2006, and defensive end Chase Young took it home in 2019. Downs should get plenty of consideration and might be the favorite to take it home before the season starts. He was a unanimous All-American last year after transferring from Alabama. He has been named to every single preseason first-team All-American team for 2025 so far. Styles is entering his senior year after really coming on at the tail-end of last season. He was second on the team with 100 tackles and could have a major breakout year with his athleticism continuing to catch up with the game coming to him more at the linebacker position. He's been recognized on several preseason All-American teams so far as well. The list can and will change throughout the year, with additional players being added as performance dictates. The Trophy will be awarded on December 8 at the Bronko Nagurski Awards Banquet in Charlotte, North Carolina. Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on X. This article originally appeared on Buckeyes Wire: Two Ohio State players named to Bronko Nagurski preseason watch list
USA Today
a day ago
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- USA Today
Drayk Bowen, Leonard Moore named to Bronco Nagurski Trophy watch list
Notre Dame has two defensive players on the first Bronco Nagurski Watch List 1️⃣5️⃣3️⃣4️⃣Game disruptors 😤☘️⁰Leonard Moore and Drayk Bowen have been named to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy #GoIrish☘️ Notre Dame has two defensive players on the 2025 Bronco Nagurski Trophy watch list. The trophy, which is named after famed defender Bronco Nagurski, is given out to the national defensive player of the year. Fighting Irish linebacker Drayk Bowen is on the list alongside Irish cornerback Leonard Moore. The last Notre Dame player to win the award is safety Xavier Watts. Watts, who took home the award in 2023, is now with the NFL's Atlanta Falcons. The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) puts together the list, and players can be added or removed each week. The FWAA will name a defensive player of the week each week, and four finalists for the yearly award will be announced in mid-to-late November. The winner will be unveiled in Charlotte, N.C. on December 8. Contact/Follow us @IrishWireND on X (Formerly Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Notre Dame news, notes, and opinions. Follow Tim on X: @tehealey
USA Today
2 days ago
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- USA Today
Clemson football starters named to 2025 Outland Trophy preseason watch list
The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) on Tuesday announced several preseason watch list awards, including the Outland Trophy, which honors the nation's top interior lineman. Clemson Tigers offensive lineman Blake Miller and defensive tackle Peter Woods were among the 50 players named to the Outland Trophy preseason watch list, the FWAA announced. A 6-foot-6, 315-pound product of Strongsville, Ohio, Miller is a three-year starter at offensive tackle for the Tigers. He started all 14 games for the Tigers last season and has played in 41 career games (all starts) while at Clemson. Woods, a 6-foot-3, 315-pound defensive lineman, enters his junior season at Clemson after playing in 11 games (10 starts) a year ago. He finished with 28 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and a forced fumble. In two seasons at Clemson, the five-star prospect out of Thompson High School in Alabaster, Alabama, near Dabo Swinney's hometown of Pelham has registered 54 tackles (31 solo), 11 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles in 23 career games (12 starts) with the Tigers. Per a press release: "The recipient of the 2025 Outland Trophy will be announced on The Home Depot College Football Awards, live on ESPN on Friday, Dec. 12. The official trophy presentation to the winner will be made at the Outland Trophy Awards Dinner sponsored by Werner Enterprises and produced by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee on Jan. 21, 2026 in Omaha, Neb." Both Miller and Woods recently made USA TODAY Sports' All-ACC preseason team. Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List 2025 Clemson football schedule 2025 Clemson will open the 2025 season against the LSU Tigers at Memorial Stadium in prime time on Aug. 30. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on ABC. All times Eastern. Contact us @Clemson_Wire on X, and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Clemson Tigers news and notes, plus opinions.
USA Today
08-05-2025
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- USA Today
CBS Sports' SEC spring overreactions sees Florida football's DJ Lagway dominate in 2025
CBS Sports' SEC spring overreactions sees Florida football's DJ Lagway dominate in 2025 We currently dwell in the doldrums that separate college football's spring practice season from the summer activities, which resume at the end of May. In the meantime, we are left to ponder the outcomes of this month's final scrimmages and begin projecting ahead to the 2025 regular season. The Florida Gators were without their star quarterback DJ Lagway for all intents and purposes during the spring as a persistent shoulder injury — and possibly a lingering leg injury from last season — kept him out of throwing-related drills and scrimmage duties. Nonetheless, CBS Sports writer Brandon Marcello's SEC overreaction after the dust settled is focused mainly on UF's second-year signal-caller now that he appears to be ready to fully resume his quarterback workouts. 'DJ Lagway will lead Gators to glory' "Florida is not deep on defense, and Billy Napier might not be the best game-day coach, but the ingredients on offense are potent enough for a surprising turn in Gainesville," Marcello notes. "The Gators were left for dead last September, but somehow rebounded to win eight games against a brutal schedule. If the dynamic Lagway can stay healthy behind an offensive line that returns four starters, why can't they improve upon last season and challenge the likes of Georgia and LSU on the schedule?" DJ Lagway's 2024 stats The 6-foot-3-inch, 239-pound signal caller out of Willis, Texas, appeared in 12 of Florida's 13 games last season while logging seven starts. The Gators won six of those games he opened up under center, with the lone loss coming against the Georgia Bulldogs in Jacksonville — a game he was knocked out of with a lower-body injury after rallying his team in the first half. Lagway completed 59.9% of his passes for 1,915 yards and 12 touchdowns against nine interceptions last fall. He also amassed a multitude of accolades, including a spot on the FWAA Freshman All-American Team, as well as ESPN Freshman All-American, 247Sports True Freshman All-American, On3 True Freshman All-American, PFF True Freshman All-American, CFN Freshman Quarterback of the Year and All-American, plus the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl MVP award. Follow us @GatorsWire on X, formerly known as Twitter, as well as Bluesky, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Florida Gators news, notes and opinions.
USA Today
04-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
WATCH: Full Ohio State head coach Ryan Day interview with Josh Pate
WATCH: Full Ohio State head coach Ryan Day interview with Josh Pate Ever since Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day and the team went on a memorable run to win the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff national championship, the head man has been making the rounds with the media. From late-night talk shows to radio appearances to podcasts, Day has been all over the place as an ambassador to the program that's trying to stay on top of the college football mountaintop. Just recently, the latest media engagement Day was a part of was with Josh Pate of CBS Sports on his "Pate State Speaker Series," he's meandering through during the offseason. Pate has quickly become one of the sounding boards of college football with his methodical, well-analyzed, and well-balanced way of making sense of things in the sport, and it was no different with the Day pice. Pate sat down with the national-championship-winning coach to discuss a wide range of topics, and the 43-minute segment is entertaining, thoughtful, and insightful. It's another example of how well Day does in handling the media, so much so that he was voted the FWAA's "Super 11 'Coach of the Year'" award for his availability and accessibility to the media. If you didn't get a chance to watch the interview, we highly encourage you to do so. Day touches on losing assistant coaches, NIL, meeting expectations in a job like the one at Ohio State, and more. I hope Ohio State fans and media members understand and recognize what a breath of fresh air it is to have Day as the head coach and how honest, available, and forthcoming he is with the media. Often times, head coaches have a combatant role with the media, but Day understands the relationship and how important it is to have a great one as the face of the OSU program. This is just another example. Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on X.
