
College football is almost here. With the more weeks that go on, more news and notes will be put together. Here are some of the things happening around the sport of college football heading into week 0.
Williams is a redshirt freshman who likely has the best passing ability on the Hurricanes. He beat out highly-coveted transfer Tate Martell and the only player on the roster with starting experience in N’Kosi Perry.
Martell was given the day off after the announcement and is reportedly considering switching his position to wide receiver.
The Hurricanes open up play in Week 0 against Florida in Orlando.
Herm Edwards announced that Arizona State will start freshman Jayden Daniels at quarterback. His backup will be another freshman in Joey Yellen. Daniels will be the first Arizona State quarterback to start a season opener in school history.
Daniels was a four-star dual-threat quarterback as ranked by 247sports.com.
The Sun Devils will open their season on Thursday, August 29 at 10:00 PM EST against the Kents State Golden Flashes.
Jack Jones got playing time as a freshman at USC, but then transferred to a JUCO. The talented young player is immediately eligible at Arizona State.
Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns coach Billy Napier is requiring players to pay $50 to the school’s athletic fund. For walk-on players in will be optional.
A Hard Knocks-like show is coming to college football. Several schools have been rumored to be in the show, but production has already begun at Washington State, which will feature one of the most entertaining coaches in the sport, Mike Leach.
Liberty hired Hugh Freeze this offseason. Their new head coach has had surgery to deal with a staph infection and it is possible he will have to coach Liberty’s season opener on August 31 against Syracuse from the booth.
Arkansas State head coach Blake Anderson will take a leave of absence to be with his wife who has cancer. Assistant head coach and defensive coordinator Dave Duggan will take over in his absence.
Update: Anderson’s wife passed away Monday night. There is no timetable for his return.
This post will be updated with any more relevant news before week 0 kicks off!
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