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6 days ago | 
si.com | Joe Londergan |Emily Van Buskirk
As the great Tory Carter from LSU once said: “If you know fullbacks, you know football.”And no, the fullback isn’t dead and college football definitely didn’t kill it. Some are born into the position, but other times it’s just a guy that’s built differently with a very special skill set that you need to find a place for on the field.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
si.com | Emily Van Buskirk
This time last year, Buffalo head coach Pete Lembo was just finding his footing in the City of Good Neighbors. He didn’t come in and immediately hit the recruiting trail. He didn’t make any cataclysmic changes to the program. He came, he sat, and he listened - a simple yet underutilized skill in the overstimulated word of college football. “So often in college football you see a head coach come in and just scorch the earth because they feel like they need to,” shared Lembo.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
si.com | Emily Van Buskirk
Impossible is Nothing. Those iconic words, often inaccurately attributed to the great Muhammad Ali, became a tagline for a 2004 Adidas campaign that changed sports marketing forever and touched the lives of people across the world. Photos of Ali and other prolific athletes accompanied by the inspiring text appeared on television and billboards, in magazines and on posters - posters like the one San Jose State redshirt senior wide receiver Nick Nash had hanging in his childhood bedroom.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
si.com | Emily Van Buskirk
If you follow East Carolina running back Rahjai Harris on social media, you are likely familiar with his “1%” posts. The small percentage relates to incremental change - being a better person, a better version of yourself a little bit every day. It doesn’t just apply to the fleeting game of football, it’s Harris’ mentality towards life.
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Sep 1, 2024 | 
si.com | Emily Van Buskirk
As the final minutes of the Week Zero SMU-Nevada game played out and the possibility of an unexpected victory slipped from the Wolfpack’s grasp, somewhere in the stadium’s crowd of mixed emotions sat a resolute Gloria Nevarez, Mountain West Conference Commissioner.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
blog.ncga.org | Emily Van Buskirk
Join us as we dive deep into the world of golf with Haley Bookholdt, a former Division 1 golfer and current golf influencer, in an exclusive Q&A session brought to you by the Northern California Golf Association.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
si.com | Emily Van Buskirk
In this story:The lunar calendar says 2024 is the Year of the Dragon. *pause for gleeful UAB cheers* However, the American Athletic Conference calendar went a little less mythical as media members boldly declared it the year of the Tiger. The Tigers are also among the favorites to reach the College Football Playoff as the G5 representative, but it will likely take a conference title, and possibly more. “I hate saying that it means more,” expressed Memphis offensive coordinator Tim Cramsey.
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Jul 19, 2024 | 
si.com | Emily Van Buskirk
Football may be a game of inches, but ever since November of 2022, Spencer Petras’ life has been measured in millimeters. Three thick millimeters of fibrocartilage were ripped from his bicep muscle, plus five centimeters of tendon torn away from the bone - it might as well have been the size of the Grand Canyon. There are not many throwing athletes who can say a torn labrum and rotator cuff injury were the best thing to happen to them.
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May 7, 2024 | 
blog.poppyhillsgolf.ncga.org | Emily Van Buskirk
We recently picked up a copy of Mark Oman’s Golf Astrology: How to Become the Best Golfer You Were Born to Be! and became enamored with the idea of breaking down your need for a golf Handicap Index based on your astrological sign. Because who doesn’t secretly (or not so secretly) love reading their horoscope? Maybe you already have your Handicap Index squared away and just want that ‘ahhh, makes sense’ moment.
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Jan 7, 2024 | 
thesportingtribune.com | Emily Van Buskirk
HOUSTON — There’s no big secret to the Washington Huskies success – the 14-0 run is a culmination of hard work, diligent coaching, gnawing hunger and devoted preparation. And as the season climaxes in a Championship clash with top-ranked Michigan Monday night, the Huskies No. 1 nationally ranked receiving corps will be looking to graduate their game against the nation’s second-best pass defense led by players like Will Johnson and Mike Sainristil.
