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Will Howard (American Football)
Will Howard (born September 24, 2001) is an American football quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He began his college football career at Kansas State before transferring to Ohio State in 2024. Early life and high school Howard grew up in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, and attended Downingtown West High School. He was named the Maxwell Football Club Pennsylvania Player of the Year after passing for 2,543 yards and 27 touchdowns as a senior. Howard finished his high school career with 5,308 passing yards and 48 touchdown passes while also rushing for 512 yards and 21 touchdowns. He also was a two-time All-Area selection in basketball and scored over 1,000 points in his varsity career. Howard was rated a three-star recruit and received over 20 total scholarship offers. He committed to play college football at Kansas State after considering offers from Maryland, Minnesota, Rutgers, and Kansas. College career Kansas State Howard joined the Kansas State Wildcats as an early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quarterback
The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern American football, the quarterback is usually considered the leader of the offense, and is often responsible for calling the play in the huddle. The quarterback also touches the ball on almost every offensive play, and is almost always the offensive player that throws forward passes. When the QB is tackled behind the line of scrimmage, it is called a sack. Overview In modern American football, the starting quarterback is usually the leader of the offense, and their successes and failures can have a significant impact on the fortunes of their team. Accordingly, the quarterback is among the most glorified, scrutinized, and highest-paid positions in team sports. '' Bleacher Report'' describes the signing of a starting quarterback as a Catch- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnesota Golden Gophers Football
The Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represents the University of Minnesota in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Founded in 1882, Minnesota has been a member of the Big Ten Conference since its inception in 1896 as the Western Conference. The Golden Gophers claim seven national championships: 1904, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941, and 1960. Since 2009, the Golden Gophers have played all their home games at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. History The Minnesota Golden Gophers college football team played its first game on September 29, 1882, a 4–0 victory over Hamline University. Eight years later in 1890, the Gophers played host to Wisconsin in a 63–0 victory. With the exception of 1906, the Gophers and Badgers have played each other every year since then. The 132 games played against each other is the most played rivalry in Division I-A college football. Early years The sport's beginnings were humble. Stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Baylor Bears Football Team
The 2022 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bears played their home games at McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Dave Aranda. Previous season The Bears began the 2021 football season unranked and were picked to finish 8th place in the Big 12 Conference. The Bears finished the regular season 3–0 in nonconference play and 7–2 in Big 12 play, with the only loses coming to No. 19 2021 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team, Oklahoma State on October 2, 2021, and an unranked 2021 TCU Horned Frogs football team, TCU team on November 6, 2021. On November 8, Baylor's assistant head coach, Joey McGuire, was hired by Texas Tech University to replace the recently fired Matt Wells (American football coach), Matt Wells as the Red Raiders' next head football coach. As a result, McGuire departed the Baylor Bears' 2021 football staff immediately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen along with his son Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices and auxiliary studios in Miami, New York City, Las Vegas, Seattle, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. James Pitaro currently serves as chairman of ESPN, a position he has held since March 5, 2018, following the resignation of John Skipper on December 18, 2017. While ESPN is one of the most successful sports networks, there has been criticism of ESPN. This includes accusations of biased coverage, conflict of interest, and controversies with individual broadcasters and analysts. , ESPN reaches approximately 76 million te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Oklahoma State Cowboys Football Team
The 2022 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Mike Gundy, the Cowboys played home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Preseason Big 12 media poll The preseason poll was released on July 7, 2022. Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released Preseason Big 12 awards 2022 Preseason All-Big 12 teams Source: Schedule Oklahoma State and the Big 12 announced the 2022 football schedule on December 1, 2021. Personnel , defensive_players= , special_teams_players= Game summaries Vs. Central Michigan Vs. Arizona State vs.Arkansas - Pine Bluff At No. 16 Baylor Vs. Texas Tech At No. 13 TCU Vs. No. 20 Texas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 TCU Horned Frogs Football Team
The 2022 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Horned Frogs played their home games at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Sonny Dykes. Even though TCU lost the 2022 Big 12 Championship Game against Kansas State by a score of 31–28, they were still able to make the College Football Playoff. They were ranked #3 in the AP Poll and went up against the #2 ranked Michigan Wolverines in the Fiesta Bowl. They defeated Michigan by a score of 51–45. The Frogs will face the defending national champions, the Georgia Bulldogs at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California on January 9, 2023. Previous season The Horned Frogs finished the 2021 season with a record of 3-6 in Big 12 Play and 5-7 overall. Offseason Departures Outgoing Transfers 7 Horned Frog players elected to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal after the 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Martinez (American Football)
Adrian Martinez (born January 7, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kansas State and Nebraska. Early years Martinez attended the Clovis West High School in Fresno, California. He played both football and basketball in high school. He missed his senior season of football due to a torn labrum he suffered while playing basketball. As a junior, he was the ''Fresno Bee'' football player of the year after he passed for 2,562 yards with 25 touchdowns and rushed for 1,462 yards and 14 touchdowns. Martinez was regarded as a four-star prospect and was the seventh-highest-ranked dual-threat quarterback in the class of 2018 according to the 247Sports Composite. Martinez originally committed to play college football at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Tennessee before ultimately deciding on the University of Nebraska. College career 2018 First-year Nebraska head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wichita Eagle
''The Wichita Eagle'' is a daily newspaper published in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is owned by The McClatchy Company and is the largest newspaper in Wichita and the surrounding area. History Origins In 1870, ''The Vidette'' was the first newspaper established in Wichita by Fred A. Sowers and W. B. Hutchinson. It operated briefly. On April 12, 1872, ''The Wichita Eagle'' was founded and edited by Marshall M. Murdock, and it became a daily paper in May 1884. His son, Victor Murdock, was a reporter for the paper during his teens, the managing editor from 1894 to 1903, an editor from the mid-1920s until his death in 1945. In October 1872, ''The Wichita Daily Beacon'' was founded by Fred A. Sowers and David Millison. It published daily for two months, then weekly until 1884 when it went back to daily. In 1907, Henry Allen purchased the ''Beacon'' and was publisher for many years. Mergers The ''Eagle'' and ''Beacon'' competed for 88 years, then in 1960 the ''Eagle'' p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevada Appeal
The ''Nevada Appeal'' is a twice-weekly newspaper published in Carson City, Nevada, by Pacific Publishing Company. The paper has sister publications across northern Nevada: *''Lahontan Valley News'' & Fallon Eagle Standard (Fallon, Nevada) *''Northern Nevada Business View'' (Reno, Nevada) *''The Record-Courier'' (Gardnerville, Nevada) History The ''Nevada Appeal'' was first published in on May 16, 1865, as the ''Carson Daily Appeal.'' It claims to be the oldest continuously published newspaper in Nevada, as well as be the oldest continuously operating business in Carson City. It was renamed the ''Daily State Register'' in 1870. In 1872, the ''Register'' merged with the ''New Daily Appeal,'' which had been founded earlier in 1872 by the first editor of the original ''Daily Appeal'', Henry Rust Mighels, earlier in the year. The paper dropped the "New" from its masthead in 1873. In May 1877 it was renamed the Morning Appeal, then it went back to being the Daily Appeal in 1906 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Salina Journal
''Salina Journal'' is a daily morning newspaper based in Salina, Kansas, United States. It is delivered in north-central and north-western Kansas. Circulation is reported at 20,364 in 2019. History The ''Journal'' was founded in 1871. It was purchased by Hutchinson, Kansas-based Harris Enterprises in 1949. In November 2016, GateHouse Media purchased the ''Journal'' and the five other Harris newspapers. The current publisher is M. Olaf Frandsen. 333 Line The 333 Line is a feature of ''Salina Journals editorial page. People can telephone their comments which are recorded by automation. Some of these comments appear, verbatim, on the paper's editorial page. In 2004 the Salina Public Library conducted a poll that suggests that the 333 line is a controversial subject for some members of the community. See also * List of newspapers in Kansas This is a list of newspapers in Kansas. Daily newspapers This is a list of daily newspapers currently published in Kansas. For weekly news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skylar Thompson
Skylar John Thompson (born June 4, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kansas State and was drafted by the Dolphins in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft. Early life Thompson was born to Brad Thompson and Teresa Thompson in Palmyra, Missouri on June 4, 1997. His mother Teresa was diagnosed with stage-four breast cancer and died in 2004 when Thompson was just six years old. Thompson also lost his grandfather, John Thompson, in 2003 to pancreatic cancer. Thompson was a four-year letterer and starting quarterback, punter, and kicker at Fort Osage High School in Independence, Missouri. As a senior, Thompson threw for 2,129 yards on 142 passes with 26 touchdowns on only 3 interceptions, leading the Fort Osage Indians to a 13–1 record and a state championship title over Chaminade High School. In the state championship game alone, Thompson threw for a Missouri state record of 455 y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
