College Football

by Bane Rossi DALLAS – The PwC SMU Athletic Forum released today the preseason candidates for the 2023 Doak Walker Award with Hilltopper running back Davion Ervin-Poindexter mentioned on the list. The Forum annually presents the award to the nation’s top college running back. After transferring to The Hill from Indiana in 2022, Ervin-Poindexter was the only running…

By Bane Rossi   BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Davey O’Brien Foundation unveiled the 2023 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Preseason Watch List today, a group that includes 35 of the nation’s top returning college quarterbacks with WKU quarterback Austin Reed featured on the list. Reed is coming off a 2022 season in which he was the leading…

By Bane Rossi   BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation, Inc., the Florida-based creator, and sponsor of the prestigious Biletnikoff Award, has released the 2023 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List with Hilltopper receiver Malachi Corley featured on the list. With 101 catches for 1,295 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2022, Corley had the most dynamic…

By Bane Rossi BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Wuerffel Foundation announced the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List for the 2023 season, consisting of 110 players with WKU quarterback Austin Reed, receiver Malachi Corley, and linebacker JaQues Evans featured on the list. The Wuerffel Trophy, college football’s premiere award for community service, and one of the most meaningful awards in collegiate sports,…

By Bane Rossi BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) announced the 2023 Outland Trophy Watch List awarded to the most outstanding interior offensive lineman in college football with WKU offensive lineman Quantavious Leslie featured on the list. The list consists of 91 players representing all 10 Division I FBS conferences and independents. Leslie…

By Bane Rossi BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) announced the 2023 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List including 94 players from 69 different schools with WKU linebacker JaQues Evans featured on the list. The Bronko Nagurski Trophy is awarded to the top defensive player in college football, voted on by members of the…

By Bane Rossi BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Maxwell Football Club announced its watch list for the 87th annual Maxwell Award presented to the most outstanding player in college football with WKU quarterback Austin Reed and receiver Malachi Corley featured on the list. The list consists of 85 players with WKU being one of only 16 schools with two players…

By Danielle Daniels Tommy Eichenberg OSU LB Talks about the defense & Western Kentucky 9 13 2023 W KY Week 3.mp3   THE TOMMY EICHENBERG FILE 35 Tommy Eichenberg Position: Linebacker Height: 6-2 Weight: 239 Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio Last School: St. Ignatius Year: Graduate Student Follow on Social Media Twitter: @tommyike41 Instagram: @tommyeichenberg Ohio State Overview •…

By Bane Rossi DALLAS – Redshirt senior quarterback Austin Reed has been selected Conference USA’s Preseason Offensive Player of the Year while junior linebacker JaQues Evans was tabbed Preseason Defensive Player of the Year, league officials announced Monday afternoon. Reed is coming off a 2022 season in which he was the leading passer in all of college football with 4,746…

By Bane Rossi DALLAS – Coming off a third-place finish in the 2022 campaign, the WKU Hilltoppers are predicted to finish at the top of the Conference USA preseason poll in 2023, league officials announced Friday. Along with that, six Hilltoppers were named to the Conference USA Football Watch List. Austin Reed, Malachi Corley, and Quantavious Leslie represent WKU offensively…

By Bane Rossi BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The East West Shrine Bowl released its Shrine Bowl 1,000 list Monday, which recognizes the top 1,000 all-star game eligible players in college football. Five WKU Football players were among the 1,000 listed. Representing the Hilltoppers in the Shrine Bowl 1,000 list were quarterback Austin Reed, receiver Malachi Corley, linebacker JaQues Evans and…

By Bane Rossi   BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU linebacker JaQues Evans has been named a 2023 Allstate AFCA Good Works team nominee. The junior from Dublin, Ga. was among 136 nominees recognized for outstanding service in their respective communities. Evans has dedicated significant time to Hilltopper CLIMB’s “Pass it On” programming, which uses basketball as a vehicle…

By Bane Rossi BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Phil Steele’s annual College Football Preview has been released and WKU receiver Malachi Corley was named a Preseason All-American in addition to 13 Hilltoppers being recognized on the various Preseason All-Conference USA Teams. It was the second Preseason All-American honor for Corley after he was named to the fourth team by…

By Danielle Daniels Bret Bielema Illinois football coach at 2023 Big Ten Football Media Days July 2023.mp3 2023 SEASON GAME 1 HOSTING TOLEDO SEPTEMBER 2 Illinois native Caleb Griffin’s Field Goal with 5 seconds to go gives 30-28 Illini Win Over Toledo in Season Opener CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois opened its 2023 campaign in dramatic fashion,…

By Bane Rossi 09.12.2023 Sophomore QB Quinn Ewers was named player of the week and junior WR Adonai Mitchell earned honorable mention honors.   AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Football quarterback Quinn Ewers was named the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week for his performance in the Longhorns’ week two victory over Alabama, SPORTyler announced on…

By Bane Rossi 09.12.2023 Texas Football head coach Steve Sarkisian earned the honor following the Longhorns’ victory at Alabama.   HOUSTON – Texas Football head coach Steve Sarkisian was voted the Bryant Awards Fan Favorite of the Week, the organization announced on Tuesday. Sarkisian guided the Longhorns to a 34-24 victory over Tuscaloosa on Saturday, snapping the Crimson…

By Bane Rossi   09.12.2023 Sophomore QB Quinn Ewers was named the Maxwell Player of the Week Award and Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week.   AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Football quarterback Quinn Ewers was named the Maxwell Player of the Week by the Maxwell Football Club and the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week by…

By Bane Rossi   09.12.2023 True freshman LB Anthony Hill Jr. had two sacks in the Longhorns’ victory over Alabama.   PHILADELPHIA – Texas Football true freshman linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. was named the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Week, the Maxwell Football Club announced on Tuesday. Hill established career highs with six tackles (four solo), two tackles…

By Bane Rossi   09.12.2023 Senior DB Jahdae Barron is the first Longhorn to earn the weekly honor.   09.12.2023 | Football Barron named East-West Shrine Bowl’s Texas Star of the Week Senior DB Jahdae Barron is the first Longhorn to earn the weekly honor. AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Football senior defensive back Jahdae Barron was named the Texas Star of…

By Bane Rossi   09.12.2023 Punter Ryan Sanborn was named to the list after his stellar outing against Alabama.   AUGUSTA, Ga. – Texas Football punter Ryan Sanborn earned a spot on the Ray Guy Award’s Ray’s 8 list for week two, The Augusta Sports Council announced on Monday. Sanborn is now eligible to be named Punter of…