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EMAWOnline – Watch: Coordinators discuss Oklahoma State with media

Kansas State offensive coordinator Collin Klein and defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman met with the media on Wednesday to discuss the Wildcats’ upcoming game against Oklahoma State on Friday. Below is a transcript of select quotes from each coordinator, along with the video of their press conference. On scoring a touchdown on the opening drive the …

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Memphis basketball schedule includes at least 21 games on national TV

Memphis Tigers basketball will play in front of a national television audience at least 21 times during the 2023-24 regular season. Most of the program’s broadcast schedule was released Wednesday. In addition, tip-off times for the majority of the Tigers’ games were announced. Memphis will appear on CBS three times this season − twice at …

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Andy Katz gives his praise, accolade to MSU star guard Tyson Walker

Andy Katz of the Big Ten Network and NCAA.com is a big fan of Spartans star guard Tyson Walker. It’s peak preseason mode across the college basketball media world, with power rankings and accolades coming out daily. Katz is no different. He released a list of his top shooting guards entering the 2023-24 season, and …

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Even with all the new faces, could Jalen Graham be Arkansas’ X-factor?

One of the most common complaints casual Arkansas basketball fans had last year was about how much playing time Jalen Graham had. The 6-foot-10 forward, entering his second season with the Razorbacks after transferring from Arizona State, would explode offensively in one game, then barely get off the bench in five of the next six. …

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UCF tumbles 3 spots in latest Big 12 power rankings

UCF‘s late-game collapse against Baylor last week led to the Knights dropping three spots in this week’s Big 12 power rankings. Gus Malzahn‘s team comes in at No. 9 in the latest poll, after surrendering 29 unanswered points in the final 18:02 as the Bears rallied for a 36-35 win. The winner of Saturday’s game …

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Why college football is king in coaching pay — even at blue-blood basketball schools

John Calipari had been the highest-paid public employee in the state of Kentucky since the day he was hired to coach the state’s flagship men’s basketball program in 2009. But this year, that’s changed. After being the state’s top earner for nearly 14 years running, Calipari recently ceded his salary crown to the Wildcats’ football …

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Our college football Week 6 picks: Louisville vs. Notre Dame, Kentucky vs. Georgia, more

Things have never been better for the two biggest college football programs in the Bluegrass State. Last week, we noted Louisville and Kentucky were 4-0 in the same season for the first time. Make that “5-0 in the same season for the first time” now. Louisville rallied to win a nail-biter on the road to dispatch N.C. State, …

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Three things to know about the UNM Lobos 2023-24 men’s basketball schedule

Oct. 3—At long last, we know who they’re playing. And when. The UNM Lobos on Tuesday unveiled their 2023-24 men’s basketball schedule, the same day the Mountain West conference released the full composite schedule of all 11 basketball-playing members of the league. Coming off a 22-12 season in which they were the last Division I …

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Mountain West Basketball: 2023-2024 Conference Schedule Announced

MWC Basketball: 2023-2024 Conference Schedule Announced A first look at this year’s conference slate. Contact/Follow @HardwoodTalk & @MWCwire The 2023-2024 Mountain West Conference schedule release. With a little over a month on the ole college basketball countdown tracker, entities around the sport are almost done releasing conference, non-conference & multi-team event participation for the 2023-2024 …

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5 storylines from Xavier’s Victory Parkway Preview of men’s, women’s basketball teams

Speaking with Fox Sports’ Jason Benetti Monday night at the Victory Parkway Preview event, Xavier head men’s basketball coach Sean Miller started by thanking the fans for providing such a home court advantage at Cintas Center. “It something that is the lifeblood of many things here at Xavier and it’s something we all really appreciate,” …

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