Offensive line clears way to Pop-Tarts Bowl victory for K-State • Possibly adding former Gators RB Trevor Etienne excites Georgia QB Carson Beck
 Sentinel Sports Final Friday, December 29, 2023 | | |
| | | | | FSU is bleeding talent left and right before the Orange Bowl, but the Seminoles believe and coach Mike Norvell is a big reason why. ... Georgia is getting richer. UF transfer Trevor Etienne appears headed to give them another weapon and QB Carson Beck couldn't be happier. ... The book on the Magic is that they can't shoot. Until they prove otherwise, they're going to have a yo-yo season from this point on. They'll be able to beat the weak defensive teams but the disciplined ones will be tougher nuts to crack, especially with Joe Ingles out. ... It seems like Billy Napier has had so many players transfer out of Gainesville that he won 't have enough players to field a team next season. ... The 'Canes lost in the Pinstripe Bowl. Who's had the more disappointing start, Mario Cristobal or Napier? ... K-State prevailed in the Pop-Tarts Bowl. There must've been a quota on the chatter about Pop-Tarts with the announce team. They talked more about Pop-Tarts than they did football. And for the record, they're overrated. Raspberry-flavored Spam tastes better. 🤷🏾 | | | | The Magic are 15-4 when they shoot 32% or better from 3-point range. The league average is 36% but Orlando has only hit that mark 12 times. "Sometimes it is what it is when it comes to NBA basketball and you kind of just have to chuck it up," Jonathan Isaac told the Sentinel. | | | | | The O-line, with five seniors in the rotation, was phenomenal. Center Hayden Gillum was even battling the flu Wednesday and did not practice. He was instrumental Thursday. "Those guys are the heart and soul of our offense," K-State coach Chris Klieman said. | | | | | Etienne committed to UGA on Sunday after entering the transfer portal following his sophomore season in Gainesville. The Louisiana native was one of UF's top playmakers the past two seasons and an emerging talent in the SEC after rushing for 1,472 yards and 14 touchdowns in his career. | | | | | Boys basketball tourney winners included Oak Ridge, Oviedo and Lake Highland Prep, while girls winners were Boone, Lake Mary and Leesburg. Bishop Moore advanced to the final of its own boys soccer tournament. | | | | | While the sting of being left out of the Playoff may never go away, FSU players and coaches have tried to turn their attention to the next challenge: beating the two-time national champion Georgia. | | | | | The Miami quarterback appeared to throw without limitation at Thursday drills. Plus, updates on Jaylen Waddle, Tyreek Hill and other injured Dolphins. | | | | | The 30-day window for the NCAA transfer portal began Dec. 4. Coming off a 5-7 season, Florida will aim to address pressing needs with veteran players seeking a change of scenery and playing opportunity. | | | | | The Hurricanes closed out the 2023 campaign with their fifth straight bowl loss, falling to Rutgers in the Pinstripe Bowl. | | | | | The Tigers upset Notre Dame and knocked off Georgia Tech, North Carolina and rival South Carolina to salvage what had looked like it was going to be coach Dabo Swinney's worst season in 15 years at Clemson. | | | | | The team has had its share of ups and downs, battling for consistency game to game, period to period and sometimes shift to shift. Despite that, the Lightning sit in the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference through 35 games, tied with the Capitals at 39 points. | | | | | Tristan Wirfs moved from right to left tackle. Luke Goedeke went from left guard to right tackle. Rookie Cody Mauch took over at right guard and Aaron Stinnie eventually replaced Matt Feiler at left guard. | | | | | The decision for Milton, who is a product of Orlando's Olympia High, gives 5-star freshman Nico Iamaleava his first career start. | | | |
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