Spring ball is highlighting key storylines in college football, including quarterback battles at Alabama and Florida, and Michigan's new head coach Kyle Whittingham. Additionally, Cal is restructuring its athletic staff and Memphis has secured a jersey patch sponsorship with FedEx.
Spring ball is in full swing, and it's getting fan bases everywhere excited for fall. Today, Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger and Steven Godfrey look at the top six storylines coming out of spring ball from all around the country. The guys start in SEC country where there are some big quarterback battles going on. In Tuscaloosa, redshirt freshman Keelon Russell is battling redshirt junior Austin Mack. Mack came to Alabama from Washington with Kalen DeBoer, but Russell has been turning heads this spring and seemed to take a big step over the weekend. In Gainesville, new Florida head coach Jon Sumrall has a QB battle of his own going on. The guys discuss this and the first impression Sumrall has left on the Gator faithful. They also talk about his recruiting success and the support he is initially receiving amongst the fan base.
Then, the crew shifts the conversation to Michigan. The Wolverines are another team with a new head coach this year. Kyle Whittingham is running the show after stepping down at Utah. Andy, Ross and Godfrey discuss Whittingham's immediate impact and how good they think Michigan could be this year. Plus, they take a look at Houston and head coach Willie Fritz. Not only do they look at what Houston's third season under Fritz may look like, but they also discuss the impact of the Big 12's Friday games.
Later, the guys dive into two other notable stories in college football. One is a huge change in Cal athletics. Cal announced they will be firing over 20 staffers from marketing, athletic communications and creative services. In their place, Cal is creating Strawberry Creek Studios. The crew discusses the potential impact of this on the greater college landscape and why this is also a unique situation. Plus, Memphis has announced a jersey patch sponsor. FedEx will be sponsoring Memphis and Andy, Ross and Godfrey discuss this new deal.
All of this and more on today's College Football Enquirer.
Spring ball story lines. Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images. Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
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0:00:00 - Alabama QB battle
13:15 - Florida QB battle
16:34 - Jon Sumrall expectations
26:26 - Michigan's new look under Whittingham
40:14 - Houston's third year with Willie Fritz
45:13 - Big 12's Friday night games
51:43 - Cal Athletics shakeup
59:29 - Memphis and FedEx agree to jersey patch deal
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At Alabama, redshirt freshman Keelon Russell is competing against redshirt junior Austin Mack for the starting quarterback position.
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