Pettaway stays ready

Pettaway has embraced the bruiser role in the West Virginia backfield. While a constant phrase used by college coaches, Martell Pettaway is a testament to that. Ten games into his true freshman season a year ago, Pettaway seemed destined for a redshirt.

Nick Saban has no time for this solar eclipse stuff

How dare the solar eclipse infringe upon preparations for Florida State. In an incredibly unsurprising revelation, Alabama coach Nick Saban said he is not enamored with Monday’s solar eclipse. He was asked about preparations the team would be making

• Alabama coach Nick Saban doesn't care about the solar eclipse: 'Watch The Weather Channel'

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  Saban unimpressed by 'Eclipse of the Century'

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Virginia Tech football: Hezekiah Grimsley impressing coaches with strong camp

Raise your hands if you thought Hezekiah Grimsley would be the freshman receiver to stand out for the Virginia Tech Hokies in 2017? That honor would have gone to Caleb Farley, but a knee injury postponed that for one year. So, that created an opportunity for another young player and Grimsley is apparently the player who’s taking full advantage of it. Grimsley, a 6’0”, 172-pound true freshman from Lafayette High School in Williamsburg, is a player most ticketed for a redshirt season. Farley’s injury, as well as the departures of Isaiah Ford and Bucky Hodges to the NFL, created openings for multiple young receivers to step up opposite of Cam Phillips. Head coach Justin Fuente met with the media