Alabama Crimson Tide safety Bray Hubbard has received 2026 Second Team preseason Walter Camp All-America honors.Hubbard has been nothing short of a star throughout his first three seasons at Alabama. The talented senior was widely regarded as one of the top safeties in the nation last year, and Hubbard is now preseason Walter Camp All-America as a result. Hubbard led the SEC in interceptions last season with four as well, and the safety will undoubtedly continue to shine during his fourth and final season in Tuscaloosa this year.Hubbard is credited with 137 total tackles, two sacks and seven interceptions over the last three years at Alabama. The star safety will enter the 2026 campaign as one of the most important players on the Tides roster as a whole, as Hubbard is expected to play an essential role in Alabamas secondary for the fourth year in a row.Hubbard will more than likely continue dominating throughout his senior campaign in Tuscaloosa this season, as the safety has officially been named preseason Walter Camp All-America.Preseason All-American @BraysonHubbardpic.twitter.com/8fHupCiIAn Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) June 30, 2026Contact/Follow us@RollTideWireon X (formerly Twitter) and like our page onFacebookto follow ongoing coverage ofAlabamanews, notes and opinion.This article originally appeared on Roll Tide Wire: Star Alabama safety named preseason Walter Camp All-America

Almost three decades after their last World Cup, Norway just won its first knockout game in history. Momentous, but not pretty. Ivory Coast had more shots, more corners, and controlled the ball for long stretches. But Antonio Nusa bent in a beauty right in the top corner, Erling Haaland did Erling Haaland things, and rjan Nyland slammed the door in stoppage time. Style points? Not too many. A place in the Round of 16 against Brazil? Secured. Here are my takeaways from Norway's 2-1 win over the Ivory Coast: 1. Norway Is the Real Deal. Believe the Dark Horse. Don't you dare treat Norway like a fluke. Their World Cup qualification statistics were bordering on legendary. They have Erling Haaland and Martin degaard, two of the tournament's best players, and a team around them that keeps finding ways to win. First World Cup since 1998, and they breezed through the group with victories over Iraq and Senegal. Yes, they lost 4-1 to France. Don't read much into that one. Stle Solbakken made wholesale changes and rested ten starters, including Haaland and degaard, as qualification was already locked. The B-team took a beating. The A-team is humming. Now they have their first knockout win ever and a date with Brazil. This isn't a Cinderella story. It's a genuinely good side that happens to have a generational striker up top. Underestimate them at your peril. 2. The Tactical Tightrope: Norway Won Ugly, and That's Just Fine. This was not the Norwegian masterclass we've seen so often over the last year. Ivory Coast piled up 14 corners to Norway's three and outshot them, camping in the Norwegian half for long spells. So how did Norway win? Ruthlessness, individual quality, and a clutch goalkeeper. Antonio Nusa curled in a gem from the left. Patrick Berg buzzed all over midfield and teed up the winner. Martin degaard pulled the strings and took the set pieces. Then there was Haaland: barely a touch for an hour, then one clinical left-footed flick to win it. That's a striker who doesn't need the ball to hurt you. As Zlatan Ibrahimovi said on air: Haaland needs one touch to score one goal. Meanwhile, Alexander Srloth still hasn't hit form, spurning chances and having a tough time sharing room with Haaland. And when Ivory Coast loaded up a stoppage-time free kick, rjan Nyland produced the save of the night. Win the moments, survive the rest. 3. Farewell, Ivory Coast. You Belonged Here. Ivory Coast goes home, but they leave with their heads high. This was their first-ever World Cup knockout appearance, and they didn't just make up the numbers. They pushed Norway to the brink. Amad Diallo came off the bench and conjured a moment of pure magic to level it, dancing through the box before finishing, and for a while, the Elephants had Norway hanging on for dear life. This side was built on two contrasting heroes. Nineteen-year-old Yan Diomand, the fearless winger who announced himself as a star of the future, has drawn plenty of attention from giant European football clubs. And Nicolas Pp, the veteran who rolled back the years with goals and big-game nerve. Emerse Fa's team played without fear all tournament. A country that had never won a knockout tie now knows, beyond doubt, that it belongs at this level. 4. Next Up: Brazil. And Norway has a Blueprint. Here's the good news for Norway: Brazil is beatable. Japan just showed everyone how. Carlo Ancelotti fielded one of the oldest teams in Brazil's World Cup history, and it showed. Casemiro, Danilo, and a thirty-something back line looked slow and leggy as Japan's pace and movement sliced them open in the first half. Brazil needed a 96th-minute Gabriel Martinelli winner to avoid the upset, and they gifted Japan a goal off a sloppy turnover. Now hand that blueprint to a team with Erling Haaland leading the line and running the channels. Pace in behind, a clinical edge on the counter, and the appetite to punish every mistake. Norway has all three. They'll spend most of Sunday defending, no question. But if Brazil plays as nervously as they did against Japan, and Haaland gets one clean look, the South American giants could see an early exit.

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After struggling to land elite recruits in his first two seasons with the Kentucky Wildcats, Mark Pope landed his first top 15 player this year when Ryan Hampton committed to the Cats. Now, Pope and Kentucky are closing in on another in Darius Wabbington.Wabbington is a 6'11", 245 lb center out of Arizona. He is rated five stars by 247Sports and ranks as their No. 13 overall player in the 2027 class. They list him as the No. 3 center in the group, while some services have him as the No. 2 center.Rivals reports that Wabbington has cut his list of schools down to six, and Kentucky is one of them. The other five are North Carolina, Louisville, Arizona, Indiana, and the Texas Longhorns.Visits are upcoming, with three scheduled already, though Kentucky isn't one of them yet. Pope will likely try to schedule one at some point, though. He's a good scorer and a terrific rebounder who averaged 17 points and 9 rebounds as a junior. He has a tremendous upside, and would be a very good addition for the Wildcats, if they can reel him in.This article originally appeared on UK Wildcats Wire: Kentucky makes the top six for a top 15 player in the 2027 class

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Javonte Williams proved that he was a No. 1 running back in 2025, but the Dallas Cowboys running back isn't getting comfortable after his breakout season. "It felt good, just knowing all my hard work paid off, and I got a little bit of security. But I've still got a lot more to prove," Williams said in an interview with The Dallas Morning News about signing his new contract with the Cowboys this offseason. "I at least want to go to the Pro Bowl and definitely want to get to a Super Bowl with the team. Just working hard, grinding, and trying to be a better version of myself. That's all I'm worried about." Williams re-signed with the Cowboys on a three-year, $24 million deal in February, a contract which includes $16 million guaranteed. Williams, who was selected by the Denver Broncos with the No. 35 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft out of North Carolina, had an up-and-down four-year stint in Denver (2021-24), highlighted by rushing for 903 yards in his 2021 rookie season but low-lighted by suffering a season-ending knee injury four games into the 2022 season. Williams signed a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Cowboys in the 2025 NFL offseason and went on to become one of the best signings of the offseason. Across 16 games, Williams, who was the Cowboys' lead back, rushed for 1,201 yards and 11 touchdowns on 4.8 yards per carry, which were all career highs; he also totaled two receiving scores. Moreover, Williams' 1,201 rushing yards were the most by a Cowboys' player since Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 1,357 yards in 2019. Meanwhile, Williams' 11 rushing touchdowns were the most by a Dallas back since Elliott tallied 12 rushing scores in 2022. Williams added that Cowboys legend Emmitt Smith, the all-time NFL leader in rushing yards (18,355) and rushing touchdowns (164), told him to "keep running the way" he was rushing and "everything will be all right."

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PREVIEW: Favourites France look to lay down marker against Sweden in last 32 clashJames BoolsFrance will look to justify their status as tournament favourites in tonights last 32 clash with Sweden at Rutherford, New Jerseys MetLife Stadium.Didier Deschamps side are hotly tipped to win the World Cup for a third time after topping Group I with maximum points, and scoring a whopping ten goals across their three matches.Unsurprisingly they possess two of the tournaments current three top scorers, with Ousmane Dembele and Kylian Mbappe sitting behind Argentinas Lionel Messi on four strikes following the formers hat trick against Norway.And the pair have also contributed three assists between them, demonstrating that it is not just about the goals for Les Bleus frightening frontline.Naturally given their fine form both players are guaranteed to start up front and on the right wing, but debate remains regarding who may feature on the left flank. Desire Doue and Bradley Barcola have been utilised by Deschamps with mixed results, but given Doues late goal against Norway it is expected he will have the edge.Dayot Upamecano made some big clearances to maintain French daylight against the Norweigans and can expect to feature at the heart of defence, but Maxence Lacroix could see himself dropped for William Saliba after being given a torrid time by Stole Solbakkens men.And Michael Olise will be keen to redeem himself following a subpar display against the Landslaget.Veteran midfielder and 2018 winner Ngolo Kante is missing through injury as is Inter Milan forward Marcus Thuram, but bearing in mind their substitute status neither man is likely to be a big loss.Sweden, by contrast, finished third in an inconsistent Group F campaign, after a 5-1 win against Tunisia was followed up with defeat by the same margin against the Netherlands and a draw against Japan.But having already seen their rivals from that group exit the competition against Morocco and Brazil, Graham Potters men will be hoping to go one better and pull off one of the events biggest shocks so far in advancing to the last 16.If they are to do so then they will have to overcome one of this World Cups meanest defences, with France having conceded just two times in three Group I games.And history is also against the Scandinavians, with Les Bleus triumphing in four out of their last five encounters dating back to 2014 and Swedens solitary win coming nine years ago.But despite what their strong defensive record suggests this French backline has looked shaky at times, and are there to be got at should the Swedes effectively utilise the pace of Alexander Isak and Victor Gyokeres in behind.Both players are surefire starters as their countrys main men up front, while Anthony Elanga will feel aggrieved if he doesnt make the cut after netting against the Oranje and Samurai Blue.Captain Victor Lindelof is likely to keep his place despite enduring a substandard tournament so far, but Atalantas Isaac Hein has been ruled out due to a muscle problem.Derby Countys Jacob Widell Zetterstrom replaced Kristoffer Nordfelt for the Japan clash courtesy of the Stockholm shot stoppers stinker of a display against the Dutch, and may be given another chance against Les Bleus after enjoying a solid outing in that fixture.France vs Sweden kicks off at 10pm GMT on ITV1, ITVX, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website, in addition to RTE2 for viewers in the Republic of Ireland.