College Football Weekly Recap for Week Ending August 3

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Florida QB DJ Lagway Practices for the First Time in Camp: Florida quarterback DJ Lagway, who has been recovering from a calf injury, participated in his first practice since fall camp began.¹
- Source: FOX Sports
Boston College Holds Third Training Camp Practice: Boston College held its third training camp practice, with head coach Bill O’Brien noting the increased physicality as players wore shoulder pads for the first time this season.
- Source: Boston College Athletics
ULM Continues 2025 Fall Camp: The University of Louisiana Monroe football team is continuing its fall camp in preparation for the upcoming season, which starts on August 28 against Saint Francis (Pa.).²
- Source: ULM Warhawks
Conference Realignment and Rule Changes for 2025 Season: The 2025 NCAA Division I FBS season will feature several conference realignments, including Delaware and Missouri State joining Conference USA. The season will also see new rules regarding player communication, defenseless player protection, and pre-snap actions. The season is scheduled to begin on August 23 with five “Week 0” games.
- Source: Wikipedia

Morgan State’s Shane Messenger on FCS Punter of the Year Watch List: Morgan State junior Shane Messenger has been named to the 2025 FCS Punter of the Year preseason watch list, an honor he also received last year.³
- Source: Morgan State Bears
NAU’s Ben D’Aquila Makes FCS Punter of the Year Preseason Watch List: Northern Arizona’s Ben D’Aquila is also one of 11 candidates on the 2025 FCS Punter of the Year preseason watch list.⁴
- Source: NAU Athletics

Ferris State Picked to Repeat in GLIAC Preseason Poll: Defending NCAA Division II National Champions Ferris State have been selected to win the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) in the 2025 preseason poll, receiving six out of seven first-place votes.⁵
- Source: Ferris State University News

North Central College Tops D3football.com Preseason Poll: For the third consecutive season, North Central College, the 2024 NCAA Division III National Champions, is ranked No. 1 in the D3football.com preseason poll.⁶ They received 24 of 25 possible first-place votes.
- Source: North Central College Athletics
Saint John’s University Ranked No. 5 in D3football.com Preseason Poll:⁷ Saint John’s University has been ranked No. 5 in the D3football.com preseason poll and is one of seven teams from NCAA Region 6 to be featured in the Top 25.⁸
- Source: Saint John’s University Athletics

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