Bullitt East’s Isaiah Hare (5) is committed to Eastern Illinois. Here’s a look at the 12 members of The Courier Journal’s 2023 first-team All-State football defense, as selected by a statewide vote of coaches. A total of 126 coaches returned ballots. Jerod Smith Corbin High School defensive lineman Jerod Smith has been selected to The Courier Journal’s All-State football first …

In so many ways, Wednesday will be a full-circle moment for Southside High School offensive lineman Kobe Branham. When Branham puts pen to paper and officially joins the Arkansas football program, he will be living out a childhood dream. Even when college offers began to stack, Branham patiently waited for the Razorbacks to come calling for his services. Branham will …

BATON ROUGE – Christmas is just around the corner. But it’s not just you and your loved ones who have received presents these past few holiday seasons. Coach Brian Kelly and LSU football have also been gifting presents to themselves through the transfer portal over the last two years, whether it has been acquiring a new quarterback like Jayden Daniels …

When Kirk Ciarrocca was hired as Rutgers football’s offensive coordinator, he took on a major project of trying to jumpstart an offense that hadn’t been as productive as it needed to be. Twelve games later, what does Ciarrocca see? Improvement, but still plenty of room for growth. “Am I proud of the progress we made? Yes, I am,” Ciarrocca said …

Named after the Alabama state flower, the 2023 Camellia Bowl will host the Arkansas State Red Wolves and Northern Illinois Huskies on Saturday, Dec. 23, at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery. The game will kickoff at 11 a.m. CT on ESPN. This will be the ninth all-time meeting between the programs. The Huskies lead the series 7-1, and the last …

The 2023 All-Greater Rochester Large School Football Team is revealed Here is the 2023 All-Greater Rochester Large School Football Team as determined by a vote of Section V coaches with input from Democrat and Chronicle staff. Player of the Year Year: Senior Parents: Shanika and Kenny Jackson Position: Quarterback Key accomplishments: 3011 passing yards with 27 touchdowns, 560 rushing yards with 8 touchdowns. …

Photograph: Lindsey Wasson/AP So much of the December NFL narrative is devoted to teams scrambling to qualify for the playoffs, but the end of the regular season is also a terrific chance for the diminishing handful of Super Bowl contenders to sharpen their tools, to separate themselves from the pack. One of those contenders, the Philadelphia Eagles, had lost their …

Eddrick Houston.jpg Defensive lineman Eddrick Houston (Buford, Georgia/ Buford High School), the Ohio State University commit, will be officially honored tomorrow as a 2024 All-American during a virtual jersey presentation as part of the Road to the Dome digital series. The episode will be released tomorrow night at 8 p.m. ET on the All-American Bowl social platforms. The Road to …

Who’s still with me? Are you still alive in your fantasy playoffs? Last week this column was highlighted by Ty Chandler who went on to have a RB4 finish in Week 15 (MNF pending). This week it’ll be a little different as I’ll point out some players who I like to finish out the fantasy season on top and others …

Daniel Hill.jpg Athlete Daniel Hill (Meridian, Mississippi/ Meridian High School) will be officially honored tomorrow as a 2024 All-American during a virtual jersey presentation as part of the Road to the Dome digital series. The episode will be released tomorrow night at 8 p.m. ET on the All-American Bowl social platforms. The Road to the Dome Tour will honor all …

The Commanders had issues with their long snapping on Sunday and they’ll have someone else handle those duties against the Jets in Week 16. The team announced that they have waived long snapper Camaron Cheeseman on Monday. The team did not announce any corresponding move and they do not have another long snapper on their practice squad. Cheeseman was a …

The 2023 All-Greater Rochester Small School Football Team is revealed Here is the 2023 All-Greater Rochester Small School Football Team as determined by a vote of Section V coaches with input from Democrat and Chronicle staff. Co-Players of the Year Year: Senior Parents: Ebony Shine and Corey Arnold Position: Defensive lineman Key accomplishments: Section V Class B Defensive Player of the Year and …

The Vikings made a quarterback change in Week 15 and they will not make another one in Week 16. A report on Monday indicated the Vikings would stick with Nick Mullens as their starter against the Lions on Sunday and head coach Kevin O’Connell confirmed that plan during a press conference on Monday. Mullens was 26-of-33 for 303 yards, two …

Zaquan Patterson.jpg Defensive back Zaquan Patterson (Hollywood, Florida/ Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory), the University of Miami commit, will be officially honored tomorrow as a 2024 All-American during a virtual jersey presentation as part of the Road to the Dome digital series. The episode will be released tomorrow night at 8 p.m. ET on the All-American Bowl social platforms. The Road to …

Bears snap count: Bears’ offensive issues can’t be fixed in final three games originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Bears head coach Matt Eberflus took the podium Monday at Halas Hall and read out a list of team accomplishments over the past five weeks. All of them were related to the defense. The Bears’ offense has …