Five-star Georgia football signee Justin Williams is the top linebacker in the 2024 recruiting cycle. Williams showed why in the Under Armour All-America Game. Williams recorded a nice sack to force a third-and-long in the premier high school all-star game. Williams is ranked as the No. 2 player in Texas. He is expected to be the next great linebacker at …
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‘Highest of highs.’ How a Notre Dame football walk-on scored a touchdown in his last game
SOUTH BEND — Chase Ketterer knew he had one shot at the perfect ending. Going in for his first play of the game in the waning moments of Notre Dame’s 40-8 Sun Bowl win over Oregon State in El Paso, Texas last Friday, the walk-on Notre Dame football running back from nearby New Carlisle, Ind. heard the play call in …
Read More »2024 NFL Draft: Texas RB Jonathon Brooks, DT Byron Murphy declare after standout seasons with Longhorns
Texas running back Jonathon Brooks will forego his final two years of eligibility and enter the 2024 NFL Draft, 247Sports reports. Brooks emerged as the Longhorns’ top running back before suffering a season-ending ACL tear. Additionally, star defensive tackle Byron Murphy II, a second-team CBS Sports All-American, told ESPN that he will depart for the draft. Brooks was a relatively modest …
Read More »Indiana football makes a splash with commitment from JMU transfer receiver Elijah Sarratt
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football capped off a wild Thursday night by landing a verbal commitment from former James Madison receiver Elijah Sarratt. The Hoosiers landed four verbal commitments in the matter of hours. Sarratt is the No. 124th ranked player in the 247 Sports transfer rankings. He’s the second-highest player the Hoosiers have landed out of the portal behind Ohio quarterback …
Read More »OSU Buckeyes fans react to Will Howard transfer
Ohio State fans are excited for Kansas State transfer quarterback Will Howard. In four years at Kansas State, Howard became the Wildcats’ all-time leader with 48 touchdowns, completing 58.8% of his 779 passes for 5,786 passing yards. He also added 19 rushing touchdowns, including nine touchdowns in 2023. He helped Kansas State to a Big 12 championship in 2022. Here’s …
Read More »OU football lands Miami (Ohio) defensive end Caiden Woullard in transfer portal
NORMAN — OU earned a commitment from Miami (Ohio) transfer defensive end Caiden Woullard on Thursday. Woullard recorded career highs of 41 tackles (12 for loss) and 9.5 sacks as a junior this season. He chose OU over offers from programs such as Texas A&M, Mississippi State and Missouri. Woullard should provide quality depth for OU, which is set to lose …
Read More »Kirk Ferentz comments on what he’s looking for in next OC following Citrus Bowl
After the Iowa Hawkeyes‘ season came to a close with a 35-0 loss versus No. 23 Tennessee in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, Hawkeye head football coach Kirk Ferentz addressed a number of topics. The final question posed to Ferentz was what many Hawkeye fans are most curious about: What does Iowa want and need the most from its next offensive …
Read More »Five reasons to be excited about Ohio State’s new quarterback Will Howard
Ohio State football scored a massive transfer portal recruiting win on Thursday evening, when Kansas State quarterback Will Howard committed to the Buckeyes. The 6-foot, 5-inch, 242-pound signal caller brings a big-time skill set with him to Columbus, one that fits the Ohio State offense very well. Howard is one of the top transfer options at quarterback, and the second …
Read More »Ohio State adds experienced QB from transfer portal
Jan. 4—Ohio State added another potential weapon for its 2024 offense Thursday night with the verbal commitment of Will Howard. The 6-foot-5, 242-pound Howard is rated the No. 6 quarterback in the transfer portal by 247Sports after throwing for nearly 6,000 yards in three seasons at Kansas State. He told ESPN the Buckeyes had everything he was looking for after …
Read More »Former Rutgers offensive lineman Kamar Missouri makes a commitment out of the transfer portal
Kamar Missouri has made a commitment out of the transfer portal, the former Rutgers football offensive lineman making a move to an American Athletic Conference program. An offensive lineman, Missouri committed to UTSA on Thursday afternoon. Missouri started four games for Rutgers in 2023 and he played 14 total games for the Scarlet Knights across three seasons. Since entering the …
Read More »Rutgers football saw the Pat Flaherty factor in last week’s Pinstripe Bowl win
BRONX, N.Y. — The offensive line played a huge part a week ago for Rutgers football, opening holes and providing good protection in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl win over Miami. The Rutgers offense, against a very strong Miami front, played as a cohesive unit in what might have been their best performance of the season. They were the …
Read More »2024 NFL Draft: Iowa DB Cooper DeJean declares as projected first-round pick
Iowa star defensive back and return specialist Cooper DeJean declared for the 2024 NFL Draft Thursday, bringing to an end a three-year stint with the Hawkeyes. The 2023 unanimous All American is projected as a first-round pick, No. 22 overall and fourth at his position in CBS Sports’ 2024 NFL Draft prospect rankings. “These past three years have been filled with …
Read More »College football recruiting | Caiden Woullard to Oklahoma, Andrew Wilson-Lamp to East Carolina
Two former Massillon football stars have found new college homes after entering the NCAA transfer portal. On Thursday, Caiden Woullard announced he has committed to Oklahoma. This was after the Sooners offered the former Miami RedHawk on Dec. 26. The 6-foot-5 defensive played three years with Miami after starring for Massillon. He broke out with nine sacks this past season, …
Read More »Will Howard transfers to Ohio State: Buckeyes land ex-Kansas State QB as potential replacement for Kyle McCord
Former Kansas State quarterback Will Howard is transferring to Ohio State, he announced on social media. Howard is the No. 7 overall available transfer in 247Sports’ rankings for the 2024 cycle. He joins a Buckeyes program that must identify a new full-time starter in 2024 after former starter Kyle McCord transferred to Syracuse. Howard’s biggest immediate competition is Devin Brown, who …
Read More »IU football caps busy day in transfer portal with perhaps Curt Cignetti’s biggest catch.
BLOOMINGTON – IU capped a busy day in the transfer portal with one of Curt Cignetti’s biggest wins of the cycle, when All-Sun Belt wide receiver Elijah Sarratt announced his intention to follow Cignetti to Bloomington. Sarratt had been on a visit to Indiana. The rising junior from Virginia was remarkably productive across two years in Harrisonburg, posting 124 receptions …
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