Penn State has officially welcomed its newest members to the football program by way of the transfer portal, including former Ohio State wide receiver Julian Fleming, but a few Nittany Lions remain in the transfer portal evaluating their potential options. And it appears as though one of those players is expected to end up in the Big 12. Dante Cephas, …

Junior center Greg Crippen of Northborough helped Michigan close out a win over Iowa on Dec. 2 to claim its third straight Big Ten championship. Blue and maize confetti floated through the air as time expired, signifying the University of Michigan’s victory over Washington in the College Football Playoff national championship last Monday. The on-field celebration then commenced at NRG …

Newberry (Florida) 2025 defensive tackle Jarquez Carter took to X to announce he had received a scholarship offer from USC. The 6-2, 284-pound interior defensive lineman finished his junior season with an impressive stat line, accounting for 60 tackles, 35 tackles for loss, eight sacks and 14 quarterback hurries. Carter is also considering offers from Florida, Florida State, Duke, Miami, …

Sometimes, you just know in your heart when it is time to leave. That time has come for Cedar Crest head football coach Rob Wildasin. After 10 years at the Falcons’ helm, Wildasin recently turned in his resignation to Cedar Crest athletic director Rick Dissinger, who has opened a job search to find Wildasin’s replacement. “I think the timing’s just …

It’ll be nearly seven months before new Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer hears the roar of a Bryant-Denny Stadium crowd. But he’s got a chance to hear a roar of approval in his first week on the job. The expected addition of Ryan Grubb, who served as DeBoer’s offensive coordinator at Washington, would be a home run hire off a …

Late Saturday evening, Florida Atlantic transfer linebacker Jaylen Wester announced he’d follow his older brother LaJohntay, another former FAU star, to Colorado. The younger Wester racked up some strong numbers in his first two collegiate seasons. As a freshman in 2022, Wester totaled 60 tackles, one sack and an interception. The 6-foot, 205-pound linebacker followed that up with 56 total …

LAWRENCE — In the short amount of time that has followed the start of the Washington football coaching search, Kansas head coach Lance Leipold’s name has repeatedly been linked to the job by numerous reports. Leipold, though, appeared to put an end to those rumors Sunday. With a post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, he expressed …

Photograph: Michael Ainsworth/AP The Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs are always a must-watch, usually for all the wrong reasons. With their 1990s run of dominance firmly in time’s rearview mirror, the Cowboys’ 21st-century legacy mostly consists of postseason disappointment. After grabbing the NFC’s second seed in the regular season, it felt like these Cowboys should have easily handled a visiting …

Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer’s staff is starting to take shape. DeBoer is expected to retain running backs coach Robert Gillespie and defensive line coach Freddie Roach, per ESPN’s Chris Low. Meanwhile, DeBoer is expected to bring offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb, wide receivers coach JaMarcus Shephard and director of scouting Jerret McElwain with him from Washington. FOX’s Bruce Feldman also …

Amari Niblack intends to enter the transfer portal as of Sunday, he posted to Instagram with On3. Niblack just wrapped up his sophomore season for Alabama football. He caught 20 passes for 327 yards and 4 touchdowns this past season. Niblack is the latest player to look at other opportunities in wake of Nick Saban’s retirement. Starting receiver Isaiah Bond …

Siegel senior football standout Tarrion Grant has been aboard the Purdue train since coaches began visiting him in May. “Ever since (coaches) first came to the school,” Grant said on how long he knew Purdue was the place for him. The 6-foot-3, 175-pound cornerback committed to the Boilermakers on Sunday. “It was the connections. When I went up there (in …

Lions quarterback Jared Goff (16) signals from the line against his former team, the Rams. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) Jared Goff telegraphed this pass. We should have known he would flip a U-turn in the Motor City, leading the Detroit Lions to their first playoff victory in 32 years. He was a big part of dramatic turnarounds in …

WEST LAFAYETTE — The future of Purdue football’s secondary received an upgrade Sunday afternoon. Tarrion Grant, the sixth-ranked cornerback in the Class of 2025 according to 247 Sports, announced on an Instagram live post he is verbally committed to the Boilermakers. Grant recorded 26 tackles last season at Siegel High in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and is 247 Sports’ 50th overall ranked …

DETROIT — The roar was primal. It was visceral. It was generational. It felt like it couldn’t get louder, and then it did. It felt like it couldn’t last, and then it never waned. It rattled the beams of Ford Field and poured out television sets across the country. It was loud, of course. Sixty-six thousand-plus screaming Detroit Lions fans …

One year ago, there were rumors of a possible link between Ryan Grubb and Alabama. However, Nick Saban — in what would turn out to be his final season as the Crimson Tide’s head coach — pivoted to Tommy Rees. Now, it looks increasingly likely that Grubb, who was Washington’s offensive coordinator this past season, will join Kalen DeBoer in …