USATSI Arizona State is hiring former NFL All-Pro Hines Ward as wide receivers coach, according to ESPN. Ward spent the 2023 season as the head coach of the San Antonio Brahmas in the former XFL, leading his team to a 3-7 record.  Ward’s previous experience as a collegiate coach came in 2021 when he worked with the wide receivers under …

GAINESVILLE — The Florida Gators’ spring game didn’t create a quarterback competition between incumbent Graham Mertz and five-star freshman DJ Lagway. It did, however, highlight some of their strengths on an idyllic afternoon at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Here are four initial thoughts on the exhibition at the end of Billy Napier’s third spring. DJ Lagway looked like a five-star …

PISCATAWAY – Rutgers football on Saturday held its first scrimmage of the spring, the first opportunity for coach Greg Schiano and his staff to gauge the Scarlet Knights’ progress in a game-like scenario. Here are Schiano’s thoughts on what he saw: Quarterback play The quarterback battle between incumbent starter Gavin Wimsatt and Minnesota transfer Athan Kaliakmanis will continue to garner …

Georgia football junior Mykel Williams has never had an interception. Until Saturday, that is. The junior pass rusher has been anticipating the move from defensive lineman to outside linebacker for the 2024 season, yet in Saturday afternoon’s annual G-Day scrimmage, he was making big moves for the Black team in his old and familiar position. In the second quarter, quarterback …

STATE COLLEGE — Penn State football will give a glimpse into the upcoming season with today’s Blue-White Game. The annual intrasquad scrimmage in Beaver Stadium marks the end of spring workouts. It’s also this team’s first work in front of a big crowd in what hopes to be a memorable 2024 season in the expanding Big Ten and College Football …

Six years after his surprising retirement from the NFL, Andrew Luck returned to Indianapolis on Friday for the annual Chuckstrong Tailgate Gala. Luck was only 29 years old when he walked away from football. He’ll turn 35 this September, an age at which several quarterbacks — including Matthew Stafford, Kirk Cousins, Russell Wilson and Aaron Rodgers — are still succeeding. …

Not only are the Alabama Crimson Tide replacing a legend following Nick Saban’s retirement, but they are also replacing nearly half their roster. Kalen DeBoer is taking over a team that lost nearly 50 players from last year’s squad that was the SEC champion, went to the College Football Playoff and finished No. 5 in the final AP Poll. But …

April 13, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Fans chant, “O-H-I-O!” during the first half of the Ohio State LifeSports spring football game at Ohio Stadium on Saturday. Ohio State drew more than 80,000 fans to its spring football game on Saturday. The announced attendance of 80,012 was the largest for the scrimmage at Ohio Stadium since 2017. The Buckeyes had only …

Ohio State football put the finishing touches on an in-state flip in the 2025 class. 2025 three-star safety Cody Haddad committed to Ohio State Saturday during the Bckeyes’ spring game, choosing the Buckeyes over programs such as Texas A&M, Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota. Haddad initially committed to Wisconsin Jan. 17, but ended his commitment April 1. Haddad, a 6-foot-1, 175-pound …

Former Notre Dame quarterback and Fox college football analyst Brady Quinn did not need to see much of Ohio State freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith to make a massive comparison. “I don’t want this to sound like an overstatement talking about Jeremiah Smith,” Quinn said. “But I live in the south Florida area. I had the chance to go watch …

The Michigan Panthers are at home Sunday playing in Ford Field for the third straight week, hosting the Houston Roughnecks to continue the United Football League season (noon, ABC). The Panthers are 1-1 after falling to the Birmingham Stallions 20-13 last week, while Houston is 0-2 with both losses coming by one score. The Panthers are tied for second with …

The Georgia Bulldogs have the opportunity to win their third national championship in four years when the 2024 college football season kicks off this fall. Before the Bulldogs can embark on another national championship run, they have to wrap up spring practice, and play their 2024 Spring Game, better known as G-Day, on Saturday, April 13. Kickoff for G-Day is …

With the Jets currently holding the 10th overall pick in the 2024 draft, let’s take a look at one prospect who may be a target: LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers. By the Numbers – Height: 6-foot-0 – Weight: 200 pounds – 40-Yard Dash: 4.41 – Vertical: 42 inches – Bench: 15 reps – Broad Jump: 10-foot-9 – 2023 Stats (13 …

The Buffalo Bills shocked the NFL when they decided to trade star wide receiver Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans earlier this month and that state of surprise even stretched to the club’s roster. While appearing on The Jim Rome Show, Bills offensive tackle Dion Dawkins admitted he was taken aback at the news of the trade, but also noted …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas football will get its best evaluation of the spring today in the annual Red-White Game inside Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. The Razorbacks wrap up their spring practices with a showcase event. Fans will get the opportunity to see Bobby Petrino’s offense being run by transfer quarterback Taylen Green. More: Bobby Petrino relishing opportunity to work …