May 31—More than a dozen area players from the class of 2022 signed with FBS schools, and a handful more made major college rosters as walk-ons. With several more area alumni pushing for playing time this fall, here is an overview of the group that has members playing in the Big Ten, SEC, MAC, Sun Belt, AAAC and Notre Dame: …

Two of Penn State’s best defensive players have started college football’s award watch list season by appearing on the watch list for the Lott IMPACT Trophy. Defensive ends Abdul Carter and Dani Dennis-Sutton were included on the watch list released by the Lott IMPACT Trophy this week. The Lott IMPACT Trophy is awarded to the nation’s top defensive player based …

D.J. McClary is taking an official visit to Rutgers football this weekend. The class of 2024 linebacker, currently committed to Penn State, is one of the top players in New Jersey. McClary is one of 21 players currently on an official visit to Rutgers. He committed to Penn State last September. Invited to play in the prestigious U.S. Army All-American …

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJun 1, 2024, 08:00 AM ET CloseKristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Paul Maurice could tell his team was different. The Florida Panthers’ head coach joked — at first — that players this season compared to last didn’t find him so funny. They’d lost a former appetite for schtick …

DESTIN — After two days spent discussing some of the biggest issues in NCAA history, here was Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel’s takeaway from the SEC’s annual spring meetings: “A bunch of questions coming in. Probably even more coming out.” The true sign of a great meeting. College sports is already known for moving at a glacial pace (a comparison …

The Kansas City Chiefs were the talk of the 2023 NFL season with Taylor Swift in the stands, and the team winning a second straight Super Bowl. The buzz and title were a boon to the bank accounts of the Chiefs’ two biggest stars. Patrick Mahomes earned $3.6 million in group licensing and marketing income during the 12 months through …

Wisconsin made the final schools for class of 2025 defensive lineman Abu Tarawallie on Friday. The Badgers made the cut for the three-star DL along with Michigan State, Kansas State and rival Minnesota. Related: Full list of Wisconsin football’s scheduled class of 2025 official visits Tarawallie is 247Sports’ No. 696 player in the class of 2025, No. 72 defensive lineman and …

May 31—Braxton Miller will be part of the next class inducted into the Ohio State Varsity ‘O’ Athletics Hall of Fame. The Springfield native who starred at Wayne High School broke the news himself this week on social media. “Blessed to be selected for the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2024,” he wrote along with a video …

May 31—WACO — The Fellowship of Christian Athletes Victory Bowl weekend will be held Friday and Saturday in Waco and at Mary Hardin-Baylor in nearby Belton. The Softball and Baseball games will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mary Hardin-Baylor University at nearby Belton, Texas. The 16th annual FCA Victory Bowl football game will be held at Waco ISD …

The 2024 season is on the horizon, and Hurricanes fans hope to see a major step forward in Year 3 of the Mario Cristobal era. As Miami keeps adding talent through high school and transfer portal recruiting, UM appears poised to be a major contender in the ACC this season. This summer, we will take a look at a different …

The Colorado football program picked up two more nationally televised games ahead of their 2024 season, learning the game times and television networks of their matchups against Colorado State and Oklahoma State. The highly-anticipated Rocky Mountain Showdown will kickoff at 5:30 p.m. MT on CBS, with the Buffaloes playing the Rams in Fort Collins on Sept. 14. CU will wrap …

College football video game fans continue to be fueled by the anticipation of the return of the college football video game franchise from EA Sports. The release date for EA Sports College Football 25 is coming up soon, and a new gameplay trailer has gone deep into some of the key features of the game. EA Sports showed off some …

Michigan football is kicking off a month of big weekend visits with officials starting for 2025 recruits. Among them is a five-star in 2025 Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman interior offensive lineman Douglas Utu. Utu is officially visiting along with another five-star, his high school teammate, wide receiver Derek Meadows. Both ESPN and Rivals have designated the ultra-elite status upon …

With the spring months now giving way toward the summer, it means that college football is going to be here before we know it. It also means that rosters are more or less defined. For Iowa, that included the transfer portal departures of quarterbacks Deacon Hill, Joe Labas and Spencer Petras and wide receivers Diante Vines and Jacob Bostick. It …

The release of portions of the 2024 college football television schedule have created some real curveballs and mind-benders for everyone to absorb. The Big 12 recently released a select amount of early-season and national television games for 2024. Here’s a game that will trip up everybody and take a lot of getting used to: Utah at Arizona State will be …