In the Texas Tech football team’s first scrimmage of spring practice, Joey McGuire had seen enough of 2023 team MVP Tahj Brooks after a couple of carries. McGuire reminded himself that a player who carried 290 times for 1,538 yards last season didn’t need to prove anything in March and April. “Our very first scrimmage, we were going to have …

USATSI Ohio State is making a change to its 2025 nonconference schedule, swapping an October matchup against UConn for a September showdown against HBCU power Grambling State. This will be the first meeting between the Buckeyes and the Tigers as well as Grambling State’s first game ever against a Big Ten opponent.  The Tigers are set to travel to Columbus, …

Ohio State is looking at Caleb Downs, the All-America transfer safety from Alabama, as an additional option for its offensive backfield. It was a possibility Buckeyes coach Ryan Day raised Tuesday, referring to Downs seeing snaps at running back in addition to safety as a potential contingency plan for this fall. “I know that he has the capability to do …

Ohio State’s football training camp starts in less than seven weeks for a season that’s viewed as a make-or-break one for Ryan Day. Three straight losses to Michigan has upped the ante for the Buckeyes coach, but it’s pressure that Day embraces. On Tuesday, he made it clear he believes his 2024 team is ready to meet the sky-high expectations. …

Brady Hart is going from the state champions to the national champs. Cocoa’s junior quarterback announced his commitment to the University of Michigan on Tuesday afternoon. The 6-foot-5, 195-pound Hart is the nation’s No. 7 quarterback in the 2026 class on the 247Sports composite rankings. He also ranked as the No. 15 player in the state and the No. 92 …

The buzz around Clemson linebacker Barrett Carter entering the 2024 college football season is already plenty high. Carter will be entering his senior season with the Tigers after choosing to return for another year at Clemson when many believed he could have been chosen as a high-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Athlon Sports recently announced its preseason All-American …

Jun. 18—COLUMBUS — Ohio State football coach Ryan Day dropped a surprising nugget into his meeting with the media Tuesday. With depth potentially an issue for the Buckeyes at running back this fall, Alabama transfer Caleb Downs could get some looks. That was a little out of left field because Downs is already an accomplished safety, having been regarded as …

The saying, “Make hay while the sun shines” could apply to coach P.J. Fleck and the Gophers football program, which annually designate a couple of weekends in June as a “Summer Splash” recruiting event. The hope is that showing off Minnesota at its weather best to players on their official visits will assist in enticing them to pick the Gophers. …

The Oklahoma Sooners have been predicted to finish ninth in the Southeastern Conference by Brad Crawford of 247Sports. Crawford predicted final records and finishing order for all 16 teams in the SEC for 247Sports. He picked OU to finish 8-4, landing in ninth place in the conference. Oklahoma’s first season in the SEC could start in impressive fashion if the …

The 2024 football season is still over a month away, and Auburn fans are excited for the possibility of their favorite team taking a giant step forward to reaching College Football Playoff levels of success. The USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and the Associated Press polls have yet to be released, but ESPN has revealed each FBS teams’ success in …

ORLANDO, Fla. – If you’re looking for tickets to UCF football games this fall, you’re in luck. UCF football season tickets sold out back in May, marking the program’s fastest sell-out in history and its fifth since 2019. UCF’s $88M football stadium expansion project gets green light UCF Athletics announced Monday that a “very limited number” of single-game tickets for …

With the change over the offseason from offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz, many fans hoped that a change in offensive ideology was also coming to Iowa City. For years, Iowa has been known as a team that loves to play smashmouth football. They dictate how the game is going to be played and make it so that you hate when Iowa …

Joey McGuire and the Texas Tech football team secured another commitment for the 2025 recruiting class. This pledge came from Patrick McMath, a 6-foot-4, 255-pound offensive lineman out of Katy. McMath, who committed through social media on Tuesday, is rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports. McMath had a host of offers from other Big 12 Conference foes, including the …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 19, 2024, 01:13 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers do not believe the Stanley Cup is slipping away to Connor McDavid and the rallying Edmonton Oilers. The Panthers saw their Stanley Cup Final lead cut from 3-0 down to 3-2 after Edmonton’s 5-3 Game 5 victory. It was …

This week, Rutgers football made a scholarship offer to four-star recruit Kai Pritchard. The Donovan High School (Toms River, New Jersey) product is ranked by 247Sports as the fifth best offensive lineman in New Jersey in the 2026 class. Due to his impressive play, he has received offers from Boston College, Duke, Illinois, James Madison, and Kentucky. In total he …