The new Alabama coaching staff continues to strike gold on the recruiting trail. On Thursday, Alabama landed a commitment from former Washington signee and 2024 four-star edge rusher Noah Carter. The news comes just one day after the Crimson Tide landed a commitment from 2024 five-star wide receiver Ryan Williams. Carter, an Arizona native, is listed at 6-foot-3.5 and 218 …
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Clemson ranks top 3 in ESPN’s latest 2025 recruiting class rankings update
Dabo Swinney and the Clemson coaching staff are doing phenomenal recruiting in the 2025 class, and it shows. The Tigers recently landed one of the top recruits in the country in defensive end Ari Watford, who is the No.1 edge in the 2025 class. It was a huge commitment landed for Clemson, who needs to hit big on recruiting if they …
Read More »Four-star quarterback adds Florida to busy recruiting schedule
Spring-Ford (Royersford, Pennsylvania) quarterback Matt Zollers plans to visit three programs in three days, according to Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports. In between visits to USF and Georgia on Thursday and Saturday, respectively, Zollers will stop by the Swamp in Gainesville to meet the staff at the University of Florida. Zollers completed just under 63 percent of his pass attempts as …
Read More »ANALYSIS: What Jim Harbaugh’s exit means for Michigan and Ohio State
Jan. 25—Jim Harbaugh has gone back to the NFL, leaving chaos in his wake. Harbaugh, who was named head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers on Wednesday night, leaves Michigan in a better place than he found it (maybe). Likely successor Sherrone Moore is ready to carry over the momentum Harbaugh built over the last three years (maybe). At Ohio …
Read More »5 Michigan players Alabama should target if they enter the transfer portal
Changes continue to alter the college football landscape early in the 2024 offseason. It seems like every day, a coaching change is taking place or a high-profile player is entering the transfer portal. Don’t expect this trend to stop or slow down anytime soon. Just weeks after winning the national championship, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh accepted the head coaching …
Read More »UCF welcomes Tim Harris Jr. back as new offensive coordinator
UCF coach Gus Malzahn continues to tweak his coaching staff, welcoming former Miami assistant Tim Harris Jr. back to the fold. Harris spent last season as the Hurricanes running backs coach under coach Mario Cristobal after two seasons with Malzahn and the Knights (2021-22) as associate head coach, co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach. 247Sports was the first to report …
Read More »Colorado football self-reports 11 trivial NCAA violations from Deion Sanders’ first year
Aiming to avoid significant penalties, Colorado football self-reported 11 minor NCAA rule violations from Deion Sanders’ first year as head coach. As revealed by Brent Schrotenboer of USA TODAY Sports, the 11 trivial rule breaks range from misuse of social media, accidental recruiting violations and even the illegal use of a yoga instructor. The Buffs also unknowingly violated NCAA rule …
Read More »Tim Harris Jr. returns to UCF as offensive coordinator, wide receivers coach
Tim Harris Jr. is returning to UCF in an elevated role. Harris, an assistant for the Knights during the 2021 and ’22 seasons, was named offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach Thursday. He spent last season at Miami, his alma mater, as the running backs coach on Mario Cristobal’s staff. UCF transfer portal tracker: Arkansas QB KJ Jefferson highlights Knights’ …
Read More »Chiefs’ Isiah Pacheco on viral running style: ‘I ain’t no zombie’
Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco has a unique running style, which leads to NFL fans joking about him being an angry runner. Pacheco finds humor in that narrative. “The funniest one that I thought was they said that I run like I bite people,” Pacheco said Wednesday at his media availability. “I ain’t no zombie. … That was …
Read More »Mitch Albom: Jim Harbaugh leaving Michigan football was how fairy tale season was destined to end
Jim Harbaugh walked away from a dream job to take a job he couldn’t stop dreaming about. That’s all there is to say. There was never a doubt in the minds of those who knew him that Harbaugh would eventually return to the NFL, because he is not someone to leave business on the table, and he’s had unfinished NFL …
Read More »Oilers fifth in NHL history with win streak of at least 15
Jan 26, 2024, 12:35 AM ET EDMONTON, Alberta — Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist, backup Calvin Pickard made 27 saves for his fifth career shutout and the Edmonton Oilers won their 15th straight game with a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. Zach Hyman also scored and Leon Draisaitl had three assists for the …
Read More »Who does Florida, FSU, Miami football play in 2024? Here’s a look at each team’s schedule
It’s a long way until college football season, but fans across Florida have plenty to look forward to, including the first time since 2019 the three biggest teams in the Sunshine State play each other. The Florida State Seminoles are ready to burst into the expanded College Football Playoff field after just missing out in 2023. FSU coach Mike Norvell …
Read More »Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes calls this season perhaps the most challenging of his career
Patrick Mahomes was willing to admit Thursday that this season has been perhaps the most challenging of his career. His statistics were down across the board. The Chiefs lost six games, including five in an eight-week stretch midway through the season. He had several very visible sideline blowups, his pent-up anger directed at teammates and officials alike. “I would say …
Read More »Report: Ex-Kentucky assistant football coach Eric Wolford reuniting with Mark Stoops
LEXINGTON — What’s old is reportedly new again: Kentucky is bringing back a former coach to guide its offensive line. According to a report from FootballScoop on Thursday, coach Mark Stoops and the Wildcats will hire Eric Wolford to tutor the offensive line. FootballScoop reported a contract between Wolford and the Wildcats was “close to being finalized late Thursday afternoon.” …
Read More »Saquon Barkley landing spots: Pro Bowl running back could see himself ‘in another uniform’
Saquon Barkley’s future in New York is once again going to take center stage throughout the Giants offseason. The Pro Bowl running back is slated to become a free agent this spring, which comes a year after the team placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on him last March. Barkley and the Giants went back and forth in contract negotiations, but …
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