The Sun Belt has fined Marshall for the school’s decision to opt out of the Independence Bowl. Marshall said it couldn’t play in the Dec. 28 game against Army due to a lack of players. The Thundering Herd won the Sun Belt title game over Louisiana and was set to play the Black Knights in one of the better matchups …
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Giants coordinators Shane Bowen, Mike Kafka will be head coaches at East-West Shrine, Senior Bowls
The Giants’ offensive and defensive coordinators will be head coaches at two of the highest profile pre-NFL Draft showcases of college football talent. Defensive coordinator Shane Bowen will lead the West team at the East-West Shrine Bowl on Jan. 30 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Tex. And offensive coordinator Mike Kafka will be the head coach of the National team …
Read More »Hamilton players selected for flag football showcase at NFL Pro Bowl
Flag football in Arizona continues to gain exposure on a national level. Chandler Hamilton senior defensive back and wide receiver Trinity Smith and wide receiver and linebacker Mikayla Allen have been selected to represent Arizona in a high school flag football showcase at the 2025 NFL Pro Bowl Games in Orlando on Feb. 1. The rosters, comprised of senior players, …
Read More »Explaining what Department of Education’s startling Title IX memo could mean for revenue-share future
Last June, a month after the landmark House settlement was agreed to, NCAA president Charlie Baker told a group of athletes and administrators assembled in Atlanta that he’d like to see guidance on a national standard for how Title IX fits into revenue sharing. “What we really need on this one, in particular,” Baker said, “is the feds to give …
Read More »Ohio State National Championship history: Titles, appearances, winningest coaches, record
The Ohio State Buckeyes will look to add to their storied legacy when they face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Monday, January 20th in the CFP National Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Here is everything you need to know about Ohio State’s winning history. How many times has Ohio State won the national championship? It’s important to note that …
Read More »USC signs defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn to a contract extension after a strong debut season
D’Anton Lynn LOS ANGELES — Southern California has signed defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn to a contract extension after his strong debut season with the Trojans. USC didn’t disclose details of Lynn’s new deal in its announcement, but the extension should end talk of Lynn’s possible departure for other jobs. The Trojans’ defense improved sharply in its first season under the …
Read More »Notre Dame vs. Ohio State odds, prediction: 2025 CFP National Championship game picks by expert on 58-37 run
The No. 7 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish and No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes will square off in the College Football Playoff Championship game on Monday, Jan. 20. Notre Dame opened the playoff with wins over Indiana and Georgia before sneaking past Penn State in the Orange bowl last Thursday. Ohio State suffered a disastrous loss to Michigan in …
Read More »Texas football TE Amari Niblack reportedly set to transfer. Here’s what it means for Longhorns
Texas football tight end Amari Niblack is expected to enter the transfer portal, according to multiple reports. Niblack arrived at Texas last offseason as a transfer from Alabama. He didn’t see the field much, playing just 90 snaps behind Gunnar Helm (who declared for the NFL) and Juan Davis, who got most of the workload. He’d played 358 snaps at …
Read More »Marcus Freeman is a reserved beacon of representation on college football’s grandest stage
By any estimation, Notre Dame is one of the standard bearers for the purely American enterprise that is college football. Perhaps it is only fitting that of any program, the first Black or Asian American coach to lead a team in a Division I national championship game will belong to this storied program led by Marcus Freeman. Freeman’s father is …
Read More »College Football Playoff national championship players to watch, keys to the game, prediction: Ohio State vs. Notre Dame
How QBs stack up | Players to watch | Keys to the game | Prediction The national championship game is nearly here. Ohio State is going for its first national title since the end of the 2014 season. The Buckeyes beat Alabama and Oregon with third-string QB Cardale Jones to win the first four-team College Football Playoff. A win on …
Read More »Do conference title games still matter? Expanded playoff already diminishing worth of extra data point
ATLANTA — The value of a conference championship has diminished before our eyes. Like it or not, they just don’t matter as much. Monday’s Notre Dame-Ohio State College Football Playoff National Championship was long ago guaranteed to produce only the fourth ever national champion that did not win its conference in the championship game era. That history goes back to …
Read More »CFP national championship players to watch, keys to the game, prediction: Ohio State vs. Notre Dame
How QBs stack up | Players to watch | Keys to the game | Prediction The national championship game is nearly here. Ohio State is going for its first national title since the end of the 2014 season. The Buckeyes beat Alabama and Oregon with third-string QB Cardale Jones to win the first four-team College Football Playoff. A win on …
Read More »USC extends D’Anton Lynn: Defensive coordinator received outside interest after leading one-year turnaround
Getty Images USC and defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn have agreed to a contract extension, locking in a key piece to Lincoln Riley’s coaching staff amid interest from other schools, the university announced via social media. Lynn, who just finished his first season with the Trojans, generated some buzz in the assistant coaching carousel with schools like Penn State keeping an eye …
Read More »NFL draft: Full list of Texas football players headed to NFL
After a program-record 11 Texas football players were selected in the NFL draft last year, several Longhorns are hoping to surpass that number. Some Texas players are going pro because that’s their only choice — they’ve exhausted all their eligibility. Others are going because they’re near-locks to be highly draft (Kelvin Bank Jr., for instance). And there’s another group who …
Read More »Browns coaches will get a close look at Jalen Milroe, others at the Reese’s Senior Bowl
Special Teams Coach Bubba Ventrone at the 2023 Hall of Fame Game between Clevelannd Browns and New York Jets at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. Friday, August 03, 2023. The Cleveland Browns announced that their special teams coordinator, Bubba Ventrone, will serve as a head coach at the 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl. Ventrone will be joined by New York …
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