INDIAN RIVER – Aidan Fenstermaker’s dream to play college football started a long time ago. From strapping on the shoulder pads in his youth playing days to starring for the Inland Lakes High School football program in recent years, the next level has always been the goal. Now, the I-L senior will get his chance after verbally committing to Alma College …

The Texas Tech football team picked up its fourth commitment for the recruiting class of 2026 on Tuesday, one from the Red Raiders’ backyard. Krush Johnson, a first-team all-District 2-5A Division I defensive tackle from Amarillo Tascosa, announced his pledge to Tech. He visited campus during the junior day the Red Raiders staff conducted Saturday. Tascosa lists Johnson at 6-foot-4 …

Penn State football’s breakthrough success of this past season is driving even higher expectations for the next one. The final US LBM Coaches Poll of the season, released on Tuesday, validates the strides made by the No. 5 Nittany Lions this past season: winning a program-best 13 games and advancing to the College Football Playoff semifinals behind another nationally-elite defense. …

Gaffney announced the promotion of longtime offensive coordinator Donnie Littlejohn as its new football coach Tuesday. Littlejohn replaces Dan Jones, who led Gaffney for over a decade and won two state titles. Littlejohn has plenty of ties to Gaffney. He played football there as an offensive lineman and graduated in 1997. Littlejohn played at Furman and later spent eight seasons …

National Signing Day for 2025 is only a couple of weeks away and Jackson area high school football players will be deciding in the coming days on where their next home will be in the near future. Several of the area’s top players have already signed after the early signing day period in December. Here is a list of the Jackson area players who signed …

While many experts felt Indiana should have been left out of the College Football Playoff, Middle Tennessee State football coach Derek Mason had high regard for the Hoosiers, even higher than Tennessee. Mason, a former coach at Tennessee’s rival Vanderbilt, voted Indiana No. 8 in the final US LBM Coaches Poll, one spot ahead of the Vols. Indiana finished 10th …

Arizona State football had a remarkable season, going 11-3 overall, winning the Big 12 Championship and nearly upsetting Texas in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals. According to coach Kenny Dillingham, it was a Top-5 worthy season. The Arizona State coach voted his Sun Devils No. 5 in the final US LBM Coaches Poll, with Arizona State only behind No. 1 …