In just a mere few days, the next biggest recruiting day on the college football calendar will take place: National Signing Day. Many, if not all, of the top 100 prospects in the 2025 recruiting class have already signed with their respective programs back in December during the three-day early signing period, which has allowed some to already join their …
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SEC football coach grades: Do Kalen DeBoer, Hugh Freeze need summer school? | Toppmeyer
As I reach for my red pen to award grades for SEC football coaches, I worry that a few fellas might require remedial coursework after receiving their report card. At least some SEC coaches are headed for the honor roll. Here’s my season grade for each coach. Keep in mind grades are awarded on a curve. A 7-6 record at …
Read More »Super Bowl 59: How good were Patrick Mahomes, Saquon Barkley in high school? See rankings
No one was predicting Patrick Mahomes to become one of the best quarterbacks in history when he was at Whitehouse High School in Texas. Eleven years ago, Mahomes was a three-star recruit with just a handful of college offers. Fast forward to the present and Mahomes now has as many Super Bowl MVP trophies as he had recruiting stars in …
Read More »Ohio State’s Ryan Day ‘third base’ narrative, CFP expansion lead college football mailbag
The narrative that Ryan Day’s career began on third base discounts his achievements as an offensive coordinator and quarterback developer before he succeeded Urban Meyer as Ohio State’s coach. Day earned Chip Kelly’s respect while starring for him as New Hampshire’s record-breaking quarterback, then caught Meyer’s eye as a Florida graduate assistant. Within a coaching industry where nepo babies are …
Read More »Conwell-Egan grad Steve Slaton to be enshrined in College Football Hall of Fame
Sure, he wanted to be a big football star. How many kids have that dream? But, for Steve Slaton, becoming that star was a step-by-step process, albeit very fast steps. “That’s the first thing I think of when thinking about Steve on the football field,” said Kevin Kelly, Slaton’s head coach for three years at Conwell-Egan. “He had just incredible …
Read More »Ex-Louisville football stars Tyler Shough, Quincy Riley set for Senior Bowl. What to know
After an injury-filled three years at Texas Tech, Tyler Shough was out to prove that he could stay healthy for Louisville football. The quarterback accomplished the feat and threw for 3,195 yards with 23 touchdowns and six interceptions. He completed 62.7% of his passes and ranked 29th nationally in passing efficiency (148.1) in his final college season. Shough has another chance …
Read More »Where did Des Moines area high school football players sign in December?
It’s almost time for national signing day, which is Feb. 5. Well, that’s the second signing period for football, following its early signing day on Dec. 4, 2024. December’s signing day is when most of the top recruits across the state officially signed with their college programs. There are plenty of athletes from Iowa who signed up to play college …
Read More »When is February NCAA National Signing Day? What Georgia football fans should know
National Signing Day for high school football players is on Wednesday. Georgia already picked up 27 players in the early period for their 2025 recruiting class, ranked No. 2 nationally and in the SEC by 247Sports. Here’s what you need to know about National Signing Day 2025. When is National Signing Day 2025? The February, or regular, signing day for …
Read More »When is February NCAA National Signing Day? What Purdue football fans should know
WEST LAFAYETTE − Purdue football’s roster was decimated from the transfer portal, a combo effect of a 1-11 season and mostly wholesale changes on the coaching staff. The new Boilermaker staff, led by Barry Odom, made quick work restocking the roster with its own plethora of players from the transfer portal. Couple that with the small 2025 signing class Purdue …
Read More »Jackson State, Grambling State to play first HBCU Classic football game in Las Vegas
Jackson State football will play in Las Vegas during the 2025 season. JSU will face Grambling State on Oct. 25 at Allegiant Stadium during the inaugural HBCU Classic game, Jackson State announced on Thursday. Kickoff time has not been announced. “We are excited about the opportunity to play in Las Vegas,” JSU coach T.C. Taylor said in a press release. “This …
Read More »7 standouts from Day 3 of 2025 Senior Bowl practices
Jan 30, 2025; Mobile, AL, USA; National team defensive lineman Landon Jackson of Arkansas (40) works through drills during Senior Bowl practice for the National team at Hancock Whitney Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images The 2025 Senior Bowl practices are in the books. While the annual college all-star game is still on the way, many of the NFL’s scouts, …
Read More »Ohio State’s Jay Moseley releases golf cart tutorial: ‘These vehicles do have a reverse button’
Ohio State football coach Ryan Day has been on a media tour this week talking about the Buckeyes’ national championship victory over Notre Dame. And in each interview, the Buckeyes coach has done, there has been one consistent thing that has come up: the viral video postgame of a worker at Mercedes-Benz Stadium crashing the golf cart that he and …
Read More »Arizona State football star safety Shamari Simmons boosting his draft stock at Shrine Bowl
Arizona State safety Shamari Simmons has had quite the path in college football. He started at a Hutchinson (Kansas) Community College, worked his way up to FCS Austin Peay, then rounded it out with two years playing for the Sun Devils. Now he’s in Dallas preparing for Thursday night’s East-West Shrine game to be held at AT&T Stadium, home of …
Read More »Syracuse football offers Xaverian Class of 2027 quarterback Will Wood of Natick
The ACC came calling for Natick’s Will Wood. The Xaverian sophomore received a scholarship offer from Syracuse, he posted on X and Instagram Thursday. It’s his fourth Division 1 offer and first from a Power Four (Big Ten, Big 12, ACC, SEC) school. He also holds offers from East Carolina (the first to extend the offer), Rhode Island and UMass. …
Read More »Gophers’ Danny Striggow accepts late call to Senior Bowl
Minnesota Golden Gophers defensive lineman Danny Striggow (92) celebrates getting a tackle on North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Max Johnson (14) during the college football game between North Carolina Tar Heels and the Minnesota Golden Gophers on August 29, 2024, at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN. ((Photo by Bailey Hillesheim/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)) The Brief Gophers pass rusher …
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