Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images The Fighting Fleck’s are just a few weeks removed from their impressive season-capping win against Virginia Tech in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. Monday saw the culmination of the college football season with Ohio State taking down Notre Dame in the National Championship. Now, we can look back at the Gophers season. Before flipping the page to 2025, …
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New Browns offensive coordinator Tommy Rees says ‘Cleveland is where I wanted to be’
BEREA — Tommy Rees won’t be the Browns’ play-caller this fall. However, the new offensive coordinator isn’t letting that minor detail hinder what he sees as an major career opportunity. The Browns officially hired Rees last week. However, Thursday was the first time he was able to answer questions about the opportunity presented to him. “Yeah, Cleveland is where I …
Read More »LSU football finds special teams coordinator from in-state program | Report
BATON ROUGE – There are still some vacancies on Brian Kelly’s LSU football coaching staff, but it looks like he’s found his next special teams coordinator. Per FootballScoop.com, Aman Anand is leaving that role at Grambling State to assume the same position on LSU’s coaching staff. Anand was with Grambling for one season under first-year coach Mickey Joseph. He also …
Read More »New OC Tommy Rees speaks on his relationship with one QB prospect
Sep 7, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) throws during pregame warmups before a game against the South Florida Bulls at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-Imagn Images The Cleveland Browns need a quarterback, potentially in the 2025 NFL draft, and a pairing that keeps coming up is new offensive coordinator Tommy Rees and …
Read More »New Jackson State stadium proposed in latest bill on much-delayed project. Will it pass?
Another bill aiming to build a new athletic stadium for Jackson State University was filed by Mississippi House Rep. Robert Johnson, D-94, who has filed a version of the bill for the past two years. The past few years have seen talks of changing JSU football’s current home, the 60,000-plus seat Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, to another area of the city …
Read More »Ohio State unveils CFP championship celebration details for fans
Ohio State has announced its national championship celebration on Sunday is to begin at Ohio Stadium at noon. Admission for the event, which is to recognize the Buckeyes for winning the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff this week, is free. Ohio State fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta cheer the Buckeyes during their 34-23 win over Notre Dame. The gates …
Read More »WSU adds five prep recruits as roster transformation begins to take shape
Jan. 23—PULLMAN — Jimmy Rogers isn’t done flipping recruits to his new school. Washington State landed five high school commits on Wednesday, three of whom were previously committed to Rogers at South Dakota State. They are linebacker Sullivan Schlimgen, athlete Erimus Wright, kicker/punter Adlai Lounsbury, and offensive linemen Trevor Bindel and Dylan Hildebrand. The last two are Rogers’ first prep …
Read More »Penn State football at No. 1 in 2025: Why this national expert believes in James Franklin
Penn State football is starting to receive big-time props seven months before its next game. Even “No. 1 ranking” big. That’s what leading FOX Sports college football analyst Joel Klatt predicted Thursday as part of his “way-too-early Top 10 rankings” during his latest podcast episode. Surely, the Nittany Lions, who won a school-record 13 games and just made a run …
Read More »Former Wisconsin quarterback chooses transfer destination
Former Wisconsin quarterback Cole LaCrue transferred to Eastern Illinois earlier this week. The former Badger is one of the Panthers’ 16 recent transfer additions. He joins the program with three years of eligibility remaining. Related: Recapping Wisconsin football’s winter transfer portal movement LaCrue originally signed on with the Badgers as a three-star recruit in the class of 2023, ranked as the …
Read More »5 Ducks named to ESPN’s Top 100 college football players of 2024 list
The 2024-25 college football season came to a close on Monday with the Ohio State Buckeyes’ victory over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the National Championship Game. The Oregon Ducks season came to an end nearly three weeks earlier, after a heartbreaking loss to the same Buckeyes in the Rose Bowl. The Ducks’ success this year was all due …
Read More »Colorado’s bowl game insurance details revealed for Travis Hunter, Shedeur Sanders
Colorado football coach Deion Sanders generated news headlines last month when he announced that the university had obtained record insurance coverage for Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter and quarterback Shedeur Sanders. Documents obtained by USA TODAY Sports now shed additional light on the insurance policies purchased by Colorado before the Buffaloes lost to BYU in the Alamo Bowl on Dec. …
Read More »Gophers promote Danny Collins to defensive coordinator
(University of Minnesota Athletics) The Brief P.J. Fleck announced that Danny Collins has been promoted to defensive coordiator Collins is entering his 9th season with the Gophers and 13th overall with Fleck Minnesota was 5th in total defense and 9th in scoring defense last season MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – University of Minnesota football coach P.J. Fleck on Thursday announced changes …
Read More »Illinois football team lands three-star wide receiver prospect
The Illinois football team landed a top wide receiver recruit on Thursday. Kenyon Alston, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound receiver out of Bishop Moore Catholic in Orlando, Fla., announced his commitment to the Fighting Illini. The Class of 2026 three-star prospect had 29 offers, and chose Illinois over Florida State, UCF, Arkansas, Missouri, West Virginia, Syracuse, Baylor, Iowa, Iowa State, Minnesota, Penn …
Read More »Notre Dame CB Benjamin Morrison enters the NFL draft following a season-ending hip injury
Benjamin Morrison Notre Dame cornerback Benjamin Morrison, a junior who missed most of the season following a hip injury in October, is entering the NFL draft. Morrison announced his decision on social media Thursday, writing, “This is not just the end of one chapter — it’s the beginning of another. I’ll carry the lessons, memories, and love from Notre Dame …
Read More »NFL offensive rookie of the year award has 3 former LSU players as finalists
On Thursday, the NFL revealed the finalists for its biggest awards like most valuable player, offensive player of the year and coach of the year. The remaining hopefuls for one honor in particular will look awfully familiar to LSU football fans. Former Tigers standouts accounted for three of the five finalists for offensive rookie of the year, with Washington Commanders …
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