ATLANTA — The SEC and Big Ten are scheduled to hold a second joint meeting of their athletic directors next month, where conference leaders are expected to deeply explore the future of the College Football Playoff format. The meeting — set for Feb. 19 in New Orleans — comes a week before CFP commissioners meet in Dallas to discuss the …

Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham has been passed up for several major college football coach of the year awards this season despite leading the Sun Devils to 11 wins, a Big 12 conference championship and an appearance in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals after winning just three games last season and being picked to finish last in the Big …

Florida football coach Billy Napier was rewarded for leading the Florida Gators to their first winning season since 2020. Napier earned a $100,000 bonus for leading UF to more than six wins and a non-BCS bowl game, per terms of his contract. Under Napier, Florida finished the season on a four-game win streak. UF finished the year 8-5 following a …

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 …

Ohio State’s 34-23 conquest of Notre Dame in Monday’s College Football Playoff championship game gave the Buckeyes their ninth national title and their second in the CFP era. Ohio State swept through the newly expanded 12-team bracket with victories over Tennessee, Oregon and Texas before dispensing with the Fighting Irish. On Tuesday, Ohio State and Notre Dame finished 1-2 in …

The Oregon football season ended three weeks ago when the Ducks lost to Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. The season for the Buckeyes ended Monday night when they beat Notre Dame, 34-23, in the College Football Playoff championship game – a win that also elevated Ohio State to No. 1 in the final US LBM Coaches Poll. The Big …

Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops had a less-than-ideal 2024 season with the Wildcats. The squad’s 4-8 overall record and 1-7 SEC mark were the worst under Stoops since going 2-10 overall (0-8 SEC) in his head coaching debut in 2013. UK also missed a bowl game for the first time in eight years. To make matters worse, the Wildcats had …

Kansas State football had high hopes heading into the 2024 season as one of the favorites to reach the Big 12 championship game and ultimately advancing to the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff. Instead, the Wildcats stumbled with three losses in their final four regular season games before rallying to beat Rutgers in the Rate Bowl, 44-41 and finishing with …

ATLANTA — As the clock hit zero and a national championship was secured, Ohio State’s Ryan Day ripped off his headset, grabbed the battery pack on his waist and chucked both through the air in a moment he could only describe as a strange mix of indescribable emotions. “I looked back,” Day said the morning after the 34-23 win against …