Scott Cochran, once the most famous strength and conditioning coach in college football as Nick Saban’s right-hand man, is back in college football as a head coach. Cochran, who most recently was on Georgia’s 2023 staff, has been named West Alabama’s new head coach, a Division II school about an hour away from where Cochran helped Saban build a dynasty …
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Oklahoma Sooners remain outside USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, No. 1 Auburn up next
The Oklahoma Sooners earned an emphatic win on Saturday when they overcame a four-point halftime deficit to beat Vanderbilt by 30 points at the Lloyd Noble Center. It was an important bounce-back win that moved Oklahoma to 3-5 in SEC play. However, the Sooners still sit well outside the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll with 10 regular season games remaining. …
Read More »Former Alabama football, Georgia strength coach Scott Cochran named West Alabama head coach
Scott Cochran is returning to the state of Alabama. Cochran, who spent 13 seasons as Alabama football’s strength and conditioning coach under coach Nick Saban most known for being “Coach Yeah,” was named as the new head football coach of West Alabama. “I am honored and grateful for the opportunity to lead the University of West Alabama football program as …
Read More »Ryan Day reacts to Chip Kelly leaving Ohio State for NFL, Raiders on Joel Klatt’s podcast
Chip Kelly is back in the NFL. News broke on Sunday that Kelly was leaving Ohio State to be the offensive coordinator for the Las Vegas Raiders. Sunday’s news appeared to come while Ohio State coach Ryan Day was recording a podcast with Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt. But based on his initial response to Klatt, Day was not thrown off …
Read More »Former NFL quarterback joining LSU football staff as offensive analyst
Brian Kelly made another addition to the LSU football staff on Monday. According to a report from The Advocate’s Wilson Alexander, LSU is hiring Tim Rattay as an offensive analyst. Rattay spent the last five seasons as Oklahoma State’s quarterbacks coach. For Rattay, it’s a return to Louisiana. He played at Louisiana Tech and later served on Louisiana Tech’s coaching …
Read More »Look” Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith reacts to Chip Kelly departure
Ohio State football won a national title in dominant and impressive fashion through late December and mid-to late January, but the page had to quickly turn to next season when the program lost three assistant coaches in quick succession. Defensive coordinator, Jim Knowles, was the first to depart, making a surprise decision to move laterally in the conference over to …
Read More »ESPN names trio of Alabama players to way-too-early 2025 All-America Team
Even despite the month of February having only recently begun, it’s never too-early to look ahead to the upcoming 2025 college football season. For the Alabama Crimson Tide, the 2025 season will provide an opportunity for the program to bounce back after a 9-4 season, and hopefully return to the College Football Playoff after missing out a year ago. Well, …
Read More »Jeremiah Smith shares heartbroken reaction to Chip Kelly leaving Ohio State
Chip Kelly’s decision to leave Ohio State to become the new offensive coordinator for the Las Vegas Raiders grabbed the attention of much of the college football world Sunday. The top offensive player Kelly leaves behind in Columbus noticed, too. Shortly after news of the Raiders’ move broke, Buckeyes phenom wide receiver Jeremiah Smith reacted to a social media post …
Read More »Georgia football offers state championship winning star quarterback
The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to four-star quarterback recruit Trent Seaborn, who is a member of the class of 2027. Seaborn, a rising junior, is ranked as the No. 9 quarterback in his class, per 247Sports. Seaborn plays high school football for Thompson High School in Alabaster, Alabama. Seaborn and Thompson won the 7A state championship 21-7 against …
Read More »ACC realignment news & Chip Kelly leaves Ohio State for the NFL | College Football Enquirer
On today’s episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI’s Pat Forde break down the latest realignment news for the ACC. They discuss how ESPN extending their contract locks in Florida State and Clemson for the foreseeable future. They also discuss two major coaching moves of Ohio State losing Chip Kelly to the NFL and Ryan …
Read More »Updated top 103 prospects following the Senior and Shrine Bowls
. The Senior Bowl and Shrine Bowl weeks wrapped up the on-field portion of the action for the prospects ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft. It was the last opportunity to see aspiring NFL players ahead of the workout and pro day circuit, which is headlined by the NFL Scouting Combine at the end of February. Between the practices at …
Read More »Why Jim Knowles walked: Philosophical clash at Ohio State leads to fresh start, historic payday at Penn State
Jim Knowles’ defense is not static and is certainly malleable to suggestions, but even a veteran coach has a breaking point with directives. The coordinator reached his limit after three years at Ohio State, where he successfully revamped and revitalized a struggling unit into a championship caliber group in short order — but not without interference and pressures from head …
Read More »Former Alabama offensive coordinator to remain with Crimson Tide, per report
After reports surfaced Sunday night that the Alabama Crimson Tide were hiring Ryan Grubb as the next offensive coordinator, the program is now also reportedly set to retain former OC Nick Sheridan as well. Sheridan, who was one-of-multiple assistants that followed Kalen DeBoer to Alabama last offseason, spent this past season in Tuscaloosa as the Crimson Tide’s offensive coordinator, as …
Read More »2025 Ohio State offensive coordinator search: Candidates, hot board, names to watch from Buckeyes experts
Chip Kelly stunned the college football world last year by resigning as the head coach at UCLA and taking the Ohio State offensive coordinator job. After helping guide the Buckeyes to a national title, Kelly is heading to the NFL as the offensive coordinator of the Las Vegas Raiders. Kelly, who rose to national prominence as the head coach at …
Read More »Ravens announce the hiring of Tyler Santucci to position of linebackers coach
. After parting ways with Mark DeLeone, the Baltimore Ravens have officially hired Tyler Santucci as linebacker coach. Santucci will join the Ravens after spending 2024 as the Georgia Tech defensive coordinator. Santucci arrived at Georgia Tech after one season as defensive coordinator at Duke and three seasons at Texas A&M, first as linebackers coach and then as co-defensive coordinator. Under …
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