After an extensive coordinator search that saw Oklahoma weave through potential candidates like Jim Knowles, the Sooners finally have their new defensive play caller: head coach Brent Venables. Venables, a longtime former defensive coordinator himself, will now, in essence, return to that role while still operating Oklahoma’s entire program.  To assist in the transition, Oklahoma also announced the hiring of …

BATON ROUGE – Brian Kelly and his coaching staff attacked the early signing period in December and built one of college football’s top recruiting classes for LSU football. The next step in putting together classes for programs across the country is National Signing Day on Wednesday. Truthfully, most of the prospects have signed with their respective colleges during the early …

The 2024-25 college football season is still fresh for many Notre Dame football fans, as they saw their team finish just one win from being called National Champions. The Irish return the majority of their stars from last year’s team, and should again be a favorite to make the College Football Playoff again and have similar success to the first …

Texas Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian is reportedly targeting Ohio State Buckeyes defensive assistant LaAllan Clark to join the UT staff as outside linebacker’s coach, according to Matt Zenitz of 247sports. Clark has been with the Buckeyes for two seasons. Clark was a defensive ends coach at Southern University before joining the OSU staff in 2023 to work with the defensive …

With the move during the signing class of 2018 to offer an early signing period for the first time in December 2017, more and more players have inked their commitments in December rather than on the traditional signing day, the first Wednesday of February. This was the eighth year the early signing period took place in December and it was …

BATON ROUGE – LSU football will open spring football practice March 8, the program announced Monday morning. Last week, LSU coach Brian Kelly and the team set the dates for the 2025 National L Club Spring Game for April 12 to be held inside Tiger Stadium. Broadcast details, as well as what time the LSU spring football game will be, …

LSU football lost a commitment on Monday. Four-star defensive lineman JaReylan McCoy opened his commitment up, according to Hayes Fawcett of On3. The Mississippi native committed to LSU on Jan. 2. Per the On3 Industry Rankings, McCoy is the No. 124 ranked recruit in the class of 2026. On3, 247Sports, and ESPN all rank McCoy as the No. 6 recruit …

The previous weekend in college basketball featured several wild results including Kansas State’s 80-61 win over No. 3 Iowa State on the road, Arkansas taking down No. 12 Kentucky in John Calipari’s return to Rupp Arena, and Texas Tech taking down No. 5 Houston in overtime. Auburn, Duke, and Houston have battled for the No. 1 spot in KenPom for …

The Green Bay Packers have a long-running history of drafting players from the annual Senior Bowl event. Just last year, eight of the Packers’ 11 draft picks participated at the Senior Bowl, and a ninth was invited but couldn’t participate due to injury. General manager Brian Gutekunst has admitted the Senior Bowl is an important part of the evaluation process. …

jxkbdtlj4zrfpwnvt2gv.webp It’s early February, but that hasn’t stopped Nebraska from continuing to mine the transfer portal to improve its roster heading into the 2025 season.Today, the Huskers landed Notre Dame graduate transfer offensive lineman Rocco Spindler. He’s the 16th transfer addition Nebraska has made this cycle and will come to Lincoln with one season of eligibility remaining. Per reports, Nebraska …

g636ktk78slj5vw2e6oc.webp Illinois coach Bret Bielema is feeling great.The Illini are coming off their first 10-win season since 2001. A junior day over the weekend had more than a dozen of the top local prospects on campus. Way-too-early top-25 rankings for next season have Illinois solidly in the top 25, some include the Big Ten program in the top 10 with …

Tennessee special teams coordinator/outside linebackers coach Mike Ekeler is leaving for Nebraska after four seasons on Josh Heupel’s staff, a source close to the situation told Knox News on Monday. The source requested anonymity because Ekeler has not indicated his plans publicly. Ekeler, who is from David City, Nebraska, coached for the Cornhuskers in 2008-10. He will be Nebraska’s special …

Auburn football has succeeded on the recruiting trail since Hugh Freeze took over the program ahead of the 2023 season. The Tigers look to continue its momentum in the 2026 cycle by welcoming the No. 1 quarterback of the class for an official visit. According to a report by Jeffrey Lee of Auburn Live, five-star quarterback Jared Curtis will take …

Nick Lucero/Rivals.com Another big junior day weekend is now behind us and offers are being handed out like hotcakes across the country. Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney shares what he’s hearing in today’s Recruiting Rumor Mill. CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS …

Three-star offensive line recruit Malcolm Gaston has named his top four schools. Gaston, a member of the class of 2026 recruiting cycle, announced his top school via social media. Gaston’s top four schools are the Georgia Bulldogs, Virginia Tech Hokies, Florida Gators and Florida State Seminoles. The 6-foot-5, 330-pound interior offensive lineman plays high school football for North Augusta High …