Ohio State coach Ryan Day said Friday morning he is close to finalizing the promotion of wide receivers coach Brian Hartline to offensive coordinator. “We’re still putting the finishing touches on it,” Day said. “I’m hoping by this weekend or the beginning of next week, we’ll have everything out there.” Hartline is considered the best wide receivers coach in the …

Alabama football’s 2025 Homecoming game will be on Nov. 15 against Oklahoma, per the school’s NIL collective, Yea Alabama. Unusually late on the calendar for Homecoming, the game will serve as an opportunity for the Crimson Tide to avenge a critical 24-3 loss to the Sooners last season. Alabama has won its Homecoming game for 22 consecutive seasons, defeating Missouri …

The 2025 Big 12 schedule is out for all 16 teams in the conference, but not every schedule is created equal. Each Big 12 team plays nine conference games, meaning some teams will face more difficult opponents and others could have an easier slate of matchups. Which Big 12 teams have the toughest schedules in 2025? Which have the easiest? …

Last month, Lincoln Riley and the USC football program made headlines when they announced the hiring of Chad Bowden as their new general manager. Previously the general manager at Notre Dame, the Trojans were able to steal Bowden away from their longtime archrival. At USC’s national signing day press conference on Wednesday, Bowden met with the media for the first …

The recruiting landscape has definitely changed. Sure personal relationships with coaches still matter. But these days it’s cash that wins the day. A “straight-up better NIL package” is why 5-star DL recruit Justus Terry says he signed with Texas. Terry was one of the last recruits to commit to Texas during the Early Signing Period and is seen as a …

James Madison is hiring former Wisconsin football assistant Colin Hitschler as its new defensive coordinator. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Pete Thamel, then later confirmed by both On3 and 247Sports. Hitschler is set to take the position after coaching for one season at Alabama. He was fired in January after the team’s disappointing 9-4 season. Hitschler was previously …

The dust has settled in the college football recruiting class of 2025 and Rivals is putting a bow on the cycle by looking at the top programs by position. Up next is running back where several teams had hauls worth taking a look at. Here are five programs that stood out above the rest with the ball carriers heading to …

Iowa football finalized its 2025 signing class with a pair of additions on national signing day. Including its five walk-on arrivals, the Hawkeyes will be welcoming 21 new players into the Iowa football program this spring and summer. As the final dominoes have fallen into place, ESPN’s Craig Haubert and Tom Luginbill shared some of their thoughts on all of …

No SEC quarterback is more proven than Garrett Nussmeier, but if you’re building a depth chart, would you go with the LSU quarterback first, or gamble on the upside of Texas’ Arch Manning or Florida’s DJ Lagway? Our annual SEC quarterback draft is back! On this edition of “SEC Football Unfiltered,” a podcast from the USA TODAY Network, hosts Blake …

One Hall of Famer has hired another at Colorado. Marshall Faulk has been named the new running backs coach for the Colorado Buffaloes, where his boss will be Deion Sanders. Faulk has no coaching experience, but he was an all-time great college running back at San Diego State and an all-time great NFL running back for the Colts and Rams. …

Just as not all football teams are equal, some cities offer football fans a better experience than others. Fan culture varies in each city with a professional or college football team — and one Texas city boasts the second-best fan experience in the U.S. Football games are overwhelmingly watched more than other sports in America. In 2024, 72 of the …

Nick Lucero/Rivals.com With the Late Signing Period underway, the overwhelming majority of high school recruiting classes are complete. We take a look at the winners in each Power Four conference. Up next is the SEC. Final 2025 SEC recruiting rankings MORE 2025 NSD: Big Ten winners | Ranking the QB classes | Comparing 2025 five-stars to NFL stars | Texas …

Deante McCray was preparing to suit up for Western Kentucky’s Boca Raton Bowl appearance when Florida State football first contacted him about joining the Seminoles. The 3-star transfer had entered the NCAA transfer portal on Dec. 8, over a week before the bowl game, and he said the Seminoles reached out to him before kickoff of his final game with …

That didn’t take very long. After announcing on Jan. 20 that Ayoka Lee is out indefinitely with a foot injury, Kansas State looked vulnerable for the first time all season. It suffered a 63-53 road loss to Colorado just five days later in the absence of its star center, who leads the team in points, rebounds and blocks per game. …

Wisconsin football’s 2025 season will largely be defined by the play of its high-profile veteran transfer additions. Those players will occupy some of the most important positions in the lineup, including quarterback, defensive line, pass-rusher, tight end and wide receiver. In some cases, they’ll be specifically tasked with reversing several years of poor play at their respective position. Related: Six …