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. …
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This Texas city ranks No. 2 for best experiences for football fans. See who ranked No. 1
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 …
Read More »SEC winners in the 2025 recruiting cycle
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 …
Read More »FSU football’s Deante McCray explains ‘crazy’ transfer portal journey began on a gameday
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 …
Read More »Big 12 women’s basketball power rankings: Kansas State climbs back up to No. 1
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. …
Read More »Six Wisconsin Badgers upperclassmen we predict will break out in 2025
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 …
Read More »When is Texas Tech football spring practice? See the dates here
In a hectic December, the Texas Tech football program added 18 high-school recruits on the early national signing day, landed 17 players in the NCAA transfer portal and capped an 8-5 season with a loss to Arkansas in the Liberty Bowl. The traditional February national signing day came and went Wednesday with the Red Raiders, as expected, not adding to …
Read More »Louisville football’s Jerry Lawson has met many challenges. Next up: earning starting spot
Jerry Lawson has earned the right to play football. When he was in fourth grade, the new Louisville Cardinal said he wanted to play tackle — not flag — football. So Victor Lawson took his son out in the rain and told him that if Jerry could run through him, Victor would fully support a football career. After all, it’s …
Read More »UCF Knights football: What’s next for Scott Frost’s team after National Signing Day
ORLANDO — National Signing Day passed on Wednesday, effectively closing the book on a turbulent 2025 football recruiting cycle for the UCF Knights. New coach Scott Frost completed his coaching staff hires, delved into the NCAA transfer portal, added a handful of under-the-radar high school prospects and learned the order of opponents ahead of UCF’s third Big 12 season within …
Read More »Which 2026 recruit will commit to Alabama football next? 17 Crimson Tide targets to know
Zyan Gibson may not be the most vocal Alabama football recruit. But he’s doing his share of recruiting. The 2026 Alabama cornerback commit name-dropped five-star wide receiver Cederian Morgan as a target to join the Crimson Tide, while also sending social media messages at California athlete Brandon Arrington, Georgia tight end Heze Kent, Jackson, Alabama running back Ezavier Crowell, Mississippi …
Read More »From the scout team to a college scholarship: Benedictine’s Paul Thompson’s football journey
Benedictine senior Paul Thompson said he was about 6-foot-2 and out of shape when he started playing football for the Cadets as a freshman. A defensive tackle, Thompson took pride in his role on the scout team defense for his first three seasons and broke into the starting lineup as a senior. He had a strong season in the trenches …
Read More »Former Nebraska coach Tom Osborne sounds off on the current state of the NCAA
A former Nebraska football coach is sounding off on the current state of college football. Tom Osborne sat down for an interview with KETV and talked about the current state of the game, transfer portal, and NIL. College football has changed dramatically in just the last several years and frustration has grown with those changes due to the NCAA’s inability …
Read More »Texas A&M will reportedly host the No. 1 ranked prospect in the 2026 recruiting class
It’s never a surprise when elite defensive prospects are at least considering Texas A&M for a visit, as head coach Mike Elko and his staff will reportedly host the No. 1 ranked prospect in the 2026 recruiting class, five-star edge Zion Elee, who is currently committed to Maryland. This summer, Elko knows he will receive official visits from five-star offensive …
Read More »Petersburg High School: Former NFL player named varsity football head coach
PETERSBURG — Former NFL player Jerome Mathis was named Petersburg High School [PHS] varsity football head coach. “It’s amazing how life comes at you full-circle, and you can come back where it all began for you,” the PHS 2001 graduate stated after the special announcement was made on February 6 in the school auditorium. “Mathis was a standout athlete in …
Read More »Zach Shoemaker hired to helm Urbana football program he’s long admired
Zach Shoemaker got his first glimpse of Urbana High School’s football team when he tagged along with his father, Roy, to watch the 1998 MPSSAA Class 2A state championship game at the University of Maryland’s Byrd Stadium. A 10-year-old Washington County native at the time, Zach and his father followed the Hawks’ opponent. “We went down to watch Fort Hill …
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