What a difference a month and a half makes for the relationship between Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day and the fans and brass. Shortly after losing to Michigan for the fourth-straight year, many were calling for Day’s job in earnest. Now, after going on a memorable and exhiliating four-game run through the College Football Playoff that culminated in …
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Crew Davis to play football under Bill Belichick and lacrosse under Joe Breschi at UNC
NEW ROCHELLE – Crew Davis is known across two sports for his ability to make things happen. In a hurry. The 17-year-old Iona Prep junior has always embraced a take-the-ball-and-run-with-it approach, so it’s no surprise he made a decision on the fly last weekend and committed to play football and lacrosse at the University of North Carolina following an official …
Read More »Deion Sanders, Colorado hire Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk to be running backs coach
Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk has been hired as the new running backs coach at the University of Colorado, becoming the third Hall of Famer to join the coaching staff of the Buffaloes under head coach Deion Sanders in Boulder. The university announced the hire late Thursday. It’s not clear if Faulk has ever coached before. He previously …
Read More »Tracking Raiders coaching staff hires
Jan 27, 2025; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Las Vegas Raiders coach Pete Carroll at press conference at Intermountain Health Performance Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images The Raiders coaching staff is filling up. There are still a lot of positions that have either not been filled or not reported yet. And, of course, there are some coaches who are still …
Read More »UMaine football announces signing day class
Feb. 6—ORONO — Houlton’s Isaiah Ervin, finalist for the 2024 Fitzpatrick Trophyy as the state’s top high school football player, is among the newcomers joining the University of Maine football team, the school announced Thursday as part of national signing day. Ervin, a 6-foot-5, 190-pound defensive back, was a dual threat quarterback at Houlton, as well as a standout defensive …
Read More »Colorado hires Marshall Faulk: Pro Football Hall of Famer joining Deion Sanders’ staff as running backs coach
Getty Images Colorado coach Deion Sanders is hiring former NFL MVP Marshall Faulk as his running backs coach, the program announced Thursday night. Faulk will replace Gary Harrell, who is no longer with the program after coaching running backs under Sanders at both Jackson State and Colorado. Faulk has never worked in college coaching but boasts a wealth of football …
Read More »Former Alabama Co-DC hired as new James Madison defensive coordinator
After a brief one-year stint with Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama Crimson Tide, Colin Hitschler will have a new home with James Madison as their defensive coordinator for the 2025 season. Hitschler served as the Crimson Tide’s co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach this past year before being fired after the bowl loss to Michigan. The Crimson Tide defense was …
Read More »Day gets new contract and a raise
Feb. 6—COLUMBUS — Ohio State football coach Ryan Day will get a contract extension and a raise that increases his average annual compensation to $12.5 million. Once it is approved by the Ohio State University Board of Trustees, Day’s contract will run through the 2031 football season. Day has a 70-10 record after a 34-23 win over Notre Dame in …
Read More »Spartans make top 10 for Maryland CB Sean Johnson
Michigan State football is one of 10 teams still in the running for a 2026 Maryland cornerback that’s garnered interest from many big-time programs. Sean Johnson of Severn, Md. revealed his top 10 schools list on Thursday, and Michigan State made the cut. The Spartans were joined by the following other schools: Virginia, Florida State, Wisconsin, NC State, South Carolina, …
Read More »SD college football squads add Mitchell-area talents in class of 2025
Feb. 6—A number of local football standouts signed with South Dakota universities as part of the recruiting class of 2025. Many NCAA and NAIA schools announced their recruiting classes on Wednesday, Feb. 5. A pair of Wessington Springs athletes have made plans to play Division II football. Ryder Michalek, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound wide receiver, signed to play at Black Hills …
Read More »Aidan Hutchinson ribs Ohio State for losing to Michigan in national championship year
On one hand, Michigan football fans don’t ever want to see their archrival, Ohio State, win a national championship. However, on the other hand, many of the maize and blue faithful find the Buckeyes’ 2024 national championship kind of funny. Why? Well, because the worst Michigan team in a decade went into Columbus and beat the current national champions, 13-10, …
Read More »Michigan football makes top five for elite 2026 wide receiver
Michigan football has been recruiting very well as of late, but there’s one position that has not quite reached its potential on the field — wide receiver. The Wolverines did see two receivers get drafted last year in Roman Wilson and Cornelius Johnson, but it had been some time since the maize and blue had put any wideouts into the …
Read More »Former Alabama football defensive back named NFL Defensive Player of the Year
Alabama football can add another NFL accolade to Alabama football’s recruiting pitch. Former Crimson Tide defensive back and current Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II was named The Associated Press’ 2024 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Surtain is the first Alabama player to be named NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Former Alabama running back Derrick Henry was named …
Read More »Bryce Underwood explains why he flipped to Michigan football
In early November, Michigan football fans started getting excited for what the rest of the college football world thought was a pipe dream. However, on Nov. 20, No. 1 overall recruit, Belleville (Mich.) five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood shocked everyone when he made the sudden flip from LSU (where he had been committed since January) to Michigan football. National pundits didn’t …
Read More »Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes clarifies his relationship with U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville: ‘He did not recruit me’
In response to comments made by former Texas Tech coach turned U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes told reporters he was not recruited to Texas Tech by Tuberville after he claimed to have done so earlier this week. Tuberville, Texas Tech’s coach from 2010 to 2012 and now a U.S. senator from Alabama, took credit for …
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