Daily Archives: February 21, 2025

Way-too-early SEC QB rankings ahead of the 2025 season

The 2025 SEC Football landscape will enter its second season with Texas and Oklahoma in the conference, and coincidentally, both programs will introduce new starting quarterbacks. Other teams with a new signal caller include Ole Miss, Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia, Auburn, and Missouri. At the same time, Texas A&M redshirt sophomore QB Marcel Reed will return for his first entire starting …

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What stands out about Utah State’s 2025 Mountain West schedule

Utah State linebacker John Miller (26) and safety Ike Larsen (6) celebrate with safety Jordan Vincent (24) after an interception against Hawaii Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Logan. The Aggies play their first MWC road game of the 2025 season Oct. 11 against Hawaii. | Eli Lucero When Blake Anderson took over Utah State’s football program in 2021, few if …

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Texas football: UT Regents keep Steve Sarkisian among highest-paid college coaches

The University of Texas System Board of Regents approved a raise and contract extension for Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian on Thursday, guaranteeing his status as one of the highest-paid coaches in college athletics. Sarkisian’s amended contract gives him a pay raise of 3.85% that will increase his guaranteed compensation in 2025 by $400,000 to $10.8 million. The extension also …

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Stan Drayton views Penn State as national title contenders in first public comments

Penn State announced the hiring of veteran college football coach Stan Drayton as the program’s next running backs coach last Friday. Drayton was part of two national championship coaching staffs at Florida and Ohio State, most recently serving as Temple’s head coach until his dismissal in November. Drayton spoke publicly for the first time since the hiring, speaking with Penn …

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Major colleges, including USC, Texas, and Ohio State, start ditching spring games

As an expanded playoff adds full-speed games to the college football season, multiple major programs are moving away from the traditional offseason scrimmage that caps spring practice. Via Sports Business Journal, both USC and Texas have ditched their spring games for 2025. Other Big Ten teams have canceled spring games, including Ohio State and Nebraska. And more programs are expected …

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Cedar Shoals hires Rusty Charpia from Brookland-Cayce (S.C.) to lead football program

Cedar Shoals football has hired its new head coach in Rusty Charpia. The announcement was posted to the Clarke County School District’s website on Thursday. “Coach Charpia separated himself from the rest with his football resume, his energy, and his passion for coaching kids,” Cedar Shoals athletic director L’Dreco Thomas said in the press release. “He has taken programs that …

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H.S. Football: Wyoming Area players selected for PSFCA game

Feb. 20—Four Wyoming Area players have been selected to play in the Pennsylvania State Football Coaches Association East/West Small School Game in the spring. Offensive lineman Chase DeSanto, running back Lidge Kellum, defensive lineman Andrew Steinberger and punter John Turner will be members of the East team. The game is set for noon Sunday, May 18, at Cumberland Valley High …

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Oregon football announces hiring of wide receivers coach. What to know

After reports surfaced last week about filling Oregon football’s wide receivers coach vacancy, the team made Ross Douglas’ hire official Thursday in a press release. Douglas, who most recently served in the same role at Syracuse, has coached for the NFL’s New England Patriots and had other college stints at Richmond and Rutgers. Douglas will replace former receivers coach Junior …

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Alabama lands commitment from 2026 offensive line prospect

On Thursday afternoon, the Alabama Crimson Tide added another commitment to their 2026 recruiting class, as offensive line prospect Chris Booker officially announced that he had committed to the program. Prior to committing, Booker originally picked up an offer from the Crimson Tide earlier this month, with Alabama joining other programs such as Kentucky, Mississippi State, and South Florida, among …

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Alabama extends offer to elite, 5-star athlete in 2026 class

One of the more notable offers extended by the Alabama Crimson Tide this offseason came Wednesday afternoon, as the program offered one of the more exciting players in the 2026 recruiting class regardless of position, Keisean Henderson. The offer was announced by a post from Henderson on social media Wednesday night. According to the 247Sports Composite rankings, Henderson ranks as …

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Football: Palte steps down as LCC football coach

Feb. 20—LIMA — Lima Central Catholic head football coach Scott Palte announced on Thursday that he is stepping down after 11 seasons with the program. During his time at LCC, Palte went 88-40 and led the T-Birds to eight straight playoff appearances, including two trips to state in 2020 and 2022. Palte released the following statement on his resignation. “The …

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MSU Football to reportedly host elite 2026 OT prospect

Michigan State football will reportedly have a big-time visitor in the coming months. On3 recruiting insider Steve Wiltfong is reporting that Michigan State will reportedly host four-star offensive tackle Kelvin Obot of Fruitland, Idaho soon. Obot recently told Wiltfong that he will be “hitting the road” to visit Michigan State, Michigan, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Utah and USC. Obot ranks as the …

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Oregon offensive tackle George Silva plans to enter the transfer portal

The Oregon Ducks football team is shoring up the offensive line thanks to some transfer portal additions, but now it looks as if the Ducks just lost an offensive lineman to that same portal. According to Chris Hummer of 247Sports, offensive tackle George Silva plans to leave Eugene, enter the transfer portal, and play his final season of college football …

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