Earlier this month, the Oregon Ducks announced the date for the annual spring scrimmage, which will take place on April 26 at 1 p.m. in Autzen Stadium. While this information is important for Duck fans and their spring vacation plans, it’s also important for the college football calendar. It’s a turning of the page. We are no longer in the offseason, floating about while …
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Miami Hurricanes quarterback Carson Beck’s luxury cars stolen overnight
New Miami Hurricanes quarterback Carson Beck had two cars, a Mercedes-Benz and a Lamborghini, stolen overnight on Thursday, the Miami-Dade Sheriffs Office public affairs department told the South Florida Sun Sentinel on Thursday. The theft, which was first reported by Andy Slater, was reported to the sheriff’s office at about 6 a.m., MDSO said. A UM spokesperson did not respond …
Read More »Ohio State football finalizes 2025 coaching staff
Feb. 20—Ohio State football coach Ryan Day’s 2025 staff is complete. The school announced Thursday it has officially hired Matt Patricia as defensive coordinator and Brian Hartline will serve as offensive coordinator along with other promotions and additions. Patricia replaces Jim Knowles, who left shortly after the national championship game to take the same position at Penn State, while Hartline …
Read More »Big 12 women’s basketball power rankings: Why Baylor is the conference’s hottest team
Despite being ranked No. 12 to start the season, Baylor stumbled out of the gate. The Bears went 2-4 to begin the campaign, and they fell victim to a 73-65 upset at the hands of Indiana during the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas. It was a poor start for Baylor, but it’s now finishing strong. The Bears have …
Read More »Panthers announce 2025 coaching staff
The Panthers have announced their full coaching staff for the 2025 season. Head coach Dave Canales added four assistants to the stable and three returning coaches have new titles. The latter group includes senior coaching advisor Jim Caldwell and assistant quarterbacks coach/pass game specialist Mike Bercovici. Bercovici joined by newly hired offensive assistant Keyshawn Colmon on an offensive staff headed …
Read More »Colorado among finalists for four-star QB Brodie McWhorter
With an eye toward the future, the Colorado Buffaloes are trending well with class of 2026 quarterback and former West Virginia commit Brodie McWhorter. Only about three weeks after receiving an offer from the Buffs, McWhorter revealed his top seven schools on Thursday and Colorado made the cut. The four-star QB (247Sports composite) is also considering the Mountaineers, Wisconsin Badgers, …
Read More »Nation’s No. 4 RB names top schools
Four-star running back recruit Deshonne Redeaux has included the Georgia Bulldogs in his top six schools. Redeaux is ranked as the fourth-best running back in the class of 2026, per 247Sports. Redeaux plays high school football for Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California. Westlake Village is located west of Los Angeles. Redeaux is an elite track athlete and …
Read More »Former Ohio State DL Donovan Munger, member of 2014 national championship team, dies at 30
Former Ohio State defensive tackle Donovan Munger, a member of the Buckeyes’ 2014 national championship team, has died, his mother said in a post on social media Thursday. He was 30. A cause of death has yet to be announced. “My heart will never beat the same,” Munger’s mother wrote on Instagram. “It is with my deepest sadness that I …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Rich Rodriguez faces a sense of urgency in evaluating his WVU roster in spring drills
Feb. 20—MORGANTOWN — Presumably it was some sort of early WVU depth chart Rich Rodriguez carried in his right hand Thursday. Some of it was highlighted in gold, other parts in blue. No matter the color, all of the names on the page had one thing in common. “Lot of new guys, still learning all of their names, ” said …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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