ZEELAND – In its first search for a head football coach since the program began, Zeeland West didn’t have to look too far for the second head coach in program history. Jeff Bolhouse has been hired as coach of the Dux, taking over for John Shillito, who retired after coaching the Dux for their first two decades as a program. …

The 2026 recruiting cycle is heating up with the classes’ top prospects scheduling official visits for the summer. One of Auburn’s 2026 pledges has plans to visit the Plains this summer, but Hugh Freeze and his staff must use that time to keep his interest alive and sway him from joining another program. Four-star linebacker Shadarius Toodle will take his …

Three’s a crowd, but four’s a party. Ryan Day joined Kirby Smart and Dabo Swinney as college football’s only active coaches to win a national championship. The number was as high as five before Nick Saban’s retirement, Jim Harbaugh’s bolt for the NFL and Mack Brown’s ouster. So, who stands in the on-deck circle? Let’s peek at six candidates likeliest …

The SEC will see a ton of turnover at quarterback ahead of the 2025 season. Oklahoma, Texas, Ole Miss, Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia, Auburn, and Missouri will have new starting quarterbacks in 2025. It’s a season of turnover and the SEC looks like a conference that will be wide open in the fall. The most anticipated new starter is Texas quarterback …

Michigan State football is in the thick of the recruiting calendar, looking to get themselves in position to get into the thick of priority recruitments, while scheduling official visits with their top prospects. This is officially the time of the year where prospects in the upcoming recruiting class start to schedule, and lock in official visits for the upcoming summer. …

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 season. It’s a turning of the page. We are no longer in the …

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© Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The NFL Scouting Combine is right around the corner and the Big Ten will be well-represented in Indianapolis, especially by the traditional powers. Here is a look across the conference. MORE: Gorney’s recruiting rumor mill | Top recruits following their faith and putting college on hold CLASS OF 2025 …

The battle for Arch Manning was the biggest recruiting storyline of the class of 2023. The Georgia Bulldogs were major contenders, along with the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Texas Longhorns. Of course, he chose the Texas Longhorns, and Arch’s freshman brother, Heid, explains the reasoning in an interview with 247Sports. “I remember him asking a lot of questions away …

Even with visits closed down for a few weeks during the dead period, there is still a ton going on in the recruiting world. Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney has the latest in this Recruiting Rumor Mill. MORE: Top recruits following their faith and putting college on hold CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State …

Every college football offseason, teams look to become well-conditioned before the spring football season, and for Texas A&M’s 2025 roster, the freshman and transfer portal additions are becoming well-acquainted with strength and conditioning coach Tommy Moffitt. Head coach Mike Elko and his staff understand what’s at stake in the coming months. More transfer portal additions are needed to fill out …

WEST LAFAYETTE — The Big Ten’s worst defense, after allowing 39.9 points per game in 2024, has nowhere to go but up this next season. Purdue football is counting on new defensive coordinator Mike Scherer to elevate the Boilermakers on that side of the ball. After a four-year college career as a standout linebacker for Barry Odom at Missouri, Scherer …

Jayden Paluseo capped one of the most productive careers of any quarterback to come out of the Coastal Bend in December. Since then the accolades have continued to roll in for the UTRGV-bound signal caller. On Thursday, the 2024 All-South Texas most valuable player was named to the first-team on the 73rd annual Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Assocation Class 5A …

Alex Ward only needed one hand to secure an Alabama football offer. The 2027 Marietta, Georgia, defensive back had a torn tendon in his middle finger when he first camped in front of Alabama defensive backs coach Maurice Linguist in June. With a cast on one hand, and at times with that hand behind his back, Ward was still able …

This week, New Orleans will be the home of five Florida A&M football players looking to help their chances to go pro. On Monday, four Rattlers, Daniel Richardson (quarterback), Jamari Gassett (wide receiver), Jeremiah Pruitte (tight end), and Kendall Bohler (cornerback), will perform at the HBCU NFL Combine at the New Orleans Saints’ Ochsner Sports Performance Center. Offensive prospects will …