Cedar Ridge has hired a new head football coach with a defensive background. Bryan Vardeman moves to the Round Rock school after serving as defensive coordinator at Flower Mound High since 2016. He has been a high school coach since 2004. Bryan Vardeman takes over as head football coach and athletic coordinator at Cedar Ridge High. He previously served as …

INDIANAPOLIS – Denzel Burke voiced what was on every Ohio State player’s mind last March. When the senior cornerback declared during spring practice that it was “natty or bust” for the senior-dominated Buckeyes, it told the world that nothing less than a national title would suffice. Burke indeed got a chance to hoist the championship trophy when Ohio State had …

BYU players huddle together prior to game at Baylor, Sept. 28, 2024, in Waco. | Jaren Wilkey, BYU Photo BYU opens spring practice Thursday, less than six weeks after receiving their No. 13 national ranking in the final AP Top 25 poll from 2024. Most of the 11-2 team is back, including quarterback Jake Retzlaff, receiver Chase Roberts, running back …

As spring ball approaches, Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer is thinking about the larger state of college football and what it means to the Crimson Tide. In an interview with On3, DeBoer addressed revenue sharing, with schools preparing to start sharing up to $20.5 million per year with its athletes, according to multiple reports. And to DeBoer, that addition will …

CORAL GABLES — The Hurricanes’ secondary was the team’s weak point last year, so UM coach Mario Cristobal overhauled the players in the unit and the coaches tasked with developing them. Gone are defensive coordinator Lance Guidry, who doubled as the safeties coach, and secondary coach Chevis Jackson. Former Minnesota defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman took over for Guidry, but linebackers …

The college football general manager is one of the fastest-changing roles in the sport, and many major programs have taken big swings this offseason. Just this past week, Nebraska looked to the NFL level for GM help, while Oklahoma hired longtime scout Jim Nagy. Texas promoted an internal player personnel staffer, Brandon Harris, and Wisconsin leaned on administrator Marcus Sedberry.  …

The start of the 2025 college football season is still several months away, but with the spring practice season just around the corner, it is time to start looking ahead at what the upcoming campaign might bring. For the Florida Gators, the future looks bright for the first time this decade after Billy Napier and Co. navigated one of the …

Michigan basketball is coming off of a win, but an uninspiring one after going to Lincoln and narrowly beating Nebraska. The Wolverines begin a three-game homestand on Thursday with Rutgers coming to town on Thursday night, and need to stack up some wins before the regular season final at Michigan State if they want to win the Big Ten title. …

Super Bowl champion and @Saints head coach Kellen Moore headlines the 2025 LSU Football Coaches Clinic. Moore will be joined by his new OC Doug Nussmeier and DC Brandon Staley. The clinic will also feature Brian Kelly, Michael Desormeaux, Jon Sumrall and members of their staff. pic.twitter.com/NxrbEsHv8F — LSU Football (@LSUfootball) February 26, 2025 The New Orleans Saints will have …

Auburn was high on four-star safety Xavier Lherisse’s radar. However, like most cases in recruiting, plans change on the fly. Lherisse recently scheduled a visit to Auburn for May 31. However, that visit is now in jeopardy as he announced his commitment to Oregon on Wednesday. Lherisse committed to Oregon over Auburn, Penn State, Notre Dame, and Florida State on …

Former Colorado do-it-all star and 2024 Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter will not work out at the NFL Combine, officials told the Denver Gazette’s Chris Tomasson. While it may be disappointing for fans and pundits that wanted to see Hunter go through drills as both a wide receiver and defensive back, he doesn’t need a quick workout to show that …

One of the top wide receivers from Mississippi of the 2026 recruiting cycle is strongly considering Auburn to be his college destination. Jase Matthews, a four-star wide receiver from Greene County High School in Lakesdale, Mississippi, has pieced his visit list for the upcoming months. In it, he plans to visit Auburn twice. He tells Chad Simmons of On3 that …

INDIANAPOLIS — The star of Thursday’s media availability at the NFL Scouting Combine was Colorado Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter. More than 100 media members crowded around his podium to hear the wide receiver/cornerback talk for the first time at the combine. Hunter played more than 100 snaps a game playing both sides of the football full-time with the Buffaloes. …

Ryan Day began a new chapter in his coaching career last season. Settling into more of a CEO-style role at the helm of Ohio State, he delegated offensive play-calling responsibilities. It was a departure from his previous five seasons as the Buckeyes’ coach, but his staff included Chip Kelly as offensive coordinator. Kelly is a longtime mentor for Day, beginning …

Every college football team in the transfer quarterback market is looking for their version of an automatic fit. Joe Burrow’s second year at LSU, Baker Mayfield at Oklahoma or even Cam Ward at Miami last season show the ceiling of what a signal caller from another program can bring when dropped into surroundings that are poised for success.  It’s hard …