STILLWATER — Kasen Carpenter looked down at his phone and realized he was already getting his first recruiting call after putting his name in the transfer portal. How quickly did the first one come? Carpenter hadn’t yet left the University of Tulsa compliance office, which handled his portal entry information. “Things started rolling quickly,” Courtney Carpenter, Kasen’s mother, told The …

A Big Ten team hoisted the College Football Playoff national championship trophy for the second consecutive season in 2024. That program wasn’t the Big Ten champion and consensus No. 2 team in the AP Poll in Oregon, nor a Penn State team that made a run to the College Football Playoff semifinal. It was Ohio State. Despite two regular-season losses, …

Four-star wide receiver recruit Davion Brown is down to five schools: Michigan, Duke, Penn State, Syracuse, and of course, Georgia. Brown is a four-star recruit from the class of 2026. The six-foot-three, 185-pound wide receiver plays for Trinity Episcopal School in Richmond, Virginia. Georgia offered Brown on Jan. 15, 2025. The Bulldogs are one of 26 schools that offered him, …

Have more comments, questions? Reach out to me at bwhite1@dispatch.com. Letters are lightly edited for clarity. On Ohio State football Dear Sports Editor White: Given the treatment of Ryan Day and his family after the loss to Michigan − including despicable death threats (it’s just a game) − it wouldn’t be surprising if he chose to leave. Frankly, that would be …

Tennessee football will play the same SEC teams in 2025 as it did in 2024. But the venues will change. Some of its opponents will, too. So, I’ve ranked those opponents on whether I expect them to be better, worse or about the same. My conclusion: Tennessee’s conference schedule could be even more accommodating in 2025 than it was in …

Nebraska football made the cut for four-star athlete in the class of 2026. Nasir Rankin announced his top 11 list on Saturday. Duke, Kansas State, Illinois, USC, Oregon, Michigan, Ole Miss, Wisconsin, North Carolina and Northwestern all made the list in addition to Nebraska. Rankin is the 20th overall athlete in the 2026 class and the seventh overall athlete from …

Former Miami University running back Deland McCullough thanked Marcus Freeman and the Notre Dame football coaching staff and community for embracing him and his family for the past three years, in a tweet Saturday. McCullough is expected to be introduced as the new running backs coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. New head coach Pete Carroll hired Chip Kelly as …

KRUM, Texas – Chris Taber has been named as the athletic director and head football coach at Krum High School. Taber takes over for Chuck Caniford, who is retiring. Taber, served as athletic director and head football coach at Jacksonville High School from 2012-14. He worked in the same capacity at LaVernia High School from 2017-21 where he lead the …

Former Florida Gators head coach Steve Spurrier does not view the Georgia Bulldogs’ 2024 college football season as a failure. We have to agree with Spurrier. Georgia won the SEC despite playing the toughest schedule in the country. Georgia beat the Texas Longhorns in the SEC championship game with its backup quarterback. Yes, Georgia went 11-3 and lost in the …

The dust has settled in the college football recruiting class of 2025 and Rivals is putting a bow on the cycle by looking at the top programs by position. We move to wide receiver. RELATED: Final 2025 wide receiver rankings MORE 2025 NSD: Ranking the QB classes | Ranking the RB classes | Big Ten winners | SEC winners | …

Ohio State football won the College Football Playoff national championship. Many didn’t have much hope for the Buckeyes after their regular season-ending loss to the Michigan Wolverines. The Buckeyes were almost a three-score home favorite and lost to their rival, a clearly inferior side. That lit a spark under the Buckeyes, and Ryan Day helped will Ohio State to a …

Conwell-Egan stayed inhouse by naming assistant football coach Brian O’Hara as the school’s new head football coach, replacing Jack Techtmann, who stepped down in December. O’Hara, a 1978 graduate of Bishop Egan (which became Conwell-Egan in 1993 after a merger with Bishop Conwell), has coached the Eagles’ offensive and defensive lines since 2019. Conwell Egan’s Monty Zoryea #2 is forced …

The SEC schedule has been a gauntlet for every team, including No. 1 Auburn. However, the Tigers have managed to do something that no other SEC member has been able to do this season, make it through nine games without a loss. An important three-game stretch is upcoming for Auburn. Over the next week, Auburn will face two top-10 teams …

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo matched former Indiana Hoosiers coach Bob Knight on Saturday. The Spartans beat Oregon, 86-74, which gave Izzo win No. 353 in the Big Ten Conference. Izzo is now one win away from surpassing Knight as the winningest coach in Big Ten history. Next up for MSU? The Hoosiers. Izzo could break the record if Michigan …

ATLANTA — Georgia Tech has hired Texas assistant coach Blake Gideon as its defensive coordinator. The school announced the hiring Friday. Gideon had spent the past four seasons coaching safeties with the Longhorns and was promoted to associate head coach for defense at his alma mater last year. He was part of Texas twice reaching the College Football Playoff, including …