As Florida football begins year four of spring practices under Billy Napier on Thursday, the roster is continuing to evolve as he envisioned. There’s more depth, length and speed in all position groups, which Napier hopes will result in more success after the Florida Gators posted an 8-5 season in 2024. “We got the right mix here, veteran example and …

Penn State football is in the thick of the offseason, but with spring camp around the corner, it is a great time to start looking at the players who seem ready to take that next step in 2025. When the calendar flipped to March, it marked Penn State’s second week of winter workouts. James Franklin told the media in February …

The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to four-star quarterback recruit Bowe Bentley, who is a member of the class of 2026. Bentley won a 4A state championship in Texas during the 2024 high school football season with Celina High School (Celina, Texas). Bentley was named as the offensive MVP of the state championship. Bentley threw five touchdowns in the …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea promoted Steve Gregory to defensive coordinator and Nick Lezynski to co-defensive coordinator, the school announced. Lea served as his own defensive coordinator last season after he demoted the previous coordinator, Nick Howell, after the 2023 season. Gregory was associate defensive coordinator and secondary coach last season. He joined Vanderbilt following five seasons as …

Alabama softball’s perfect 5-0 outing at the 2025 T-Mobile Crimson Classic saw it move up one spot in national polls. In the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll that was released on Tuesday, the Crimson Tide moved up from No. 22 to No. 21. Alabama went undefeated on the weekend, opening play with a pair of run-rule victories over UAB, 15-1, and Furman, …

Mar. 4—BROOKINGS — South Dakota State took the field for the first practice of the spring season dark and early Tuesday morning at the SJAC, and new faces were everywhere. Gone is the entire coaching staff from last year, having migrated to Washington State under Jimmy Rogers, and a slew of veteran players have moved on, too, either by graduation …

The cost of leaving the ACC is set to drop considerably in the coming years. As part of the agreement to settle litigation between Clemson and Florida State and the conference, ACC teams will have the opportunity to leave the conference in 2031 for as little as $75 million, according to ESPN. That figure comes as the exit fee would …

Ahead of his first season with the Buffs, new Colorado football defensive tackle Jehiem Oatis was named a player to watch this spring by ESPN. Oatis, an Alabama Crimson Tide transfer, should make an immediate impact on Colorado’s defensive front, which must replace standouts Shane Cokes and Chidozie Nwankwo. During his three-ish years at Alabama, Oatis played in only 29 …

When Clark Lea was the defensive coordinator at Notre Dame, he estimated he spent 100 hours a week doing just that. So when the Vanderbilt coach took over the defensive playcalling in 2024, he felt like he was doing a bit too much. So entering 2025, Lea decided to no longer hold two jobs. He promoted Steve Gregory, the associate …