When UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham made the decision to fire former head football coach Mack Brown in November 2024, several recruits followed suit. The most notable recruit to de-commit was in-state edge rusher Zavion Griffin-Haynes, a 4-star from nearby Rolesville. Since de-committing from North Carolina, Griffin-Haynes has already visited the likes of Georgia and Florida, while also receiving offers …

It won’t be long before LSU football is back on the practice field. Spring ball will be here soon and on April 12, the Tigers will play their annual spring game in Tiger Stadium. LSU will be far from a finished product, but spring practice is our first look at the 2025 squad. Every spring, a few questions are answered. …

CHRISTOVAL — Christoval Independent School District hired Tanner McLean to be its new athletic director and head football coach, the district announced Tuesday on Facebook. McLean steps in after the school district announced former head football coach and athletic director Casey Otho would be the principal at the new intermediate school. McLean attended Angelo State University and the University of …

North Carolina was considering allowing HBO’s NFL reality series “Hard Knocks” into the inner sanctum of all things Bill Belichick. The story isn’t that North Carolina and HBO couldn’t come to an agreement. It’s that Belichick, new Tar Heels coach and king of controlling the narrative, needs “Hard Knocks” more than it needs him. Player procurement – be it high …

The ACC sent two teams into last year’s College Football Playoff but had both ejected in the opening round, with Clemson losing to Texas and SMU to Penn State. There’s reason to think the league could again put multiple teams in this year’s 12-team bracket, and this time win a game or two against the best of the best in …

It’s about that time. On Friday, Florida A&M football will get the first glimpse of its 2025 team when spring practice begins. Led by second-year head coach James Colzie III, the Rattlers will have 15 spring practices, which will run from March 7 to Wednesday, April 16. FAMU football’s Orange and Green Spring Game is scheduled for Saturday, April 12, …

Over the course of the last few days, we have seen Notre Dame football send out multiple offers to top prospects in the 2026 recruiting cycle, and that didn’t stop on Tuesday. The Irish offered two new players, both of them viewed as 4-star prospects. Montana athlete Matt Ludwig was the first to announce the scholarship, as the nation’s No. …

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 …