WEST LAFAYETTE − Considered one of college football’s top special teams coordinators, James Shibest will try to inject his wisdom with Purdue football. In 25 years coaching special teams, Shibest twice has been recognized as Special Teams Coordinator of the Year, including at his most recent stop with UNLV. Shibest spent two years at UNLV coaching with Barry Odom, then …

Michigan State football is scheduling official visits for the summer, and locking in what their recruiting board is going to look like for the 2026 recruiting class. The latest prospect to schedule their official visit with the Spartans is Devonte Anderson, a prospect from Winter Garden, Florida. He is a 3-star prospect as a 6-foot-1, 180 pound cornerback playing at …

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Bill Belichick is back on the practice sidelines again, a familiar home for the man who won six Super Bowls as an NFL head coach. Only now the setting is a small college town. And instead of that familiar hoodie, he was instead decked in a navy blue short-sleeved quarter-zip top and ballcap, along with mesh …

Florida football coach Billy Napier said quarterback DJ Lagway will be limited in drills this spring due to shoulder and lower body issues. “Our intentions here are to be very smart,” Napier said. “I do think he’ll be limited in throwing activities, but he’ll participate in all practices otherwise. We’ve done a lot of homework with the things he went …

(This article was updated to add new information.) D.W. Daniel High School announced Thursday morning that football coach Jeff Fruster is stepping down from his position. Fruster became the head coach in 2016 and has led the Lions to six region championships and three state titles in nine seasons. According to the news release, Fruster will continue to serve as …

The Ohio State football 2025 recruiting class is in the books, and it may have been one of the best in recent memory. However, the coaching staff has already moved on to 2026, which may be even better, and it also appears that the class of 2027 is receiving some attention as well. One of the top linebackers in the …

GAINESVILLE — As spring drills dawn at the University of Florida, the Gators’ most electrifying player will be limited mainly to mental reps instead of mesmerizing ones. Gators coach Billy Napier, who presided over his first team practice of the spring late Thursday afternoon, announced earlier in the day his staff will take a cautious approach with sophomore quarterback DJ …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida quarterback DJ Lagway will be “limited in throwing activities” during spring practice, coach Billy Napier said Thursday. Napier also said Lagway was dealing with a lower-body injury, but the coach provided few details other than saying the quarterback didn’t have any offseason surgery. Lagway missed a game last November while recovering from a strained left hamstring …

The Saints have announced their full coaching staff for the 2025 season. The team got a late start on putting together the staff because they had to wait for new head coach Kellen Moore to finish his duties as the Eagles’ offensive coordinator before he could officially be hired in New Orleans. Moore brought Doug Nussmeier with him from Philly …

NORMAN — OU football opened spring ball on Thursday with its first practice. It was the first chance for new offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle to get on the field and work with his players, as well as new defensive hires Nate Dreiling and Wes Goodwin. Washington State transfer quarterback John Mateer also participated in his first practice in a Sooners …

LSU football is targeting former Tigers defensive lineman and 13-year NFL veteran Kyle Williams as the team’s next defensive line coach, a person with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed with The Daily Advertiser on Thursday. The move was first reported by The Advocate. REQUIRED READING: LSU football 2025 depth chart: Way-too-early projections Williams is a Ruston native who served …

Florida football held the first of its 15 spring practices on Thursday at the Sanders Practice Fields. The Florida Gators will work out for five of the next six weeks, taking spring break off, before the Orange and Blue game on April 12 at 1 p.m. at The Swamp. “Spring practice presents an opportunity to really teach, not only conceptually …