During Colorado football’s first team meeting of the spring, head coach Deion Sanders told his players that the Buffs are a better team than last year’s squad, which won nine games and reached the Alamo Bowl. Losing quarterback Shedeur Sanders, Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter and other key contributors obviously stings, but the Buffs do appear improved at several position …
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One major position change to note from Wisconsin football’s newly-released spring roster
Wisconsin redshirt senior Jackson Acker has flipped from a running back to a tight end ahead of 2025 spring practice. The move comes as new offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes shifts Wisconsin back to a pro-style offensive system, one that should return an emphasis to the blocking tight end and fullback positions. Acker originally joined the program as a three-star running …
Read More »Wisconsin tight end medically retires from football
Wisconsin football freshman tight end Rob Booker has medically retired, according to 247Sports’ Evan Flood. The news follows Booker’s exclusion from the Badgers’ newly-released spring roster. Flood also reports that the freshman tight end plans to remain involved with the program in some capacity. The redshirt freshman tight end signed with Wisconsin in the class of 2024. 247Sports ranked him …
Read More »Midwest Rumor Mill: Latest news on some of region’s top recruits
March has become a very busy month during the offseason in terms of recruiting news, and Rivals national analyst Greg Smith has all the latest buzz from the Midwest. MORE RUMORS: Recruits back on the road as critical stretch begins CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position …
Read More »LSU to host four-star 2026 offensive lineman for official visit
2026 offensive lineman Darius Gray scheduled one of four official visits for LSU over the summer, according to On3’s Steve Wiltfong. The report released Wednesday said Gray, the No. 31 in the nation, will also take official visits to Clemson, South Carolina and Michigan. On3 currently gives the Gamecocks an 84% chance to earn his commitment. Gray is the No. …
Read More »Is Brian Hartline ‘gifted’ enough to match Chip Kelly’s success as Ohio State play caller?
Knowing when to dial up a quarterback draw or slant pass to the tight end is easier than hitting a 80-mph curveball or 95-mph fastball, but similar to reading major-league pitching, the best college football offensive coordinators have an innate ability to make the right call at the right time. They are born, not made. That does not mean a …
Read More »Arizona board tables football coach hiring, hoping old will return, leaving new in limbo
It seems like Brett Davis is pretty annoyed. And it kind of seems like he has a point. Last season, Davis led the Tonopah Valley High School football team to a 12-1 record and a trip to the 2A semifinals, according to the Arizona Republic’s Richard Obert. Davis employed an air raid offense that produced 3,928 passing yards and 45 …
Read More »Texas A&M’s D-line depth needs to be addressed in the spring transfer portal
Texas A&M’s 2024 season is in the rearview mirror, and while the Aggies’ fan base is understandably in “wait and see” mode after watching head coach Mike Elko’s inaugural campaign end with a 1-4 finish after starting 7-1 and 5-0 in SEC play. Injuries at running back paired with quarterback Marcel Reed’s lack of development as a passer doomed the …
Read More »UCF releases 2025 spring football roster, new jersey numbers
UCF football may need to pass out name tags this week as the Knights get set to open spring camp on Tuesday. Not only are there 10 new coaches, including head coach Scott Frost, but the roster features 38 newcomers, many of whom arrived through the transfer portal. Quarterbacks Tayven Jackson (Indiana) and Cam Fancher (FAU), running back Jaden Nixon …
Read More »10 players from college football’s transfer portal that will have biggest impact in 2025
Quarterback, offensive tackle, edge rusher — these are the positions that Power Four programs are willing to pay top dollar to acquire in the transfer portal. A list of this season’s most important transfers is dotted with these three position groups, beginning with Oregon left tackle Isaiah World, Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer and Missouri edge rusher Damon Wilson II. Spring …
Read More »‘Unfinished business,’ belief and trust define Alabama football veterans putting off NFL
When Tim Keenan III announced he was coming back to Alabama football for his fifth season of eligibility, the Crimson Tide defensive tackle first apologized. He apologized for how the 2024 season ended, reiterated his goal to win a national championship and pledged his final season at Alabama to doing everything he could to hoist a trophy. Months later, clad …
Read More »Five storylines to keep tabs on for Georgia football spring practices
Georgia football raised the bar so high for itself with back-to-back national titles in 2021 and 2022 that going 11-3 last season didn’t quite measure up — even after winning an SEC championship and making an appearance in the College Football Playoff. The Bulldogs open spring practices Tuesday in hopes of making another run in 2025, still considered among the …
Read More »Howard Sampson sticks out: Takeaways from first day of Texas Tech football spring drills
With the influx of additions from the NCAA transfer portal coupled with Davion Carter’s unexpectedly receiving an extra year of eligibility, the Texas Tech football team has six offensive linemen who have been full-time starters for one or more seasons, which makes for heavy competition. Joey McGuire has some decisions to make in that regard over the next several months, …
Read More »UNM football: QB Jack Layne to open spring practice as Lobos’ starter
Mar. 10—Quarterback Jack Layne will open spring practice working with the first-team offense, head coach Jason Eck said during a press conference Monday. An Idaho transfer, Layne completed 99 of 154 passes for 1,477 yards, 14 touchdowns and four interceptions over six games last season before transferring to UNM. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound junior replaces former UNM quarterback Devon Dampier, who …
Read More »4-star OL announces decommitment from Oregon Ducks
The Oregon Ducks lost one of the many blue-chip commits that they have in the 2026 recruiting class on Monday morning, with 4-star offensive lineman Bott Mulitalo announcing that he is opening back up his recruitment. Mulitalo is rated by 247Sports as the No. 90 overall player in the 2026 class, and the No. 8 offensive tackle. He had been …
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