NORMAN — Jaren Kanak never thought about leaving. Despite never finding a regular role in Brent Venables’ defense, Kanak couldn’t picture playing college football anywhere other than for OU and under another coach besides Venables. “I’ve given so much to this program and built these relationships for three years now,” Kanak said Monday. “I just have such tight ties and such …

Texas A&M’s spring football season officially begins on March 20 with the first full practice of the year before the annual Maroon & White spring game on April 19. This offseason, head coach Mike Elko and his staff have begun to check boxes after signing the program’s talented 2025 recruiting class and landing 14 players from the transfer portal. Still, …

Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule held a press conference on Tuesday morning, and mentioned players that will be out for the spring practice period. Some of the more notable names included kicker Tristan Alvano, wide receiver Demetrius Bell, and offensive tackle Turner Corcoran. Other players, such as offensive lineman Henry Lutovsky and defensive lineman Sua Lefotu, are limited to …

After a midseason swoon allowed rival Michigan to climb to the top of the Big Ten standings, Michigan State rebounded with a seven-game winning streak to close the regular season three games ahead of second-place finishers Maryland and the Wolverines. This has made the Spartans the favorite in this week’s Big Ten tournament, a crowded and likely competitive five-day stretch …

Ryan Grubb knows exactly what he wants the Alabama football run game to look like next fall. The Crimson Tide offensive coordinator wants physicality. He wants technical runners who seamlessly transition between inside and outside zone, counters, pin-pulls, powers and sweeps: none of which is new for Alabama. But to Grubb it’s a mentality, Alabama must be able to run …

It was not a great day for Notre Dame football recruiting on Tuesday, as they not only lost out to USC with Irish wide receiver Trent Mosley (with a troll job on top of that), they also saw one of its top safety targets in Kaden Gebhardt committing to Clemson. The 6-foot, 2-inch and 200-pound Ohioan got an offer from …

It has been quite a recruiting week for one of Notre Dame football biggest rivals, the USC Trojans. The new Big Ten team and the Irish have battled historically for prospects, and unfortunately, it looks like the victory went to the opposition with two an Irish legacy, wide receiver Trent Mosley. The 5-foot, 11-inch and 170-pounder committed to USC on …

Spring football games have become so in flux that there’s now a spring game tracker out there just like a transfer portal tracker and a coaching changes tracker. The recruiting website, On3, is keeping tabs of those of Power 4 programs. In the SEC, Texas and Missouri aren’t having spring games, Alabama is holding a modified spring game, Oklahoma a …

Head coach Matt Rhule met with the media on Tuesday afternoon. During his availability, the head coach shared several interesting quotes regarding the hiring of special teams coordinator Mike Ekeler. This is not Ekeler’s first time coaching at Nebraska. He previously served as the linebackers coach on Bo Pelini’s staff from 2008 to 2010. Rhule told the press that he …

ATHENS – The Georgia Bulldogs took the field Tuesday to begin spring football practice, kicking off preparations for the 2025 season. Head coach Kirby Smart, along with linebacker CJ Allen, linebacker Raylen Wilson, and offensive lineman Earnest Greene III, met with the media to discuss the team’s early progress and approach to spring workouts. With roster turnover and key position …

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Eddie George was pondering the next steps in his burgeoning career as a college football coach while driving back from the NFL scouting combine. He got a sign in the most unlikely of places. George was driving through Bowling Green, Kentucky, on his way back to Nashville when he received a text from Urban Meyer asking …

Mar. 11—Spring practices start Wednesday for the resurgent Illinois football program, with the unofficial kickoff event for Bret Bielema his first ‘Monday Night SportsTalk’ appearance at the Esquire in downtown Champaign. Beat writer Scott Richey spotlights what the fifth-year Illini coach had to say in front of a packed house: Quick look this week Illinois won’t get in too much …

Clemson is on fire right now on the recruiting trail. The Tigers just landed its seventh commitment of March because of four-star safety Kaden Gebhardt. The star defender picked the Tigers after being in town for their big Junior Day weekend. Gebhardt selected Clemson over Ohio State, Penn State and Notre Dame. This is the 12th known commitment for the …

One week from Tuesday, Michigan football will meet for first time as an official group. After three consecutive Big Ten championship seasons from 2021-23, which culminated with the national championship in January 2024, Michigan took a step back last season. The Wolverines opened the year 5-5, before a furious finish to the year, hammering Northwestern before upsetting Ohio State and …

With the Texas Tech football team opening spring practice this week, updated roster sheets are as helpful as ever, more so than in some other years. The Red Raiders have 27 players practicing with the team for the first time, including 18 who transferred in from other NCAA programs. Another nine are freshmen who enrolled in January. If that isn’t …