The Texas Tech football program has drifted away from the days of torturing defenses with a short, slick slot receiver. Oh, the Red Raiders have continued to deploy inside receivers in three- and four-wide formations. Not ones, however, who confounded defenses to the degree of Wes Welker, Eric Morris, Danny Amendola, Jakeem Grant, Keke Coutee, all sub-6-foot playmakers who put …

Wisconsin fans should get used to this headline: former NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver T.Y. Hilton took to social media on Tuesday to react to the Badgers’ latest class of 2026 commitment. That commitment came from three-star wide receiver Tayshon Bardo. The Badgers earned his pledge over several notable programs, including Michigan State, Cincinnati and Vanderbilt. Bardo is the program’s …

Alabama football is set to have another athlete on the cover of the EA Sports College Football video game. According to pictures that have popped up on social media, Alabama wide receiver Ryan Williams is one of a number of college football players posing for the cover of the deluxe edition of EA Sports College Football 26. Williams is standing …

CLEMSON — Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney believed spring break came early for quarterback Cade Klubnik. The Tigers held their first spring scrimmage at Memorial Stadium on Wednesday, and Swinney thought his quarterback didn’t bring his best in the friendly competition. “I didn’t think Cade had a good day today. I thought he was very average,” Swinney said. “I think …

Dave Johnson was born and raised in Pittsburgh, but his parents are natives of West Virginia, in the small Harrison County town of Lumberport. Johnson graduated from Penn Hills High School in 1979. A high school All-America offensive lineman, he was heavily recruited by college recruiters. But for all that interest, the choice was easy for Johnson. He would be …

There isn’t a good time to have to hire a football coach, but Scot Loeffler’s sudden departure from Bowling Green to take an assistant job with the Philadelphia Eagles on Feb. 28 left athletic director Derek van der Merwe in a particularly bad spot. With college football’s coaching carousel already complete and spring practice just around the corner, van der …