How Cincinnati Bearcats football found 6-foot-5 receiver Jeff Caldwell How Cincinnati Bearcats football found 6-foot-5 receiver Jeff Caldwell When you’re a 5-foot-8 high school junior playing soccer and dabbling in football, recruiting texts typically aren’t forthcoming from major colleges. Even when Jeff Caldwell suddenly sprouted nine inches to 6-foot-5 as a senior, he had no rating by any recruiting services …

After narrowing down his potential destinations to 12 schools in January, four-star cornerback Dorian Barney cut his list in half. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound recruit from Carrollton (Ga.) High is down to six schools. Colorado joins Michigan, Texas A&M, Georgia Tech, Penn State and North Carolina as the final continent of suiters. Barney, a 2026 recruit, received his Colorado offer last …

Colorado’s quarterback history has been up and down since Darian Hagan and Kordell Stewart started for the Buffs in the early 1990s. Koy Detmer, Joel Klatt, Sefo Liufau and Steven Montez were all solid signal callers, but I think every CU fan would say that Shedeur Sanders was a different type of player. Sanders come to Colorado with his father …

The Georgia Bulldogs and offensive line coach Stacy Searels have offered a scholarship offer to five-star offensive tackle recruit Maxwell Hiller, who is a member of the class of 2027. Hiller, a rising junior, plays high school football for Coatesville Area High School in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. The five-star has received recent scholarship offers from the Oregon Ducks, South Carolina Gamecocks …

There were few teams last year in college football that had a stronger finish than Michigan football. The Wolverines won their last three games including against eventual national champion Ohio State and against an Alabama team many thought deserved to be in the College Football Playoff. Yet, even with an intact, returning defense, revamped offense, and amenable schedule (opponent-wise), some …

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The Michigan football defense saw a mass exodus going from 2023 to 2024 on several fronts. Some of the key players departed, such as Mike Sainristil, Mike Barrett, Junior Colson, Kris Jenkins, Jaylen Harrell, Braiden McGregor, and Josh Wallace. Though many of the returnees had ample playing time coming in, there was another exodus on the …

Texas A&M’s quarterback history has been muddled since Johnny Manziel exited College Station after two seasons, including his Heisman-winning 2012 campaign and the best season Texas A&M has had in the last decade. Despite his post-football troubles, Manziel’s legacy lives on, and he is still considered one of the greatest athletes to ever grace the college football landscape. Manziel, who …

Penn State’s 2027 recruiting class now sits atop the country. On Saturday, the Nittany Lions earned a commitment from 4-star athlete Khalil Taylor, who ranks as a consensus top-50 player nationally. Taylor hails from Seton-La Salle High School in Pittsburgh, where he ranks as the No. 3 recruit in the state of Pennsylvania, per the 247 Sports composite rankings. Taylor …

In a first year that ended in a 71-53 NCAA Tournament Round of 32 loss to Alabama in 2023, new Maryland coach Kevin Willard had complaints. Plenty of them. He was quick to tell anyone who would listen how much better things were in the Big East, the league he had just left after 12 seasons at Seton Hall. The …

The quarterback room will be the most popular discussion topic as spring practice heats up. Spring practice is underway at Auburn, and it’s time to debut our position group previews ahead of A-Day, which will take place on Saturday, April 12, at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The next position group that we will examine in our Spring Breakdown series is the quarterbacks, …

James Franklin will be happy about this latest bit of recruiting news. One of Penn State’s top in-state recruiting targets in the Class of 2027 has announced he is shutting down his recruitment and will stay locked in on his commitment to the Nittany Lions. Class of 2027 running back Kemon Spell, from McKeesport, Pennsylvania, has said he is shutting …

The Oklahoma Sooners have long played nonconference games against some of the most recognizable brands in college football. In just the last 15 years, OU has had home-and-home, nonconference matchups with the likes of the Nebraska Cornhuskers (2021-2022), UCLA Bruins (2018-2019), Ohio State Buckeyes (2016-2017), Tennessee Volunteers (2014-2015), Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2012-2013) and Florida State Seminoles (2010-2011). They also …

UTEP players excited to showcase skills at pro day UTEP players excited to showcase skills at pro day There are 17 local players on the UTEP Miners football roster this spring.Linebacker Jayden Wilson transferred back to his hometown after playing at New Mexico for two years.Quarterback Shay Smith, a former Franklin High School star, is competing for a starting spot. …

Nebraska football hosted several visitors over the weekend, including the top tight end prospect in the class of 2027, Ahmad Hudson. Hudson touched down in Lincoln on Saturday as the Huskers continue to build for the future. Hudson measures in at 6 foot-7 220 pounds, and is the seventh overall prospect in the 2027 class per Rivals rankings. He has …

UCLA coach DeShaun Foster, leading his team onto the field before the rivalry game against USC last season at the Rose Bowl, enters spring football practice this week with several new assistant coaches and holes to fill on the roster. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Remember those sayings about college football coaches in their first few seasons? You know, …