This article was first published in the Ute Insiders newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each Wednesday night. Utah’s nonconference schedule this season is pretty intriguing, starting off with a return to the Rose Bowl to play UCLA. The Utes and Bruins open the 2025 season on Aug. 30 in a game that will be televised …
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Texas A&M is expected to hire Miami assistant David “Pop” Cooney
Texas A&M is currently expected to hire David “Pop” Cooney in a recruiting related role, sources tell @CBSSports/@247Sports. Spent the last eight seasons working at Miami, including three years as director of recruiting and the last two as assistant wide receivers coach.… pic.twitter.com/XILSgHQ9zp — Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) June 5, 2025 Texas A&M’s 2025 football coaching staff looked complete heading into …
Read More »What ex-South Carolina QB Connor Shaw likes best about LaNorris Sellers
Watch ex-South Carolina QB Connor Shaw talk about playing in BMW Pro-Am Connor Shaw, quarterback at South Carolina from 2010-13, talks June 5 at Thornblade Club about playing in the BMW Charity Pro Am golf tournament. Former South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw praises LaNorris Sellers’ talent and potential.Shaw highlights Sellers’ performance in a game-winning drive against Missouri as an example …
Read More »Clemson lands commitment from 2026 4-star OL Carter Scruggs
Clemson has landed another key piece to its 2026 recruiting class, as four-star offensive lineman Carter Scruggs announced his commitment on Wednesday, according to multiple sources. The 6-foot-6, 290-pound standout from Loudon County (Leesburg, VA) picked the Tigers shortly after wrapping up his official visit to campus last weekend. Scruggs had upcoming visits scheduled to Michigan, Penn State, and Georgia, …
Read More »Dan Scholz returns to lead Oak Hills
Oak Hills announces the hiring of Dan Scholz as the new head coach of the Highlander football program, pending board approval. “With a proven track record of developing competitive teams and a coaching philosophy rooted in discipline, toughness, and accountability, Coach Scholz brings the kind of leadership that will elevate our program and inspire our student-athletes on and off the …
Read More »Carter Scruggs commits to Dabo Swinney in 2026 class
CLEMSON — Clemson football and coach Dabo Swinney landed their sixth offensive lineman in the 2026 recruiting class with the commitment of four-star offensive lineman Carter Scruggs. The 6-foot-5, 280-pounder from Loudoun County High School in Leesburg, Virginia, is rated the No. 7 player in the state and No. 12 interior offensive lineman nationally by the 247Sports Composite rankings. Delaney chose …
Read More »Poll: The Big Ten: Corn States
It’s a strange world we live in now. Oregon is in a conference where, after football, our foes’ next biggest battleground is who grows the best corn. After one full athletic season in the Big Ten, I find myself relating to a particular Family Guy scene more often than I ever thought I would. What’s especially interesting about this upcoming …
Read More »Is something brewing in Pac-12 expansion? – Deseret News
Time is steadily ticking away on Pac-12 conference expansion. It has been 247 days since the conference last expanded, adding Gonzaga as a member in every sport except football. Not much has happened since then as it relates to expansion, not much definitive at least. There is ongoing mediation between the Pac-12 and the Mountain West conferences, at issue are …
Read More »Eagles to host game between Michael Vick’s Norfolk State and DeSean Jackson’s Delaware State
Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson are returning to the sidelines at Lincoln Financial Field. Delaware State announced Thursday that it was moving its game against Norfolk State to the home of the Philadelphia Eagles. Jackson is now the head coach at Delaware State and Vick is entering his first season as the head coach of Norfolk State. Advertisement The game …
Read More »Penn State football defensive end Max Granville injured, out in 2025?
Kirby Smart on college football’s future Kirby Smart urges leaders to prioritize the game’s future over personal or conference agendas in playoff talks. Penn State defensive end Max Granville suffered a long-term injury after spring practice.Granville, a redshirt freshman, was expected to start opposite All-America candidate Dani Dennis-Sutton.Penn State head coach James Franklin did not specify the injury or offer …
Read More »JR Hardrick commits to Dabo Swinney in 2026 class
CLEMSON — Clemson football and coach Dabo Swinney added their second defensive lineman in the 2026 recruiting class with the commitment of three-star JR Hardrick. The 6-foot-6, 231-pounder from South Pittsburg High in Tennessee is rated the No. 26 player in the state by the 247Sports Composite rankings. Hardrick chose Clemson over Virginia, Mississippi State and Louisville. He announced his commitment …
Read More »Zavion Griffin-Haynes spurns Notre Dame to play at North Carolina
The edge rusher will play with his brother instead of joining the Fighting Irish Notre Dame has missed out on a top recruiting target. The Fighting Irish had made an offer to edge rusher Zavion Griffin-Haynes in December, but Griffin-Haynes has committed to North Carolina, where he’ll play alongside his brother Jayden, who has also committed to the Tar Heels. …
Read More »ESPN Football Power Index predicts MSU to miss bowl game again this year
The computers behind the ESPN Football Power Index (FPI) are expecting another rough year in East Lansing, Mich. in 2025. The preseason FPI ratings and rankings were released earlier this week, and its not particularly high on the Spartans. At this point in time, FPI has Michigan State ranked as the No. 59 team nationally — which comes out to …
Read More »Former Eagles teammates Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson will be opposing coaches in HBCU game in Philadelphia
Two former Philadelphia Eagles teammates will be making a return to their former home, this time as opposing coaches. Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson are both first-year coaches at rival Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and they will be facing off against each other at Lincoln Financial Field this fall. Jackson coaches the Delaware State Hornets while Vick leads the …
Read More »USC football not included in top 20 of ESPN’s preseason FPI rankings
The start of the 2025 college football season continues to draw closer. This week, we got another sign that kickoff is just around the corner with the release of ESPN’s annual preseason Football Power Index (FPI) rankings. Coming off of a 7-6 season last year, USC did not make the top 20 of the rankings. Perhaps more interesting, however, was …
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