Have more comments, questions? Reach out to me at bwhite1@dispatch.com. Letters are lightly edited for clarity. On Ohio State football, basketball To the editor: Rob Oller’s column about football schools winning basketball championships was well done. Most of the OSU fans are football and only football fans. The media – Dispatch and talk radio − confirm this statement. Just look at the column inches …
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AUBURN — The final practice of Auburn football’s 2025 spring drills was all about the youth. The Tigers took to Jordan-Hare Stadium for A-Day on Saturday. Once a full-on spring game, this instance was a non-televised open practice, which saw plenty of work between individual drills and a brief live period. However, most of the players involved weren’t the roster’s …
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Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel said he hadn’t communicated with Nico Iamaleava since the quarterback skipped Friday’s practice, escalating a dispute over NIL pay into his stunning departure from the program. “Today’s landscape of college football is different than what it has been. It’s unfortunate, just the situation and where we’re at with Nico,” Heupel said following the Orange and …
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Ohio State coach Ryan Day is open to adding defensive linemen when the transfer portal reopens next week. Following the Buckeyes’ spring game on Saturday, Day said, “We’ve got to take a hard look at it.” No other position group has seen as much turnover since last season. The Buckeyes lost all four starting defensive linemen due to expiring eligibility, …
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New Tennessee State football coach Reggie Barlow has high expectations New Tennessee State football coach Reggie Barlow hopes to continue the momentum the Tigers gained in 2024 Former Tennessee State and NFL star Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie praises new TSU coach Reggie Barlow’s emphasis on discipline.Rodgers-Cromartie believes his own disciplined approach led to his success and thinks Barlow’s system will benefit players.Barlow …
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. – There’s plenty to worry about in college football these days. Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman was preparing for the Blue-Gold Game on Saturday when ESPN reported Tennessee was “parting ways” with star quarterback Nico Iamaleava after an NIL dispute. The impending changes to the roster sizes, increasing the roster limit to 105 players with all …
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Alabama is rolling on the recruiting trail after A-Day. With a star-studded group of visitors on campus, the Crimson Tide added another piece to their 2026 puzzle. The latest commitment comes in the form of four-star DL Kamhariyan Johnson, who pledged to Alabama over the likes of Auburn, Clemson, Florida, Miami, Ole Miss, and others. “I’ve been talking to Alabama …
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Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman on youthful spring offensive line Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman on the impact of a youthful spring offensive line on the three-way battle for Irish starting quarterback job. SOUTH BEND —Eli Raridon, senior tight end for Notre Dame football, shared a confession after Saturday’s Blue-Gold Game about this three-way battle for the starting …
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Video: Coach DeSean Jackson discusses Delaware State football Hornets coming together but still have long way to go. DOVER – It felt more like winter than spring on a damp, chilly afternoon at Alumni Stadium on April 12. And the football team that Delaware State put on the field for its annual intrasquad Red-White game only partially resembles the Hornets …
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PULLMAN – During six long weeks of Washington State’s spring schedule, as a new coaching staff implemented its schemes and new players found their places in them, it seemed to be understood that quarterback Zevi Eckhaus had the reins of the Cougars’ offense. Eckhaus was the team’s backup last season, after all. The player in front of him, John Mateer, …
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FSU football head coach Mike Norvell talks Friday spring practice WATCH: FSU football head coach Mike Norvell talks Friday spring practice Florida State football quarterback Trever Jackson will be on the move as he plans to enter the transfer portal. This was first reported by On3. Jackson spent one season as a redshirt freshman at FSU, where he was a …
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Josh Heupel put his mouth where the extra money wasn’t for Nico Iamaleava. Iamaleava became college football’s first hold-in of the NIL era when he no-showed practice Friday while trying to negotiate a better payment. Tensions and uncertainty quickly escalated between the sides and Tennessee removed Iamaleava from its roster before Saturday’s spring game, and he reportedly declared his intention …
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Ohio State found its starting quarterback Saturday, but can the relatively vertically-challenged Julian Sayin find his receivers over the giants in front of him? Let’s discuss. But first a spring game recap. For weeks, we have been hearing (and seeing during some limited access) that the Buckeyes’ starting QB job is up for grabs. Whether true or not, Sayin, the …
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GAINESVILLE — His postgame autograph line began in the south end zone of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and stretched seemingly to University Avenue. A long, winding road of humanity more suited to a Beatle than a banged-up quarterback. Gators sophomore DJ Lagway signed for 45 solid minutes after Saturday’s annual Orange and Blue spring intrasquad game. “I was a little …
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Alabama picked up a win on the recruiting trails following the Crimson Tide’s annual A-Day event Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Muscle Shoals EDGE Kamhariyan Johnson, a 3-star recruit by both 247Sports and On3 and a 4-star recruit by Rivals, committed to coach Kalen DeBoer and Alabama over Auburn, Ole Miss, Clemson, Miami and others. According to On3, he had received …
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