May 8—In most official visits, a recruit and a coach will sit down and watch film. Some sessions are more thorough, making said time the focal point of the visit. Others aren't. It all depends on the coach, program and player. In UConn transfer quarterback Cole Welliver's case, he spent about 10 minutes of his official visit to New Mexico …

Eastern Greene is banking on Shawn Nikirk. The T-Birds have tapped the former Bedford North Lawrence All-State receiver and former Stars assistant coach for 10 years to take over its football program. It will be the first head coaching job for the 49-year-old father of three who handles mortgages for Fifth Third Bank in Bloomington. Nikirk is back on the …

LAKELAND — When fans last saw Lakeland on the football field, its offense was sputtering its way to the state championship game where it came up empty in a 34-0 loss to Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas. As the Dreadnaught work their way through spring practice, one of the goals is to retool the offense and meld the newcomers on …

PULLMAN – Washington State isn’t done building depth at the most important position on the field. The Cougars signed Pittsburgh transfer quarterback Julian Dugger on Thursday, the program announced, for their second quarterback transfer in two days. Dugger redshirted his true freshman year last fall, playing in one game, giving him four years of eligibility with WSU. Listed at 6-foot-3 …

MURFREESBORO − Will Hester launched Ravenwood’s girls flag football program four years ago, leading the Raptors to back-to-back Williamson County championships before passing the reigns, and high expectations, to Ricky Rodriguez, then an assistant with Ravenwood football. Now in his second year at the helm of the flag football program, Rodriguez took that success Hester started, and took it to …

INDIANAPOLIS — FCS teams would be allowed to play 12 regular-season games every year under a Division I Football Championship Subdivision Oversight Committee recommendation. The NCAA announced Tuesday the one-game extension would go into effect in 2026 if the Division I Council gives its approval during its June 24-25 meeting. Current legislation permits 12 regular-season games in years when there …

It is still early, but a trend — maybe a trend-lite — seems to be emerging for Utah State under new head coach Bronco Mendenhall. What is it? The transfer of former BYU Cougars to USU. Since Mendenhall took over the Aggies program in December, Utah State has added a lot of new faces. Forty-plus as of early May, one …

Dramatic changes in college sports have drawn the attention of the White House, and two prominent men from the world of college football are set to co-chair President Donald Trump’s commission on college athletics—an effort to get the train back on the tracks amid mounting issues in the collegiate model. It’s too early to know how former Alabama coach Nick …

With spring practices and transfer portal shuffling more or less complete, outlets around the country are updating their top 25 rankings. ESPN unveiled its post-spring way-too-early top 25 rankings on Thursday. ESPN’s Mark Schlabach left the Hawkeyes outside his post-spring top 25 rankings. Schlabach did rank Big Ten foe Penn State as the No. 1 team nationally exiting the spring. …

Tennessee is already recruiting toward its 2028 football signing class. The Vols offered a scholarship to wide receiver Makhi Scott-Adkinson. “Blessed to receive my eighth offer from the University of Tennessee,” Scott-Adkinson announced. The 5-foot-11, 175-pound prospect is from Warner Robins High School in Warner Robins, Georgia. He has not accumulated any recruiting rankings. Warner Robins is home to a …

Clemson got a major boost in ESPN’s post-spring Way-Too-Early Top 25 — checking in at No. 2 behind only Penn State. That’s a five-spot jump for the Tigers, who were ranked No. 7 in ESPN’s first edition back in January. The updated rankings reflect changes across the country following spring practices and transfer portal moves, and Clemson’s 2025 outlook is …

The college baseball season is reaching the stretch run of the regular season. Iowa (32-15, 21-6 Big Ten) has authored a terrific regular season thus far and controls its own destiny to capture the Big Ten regular season championship. Led by starting arms Cade Obermueller, Reece Beuter and Aaron Savary, the Hawkeyes are in position to potentially reach the NCAA …

Bishop Carroll Catholic High School graduate Jacob Harker recently placed first and set a Waynesburg University program record with a shot put throw of 15.04 meters to win the Presidents’ Athletic Conference championship meet. The sophomore’s record-setting championship throw also secured the former Huskies track standout first-team all-PAC honors. kAmw2C<6C DH6AE E96 !pr :?5@@C 2?5 @FE5@@C E:E=6D 😕 E96 D9@E …

Greg Studwara named new head football coach at IMG Academy IMG Academy has hired longtime college assistant Greg Studwara as its new football coach. Studwara won a national title with LSU in 2007. Many top recruits at IMG Academy, including Jake Kreul, Keenyi Pepe, and Zech Fort, are narrowing down their college choices.Several IMG players are committed to colleges but …

The Oregon Ducks are hoping that the next couple of months will be filled with recruiting wins during the offseason, and one of the biggest targets on their board is set to commit during that time. 5-star athlete Brandon Arrington, the No. 1 ranked CB in the 2026 class, announced on Thursday that he will be making his commitment official …