Mike Locksley doesn’t bemoan the current state of college football. Instead, he has come to accept it, and yes, maybe even embrace it. Sure, it is chaotic, unpredictable, messy and a bit crazy. But that’s life in this new age, and Locksley is determined to manage it the best he can. “We’ve just got to stay creative and figure out …

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Seventy-eight days ago, James Colzie III got a call to action for his next challenge in his football coaching journey. On January 27, Colzie was named Florida A&M’s 19th full-time head coach to oversee the reigning Black College Football National Champions. Seventy-eight days later, Colzie got his first taste of leading Rattlers football, proctoring spring camp, culminating in last Saturday’s Orange and Green Spring Game. …

Tennessee football has had three consecutive winning seasons under coach Josh Heupel. But what if he left UT for the NFL or another college job? I asked my literary contributors to explore that possibility: Whom would they want Tennessee to pursue as his replacement and why? You will be surprised at some of their suggestions. Bill writes: Kyle Whittingham, underappreciated …

BATON ROUGE – Consider the holes within LSU football’s offense filled. Led by junior quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, the Tigers unleashed a level of firepower during the National L Club Spring Game that was close to what fans witnessed the past couple of seasons with Jayden Daniels and company. The offense scored on all three possessions with Nussmeier and first teamers …

Kadyn Proctor, who started at left tackle for Alabama football’s SEC championship team last season, is just steps away from returning to Alabama. Quite literally. Proctor, who announced after the retirement of former coach Nick Saban that he would enter the NCAA transfer portal, spent the spring term at Iowa. But apparently playing for his home-state school wasn’t what he …

Let history note that at 1:27 p.m. on Saturday, Gator fans got their first real glimpse of Florida’s football future. Now it’s time to put the DJ Lagway fever dreams back in the box of reality. The freshman showed that he might someday be all he’s cracked up to be. That day won’t be August 31, however, when Miami comes …

A year ago, Bills General Manager Brandon Beane brought linebacker Von Miller to work with the Bills’ contingent at the Scouting Combine, and afterward Beane was so impressed with Miller’s work that he predicted Miller will be an NFL general manager some day. Which makes a recent social media post from Miller particularly interesting. Miller posted a video that he …

A weekend that began with former University of Cincinnati players and NFL greats Jason and Travis Kelce bringing their live podcast to Fifth Third Arena Thursday, culminated Saturday afternoon with the annual spring game for Coach Scott Satterfield’s Bearcats. “Every position is up for grabs,” Satterfield said. “Everyone’s competing for that spot on this field. It’s going to be that …

Mississippi State football coach Jeff Lebby may have just found his starting running back. Rashad Amos, who had 1,075 rushing yards last season at Miami (Ohio), announced via social media Saturday that he has committed to MSU. He has been in the portal since December after completing his lone season with the Redhawks. Amos’ collegiate career started at South Carolina, …

Nobody ever saw their Heisman Trophy chances go up in flames with a performance in an April spring game. So Carson Beck, the quarterback who led Georgia football to an unbeaten regular season last year and gave fans reason to celebrate when he announced his return, shouldn’t sweat throwing a couple of interceptions in the first half of Saturday’s G-Day …

OXFORD — Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin explained more than once this spring that he didn’t find much value in a traditional spring game. The schemes are basic. The value in evaluating the tape is minimal. So why play one? The football was decidedly a secondary menu item during Saturday’s Grove Bowl Games at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, with hot dogs, …

SDSU Jackrabbit logo What looked like hundreds of South Dakota State fans dressed in Jackrabbits blue eagerly filled the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex Saturday morning for SDSU’s Spring Game. The Spring Game was the public’s first look at the 2024 South Dakota State team that is tasked with replacing a talented group of super seniors including Isaiah Davis, the Janke brothers, …

Defensive lineman Isaiah Raikes celebrates after making a tackle for a loss while playing for Texas A&M before he transferred to USC. Raikes is entering the transfer portal again. (Sam Craft / Associated Press) Isaiah Raikes’ nameplate over his locker barely had settled in, but USC’s latest great hope at defensive line already is looking for a new home. Raikes …

STATE COLLEGE — The Penn State football Blue-White Game, once again, was mostly a glorified practice only trickling into something much more hopeful and definitive to come. This version, Saturday in Beaver Stadium, was quarterbacks trying to throw passes in 40 mph wind gusts. It was high-profile pieces of the team not taking the field (like running backs Nick Singleton, …