Apr. 3—The Idaho football team has specialized in stopping the pass two years into the Jason Eck Era. The Vandals were the Big Sky’s top aerial defense last season, allowing a conference-low 182.3 yards per game to opposing passers. Idaho led the conference with 16 interceptions in 2022 and ranked third against the pass (190 yards per game). One of …

When word broke that wide receiver Calvin Ridley would be signing with the Titans last month, many people were taken by surprise because indications were that the Jaguars and Patriots were the leading contenders for his services. The way things played out came as a bit of surprise to the Titans as well. That was the message from General Manager …

Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2026 running back prospect Jonathan Hatton Jr. “After a great conversation with De’Rail Sims, I’m blessed to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Hatton Jr. said. The 6-foot-1, 193-pound prospect is from Steele High School in Cibolo, Texas. Hatton Jr. is the No. 35 overall prospect in the class of 2026. He ranks …

Three-star offensive lineman John Mills has set an official visit to Nebraska for later this month. The San Francisco native announced on X, on Monday that he will be taking an official visit to Lincoln from April 26-28. Mills is considered a three-star prospect by all three major recruiting services. The 6-foot-5, 290-pound offensive guard holds offers from Arizona, Arkansas, …

After he visited the team Tuesday, the Wisconsin Badgers football team offered Jayden Savoury, a three-star class of 2025 tight end from Michigan. Savoury was in attendance for the Badgers spring practice Tuesday, their second session of the season. He has now received 15 Division 1 offers, including Michigan State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers and now Wisconsin within the Big …

The Steelers had a free agent linebacker in for a visit on Tuesday. According to multiple reports, Khaleke Hudson met with the team. There’s been no word of a potential agreement to a contract for the 2024 season. Hudson was a 2020 fifth-round pick in Washington and he played in 58 games with the team. Seventeen of those appearances came …

Can we agree that Kirby Smart should be the No. 1-ranked SEC football coach, especially after Nick Saban’s retirement? A better debate: How to rank SEC schools when evaluating their football coach plus their men’s basketball coach. Would Georgia remain No. 1 in such a ranking, fueled by Smart? What about Alabama? Where does Tennessee factor into the mix? On …

STILLWATER — Mike Gundy didn’t specify what tasks his son handles in the Oklahoma State football offices these days, but it seems safe to assume Gunnar Gundy’s duties fall somewhere between breaking down game tape and bringing his dad coffee. “I’ve got him working in the office. He’s gotta be there at 7:55 in the morning,” Mike said prior to …

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Defensive tackle D.J. Reader joined a new team when he signed with the Lions last month and said this week that it was “super tough” to move on from the Bengals after four productive years in Cincinnati. Reader’s final moment in a Bengals uniform was not a happy one, however. Reader tore his right quad in Week 15 and he …

EAST LANSING — In the final days of November, Jack Velling and Tanner Miller learned Jonathan Smith would be leaving Oregon State to become Michigan State football’s new head coach. Within a month, each decided to follow him. And three weeks into the Spartans’ spring practices, they and the former Beavers who joined them — coaches, players and support staff …

As noted in the March 23 episode of the playoff watch this season, winning the Presidents’ Trophy doesn’t guarantee a team will win the Stanley Cup (though it’s not a curse, as some still claim). One thing it does guarantee: home-ice advantage for as long as the winner continues playing, which is no small thing. So where does the race …

For those who doubted Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko’s recruiting chops, 2025 4-star linebacker Keylan Moses revealed that despite his current commitment to LSU, his recent visit to College Station proved that the Aggies are still in play. According to Rivals’ Adam Gorney, Moses’ recent quote regarding how Elko compares to LSU head coach Brian Kelly revealed the hard …

St. Louis Christian Brothers receiver Corey Simms has narrowed his top schools down to 12. USC football has made the cut. Simms, a four-star prospect, already has official visits set up with USC (June 7), Nebraska (June 14) and Missouri (June 21) lined up for late spring. Arkansas, Georgia, LSU, Kansas, Miami, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Penn State, Tennessee …

The Oklahoma Sooners are looking to build upon one of their best defensive line recruiting classes of the modern era in the 2024 cycle. Oklahoma already has commitments from Ka’Mori Moore and Alexander Shieldknight and look to be the trending favorite for a blue-chip prospect, Trent Wilson. Steve Wiltfong, now of On3, and Chad Simmons each issued an On3 prediction …