Philip Haywood, Kentucky’s all-time winningest high school football coach, died Wednesday at University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington. He was 73. Belfry athletics director Matt Varney confirmed Haywood’s death, which came four days after the coach suffered multiple injuries during an automobile accident in Pike County. “He was a pillar of our community,” Varney said. “Belfry doesn’t have a mayor, …

OXFORD — Even as Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin builds his strong 2025 transfer portal class, the Rebels are picking up commitments for 2026. Class of 2026 wide receiver Jameson Powell committed to Ole Miss on Wednesday. He announced the decision on social media. Powell is a three-star recruit in the 247Sports Composite rankings. Powell is the No. 65 …

Jan. 22—GRAND FORKS — The UND football program has added two more offensive assistants, the school announced Wednesday. Malik Bradshaw will coach the wide receivers, while D.J. Davis will be in charge of the running backs. The announcements of Bradshaw and Davis complete UND’s full-time assistant staff. “We were able to add two of the finest coaches in the country …

Missouri State football returned to familiar territory to land an incoming freshman recruit who committed to the Bears on Wednesday evening. Tristian Gardner, a 6-foot-3, 180-pound wide receiver out of Waxahachie (Texas) High, will play for the Bears next season. Gardner received offers from Bowling Green, Sam Houston, Texas State and UTSA. During his senior season, he caught 66 passes …

Army finished No. 19 in the final US LBM Football Coaches Poll but the biggest surprise may be the four coaches, out of 53 in all, who did not name the Black Knights as a top-25 team. Failing to put Army on the ballot were Air Force’s Trey Calhoun; San Jose State’s Ken Niumatalolo; Southern Methodist’s Rhett Lashlee; and, Vanderbilt’s …

WINTER HAVEN — Jason Smith arrived at All Saints with Stuart Weiss in 2017 to be the offensive coordinator. He now is replacing Smith and will be the 12th head coach in the school’s history. All Saints athletic director Chad Moore, who took over the AD duties from Weiss last year, made the announcement on Tuesday. Smith has been in …

SOUTH BEND — After three exemplary seasons guiding the Notre Dame football defense, Al Golden is making a U-turn back to the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals. Golden, 55, will get his first chance to be a defensive coordinator at the professional level after previously spending six years as an NFL assistant. Two of those seasons (2020-21) were as linebackers coach for …

Hattiesburg wide receiver Tristen Keys has narrowed his college football choice to 12 schools, with Mississippi State and Ole Miss making the list. The junior five-star recruit, according to 247Sports Composite, wrote on his X account, formerly Twitter, Wednesday, “Where’s home?” Keys’ top 12 also includes LSU, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, USC, Auburn, Texas A&M, Miami, Oklahoma and Florida. The 6-foot-2, …

SOUTH BEND — After three exemplary seasons guiding the Notre Dame football defense, Al Golden is making a U-turn back to the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals. Golden, 55, will get his first chance to be a defensive coordinator at the professional level after previously spending six years as an NFL assistant. Two of those seasons (2020-21) were as linebackers coach for …

The 2024 Iowa Hawkeyes college football season could be described by a two-word adjective. That adjective would be star power. A team known for all 11 guys doing their jobs had a year that saw a star on each side of the ball shine brightly for all of the college football world to see. Those stars, running back Kaleb Johnson …

The Ohio State Buckeyes celebrate their 34-23 win over Notre Dame Fighting Irish to win the College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on January 20, 2025. The final college football game of the season also happened to be the most watched. Not surprising given the matchup between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish …

The Cincinnati Bengals’ defensive coordinator post is no longer vacant. Word broke Wednesday that the Bengals would announce the hire of Al Golden as defensive coordinator. Golden’s hire follows the Monday announcement of additional coaching hires on the offensive side of the ball ahead of a critical offseason for the Bengals. After back-to-back 9-8 seasons with no playoff berths, the …

More than 22 million people tuned in to watch Ohio State beat Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff national championship game on Monday night. While that is down year-over-year, it was still the most-watched non-NFL sporting event over the past year. ESPN released numbers from the Buckeyes’ 34-23 win over Notre Dame on Monday night, which gave them their …

SOUTH BEND, IN – APRIL 23: Notre Dame Fighting Irish defensive coordinator Al Golden looks on during the Notre Dame Blue-Gold Spring Football Game on April 23, 2022 at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, IN. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The Cincinnati Bengals are hiring Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden as their defensive coordinator, according …

AP Images The team recruiting champion has hailed from the SEC every year since 2015 and this year is no different. Texas and head coach Steve Sarkisian have won the team recruiting crown following their first season as a SEC program. Rivals began tracking the national recruiting race in 2002 and this win by Texas was the smallest margin victory …