Texas football defensive back Gavin Holmes declared for the 2025 NFL draft on Monday. The senior is in his second season with the Longhorns since transferring from Wake Forest after three seasons. Holmes played in all 16 games this past season, recording 14 total tackles and three pass breakups. He averaged 18 snaps a game, playing behind Thorpe Award winner …

Marcus Freeman during a game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Nov. 30, 2024. Not that long ago, Marcus Freeman bled scarlet and gray. A linebacker for Ohio State from 2004-08, Freeman appeared in 51 games with 37 starts. He helped the Buckeyes reach the national title game twice and was part of four straight Big Ten championships. When he …

Jan. 17—Four comments on message boards when Ohio State lost 13-10 to Michigan on Nov. 30 which haven’t aged well: … “They need to stay home (from the playoff) and stop embarrassing the university.” … “I’m done with this version of the Buckeyes.” … “Day is pathetic and so is Chip Kelly.” … “Fire Day.” Four comments on message boards …

Miami football continues to add depth towards its roster for the upcoming 2025 season. But it didn’t come through the transfer portal — technically. According to a report from Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger, former Wisconsin cornerback Xavier Lucas has enrolled academically at Miami after the Badgers refused to enter the 6-foot-2 defensive back into the transfer portal. He has not …

Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti thinks he has something special in incoming transfer quarterback Fernando Mendoza. Cignetti, who led the Hoosiers to an 11-2 record in 2024, recently appeared on the ESPN College Football podcast. IU’s coach spoke about Mendoza, who started the last two seasons for Cal. “Fernando was highly sought after,” Cignetti said. “Two years of eligibility. Started …

ORWIGSBURG — Former Blue Mountain head football coach Tom Gallagher officially resigned from his duties Wednesday. Gallagher had been in the role the last four years and led the Eagles to a 25-18 record, including a 7-4 overall mark this past season. Blue Mountain High School announced this Friday afternoon: “Coach Tom Gallagher accomplished many great things during his tenure …

PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh has signed redshirt sophomore wide receiver Cataurus “Blue” Hicks to its football program. Hicks spent the past two seasons at Louisville, playing in 14 career games and totaling 13 receptions for 160 yards. His most productive season for the Cardinals came in 2024, when he played in 12 contests and recorded 12 receptions for …

Wisconsin cornerback Xavier Lucas has left for Miami, according to Yahoo’s Ross Dellenger. He does so without officially entering the transfer portal. Wisconsin blocked him from doing so during the winter window after Lucas reportedly ‘signed a two-year revenue-share agreement’ in early December, per Dellenger. Related: Recapping Wisconsin football’s winter transfer portal movement Here is a brief timeline of events: Lucas …

Marshall football’s inability to field a roster for its bowl game has now come with a hefty fine. On Friday, the Sun Belt Conference announced that it has levied a $100,000 institutional fine against Marshall for backing out of its Independence Bowl against Army on Saturday, Dec. 28. Louisiana Tech replaced the Thundering Herd in the Independence Bowl. “While the …

Shortly after Florida football redshirt junior center Jake Slaughter had his All-American brick unveiled in front of The Swamp on Friday, teammates joined him for a group photo. Close to 20 attended the ceremony, including starting left tackle Austin Barber and former Florida Gators quarterback Graham Mertz. “That was everything to me, man,” Slaughter said. “Having my guys, guys that …

ATLANTA – The two teams in Monday’s College Football Playoff championship game are close to Urban Meyer’s heart. Meyer, who is Catholic, coached wide receivers at Notre Dame from 1996-2000, which served as a springboard to his head coaching career. His allegiance to Ohio State runs even deeper. He grew up a devoted OSU fan with an Archie Griffin poster …

Former Rutgers athletic director Pat Hobbs had a “relationship” with gymnastic team coach Umme Salim-Beasley that violated university policy, an investigation released Friday concluded. Hobbs quit his $1.1 million job last Aug. 16 – “two days after he was informed by the school’s outside counsel that the school would be investigating an allegation of a consensual relationship with Salim-Beasley,” the …

It all comes down to this. The College Football Playoff championship game will match Ohio State and Notre Dame on Monday in Atlanta. The expansion of the field to 12 teams has been an unqualified success in producing a national champion. The path for both teams to reach the final has been different. The Buckeyes rolled through Tennessee and Oregon …

Getty Images The Sun Belt issued a $100,000 fine to Marshall after the program opted out of last month’s Independence Bowl against Army, citing an exodus of players via the transfer portal.  “While the conference acknowledges the medical model and best practice guidance adhered to by Marshall, as well as their fundamental concern for the health and safety of the …

ATLANTA — A seeding structure change to the College Football Playoff format is unlikely to gain the necessary support without compromise, multiple commissioners told Yahoo Sports this week. Eliminating the format’s rule designating the top four seeds — and first-round byes — only to conference champions has been discussed as a possible shift after the first year of the 12-team …