Penn State football will need a new defensive leader to oversee grand expectations for the upcoming season. A hire that’s become almost a yearly routine now for head coach James Franklin. The Nittany Lions must find a new defensive coordinator for the third time in four years after the sudden departure of Tom Allen. The former Indiana head coach moved …

Carson Beck entered the 2024 college football season with a sterling professional outlook. Many mock drafts pegged Beck as the first quarterback taken off the board within the first five picks of the first round in 2025.  But an up-and-down year at Georgia, underscored by an SEC-high 12 interceptions and a UCL injury in the SEC Championship Game that required …

KAHUKU, Hawaii – Day 2 of the Polynesian Bowl moved the operation up to the North Shore and Kahuku High School as the teams continued preparations for Friday night’s game. There were some special guests on hand for Tuesday’s practice with Heisman Trophy winner, Colorado two-way star and 2022 Polynesian Bowl MVP Travis Hunter on hand in addition to former …

Jan. 15—One of Jeff and Leesa Good’s grandchildren, Aaron, knows the words to the Ohio State University fight song even though he’s only 4 years old and likes to march around the house singing. Most of their six grandchildren — all grandsons — know the tradition of chanting O-H-I-O and forming their letters with their arms even though they’re all …

Nick Lucero/Rivals.com After junior days got going and a lot of trips are coming up, there is no better time for a second Recruiting Rumor Mill this week. Here’s the latest from Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney. MORE: Transfer QBs finding success at the highest levels CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF …

Jan. 15—More than a dozen cars, many of them with North Dakota license plates and some with belongings still packed into the backseats, lined the Gesa Field concourse on Thursday during Jimmy Rogers’ hiring ceremony in Pullman. Rogers, Washington State’s new head football coach, has hired over a dozen assistant coaches and staff members from South Dakota State and added …

© James Snook-Imagn Images With the winter transfer window in the books, each college football fan can sit back and take stock of the new names dotting their team’s roster. Take a look at which new transfer will make the biggest impact for each team in the SEC next season. THIS SERIES: Breaking down the biggest impact transfer for each …

A once-promising Texas A&M’s football season came to a disappointing end. A 7-1 start ended with a three-game losing streak, including a 35-31 loss to USC in the Las Vegas Bowl to end Mike Elko’s first season as head coach. Had the Aggies upset the Texas Longhorns in the Lone Star Showdown the final week of the regular season, the …

Rivals national recruiting analyst Greg Smith has three predictions on Kansas’ 2026 class, a future USC decommitment and the finish to the 2025 team rankings. MORE PREDICTIONS: NFL carousel, Ohio State-Notre Dame, Jordan Campbell CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2027 RANKINGS: …

The College Football Playoff expanded from four teams to 12 this season and now an exciting postseason will culminate with the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship game on Monday, Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. ET. Ohio State cruised to victories of 14 points or more over Tennessee, Oregon and Texas to make the title game, while Notre Dame beat Indiana, …

The Oklahoma men’s basketball team will continue SEC play with a home game against Texas at 9 p.m. Wednesday. OU (13-3, 0-3 SEC) is still searching for its first conference win following a 72-62 road loss to Georgia on Saturday. Texas (11-5, 0-3 SEC) is in the same position following its 74-70 home loss to then-No. 1 Tennessee on Saturday. …

The inaugural 12-team field is down to two and the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship game is set for Monday, Jan. 20 between the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes (13-2) and No. 7 Notre Dame (14-1). Ohio State breezed past Tennessee and Oregon in the CFP bracket before grinding out a 28-14 win over Texas in the semifinals thanks in large part …

Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman has done one of the best jobs in college football this season, leading the Fighting Irish to the national championship game in his third season at the helm. With such success, comes interest from a multitude of other teams. REQUIRED READING: ‘Trust your doctors,’ Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman says after Riley Leonard scare Among …

STILLWATER — Though he lived his entire childhood on Chicago’s South Side, Bryan McCoy’s family has some country roots, too. That’s why the former Akron linebacker sees Stillwater as an ideal location for his final year of college football. Enough of a city feel to meet his needs, but also easy access to the country for his downtime hobbies. “I …

On Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, I made an appointment to meet with former Colorado football coach Bill McCartney at a Starbucks inside a Safeway supermarket near Denver. I was a reporter with USA TODAY, same as now, and wanted to interview him about his life and health after being diagnosed with late-onset dementia/Alzheimer’s disease. McCartney, then 77 years old, agreed …