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Kane Wommack on what Alabama football has now that it didn’t last season

Alabama football defensive coordinator Kane Wommack expected to have depth when he joined Kalen DeBoer’s staff in 2024. This season with the Crimson Tide, the former South Alabama head coach is getting just what he came for. “We have something that we didn’t have a year ago, which is depth in our backfield. And that’s exciting,” Wommack said Monday. REQUIRED …

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Colorado football retired numbers before Shedeur Sanders

With the news that Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter’s numbers have been retired, we thought it was a great time to look at every Colorado player whose jersey has been retired. Only four numbers have been retired in CU’s 135-year football history before Sanders and Hunter. Some numbers, like 11, 24, and 67, were retired but reentered into circulation years …

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Class of 2026 quarterback Rees Wise commits to Ole Miss football

OXFORD — Ole Miss football and coach Lane Kiffin have added a quarterback in the 2026 recruiting class. Rees Wise committed to Ole Miss on April 14, according to On3. He is a 6-foot-2, 218-pound quarterback from Austin, Texas. Wise is the starter at Westlake High school and a three-star prospect in the 247Sports Composite Rankings. He is the No. …

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Colorado to retire jersey numbers of Travis Hunter, Shedeur Sanders as Deion Sanders, Buffs host spring game

Getty Images Colorado announced Monday that it will honor Travis Hunter’s and Shedeur Sanders by retiring their jerseys at Saturday’s spring game in Boulder. No Colorado player will ever wear Hunter’s No. 12 or Sanders’ No. 2 again.  Hunter is coming off one of the greatest seasons in college football history as he won the Heisman Trophy while starring as both a wide receiver …

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Ole Miss lands commitment from three-star QB Rees Wise

2024 UIL TXHSFB playoffs: Westlake vs. Lake Travis highlights See the highlights from the 2024 UIL TXHSFB playoffs regional finals between Westlake and Lake Travis Westlake High School quarterback Rees Wise announced Monday evening his commitment to Ole Miss. The Central Texas recruit is the 85th-ranked prospect in Texas and the 36th-ranked quarterback in the country, according to 247Sports. Wise …

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Jaydn Ott enters transfer portal: Dynamic star Cal RB will be among top available players on the market

Imagn Images Cal star running back Jaydn Ott is entering the transfer portal, according to 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz. Ott’s surprise addition to the portal makes him instantly one of the top players available at his position. Ott was limited to 10 games last season after suffering an ankle injury against UC Davis in Cal’s season-opener that lingered throughout the campaign. He …

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Jonathan Batts named head coach at Boonville

BOONVILLE — Jonathan Batts was named the next head football coach at Boonville High School. The hire was approved during the Warrick County School Corp. board meeting on Monday. The long-time assistant coach takes over one of the more consistent programs in the Pocket Athletic Conference. Boonville went 6-6 last season and lost in the Class 4A sectional championship. More: …

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Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter to have CU jersey numbers immortalized

Matt Leinart weighs in on who should go No. 1 in NFL Draft Fox Sports’ Matt Leinart discusses the differences between Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft. Sports Seriously The University of Colorado announced Monday that quarterback Shedeur Sanders and two-way star Travis Hunter are “officially untouchable” and will retire their football jersey numbers Saturday …

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Colorado to retire jersey numbers of Travis Hunter, Shedeur Sanders

The University of Colorado announced Monday that it is retiring the jersey numbers of Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter. Sanders’ No. 2 and Hunter’s No. 12 will become “officially untouchable” during the Spring Game at Folsom Field on Saturday. They will join four other Colorado players who have their numbers retired — Rashaan Salaam’s No. 19, Byron White’s No. 24, …

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Nico Iamaleava’s Tennessee saga wasn’t the professionalization of college sports—it was a train wreck

There’s a simple way to describe the complicated current state of affairs in college athlete compensation, most recently highlighted by the Nico Iamaleava saga that led to him leaving Tennessee over a gone-public NIL renegotiation days before the spring transfer portal window opens.  In conversations about the fallout, people are quick to bemoan the “professionalization” of college athletics ostensibly moving …

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MSU football to host 3-star DL Alex Willis of Orlando this weekend

Alex Willis of Orlando announced he’ll be visiting Michigan State this upcoming weekend Michigan State football will be hosting a three-star defensive lineman from Florida this upcoming weekend. Alex Willis of Orlando announced on Monday that he plans to visit Michigan State this upcoming weekend. Willis posted about his upcoming unofficial visit to Michigan State on his social media X …

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Kent State football coaching candidates who could replace Kenni Burns

The Kent State football program is back to where it was two years ago — searching for a full-time head coach. It could be argued, though, the program is in a far more precarious position given its 1-23 record over the past two seasons under recently fired Kenni Burns. Former coach Sean Lewis, the current coach of San Diego State, departed …

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Update on quarterback Nico Iamaleava transferring to North Carolina

Former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava is looking for a new college football team after the Vols moved on from the signal-caller ahead of the 2025 season. Following Iamaleava’s departure from Tennessee’s program, he received a crystal ball prediction to North Carolina and first-year head coach Bill Belichick from 247Sports. After a prediction to North Carolina, Pete Nakos of On3 announced Iamaleava is no longer …

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OSU football adds WR Jabarie Thornton to 2026 Cowboys recruiting class

STILLWATER — With a current roster loaded with veteran slot receivers, Oklahoma State added for the future with Jabarie Thornton. The 5-foot-11, 175-pound receiver from La Vega High School in Waco, Texas, announced his commitment to the Cowboys on his X account Monday. Thornton had a wide variety of offers, from places like Oregon, Nebraska, Baylor, Arkansas and others, but …

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Vice President JD Vance ‘fumbles’ CFP trophy during OSU visit

Not everyone is made to be a football player, even if he is from the great state of Ohio. Monday was the day that the Ohio State football team visited President Donald Trump and the White House. By the looks of it, it was a grand time with Trump addressing the team, players, coaches, and fans, but it was one …

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