College Football

Heading into the 2023 college football season, the hot-button topic the entire offseason centered around conference realignment. The season eventually began and attention turned to the on-field storylines. Georgia remained No. 1 throughout the entire regular season. Alabama returned to the College Football Playoff field. Michigan defeated Ohio State for the third consecutive season. Everything had remained as it’s been …

Feb. 6—College football teams continue to find plenty of players in the Dayton, Springfield and Northern Cincinnati areas. More than a dozen area high school seniors signed a national letter of intent to play at the highest level of college football (Division I FBS) in December, but that was just the beginning. Many more have since committed to schools in …

A vast majority of top 2024 prospects have already signed and enrolled, and it looks like Georgia will take home the top class in the 247Sports Composite as the late National Signing Day 2024 arrives on Wednesday. The rich could get even richer, however, as the Bulldogs are still working to pry five-star athlete Terry Bussey away from his commitment …

Michigan State is reportedly one of the top schools in the running for a three-star athlete from Ohio in the 2025 class. Mick Walker of 247Sports is reporting that Michigan State is one of three schools “standing out” in the recruitment of three-star athlete Caden Piening. Michigan State, Louisville and Florida are the three schools getting the most buzz in …

The early signing period for the 2024 college football recruiting cycle came and went without any huge shockers in December — well, outside of five-star DB KJ Bolden flipping from Florida State to Georgia — thanks largely to early commitments and transfer portal movement. As such, Wednesday’s traditional National Signing Day is also shaping up to be void of drama.  …

Jaylen Bell made a huge decision last week, the class of 2025 defensive back de-committing from LSU and opening up his recruitment. Last week, Bell ended over a year of being committed to the SEC program (he committed on Nov. 26, 2022 to LSU). It was a significant decision in the college football recruiting landscape. Bell is a four-star per Rivals …

South Alabama promoted former offensive coordinator Major Applewhite to head coach following the departure of Kane Wommack to Alabama. Along with Applewhite, several other members of the Jaguars coaching staff also received a promotion. Among those was former Auburn linebacker Tre Williams. Williams, a Mobile native, joined the Jaguars’ coaching staff in 2023 as the special teams coordinator. Heading into …

Feb. 6—Back in the day, college football recruiting could be practical. In 1999, a wide receiver was debating between Hawaii and a school in the Midwest. June Jones, who was UH’s head coach at the time, told the player: “Do you want to catch touchdown passes with us or block the safety 10 times a game?” Mark Tate chose the …

Purdue picked up a commitment from one of the state’s top senior linebackers. Plainfield’s Landon Drennan, an Indiana Football Coaches Association top-50 selection as a senior, committed to the Boilermakers as a preferred walk-on during a campus visit on Friday. Drennan announced his commitment on Tuesday. “After talking to coach Kane (defensive coordinator Kevin Kane), I knew Purdue was the …

The town of Overland Park, Kansas, has a player USC is interested in. Blue Valley High School junior linebacker Dawson Merritt has been offered by USC. He is becoming a hot name on the circuit this offseason. Dawson Merritt is a three-star linebacker in the 2025 recruiting class and a native of Stilwell, Kansas. Merritt is a three-star prospect according …

Florida basketball split a pair of Southeastern Conference road games against top-25 opponents this past week, beating the Kentucky Wildcats in overtime while falling to the Texas A&M Aggies in the last minute. The Gators are now 15-7 overall with a 5-4 mark in league play with a bye week before Saturday’s game. As a result, the Orange and Blue …

On Monday, reports circulated that Alabama was hiring former Washington linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator William Inge. Inge is one of many former Washington assistants that Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer has brought along with him to Tuscaloosa. Inge coached alongside DeBoer at Indiana, Fresno State, and Washington. In the past, he has served as defensive line coach, special teams …

There are four games that will make Texas fans most excited. Three of them take place in the state of Texas. The Longhorns will take on the Oklahoma Sooners in Dallas before facing Georgia in Austin and Texas A&M in College Station. Those three games will command much of the attention of the Texas fanbase. The schedule gets tougher for …

The All-American Bowl announced this week that it is set to allow high school juniors to play in their game. This breaks a quarter-of-a-century of tradition where the bowl marked the final game in the high school career of many of the nation’s top players. Now, the game will feature top junior and senior players. The longest-running high school football …

Looking forward to a fall off for the Texas Longhorns (12-2) after the 2023 season? You might have to wait another year after an impressive transfer portal haul. ESPN’s Bill Connelly, who compiles SP+ rankings for college football teams, has the Longhorns toward the top of their new conference in returning production. Unlike in years prior to the transfer portal, …