College Football

Welcome to conference championship week, where each of the Power Four leagues will have a debutant in its conference championship game. How about that?  In Year 1 in their new spots, Texas, SMU, Oregon, and Arizona State fit right in and each one of them is favored slightly. Each game’s point spread is within four points. On paper, the close …

Michigan State football landed the commitment of Terrance ‘Deuce’ Edwards last Wednesday, flipping the prospect from West Virginia. Just under a week later, Michigan State has lost defensive back’s coach Demetrice Martin to UCLA, which in turn has resulted in the loss of LaRue Zamorano’s commitment. Edwards has made sure that Spartan fans know he doesn’t have plans on the …

No. 2 Texas will have an opportunity to get revenge for its regular-season loss to No. 5 Georgia when they meet in the 2024 SEC Championship on Saturday afternoon during the Championship Week college football schedule. The Bulldogs picked up a 30-15 road win in Austin earlier this season, but they are 2.5-point underdogs in the Championship Week college football …

Michigan State’s secondary coach Blue Adams works with players during the first day of football camp on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in East Lansing. In a mere minutes after Michigan State football has lost the commitment of LaRue Zamorano, the Spartans have added a commitment to the defensive backfield. Evan Young has made the decision to make the commitment to …

USATSI Oklahoma is hiring Washington State’s Ben Arbuckle as its new offensive coordinator, according to CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz. The 29-year old Arbuckle is set to replace Seth Littrell, who was fired seven games into the 2024 season, and will be the third full-time offensive coordinator in what will be four seasons under coach Brent Venables.  Arbuckle, a former tight …

The OU football team is hiring Washington State’s Ben Arbuckle as its new offensive coordinator. Arbuckle and the Sooners are finalizing a three-year contract, according to a report by ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Monday. Arbuckle, 29, served as a co-offensive coordinator at Western Kentucky in 2022 and an offensive coordinator at Washington State from 2023-24. Here’s how people on social media reacted to …

Signing Day arrives Wednesday, Dec. 4, earlier than ever in NCAA history. It begins the three-day Early Signing Period, which will run through Dec. 6. Thanks to significant changes in the Division I recruiting calendar, this year’s signing period isn’t just about circling a date — it’s about navigating a perfect storm of pressure, opportunity, and chaos, as CBS Sports …

Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables talks to Temple head coach Stan Drayton before an NCAA football game between Oklahoma (OU) and Temple at the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. The Oklahoma Sooners have hired their next offensive coordinator. According to a report from Pete Thamel of ESPN, the Sooners are bringing on …

After leading one of the nation’s top defenses at Illinois in 2022, then-36-year-old Ryan Walters was viewed as one of the top up-and-coming coaches in the nation. Purdue tasked him with replacing a big name in Jeff Brohm at the time, but two years later, the Boilermakers are going in a different direction. Purdue fired Walters on Sunday following a …

Recruiting Five-star defensive lineman recruit Justus Terry has recently shut down his recruitment Monday via social media. The 6-foot-5, 275 pound defensive lineman plays high school football at Manchester High School in Manchester, Georgia. Terry is the second-ranked recruit in Georgia and the second-ranked defensive lineman in the country. Terry is a consensus five-star across all recruiting platforms. Terry was …

Heading into Week 13, there were zero Power Four jobs on the market. One week later, four such jobs are open after three firings and the departure of Gus Malzahn from UCF to take the offensive coordinator job at Florida State.  Overall, 20 jobs have opened at the beginning of December, with 16 of them coming at the Group of …

BYU defensive end Tyler Batty (92) celebrates his interception against the Houston Cougars in Provo on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News Connor Pay and Tyler Batty took a little extra time leaving the field Saturday night and it wasn’t because the weather was so nice — just the opposite. But after beating Houston 30-18, the …

Early National Signing Day 2024 begins on Wednesday and lasts until Friday and there will be hundreds of high school football recruits who make life-changing decisions. Michigan football recruiting is red-hot after flipping five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood from LSU and the Wolverines continued to build momentum after upsetting Ohio State on Saturday. Michigan was only 7-5 coming off a national …

millermoss_news.jpg USC quarterback Miller Moss has announced that he will enter the transfer portal. Moss signed with USC in the 2021 recruiting class and will have one year of eligibility remaining. Moss used his redshirt during the 2021 season but still played in two games. He played sparingly during the 2022 and 2023 seasons but really shined in the 2023 …

USATSI The ACC has issued fines to NC State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech and Virginia for violation of the conference’s sportsmanship policy. NC State and North Carolina were involved in a postgame fracas over flag planting in Week 14, while Virginia and Virginia Tech were involved in a pregame confrontation ahead of their rivalry showdown.  “The unsportsmanlike behavior that was …