College Football

While there’s plenty of returning talent in the Clarksville area, expect a number of other standouts to make their names known during the 2024 TSSAA football season. With spring practices still ongoing, here are 20 players who could be primed for breakout performances this fall. Ahvare Galbreath, Clarksville, So., RB/LB: The brother of last season’s All-Area Player of the Year …

Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel already has secured two big Class of 2025 commitments from Nashville in Brentwood Academy five-star quarterback George MacIntyre and Ensworth four-star defensive lineman Ethan Utley. Now, can Heupel convince a few Lipscomb Academy football stars to become Volunteers? Lipscomb rising seniors Chauncey Gooden (OT), CJ Jimcoily (DB), Amir Leonard-Jean Charles (DL) and Kris Thompson (LB) …

Bobby Goddin/Herald-Times The transfer portal era forever changed college football as the task of assembling a roster is increasingly more difficult for coaching staffs unsure of which players are staying or going ahead of the next season. The recent 2023-24 transfer portal cycle witnessed a record-setting number of entries with almost 3,900 players opting to explore other opportunities. For comparison, that …

No returning FBS quarterback threw for more yards than Carson Beck’s 3,941 last season. There’s little reason to believe that Beck can’t match or top that this season in his second year as the Georgia football starter. A big reason: the many options in the Bulldogs’ wide receiver group. “Shoot, our whole receiver room, it’s deep, man,” junior Dillon Bell …

Missouri football’s transfer portal action appears to be wrapped up, and the roster looks like it has been set. BetMGM has set MU’s over/under for wins in the 2024 season at 9.5. If the Tigers get to double digits, they’re certainly a College Football Playoff contender. When Mizzou lines up against Murray State to open its season Thursday, Aug. 29, …

The University of Iowa has reportedly found its new deputy athletic director and Chief Operating Officer. After spending nearly nine years as Colorado State’s athletic director, Joe Parker is set to be the Iowa Hawkeyes’ new deputy AD and Chief Operating Officer. ESPN’s Pete Thamel was the first to report the news on Tuesday. Sources: Iowa is set hire veteran …

Florida football wide receiver Eugene Wilson III received a loud ovation shortly after throwing out the first pitch at a recent UF baseball game at Condron Family Ballpark. The sophomore pitched from the mound and, although it short-hopped the plate, the cheers came, nonetheless. As the leading returning receiver for the Florida Gators in 2024, the 5-foot-10, 181-pound Wilson had …

Former Colorado football wide receiver Tar’Varish Dawson Jr. shared his visit with the Colorado State football program via an X post on Tuesday almost one month after entering the transfer portal. Dawson entered the portal after being dismissed from the Buffs in February. The post was brief, with Dawson thanking CSU for the visit alongside a picture of him standing …

As if it was possible to generate even more hype for EA Sports’ upcoming College Football 25 title, fans of the series got their most enticing peak yet Friday. College Football 25 appeared on the PlayStation Store with the option for fans to wish list the game ahead of its expected summer release.  EA added a countdown timer to its …

While much of the outside attention on Jonathan Smith’s recruiting has been fixated on filling out the 2024 roster, Michigan State’s first-year football coach has picked up a nice piece for the future. He and his staff didn’t have to look far for it, either. Jace Clarizio, a star running back in the 2025 recruiting class from nearby East Lansing …

Despite all the talent on the North Carolina Tar Heels’ football roster, there’s also a ton of uncertainty surrounding quarterback and several skill positions. Before we get into those groups, we already know that starting running back Omarion Hampton is not only the ACC’s best rusher, but amongst the nation’s best. Moving onto quarterback, though, UNC still has three months …

The need for leadership in the NCAA, especially in college football is long overdue. Between conference realignment, the transfer portal, and NIL, changes to the sport have quickly occurred and without much governing. Perhaps nobody affiliated with the sport is more synonymous with leadership than recently retired Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban. Paul Finebaum appears to have the …

East Lansing’s Jace Clarizio runs for a gain against Grand Ledge during the first quarter on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, at Grand Ledge High School. East Lansing High School star running back Jace Clarizio plans to “stay home” for college and play football for Michigan State, he announced Tuesday evening. Clarizio, a First-Team Division I-2 All-State selection as a junior, …

The 2027 College Football Playoff National Championship is expected to take place in Las Vegas where a national champion for the 2026 season will be crowned, according to The Action Network. The decision has not yet been made official by the College Football Playoff, but “Sin City” playing host to the game is reportedly a “lock.”  Las Vegas will be …

Last week, outgoing Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith appeared on local radio in Columbus and complained about Michigan football amid the Connor Stalions saga. Smith said that there should be an asterisk next to the Wolverines’ last three wins over the Buckeyes as a result. Yahoo Sports’ Dan Wetzel, who was one of the journalists who originally reported on …