College Football

Defensive lineman Isaiah Raikes celebrates after making a tackle for a loss while playing for Texas A&M before he transferred to USC. Raikes is entering the transfer portal again. (Sam Craft / Associated Press) Isaiah Raikes’ nameplate over his locker barely had settled in, but USC’s latest great hope at defensive line already is looking for a new home. Raikes …

STATE COLLEGE — The Penn State football Blue-White Game, once again, was mostly a glorified practice only trickling into something much more hopeful and definitive to come. This version, Saturday in Beaver Stadium, was quarterbacks trying to throw passes in 40 mph wind gusts. It was high-profile pieces of the team not taking the field (like running backs Nick Singleton, …

When quarterback Will Howard crouched under center to take the snap on the first play from scrimmage in Ohio State’s spring game on Saturday, three others lined up behind him in the backfield. Patrick Gurd, a walk-on tight end, was directly at his back, getting into a three-point stance as a fullback, while running backs TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins …

Perhaps no Florida football offensive player will see his role increase as much as Eugene Wilson III in 2024. The sophomore from Gaither High School in Tampa served as WR2 last season, but he mostly played second fiddle to Ricky Pearsall. With Pearsall heading to the NFL Draft, Wilson will now step into the WR1 role for the Gators. What …

Tennessee State football coach Eddie George said Saturday after the Tigers’ Blue and White spring game, he is pleased with the 15 pounds of “baby fat” his son and starting defensive end Eriq George recently lost. Eddie George will be even happier when Eriq puts 15 pounds back on. Fifteen pounds of muscle that is. The 6-foot-2 Eriq, a former …

OXFORD ― The spring transfer portal carnage Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin has been predicting for weeks is almost here. A 15-day window where football players can register their names in the portal opens Tuesday. Unlike previous cycles, players can now transfer as many times as they wish. Some might transfer twice in one offseason without ever playing for …

Jam Miller laughed once he finished answering. The question: Would the Alabama football running back rather juke a defender or run through him? “I’d rather run through a guy,” he said without hesitation. Cue the laugh. It was a chuckle wrapped not in humor but in eagerness. Miller laughed like a man who has fun pummeling defenders and couldn’t wait …

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – He’s the world’s most overqualified hype man now, and Nick Saban fulfilled his role by warming up the crowd. As Saban told Alabama faithful assembled Saturday before A-Day, he’s “one of the fans now.” “I’m one of you,” Saban said during a pregame captain’s ceremony. Really, though, he’s not. Saban no longer coaches Alabama, but that doesn’t …

The Texas Tech football team wraps up the March and April portion of the off-season this coming week with the annual spring game in Midland. Then the Red Raiders will monitor the progress of players who missed all or most of spring practice. Quarterback Behren Morton, wide receiver Micah Hudson and tight end Jalin Conyers are expected to be cleared …

OXFORD — Jaxson Dart stewed. He and his team had been cheated, in his view, out of a healthy lead they’d spent the first half of Ole Miss football’s spring game building. Maybe a questionable penalty call during seven-on-seven action was the source of the Rebels quarterback’s irritation. Perhaps pass interference went uncalled. Or maybe an errant whistle negated a …

Running back Gemari Sands (23) catches a pass during the Spring Game at FAU Stadium on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Boca Raton, FL. BOCA RATON — Florida Atlantic suited up for its spring game on Saturday afternoon, and there’s plenty to get excited about if you’re a fan. Second-year head coach Tom Herman has emphasized a need for a …

Apr. 13—MOSCOW, Idaho — Ah, the good old days of 2023, when Idaho romped to a 9-4 record and the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. The Vandals were ably led then by redshirt sophomore quarterback Gevani McCoy, the 2022 Jerry Rice Award winner as the nation’s top freshman, backed up by promising redshirt freshman Jack Layne. At …

Apr. 13—PULLMAN — Zevi Eckhaus had everything set up for his flight to Alabama, the site of Jacksonville State, where he had signed to play football. The former Bryant quarterback was ready to move on, ready to play at a higher level, when his phone rang. On the other end was Ben Arbuckle, Washington State’s offensive coordinator, making a push …

Apr. 13—COLUMBUS — Ohio State completed spring practice Saturday with an offense-defense scrimmage in front of an announced crowd of 80,112 fans at Ohio Stadium. There were not a lot of “wow” plays on the afternoon, but the Buckeyes appeared to avoid any major injuries, and many young players got a lot of snaps. Here are five takeaways from the …

Brigham Young running back LJ Martin scores a touchdown during game against Kansas Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in Lawrence, Kan. | Charlie Riedel, Associated Press Football can quickly turn into a game of inches, but for BYU’s new offensive line coach and run game coordinator TJ Woods, it’s always been about yards — and he wants four every time a …