College Football

MADISON – If you go back to Nolan Davenport’s sophomore highlight tape, you’ll see a much lighter version of the Wisconsin Badgers recruit lined up at tight end. The first clip shows the Massillon, Ohio, native easily getting behind the defense and making an 18-yard grab that he turns into a 34-yard touchdown reception. He reached the end zone untouched. …

Jun. 13—University of Idaho football coach Jason Eck knew for a while that he was sticking around, but on Wednesday it became official. The third-year Vandal front man and Idaho announced a two-year contract extension through the 2028 season, guaranteeing long term stability for a program that has made consecutive Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs the last two years, for …

The Nebraska Cornhuskers on Wednesday extended an offer to 6-foot-3, 275-pound defensive lineman Tajh Overton, an almost consensus four-star prospect out of Owasso High School in Owasso, Oklahoma. Three of four recruiting services rank Overton as a four-star prospect with On3 being the only one to not do so. Overton has a strong offersheet thus far with offers from Florida, …

NORMAN — With under three months before the start of college football, sportsbooks released their team win totals for the 2024 season. The BetMGM online sportsbook set OU football’s win total at 7.5, behind eight other SEC schools and the same as Auburn. The sportsbook also has the Sooners’ odds to win the conference at +4000. Texas, entering the SEC …

With four commits ranked as four-star recruits coming to Rutgers football in the last few days, the Big Ten program now has a recruiting class ranked among the best in the nation. The commitments of offensive lineman Jaelyne Matthews and wide receiver Michael Thomas III, both from New Jersey, now sees Rutgers with the No. 5 recruiting class in the …

Jun. 13—University of Idaho football coach Jason Eck knew for a while that he was sticking around, but on Wednesday it became official. The third-year Vandal front man and Idaho announced a two-year contract extension through the 2028 season, guaranteeing long term stability for a program that has made consecutive Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs the last two years, for …

The Wisconsin Badgers extended a preferred walk-on offer to in-state class of 2026 cornerback Marion Moore on Wednesday. The 6-foot, 180-pound corner received his preferred walk-on offer following an impressive camp performance. 247Sports, On3 and Rivals have yet to give the lineman a national, position or state-specific ranking. The Madison, Wisconsin native has received six NCAA Division I offers thus …

The Wisconsin Badgers extended an offer to fast-rising class of 2026 athlete Brandon Brown Jr. on Tuesday. Brown becomes the latest 2026 weapon to receive an offer from UW, joining wide receivers Kennan and Jarod Pula and athletes Rico Blassingame and Sharroid Whitehead over the past few weeks. The 5-foot-8, 150-pound athlete represents Shoemaker High School in Killeen, Texas. On3 …

The Wisconsin Badgers extended an offer to three-star class of 2026 offensive tackle Braden Wilmes on Tuesday. Wilmes becomes the latest 2026 target to receive an offer from UW, joining wide receivers Kennan and Jarod Pula, interior offensive lineman Samuel Simpson and athlete Sharroid Whitehead over the past few weeks. The 6-foot-7, 280-pound athlete represents Lawrence Free State High School …

The Michigan vs. Ohio State football rivalry continues off the field. The Buckeyes and Wolverines have had their share of battles on the 2025 recruiting trail. When having both Michigan and Ohio State as finalists, four-star Michigan offensive lineman Avery Gach chose the in-state Wolverines. Four-star Ohio offensive tackle Carter Lowe also had the Buckeyes and Wolverines as finalists, but …

According to ESPN’s Bill Connelly (ESPN+), the 1956 Oklahoma Sooners football team is the 25th most influential college football team of all time. Connelly released the first half of his list of the 30 most influential college football teams on Wednesday, unveiling teams ranked 16-30. The 1956 Sooners landed at No. 25. Of course, this team was coached by the …

Michigan football, the winningest program in the history of the sport, is coming off its best-ever three-year stretch. The Wolverines went 42-3 since the start of 2021 as they bulldozed their way to three consecutive Big Ten championships and three straight College Football Playoff appearances, which included last season’s Rose Bowl abd CFP title game victories to cap a program-record …

Michigan football, the winningest program in the history of the sport, is coming off its best-ever three-year stretch. The Wolverines went 42-3 since the start of 2021 as they bulldozed their way to three consecutive Big Ten championships and three straight College Football Playoff appearances, which included last season’s Rose Bowl abd CFP title game victories to cap a program-record …

Last year ended with the confetti falling on the Florida A&M Rattlers as they raised the Celebration Bowl trophy, signifying their 2023 Black College Football National Championship win. But past success has no bearing on what’s to come. At least, that’s how the Rattlers view it. They vie to avoid stagnancy and add another trophy to Galimore-Powell Fieldhouse’s trophy case. …

TOPEKA — Kansas football has a lot of reason to be optimistic about its chances this upcoming season. There’s the return of redshirt junior quarterback Jalon Daniels from injury. Sticking on the offensive side of the ball, at running back there’s the duo of senior Devin Neal and redshirt junior Daniel Hishaw Jr. At wide receiver, there’s a trio of seniors …