Nick Lucero/Rivals.com Travares Daniels was set to release a top group of programs, but he took the next step and went through with a verbal commitment instead. The Indiana Hoosiers and the new coaching staff in town were the pick by the Ft. Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas defender on Friday afternoon. “I’m committed to IU!” Daniels told Rivals. “IU …
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Oregon State transfer portal exodus: Raegan Beers latest star to leave Beavers amid conference crisis
One of the brightest stars in women’s college basketball, Raegan Beers, has hit the transfer portal. Beers is the latest big-name Beaver to be part of an Oregon State exodus that is impacting all of the university’s sports. Beers announced that she would be entering the transfer portal on Thursday in a post to X. “My journey as a Beav …
Read More »Colorado State football lands tight end transfer who picked Rams over Oregon State, UCF, others
Colorado State’s newest tight end was once a quarterback recruit. Navarro College tight end Jaxxon Warren committed to CSU football as a transfer on Friday. He announced his commitment on X. Warren will have three seasons of eligibility. He’s familiar to CSU’s staff because he was once recruited by Matt Mumme as a quarterback. Warren, as a high school prospect, …
Read More »Kansas State football coaches are bullish on their young and talented defensive ends
MANHATTAN — Kansas State football defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman called it a grand slam and Buddy Wyatt, their position coach, is visibly excited. Chiddi Obiazor, Jordan Allen and Ryan Davis, he Wildcats’ three defensive ends from the 2023 recruiting class, have yet to show what they can do on game days, but it appears that is just a matter of …
Read More »2024 NFL Draft EDGE rankings & analysis
Here is a look at the top EDGE players in the 2024 NFL Draft, headlined by UCLA’s Laiatu Latu and Alabama’s Dallas Turner. 1: Laiatu Latu, UCLA Latu was a two-time National Champion on the rugby pitch in high school and was rated as the fourth-best defensive end from the 2019 recruiting class. He originally enrolled at Washington, where he …
Read More »2024 Alabama football spring game live stream, TV channel, watch online, start time, storylines to follow
It’s very rare that college football spring games are appointment viewing, but Alabama’s annual “A-Day” installment this Saturday has so much intrigue that it’s reaching that territory. For the first time in almost two decades, the Crimson Tide will be led onto the field by someone not named Nick Saban after the legendary coach decided to hang up the headset …
Read More »Ohio State football’s assistant coach salary pool reaches eight figures for first time
The salary pool for the Ohio State football assistant coaches has hit another high. According to contracts obtained by The Dispatch through a public records request, the Buckeyes’ 10 on-field assistant coaches are set to receive nearly $11.43 million in combined basic compensation for this year. The total marks a significant increase from last season when the assistants, not including …
Read More »College football ‘super league’ proposal has merit but significant obstacles remain if restructuring sport
The idea of creating a “super-league” format in college football is doable and brilliant … in 2031. That’s right in the timeframe where current media rights contracts for major conferences and the College Football Playoff will be expiring. It’s called “coterminous,” which is derived from the Latin word for “sharing a common boundary.” It would be the perfect time to …
Read More »Penn State’s J’ven Williams receives the bulk of left-tackle repetitions
Apr. 11—Penn State guard Vega Ioane has closely watched former Wyomissing star J’ven Williams the last several weeks and likes what he has seen. “Me and J’ven have been playing side-by-side all spring,” Ioane said Thursday. “It’s been me and him on that left side (of the offensive line). He comes to work every day and takes every learning aspect …
Read More »Keelon Russell Commits to 2025 All-American Bowl
Keelon Russell.jpg Quarterback Keelon Russell (Duncanville, TX/ Duncanville High School), the four-star prospect has officially accepted his invitation to the 2025 All-American Bowl. Having been selected to play in the twenty fifth edition of the All-American Bowl, Russell will play in the annual East vs. West matchup on Saturday, January 11, 2025, in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The …
Read More »Tennessee football spring game: News, time, players to watch for 2024 Orange & White Game by SEC insiders
The Tennessee Vols took a slight step back in 2023, going 9-4 after an 11-2 campaign in 2022. However, the season ended with a bang when freshman quarterback and former top recruit Nico Iamaleava got the start in the Citrus Bowl and led Tennessee to a commanding 35-0 victory over Iowa. Many key contributors return in 2024, and with both …
Read More »Texas’ T’Vondre Sweat, projected Day 2 NFL Draft pick, arrested and charged with DWI after crashing SUV
Former Texas DT T’Vondre Sweat was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated. (Photo by Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) T’Vondre Sweat, the former Texas defensive tackle, was arrested on Sunday in Austin, Texas, and charged with driving while intoxicated. Jail records for the Travis County Sheriff’s Office showed that Sweat, 22, was arrested Sunday afternoon and booked at …
Read More »College football transfer portal superlatives: Alabama, Michigan among teams in focus as spring window opens
College football’s spring transfer portal window is just days away from its Tuesday, April 16, opening. That window, the first for undergraduate players entering the portal since January, will run through April 30, and it projects to be a chaotic period on the college football calendar. More than 1,000 FBS players transferred during the spring window last year, and the …
Read More »Mark Pope named new Kentucky basketball coach, succeeding John Calipari in Lexington
LEXINGTON — Kentucky hopes a player who was part of one of its national title teams can lead the program back to glory as its new coach. UK named Mark Pope, who played for coach Rick Pitino on Kentucky’s 1996 national championship squad, as its new coach. According to CBS Sports senior writer Matt Norlander, Pope’s contract with the Wildcats reportedly will be …
Read More »What channel is Alabama football A-Day game? Time, TV for Kalen DeBoer’s first spring game
The next “first” of the Kalen DeBoer era will occur on Saturday when Alabama football plays host to A-Day. DeBoer will coach in his first spring game with the Crimson Tide after Nick Saban took part in the annual spring game for 17 seasons as the coach. But Saban retired in January and handed the program over to DeBoer, who …
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