AUBURN — The offseason has officially arrived for Auburn football. The Tigers wrapped up coach Hugh Freeze’s second spring practice with A-Day on April 6. The offense did enough at the end to squeak out a 28-27 victory over the defense that was capped with a 58-yarder off the foot of kicker Towns McGough as the clock expired. Freshman receiver …
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5 position groups worth watching as Curt Cignetti recalibrates IU football this spring.
BLOOMINGTON – Curt Cignetti hasn’t always waxed long and lyrical about his team during his first spring season at Indiana, but when the Hoosiers’ new coach has had a message to deliver, he’s not been shy. Like Tuesday when, after a disappointingly poor practice, Cignetti suggested too many of his players “came out like the old Indiana” after last weekend’s …
Read More »Five things to watch as Georgia football wraps up spring practices with G-Day
Sometimes G-Day is a good indication of what is to come. Carson Beck threw for 211 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions while completing 72.2 percent of his passes last April at the Georgia football spring game. He then helped the Bulldogs to an unbeaten regular season and a 13-1 finish. The leading tacklers in the intrasquad scrimmage were …
Read More »What could have been for Giancarlo Mike Stanton and USC football
Giancarlo Michael Stanton of the New York Yankees is one of the best power hitters of the past 20 years, but I always wonder what could have been if he had chosen to play football at USC instead of signing his MLB draft contract in 2007. In the fall of 2006, USC head coach Pete Carroll and assistant Steve Sarkisian …
Read More »Washington Huskies running back Tybo Rogers arrested, charged with two counts of rape
Washington Huskies running back Tylin “Tybo” Rogers has been suspended from the team after being charged with two counts of rape. Rogers, 18, was arrested by Seattle police on Friday and later released on bond. He was officially charged on Tuesday with one count of second-degree rape and one count of third-degree rape. Prosecutors say the incidents occurred between late …
Read More »College Football Way-Too-Early National Championship Odds 2024
While the 2024 college football season is still some time away, spring football has people excited for the future and what their teams can be next season. Year after year, we have crazy seasons happen with huge names making a run and, at times, like in 2022, surprises such as TCU, who make a run to the National Championship. Once …
Read More »In the Loop: Oklahoma State’s offseason has been blissfully boring
Apr. 10—Oklahoma State football is boring. That’s a good thing. Loyal readers will remember I wrote a column days after the Arizona State game this past season that criticized OSU’s lifeless offense and head-scratching quarterback rotation. The Cowboys, who hadn’t yet unleashed Ollie Gordon, would then get embarrassed at home in a now infamous 33-7 loss to South Alabama. Three …
Read More »Cutter Woods picks Wake Forest; Westside High School star QB makes his college choice
ANDERSON – Cutter Woods is headed to Wake Forest. Woods, junior quarterback of Class AAAA high school state champion Westside, announced his decision Wednesday afternoon in front of packed crowd at the Rams’ indoor practice facility. He had 17 scholarship offers, including eight from teams in Power Five conferences. Woods is a 6-foot-2, 195-pound three-star recruit and top 12 overall prospect …
Read More »Rockledge football staff intact through spring, followed by full search
Tyrone Giscombe will assume interim head coaching duties for Rockledge High football, and the permanent job will be filled following spring practices in the wake of the resignation of Wayne Younger. Principal Burt Clark said he consulted Younger and the staff of assistants in the process of making the decision. “The condensed timeline was way too tight to do the …
Read More »FSU football putting major trust in Tomiwa Durojaiye, playing both positions on defensive line
Florida State football was busy in the NCAA transfer portal this offseason, and it is seeing that strategy once again pay off this spring. One of its biggest acquisitions has been West Virginia transfer Tomiwa Durojaiye. The 6-foot-4 inch, 280-pound redshirt sophomore dominated last season, recording 23 tackles and 3.5 sacks in 13 games. Upon transferring to FSU, the Seminoles’ …
Read More »Offensive lineman Yahya Attia, also known as ‘The Bulldozer,’ signs with Colorado
Yahya Attia, an offensive lineman from the NFL Academy in England, became another late addition to Colorado football’s 2024 signing class on Wednesday. Nicknamed “The Bulldozer,” Attia is listed at 6-foot-4 and 330 pounds, making him the heaviest player on the Buffs’ spring roster (Houston transfer OL Tyler Johnson is next at 325 pounds). The Egyptian-born lineman is joining head …
Read More »Ross meets with Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer, Coach Prime’s team building & is Kentucky locking in on Scott Drew?
Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer This embedded content is not available in your region. Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde kick off the podcast by reacting to the war being waged by Chip Gaines and the Baylor community against Kentucky fans over Baylor men’s basketball head coach Scott Drew. They then evaluate the possibility of a college …
Read More »Lincoln Riley wins Bear Alexander recruiting battle, convincing him to stay at USC
USC defensive lineman Bear Alexander celebrates tipping a pass during a game against Stanford at the Coliseum on Sept. 9. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) After seriously considering another trip to the transfer portal, standout defensive tackle Bear Alexander says he’s staying at USC. “I’m not crystal clear on all of the noise or what any of this portal …
Read More »Oklahoma State football recruiting: Owasso OL Ryker Haff commits to 2025 class
Owasso’s Ryker Haff (71) celebrates a J’Kharri Thomas TD in the 2022 Class 6A-I state semifinals against Tulsa Union. Ryker Haff gave Oklahoma State football fans another reason to celebrate. The Owasso junior offensive lineman announced his commitment to OSU on Wednesday night just hours after Kyle Keya, a junior edge rusher from Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic in Wichita, Kansas, …
Read More »Ranking The Contenders: Zadian Gentry’s Top 5
Three-star McKinney (Texas) cornerback Zadian Gentry has announced a top five of Missouri, SMU, Baylor, Oklahoma State, and Wisconsin. Rivals ranks the contenders ahead of an important stretch of official visits for Gentry this summer. ***** CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF …
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