College Football

UNC football released its full 2024 schedule on Wednesday night in collaboration with the ACC Network. Coming off a 8-5 overall record, including a 4-4 mark in the ACC and a 30-10 loss to West Virginia in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl, the Tar Heels will enter 2024 without quarterback Drake Maye. UNC will start its sixth season in its second …

As part of Michigan State’s coaching staffs recruiting plan to round out the 2024 cycle, defensive tackle and Auburn commit Dimitry Nicolas will be visiting East Lansing on an official visit. Nicolas is a Opa Locka (FL) native, attending Norland High School. He is ranked as a high 3-star prospect as a 6’3″, 295 pound defensive tackle. Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on …

SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame football fans should get their first look at Duke transfer quarterback Riley Leonard in the Blue-Gold Game on April 20 at Notre Dame Stadium. Kickoff for the annual spring game is set for 1 p.m., with the controlled scrimmage carried live on NBC’s Peacock streaming service. Tickets range from $10 to $40 and are available …

Arizona is expected to hire Danny Gonzales as its linebackers coach and special teams coordinator, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Gonzales will join a defensive staff that includes longtime assistant Duane Akina, who will either become a defensive coordinator or defensive backs coach for the Wildcats on Brent Brennan’s staff. The UA is also prepared to hire defensive line coach …

There will be some new faces on Alabama’s offense heading into spring practices. The Crimson Tide have virtually a completely new offensive coaching staff. The only coach that was retained by the newly-hired, Alabama head coach Kalen Deboer is running backs coach Robert Gillespie. With all of the changes being made to the staff, many would expect there to be …

The 2024 Texas Longhorns football schedule puts them in a prime position to make back-to-back College Football Playoff appearances. Now that the playoff field is expanding to 12 teams, it’s almost a lock. ESPN analyst and commentator Greg McElroy gives Texas a 70% chance to make the College Football Playoff in 2024, even if the Longhorns end up going 9-3. …

Since he was hired as Alabama’s new football coach earlier this month, questions have swirled around Kalen DeBoer and whether the born-and-bred South Dakotan who has never coached farther south than Fresno, California can successfully acclimate to the ruthlessly competitive world of the SEC. As DeBoer works to quell those doubts, he won’t be doing so with a newfound southern …

Jan. 24—Arizona is hiring former New Mexico head coach Danny Gonzales as their special teams coordinator and linebackers coach, according to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Gonzales, 48, is set to join head coach Brent Brennan’s inaugural staff with the Wildcats. Prior to serving as the head coach at UNM, the Albuquerque native and UNM graduate worked as the …

Jan. 24—Fenwick kicker Derek Morris is heading west to continue his football career. The senior specialist announced Tuesday night he has committed to California. The 6-foot-1, 215-pounder made 28 of 30 PAT kicks last season and was 3 for 8 on field goals, including a 52-yarder and a 51-yarder. He was a selected to the All-Southwest District second team as …

Perhaps one of the most underrated signees of the 2024 recruiting cycle is defensive tackle Owen Wafle, who flipped last year from his commitment to Notre Dame. Wafle is the quintessential ‘football guy’ and quickly became a fan favorite soon after signing day when a video surfaced showing him making an impressive tackle in a high school game. And perhaps he …

The Oklahoma Sooners have begun to identify more of their targets in the 2026 recruiting class. In the last week, they’ve issued a number of offers, including two at the quarterback position. One of those was four-star quarterback Faizon Brandon out of North Carolina. The other one is also east of the Mississippi River in four-star quarterback Jared Curtis. Curtis …

Vaughn Dalzell shares his Power Rankings for the Big Ten with teams like Illinois and Michigan State closing in on Purdue. 1. Purdue Boilermakers (18-2, 7-2) Upcoming games: Saturday at Rutgers (-12), Wednesday vs Northwestern (-15) *Projected lines* Odds to win the Big Ten: (-350) Purdue tops this poll once again as they ride a four-game winning streak into a …

Tuesday saw NFL insiders speaking of Jim Harbaugh to the Los Angeles Chargers as all-but-imminent, but a deal was not reached, and Harbaugh reportedly made it back to Ann Arbor to continue work with his alma mater. As the Chargers look to revamp its franchise with both a new head coach and general manager, Harbaugh is getting back to business …

Brian Kelly didn’t have to look far to find LSU’s next offensive coordinators. The LSU head coach promoted Joe Sloan and Cortez Hankton. The two served as the interim co-offensive coordinators during LSU’s bowl win over Wisconsin, but now, that title is permanent. LSU’s staff was completed with the hiring of tight ends coach Slade Nagle on Wednesday morning. Nagle …

Jan. 24—It wasn’t mutual, but until a year or two after the turn of the millennium the University of Hawaii’s rival in football was clear. Back when Kenny Niumatalolo and Craig Stutzmann played for Hawaii it was BYU — as it had been for many years before them. But these days, younger UH fans, especially, don’t get hyped about BYU. …