College Football

A football team can only be successful with a strong front-end protection plan. Eleven practices into spring camp, Florida A&M head coach James Colzie III has constantly praised his offensive line. Though regular season kickoff is eight months away, Colzie knows the offensive line can will the Rattlers to some slugfest victories through observing their grit and battles with FAMU’s defensive linemen during spring. …

Vanderbilt basketball has added five assistant coaches to new coach Mark Byington’s staff, according to a report from Jeff Goodman of Field of 68 on Thursday. Among those names are three assistants who are coming from James Madison, where Byington was the coach: Xavier Joyner, Jon Cremins and Matt Bucklin. Bucklin has SEC experience working on Georgia’s staff under Mark …

BATON ROUGE — For much of this spring session for LSU football, defensive players have regaled at how new defensive coordinator Blake Baker has come in and injected some energy into that side of the ball. It was the side that needed some new vibes after one of the statistically worse seasons in LSU history in 2023. Ultimately Brian Kelly …

Instead of a true spring game this year, Vanderbilt football is holding a series of three scrimmages at local high schools. The first of those scrimmages will come Saturday at Lipscomb Academy. The scrimmages, which are not open to the public, are a way for the Commodores to see where they are with a roster that has faced significant turnover. …

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Haleem Muhammad announced on Thursday that he will be taking an official visit to Rutgers this summer. The announcement from Muhammad comes days after he took an unofficial visit to Rutgers for a spring practice. A class of 2025 prospect, Muhammad is a 6-foot-3, 250-pound defensive end from the Pennington School (Pennington, New Jersey). He is the …

Apr. 4—PULLMAN — When Syrus Webster landed at Washington State, transferring from FCS Utah Tech, the Cougars knew they had secured an athletic edge rusher, a guy who fit the bill in several ways. Webster, 6-foot-4 and 245 pounds, looks the part. He has the size and the tools to play a level up. In Thursday’s practice, WSU’s fifth of …

After a brilliant career at Holy Cross, quarterback Matthew Sluka is excited to get started at UNLV for a graduate season next fall. Matthew Sluka concluded his illustrious Holy Cross football career in November, subsequently entered the portal as a graduate transfer, and, after sorting numerous offers, seized his next opportunity at UNLV. Sluka’s final few months at HC include …

Michigan State football has extended an offer to an offensive lineman from Utah in the 2026 class. Esun Tafa of Draper, Utah announced on Wednesday that he’s received a scholarship offer from the Spartans. Tafa is listed as an interior offensive lineman in the 2026 class. Tafa is yet to be ranked on 247Sports. Michigan State is the seventh program …

BYU wide receiver Darius Lassiter makes a catch during game against Sam Houston at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. According to receivers coach Fesi Sitake, “(Lassiter) has had arguably the best spring ball of the guys in the room.” | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News New BYU quarterback Gerry Bohanon has played in 31 college football …

Penn State football has missed out on the No. 1 prospect in the state — and one of the top high school quarterbacks in the nation. Matt Zollers from Spring-Ford High in Royersford, about 30 miles northwest of Philadelphia, announced Thursday he will start his college career at Missouri. The 6-foot-4, 205-pounder, who ranks among the nation’s Top 10 QB …

Pickerington North running back Michael Taylor drags Pickerington Central linebacker Braylen Landrum into the end zone for a touchdown during North’s 39-34 home win last season. Ohio high school football players have been cleared to participate in offseason 7-on-7 competition by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. In a change to its general sports regulations, which are publicly available on …

Alabama men’s basketball coach Nate Oats revealed the source of the philosophy that sparked the Crimson Tide’s unlikely run to its first Final Four in school history: Nick Saban. Oats picked up the phone after Alabama was bounced by Florida in the SEC Tournament — the Crimson Tide’s fourth defeat in six games — and dialed the greatest coach in …

Michigan State football is the latest Big Ten program to extend an offer to three-star tight end Brody Lennon of Gates Mills, Ohio. Lennon announced the scholarship offer from the Spartans via X on Thursday. Lennon plays for Gilmour Academy and is listed as a three-star prospect in the 2025 class. Lennon ranks as the No. 30 tight end and …

After fairly mild weather for March, the threat of rain and colder temperatures sent the University of Cincinnati Bearcat football team indoors Wednesday. With their own permanent indoor performance center under construction, the Bearcats drove near Paycor Stadium to use the Bengals bubble. When the Bearcats had a bubble at the Sheakley Athletic Center, the Bengals used it on occasion …

Four-star running back recruit Bo Jackson has named his top schools before he makes his rounds to several different colleges this spring. Jackson’s top schools are Rutgers, Ohio State, Oregon, Georgia, West Virginia, Ole Miss, Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, Michigan, Kentucky and Penn State. Bo Jackson plays high school football for Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School in Cleveland, Ohio. Jackson is …