College Football

The American Athletic Conference has hired longtime college sports executive Tim Pernetti as its next commissioner, the conference announced Wednesday. Pernetti replaces Mike Aresco, who transformed the league from the former Big East to the AAC.  “I am fired up to work alongside our board, conference staff, athletics directors and coaches as we continue to transform the AAC into a …

Florida football’s recruiting focus in recent weeks has primarily been on the 2025 cycle but Billy Napier and Co. are also working hard on the following class as well. Five-star safety Zelus Hicks out of Carrollton (Georgia) in the 2026 cycle wrapped up his second trip to the Swamp on Tuesday to get another look at what the Orange and …

It’s wrong when Michigan football does it, but it’s fine when Ohio State does it (probably). Sherrone Moore sent a shot over the bow by hiring running backs coach Tony Alford away from his rival Buckeyes, causing something of an uproar among those who bleed scarlet and gray. Ensuing was all kinds of talk of a lack of loyalty while …

The Alabama football program has already gotten off to a hot start in the 2025 recruiting cycle. Thus far, the Crimson Tide have landed eight commitments. With plenty more to come, Alabama received some good news on Sunday afternoon. Recently, four-star wide receiver Quanell X Farrakhan Jr. listed Alabama in his top three alongside the Texas A&M Aggies and Nebraska …

Florida football’s recruiting efforts remain in high gear as Billy Napier and his army of staffers continue their efforts to rebuild a once-proud program in the Swamp. One of Florida’s targets in the 2025 cycle is four-star cornerback Graceson Littleton out of Cocoa (Florida), who is coveted by a myriad of teams around the nation for his talents. Napier and …

Saturday was the first of three scrimmages for the Georgia Bulldogs in the spring, and Kirby Smart gave his thoughts and reactions to the media on Tuesday afternoon. Amongst the topics covered was the progression of presumed backup quarterback Gunner Stockton, who Smart praised for his performance thus far. “Gunner has done a good job. I’ve seen growth in Gunner. …

The wait is nearly over for Penn State football: It will learn Thursday afternoon whether one of the nation’s top high school quarterbacks plans to join it. Matt Zollers, a Top 10 QB prospect, will announce his decision at his Spring-Ford High School in Royersford, Pa., about 30 miles northwest of Philadelphia. He is reportedly picking between Penn State, Pitt, …

Quarterback Brodie McWhorter already had Ohio State at the top of his list. Ohio State coach Ryan Day’s reputation for developing quarterbacks speaks for itself, McWhorter said, mentioning success stories of OSU quarterbacks-turned-NFL first-round draft picks Dwayne Haskins, Justin Fields and C.J. Stroud as proof. The pitch didn’t change in McWhorter’s latest visit to Ohio State from Cartersville, Georgia, on …

A relationship with head coach Greg Schiano helped Renick Dorilas commit to Rutgers football. One of New Jersey’s top players, Dorilas gave his verbal to Rutgers over the weekend. Dorilas is a three-star defensive back who transferred to play his senior season at Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, New Jersey). He is now the fourth player to commit to Rutgers football …

Former South Carolina quarterback Chris Smelley said that he was starting to give up hope that he would be found after his kayak had drifted miles off shore while fishing. Smelley, now a high school football coach in Alabama, was rescued after a U.S. Coast Guard search effort to find him in the Gulf of Mexico on March 28. Smelley …

In this edition of the Three-Point Stance, Rivals national recruiting analyst John Garcia has thoughts on the upcoming commitment wave, Ohio State’s success recruiting in the South and a name to watch in the 2025 class. ***** CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS …

Boom! On Wednesday morning, Texas A&M landed a critical commitment from 2025 4-star defensive lineman Landon Rink. The incoming senior from Cypress, Texas, has now become the Aggies’ fifth commit in the program’s 2025 recruiting class. On tape, Rink is an absolute game-wrecker at the high school level, possessing the speed, power, and versatility needed to excel at the next …

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The success that Pat Flaherty had as Rutgers football’s offensive line coach last year can be attributed to one simple truth: He coaches all of his players the same throughout his four decades on the sidelines. It was a tremendous job undertaken by Flaherty last season in turning around one of the worst offensive lines in college …

The Ohio State Buckeyes were recently tasked with replacing running backs coach Tony Alford who left the program for archrival Michigan.  In return, the Buckeyes have decided to poach a running backs coach from another Big Ten program or, technically, a future Big Ten program.  The Buckeyes have hired Oregon assistant Carlos Locklyn, who is heading to Columbus after a …

The writing may be on the wall for the Oklahoma Sooners in their pursuit of four-star defensive lineman Trent Wilson. On Tuesday, the Sooners picked up a pair of On3 predictions from Steve Wiltfong and Chad Simmons. Then, later in the day and into Wednesday, the Sooners garnered five more predictions between On3 and Rivals. Penn State publisher for On3, …