College Football

Kirk Herbstreit wasn’t able to hold back his emotions after Ohio State won the national championship on Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, with the longtime ESPN college football analyst brought to tears while he was live on the air. A day later, Herbstreit revealed there was more happening in his life that previously had not been shared widely. “I haven’t …

The man who once declared “I’m not going to be the Alabama coach” definitely would not be the Alabama coach again. Or the coach of any other college football program. Appearing on The Pivot podcast, Saban said he’d pick the NFL before college football at this point. “I loved coaching pro ball, and if I was going to coach today, …

Joey Teman was prepared. The University of Alabama sophomore walked up to the Bill Battle Athletic Performance Center with a Crimson Tide beanie on and a helmet in his left hand. Teman wants to play Alabama football. He’s a former slot receiver at Ridge Community High School in Davenport, Florida, one who declined offers from Yale and Princeton solely for …

Jan. 21—The Lobos officially have a new defensive playcaller. Spence Nowinsky has been hired as UNM’s defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, the program announced Tuesday. After 24/7 Sports reported his expected hiring Saturday, Nowinsky was one of three assistants named to head coach Jason Eck’s staff via posts on social media. The 53-year-old joins the Lobos after spending one season …

NCAA Football: Army at Navy ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Pete Medhurst, a longtime radio broadcaster for Navy athletics, has died. He was 55. Navy’s athletic department, which spoke with Medhurst’s family, announced his death on social media Tuesday. The Capital Gazette reported in late October that Medhurst was having surgery for a brain tumor. Medhurst was the voice of Navy football …

The college football season has finally come to a close. The Ohio State Buckeyes are national champions for the first time since 2014 after winning the College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship 34-23 over Notre Dame. The CFP expanded to 12 teams this season and saw some surprises. The top four seeds all lost in the second round as the …

ATLANTA — The SEC and Big Ten are scheduled to hold a second joint meeting of their athletic directors next month, where conference leaders are expected to deeply explore the future of the College Football Playoff format. The meeting — set for Feb. 19 in New Orleans — comes a week before CFP commissioners meet in Dallas to discuss the …

Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham has been passed up for several major college football coach of the year awards this season despite leading the Sun Devils to 11 wins, a Big 12 conference championship and an appearance in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals after winning just three games last season and being picked to finish last in the Big …

Florida football coach Billy Napier was rewarded for leading the Florida Gators to their first winning season since 2020. Napier earned a $100,000 bonus for leading UF to more than six wins and a non-BCS bowl game, per terms of his contract. Under Napier, Florida finished the season on a four-game win streak. UF finished the year 8-5 following a …

INDIAN RIVER – Aidan Fenstermaker’s dream to play college football started a long time ago. From strapping on the shoulder pads in his youth playing days to starring for the Inland Lakes High School football program in recent years, the next level has always been the goal. Now, the I-L senior will get his chance after verbally committing to Alma College …

The Texas Tech football team picked up its fourth commitment for the recruiting class of 2026 on Tuesday, one from the Red Raiders’ backyard. Krush Johnson, a first-team all-District 2-5A Division I defensive tackle from Amarillo Tascosa, announced his pledge to Tech. He visited campus during the junior day the Red Raiders staff conducted Saturday. Tascosa lists Johnson at 6-foot-4 …

Penn State football’s breakthrough success of this past season is driving even higher expectations for the next one. The final US LBM Coaches Poll of the season, released on Tuesday, validates the strides made by the No. 5 Nittany Lions this past season: winning a program-best 13 games and advancing to the College Football Playoff semifinals behind another nationally-elite defense. …

Gaffney announced the promotion of longtime offensive coordinator Donnie Littlejohn as its new football coach Tuesday. Littlejohn replaces Dan Jones, who led Gaffney for over a decade and won two state titles. Littlejohn has plenty of ties to Gaffney. He played football there as an offensive lineman and graduated in 1997. Littlejohn played at Furman and later spent eight seasons …

National Signing Day for 2025 is only a couple of weeks away and Jackson area high school football players will be deciding in the coming days on where their next home will be in the near future. Several of the area’s top players have already signed after the early signing day period in December. Here is a list of the Jackson area players who signed …

While many experts felt Indiana should have been left out of the College Football Playoff, Middle Tennessee State football coach Derek Mason had high regard for the Hoosiers, even higher than Tennessee. Mason, a former coach at Tennessee’s rival Vanderbilt, voted Indiana No. 8 in the final US LBM Coaches Poll, one spot ahead of the Vols. Indiana finished 10th …