College Football

JACKSON ― The Egg Bowl between Ole Miss football and Mississippi State will be skipping the turkey and dressing in 2024, moving off Thanksgiving in favor of a 2:30 p.m. CT kick on Black Friday set to be televised by ABC. The rivalry game has been college football’s Thanksgiving centerpiece since 2017, excluding the 2020 pandemic season, when it was …

Ohio State football is back at making offers from camp with the latest one going to a very familiar high school, Clevelend’s Villa Angela-St. Joseph. Tight end D’Angelo White, a 2027 prospect, earned his scholarship on Tuesday after a very impressive camp showing. The 6-foot, 5-inch, 229-pound player did have more than a few schools already pull the trigger, but …

The rivalry between Ohio State and Michigan doesn’t start and end on the field, it also happens on the coaching staff. Earlier this year, former Buckeyes running back coach Tony Alford defected North and took the same position with the Wolverines. On Tuesday, it was reported by On3’s Spencer Holbrook that Ohio State’s assistant AD of football recruiting. Erin Dunston. …

Rutgers is on a roll, landing a commitment on Tuesday night from four-star wide receiver Michael Thomas III. The New Jersey athlete represents the fourth recruit to commit to Rutgers football over the past three days who is ranked as a four-star. ESPN ranks Thomas as a four-star and the No. 108 recruit in the ESPN 300. He is the eighth-ranked …

Ohio State fans haven’t been happy at all with anything to do with Michigan football of late. Whether it was the three wins in a row, the Connor Stalions saga, the national championship, the swiping of running backs coach Tony Alford, or the basketball team getting a transfer from guard Roddy Gayle Jr., all things maize and blue have even …

Yet another blue-chip recruit has announced their commitment to Kirby Smart and Georgia football. The latest such prospect — the third in three days for the Bulldogs — is Talyn Taylor, a four-star, top-100 recruit from Geneva Community High School in Geneva, Illinois. The announcement came via On3’s Hayes Fawcett on X (formerly known as Twitter): REQUIRED READING: Georgia football …

The Georgia Bulldogs have seen recruiting heat up thus far through the month of June, and another major target for Coach Kirby Smart announced his official decision on Tuesday night. Talyn Taylor, a four-star wide receiver in the class of 2025, committed to Georgia over Ohio State and Notre Dame less than two weeks after taking an official visit to …

Police were sent to protect one of the eight teams that competed in the 2023 College World Series after a threat from a gambler, CBS Sports has learned. The team wasn’t identified by NCAA president Charlie Baker, but the situation highlights his ongoing concerns about gambling in the new legal sports betting landscape. Baker made several references to gambling during his …

Jun. 11—One third of the way through what promised to be a busy June, area college football prospects have fanned out throughout the region and beyond to show college coaches what they can do. Here is a rundown of some notable comings and goings: — Northmont defensive end Cedric Works Jr. (2025) made an official visit to Penn State, and …

Henry Fenuku announced his commitment to the Missouri Tigers on Monday afternoon. Fenuku, a 6-foot-4, 295-pound offensive lineman from Fort Worth, was born in Ghana. He moved to the United States a few years ago, giving up soccer for football. The switch has paid off so far for a recruit who chose Mizzou over USC, Ohio State, and Georgia. Fenuku …

Torin Pettaway, the Middleton, Wis., defensive lineman who gave a verbal commitment to Wisconsin in March, then flipped to the Gophers three weeks later, on Tuesday re-flipped his pledge to the Badgers. Pettaway, 6-5 and 265 pounds, is a three-star recruit. He is the fifth-ranked player in Wisconsin and the 64th-ranked defensive linemen nationally in the 2025 recruiting class, according …

The Alabama Crimson Tide received some positive news on the recruiting trail on Tuesday evening. 2025 three-star interior offensive lineman Mal Waldrep announced his commitment to Alabama. Waldrep is the second offensive lineman to commit to the Crimson Tide in as many days. The other being 2025 four-star interior offensive lineman Michael Carroll. Waldrep chose to commit to Alabama following …

Four-star wide receiver Jayvan Boggs is no longer planning to take an official visit to the University of Georgia. Boggs previously had the Georgia Bulldogs in his top four schools. “Down to 2… No longer taking my official visit to Georgia,” said Boggs via social media. It is unclear which schools are Bogg’s top two. Boggs, who decomitted from Ohio …

Kalen DeBoer has added yet another Alabama football commit — the Crimson Tide’s second in as many days. The latest player to commit to DeBoer and the Tide is Mal Waldrep, a legacy whose father likewise played at Alabama, under Mike DuBose and Dennis Franchione from 1998-2002. He and On3’s Hayes Fawcett announced his commitment to Alabama within a minute …

Sharon Leach blames herself. College football coaches’ wives are sainted about the time they say, “I do.” Family duties that normally would be shared by a couple quickly tilt to one side of the marital dynamic as the husband/coach logs countless hours away from home. Sharon Leach is one of those saints, in part because she still blames herself for …