College Football

USATSI Washington running back Dillon Johnson is expected to play in the College Football Playoff National Championship against No. 1 Michigan, Huskies offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb said while appearing on 93.3 KJR FM Radio in Seattle. Johnson aggravated an existing foot injury during the Huskies’ 37-31 victory over No. 3 Texas in the Sugar Bowl. Grubb says X-rays taken at …

On Tuesday, Steve Robertson of 247Sports dropped a crystal ball prediction for Colorado to land 2024 junior college tight end Gregory Genross. Genross was an Arkansas commit for about two weeks before reopening his recruitment on Dec. 12. He then announced an offer from Colorado three days later. In his two seasons at Dodge City Community College, Genross recorded 26 …

Texas star wide receiver Xavier Worthy will forego his remaining eligibility and declare for the 2024 NFL Draft, he announced on social media Tuesday. The announcement comes one day after Worhy caught two passes for 45 yards in a 37-31 loss to No. 2 Washington in the College Football Playoff semifinal.  “My time here at the University of Texas has been filled with …

It has been a crazy day for LSU football. Mekhi Wingo and Brian Thomas Jr. announced that they would enter their names into the 2024 NFL draft, Lance Heard entered the transfer portal,as did Jalen Brown. All three of those things are bad news, but here is some good news. LSU landed a redshirt freshman cornerback from Auburn in the …

Jan. 2—The 2023 Ohio State football season ended with a thud last week. To conclude a third consecutive season in which Ryan Day’s team failed to beat Michigan or win the Big Ten, the Buckeyes lost a non-playoff bowl game for the first time in 10 years. That 40-35 loss to Clemson in the 2014 Orange Bowl preceded a national …

LSU football suffered a loss on Tuesday, but one that wasn’t wholly unexpected. Tigers receiver Brian Thomas Jr. announced via Instagram that he will forgo his final year of eligibility to declare for the 2024 NFL Draft. He is coming off his top statistical season at LSU, enjoying career-highs in catches (68), receiving yards (1,177) and receiving touchdowns (17). The …

The final Rose Bowl of the four-team College Football Playoff drew a massive television audience. ESPN said Tuesday that Michigan’s overtime win over Alabama had an average audience of 27.2 million viewers. It’s the most-watched semifinal College Football Playoff game since Alabama’s loss to Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl after the 2014 season. That was the first year of …

By Kirk Bohls Texas junior wide receiver Xavier Worthy announced on Instagram Tuesday night that he is leaving school early and entering this spring’s NFL draft. Worthy, an All-American punt returner and one of the most electrifying receivers in school history, becomes the first Longhorn underclassman to announce his intentions. He’s regarded as one of the Longhorns’ best receivers ever …

Georgia star tight end Brock Bowers will forego his remaining eligibility and declare for the 2024 NFL Draft, he announced on social media Tuesday. The two-time John Mackey Award winner’s final collegiate season was limited by an ankle injury. He elected to sit out of Georgia’s 63-3 win over No. 5 Florida State in the Orange Bowl to cap the year.  “Words …

A former Aggie who went on to play five seasons in the NFL is reportedly staying home at Texas A&M to join head coach Mike Elko‘s staff. Per 247Sports national college football reporter Matt Zenitz, former San Francisco 49ers nose tackle Tony Jerod-Eddie is being hired by Elko to serve as a defensive line coach. He was a member of …

To address an elephant in the room: Michigan vs. Alabama in the Rose Bowl was always going to completely dominate ratings. After Michigan’s thrilling overtime win Monday, ESPN shared the ratings for both the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl. According to ESPN’s graphic, the Rose Bowl stands as the most-watched College Football Playoff semifinal since the system’s first year …

According to TexAgs, Alabama wide receivers coach Holmon Wiggins has accepted a job as Texas A&M’s wide receivers coach. This comes as somewhat of a surprise considering Wiggins is leaving Tuscaloosa to take over in the same capacity in College Station. Wiggins will join Mike Elko’s staff at Texas A&M. The two have never coached on the same coaching staff …

No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 2 Washington for it all. Ah, Big Ten tradition. Pause to absorb the sarcasm. Turns out the matchup in the final four-team College Football Playoff National Championship is also a window on our times. Following Monday’s clash in Houston, the Wolverines and will play in the same conference beginning next season. More than that, nine …

Lake Mary offensive tackle Josh Raymond had been comfortably committed to play at Vanderbilt since June, so when he learned his future coaches were coming to pay him an in-home visit in December he wasn’t expecting anything but formalities. Head coach Clark Lea and offensive line coach AJ Blazek, however, had a big surprise for the 6-foot-5, 265-pound Raymond. Upon …

The search has begun for Florida A&M’s next head football coach to replace the departed Willie Simmons. Simmons resigned from the Rattlers on Monday, two weeks after leading the program to its first Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship and HBCU Celebration Bowl wins, for Duke’s running backs coach job under head coach Manny Diaz. FAMU assistant head coach and cornerbacks coach James Colzie III currently serves as the Rattlers’ interim …