The 2024 Alabama football roster has no shortage of newcomers in the running for “most impactful” this season. Such is the nature of a coaching change in the transfer portal, NIL era. Some transfers joined from Washington, some from other schools. Alabama could still add one more player, but it has already brought in 14 transfers, some of who committed …
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These under-the-radar players could help Ole Miss push for the College Football Playoff
OXFORD — Ole Miss football fans have witnessed Jaxson Dart’s excellence at quarterback. They’ve heard about what top-tier transfers like Walter Nolen and Princely Umanmielen can do on the defensive line. They’ve marveled at Tre Harris’ feats at wide receiver. These ‒ among several others ‒ are the stars fueling the hype for the Rebels in 2024. But winning at …
Read More »Wrigley Field joins long list of Ohio State coolest road game stadium venues | Oller
The ivy-covered brick home run walls of Wrigley Field will wrap Ohio State in sports stadium history Nov. 16 when the Buckeyes travel to Chicago to play Northwestern. The venue is among the most famous OSU has played in, even if it was not designed for football. Wrigley has housed the Chicago Cubs since it was built in 1914, but …
Read More »Can Michigan football’s leading receiver actually line up at TE? We’ll find out in 2024.
Colston Loveland was sent out wide one play. Then he flipped to the opposite side the next. He later posted up in the slot, moving well off the line of scrimmage in one formation before setting his feet almost parallel to the ball in another. On multiple occasions, the junior tight end was sent across the field on pre-snap motions. …
Read More »Depth, identity, development are needed at wide receiver position for FSU football
Florida State football having to replace Keon Coleman and Johnny Wilson is a tall order (no pun intended). To top it all off, it is breaking in its new starting quarterback, DJ Uiagalelei. So who can step up at wide receiver? Mike Norvell confirmed last Wednesday that sophomore wide receiver Destyn Hill is out for the 2024 season after sustaining …
Read More »Why Tennessee football could benefit from not playing in SEC championship game | Adams
When the SEC added South Carolina and Arkansas to the conference in 1992, the conversation at the spring meetings was two-fold. Not only was the league introducing its new members. It also was touting the first SEC championship football game, which would be played later in the year. Expansion again will be a hot topic at next week’s spring meetings. …
Read More »One of nation’s top recruits, Damien Shanklin’s goal is to get Warren Central back on top
The tradition of Warren Central football is not lost on Damien Shanklin. When he was a sixth grader, Shanklin sat in the bleachers at North Central — on the Warren Central side, of course — for the Class 6A regional showdown on a cold, windy November night that numbed the fingers and toes. David Bell’s 63-yard punt return early in …
Read More »Norwich Tech athlete is first in family to go to college. He’ll play at a ‘Little Ivy’
NORWICH – For Norwich Tech senior Xavier Jackson, playing college football was only one of his lifelong dreams. Going to college in the first place would also fulfill a wish from a family that has not sent anyone to college prior to him. Jackson, a talented wide receiver for Thames River football co-op, will realize both goals. Not only will …
Read More »How fast is Rutgers football recruit Chase Enlow?
Chase Enlow has got some speed, which the class of 2026 running back and Rutgers football recruit showed off during a recently timed running of the 40. Enlow, a standout running back at The Hun School (Princeton, New Jersey), visited Rutgers this past spring. He is a four-star in the 247Sports Composite where he is the No. 25 running back in …
Read More »The first look at Audric Estime in Denver Broncos uniform
Audric Estime is a player that college football fans enjoyed watching in Notre Dame‘s blue and gold the last three years. Now the big-time back is off to Denver where he’s expected to compete for significant playing time with the Broncos this fall. Estime goes from the historic blue and gold of Notre Dame to the orange and blue of …
Read More »Previewing Texas’ matchup with the Georgia Bulldogs in Week 8
Just after the midway point of the college football season, the Texas Longhorns host the Georgia Bulldogs. It portends to be a wake up call for one of the two teams. Georgia enters the year having won 42 games and lost two since the start of the 2021 season. Both losses were to the Alabama Crimson Tide in SEC championship …
Read More »Looking at game changers Texas has added in Steve Sarkisian era
Having a roster of blue chip players doesn’t win championships. Having around eight game-altering players does. It’s why Texas is now winning at a level it hasn’t in over a decade. The Texas football program has long been known for recruiting good players. For years, outsiders remarked on the Longhorns’ failure to consistently win at a high level over the …
Read More »MSU Football offers in-state 3-star DL Derrick Simmons
Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to an in-state defensive lineman in the 2025 class. Derrick Simmons of Frankenmuth, Mich. announced on Sunday that he’s received an offer from the Spartans. Simmons is a three-star defensive lineman in the 2025 class. Simmons ranks as the No. 79 defensive lineman and No. 16 player from Michigan in 247Sports’ rankings …
Read More »Cincinnati Bearcats take Big 12 football, Cincy Reigns message to local breweries
A month after their annual spring game, the University of Cincinnati Bearcats football team was back to the grind heading into their latest round of workouts for the 2024 slate. Like last season, the Bearcats are making stops in the community with appearances by head coach Scott Satterfield, various assistant coaches, athletic director John Cunningham and a rotation of players. …
Read More »CBS Sports lists Dabo Swinney as one of the top head coaches in the Power Four
CBS Sports has released its top-25 Power Four coaches for the 2024-25 football season. This year‘s coaching carousel has been one for the ages. Along with the usual year-to-year insanity, two of the greatest coaches in 2024 — including arguably the greatest college head coach of all time — have left college football altogether. Jim Harbaugh left Michigan for another chance at …
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