College Football

Former Wisconsin star running back Montee Ball earned a spot on the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot on Monday, per an announcement from the National Football Foundation. Over his three-year career in Madison, Ball was a two-time All-American and the 2011 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year. The Wentzville, Missouri native totaled a staggering 4,749 yards, 73 …

For Raedyn Bruens, his weekend commitment to Rutgers football was based on the feeling of home he felt on his official visit. It made for a natural selection for Bruens, who established himself as a top recruit out of Florida coming into his weekend trip to New Jersey. Bruens held offers from Colorado, Miami, USF, Tulane and West Virginia at the …

The Penn State football defense was the best in the nation last year at tackling opponents behind the line of scrimmage. The Nittany Lions led the FBS in sacks. They led the country in tackles for loss. They even were No. 1 in stopping the run. But they can be better. And they probably should be in the fast-approaching 2024 …

Texas Tech football coaches believe they have a reliable two-deep at inside linebacker: starters Jacob Rodriguez and Ben Roberts, top backups John Curry and Bryce Ramirez. The Red Raiders went through spring with a battle at star between Baylor transfer A.J. McCarty and sophomore Brenden Jordan, who started five games as a true freshman last season at the hybrid safety-outside …

That’s a wrap on another successful flag football season, Marion County athletes. As the sport continues pushing athletes across Ocala schools to new heights, we must give them a well done for the season. Titans Jakyra Bostick of Belleview and Madison Boyd of Trinity Catholic were player of the year finalists. Let’s find out who joins them on the 2024 …

TOPEKA — Kansas football coach Lance Leipold took time Monday to catch up with fans and reporters at an event in Topeka. Leipold, who guided his team to the program’s first bowl victory in more than a decade last season, had a lot to talk about. There’s interest in the team’s trajectory, as well as its key players. There’s interest in …

Two days. Ten total commitments. It was a hectic but successful recruiting weekend for Greg Schiano and Rutgers football. The Scarlet Knights essentially doubled their 2025 recruiting class on Saturday and Sunday as recruits from 10 states spanning into the South and the Midwest pledged to Schiano during a weekend that included tours of the campus facilities, a trip into …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti didn’t downplay the importance of landing cornerback D’Angelo Ponds during the spring transfer window. “He’s a big get,” Cignetti said, speaking to reporters ahead of an NIL-related event at Huber’s Orchard and Winery on May 29. Cignetti would know better than anyone having coached Ponds in 2023. The then-James Madison defender took home freshman …

A weekend featuring nine commits pushes Rutgers football to having one of the top recruiting classes in the nation. The weekend saw the most commits to Rutgers over a two-day span in program history. Rutgers came into the weekend with eight committed players and the No. 33 class in the nation. Following nine commits over the weekend, the Scarlet Knights …

Nov 11, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes running back TreVeyon Henderson (32) looks for a path around Michigan State Spartans defensive back Angelo Grose (15) during the NCAA football game against Michigan State University at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State will wear its alternate gray uniforms for its Oct. 5 football game against Iowa, the school announced Monday. It …

Former Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer has his first chance to make the College Football Hall of Fame. The National Football Federation and College Football Hall of Fame announced 77 players and nine coaches nominated for the 2025 Hall of Fame class. Nov 25, 2023; Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Former Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer watches from …

Nick Saban Nick Saban and Urban Meyer are up for election to the College Football Hall of Fame for the first time. The ballot for the Hall of Fame class to be announced in January was released by the National Football Foundation. It includes 77 players and nine coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and 101 players and 34 coaches …

During their first weekend of official visits, Rutgers football landed a staggering (yes, staggering) 10 commitments. The influx of talent sees Rutgers soar dramatically up the recruiting rankings with a new landing spot on Monday. Now having seen their class more than double in size over the previous three days, Rutgers has the No. 10 recruiting class in the nation …

College football will soon be back on our TVs late this Summer and it will be a new-look North Carolina team taking the field to open the year against Minnesota. Mack Brown’s team loses a lot of talent including quarterback Drake Maye, linebacker Cedric Gray, and wide receiver Tez Walker who are all in the NFL now. While they do …

James Franklin An internal review by Penn State in 2019 found evidence of “friction” between football coach James Franklin and a now-former team doctor, but it could not determine whether Franklin violated NCAA bylaws or Big Ten standards by interfering with medical decisions. The 15-page document from Penn State’s office of ethics and compliance, dated June 3, 2019, was obtained …