College Football

New BYU offensive line coach TJ Woods works with players during spring camp in Provo on March 16, 2024. | Jaren Wilkey, BYU Photo TJ Woods can be a hero in Provo if he produces an effective Big 12 offensive line at BYU this fall. It’s a tall order, remembering how BYU’s run game struggled in its inaugural year as …

The College Football Playoff has finalized a six-year media rights extension with ESPN to broadcast the postseason games through the 2031 season, it was announced on Tuesday in a joint statement. The agreement beginning in 2026 will pay the CFP about $1.3 billion annually, sources confirmed to CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd, which triples the amount of the previous contract.  “We …

Georgia football’s annual G-Day spring scrimmage will be on Saturday, April 13 at 1:00 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on SEC Network+ for those unable to attend the event in person. Fans will be able to enter Sanford Stadium at 10:00 a.m. Georgia will play an alumni flag football game at 10:15 a.m. Georgia will hold the Dawg …

USATSI Iowa offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor is expected to re-enter the NCAA transfer portal after transferring back home to presumably play for the Hawkeyes in January, according to 247Sports. Not only is Proctor leaving the Hawkeyes before playing a snap, but he’s expected to return to Alabama after transferring from the Crimson Tide on the heels of a standout freshman …

Former Alabama football center Seth McLaughlin struggled with making clean snaps last season, including multiple low snaps in the Crimson Tide’s Rose Bowl loss to Michigan. McLaughlin, who started games in three seasons at Alabama, is now competing for the center job at Ohio State after transferring there in the offseason. REQUIRED READING: Kadyn Proctor intends to enter transfer portal. …

AUBURN — Auburn football is roughly midway through the spring period, and reporters were granted access to watch just under two hours of practice Tuesday afternoon. “We’re already at practice seven, today will be practice seven,” coach Hugh Freeze said earlier in the day. “Really been encouraged by the energy and effort and passion that’s been shown by both coaches …

Ohio State football has long been after David Sanders Jr., and up until Monday, were expecting an official visit, but one hadn’t been locked in. That has now changed, as the 6-foot, 6-inch, 270-pound prospect has six visits in mind, with the Buckeyes getting the last crack at the nations No. 1 offensive tackle and 2nd overall player in the …

Kadyn Proctor is set to play a second season for Alabama football after all. In a wild series of events, Proctor told On3 he intends to enter the transfer portal and transfer to Alabama only a few months after the tackle left the Crimson Tide to transfer home to Iowa. The past couple years of Proctor’s decisions have been a …

Clemson sued the Atlantic Coast Conference in a South Carolina court on Tuesday, joining Florida State in challenging the league’s right to charge schools hundreds of millions of dollars to leave. The complaint filed in Pickens County says the ACC’s “exorbitant $140 million” exit penalty and the grant of rights used to bind schools to a conference through their media …

WEST LAFAYETTE − Day one of year two feels a lot different. Ryan Walters is fully established in his role as Purdue football head coach. Most of the players already have a feel for the operation and expectation of the coaching staff, which remained largely in tact from last season. Tuesday, the first day of spring football for the Boilermakers, …

Pensacola Catholic quarterback Ryan Huff has made his college commitment. Huff, after his first season with the Crusaders, announced on Monday on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he has verbally committed to Division I Old Dominion University. Huff said he visited the Monarchs on Saturday, and that’s when he committed before announcing it this week. The facilities, in Huff’s …

The USC Trojans made some big hires on the defensive side of the ball this offseason. The Trojans substantially revamped their coaching staff heading into the 2024 college football season and the school’s first year of Big Ten Conference competition. Yet, two people of note were retained on this staff. We already knew Shaun Nua had been retained. Now we …

Vanderbilt football’s spring practice will be impacted by ongoing construction projects at FirstBank Stadium. Due to the construction there will not be a formal spring game with practice wrapping up on April 20. The Commodores will play off-campus scrimmages April 6 at Lipscomb Academy then April 13 and April 20 at Ensworth. The scrimmages will be closed to the pubic, …

Ohio State is using helmet communications in spring practice, adopting new technology that was put forth by the NCAA’s football rules committee earlier this month. The system, which has been a fixture in the NFL for decades, allows for a coach to speak with a player on the field through a device in his helmet. The proposal must still be …

The Oregon Ducks football team will miss some of the players who played their last game in 2023. But with all teams, the Ducks have some up-and-comers who are anxious and ready to make their own mark in the program. Oregon has many young players who have the talent to make sure there’s no dropoff in 2024. One player in …