College Football

Texas appears to be in good standing with four-star edge Damien Shanklin. Shanklin is rated the No. 6 edge in the country for the 2025 recruiting class and No. 1 overall recruit in Indiana, according to 247Sports. The 6-foot-4 pass rusher narrowed down the schools in his recruitment on Wednesday. Texas made the cut for Shanklin’s top schools alongside Notre …

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. – The Rivals Camp Series stop in Southern California was loaded along the offensive and defensive lines and on Sunday there was tons of recruiting news coming from those groups as well. Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney and national recruiting analyst Greg Smith have the latest on many big names. RIVALS CAMP SERIES LOS ANGELES: Five-star …

AUBURN — Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze hired DJ Durkin in January to be his second defensive coordinator on the Plains. Durkin, who was a co-DC at Ole Miss from 2020-21 and the DC at Texas A&M from 2022-23, will also coach linebackers with the Tigers. Durkin spoke to reporters for the first time Wednesday since landing the Auburn job, …

As strategic and adaptable as Nick Saban was while racking up one national title after another at Alabama, his attempt Tuesday to convince lawmakers how tough coaches have it right now was like trying to run the football against a nine-man front. “It’s whoever wants to pay the most money, raise the most money, buy the most players is going …

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Mar. 13—Ohio State football is losing a longtime assistant to Michigan. A university spokesman confirmed running backs coach Tony Alford has left the program shortly after ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported Wednesday morning Alford is expected to take the same job with the Wolverines. That came after FootballScoop.com reported Alford was a Michigan target. An Akron native who played for Earle …

The Browns haven’t just added to their roster over the last few days. They’ve also added to the coaching staff. University of Connecticut offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Nick Charlton has been hired as an offensive assistant/run game specialist, a league source confirmed for the Beacon Journal. ESPN’s Pete Thamel was the first to report. Charlton becomes the latest addition to the …

One of the best athletes, if not the best, to hail from the state of Michigan will enter a National Hall of Fame for his accomplishments as a high schooler. Tyrone Wheatley, the former Dearborn Heights Robichaud and Michigan football standout, was one of 11 inductees announced for the 2024 National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) National High …

Managing a college football quarterback room has never been more difficult. The transfer portal can quickly zap depth. Even the best programs in the country are largely left without proven experience as highly-ranked recruits are leaving faster than ever for playing time.  As the quarterback carousel careens even further out of control, having depth comes at even more of a …

Rivals national recruiting analyst John Garcia Jr. has thoughts on the early recruiting returns from Kalen DeBoer at Alabama, examples of track success translating to major football offers and a very early look at 2028 quarterback standouts. ***** MORE: Saban is the greatest of all time, but he missed the mark on Capitol Hill CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | …

It took until there was less than one week remaining before the start of spring practice, but Michigan football’s coaching staff has been finalized. Tony Alford, Ohio State’s longtime running back coach, has left Columbus to take the same position in Ann Arbor under head coach Sherrone Moore, according to reports. He replaces running backs coach Mike Hart, a legend …

It took until there was less than one week remaining before the start of spring practice, but Michigan football’s coaching staff has been finalized. Tony Alford, Ohio State’s longtime running back coach, has left Columbus to take the same position in Ann Arbor under head coach Sherrone Moore. An Ohio State spokesman confirmed to the Free Press Alford has informed …

Sep 2, 2023; Bloomington, Indiana, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes running backs coach Tony Alford watches warm ups prior to the NCAA football game at Indiana University Memorial Stadium. Ohio State won 23-3. Tony Alford, the veteran Ohio State running backs coach, is expected to be hired in the same role at Michigan. ESPN reported Wednesday that Alford had informed school …

One Power Five athletic director recently winced after taking a glimpse at his balance sheet. His financial outlook is not much different than his peers’ with multiple high-speed bullet trains all coming into the station at the same time. The most unpredictable of all being expected revenue sharing with athletes through collective bargaining. “It feels like my budget is about …

Trev Alberts Texas A&M is close to hiring Nebraska’s Trev Alberts as its next athletic director, a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal was still being finalized. Alberts did not respond to a text message seeking comment. Alberts would replace Ross Bjork, who was A&M’s …