College Football

DESTIN — SEC football coaches and administrators spent the last two days discussing the possibility of smaller NCAA rosters and, perhaps, the elimination of walk-ons. At least one powerbroker doesn’t understand it. “Killing Rudy solves nothing,” University of Florida president Ben Sasse said. “Don’t rob athletes of joy, and don’t rob fans of drama.” The issue stems from the impending …

One of the top players committed to Rutgers football class is locked in for an official visit this weekend. Renick ‘Stretch’ Dorilas, a three-star defensive back, will be taking an official visit to Rutgers this weekend. He committed to Rutgers in March from a top five that included Tennessee, Penn State, Syracuse and West Virginia. He was recently offered by Miami. …

Wisconsin football opens as 4.5-point underdogs in its Week 5, 2024 contest against the USC Trojans, odds via DraftKings Sportsbook. The game marks the start of Wisconsin’s gauntlet 2024 Big Ten schedule. That conference slate also includes contests at Iowa, vs. Nebraska, vs. Penn State and vs. Oregon. Related: Big Ten football 2024 schedule power rankings The Badgers will make their …

Wisconsin football opens as an 8-point underdog in its Week 3, 2024 contest against the Alabama Crimson Tide, odds via DraftKings Sportsbook. The game marks the beginning of the Badgers’ gauntlet 2024 schedule. The team faces Alabama in non-conference play before Big Ten matchups at USC, at Iowa, vs. Nebraska, vs. Penn State and vs. Oregon. Related: Big Ten football 2024 …

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. – The SEC prominently projected its pinwheel logo featuring 16 school pennants onto a hotel wall this week throughout the conference’s spring meetings. It’s a visual reminder of Oklahoma and Texas joining the nation’s most powerful conference. Whose pennants will join that pinwheel next? I asked Commissioner Greg Sankey on Tuesday about the SEC’s appetite for further …

OU athletic director Joe Castiglione speaks during a press conference in Norman on Monday, November 29, 2021. OU athletic director Joe Castiglione was seated across SEC personality Paul Finebaum on a beach in Destin, Florida, when a familiar face showed up. Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte, an arch rival but close confidant of Castiglione’s, joined the two on Finebaum’s …

Princeville native Kellen Francis has committed to play football for the University of Illinois. The former Princeville high school lineman started his college career at Butler Community College in Kansas. Kellen Francis can’t wait to play football in Champaign. The 2023 Princeville grad committed to join Illinois on Saturday, choosing the Fighting Illini over scholarship offers from Arkansas, Houston, Texas …

The USC Trojans welcomed Arizona State to the Pac-10 in 1978. ASU and Arizona turned the Pac-8 into the Pac-10. ASU had no interest in playing nice or thanking the Trojans for their newfound status as a Pac-10 member. The Devils knocked off USC in 1978, giving that Trojan team its only loss of the season. If ASU had not …

The Wisconsin Badgers football team is considered to be in the final two programs for four-star class of 2025 cornerback Rukeem Stroud. Stroud is considering between the Badgers and USF for his commitment. Of note, he is set to visit Madison this weekend. The cornerback is ranked as the 35th best player at his position in the country, the No. 57 …

Following an impressive 10-3 season and a 2023 Sun Bowl win, Notre Dame football returns for an unprecedented 34th season on NBC Sports, headlined by primetime games against Florida State (Sat, Nov. 9) and Army (Sat, Nov. 23). In addition to the major primetime matchups, the Fighting Irish’s 2024 schedule on NBC and Peacock also features games against ACC contender …

Not just any five-star wide receiver chooses to go to Ohio State, Garrett Wilson says. When asked about the success Ohio State has had in developing top high school receivers into NFL first-round picks, Wilson, a former five-star who is now an award-winning receiver for the New York Jets, said it comes down to wide receivers coach Brian Hartline recruiting …

Count Florida State football coach Mike Norvell as one of the people most excited for the matchup against Memphis on Sept. 14. “Memphis, I think, is going to have one of the best teams in the country next year,” Norvell said on “The Gabe Kuhn Show” on 929ESPN on Wednesday. “Ryan (Silverfield) has done a great job, very experienced group. …

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. − As busy as SEC commissioner Greg Sankey can be, even he can’t avoid hearing some conspiracy theories. Sankey has heard several about the SEC, in fact. While addressing reporters at the end of the day during SEC spring meetings on Wednesday, Sankey was asked if he had a favorite conspiracy theory. “I’ve had this in a …

May 29—One of the often-asked questions of the football offseason was where Tyson Wolcott is going to play college football. The question was answered over the weekend when the Friendship Christian star announced on social media his commitment to Austin Peay. Wolcott put up mind-boggling numbers last fall with 3,027 yards and a TSSAA-record 54 rushing touchdowns as he led …

Chris Vigna announced that he will be taking an official visit to Rutgers. One of the top recruits in New Jersey in the class of 2025, it will be the first official visit for Vigna from any of the programs recruiting him. Vigna was offered by Rutgers in early April while on an unofficial visit to the program. His official …