College Football

After a couple of long off-season months, the grass is starting to grow and trees are getting ready to bloom. Spring is coming in Eugene, and with it comes the long-awaited return of football for the Oregon Ducks. A lot will look different in this new year for Dan Lanning and his team, with several of last year’s top players moving onto the …

The Rose Bowl ended up being Nick Saban’s last game at Alabama. (Photo by Steve Limentani/ISI Photos/Getty Images) Nick Saban was not thrilled with the way that his team reacted to losing the Rose Bowl. Alabama lost 27-20 to eventual national champion Michigan in the College Football Playoff on Jan. 1. The overtime loss came after Jalen Milroe’s fourth-down run …

While the majority of recruiting focus is on the current 2025 class, it’s never too early for programs around the country to start developing relationships with players in the later classes as well. That’s what Penn State and offensive line coach Phil Trautwein is doing with a specific class of 2026 offensive line prospect. Darius Gray is a 6’3″ 285-pounder …

Steve Spurrier weighed in on the state of Florida football under embattled coach Billy Napier, and the HBC’s assessment came off as anything but a ringing endorsement. Florida Times-Union columnist Gene Frenette quoted Spurrier questioning the direction of Napier’s Gators in a recent column. The most biting quote? “There’s a feeling around the Gators of, ‘What the heck are we …

GAINESVILLE — Florida coach Billy Napier opens spring practices Thursday aiming to set a new course for a struggling program entering Year 3 on his watch. Napier welcomes 30 new scholarship players and four new assistant coaches, the latest being Jonathan Decoster as UF continues to have two offensive line assistants. In the search for answers, leaders, playmakers and momentum, …

Daniel Akinkunmi used to stroll into Southgate College in North London carrying massive lunch boxes filled with chicken and rice. He transported the food three hours each morning by train from North England to stay on top of his diet and then carried them home each evening to be refilled the next day. When he arrived on campus in the …

Four-star offensive line recruit Kaden Strayhorn has named his top schools. Strayhorn includes the Georgia Bulldogs in his top 12. Kaden Strayhorn is a member of the class of 2025. He plays high school football for national powerhouse IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Strayhorn is ranked as the No. 380 recruit in the country and the No. 20 interior offensive …

Jack Wilson was invited to a Rutgers football camp this June, the Wisconsin athlete just recently getting on the radar of the Big Ten program. Wilson is a 6-foot-2, 210-pound athlete who plays for Mt. Horeb (Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin). A class of 2026 prospect, he lines up as a linebacker and at running back. In the 2024 recruiting class, Rutgers …

2025 defensive lineman Andrew Maddox announced his top 12 schools. Tennessee, Auburn, LSU, Alabama, Miami, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Florida State, Texas, Florida and Georgia are Maddox’s top 12 schools. The 6-foot-3, 265-pound defensive line prospect is from Oak Grove High School in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Tennessee offered a scholarship to Maddox on Jan. 23, 2023. Southern Miss was the first …

It can be a blessing or a curse to have players committed to a program early on and Penn State is experiencing the latter situation right now. They lost the commitment from Omari Gaines on March 1, who was the longest-committed player in the class of 2025. Gaines is a 6’2″ 185-pound safety from New Jersey. The three-star is listed …

BLOOMINGTON – As he passes three months in his new job, IU football coach Curt Cignetti’s North End Zone office remains relatively spartan. The walls are largely barren. Couches left in their previous arrangement provide seating in front of his desk. A framed jersey from his hiring news conference waits to be hung on the wall. The whole room bears …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Spring practice represents an opportunity to officially turn the page, and that’s an exciting proposition for the Arkansas football program. The Razorbacks went 4-8 in 2023 in one of the most disappointing seasons for any team across the SEC, and the country. The chance to focus on the present and forget the past officially arrives Thursday with …

Derrick Lewis has been named head football coach at athletic coordinator at Manor New Tech. A former NFL football player who spent his career with three teams, he was head football coach last year at the Liberal Arts and Science Academy. Former NFL player Derrick Lewis has been hired as head football coach and athletic coordinator at Manor New Tech, …

Tuesday’s early morning rain couldn’t dampen the excitement of the Florida A&M football team. The Rattlers returned to Ken Riley Field at Bragg Memorial Stadium for their first spring football practice of the 2024 season. Fourteen practices remain as the Rattlers are scheduled to practice three times a week leading into the Orange and Green Spring Football Game April 13. “They looked good,” James Colzie …

After announcing early on Saturday morning that he was removing himself from the Heisman Trophy ceremony in support of former USC running back Reggie Bush, Texas A&M legend Johnny Manziel elaborated on his decision on social media this weekend. “You can back a Brinks truck up to my house and I still will not attend the ceremony or do ANYTHING …