College Football

After some scinitillating mid-week action, Saturday bowl games are back with a busy slate of seven games. The day kicks off at 12pm ET in Alabama with the Camellia Bowl in Montgomery (Arkansas State vs Northern Illinois) and the Birmingham Bowl in Birmingham (Georgia Tech vs Troy). We’ll also see the first Big Ten bowl action as Northwestern takes on …

Julian “JuJu” Lewis of Carrollton, Georgia, has been named the 2023 MaxPreps National Sophomore of the Year. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound quarterback led the Trojans to an 11-2 record and Class 7A quarterfinals. He threw for 3,094 yards and 48 touchdowns and only two interceptions, completing 66.4 percent of his attempts. Lewis, last year’s MaxPreps National Freshman of the Year, has …

247Sports Auburn secured a major in-state recruiting win at the expense of a bitter rival Friday, flipping 2025 four-star defensive lineman Antonio Coleman from his commitment to Alabama. Coleman had been committed to the Crimson Tide since September. His pledge helps the Tigers jump two spots in the 2025 recruiting rankings to the No. 3 overall class behind Alabama and …

LaDamion Guyton, a 2027 defensieve end from Savannah Christian (Georgia), has been offered by Lincoln Riley and USC. His teammate and position mate Elijah Griffin was offered by USC back in the early fall and is leaning toward Georgia, but the Trojans are in the early mix for both the 2025 and 2027 prospects. At 6-foot-4 and 220 pounds, LaDamion …

The 2023 Birmingham Bowl is on Saturday and it will feature Duke football facing off with Sun Belt Conference champion Troy. The game is an early one with an 11 a.m. local kickoff (12 p.m. ET), but a benefit is that it will be on ABC, the third time this season the Blue Devils have been on the channel and …

Brigham Young Cougars linebacker Ben Bywater (2) tries to sack Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback KJ Jefferson (1) at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. BYU won 38-31. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News A key piece of BYU’s defense is coming back for 2024. Linebacker Ben Bywater will return to the Cougars for his final season of eligibility, …

Dec. 22—Turns out, Washington State head coach Jake Dickert and his crew weren’t done. The Cougars landed a new commit Friday evening: Anthony Pinnance, a 6-foot cornerback who played last season at Independence (Kansas) Community College. In one season in the junior college ranks, Pinnance racked up 23 tackles and three interceptions in 10 games, adding two tackles for loss …

What started as a simple motto for the Alabama football team this season has now become an NIL opportunity for the Crimson Tide players. “LANK” which stands for “Let All Naysayers Know”, was created by quarterback Jalen Milroe and defensive back Terrion Arnold as a mantra for the team to carry after the early season struggles. Not only did “LANK” …

Dec. 22—Coach Mike Gundy overheard some Oklahoma State football staff members discussing the Texas Bowl matchup with Texas A&M, and he didn’t like what they were saying. “I heard somebody down the hallway say that this defense looks like Texas did, so I turned around and went the other way,” Gundy said two days after the Big 12 Championship Game. …

Calabasas High’s Aaron Butler finds an opening on the first play of scrimmage and goes for a long touchdown against Thousand Oaks in the teams’ season finale on Saturday, April 17, 2021. Calabasas won 34-20. On Wednesday, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian teased that the Longhorns may not be done recruiting receivers. Two days later, that tease became a truth. On …

Dec. 22—Preparing for a bowl game has become something of an annual tradition for Oklahoma State under coach Mike Gundy, but it feels different this year from an outsider’s perspective. It felt different last year, too, but there was an obvious reason why. The Cowboys lost their starting quarterback, leading rusher, best linebacker, No. 1 cornerback, No. 2 safety and …

Texas Longhorns quarterback Maalik Murphy (6) throws a pass during warmups ahead of the game against Kansas State at Royal-Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023 in Austin. After two years in burnt orange, former Texas quarterback Maalik Murphy is reportedly ready to wear blue. Citing sources, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported on Friday night that Murphy has committed to Duke. …

Dec. 22—Penn State All-American offensive tackle Olu Fashanu surprised no one Friday when he declared for the 2024 NFL draft on social media. The 6-6, 317-pound Fashanu, a potential top-10 pick, became the Nittany Lions’ first consensus All-American offensive lineman since Jeff Hartings in 1995. He has not allowed a sack in 382 pass-blocking snaps this season. He has been …

Gasparilla Bowl: The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets celebrate with the trophy after defeating the Central Florida Knights at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on Dec. 22, 2023. TAMPA — Gus Malzahn’s desire to roll UCF’s football momentum into 2024 hit a speedbump about 90 minutes from home Friday night. Georgia Tech (7-6) scored the final 27 points of the Gasparilla …

247Sports Five-star offensive lineman Jordan Seaton officially signed his National Letter of Intent with Deion Sanders and Colorado Friday. Seaton has been committed to the Buffaloes since Dec. 7, but caused apprehension among Colorado fans after he didn’t sign his NLI on Wednesday. The two-day delay came amid a reported late push from Maryland and others to flip his commitment. …