College Football

TAMPA — It’s been a season of peaks and valleys for UCF in its first season in the Big 12. The Knights experienced one of those low points Friday night after quarterback Haynes King fueled a Georgia Tech rally for a 30-17 win in the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl Friday at Raymond James Stadium. UCF jumped out to a …

Penn State tight end Tyler Warren has made up his mind about his football future, and it is great news for the Nittany Lions. In a social media post on his Instagram account on Friday evening, Warren announced he will return to Penn State for the 2024 season, giving Penn State one of its steadiest passing options back in the …

This was Max Williams’ dream. Now the redshirt senior is ready to chase a new one. USC’s stalwart safety announced his intention to declare for the NFL draft Friday as the Trojans continued preparation for the Holiday Bowl on Wednesday. Because of injuries and the pandemic, Williams had eligibility for a sixth season, but he never thought he would be …

As the Early Signing Day period comes to a close for 2023, it’s time to see where Texas A&M‘s 2024 class ranks among Southeastern Conference rivals and nationally. After having the No. 1 recruiting class in 2022, Mike Elko has set the bar high for his first haul of prospects as Aggies head coach. Texas A&M ranks in the top …

The twists and turns of Jordan Seaton’s recruitment saw the five-star offensive lineman land back at Colorado on Friday afternoon. This represents a major – albeit scary – recruiting win for Colorado head coach Deion Sanders. The consensus top offensive lineman in the nation, Seaton had been a verbal to Colorado for nearly two weeks prior to the early signing …

Jordan Seaton of IMG Academy. Jordan Seaton had the college football world in the palm of his hand this week for what felt like, at least to Colorado Buffaloes fans, an eternity. After opting not to make his commitment to coach Deion Sanders and the Buffs official on Wednesday’s national signing day amid reports he was thinking about playing closer …

Patience is a virtue and a prominent Texas A&M recruit emphasized that point across Instagram Live on Friday night. 4-star defensive lineman Dealyn Evans told the world that he would be making his decision on where to play college football on Friday at 5 p.m. CT. With over a thousand people tuned in, Evans pulled off the ultimate troll move, …

Jordan Seaton, the top-ranked offensive lineman in the 2024 recruiting class, has signed with Colorado after all. Seaton had initially announced his decision to play for Deion Sanders’ Buffaloes on Dec. 7, during an appearance on FS1’s “Undisputed.” But when the early signing period opened Wednesday, Seaton was not among Colorado’s signing announcements. That prompted plenty of speculation that he …

Dec. 22—Oregon State and Washington State announced Thursday they have reached an agreement in principle with 10 departing Pac-12 schools on revenue distribution for 2023-24 that ends a legal battle sparked by conference realignment. Last week, Oregon State and Washington State were given control of the Pac-12 and assets when the state Supreme Court of Washington declined to review a …

The contract of new Austin Peay football coach Jeff Faris is for four years and will pay him $1.375 million, according to a memorandum of understanding obtained Friday by the Leaf-Chronicle. Faris, 33, was hired by athletic director Gerald Harrison on Dec. 8 to replace Scotty Walden, who left to become the coach at UTEP on Dec. 4. Faris is …

Dec. 22—By Katherine Fominykh — [email protected] PUBLISHED:December 22, 2023 at 3:35 p.m.| UPDATED:December 22, 2023 at 3:36 p.m. Mike Pfisterer has stepped down as Old Mill football coach after serving the last three years as head coach and 20 years in the high school football community. But now, Pfisterer, the father of three boys and a husband, is looking to …

Auburn’s 2024 recruiting haul is ranked No. 7 nationally, and their 2025 class is shaping to be even better. Hugh Freeze and the Auburn Tigers have kicked off the holiday weekend by flipping four-star defensive lineman Antonio Coleman from rival Alabama. Coleman is a member of Saraland High School’s football program, which is home to several Auburn targets such as …

Dec. 22—Fort Hill graduate Danny King, who spent the last four seasons at West Virginia University, has committed to transfer to Southern Utah, King posted on social media earlier this week. King will be on full scholarship and have two years left of eligibility, he said, and will play for former Frostburg State head coach DeLane Fitzgerald. Southern Utah is …

After five seasons leading the Golden Gate football program, Nick Bigica told the Naples Daily News Friday afternoon that he resigned as the Titans’ head coach. Bigica’s final season leading Golden Gate was the best in program history as the Titans won their first district title, its first playoff game, and set the program record for wins in a season …

TAMPA — For the third time in five seasons, UCF’s football team will look to close with a victory on its neighboring rival’s home field. The Knights (6-6), who won three of their final four games to achieve bowl eligibility for an eighth straight campaign, will meet Georgia Tech (6-6) in the UnionHome Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl at Raymond James Stadium. …