Dabo Swinney and the Clemson football program have one of the most intriguing teams in college football heading into the 2024 season. Clemson has been a powerhouse during the Swinney era of the program but we all know the team hasn’t been as dominant over the past few years. The upcoming season leads to huge opportunities for the program as the expanded 12-team playoff allows Clemson an easier path to …
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Tuloso-Midway promotes O’Neal to full-time AD, names Villarreal head football coach
Tuloso-Midway ISD announced Tuesday that it is splitting the athletic director and head football coaching duties beginning in the 2024-25 school year. Kris O’Neal will remain the district’s athletic director and add to his administratove role with T-M ISD and associate head coach James Villarreal has been promoted to head football coach at the school. O’Neal has been with the …
Read More »Rivals Camp Series Indianapolis: Recruiting Rumor Mill surrounding WRs/TEs
INDIANAPOLIS – The Rivals Camp Series stop in Indianapolis had a great deal of youth shining at the wide receiver and tight end positions from around the Midwest and beyond on Sunday. There was recruiting news coming from that group as well. Here’s the latest on several of those top prospects. MORE FROM INDIANAPOLIS: RB Rumor Mill | QB Rumor …
Read More »Ex-Florida recruit Jaden Rashada sues coach Billy Napier, prominent booster over NIL deal
Former Florida football recruit and current Georgia quarterback Jaden Rashada sued Florida head coach Billy Napier and others on Tuesday, claiming they backed out of a nearly $14 million agreement. In the lawsuit, obtained by USA TODAY Sports, Rashada says he committed to Florida after turning down offers from different schools and that Napier promised a $1 million “partial payment” …
Read More »Where LSU stands in ESPN’s updated post-spring college football top 25
It can be tough to make evaluations this far ahead of time in college football these days, especially with the roster volatility that the transfer portal brings. But with the second transfer portal window mostly slowing down, we now have a pretty clear picture of how rosters will look this coming fall. With that in mind, ESPN’s Mark Schlabach updated …
Read More »Former Florida commit Jaden Rashada suing Billy Napier, booster over NIL deal | Report
Former Florida football commit Jaden Rashada is reportedly suing coach Billy Napier, Marcus Castro-Walker (former Florida director of NIL and player engagement) and booster Hugh Hathcock over the program’s botched NIL deal to sign the Pittsburg, California, native. The suit — filed in the Northern District of Florida — lists Napier, Castro-Walker, Hathcock and Hathcock’s company, Velocity Automotive, as defendants. …
Read More »Georgia QB Jaden Rashada sues Florida coach Billy Napier, among others, over botched $13.85M NIL deal
Georgia quarterback Jaden Rashada has sued Florida coach Billy Napier, top Gators booster Hugh Hathcock and former football staffer Marcus Castro-Walker over a failed name, image and likeness deal that would have paid the quarterback $13.85 million, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court on Tuesday. The bombshell lawsuit, which features the unprecedented action of an active SEC quarterback …
Read More »CFB analyst puts a number on Kalen DeBoer’s chance to win a national championship
Winning a national title in college football is hard, just ask the Tennessee Volunteers, they haven’t done it this century. However, the expectations are quite different in Tuscaloosa, Alabama as anything short of an SEC Championship and national title berth tends to be considered a disappointing season. Despite the lofty expectations and the intimidation of replacing the greatest of all …
Read More »Georgia QB Jaden Rashada sues Florida coach Billy Napier and booster over NIL deal that fell apart in 2022
Jaden Rashada transferred from Arizona State to Georgia this offseason after originally signing with Florida ahead of the 2023 season. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images) New Georgia quarterback Jaden Rashada has filed a lawsuit against Florida coach Billy Napier and a Gators booster over the dissolution of an NIL deal that led to his decommitment from the school. Rashada, who …
Read More »Georgia’s season opener against Clemson ranked as best game of Week 1
College Sports Wire ranks Georgia’s season opener against the Clemson Tigers as the best game in Week 1. Georgia will face Clemson in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. Patrick Conn considers the Georgia-Clemson game to be the best season opener in Week 1 over games like Texas A&M-Notre Dame, LSU-USC and Florida-Miami. ESPN’s “College GameDay” is electing to be in …
Read More »Rutgers football recruiting – Zion Elee earns Under Armour All-America Game invite
It was a big weekend for Zion Elee as the prospect from Maryland stood out at the Under Armour Next Football Camp. He was offered by Rutgers in April. Elee is a defensive lineman from Joppatowne (Joppa, Maryland). In addition to Rutgers, he holds offers from Maryland, Minnesota, Penn State, Tennessee, Virginia Tech and Wisconsin. He has an impressive 6-foot-5 and 225-pound …
Read More »Tennessee football prospect Travis Smith Jr. announces commitment date
Four-star wide receiver prospect Travis Smith Jr. will announce his commitment on July 13, according to Chad Simmons of On3. He will chose between Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn and Georgia. Smith Jr. will visit the Vols on June 21. He will also visit Georgia on June 1, Auburn on June 7 and Alabama on June 14. Smith Jr. unofficially visited the …
Read More »How Auburn football got out of ‘dreamland,’ had better portal results in spring window
AUBURN — Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze is always going to want to build his roster through traditional recruiting. That’s how he’s find his success in the past, convincing high schoolers to join him — whether it be at Arkansas State, Ole Miss or Liberty — and help his teams win games. In his 10 seasons coaching at the Division …
Read More »Colorado football: How to get single-game tickets for 2024 season
Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders runs onto the field before the game against Arizona State on Oct. 7, 2023. Colorado football has sold out of season tickets for the second straight year, but single-game tickets for the 2024 season are now on sale. This is just the 10th time in program history that season tickets have sold out and …
Read More »Wisconsin Badgers ‘just missed’ ESPN’s post-spring top 25 ranking
Wisconsin football was placed in the “just missed” category of ESPN’s college football post-spring top 25 ranking on Monday. With fewer than 100 days until the 2024 season kicks off, ESPN Senior Writer Mark Schlabach placed the Badgers alongside West Virginia, Texas A&M, Louisville, Kentucky, Washington, Boise State, Air Force and Liberty barely on the outside of the top 25. …
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