College Football

PALM BEACH GARDENS — A Lombardi Trophy wasn’t in the cards for Tua Tagovailoa this year, but the Dolphins quarterback still has some new hardware to add to the collection in 2024. The stage for the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches is set after Tagovailoa − along with Bachelor TV star and Jupiter native Tyler Cameron, “professional YouTube golfer” …

It would be better for everyone if the SEC and Big Ten laid their cards on the table and took whatever spoils they want from college sports in one fell swoop as opposed to the craven way they’re going to spend the next decade rigging the game while pretending what they’re doing isn’t a choice. We see what you’re doing, …

Perhaps it goes without saying. We’ll say it anyway. The Third Saturday in October will be the most important game on Tennessee’s 2024 schedule. Oh, sure, we realize the importance of a few other games. When the Vols face Georgia in mid-November, Kirby Smart’s Bulldogs may well be ranked No. 1 in the nation and in hot pursuit of a …

Once the NCAA allowed players to capitalize on their name, image and likeness – and transfer from one school to another without penalty – coaches and administrators began referring to college sports as the “Wild, Wild West.” The term is outdated now. It’s the “Wilder, Wilder West.” Tennessee has contributed to the wildness, thanks to the NCAA’s misguided attempts to …

One of the NFL offseason’s biggest events, and a vital cog in the draft evaluation machine, is here. A total of 321 invited NFL draft hopefuls will attempt to impress future employers with a dazzling display of skill and athleticism. The action at the 2024 NFL scouting combine gets underway Thursday, the first day of on-field positional workouts at Lucas …

Richard Lewis never hid his Ohio State fandom. The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” actor and comedian graduated from Ohio State University in 1969 with a degree in advertising and continuously showed his support for the Buckeyes throughout his career. Lewis died at age 76 from a heart attack. Before a 2022 meeting between Ohio State football and Maryland, Lewis put his …

WALL – Logan Thomas always dreamed of playing college football. Thomas grew up in Wall playing football with the same group of guys from pop warner to high school. He could name everyone who grew up alongside him: Will Scherr, Brylan White, Matthew Steen, Nathan Pepper and Dylan Gidney were the first few that came to mind before rattling off …

INDIANAPOLIS — Roughly 270 miles from the Michigan football headquarters where he spent the past four years of his life, Braiden McGregor marveled at the scene before him. Here he was inside Hall J of the Indiana Convention Center, standing on stage at the NFL scouting combine. Right beside him was one of his old tag-team partners on the Wolverines’ …

Quincy Riley and Tahveon Nicholson were two of only six defensive backs who had 25 or more targets but didn’t allow a touchdown, had fewer than 5 yards per target and held receivers to less than 40% completion during the 2022 season. Two years later, they’re teammates. Nicholson became one of seven defensive backs Louisville football added from the transfer …

Alabama football spring practice starts in less than a week with A-Day around the corner on April 13. Much is to be determined. For the defense, how do pieces recruited for Nick Saban’s defensive system fit the 4-2-5 “Swarm” system that new defensive coordinator Kane Wommack is expected to run? Who takes the open spots? How does Alabama replace all …

Feb. 27—Andy Litten, who led the Horizon High School football program to the 5A state title in 2021, has been hired as the next head football coach at Mountain View High School, pending Mesa Public Schools Governing Board approval. The hire was confirmed Tuesday morning by Mountain View Athletic Director Joe Goodman. Litten informed the players at Horizon of his …

Big 12 Conference championship odds for 2024 have been released by FanDuel Sportsbook, and a new member of the conference is favored to win the Big 12 Championship Game in the upcoming season. The Utah Utes are at +340 to win the Big 12 next season, a small favorite over the Kansas State Wildcats, who are listed at +360. Utah …

Memphis football running backs coach Sean Dawkins is leaving for the same position at Cincinnati, a source confirmed to the Commercial Appeal on Wednesday. The source spoke to The CA on condition of anonymity because the news has not been announced. Dawkins had been the Tigers’ RB coach since 2022. The former Troy running back helped Memphis drastically improve its …

Craig Roh, who laid the foundation for what would become Scottsdale Chaparral’s football dynasty under Charlie Ragle, died on Monday after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 33. Roh starred at defensive end on Ragle’s 2008 team that reached the state championship game, losing to Scottsdale rival Saguaro. He was the Gatorade Arizona High School Football Player that season …

A new model for a 14-team College Football Playoff field is being heavily discussed among athletic administrators. A “3-3-2-2-1” format, which would go into effect in 2026, would give three automatic bids to the Big Ten and SEC, two such bids to the ACC and Big 12, and one to the highest-ranked Group of Five team. The three remaining at-large …