Oklahoma’s Billy Bowman Jr. (2) runs on to the field before the college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the University of Central Florida Knights at Gaylord Family Oklahoma-Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Oct., 21, 2023. Preseason [autotag]watch list[/autotag] season rolls right along this summer, as we count down the days to the beginning of the …
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OC Derrick Nix wants more ‘explosive plays’ from Auburn offense
Auburn Tigers offensive coordinator Derrick Nix during practice at Woltosz Football Performance Center in Auburn, Ala., on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. The Ole Miss Rebels did not become one of college football’s top offenses by playing with a slow tempo. New offensive coordinator [autotag]Derrick Nix[/autotag], who spent the previous 16 seasons with the Rebels, has been coached several high-octane offenses …
Read More »Michigan Wolverines are defending national champions … who ran outlaw program | Oller
Michigan is the defending national champion in college football. The Wolverines also are an outlaw program. Two things can be true at once. No one can fictionalize UM’s title. Even if the college football police try to confiscate the trophy – and they won’t – Wolverines fans know the Maize and Blue defeated four consecutive ranked opponents last season, and …
Read More »Preview: After state finals appearance, NorthWood football is a ‘hungry team’ in 2024
NAPPANEE — In some ways, the expectations around the NorthWood football team heading into the 2024 season mimic that of 2017. Seven years ago, the Panthers were coming off a 14-1 season that ended with a loss in the Class 4A state championship game to Indianapolis Cathedral. It was a senior-laden team with a quarterback in Trey Bilinski that set …
Read More »From NCAA Division III to the Big Ten: The unlikely rise of UCLA’s Luke Schuermann
Luke Schuermann often gets “the look” whenever he mentions his last football stop. It can be a quizzical expression or a blank stare based on the level of knowledge of the words just spoken. Johns Hopkins? Wait, give me a second. Oh, you mean the school known for producing renowned journalists, doctors and scientists? That’s right. That one. Among its …
Read More »Defensive tackle Hutmacher named to Chuck Bednarik Award watch list
Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports The Nebraska football 2024 season is drawing closer, and more players are being named to award watchlists. The most recent is Nebraska defensive tackle Nash Hutmacher, who was named to the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List on Monday. The Bednarik Award is presented annually to the outstanding defensive player in college football. Hutmacher helped anchor a …
Read More »Nashville area high school football is back! Here’s your guide to the 2024 TSSAA season
The Tennessee high school football season is almost underway. The Tennessean has assembled its guide to the TSSAA football 2024 season with wall-to-wall coverage of Nashville area programs, from top players to top teams and top games. We’ll keep you updated during the season with unmatched coverage, from in-depth stories, to photos, video, top performers and expert analysis. If you …
Read More »Vote for the top Oklahoma high school linebacker entering 2024 OSSAA football season
The Oklahoman recently ranked the top linebackers heading into the 2024 Oklahoma high school football season, and now the fans have a chance to have their voices heard. The Oklahoman’s poll for the state’s best high school linebacker is now live and will be available until noon Monday. Cast your vote and check out all of our coverage heading into another OSSAA football …
Read More »Georgia drops in SEC recruiting rankings after recent decommitment
SEC logo seen during SEC Media Days at the Hyatt Regency in Hoover, Ala., Monday, July 19, 2021. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.] Sec Media Days The Georgia Bulldogs have lost a commitment from four-star defensive line recruit Christian Garrett. Garrett’s decommitment stings for the Bulldogs because he was Georgia’s top ranked defensive line commitment. Now, Georgia has 22 total commitments …
Read More »10 college football freshman ready to make an instant impact this season
For all the hoopla around the transfer portal, traditional recruiting remains the biggest key to winning national championships. And while it can often take two or more years for teams to see the full benefit of a single recruiting class, several Bowl Subdivision programs are set for an immediate boost from prospects signed last winter. That includes some of the …
Read More »Ohio high school football 2024 | Top 10 Canton-area two-way players to watch
As we prepare for the start of the 2024 Ohio high school football season, we’re breaking down the top players by position. Throughout the preseason, we’re ranking the top 10 Greater Canton quarterbacks, running backs, receivers/tight ends, offensive linemen, defensive linemen, linebackers, defensive backs, specialists and two-way players. Today, we look at the top 10 two-way players, starting with a …
Read More »High school football in the South Bend area: complete coverage of the 2024 season
SOUTH BEND — Every high school football season is exciting, and 2024 should be no different for the South Bend area. Plenty of new stars will be born. Postseason titles will be won. Can the area get its first Indiana state champion in nearly two decades? All of that will unfold from August until Thanksgiving weekend in November. Looking back …
Read More »Changes for 2 legendary Shore football coaches who’ve stepped away: ‘It’s OK. It’s good.’
It’s a void in the Shore Conference football coaching universe the likes of which have never been seen before, with Middletown South’s Steve Antonucci and Shore Regional’s Mark Costantino stepping away from the sideline this season, taking 430 career wins and 10 sectional titles with them. So while the league resettles with 10 programs featuring new coaches as summer camps …
Read More »11 for 11: Juniors to watch for in Escambia, Santa Rosa counties entering 2024 football season
The class of 2026 has some bright spots as far as football players in the Pensacola area. A handful of them have already caught the eyes of college scouts, and have a considerable amount of Division I offers. Some of those players have also found themselves among the best juniors in the nation, with a few on the Top 300 …
Read More »Curt Cignetti has settled on a QB. But that’s not most important news of IU football camp.
BLOOMINGTON – Indiana apparently emerged from its first preseason scrimmage with greater clarity at quarterback. Whether it was needed is debatable, but Curt Cignetti’s pronouncement that Ohio transfer Kurtis Rourke “separated himself pretty significantly” over the weekend provided on Monday the kind of water-cooler fodder that trades as good as gold this time of year. It was not the most …
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