Everything will look anew in Ann Arbor in 2024 following the big national championship win this past season. Many of the star players from last year are gone, and it’s an entirely new coaching staff, led by former offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore. Only one on-field coaching staff member is in the same position as he was a year ago (wide …
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247Sports: Michigan football LB among nation’s ‘most ferocious’
Michigan football fans got well acquainted with former Nebraska linebacker Ernest Hausmann last year when he started laying licks on running backs. Though used in a reserve role, it was clear that he was the heir apparent to that being left behind by Junior Colson and Mike Barrett. But there’s another linebacker that fans aren’t quite as familiar with who …
Read More »Improving Cincinnati Bearcats secondary, a primary focus this spring
If all goes well, Cincinnati Bearcat fans should see fewer “torchings for touchdowns” in 2024. With two weeks left of spring football practice the new 3-3-5 defensive scheme is still a work in progress, but there’s a variety of talented football players and coaches dialed in learning the concepts. The idea of it came from trying to stop spread offenses …
Read More »Fact or Fiction: David Sanders will end up signing with Georgia
Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney is joined by national recruiting analyst Adam Friedman, Jed May of UGASports.com and Seth Berry of MaizeandBlueReview.com to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION. ***** MORE FACT OR FICTION: Oklahoma State will dominate the Big 12 CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | …
Read More »Former Bulldog linebacker named as player running out of opportunities
In the look ahead to the 2024 college football season, Bleacher Report recently compiled a list of players who were formerly top recruits who are running out of chances. Amongst the players listed was former Bulldog linebacker Xavian Sorey Jr. A five-star recruit in the class of 2021, Sorey earned snaps the rotation at linebacker last year for the Dawgs …
Read More »Recent Alabama commit enjoys recent visit to Auburn
Duke Johnson committed to Alabama on March 20. However, his recent pledge to Kalen DeBoer and the Crimson Tide did not stop him from paying a visit to Auburn over the weekend. Johnson, a four-star linebacker from Dodge County High School in Eastman, Georgia, visited Auburn over the weekend to watch a spring practice sessions as well as meet with …
Read More »Buford WR Jordan Allen visiting Georgia football
Class of 2025 wide receiver recruit Jordan Allen. Allen plays high school football for Buford High School in Buford, Georgia. Buford is one of the top high school programs in Georgia, so Allen competes against top notch competition. In addition to football, Jordan Allen also runs track at a high level. The 5-foot-8, 170-pound wide receiver has run a 10.9 …
Read More »UCLA spring practice five things to watch: Can anyone challenge Ethan Garbers?
UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers drops back to pass during a win over Coastal Carolina in September. Will Garbers maintain his spot as UCLA’s top quarterback this spring? (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times) UCLA football under Chip Kelly felt like a boardroom meeting, full of analytics and stuffy presentations and half-baked justifications for inadequate results. In the early going under DeShaun Foster, …
Read More »Class of 2026 offensive tackle Marlen Bright is offered by Rutgers football
Rutgers football officially joined what is an already crowded recruitment for New Jersey offensive lineman Marlen Bright. A class of 2026 offensive lineman from DePaul Catholic (Wayne, New Jersey), Bright pulled in an official Rutgers offer on Saturday while taking a visit for a spring practice. The 6-foot-6, 260-pound offensive tackle already holds offers from Boston College, Duke, Illinois, Penn …
Read More »Not just football: Alabama puts itself on the ‘big stage’ with Final Four appearance
LOS ANGELES — Alabama guard Rylan Griffen looked up at an imaginary wall and thought about all of the legendary athletes and teams that have been at Tuscaloosa. There’s Heisman Trophy winners. Hall of Famers. National champions. Now he and his teammates will be among those names for being responsible for Alabama achieving its first Final Four in school history. …
Read More »How did Bill Bedenbaugh, OU football rebuild offensive line? Start with transfer portal
NORMAN — One of OU football’s main concerns and head coach Brent Venables’ focuses entering the offseason was rebuilding the offensive line. With four veterans headed for the NFL — Tyler Guyton, McKade Mettauer, Andrew Raym and Walter Rouse — the Sooners were always going to be young at the position after 2023. But when talented freshman Cayden Green shockingly …
Read More »Rutgers football recruiting: Tariq Hayer announces an official visit in JUne
One of the top defensive players in the nation has locked in an official visit to Rutgers football this summer. Tariq Hayer, an elite-level safety, announced on Saturday that he will be taking a June visit to the Big Ten program. The announcement came just hours after Hayer had completed an unofficial visit to Rutgers. Hayer is a four-star safety …
Read More »Wisconsin schedules visit with top-ranked 2025 offensive tackle
Jack Lange, a four-star class of 2025 offensive tackle from Missouri, is set to visit the Wisconsin Badgers football team in Madison on May 31. The Badgers offered Lange in January. He’s the top-rated player at his position in Missouri while being ranked as the 11th-best offensive tackle in the country by 247Sports. Lange has set up four summer official …
Read More »Readers’ expectations for Tennessee football in 2024 tempered by road failures | Adams
Tennessee football will return most of their starters and could have a superstar at quarterback in Nico Iamaleava. So, I asked my literary contributors what their expectation are for the 2024 season. Shemp writes: They will lose one game they should have won as they have done almost every year going back to Bill Battle and Johnny Majors (army, duke, …
Read More »Adrian Martinez makes UFL debut
A former Nebraska quarterback made his debut in the United Football League on Saturday afternoon. Adrian Martinez and the Birmingham Stallions defeated the Arlington Renegades 27-14 in the opening game of the professional spring football season. Martinez was 2-for-6 passing for 26 yards and an interception in relief of starter Matt Corral. He would also have three rushing attempts for …
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