College Football

It has been a huge week for LSU commit Davhon Keys. Keys helped lead the Aledo Bearcats to back-to-back state championships with a 51-8 win over Smithson Valley in the 5A D1 state championship game in Texas. Keys won the award for MVP of the game as he finished the game with 12 tackles, two tackles for loss, and one …

The diminished position and status of Oregon State football in conference realignment has created an opportunity for other schools. With Oregon State being homeless in 2024 — no longer part of a Power Five conference due to the death of the Pac-12 and OSU’s inability to land a spot in the Big 12, Big Ten, or ACC — the Beavers …

New Mexico State coach Jerry Kill blasted the administration of rival New Mexico on Saturday night, alleging UNM did not want the Aggies practicing in their facilities leading up to the New Mexico Bowl. NMSU lost to Fresno State 37-10 in the bowl game, which was played at University Stadium on the New Mexico campus in Albuquerque.  New Mexico State …

Kyle McCord, the former Ohio State starting quarterback who entered the NCAA transfer portal earlier this month, is expected to commit to Syracuse. A report published by Syracuse.com late Saturday said McCord could make his commitment to the Orange as early as Sunday. He had been visiting the school this weekend. In one season as a starter for the Buckeyes, …

A Texas edge rusher has decommitted from Nebraska. Frisco Lonestar pass-rushing specialist Jaxon Lee made the announcement on social media on Saturday evening. “I sincerely thank Coach Rhule, Coach white, Coach Dvoracek, and Coach Cooper for the opportunity. At this time, I would like to decommit from Nebraska.” The class of 2024 recruit finished the year with 61 tackles, 24 …

The USC Trojans hadn’t made many pickups in the transfer portal heading into Saturday. Now, they might be gaining real momentum in changing and upgrading their 2024 roster. USC landed a commitment from Oregon State transfer linebacker Easton Mascarenas-Arnold on Saturday. With Oregon State being demoted to a program with a Mountain West schedule and reduced television exposure, coach Jonathan …

If you were going to identify a series of details and facts which prove that Lincoln Riley is truly serious about building a defense-first program at USC, you would come up with the facts we have in front of us. If a head coach whose failure to address the defensive side of the ball had truly had an epiphany, it …

On Saturday, Rutgers football became the latest offer for in-state wide receiver Nyqir Helton. Rutgers is now the fourth offer from a Power Five program for Helton. The offer was sent out while Helton was on an unofficial visit to Rutgers football that included watching Saturday’s practice as well as a tour of the facility. A 6-foot wide receiver from …

The writing was on the wall for Donte Williams at USC when Alex Grinch got fired in early November. Williams had to have known back then — nearly six weeks ago — that he was not going to be retained by Lincoln Riley. A new defensive coordinator was going to insist on a new defensive staff. USC was going to …

One of Penn State’s most consistent linebackers is heading off to the NFL, but he will play one final game in a Penn State uniform. Curtis Jacobs announced his intentions to enter the 2024 NFL draft following this year’s Peach Bowl. “My time here has been truly special and I will never forget it,” Jacobs said in a released statement …

In a stunning turn of events, the UCLA Bruins decided to retain Chip Kelly despite another underwhelming season. Quarterback Dante Moore hit the transfer portal, and questions are swirling in Westwood as the Bruins go to the Big Ten Conference in 2024. However, the Bruins ended the year with a 35-22 win over Boise State in the L.A. Bowl, just …

One of the top safeties in the 2025 recruiting class recently released his top five list of schools after his junior year ended. Faheem Delane is a 6-foot-2, 200-pound, four-star safety from Olney, Maryland, who plays high school football for Our Lady of Good Counsel. The Falcons won the 2023 Capital championship with a 7-0 win over DeMatha in the …

The USC defensive staff makeover continues. Donte Williams has left the program, which means the Trojans and Lincoln Riley needed a new defensive back coach. Riley needed to give D’Anton Lynn more high-quality help. Mission accomplished. You will notice that USC has hired an FCS head coach as a linebacker coach (Matt Entz from North Dakota State). Now the Trojans …

The Georgia Bulldogs have hired former USC Trojans defensive backs coach Donte Williams as the Dawgs’ latest defensive backs coach. Williams replaces Fran Brown, who served as Georgia’s defensive backs coach in 2023. Fran Brown is now the head coach at Syracuse. Brown has already added a few Georgia football transfers this offseason and is building an impressive roster at …

For weeks we have heard the message loud and clear from the SEC. “It Just Means More” is still the main theme for the conference, but we have been reminded constantly about the “New Era of SEC Football.” If you can still call it the SEC. Think about the league when I started in the newspaper business in 19** (I …