College Football

There was a moment of concern in Corey Flagg’s mind. Flagg’s recruitment to Missouri football began with a connection to Blake Baker. The then-MU defensive coordinator recruited and coached Flagg while he was an assistant at Miami. The linebacker and the coach both hail from Houston, Texas. So, after entering the transfer portal and hearing from Missouri, Flagg opted to …

The SEC lost one of the greatest college football coaches of all-time when Alabama’s Nick Saban retired after last season. But the conference also added a couple of heralded coaches in Texas’ Steve Sarkisian and new Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer. With those significant changes, the timing is right to rank SEC coaches. Here goes: Kirby Smart: He’s not just the …

Aug. 10—*** On Friday afternoon, I was a guest on WDWS’ “SportsTalk.” Before my segment, host Scott Beatty shared the story about Jim Harbaugh being Michigan’s honorary captain for the Aug. 31 home game against Fresno State. I thought Beatty was joking. Over the years, I have used the terms “goofball” and “weird” to describe Harbaugh, But nothing ever that …

Florida Gators tight end Arlis Boardingham (8) celebrates a fourth quarter touchdown against Vanderbilt at Steve Spurrier Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, October 7, 2023. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun] Florida Gators redshirt-sophomore tight end [autotag]Arlis Boardingham[/autotag] earned a spot on the John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List. The award recognizes college football’s most outstanding tight …

After saying Thursday that the defense had outshone the offense early in fall camp, coach Mario Cristobal said the offense had the better day in the team’s first scrimmage on Saturday. “Defense has been getting after them and knocking them around all week, and today the offense countered in a big-time way,” Cristobal said in an in-house interview posted on …

EVANSVILLE — Another high school football season has arrived. Welcome to your headquarters for all matters concerning Southwestern Indiana football, a collection of Courier & Press coverage from the 2024 season. Here, you’ll find links to all stories all season from the Evansville area, including more than two dozen preseason previews and our content from each week. We’ll update this …

With three weeks to go before the season opener, Jeff Monken said his Army football team is right where he expected them to be. The players donned the full pads just a few days ago and Saturday was an opportunity for a first organized scrimmage on a warm August afternoon under nearly perfect skies. The Black Knights utilized four quarterbacks …

ARLINGTON, TX – SEPTEMBER 27: Johnny Manziel #2 of the Cleveland Browns reacts after receiving his Aggie Ring during half time of the Southwest Classic at AT&T Stadium on September 27, 2014 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) The Texas A&M football season is approaching soon, and fans are planning their game-day trips to Aggieland. Like most sporting …

Alabama football held its first scrimmage of the fall on Saturday. It was Alabama’s first time back at Bryant-Denny Stadium since A-Day in what coach Kalen DeBoer said was the team’s biggest scrimmage heading into the fall. “It’s good to be out there, scrimmage one in the stadium,” DeBoer said following the scrimmage. “Good to be in your surroundings and …

Georgia football coach Kirby Smart landed a helicopter at Douglass High in Atlanta when Jontae Gilbert was a sophomore, his coach remembered. Things heated up between Gilbert and the Bulldogs this year with Donte Williams and Travaris Robinson now coaching the defensive backs. “They built the relationship back with him,” said Douglass coach Stanley Pritchett, a nine-year NFL fullback who …

BATON ROUGE – Blake Baker doesn’t want any poodles. Poodles are show dogs. Poodles prance when they walk. Poodles are prim and proper. The new LSU football defensive coordinator, tasked with fixing a unit that statistically had one of its worst seasons in recent memory last season, has been looking for players on his defense who have personal accountability as …

Offensive lineman Kamryn Waites, defensive lineman Kamran James and true freshman cornerback Cormani McClain were among players in black jerseys who did not go through warmups before the first Florida football fall camp scrimmage on Saturday. Also not participating was Florida Gators sophomore tight end Gavin Hill, who was spotted on the sidelines in a sling during Saturday’s pre-scrimmage warmups. …

Vanderbilt football cornerback Mark Davis is out for the season with an Achilles injury, coach Clark Lea announced Saturday. Davis was a transfer from Southern Illinois after previously spending three seasons at Buffalo. In 2023 he was an honorable mention selection in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Before a single game is played, the Commodores have taken a massive hit …

Sep 3, 2022; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies offensive lineman Reuben Fatheree II (76) carries the flag as he runs out prior to the game against the Sam Houston State Bearkats at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports If you’re getting, as the kids say, “the feels” knowing that the 2024 college football season is just …

Aug. 10—PULLMAN — Last summer, when Ethan O’Connor arrived on Washington State’s campus, he felt untouchable. A highly-touted cornerback, who at one point held offers from the likes of Alabama and Georgia, O’Connor expected to start immediately and take the jobs held by the Cougars’ most seasoned players. “Like, no, that’s not how it works,” O’Connor said. Before long, O’Connor …