After a disastrous 2024 season that was largely due to incompetence on the offensive side of the football, Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables knew he needed to make some changes. The co-offensive coordinator trio of Seth Littrell, Joe Jon Finley and Kevin Johns no longer has control of the offense. Littrell was fired seven games into the season because …
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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – NOVEMBER 14: Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles hugs Brian Johnson, assistant head coach and offensive pass game coordinator of the Washington Commanders after the game at Lincoln Financial Field on November 14, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles won 26-18. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) When the Los Angeles Rams hired Sean McVay as their head …
Read More »2026 4-star DL out of Mississippi will take an official visit to Texas A&M in May
This month, Texas A&M’s recruiting visitors list has continued to grow. The summer months will feature a slew of talent from the 2026 cycle, including several blue-chip prospects on both sides of the ball. This week, it was revealed that five-star athlete Brandon Arrington and five-star safety Bralan Womack will make their way to College Station in early June. On …
Read More »10 early bold predictions for the 2025 Big Ten football season
The 2025 Big Ten football season is still more than six months from kicking off. While much is still to change before Week 1 arrives, that doesn’t mean it’s too early for season forecasts and projections. Since the end of the 2024 season, we’ve already ranked the Big Ten head coaches, ranked each program and outlined early game-by-game record predictions. …
Read More »SEC move to nine conference games may be final step in College Football Playoff expansion
It’s all coming together now, this ever-evolving process of paradigm change that college football has been pulled into. Like it or not. Want to blame someone for the mess of the last four years? Blame Texas and Oklahoma. Without two of the biggest programs in college football deciding in the summer of 2021 to light the fuse in search of …
Read More »Wisconsin football offers highly-touted class of 2027 running back
Wisconsin football extended an offer to highly-coveted class of 2027 running back Elijah Kimble on Thursday. Kimble, who already boasts a four-star ranking from Rivals, immediately scales Wisconsin’s 2027 running back offer sheet. He joins Kemon Spell (Penn State) and Brayden Tyson (undecided) as the other four-star players at his position to receive an offer from Luke Fickell’s program at …
Read More »How David Boren shaped OU athletics, from hire of Joe Castiglione to Big 12 expansion
Some university presidents are hesitant to wade into the muddy waters of college athletics. That was not David Boren. Boren, who died Thursday at 83, was a powerful force in shaping Sooner athletics in his almost 24 years as OU’s president. Here are some of the most impactful decisions he made on the athletics side: More: David Boren, former representative, …
Read More »Ohio State football makes official hirings of new coordinators, position coaches
Ohio State made official on Thursday a series of football coaching hires and promotions, including Matt Patricia as defensive coordinator and Brian Hartline as offensive coordinator. “Brian did some of his best coaching this past season,” OSU coach Ryan Day said in a statement. “His loyalty and patience are going to pay off, and I think he’s going to be …
Read More »Calvary Day athletic signings: See where eight Cavaliers will be playing in college
The Calvary Day Athletic Department held off on holding athletic signings in December and earlier this month in February so the standout athletes at the school could share the moment together with the Cavalier community. The idea worked out well as eight athletes celebrated their signings in a ceremony on campus on Thursday. The headliners included Thomas Blackshear, the star …
Read More »Balancing Notre Dame football’s commitment to analytics with the ‘magic of coaching’
SOUTH BEND — A full month has passed since Notre Dame football’s 34-23 loss to Ohio State in the CFP national championship game, but some continue to second-guess Marcus Freeman’s fourth-quarter calculations amid a furious comeback that fell short. Rob Ash is not among them. As director of coaching development for Championship Analytics, which counts Notre Dame among its 100 …
Read More »‘All the resources needed’ for Purdue football to succeed brought DBs coach from Memphis
WEST LAFAYETTE — Charles Clark was comfortable at Memphis. He was the Tigers’ associate head coach and Memphis won four bowl games in five seasons during his tenure coaching the program’s defensive backs. Clark gave up that post under Ryan Satterfield to join Barry Odom’s Purdue football staff. He now leads a group that has no returning starters, but is …
Read More »Michigan football OC Chip Lindsey talks plan for QB, from Bryce Underwood to Mikey Keene
A new Michigan football season is on the horizon and with it comes the same No. 1 question as every offseason. Who is going to play quarterback? After a year of turmoil at the position in Ann Arbor that saw the Wolverines go from former walk-on Davis Warren, to an unproven-passer in Alex Orji, to the oft-injured Jack Tuttle (he …
Read More »‘My family drives everything’: Why Travis Wray resigned as Eastern Greene football coach
(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.) Travis Wray is calling a timeout. How long it lasts is anyone’s guess. The Eastern Greene football coach announced on social media Thursday afternoon that he is stepping down and that includes his teaching position. He noted that he might still find himself on a sideline again, even this …
Read More »Ranking each Big Ten team’s projected tight end starter in 2025
Earlier this month, the Oregon Ducks announced the date for the annual spring scrimmage, which will take place on April 26 at 1 p.m. in Autzen Stadium. While this information is important for Duck fans and their spring vacation plans, it’s also important for the college football calendar. It’s a turning of the page. We are no longer in the offseason, floating about while …
Read More »Miami Hurricanes quarterback Carson Beck’s luxury cars stolen overnight
New Miami Hurricanes quarterback Carson Beck had two cars, a Mercedes-Benz and a Lamborghini, stolen overnight on Thursday, the Miami-Dade Sheriffs Office public affairs department told the South Florida Sun Sentinel on Thursday. The theft, which was first reported by Andy Slater, was reported to the sheriff’s office at about 6 a.m., MDSO said. A UM spokesperson did not respond …
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