College Football

Michigan football’s identity for nearly a decade under former coach Jim Harbaugh was that of a physical team. It seems that hasn’t exactly changed under his predecessor, Sherrone Moore, who coordinated the offense that embodied that mentality last season and has carried a years-long mantra of “smash.” While the offensive line generally leads that charge, perhaps the only person on …

Four years into his Georgia Bulldogs career, one Georgia wide receiver has been garnering a lot of buzz regarding his development this spring. Arian Smith has reportedly developed his skillset to a new level this spring, and coupled with his experience, he could be one of the top weapons for quarterback Carson Beck in 2024. Kirby Smart recently commented on …

EAST LANSING — The “No-Fly Zone” ethos of Michigan State football’s past secondary units crashed and burned the past few years under Mel Tucker. Defensive backs went from jamming receivers at the line of scrimmage under Mark Dantonio’s press quarters man defense to walking sometimes 5 to 10 yards backward pre-snap in Tucker and former coordinator Scottie Hazelton’s 4-2-5 scheme …

CLEMSON – On Friday, the eve of Clemson’s Orange and White spring football game, Clemson linebacker Jamal Anderson offered a foreshadowing of what was to unfold. “I talked to my dad and I was like, ‘I’m going to get a pick-6 and I’m going to do the Dirty Bird,’ ” Anderson said. That prediction came to fruition Saturday at Memorial …

Florida football defensive tackle Cam Jackson was an effective run stuffer inside for the Gators in 2023 with 32 tackles and half of a tackle for loss in 11 games. The 6-foot-6 Jackson also used this wingspan to his advantage with two pass breakups last season for the Florida Gators. But after a season with no sacks, Jackson decided he …

Georgia football bolstered its wide receiving corps this winter with the addition of three transfers from Power Five programs including Miami’s Colbie Young. The Binghamton, N.Y., native was third on the Hurricanes in catches and third in targets, but one of his former teammates thinks there was more that the rising senior could have offered. “We used him a lot …

BLOOMINGTON – The transfer portal has changed opportunities for athletes who weren’t recruited highly as high schoolers. Players who were overlooked in high school or improved rapidly in college have the chance to transfer up to a higher level. In the case of Indiana wide receiver Elijah Sarratt, he’s transferring to a higher level for the second year in a …

Kole Briehler is a workout warrior, the Rutgers football recruit showing why he is an in-demand recruit with a strong offer list. One of those programs that has offered Briehler is Rutgers. The defensive lineman from The Hun School (Princeton, New Jersey) was recently on campus in early February. The class of 2025 recruit has offers from Boston College, Duke, …

Paul Finebaum was recently a guest on “That SEC Podcast” and the ESPN college football commentator discussed how the SEC went back on its word to Texas A&M Athletics by allowing the University of Texas to join the conference. “They felt that they had been promised Texas would never come in and they were promised Texas would never come in, …

Oregon offensive lineman Jackson Powers-Johnson (58) and quarterback Bo Nix watch a replay from the sidelines during game against Portland State Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in Eugene, Ore. Johnson-Powers, a Corner Canyon High product, is projected to be a first-round NFL draft pict this spring. | Andy Nelson, Associated Press With little fanfare, Utah has become a relevant player in …

Last weekend, Texas A&M hosted another long list of 2025 prospects amid spring practices, and just two weeks away from the Aggies’ Maroon & White spring game on Saturday, April 20. Less than five months away from the start of head coach Mike Elko’s inaugural season, the former Duke head coach who holds close ties to the program during his …

As the Texas Longhorns head to the SEC, many are still discussing the blockbuster move. One SEC college football analyst thinks the program made its decision based on its in-state rival. Paul Finebaum of the SEC Network opined on That SEC Podcast that the Longhorns joined the SEC after seeing the Texas A&M Aggies succeed in the conference. The way …

Kyle Godfrey’s decision to step down as head coach of the Apple Valley football team was a tough one to make, but also quite simple. Godfrey, a father of four, mulled the decision and was at ease stepping away knowing who his replacement would be. After joining Frank Pulice’s coaching staff at Apple Valley in 2004, Robert Meras has been …

The move of one coach usually causes a chain reaction and that is the case with Arizona State wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator Ra’Shaad Samples heading to Oregon, where he will assume the role of running backs coach and assistant head coach under Dan Lanning. Samples, 29, fills a void that occurred after Carlos Locklyn left for Ohio …

The Big 12 football head coaching landscape will look quite different next season with Arizona’s Brent Brenna, Arizona State’s Kenny Dillingham, Utah’s Kyle Whittingham and Colorado’s Deion Sanders all joining the conference. Additionally, former Tulane head coach Willie Fritz is now at Houston. Not including Texas’ Steve Sarkisian and Oklahoma’s Brent Venables, who are both headed to the SEC, the …