College Football

Penn State’s 2025 recruiting class just got stronger, as four-star defensive lineman Yvan Kemajou announced his commitment to the Nittany Lions on Wednesday afternoon. The Nittany Lions offered Kemajou a scholarship in December of 2023, and he has made his way to campus many times since then. The Paint Branch High School (Burtonsville, Maryland) product was back in Happy Valley …

The Michigan football program received a notice of Allegations from the NCAA last December in regards to allegations of impermissible contact with recruits within the department during the COVID-19 dead period in 2021; those details are now public. An 11-page notice of allegations (NOA) was recently released by U-M with a handful of redactions − which removed all staffers named …

Paul Finebaum, radio and ESPN television personality, gets ready to speak on television near activities outside the Superdome, before of the College Football Playoff National Championship game in New Orleans Monday, January 13, 2020. Pregame Fans Clemson Lsu Football Cfp National Championship New Orleans took another shot unintended consequences of the 12-team College Football Playoff RELATED Opinion: Dabo Swinney is …

MADISON − No one can stop talking about this video game. On July 19, game developer Electronic Arts released EA College Football 25, a continuation of the beloved NCAA Football video game franchise. The last installment, NCAA 14, came out 11 years ago. Now, with student-athletes able to profit off their name, image and likeness, the game makes a triumphant …

Quarterback Nico Iamaleava will be able to hear Tennessee football coaches talk to him through a helmet earpiece this season. Coach Josh Heupel developed UT’s offense, and offensive coordinator Joey Halzle helps operate it. They share play-calling duties. So that raises an obvious question: Which coach will talk to Iamaleava? “Offensively, Joey (Halzle) and myself,” Heupel said after UT’s first …

Thoughts of becoming a coach crossed Danny O’Brien’s mind periodically while he was playing hockey, basketball and football at the youth level, first in Minnesota and then in North Carolina. But O’Brien didn’t seriously consider coaching as a profession until after he had committed to Maryland 15 years ago. “I’ll never forget it,” O’Brien said. “I got my first playbook. …

Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel and senior college sports reporter Ross Dellenger are joined by Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde to discuss the appropriate punishment for Michigan’s sign-stealing scandal and what the school would prefer. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript …

The Holy Cross football team opens training camp Thursday, and the Crusaders will usher in a new era under first-year HC coach Dan Curran. Holy Cross hired Curran, who spent the last 11 seasons as the coach at Merrimack, to succeed Bob Chesney in December. In six seasons at Holy Cross, Chesney guided the Crusaders to five straight Patriot League …

ORLANDO — UCF generated plenty of buzz, and plenty of praise, for its work in the transfer portal this offseason. Chris Hummer (247Sports) and Pete Nakos (On3 Sports) each declared the Knights a winner for their efforts to patch short-term holes and acquire young talent to build a roster that can realistically contend in the Big 12. Head coach Gus …

South Dakota State’s Adam Bock yells in victory after the team’s win in the FCS semifinals against Delaware on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Dana J. Dykhouse stadium in Brookings. South Dakota State linebacker Adam Bock was named to the 2024 Buck Buchanan Award Preseason Watch List Wednesday morning. Bock was a finalist for the Buchanan Award in 2021 and …

Jul. 31—CHAMPAIGN — Pick an activity, any activity. No matter what the task, it always goes better the second time around. And so it is for starting quarterbacks. Illinois’ Luke Altmyer followed Tommy DeVito at Illinois in 2023 with mixed results. He threw 13 touchdown passes, fine. He hit 65 percent of his attempts, solid. But he threw 10 interceptions …

By nature, football coaches are a nervous bunch. Good times — heck, good jobs — never last. Mistakes happen despite endless preparation, and the best-laid plans can come apart with the quickness of a turned ankle or twisted knee. So why was Texas offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Kyle Flood in such a good mood during his annual preseason meeting with …

Jul. 31—COLUMBUS — Ohio State opens preseason practice Thursday morning in what Buckeye fans hope will be a 2024 season to remember. When the Buckeyes take the field for the first time as a full squad since ending last season with a thud against Missouri in the Cotton Bowl, some fans will even be on hand to get a first …

There’s an elephant in the room at Jacksboro. Who is going to replace Lando Belcher at quarterback? The recent Jacksboro graduate is coming off one of the most prolific seasons ever produced by a signal-caller from the Wichita Falls area, passing for 4,319 yards and 42 TDs. The short answer is a competition between junior Wyatt Gavit and senior move-in …

July was another busy month of recruiting as teams across the country loaded up with important commitments. Here is a look at 10 programs that stood out most during the month. MORE GORNEY: Recruiting is fun again in the state of Alabama | Interview with Jackson Cantwell’s coach ***** CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State …