The best player in Memphis football history is now immortalized in the College Football Hall of Fame. DeAngelo Williams was officially inducted into the hall of fame at a ceremony Tuesday night in Las Vegas. Williams, a running back who played for the Tigers from 2002-2005, went into the hall of fame in a 22-person class that also included Reggie …
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2023 All-SEC football team: Conference champ Alabama out front with eight first-team selections from coaches
The SEC released its coaches All-SEC team on Tuesday, and it is loaded with talented players from across the conference. LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels earned first-team honors at quarterback after a sensational season that has him on the brink of winning the Heisman Trophy. Daniels had 3,812 yards passing, 1,134 yards rushing and accounted for 50 touchdowns (40 passing, 10 …
Read More »UNM ‘targeting’ Bronco Mendenhall as next head football coach. Here’s what we know.
Dec. 5—Per a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel, New Mexico is targeting Bronco Mendenhall to be their next head coach. Mendenhall, 57, compiled a 135-81 record over 17 seasons as a head coach at BYU and Virginia. The Alpine, Utah native and Oregon State graduate also served as UNM’s defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach under former head coach Rocky …
Read More »Osceola’s Jalen Bell had 6 interceptions this season, but no offers
There is really only one thing a college football recruiter needs to know about Jalen Bell. The senior linebacker/safety at Osceola High had an impressive six interceptions this season and he’s ranked in the top 20 among the state leaders, according to MaxPreps. Couple that with Bell’s size (6-foot-2, 190 pounds) and I would think any college recruiter would be …
Read More »Penn State’s Chop Robinson opts out of Peach Bowl, declares for the NFL draft
Dec. 5—Penn State defensive end Chop Robinson, who made a huge impact in his two seasons with the Nittany Lions, announced Tuesday on social media that he’s declaring for the 2024 NFL draft. The 6-3, 254-pound Robinson has been projected to be a first-round pick. He said he will not play against Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl Jan. 1 …
Read More »New Mexico targeting Bronco Mendenhall: Lobos looking to make splash hire with veteran coach, per report
USATSI Bronco Mendenhall is in line for a return to coaching with New Mexico targeting the former Virginia and BYU coach for its opening, according to ESPN. Mendenhall, 57, has been out of the profession the past two seasons after resigning following his sixth year leading the Cavaliers. New Mexico moved on from ex-coach Danny Gonzales after he posted an …
Read More »Former UNM offensive coordinator Bryant Vincent hired to coach Louisiana-Monroe
Dec. 5—Former New Mexico offensive coordinator Bryant Vincent has been hired to coach the University of Louisiana-Monroe, the school announced on Tuesday. Vincent, 58, is set to replace former Warhawks head coach Terry Bowden. Bowden was fired on Nov. 26 after a 2-10 regular season. “We are fired up to welcome coach Bryant Vincent to our Warhawk family and lead …
Read More »Bo Nix wins the 2023 Campbell Trophy for nations’ best scholar-athlete
One thing that Dan Lanning has made a point of during his time at Oregon is making sure that the players who are on his team not only are great players, but great men, as well. It’s not something that is unique to Lanning, but we’ve seen him emphasize it a ton over the past couple of years. There may …
Read More »Why Southwind sophomore QB Kelvin Perkins, already Mr. Football, might just be getting started
NASHVILLE — It didn’t take Jerome Griffin long to notice a special player in his program. The Southwind football coach saw Kelvin Perkins throw a flat spiral 20 yards his freshman season and knew he would be his starting quarterback one day. “When we got to the fifth game of the freshman season, I thought he was ready to move …
Read More »West Virginia was more than happy to take the SEC’s spot in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl
Dec. 5—MORGANTOWN — The Charlotte Sports Foundation was in a tough spot on Sunday. The CSF has contracts for teams in the ACC and SEC to play in its Duke’s Mayo Bowl in Charlotte, NC ; however, the SEC did not have enough bowl-eligible teams to fulfill its contracts this season and the ACC took a long time to decide …
Read More »On All-Pac-12 teams, WSU edge Brennan Jackson makes second team, among four other WSU honorees
Dec. 5—PULLMAN — Like he did during much of his swan song season at Washington State, edge rusher Brennan Jackson led the Cougars in the All-Pac-12 awards. Jackson landed on the second-team defense, the only WSU player to make an all-conference team. Four others — quarterback Cam Ward, edge Ron Stone Jr., wide receiver Lincoln Victor and safety Jaden Hicks …
Read More »With new college football subdivision proposal, NCAA finally admits its amateurism model is dead
LAS VEGAS — If there is a college athletics revolution in the near future, the NCAA is now admitting it wants to be part of it. In a letter sent to membership Tuesday, NCAA president Charlie Baker proposed sweeping changes to his association’s amateurism model that would essentially create pay for play between schools and athletes. Baker proposed a new …
Read More »Ohio State roster in flux like never before
Dec. 5—COLUMBUS — How much will Ohio State’s roster change between now and the 2024 season-opener against Akron? Probably very much, but at this point it might be harder to say with certainty at this time than any year before. Coach Ryan Day’s team had seven senior starters, but only two of them (safety Josh Proctor and right guard Matt …
Read More »Texas A&M DL LT Overton plans to enter transfer portal: Former five-star was No. 17 overall prospect in 2022
USATSI Texas A&M defensive lineman and former five-star recruit LT Overton plans to enter the transfer portal, 247Sports reports. Ranked as the No. 17 overall prospect in the 2022 class by 247Sports, Overton originally chose the Aggies over Oklahoma, Georgia, Oregon and a host of other offers. 247Sports scouting analyst Gabe Brooks had high praise for Overton as a high …
Read More »Ohio State quarterback Devin Brown posts cryptic photo on social media
Ohio State football has seen over 10 players enter the transfer portal since the window opened on Monday, one of them being starting quarterback Kyle McCord. The expectation for the Cotton Bowl was that the Buckeyes would play Devin Brown and true freshman Lincoln Kienholz, as both the backups got some run during the regular season. It seemed like the …
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