College Football

In December of 2017, Chip Kelly was the hottest name on the college football coaching market — and what a market it was. Florida wanted him. Tennessee made an offer. Nebraska checked in. Arizona State was intrigued. But Kelly, fresh off head coaching stints with two different NFL teams, wanted UCLA for his much-anticipated return to college football. He wanted …

Moeller’s athletic signing class for February, 2024, from left: Ethan Page (football, Lake Erie College), Kyler Paul (football, Dayton), Preston Smith (football, Mount Union), Nick Monahan (football, Bryant), Talan DeBruler (lacrosse, Mercyhurst), Brennen Hickey (lacrosse, Cleveland State), Noah Smith (Belmont Abbey College, lacrosse). Anyone who was at Piqua High School’s Alexander Stadium Nov. 25 had reason to be worried about …

Feb. 9—BLOOMING GROVE — Noah Hutchison, who played all over the field for Blooming Grove’s Lions, signed a letter of intent, accepting a football scholarship from Hardin-Simmons on Wednesday. They’re going to love him at Hardin-Simmons, but Blooming Grove may need an SUV full of players to replace him. Hutchison played everywhere on the field for the Lions as a …

Chip Kelly is stepping down as UCLA’s head football coach, the school announced Friday. Hired in 2018 after four seasons as an NFL head coach, Kelly ends his tenure with a 34-34 record overall and 26-26 mark in Pac-12 play. Kelly is expected to become Ohio State’s offensive coordinator, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. He will replace Bill O’Brien, …

The coaching carousel chairs never seem to stop turning in college football. It’s February 9, yet coaches are taking other jobs as if its the middle of bowl season. The latest changes are significant to Wisconsin and the rest of the Big Ten landscape. First, Ohio State offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien took the Boston College opening. Then, surprisingly, it’s reported …

While National Signing Day was relatively quiet for most programs in college football, that was certainly not the case for Texas A&M and new head coach Mike Elko. He was tasked with holding the 2024 recruiting class together following Jimbo Fisher’s dismissal, and he was able to do so with a class that is No. 18 in the 247Sports team …

With all the football coaching changes going on for 2024 at every level, high school, college and professional, then toss in transfer portals, and it’s all whirring around in one’s mind. Two changes at the college level involve Lake View grads, who have now found new coaching spots after coaching together at the University of Mississippi. Sterlin Gilbert has now …

The UConn football program is set to hire Matt Brock as its defensive coordinator, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported on X Friday morning. The defensive coordinator at Mississippi State last year, Brock joins UConn’s coaching staff in its third season under head coach Jim Mora. The program did not fill the defensive coordinator role after Lou Spanos, who held the position …

Bill O’Brien won’t be making a Penn State football reunion stop this fall, after all. Less than a month after deciding to lead Ohio State’s offense — and being scheduled to coach in Beaver Stadium for the first time in more than a decade — O’Brien has bolted to lead another college program. He’s going back to his hometown, as …

A lot of things have changed over the last few years in the world of college football, and things are going to continue to change rapidly going forward. The most immediate difference that we will see in 2024 is the new-look conferences across the nation, where conference realignment has landed schools like California and Stanford in the Atlantic Coast Conference, …

Former Stanford tight end Benjamin Yurosek is transferring to Georgia following a four-year career with the Cardinal. Yurosek, who is the No. 6 tight end in 247Sports’ transfer rankings, is a huge get for the Bulldogs, who needed an experienced tight end to replace star and expected first-round NFL Draft pick Brock Bowers.  “Obviously Georgia has the best of both …

The Oregon Ducks have played their final football game as a member of the Pac-12. And the next time the teams put on their shoulder pads, they’ll wear a Big Ten emblem on the right side of their jerseys. The Ducks’ move to the Big Ten has been official for several months now, but there are still things that will …

Former Stanford Cardinal senior tight end Benjamin Yurosek has announced that he is transferring to the Georgia Bulldogs. Georgia’s tight end room is looking very deep for the 2024 season with Yurosek, Oscar Delp, Lawson Luckie, and Pearce Spurlin. Benjamin Yurosek, who has over 1,000 career receiving yards, visited Georgia’s campus on the weekend of Jan. 13, per a report. …

The upcoming college football season will be bringing many changes for the Florida Gators both on the field and off. Following their third-straight losing season, there are plenty of adjustments that need to be made. Among those are four members of the team’s 2024 roster who will be taking on new roles in the new year. In fact, it is …

Georgia football isn’t done adding to its roster for the 2024 season. The Bulldogs went to the transfer portal for its seventh scholarship newcomer in Stanford tight end Benjamin Yurosek. He told ESPN.com Friday that he’s committed to Georgia which lost All-American tight end Brock Bowers to the NFL. Yurosek said he’s looking forward to playing in the SEC. “Obviously …