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The Gophers football program does not yet have a commitment for its 2025 recruiting class, but it already has a pledge for 2026. The U offered a scholarship in January to Andrew Trout, an athletic and menacing offensive lineman from ROCORI High School in Cold Spring, Minn. He committed by the end of last month. For next year’s class, it’s …

With the conclusion of National Signing Day last week, the 2024 recruiting cycle is complete, as every program is focused on spring football and building their respective 2025 cycle heading into the summer. Looking deeper into the vast and complicated recruiting world, it seems that, on the surface, head coaches receive more credit for landing top prospects than the staff …

Editor’s note: Long-time Calallen coach Steve Campbell recently announced his retirement after more than 40 years with the district. It is with mixed feelings that I have decided to retire from the career that I was born to do. I have had an unprecedented career in coaching. Forty-two years of coaching is a long time, but I have had the greatest …

The Auburn Tigers did not have ample opportunity to prove themselves last weekend during the Tiger Invitational due to rain delays altering their schedule. The Tigers played just three games as the remaining two games on the slate were canceled due to heavy rain in the area. Auburn dropped its first game to Virginia Tech and tied the Hokies one …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to The College Football Enquirer Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde kick off the podcast breaking down the coaching turnover that took place over the last few days at UCLA. It all started when UCLA head coach Chip Kelly decided to take the open offensive coordinator position at …

The Texas Longhorns are about to provide highly skilled players to several NFL franchises. After the Longhorns sent 11 players to the NFL Scouting Combine it seems apparent that draft day could produce an impressive class for Texas following a College Football Playoff season. The 11 players Texas sends will include defensive tackle Byron Murphy, tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders, wide …

ESPN and the College Football Playoff have agreed to a massive new rights deal that will keep the postseason format on the network through the 2031 season, according to a report from The Athletic. ESPN and the playoff originally agreed in 2012 to a 12-year deal worth $5.64 billion, or roughly $470 million annually. That agreement expires after the 2025 …

Chip Kelly’s departure from UCLA last Friday to become the offensive coordinator at Ohio State marked the fourth time since the end of the season that a head coach willingly left a highly-paid position to do something other than lead a college football program. It has led to a chorus of hand-wringing about the state of the sport, speculation about …

If you think Jackson Arnold is going to win the Heisman in 2024, now is the time to bet on it. You probably won’t see the odds this low again if he has the season you think he’s going to have. Arnold is heading into his first year as the starting quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners. The sophomore quarterback showed …

The 2024 version of the LSU Tigers is still almost a month away from beginning spring practice, but with signing day and the initial transfer portal window behind us, we now have a pretty good idea of how rosters will look next fall. It’s been a surprisingly eventful offseason so far as the college coaching carousel continued to spin well …

All-America offensive lineman Cooper Beebe is one of four former Kansas State football players invited to the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine, according to a list released Tuesday by the league. Other former Wildcats slated to participate in the four-day event, scheduled for Feb. 29 to March 3 at Lucas Oli Stadium in Indianapolis, are tight end Ben Sinnott, offensive tackle …

Another year, another large group of SEC football players are headed to the NFL Combine. The NFL on Tuesday announced its 321 invitees for the 2024 NFL Combine, 74 of whom (23%) played in the conference. That includes LSU’s 2023 Heisman Trophy winning-quarterback, Jayden Daniels, Georgia tight end Brock Bowers, LSU receiver Malik Nabers and Alabama edge rusher Dallas Turner. …

The NFL has announced that 321 players were invited to participate in the 2024 Scouting Combine. The Combine begins on February 26 and continues through March 4. Indianapolis will once again serve as the host, with on-field workouts at Lucas Oil Stadium. Here is the full list of players invited: QUARTERBACKS Jayden Daniels, LSUSam Hartman, Notre DameDevin Leary, KentuckyDrake Maye, …

The 2021 coaching cycle brought massive shake-ups to the sport. Brian Kelly departing Notre Dame to take over at LSU, with Marcus Freeman stepping up in his place, was one of the headliners. Following the move, there was a lot of talk about recruiting. Kelly felt he could amass better talent in the state of Louisiana, while Notre Dame fans were …

Michigan football may have lost all of its defensive staff, with defensive coordinator Jesse Minter, defensive line coach Mike Elston, and secondary coach Steve Clinkscale following Jim Harbaugh to the Los Angeles Chargers, while safeties coach Jay Harbaugh reuniting with Mike Macdonald as the latter takes over the Seattle Seahawks. But the Wolverines made a major coup managing to convince …