College Football

Duke Johnson committed to Alabama on March 20. However, his recent pledge to Kalen DeBoer and the Crimson Tide did not stop him from paying a visit to Auburn over the weekend. Johnson, a four-star linebacker from Dodge County High School in Eastman, Georgia, visited Auburn over the weekend to watch a spring practice sessions as well as meet with …

Class of 2025 wide receiver recruit Jordan Allen. Allen plays high school football for Buford High School in Buford, Georgia. Buford is one of the top high school programs in Georgia, so Allen competes against top notch competition. In addition to football, Jordan Allen also runs track at a high level. The 5-foot-8, 170-pound wide receiver has run a 10.9 …

UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers drops back to pass during a win over Coastal Carolina in September. Will Garbers maintain his spot as UCLA’s top quarterback this spring? (Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times) UCLA football under Chip Kelly felt like a boardroom meeting, full of analytics and stuffy presentations and half-baked justifications for inadequate results. In the early going under DeShaun Foster, …

Rutgers football officially joined what is an already crowded recruitment for New Jersey offensive lineman Marlen Bright. A class of 2026 offensive lineman from DePaul Catholic (Wayne, New Jersey), Bright pulled in an official Rutgers offer on Saturday while taking a visit for a spring practice. The 6-foot-6, 260-pound offensive tackle already holds offers from Boston College, Duke, Illinois, Penn …

LOS ANGELES — Alabama guard Rylan Griffen looked up at an imaginary wall and thought about all of the legendary athletes and teams that have been at Tuscaloosa. There’s Heisman Trophy winners. Hall of Famers. National champions. Now he and his teammates will be among those names for being responsible for Alabama achieving its first Final Four in school history. …

NORMAN — One of OU football’s main concerns and head coach Brent Venables’ focuses entering the offseason was rebuilding the offensive line. With four veterans headed for the NFL — Tyler Guyton, McKade Mettauer, Andrew Raym and Walter Rouse — the Sooners were always going to be young at the position after 2023. But when talented freshman Cayden Green shockingly …

One of the top defensive players in the nation has locked in an official visit to Rutgers football this summer. Tariq Hayer, an elite-level safety, announced on Saturday that he will be taking a June visit to the Big Ten program. The announcement came just hours after Hayer had completed an unofficial visit to Rutgers. Hayer is a four-star safety …

Jack Lange, a four-star class of 2025 offensive tackle from Missouri, is set to visit the Wisconsin Badgers football team in Madison on May 31. The Badgers offered Lange in January. He’s the top-rated player at his position in Missouri while being ranked as the 11th-best offensive tackle in the country by 247Sports. Lange has set up four summer official …

Tennessee football will return most of their starters and could have a superstar at quarterback in Nico Iamaleava. So, I asked my literary contributors what their expectation are for the 2024 season. Shemp writes: They will lose one game they should have won as they have done almost every year going back to Bill Battle and Johnny Majors (army, duke, …

A former Nebraska quarterback made his debut in the United Football League on Saturday afternoon. Adrian Martinez and the Birmingham Stallions defeated the Arlington Renegades 27-14 in the opening game of the professional spring football season. Martinez was 2-for-6 passing for 26 yards and an interception in relief of starter Matt Corral. He would also have three rushing attempts for …

PALM COAST — Committing was not on Colby Cronk’s mind when he arrived at North Carolina State last week. Plans changed in a hurry, watching the way the Wolfpack’s coaches interacted with players during spring camp and behind closed doors for a pair of position-group meetings. “The way they watch film, they repeat it and (N.C. State defensive line coach …

Darris Smith had the cornerback beat. Of course he did. Smith, one of Missouri football’s December transfer portal acquisitions, was a Georgia Class 3A champion in the 400-meter and the 4×400 relay. He had a few steps on the defensive back with nobody else in the area code. But instead of making it a few more paces and breaking away, …

Our Friday call-in show at The Voice of College Football did not disappoint. Callers brought good questions to the table, and Trojans Wire offered answers. Gary from Dana Point called in and asked which players will ensure we are a good team this year.  Matt Zemek believed that it is more likely to be the change in the coaching staff …

Rivals national analyst Marshall Levenson is joined by OStateIllustrated’s Jeff Johnson, AggieYell’s Landyn Rosow, and OUInsider’s Parker Thune to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each topic is FACT or FICTION. ***** CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: …

NORFOLK — The Norfolk State football team wrapped up its spring practice period on Saturday by spending the better part of two and a half hours scrimmaging against each other at William Dick Price Stadium in front of fans. “I’m quite sure we did some good things, did some bad things — a typical spring,” head coach Dawson Odums said. …