College Football

Trev Alberts Texas A&M is close to hiring Nebraska’s Trev Alberts as its next athletic director, a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal was still being finalized. Alberts did not respond to a text message seeking comment. Alberts would replace Ross Bjork, who was A&M’s …

Josh Miracle sees his appointment as Jake Gilbert’s successor as football coach at Westfield a vote of confidence for the entire staff. “It’s not just me,” Miracle said. “These guys have worked so hard and been given more responsibilities along the way. I might be the name on (the head coaching job) but all of the staff deserves credit.” Miracle, …

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. – The first stop of the Rivals Camp Series came to Southern California this weekend as prospects from around the region – and some from outside of it – came to compete. Here are the five teams that should be pleased, based on what recruits said and how top targets performed. RIVALS CAMP SERIES LOS ANGELES: OL …

Cole Patterson/Rivals.com Visit season is clicking on all cylinders right now and prospects from every corner of the country are taking trips to get a closer look at some of their top programs. We take a look at five of the most surprising and interesting upcoming visits this week, continuing today in the Mid-South region. RELATED: Five notable visits for …

Invited to speak at a roundtable discussion with a handful of US Senators on Capitol Hill Tuesday, former football coach Nick Saban spoke about how the current landscape of college athletics contributed to his decision to retire from the University of Alabama after the 2023 season. “All the things that I believed in for all these years, 50 years of …

Wisconsin football recruit Dillan Johnson, a defensive lineman from Joliet Catholic Academy near Chicago, tackles a ball carrier during the 2023 season. MADISON – Dillan Johnson found a perfect marriage between football and wrestling. “There is a different mentality you need for wrestling and that translates well to football,” the Wisconsin football recruit said. “Just the overall conditioning and just …

Ohio State football has already started to build its 2025 defense. Of the Buckeyes’ eight commitments, five are on defense, including three cornerbacks, one defensive end and one linebacker. But OSU is only getting started. With eight commitments, the Buckeyes have the No. 4-ranked class in the country per 247Sports’ rankings behind Notre Dame, Clemson and LSU. However, Ohio State …

Manny Evans has often had to wait his turn. Sometimes it was by choice. Sometimes it was out of his control. But earlier this month, Evans saw an opportunity he didn’t want to pass up. Evans, 52, was announced as Gulf Coast’s head football coach, becoming the seventh in program history. He’s set to take over for Todd Nichols, who …

Mar. 12—Sign up for our daily Illini football newsletter here Greetings from “Can’t Wait For Saturday,” your morning morsel of college football, courtesy of longtime Illini beat writer, AP Top 25 voter and Heisman state rep Bob Asmussen. He’ll give you his views each day on the game he loves. *** The new Illinois assistant won’t need to alter the …

Austin Blaske has been in the news a lot in recent months as the 6-foot-5, 315-pound offensive lineman transferred from the University of Georgia, where he played for the last four years, to North Carolina. But a recent honor that Blaske received shined the light on something that has not been widely reported. Blaske, who has Type 1 diabetes, was …

The last time Kirby Smart met with the media who cover the Bulldogs before late Tuesday morning, his Georgia football team had just gotten off the field after a 63-3 drilling of Florida State in the Orange Bowl In the 10-plus weeks since, the Bulldogs coaching staff lost and replaced three coaches for four total, brought its total to seven …

Missouri football running backs coach Curtis Luper has seen something like this before. In a meeting with coaches during spring camp, he told the media, he said that the Tigers’ new transfer-portal additions at running back, Marcus Carroll and Nate Noel, stirred a memory of a duo he’d coached before. “(They) remind me of Tyler Badie and Larry Rountree in …

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders calls for a timeout during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Arizona State, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) Colorado football begins spring practice on Monday, March 18 for just the second time under head coach Deion Sanders. The Buffaloes will practice for a week, …

AP Images When the lightbulb was invented, candlemakers said the world was changing. When Henry Ford rolled out his first car, horse-and-buggy makers complained. Same with the cell phone, the personal computer and so much else in our lives. And now a new age has come to college football and coaches set in their ways, happy to make millions upon …

ORLANDO, Fla. – There were some new and familiar faces on the practice field Monday morning as UCF kicked off spring football. Quarterback KJ Jefferson, who transferred to UCF from Arkansas this semester, had to shake off a few nerves. “It was good. I had a little nervousness going out there. Didn’t know what to expect. But I got over …