College Football

Social media was abuzz Friday when news broke that Chip Kelly was expected to step down as head coach at UCLA to become offensive coordinator at Ohio State. The move by Kelly is the latest to cause more than a few heads to turn. Just over a week ago, Jeff Hafley surprised many when he stepped down as head coach …

Bill O’Brien is leaving Ohio State only three weeks after he was hired as the Buckeyes’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He was announced Friday as the next coach at Boston College, replacing Jeff Hafley who left to become the Green Bay Packers’ defensive coordinator last week. O’Brien, a 54-year-old native of Massachusetts who was the offensive coordinator with the …

USATSI Pat Shurmur has been named Colorado’s full-time offensive coordinator, the school announced Thursday. The move comes after Deion Sanders handed Shurmur play-calling duties for the Buffaloes over the final four games of the 2023 season as first-year coach Deion Sanders sought an offensive spark.  Shurmur, 58, is a veteran of the NFL coaching ranks who joined Sanders’ staff as …

The Seahawks are hiring University of Washington assistant coach Ryan Grubb as their new offensive coordinator, Curtis Crabtree of FOX 13 reports. Grubb, 47, spent the past two seasons as the Huskies’ offensive coordinator under head coach Kalen DeBoer. Washington, though, passed over Grubb in its search for a replacement for DeBoer, and Grubb followed DeBoer to Alabama as the …

Graduate transfer tight end Benjamin Yurosek has announced that he is transferring to the Georgia Bulldogs. Yurosek, who has over 100 career receptions and 1,000 career receiving yards, started his college football career at Stanford before transferring to Georgia. Yurosek is ranked as the No. 6 transfer tight end in the country and the No. 101 transfer recruit. The former …

Boston College has hired Bill O’Brien as its next coach, the university announced Friday. O’Brien replaces Jeff Hafley, who abruptly left his post after four seasons to become the Green Bay Packers’ defensive coordinator. O’Brien was named the new offensive coordinator at Ohio State in mid-January, but the Boston native now sets his sights on Chestnut Hill to fill an …

Head coach Deion Sanders has been making his grand plan clear at Colorado: He wants to build a launching pad to the NFL for his players. And now he has the coaching staff to show for it. On Friday, Sanders formally announced the changes he’s made to his football staff for his second season in Boulder, including with his top …

Chip Kelly Michael Lombardi, an NFL analyst and former executive, made a claim during an appearance on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” that got the attention of many Cincinnati Bearcats football fans. Lombardi told McAfee that Chip Kelly, who was named Friday night the Ohio State Buckeyes’ new offensive coordinator, interviewed for the UC job last year and didn’t get …

Ryan Grubb’s time as Alabama football offensive coordinator didn’t last long. The play-caller will fill the same role for the Seattle Seahawks, ESPN and 247Sports reported Friday night. Grubb was set to run the Crimson Tide offense in 2024 after Kalen DeBoer took over as Alabama’s coach in January. Legendary coach Nick Saban retired on Jan. 10. Grubb was never …

Ryan Grubb’s time as Alabama football offensive coordinator didn’t last long. The play-caller is expected to leave to fill the same role for the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks, according to multiple reports. Grubb was set to run the Crimson Tide offense in 2024 after Kalen DeBoer took over as Alabama’s coach in January. Legendary coach Nick Saban retired on Jan. 10. …

Chip Kelly wanted out. Not just out of UCLA, but out of being a college-level head coach. How else can you reasonably explain his decision to give up a $6 million salary for the 2024 season and the $4 million buyout he would’ve received after he was (likely) fired following that season … all to reportedly become the offensive coordinator …

Ryan Grubb (right) won’t join Kalen DeBoer (left) at Alabama. (Photo by Jesse Beals/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Ryan Grubb was supposed to follow Kalen DeBoer from Washington to Alabama. Now he’s heading back to Seattle. The reported Alabama offensive coordinator is taking the same position with the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Grubb was presumed to …

Tyrone Willingham retired back in 2008, yet he has seen just a few Black men receive the kind of elite opportunity he got when he was hired as Notre Dame’s first Black head football coach more than two decades ago. He was encouraged when Michigan hired Sherrone Moore to replace Jim Harbaugh. Black head coaches at the Division I level …

UCLA coach Chip Kelly is departing the program after six seasons, the school announced Friday. The veteran coach left his post with the Bruins to become the offensive coordinator at Ohio State. The Buckeyes hired Bill O’Brien in January to lead the offense, but O’Brien has reached a deal to become the next coach at Boston College, an unexpected vacancy …

Michelle Budge, Deseret News / Source: Getty Images LaVell Edwards wasn’t just running a college football program at BYU. Over the course of his 29-year run at the helm of the Cougars, Edwards operated one of the most decorated coaching academies the sport has ever seen. Forget about the “quarterback factory.” Under Edwards, BYU became an assembly line to churn …