College Football

The spring practice season is in full swing as Billy Napier and his Florida football program begin their preseason journey toward the 2024 campaign, which begins on Aug. 31 at home against the Miami Hurricanes. Of course, there is still the Orange and Blue game in mid-April and a full summer’s worth of training ahead. Plus, there are still a …

The Oklahoma Sooners are off to a fantastic start in the 2025 recruiting class with less than a year until next February’s national signing day. Offensive line recruiting has a chance to be as star-studded and stacked as defensive line recruiting was for 2024. A name that popped up recently for the Oklahoma Sooners is Elgin, Okla. native Antoni Ogumoro. …

Florida football edge rushers coach Mike Peterson is aware of the lack of production from his position group last season. The Florida Gators finished with 22 sacks in 2023, ranking 12th in the SEC. But Peterson views it more of a symptom of the entire defense. “Sacks is a combination of the whole defense,” Peterson said. “You know, it’s not …

Oklahoma is rounding the final turn and is gearing up for the home stretch in the race for one of their defensive line targets in the 2025 recruiting class. On Wednesday morning, three-star defensive tackle Kole Briehler offered an update about his recruitment process. He posted a graphic on social media highlighting the final three schools in his recruitment process. …

AUBURN — Auburn football’s offense was a liability in 2023. There’s no sugarcoating it. The lone bright spot came on the ground — the Tigers rushed for 189 yards per game, which was top 25 nationally — but the aerial attack was horrendous. There were six games in coach Hugh Freeze’s first season in which Auburn didn’t have a quarterback …

The season wasn’t even 45 minutes done and the focus was already turning to next season. In this era of college basketball, that’s how season-ending games go, particularly ones for teams like Ohio State. On March 18, one day after the NCAA Tournament field was finalized, the transfer portal officially opened for business. For the Buckeyes, though, there was a …

Dabo Swinney and the Clemson football program look to continue their scorching hot run in the 2025 class with another offer. Four-star linebacker Mark Iheanachor took to social media Tuesday to announce that Clemson has offered him a scholarship. Clemson needs depth at linebacker, and that’s what they’re targeting here. According to 247Sports, Iheanachor is the No. 33 linebacker in …

A recently decommitted running back has scheduled an official visit with the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Four-star running back Jamarion Parker will visit the Huskers from June 21 to 23. The prospect withdrew his verbal commitment to Arkansas on Monday afternoon. Parker is one of the top recruits in the state of Missouri for the class of 2025. Our friends at Razorbacks Wire …

Mar. 27—One day after losing its men’s basketball coach, Washington State lost its athletic director to its biggest rival. Former WSU athletic director Pat Chun has accepted the AD position at the University of Washington, it was announced Tuesday. The news came one day after men’s hoops coach Kyle Smith jumped to Stanford. “It is truly an honor for my …

In an aerial view, the Rose Bowl Stadium is seen as preparations are made for the Rose Bowl game on Dec. 27, 2023. (David McNew/Getty Images) In many aspects, college athletics is steadily expanding. The College Football Playoff, for example, is moving from four to 12 teams. The four major conferences will grow next academic year by a combined 13 …

Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2026 safety prospect Jordan Smith. “After a great talk with Steven Ruzic, I’m honored and blessed to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Smith said. The 6-foot-3, 185-pound safety prospect is from Houston County High School in Warner Robins, Georgia. There are not recruiting rankings currently for Smith from Rivals, 247Sports, On3 or ESPN. …

A class of 2025 receiver has set his official visit date at Nebraska. Corey Simms will visit the Lincoln campus the weekend of June 14-16. Simms is a four-star recruit for Christian Brother College in Saint Louis, Missouri. Nebraska’s coaching staff visited with the prospect in January. As a junior, Simms caught 79 passes for 1,049 yards and 12 touchdowns. …

Hardy Watts, one of the top offensive tackles in the nation, is planning a visit to Rutgers football next month. A class of 2025 recruit, Watts, is the top-ranked player in Massachusetts and a four-star recruit according to Rivals. He is ranked the No. 168 recruit in the nation. At 6-foot-6 and 285 pounds, Watts has some good physical projections to play offensive …

Four-star quarterback recruit Matt Zollers plans to announce his commitment on April 4. Zollers’ top four schools are Georgia, Penn State, Pittsburgh and Missouri. Zollers is a member of the class of 2025. He plays high school football for Spring-Ford High School in Royersford, Pennsylvania. He has unofficial spring visits with Missouri (March 20), Pittsburgh (March 28), Penn State (March …

Pierce Clarkson came to Louisville football with star power. Even before the California quarterback arrived on campus, he began “FlyVille” branding and was one of the biggest voices helping to keep most of the Cardinals’ 2023 recruiting class together. His time on the field last fall was limited to completing 1 of 2 passes for 7 yards in the 2023 …