College Football

Wisconsin football will likely see some roster turnover this season as the transfer portal cycle continues and head coach Luke Fickell looks to bolster the team entering his second season. A report from yesterday signals some coaching turnover as well. Matt Zenitz of 247Sports reported that Wisconsin wide receivers coach Mike Brown is leaving for the same position at Notre …

Former four star safety Xamarion Gordon has announced that he plans to enter the transfer portal when it opens on December 4. “First and foremost, I would like to thank god for blessing me and letting my gift take me this far,” Gordon wrote in a posted note. “I also want to thank my mom and the support of my …

The USC Trojans’ regular season has been over for a short amount of time, but Lincoln Riley and his staff are wasting no time trying to improve the roster. With Caleb Williams facing an easy choice to head for the 2024 NFL draft — given that he is the likely top pick — the Trojans are in the quarterback market …

College football conference championships are wrapped. The College Football Playoff field is set. The final US LBM Coaches Poll of the regular season is out. We know the complete bowl schedule. Now, the college football transfer portal opens, with eyes on some of the top players who might enter and where they may go. USA TODAY Sports will track the …

Could the Texas Longhorns win a national championship this season? That’s the question many are asking in regard to the team after making its first ever College Football Playoff. It’s a fair question to ask. Among the four playoff teams, many believe the Alabama Crimson Tide is playing the best football of the four. Texas beat that Alabama team by …

Jyaire Brown is entering the transfer portal. The Ohio State cornerback joined Cameron Martinez, Ryan Turner and Kye Stokes in the transfer portal Monday. After playing 195 snaps as a freshman in 2022, including a start against Wisconsin, he played in 48 snaps for the Buckeyes in 2023, playing in the Buckeyes’ wins against Youngstown State, Western Kentucky, Purdue and …

Florida State coach Mike Norvell came out with a fiery statement in support of his team after the No. 5 Seminoles were snubbed from the College Football Playoff field on Sunday. The Noles finished the season 13-0 as one of three undefeated power conference champions; however, the committee opted to leave FSU out of the field after the team was …

Florida State’s drop out of the top four of the College Football Playoff rankings on the final weekend of the regular season will go down as one of the biggest controversies in college football history, for obvious reasons. But while omitting the unbeaten Seminoles from the national semifinals has drawn widespread scorn, the committee can justify that decision by pointing …

Free Press sports writers share their predictions for the College Football Playoff semifinal between Michigan football and Alabama in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Jan. 1: Tony Garcia Michigan implemented a “Beat Georgia” drill last offseason as an ode to the two-time defending national champion that Alabama toppled in the SEC title game. The Wolverines are the No. …

INDIANAPOLIS — There will be plenty of time to dissect the intricacies of the matchup, the ramifications of each potential result and where this head-to-head showdown of not only two of the sports greatest programs, but its most famous coaches, will rank all-time in the history of Michigan football games. But for now, just a handful of hours after Jim …

Four-star defensive tackle Carlon Jones decommitted from Nebraska last week, reopening his recruitment just over three weeks before national signing day. The Texas native had been committed to Nebraska since the summer, choosing the Huskers over Georgia Tech, TCU, Kansas State, Oklahoma State and California. Per 247Sports’ composite rankings, Jones is considered the 410th-best prospect and the 45th-ranked defensive lineman …

The Indiana Football Coaches Association voted on its Mr. Football position award winner at its all-state meeting. These are the nine nominees for IndyStar Mr. Football, presented by the Indianapolis Colts. Voting will be open to the state’s football coaches and only seniors are eligible. IHSAA football state finals: What we learned from championships weekend The Mr. Football position award …

USC doesn’t want to give up on recruiting wide receiver Zacharyus Williams, even though he has committed to Utah. In 11 games this season, Zacharyus Williams caught 51 passes for 943 yards and 13 touchdowns, per MaxPreps. In his junior year in 2022, he was just as productive with 41 receptions for 784 yards and 6 touchdowns. Williams, who played …

The College Football Playoff matchups are set and Nick Saban and the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide will be facing Jim Harbough and the No. 1 Michigan Wolverines in the semi-finals in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on New Year’s Day. Alabama’s birth in the CFP created a ton of controversy on Sunday, but considering the Crimson Tide’s complete …

Former USC football quarterback J.T. Daniels has retired from playing football due to multiple concussions, according to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel. “I’m definitely excited to get into coaching, that’s for sure,” Daniels told Thamel. “I loved playing. I always knew one day I’d coach. I didn’t think it would come this soon. But one day, I knew that’s …