College Football

More players could soon be suiting up for the Oklahoma Sooners and other FBS and FCS schools across the country. There was a limit of 110 student-athletes who may engage in practice activities before the school’s first day of classes or before the fifth day before the school’s first game, whichever occurs earlier. But that will change for the 2024 …

Well before Mike Sainristil became Mike Sainristil, Michigan football had hoped that it had managed to secure his clone. Similarly hailing from New England, Eamonn Dennis had many comparables to his Wolverines predecessor — size, skill, ability to play on both sides of the ball, and more. Contrasted with Sainristil, Dennis started at defensive back and switched midway through his …

The Oklahoma Sooners have spent their offseason trying to build their offensive line and make it “SEC Ready.” They signed four guys in the transfer portal and five in the 2024 Recruiting Class. That is after they lost five starters from a season ago and only return two players who started a few games last season in Troy Everett and …

Marcus Applefield, a former Rutgers football offensive lineman, took his turn on the combine coaching circuit over the weekend. Applefield coached the offensive line at the US Army Bowl National Combine Series in Orlando, Florida over the weekend. Applefield, who transferred to Virginia following his time at Rutgers, played in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens. He currently owns and …

Do high school coaches in Florida need and deserve a raise? Of course. Is the Florida Coaches Coalition’s plan of paying coaches $15 an hour for a minimum number of hours worked financially feasible for school districts? Well …. “I’m all for it,” said Shelton Crews, executive director of the Florida Athletic Coaches Assocation. “We’re losing coaches every day to …

According to FootballScoop, Notre Dame is losing a key member of their football staff. Butler Benton joined the Notre Dame staff as Assistant Athletic Director for Player Personnel in April of 2023 after spending the two previous seasons as the General Manager at the University of Arkansas. Accoring to the FootballScoop report: Sources tell FootballScoop that Benton has left his …

Football and men’s basketball have historically headlined college athletic departments, but finding success in both sports remains an elusive task for many schools. Hitting on both hires and supporting them successfully has been a challenge for even the most high-profile colleges, but a select few have managed to stand apart.  The past few years have been a rapid period of …

Despite already adding Jameis Winston, NFL rumors indicate the Cleveland Browns are not done at the quarterback position yet. This time, they add former Baltimore Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley on a one-year deal. Huntley made the Pro Bowl as an alternate in 2022 after filling in for Lamar Jackson for four starts. That season, Huntley had a statline of 658 …

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When DJ Uiagalelei entered the transfer portal again, there was no doubt where the former Clemson and Oregon State quarterback envisioned going. “My eyes were set on one school,” Uiagalelei said recently. “I wanted to be here at Florida State.” He got his wish, joining the Seminoles in January. And when FSU spring practice begins Tuesday, we’ll get our first …

Damian Wroblewski, a former Rutgers football assistant coach, has joined the staff of fellow Big Ten program Maryland. Wroblewski spent two years at Rutgers as their offensive line coach from 2012-13. He is joining Maryland to serve in the same role. After his time at Rutgers, Wroblewski went to Elon and then joined James Madison in 2019, where he was …

Memphis will kick off spring football on Tuesday, with about a month of practices before the spring game on April 20 at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. The Tigers will enter the 2024 season with a realistic shot at the expanded College Football Playoff, and these practices will be the first opportunity for coach Ryan Silverfield and his staff to start …

STARKVILLE — Coleman Hutzler’s office overlooks the Mississippi State football practice field, but around the corner, there’s another reminder of how far the first-year defensive coordinator has come. Through his window, Hutzler can catch a glimpse of Dudy Noble Field – the baseball team’s stadium that holds all but two of the NCAA’s top 25 all-time on-campus attendance records. For …

As spring football gets going across the country, every program in the nation chases what currently resides in Ann Arbor. Michigan football officially begins its national championship defense Monday when spring camp kicks off. With any new season comes new narratives, but this year figures to have more than perhaps any season in recent memory (although last year will be …

The Texas Tech football team, when last seen three months ago, was celebrating a 34-14 victory over California at the Independence Bowl. Quarterback Behren Morton and linebacker Jacob Rodriguez, winners of the game’s outstanding offensive and defensive player awards, are still Red Raiders. So is Doak Walker Award semifinalist Tahj Brooks, incentivized by NIL. The composition of the team is …