College Football

Five-star safety Trey McNutt will make his college decision on July 19, he announced last week. He will choose from Florida, Ohio State, Oregon, USC and Texas A&M. McNutt is the No. 2 player in the state of Ohio, the No. 19 overall player and No. 1 safety in the 2025 class. The Shaker Heights (Ohio) native officially visited the Ducks …

TAYLOR — Jordan Chmielewski and Victor Holt became friends the first day they met many years ago. According to their memories, they were in kindergarten and starting youth sports. They were classmates and teammates and had an immediate connection. Through their varsity careers, the two helped the Spartans have success in both football and track. Now, before they head off …

USC Trojans football head coach Lincoln Riley sat down with Rick Pizzo of Big Ten Network. He discussed Caleb Williams and the 2024 USC football schedule. At Trojans Wire, we think the Penn State home game on Oct. 12 might be the pivot point of the 2024 college football season for USC, which will not have a whole lot of …

The next evolution of the SEC finally kicks off this week as SEC Media Days takes center stage at the Omni Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The location deep in the heart of Texas is extra fitting as rivals Texas and Oklahoma join the SEC in 2024, creating perhaps the most competitive conference in the history of college football.  But really, …

DUNMORE — Christopher Conte has a personality as big as he is. When he arrived at Media Night for the 90th Scranton Lions Club Dream Game at John Henzes/Veterans Memorial Stadium, he made it a point to introduce himself to everyone, offered a powerful grip for a handshake and had a smile on his face the entire time. On the …

Baylor head coach Dave Aranda speaks during Big 12 NCAA college football media days in Las Vegas, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. | Lucas Peltier Editor’s note: Second in a series previewing each team in the Big 12 in 2024 Credit Baylor football coach Dave Aranda for the most honest, and succinct, quote at last week’s Big 12 football media days …

As we get closer and closer to the start of the Ohio State football season, we continue to get some behind the scenes news on what’s going on over at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center as the team preps for the start of fall camp in early August. The OSU creative team is always active on social media, and we’ve …

Georgia football landed its 20th commitment Sunday night for its 2025 recruiting class. Four-star safety Rashad Johnson from South Sumter High School in Bushnell, Fla., revealed his decision on his Instagram account. His other finalists were Louisville, Penn State and Texas A&M. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound Johnson is rated the nation’s No. 29 safety by the 247Sports Composite and the No. …

Since 2019, the Oklahoma Sooners have had just two players eclipse the 1,000-yard receiving mark. CeeDee Lamb in 2019 and Marvin Mims in 2022. Drake Stoops came close in 2023 with 962 yards after his breakout season. Certainly, the big years from Andrel Anthony, Nic Anderson, Jalil Farooq, and Jayden Gibson kept Stoops from crossing that threshold. It’s likely Anthony …

247Sports Alabama landed a commitment from five-star offensive tackle Ty Haywood, continuing a blazing pace on the recruiting trail. Haywood committed to the Tide over Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Florida State. He is the second five-star commit in as many days for Alabama.  Haywood ranks as the No. 18 overall player and No. 4 offensive tackle in the Class of …

Like most retired coaches, Tommy Bowden isn’t short on opinions when he talks about the current landscape of college sports. The former Clemson coach, who led the Tigers from 1999-2008, last week appeared on a podcast with veteran Birmingham-based sportscaster Doug Bell. When asked about the state of college sports, Bowden offered a suggestion for who could “fix” the college …

Notre Dame widely is expected to make the College Football Playoff in its first season with a 12-team bracket. Most people also expect the Irish to host a first-round game. One publication officially has made a call on that. Pick Six Previews, which brags about accurate it has been with its past predictions, has the Irish facing Penn State at …

The Oklahoma Sooners have been official members of the SEC for two weeks now, but the process of getting “SEC-ready” began when Brent Venables was hired as the head coach in December 2021. Venables arrived in Norman less than six months after news of the SEC move leaked. The program had two and a half years to get ready for …

When he was initially hired, fans and analysts had doubts over Kalen DeBoer’s ability to recruit. Though he has yet to coach a game for the Alabama Crimson Tide, DeBoer has netted numerous wins on the recruiting trail that have garnered the public’s interest. His latest recruiting victory is landing a commitment from five-star offensive tackle, Ty Haywood. Haywood, who …

Dabo Swinney and the Tigers have a massive 2024 season ahead of them with a lot of expectation and pressure. Clemson’s ceiling this upcoming season is incredibly high, higher than many are leading on as the season approaches. There is a clear path to the College Football Playoff in the ACC and if the Tigers show even slight improvement on …