College Football

EAST LANSING — Joe Rossi quickly became a font of information for Jonathan Smith and the rest of his colleagues. Even though Rossi also was getting to know to his new home with Michigan State football. But after spending the past 11 years at two Big Ten schools, Rossi — beyond bringing his acumen as defensive coordinator — has been …

The Big Ten is officially expanding once again. No, there are not any more teams being added to the conference following this year’s upcoming additions of Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington. Instead, to accommodate the expanded membership, the Big Ten is adding a third day to the schedule for the annual Big Ten football media days this summer. What was …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas football will begin its spring practice Thursday, and despite a tumultuous 2023, Sam Pittman is back for his fifth year in charge. There are six months till the Razorbacks host Arkansas Pine Bluff in Little Rock for the season opener. A position battle at quarterback and the return of Bobby Petrino will take center stage in …

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INDIANAPOLIS — Unless you are somehow able to gain access to one of the rooms in which NFL teams meet with draft prospects during the week of the scouting combine, there’s no way to know what’s really discussed. One thing that is almost always happens is a tape-watching expedition in which the NFL people will have play examples dialed up …

OU is expected to hire Kevin Johns, former Duke offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, as an offensive analyst, per a report Monday from SoonerScoop.com. Johns has experience coaching with Sooners offensive coordinator Seth Littrell from their days together at Indiana. Littrell served as the Hoosiers’ offensive coordinator and tight ends coach from 2012-13, while Johns was his co-coordinator, wide receivers …

Ahead of spring practices, the Alabama football roster 2024 was updated, and it included several new numbers for current players and numbers for all the newcomers. Linebacker Deontae Lawson will be switching to No. 0 after he was No. 32 previously with the Crimson Tide. His counterpart on the inside, Jihaad Campbell, will also be switching to No. 11 after …

Michigan football missed on its top overall 2025 target, Belleville (Michigan) five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood, who pledged to LSU in early January. But the Wolverines lucked out: Fort Myers (Florida) Bishop Verot quarterback Carter Smith, who committed in November 2023, moved up from a three-star to a four-star, rated highest at No. 60 overall by Rivals. But the maize and …

In this Nov. 11, 2018, file photo, then-Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterbacks coach Mike Bajakian, left, works with quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick on the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in Tampa, Fla. | Phelan M. Ebenhack, Associated Press Back in December, Mike Bajakian was scheming Northwestern’s offense to a 14-7 Las Vegas Bowl …

Tennessee (23-6, 13-3 SEC) enters the final week of the regular-season. The Vols will play at South Carolina on Wednesday. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. EST and can be watched on ESPN2. Tennessee will also host Kentucky on Saturday (4 p.m. EST, CBS). Below is the latest USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll top 25 rankings entering the …

Jaelyne Matthews announced his top six on Sunday night, a cutdown that included Rutgers football. The four-star offensive lineman The six programs making the cut for Matthews are Tennessee, Georgia, Maryland, Rutgers, Syracuse and Miami. He plays for Toms River North (Toms River, New Jersey) and has been selected for the Under Armour All-America Game this upcoming January. A consensus four-star recruit, …

Arch. Man. Ning. He’s not in the game. Over 10,000 student athletes have already opted into the wildly-anticipated “EA Sports College Football 25,” but one of the sport’s most recognizable backups has reportedly decided to sit out of the upcoming video game, per Orangebloods’ Anwar Richardson. Manning, who is expected to be No. 2 on the Longhorns depth chart behind …

Will Howard grew up in Downingtown, Pennsylania, as a Philadelphia Eagles fan. So when Chip Kelly was hired as Ohio State’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach following the departure of Bill O’Brien to Boston College, Howard was particularly excited. Kelly was the Eagles’ head coach from 2013-15 when Howard was an adolescent. Mar 4, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State …

Escambia football head coach Mike Bennett called Monday “a sad day.” Legendary football coach Carl Madison, who left legacies at three northwest Florida high schools in Tate, Pine Forest and Milton, died on Sunday night after a long illness. He was 93 years old. Madison spent over 45 years coaching high school football at schools in Florida, Georgia and Alabama. …

The new look of the Big Ten Conference is one step closer from being playing out. On Monday, the conference announced the schedule for when all 18 teams will appear at the 2024 Big Ten Football Media Days, which will be held once again at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis from Tuesday, July 23 through Thursday, July 25. To accommodate …