College Football

Jordan Seaton of IMG Academy. Jordan Seaton had the college football world in the palm of his hand this week for what felt like, at least to Colorado Buffaloes fans, an eternity. After opting not to make his commitment to coach Deion Sanders and the Buffs official on Wednesday’s national signing day amid reports he was thinking about playing closer …

Patience is a virtue and a prominent Texas A&M recruit emphasized that point across Instagram Live on Friday night. 4-star defensive lineman Dealyn Evans told the world that he would be making his decision on where to play college football on Friday at 5 p.m. CT. With over a thousand people tuned in, Evans pulled off the ultimate troll move, …

Jordan Seaton, the top-ranked offensive lineman in the 2024 recruiting class, has signed with Colorado after all. Seaton had initially announced his decision to play for Deion Sanders’ Buffaloes on Dec. 7, during an appearance on FS1’s “Undisputed.” But when the early signing period opened Wednesday, Seaton was not among Colorado’s signing announcements. That prompted plenty of speculation that he …

Dec. 22—Oregon State and Washington State announced Thursday they have reached an agreement in principle with 10 departing Pac-12 schools on revenue distribution for 2023-24 that ends a legal battle sparked by conference realignment. Last week, Oregon State and Washington State were given control of the Pac-12 and assets when the state Supreme Court of Washington declined to review a …

The contract of new Austin Peay football coach Jeff Faris is for four years and will pay him $1.375 million, according to a memorandum of understanding obtained Friday by the Leaf-Chronicle. Faris, 33, was hired by athletic director Gerald Harrison on Dec. 8 to replace Scotty Walden, who left to become the coach at UTEP on Dec. 4. Faris is …

Dec. 22—By Katherine Fominykh — Kfominykh@baltsun.com PUBLISHED:December 22, 2023 at 3:35 p.m.| UPDATED:December 22, 2023 at 3:36 p.m. Mike Pfisterer has stepped down as Old Mill football coach after serving the last three years as head coach and 20 years in the high school football community. But now, Pfisterer, the father of three boys and a husband, is looking to …

Auburn’s 2024 recruiting haul is ranked No. 7 nationally, and their 2025 class is shaping to be even better. Hugh Freeze and the Auburn Tigers have kicked off the holiday weekend by flipping four-star defensive lineman Antonio Coleman from rival Alabama. Coleman is a member of Saraland High School’s football program, which is home to several Auburn targets such as …

Dec. 22—Fort Hill graduate Danny King, who spent the last four seasons at West Virginia University, has committed to transfer to Southern Utah, King posted on social media earlier this week. King will be on full scholarship and have two years left of eligibility, he said, and will play for former Frostburg State head coach DeLane Fitzgerald. Southern Utah is …

After five seasons leading the Golden Gate football program, Nick Bigica told the Naples Daily News Friday afternoon that he resigned as the Titans’ head coach. Bigica’s final season leading Golden Gate was the best in program history as the Titans won their first district title, its first playoff game, and set the program record for wins in a season …

TAMPA — For the third time in five seasons, UCF’s football team will look to close with a victory on its neighboring rival’s home field. The Knights (6-6), who won three of their final four games to achieve bowl eligibility for an eighth straight campaign, will meet Georgia Tech (6-6) in the UnionHome Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl at Raymond James Stadium. …

The Texas offense moved the ball against Washington in last season’s Alamo Bowl. On the surface, it was a statistically strong game for the Longhorns passing offense and quarterback Quinn Ewers. Ewers threw for 369 passing yards in the game completing 31 of 47 passes against the Washington defense. Those numbers were fine, but not enough to get the ball …

Recruiting and developing receivers such as Evan Engram and DK Metcalf is what put Hugh Freeze on the map during his time as the head coach at Ole Miss. Freeze is looking to copy, or even build on, his success in developing receivers at Auburn. He is well on his way to doing that after signing what is considered to …

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and UCF Knights are set to square off in the 2023 Gasparilla Bowl on Friday evening. Both of these teams finished the regular season with a 6-6 record. Georgia Tech enters Friday’s bout having won three of its last five games, while the Knights secured a victory in three of their last four contests. Kickoff …

Notre Dame football and Marcus Freeman decided to swing for the fences with their new offensive coordinator search and it appears they connected, launching the pitch out of the ballpark. Although it hasn’t been made official yet, reports from multiple outlets are out that Notre Dame is set to hire Mike Denbrock from LSU for the same role. For Denbrock, …

Add a couple more achievements to Mainland football’s growing list this month. Senior LJ McCray earned the Florida Dairy Farmers Class 3S Player of the Year award and Travis Roland bagged the 3S Coach of the Year title, which were announced Friday. As a result, the two are finalists for 2023 Mr. Football and Football Coach of the Year set …