College Football

With Mike Denbrock filling Notre Dame’s offensive coordinator vacancy, LSU now has one of its own. After coordinating the best offense in the country, Denbrock’s name was sure to draw interest and it did, with Texas A&M also courting him earlier this month. But after two years in Baton Rouge, the Fighting Irish were able to draw Denbrock back to …

Dec. 23—By Katherine Fominykh — Kfominykh@baltsun.com PUBLISHED:December 23, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.| UPDATED:December 23, 2023 at 10:01 a.m. Junior Malik Washington squeezed his eyes shut and recalled all 18 schools from memory. “Not in order,” he said quickly. Virginia Tech. Maryland. Penn State. James Madison. Duke. Oregon. Texas A&M. Illinois. Virginia. Syracuse. Western Michigan, West Virginia. Toledo. Charlotte. Temple. Rutgers. …

As the early signing period window has now closed, we know which Notre Dame 2024 signees will enroll early. The first player on this list, quarterback CJ Carr, is already on campus and practicing with the team as they prepare for Oklahoma State in the Sun Bowl. The rest of his classmates will come into the program in January, giving …

Wednesday’s early signing day brought a lot of drama for fans around the country, but for the most part, it was business as usual for Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide. Most of Alabama’s signees were already committed to the Tide before signing day, but the flips of running back Kevin Riley and athlete Aeryn Hampton were pleasant surprises …

Auburn earned the commitment of 2025 defensive lineman Antonio Coleman on Friday, and it appears as if the Tigers are the favorites to land another one of the class’s best linemen. On3’s Cole Pinkston has logged a prediction that involves four-star OL Micah DeBose and Auburn. Pinkston has named Auburn the favorite to secure DeBose just days after he backed …

Hopefully, Jim Harbaugh didn’t have “A contract offer from the Carolina Panthers” on his birthday wishlist. The head coach of the Michigan Wolverines, who may soon be venturing away from Ann Arbor, turned 60 years old on Saturday. But according to The Athletic senior NFL insider Dianna Russini, he proably won’t be spending the start of his 60’s venturing towards Charlotte, …

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. − The 2023 Birmingham Bowl is on Saturday and it will feature Duke football facing off with Sun Belt Conference champion Troy. The two teams are facing the same situation, with former Duke coach Mike Elko leaving after the season for Texas A&M and former Troy coach Jon Sumrall taking the Tulane job. Duke is lead by Trooper …

The bowl season may already be underway, but the Big Ten is ready to join the postseason fun on Saturday night. Northwestern, one of the more pleasant surprises in the conference this season, will open up bowl season for the Big Ten when it faces Utah in the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl in Allegiant Stadium. The Wildcats will be …

Dec. 23—It had been three years since the last time Arizona made it to a bowl game when Jedd Fisch was hired as head coach in 2021. After going 1-11 during his first season, the Wildcats are bowling once again for the first time since 2017. The climb back to winning football took time, and there were doubts about when …

The wide receiver class for the upcoming draft class is becoming more and more stacked with each week as yet another stud playmaker is taking his talents to the next level. Oregon WR Troy Franklin announced he will be entering the 2024 NFL Draft. Franklin was a stud for the Ducks’ dominant offense this year, compiling his best season yet …

Dec. 23—The Daily Journal has been awarding coach and player of the year honors since the mid-1980s, but this year we’re adding a few more honors. It’s a way to highlight certain players, teams and moments that came to define the 2023 football season. Comeback Player of the Year Jalen Washington, Houston A torn ACL can bring a running back’s …

Dec. 23—As the dust still settles on the 2023 season, let’s go ahead and take a peek at which players could make an impact in 2024, by position. OFFENSE Quarterbacks —Wyatt McDaniels showed tons of promise in the six games he played for Mooreville, before a shoulder injury ended his season. If he can stay healthy as a sophomore, McDaniels …

The Oregon Ducks have had an eventful week, with the long run-up to a successful signing day that landed the top-rated class in Oregon school history.  At the moment, the Ducks have the No. 5 recruiting class in the nation, with a chance that it could get a lot better before all is said and done. They signed a pair …

Oregon wide receiver Troy Franklin celebrates a touchdown as the No. 6 Oregon Ducks host the USC Trojans on Nov. 11 at Autzen Stadium in Eugene. The future of the Oregon football team looks safe, secure and on the rise after coach Dan Lanning signed the top-rated recruiting class in program history this past week. Twenty-six overall recruits, 21 four-star …

The Nebraska Cornhuskers have offered a four-star defensive lineman out of Illinois. Jason Dowell is a 6-4, 285-pound prospect out of East Saint Louis.  The class of 2025 recruit is coming off a successful junior season in which he recorded 83 tackles, 30 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks. He currently holds offers from Auburn, Iowa and Oregon, to name …