Big expectations follow Deion Sanders like a shadow. Few are more adept than the Colorado coach at building hype and energy around his program, no matter what the circumstances may be. His first season in Boulder certainly gave fans a glimpse of what could be on the horizon. Colorado started the 2023 season scorching hot; a debut win over TCU …
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Report: Potential No. 1 NFL draft pick Caleb Williams made approximately $10 million in NIL deals at USC
Caleb Williams was potentially making NFL-level money over his final two seasons at USC. The 2022 Heisman Trophy winner could have made in the neighborhood of $10 million in endorsement deals according to the Athletic. If that number is accurate — and it’s very plausible that it is — Williams was likely the highest-compensated player in college football over the …
Read More »Behind the inevitability of the Big Ten and SEC gaining access, revenue, power in College Football Playoff
It was never going to be easy formalizing the moment the Big Ten and SEC were partners. Certainly, the leagues themselves wouldn’t always admit to being chummy. For a long time, the conferences were rivals in every sense — recruiting, championships, TV contracts. In a famous 2007 letter to fans, former Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany’s took a not-so-veiled shot …
Read More »Bob Asmussen | Behind the scenes, Embleton playing vital role for Illinois footballl
Feb. 28—CHAMPAIGN — His name is rarely in the headlines. And he doesn’t do many media interviews. In fact, his appearance Monday night was a first for him at the Esquire Lounge in downtown Champaign for the weekly “SportsTalk” show on WDWS. Pat Embleton keeps his head down and goes about his work. He is working with his fourth head …
Read More »Former Ohio State linebacker Tommy Eichenberg played vs. Michigan with dislocated elbow
At the NFL combine Wednesday, former Ohio State linebacker Tommy Eichenberg revealed the injury that sidelined him for for two games in the middle of the 2023 season. EIchenberg said he dislocated his elbow in Ohio State’s 35-16 road win against Rutgers Nov. 4. After his 12-tackle performance against the Scarlet Knights, Eichenberg left the stadium with his left arm …
Read More »2024 NFL Draft Top-80 Rookie Skill Position Player Rankings & Tiers 2.0
2024 SuperFlex Dynasty Rookie Rankings TIER 1 Caleb Williams, QB, USC Marvin Harrison Jr, WR, Ohio State TIER 2 Drake Maye, QB, UNC Malik Nabers, WR, LSU Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU Rome Odunze, WR, Washington Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia JJ McCarthy, QB, Michigan Brian Thomas Jr, WR, LSU TIER 3 Keon Coleman, WR, Florida State Xavier Worthy, WR, Texas Troy …
Read More »With CFP expanding and bowl games possibly shifting, the future of Army-Navy is murky
Navy QB Xavier Arline scrambles during the first half of Army’s win over Navy on Dec. 9. (Danielle Parhizkaran/Getty Images) For the last 15 years, on the second Saturday in December, just after 3 p.m. ET on CBS, America’s Game kicks off. In the renewal of one of the oldest rivalries in American history, the Army Cadets and Navy Midshipmen …
Read More »Louisville football begins spring practices in March. Here are 5 questions for Jeff Brohm
Louisville football is less than a month from starting spring practices in Year 2 under Jeff Brohm. After a 10-4 season and their first ACC championship game, the Cardinals return 14 players with starting experience: six on offense and eight on defense. U of L also brought in five midyear enrollees from the 2024 signing class and 24 players from …
Read More »Here are FSU football’s top defensive players to keep an eye on this spring
After a quiet month, Florida State football is preparing to take the field again for spring practices, beginning on Tuesday, March 19. With multiple players graduating, transferring, or declaring for the NFL Draft from last season’s roster, the Seminoles will have a different look from last season. Here are some of the top defensive players to watch for this spring. …
Read More »How Georgia athletics, SEC are trying to cast a wide net for hiring coaches, administrators
Georgia athletic director Josh Brooks wants to “grow the pipeline,” for coaches, ADs and administrators of the next generation. To do that, he’s looked to some graduating students from underrepresented backgrounds to fill internships and assistant jobs to get their foot in the door, hiring former Bulldog athletes for roles in development and the business office. In his more than …
Read More »New Santa Fe Catholic head football coach has Polk County ties as player and as coach
Gabe Walker never really thought about becoming a football coach until around his junior year of college when his older brother got into coaching. The more they talked, the more it inspired him to get pursue a coaching career. Walker now has his first opportunity as a head coach as the playcaller at Santa Fe Catholic. He replaces Clint Miller …
Read More »Max Bullough feels right at home coaching linebackers for Notre Dame football
SOUTH BEND — No matter how long Max Bullough coaches football, he will never forget his first full year at Notre Dame. Most vivid, perhaps, will be the emotional rollercoaster that followed the death of his grandfather, former Notre Dame football captain and lifelong benefactor Jim Morse, last Sept 28. Two days after Morse died at age 87, Bullough coached …
Read More »Multiple Ozarks high school football jobs filled, including Andy McFarland to Willard
Multiple Ozarks high school football head coaching jobs were filled on Tuesday night, including the move of a coach who recently led his program to a state runner-up finish. Andy McFarland, previously at Reeds Spring, will take over the Willard High School football program. He replaces Frank Tristan who was recently announced as the next head coach at Glendale. McFarland …
Read More »Why Alabama assistant JaMarcus Shephard expects Ryan Williams will succeed ‘right away’
New Alabama football co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach JaMarcus Shephard didn’t hold back his praise for his new freshman receiver, Ryan Williams. Shephard, who joined Tide100.9 on Tuesday, called Williams “an elite human being.” “He is somebody, immediately we gravitated toward each other,” Shephard said. “We kind of felt each other’s energy. Knew that we could work well together. He’s a …
Read More »Dirk Koetter returns to Boise State, as offensive coordinator
Former Buccaneers coach Dirk Koetter is back in football. Koetter, who served as head coach at Boise State from 1998 through 2000, has been hired to return to the school as offensive coordinator, per multiple reports. Koetter also worked for Boise State as offensive analyst and interim offensive coordinator in 2022. He left Boise State the first time to become …
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