College Football

Kansas went 9-4 in 2023 and won a bowl game for the first time since the conclusion of the 2007 season. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images) Kansas now has one of the highest-paid football coaches in the Big 12. A decade ago, the sentence above would be incomprehensible. But in February of 2024, it’s one that makes perfect sense given …

These second-year players are now just fitting into their Penn State football positions, roles and expectations — on and off the field. Some in this 2023 recruiting class figure to be future stars, beginning with spring practice in two weeks. A handful certainly will be relied on heavily during this season featuring a new, expanded Big Ten and College Football …

LAWRENCE — Kansas football coach Lance Leipold reportedly has another new deal, as the Jayhawks’ momentum in the early years of his tenure continues to move the program forward. Leipold, who took over at Kansas ahead of the 2021 season, has taken the team to back-to-back bowl games — in 2022 and 2023 — for the first time in more than …

INDIANAPOLIS − The NFL combine is supposed to feel overwhelming. Players know they’ve arrived at a pivotal moment in their careers. However, for a number of former Michigan football standouts − the Wolverines set a new NFL combine record with 18 invitees to this year’s event − after having put their heads down to train for the event for more …

The Georgia Bulldogs have been one of the most successful college football programs in recent years, winning a national title in two of the last three seasons. Success often brings turnover, which is the case for Kirby Smart’s staff. The Bulldogs lost running backs coach Dell McGee, who took the head coaching job at Georgia Southern, this offseason. McGee was …

Nick Saban is no longer the coach of Alabama football, but he isn’t gone by any means. Far from it. New Crimson Tide defensive coordinator Kane Wommack shared Wednesday that he and Saban have met twice recently to talk defense. The second in-person meeting happened Wednesday morning before Wommack joined “The Next Round” and discussed these conversations. “I was promptly …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …