College Football

Ravell Call, Deseret News The University of Utah football program did a favor for fans, players, recruits and itself by naming defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley the head coach in waiting on Monday. There’s no longer a mystery about who will run the program if the 64-year-old Kyle Whittingham retires. Not that there was any doubt. It was never a secret. …

247Sports shared its college football bowl game preseason predictions and College Football Playoff picks on Monday. Brad Crawford predicts that Iowa will see a familiar shade of orange. Crawford projects that Iowa will meet the Tennessee Volunteers in the 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl on New Year’s Eve from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. The ReliaQuest Bowl will kick off at …

Oklahoma State football running back Ollie Gordon II was arrested on accusations of driving under the influence early on Sunday, according to multiple reports. As first reported by News On 6 on Monday night — citing a probable cause affidavit from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol — Gordon was pulled over on Interstate 35 near Moore, south of Oklahoma City, after …

Quick turnarounds are part of the job as a college football coach, but in the mad-dash era of conference realignment, recent history reveals that a hurried transition doesn’t usually lead to immediate success. That’s particularly true for the football programs making the jump from the mid-majors to power conferences. With only one year to prepare for the jump from the …

Oklahoma State football running back Ollie Gordon II was arrested on accusations of driving under the influence early on Sunday, according to multiple reports. As first reported by News On 6 on Monday night — citing a probable cause affidavit from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol — Gordon was pulled over on Interstate 35 near Moore, south of Oklahoma City, after …

The 2024 season will be a clean slate for Florida State football. After going undefeated and claiming the ACC title, who knows what could’ve happened if last year’s team had been included in the College Football Playoffs. That’s even without injured quarterback Jordan Travis, who is now with the New York Jets. Instead, FSU ended its season with a lopsided …

NORMAN — Soon enough, the field at Gaylord Family — Oklahoma Memorial Stadium will be used for its intended purpose. Football is for another day, though. Monday’s day-long welcome-to-the-SEC celebration, which started and ended at the stadium, was much more about the fans than anything else. Several hundred fans spent Monday evening in the stadium, listening to live music, enjoying a variety …

Utah defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley has been named head coach in waiting and will take over for Kyle Whittingham once the longtime Utes coach steps away from the program, the program announced Monday. There is no set timetable for the 64-year old Whittingham, who has been with the Utes as both an assistant and head coach since 1994.  “Morgan Scalley …

BRADENTON, Fla. — The Under Armour Future 50 camp played host to 50 of the best prospects in the 2026 class. Players took part in a modified 7-on-7 tournament along with a skills camp featuring position drills and routes on air. Now that the camp is officially in the books, it’s time to preview some of the rankings debates resulting …

USATSI The SEC’s streak of four straight national championships was broken in 2023, but the conference enters 2024 looking stronger than ever. That’s due in large part to the additions of Texas and Oklahoma, two of college football’s premier programs that now officially call the SEC their home as of Monday.  The Longhorns and Sooners also bolster the SEC’s litany …

There were at least 52 Power Four conference decommitments in the month of June as it’s now the busiest time of the recruiting calendar except for the weeks around National Signing Day. Here is a look at the 10 most impactful. JABOREE ANTOINE’S DECOMMITMENT FROM LSU This embedded content is not available in your region. Antoine committed to LSU in …

247Sports Five-star tight end Linkon Cure committed to Kansas State on Monday, giving the program its highest-rated prospect in history. Cure’s other finalists included Oregon, Texas A&M and Kansas, each of which Cure visited between Memorial Day and now; Kansas State was the final official visit on June 21.  Chris Klieman’s Wildcats have won battles for in-state kids lately with Avery Johnson being one of the more notable, but even …

If you’re a college football fan and have been waiting for games since New Year’s Day, your wait is almost over. On Saturday, Aug. 24 as part of “Week Zero,” eight schools will take the field for the official start of college football season. Fellow ACC rivals Florida State and Georgia Tech highlight the Week Zero slate, kicking off at …

The Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns are officially members of the Southeastern Conference. After nearly three years of waiting, Monday marked the official move of OU and UT from the Big 12 to the SEC. With both football programs making the move at the exact same time, naturally the question is posed by fans and analysts alike: Which team …

Lincoln Riley left OU for USC after the 2021 football season, just months after the Sooners’ eventual move to the SEC was announced. That led to plenty of debate whether Riley was exiting before having to join the toughest conference in the country. Speaking on the “SEC Now” program Monday night in celebration of the Sooners’ first day in the …