College Football

Cornerback has been a revitalized position since Brent Venables was hired. Oklahoma has changed the caliber of athletes and the type of cornerbacks they have recruited. Venables’ hire of Jay Valai to take over as the cornerbacks’ coach has paid off in spades. The depth and talent in the room have been elevated tremendously in just a couple of years. …

STARKVILLE — The recruitment and signing of 2024 high school prospects are complete for first-year Mississippi State football coach Jeff Lebby. However, the conclusion of national signing day on Feb. 7 only signaled the start of the next recruiting cycle. The 2025 class, barring any surprising head coaching change, will be the first one at Mississippi State where Lebby oversees …

Collin Brunstein’s dad, Kevin, believed he would make a good receiver. He nailed it on the head. Brunstein tore up the record books this past fall at NCAA Division III Illinois College. The 2020 Jacksonville graduate hauled in 91 catches for 2,200 yards and 31 touchdowns to lead all of NCAA as well as set Midwest Conference and school single-season …

Carson Beck’s first season as the starting quarterback for Georgia football produced an unbeaten regular season for a team coming off back-to-back national championships. His decision to return in 2024 rather than enter the NFL draft is viewed as a big boost for the Bulldogs. Sportsbooks are bullish on Beck. Caesars lists him as the Heisman Trophy betting favorite for …

Georgia running backs coach and run-game coordinator, Dell McGee, is expected to be Georgia State’s next head coach, according to a report by Graham Coffey of The Players’ Lounge late on Wednesday night. Multiple reports confirmed earlier on Wednesday that McGee was a “strong candidate” to replace Shawn Elliot, who left the Panthers in his seventh year to be tight …

A video of a Florida football recruit was posted this week. It will not make some people happy. It shows D’Antre Robinson, a defensive lineman from Orlando, giving his mother quite the Valentine’s Day surprise. “Welcome to your new house, Ma,” Robinson says as she walked through the door. He’s dangling a set of keys in his mother’s face, and …

Rutgers football landed a massive addition to its 2025 recruiting class last week when Matawan offensive lineman Jayden Elijah announced his commitment to Greg Schiano and the Scarlet Knights. Perhaps nobody knows more about the player Rutgers is getting than Jay Graber, Elijah’s high school coach who earlier this month took over at Brick Township. Simply put? Elijah already boasts …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas football is gearing up for an exciting stretch of spring football. There will be a competition to determine the starting quarterback, and the Razorbacks will welcome a handful of new coaches, including the return of Bobby Petrino. The pressure is on head coach Sam Pittman to show meaningful improvements in 2024 after a disappointing 4-8 campaign …

This could be a big week for Michael Hershey. The Spring Grove senior has the chance to win his first District 3 wrestling title Saturday. And he was the lone YAIAA football player named to the prestigious Big 33 Classic all-star game Wednesday. The game pits some of the top seniors from Pennsylvania against all-stars from Maryland. The 2024 Big …

Dabo Swinney and the Clemson coaching staff have done a great job recruiting in the 2024 class, even if some don’t seem to believe it.  While the Tigers didn’t earn a top 5 ranking with this class, the talent is there, and this staff knows how to recruit. The people who were knocking Clemson for their 2023 recruiting class for …

The Clemson football program needs a bounce-back year to return to the top of the food chain, with fans hoping that 2024 could be that year for the Tigers.  This team should be better in 2024, but that doesn’t mean they will be. Clemson has a lot of pieces to put together before they find the success they once had, …

Tennessee football will pay new linebackers coach William Inge a base salary of $720,000 plus bonuses depending on team success in the 2024 season to begin a two-year contract. On Wednesday, UT confirmed Inge’s hiring and released his salary details to Knox News in a memorandum of understanding. Inge also gets a $35,000 moving stipend and $600 in monthly vehicle …

Only months removed from his true freshman campaign with the Colorado Buffaloes, Carter Stoutmire will reportedly be switching positions from cornerback to safety. Stoutmire, the son of former NFL safety Omar Stoutmire, dealt with injury issues for parts of his rookie season but still played in nine games, including one start against Arizona State. The 5-foot-11 Texas native finished the …

In light of the official hiring of three new defensive coaches, the Detroit Lions also had to subtract a few coaches from the team. A couple of the departures were already known. Defensive line coach John Scott was replaced during Senior Bowl week by new DL coach and run game coordinator Terrell Williams. DBs coach Brian Duker left for the …

Zach Orr has made one of his first critical hires, luring Dennis Johnson away from Baylor to replace Anthony Weaver as the defensive line coach. Johnson joined head coach Dave Aranda’s football staff at Baylor in January 2020, serving as defensive line coach. The Baltimore Ravens are hiring Dennis Johnson as their defensive line coach, source says. Johnson was most …