College Football

Like many midwesterners who visit Florida for the first time, Deshawn Pace wasn’t sure what to expect weather-wise. The Ohio native had spent the past few months nestled in the throes of a typical winter where temperatures can drop in the single digits. “When I hopped off the plane, it was 76 degrees,” said Pace, who thought about bringing his …

The spring recruiting visit list for Ohio State football continues to get larger at we get closer the weather turning. You can now add Maryland defensive end Trent Wilson to the growing count of high school stars going to visit Columbus. According to a report by On3, the 6-foot, 3-inch and 270-pound pass rusher will visit Ohio State at the …

Cortez Harris was offered by Rutgers football this week, with the Scarlet Knights entering a recruitment that has attracted some of the top teams in college football. A 6-foot-3, 210-pound athlete, Harris is a defensive end from Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro, Maryland). He is a consensus four-star recruit. ESPN ranks him as the No. 197 player in the nation. Harris …

Chris Stewart started talking about this almost a half century ago. A young kid growing up in Fairfield, he used to talk about one day becoming the voice of the Alabama Crimson Tide. He told several people that in fact. Fast forward to 2024, and he is. The Crimson Tide Sports Network announced Wednesday that Stewart will be the voice …

Change is coming to the next iteration of the College Football Playoff. Get ready for more automatic qualifiers. In a nine-hour meeting on Wednesday in Dallas, CFP leaders explored new playoff models that included granting multiple automatic qualifiers to the four power conferences in a 14-team format — an expected move in the SEC and Big Ten’s push to have …

The Southwestern Athletic Conference has scheduled its football media day for July 16, it was announced Wednesday. The 12 SWAC head coaches and two players from each school will attend, starting at 10 a.m. CT at the Sheraton Birmingham in Alabama, to discuss the 2024 season. The preseason all-conference teams will be revealed, as well as the projected order of finish. …

Clemson entered the offseason as the odds-on favorite to win the ACC next season. At least one analyst forecasts the Tigers to be a high seed in the College Football Playoff in his way-too-early rankings for the 2024 season. CBS Sports’ Chip Patterson predicts that Clemson will be the No. 3 overall seed in the new 12-team Playoff. In the new …

Recruiter, developer and motivator — Georgia running backs coach Dell McGee is perhaps the most well-rounded assistant coach on the Bulldogs’ staff. His consistency at UGA has garnered head-coaching interest from other programs in the past, most recently Georgia State. McGee and former Georgia assistant and current Georgia Tech offensive coordinator, Buster Faulkner, are considered “strong candidates” for the in-state …

Nick Saban’s retirement won’t be the only change to the Alabama football program in 2024. The Crimson Tide will have a new play-by-by radio voice with longtime voice Eli Gold on the outs with the Crimson Tide Sports Network after 35 years of calling Alabama football games. Like Saban, Gold is synonymous with Alabama football as he had been part …

Georgia Bulldogs rising sophomore linebacker Raylen Wilson is projected to have a breakout season in 2024. Wilson is coming off an impressive freshman season where he recorded 15 total tackles and 0.5 sacks. The 6-foot-1, 225-pound linebacker is a former elite recruit with excellent speed. Wilson should have a larger role for Georgia football this fall after former starting linebacker …

Another Georgia football assistant may get a head coaching gig this offseason. Bulldogs running backs coach Dell McGee, who has coached under coach Kirby Smart since 2016, is reportedly a candidate for the Georgia State coach opening, according to The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman on Wednesday. REQUIRED READING: Names that fit for Georgia football WR hire. Bryan McClendon’s impact as coach …

Texas A&M’s 2025 recruiting class is already building towards being one of head coach Mike Elko’s first big wins at the helm, already landing three prospects this month, including 4-star running back Deondrae “Tiger” Riden on Monday night. Elko’s defensive background will certainly play a big part in landing some of the top recruits at every defensive position. At the …

The Cowboys have hired former Boston College offensive coordinator Steve Shimko as an offensive assistant, the team announced Wednesday. He replaces Will Harriger, who the Panthers hired as their quarterbacks coach. Shimko reunites with offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer after the two worked together in Seattle from 2018-19. Shimko’s experience includes working as a graduate assistant at Rutgers, Western Michigan and …

USATSI The College Football Playoff Management Committee met Wednesday in the wake of the official move to the 5+7 model for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The Management Committee, which is made up of the FBS commissioners and the Notre Dame athletic director, has now been tasked with negotiating a future for the CFP for 2026 and beyond. That includes …

Michigan football has a lot of questions to answer, not just this fall, but once spring ball kicks off just about a month from now. After nine years with the program, Jim Harbaugh departed for the NFL and the entire defensive staff left this offseason, as well. There’s been a ton of player turnover, with quarterback J.J. McCarthy, running back …