College Football

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 …

The offseason in college football is basically the Wild West these days. If there’s no news, fans from every team do as much as they can to create some. The latest came when Michigan football star cornerback Will Johnson, a legacy player in Ann Arbor whose father Deon was a star defensive back for the Wolverines, posted an eyeball emoji …

Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman has often spoken the last couple of years about the challenges in staying on top of college football roster machinations in the modern era of transfers and name image and likeness, not to mention the lingering fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Enter Clint Brown, a veteran college football assistant and for the past two …

USATSI Longtime Alabama football play-by-play announcer Eli Gold will not return to the booth in 2024, the university announced Wednesday. The 70-year-old Gold, who just finished his 35th year as an iconic voice of the Crimson Tide, will be replaced by Chris Stewart. Stewart handles play-by-play duties for Alabama’s men’s basketball games. He also called the Tide’s away and postseason …

If you thought that the Johnny Manziel saga was over after the documentary on him came out, then the former Texas A&M quarterback has a surprise for you. Manziel, who was a guest on former NFL tight end Shannon Sharpe’s podcast “Club Shay Shay,” revealed that there was a timeline where he would have returned to College Station instead of …

Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham is passionate about his job and he loves what he does. Want proof? Check out the comments he gave with Arizona Sports 98.7 FM’s Bickley & Marotta on Wednesday, where he addressed the “negative” aspects of the job in the NIL era and college football coaches who “complain” amid the hardships of the coaching …

Auburn football hopes to make great offensive strides in 2024, and true freshman Cam Coleman could be a main component in its progression. Writers at The Athletic recently shared their thoughts on the 2024 SEC recruiting haul, and which players could turn heads quickly. When asked to reveal his pick for the player who could make the biggest impact, Manny …

First things first: USC really does need a big transfer portal addition in the spring. USC grabbed Jordan Addison in the 2022 spring window, then Bear Alexander in the 2023 spring window. USC needs that next splash player — ideally a defensive or offensive tackle — in 2024 to boost its roster and provide the toughness in the trenches to …

Class of 2025 five-star offensive tackle Michael Fasusi has locked in a spring recruiting visit to Colorado, according to On3’s Sam Spiegelman. On Jan. 16, the 6-foot-4, 285-pound prospect announced he had received an offer from the Buffs, so things appear to be trending well between Fasusi and CU’s coaching staff. Along with his visit to Boulder, which will coincide …

Class of 2026 quarterback dia bell has announced his intention to visit Auburn this spring. The 6-foot-2, 192-pound prospect has already received an offer from the Tigers with plenty of other major programs also interested. Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Miami, Indiana, Penn State as well as SEC programs Florida and LSU have already extended an offer to the sophomore. Bell will …

ESPN Radio host Matt Moscona went on a lengthy rant describing the state of the Alabama football program following Nick Saban’s departure. The Crimson Tide hired former Washington head coach Kalen DeBoer a few days after Saban announced his retirement. Moscona does not have much confidence in where the Alabama football program is headed under DeBoer. Moscona, like many other …