Central Valley Christian’s Bryson Donelson runs the ball against Los Gatos during the CIF State Football Championship at Pasadena City College in Pasadena CA on Saturday, Dec. 09, 2023. The Cavaliers won the game 45-42. Central Valley Christian senior Bryson Donelson is the Visalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register’s Bob Mathias Award Winner as Tulare County’s most outstanding football player for the 2023-24 …
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Q&A: Pac-12 Networks’ Nick Aliotti on Chip Kelly, tempo and his innovative offenses
When Mike Bellotti interviewed potential offensive coordinators at Oregon in 2007, he sought input from his defensive coaching staff. To gain the perspectives from the opposite side of the ball, Bellotti had them meet with the candidates. That gave Nick Aliotti, the Ducks’ longtime defensive coordinator, his first look at a bright assistant coach from New Hampshire named Chip Kelly. …
Read More »As college football’s elite is engulfed in a power struggle, G5 left just trying to survive: ‘We are a farm system’
This offseason, Will Hall will be a football coach for just a few hours a day. He’ll attend morning winter workouts and, once spring practice starts, lead his Southern Miss football team on the field. Aside from those instances, Hall is a fundraiser. On a random Wednesday in February, Hall, the coach, starts his day at 7 a.m. observing workouts. …
Read More »Exclusive interview with Kyle Monangai on returning to Rutgers football: ‘Seven wins was never our goal…we have bigger aspirations and dreams’
PARSIPPANY, N.J. –Kyle Monangai acknowledges that the best thing for his NFL future was for him to return for one more year of college football, The driving force for Monangai and many of his teammates to return for a last dance with Rutgers football isn’t as much about bettering their position to play on Sundays. After all, the Big Ten’s …
Read More »Georgia-based linebacker Chase Taylor lands USC offer
Let’s take a trip to Stockbridge, Georgia. In that town, there’s a player USC is interested in: 6-foot-3, 200-pound senior-to-be Chase Taylor. The linebacker just landed an offer from the USC Trojans. As a junior, Taylor tallied 73 tackles, six for loss, with six sacks, three caused fumbles, an interception, and four pass breakups. He logged 66 tackles and three …
Read More »Kyeran Garcia, Deion Sanders share hometown connection: ‘He knows where we come from’
Dunbar’s Kyeran Garcia signed a letter of intent to play under coach Deion Sanders at Colorado on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. Colorado football commit Kyeran Garcia’s future changed drastically in a matter of two months. At the conclusion of his senior season at Dunbar High School (Fort Myers, Florida), the wide-receiver-turned-linebacker had a handful of college football offers to the …
Read More »One thing jumps off the page about Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh’s staff: great familiarity
Can new Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh build a winner in Los Angeles? Harbaugh accomplished his first task of forming a coaching staff and one thing is clear. The Chargers head coach placed an emphasis on continuity and familiarity when constructing his staff. Most of the Chargers coaches have previous ties to the Harbaugh family. “Getting this staff, putting this …
Read More »Which Big Ten football team has the toughest conference schedule in 2024?
The Big Ten football season is going to look different in 2024. New additions USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington bring more formidable opponents to the table. But more importantly, gone is the East-West Division model, replaced by a format of conference standings similar to that in basketball. There are some blockbuster out-of-conference games to monitor before the conference slate begins …
Read More »Who are the 4 Iowa football commits competing in the state wrestling tournament?
Defense. Toughness. “Punting is winning.” Iowa’s football team thrives on physicality, and for that, it’s unsurprising that head coach Kirk Ferentz takes a page out of the Hawkeyes’ dominant wrestling program in his recruiting efforts. “The theory I developed was that if a guy was a great wrestler, it didn’t mean he was going to be a great football player, …
Read More »Pre-Spring Position Preview: Breaking down the Alabama QBs
Before we know it, new Alabama head football coach Kalen DeBoer will hit the practice field with his Crimson Tide players for the first time when spring practice gets underway in March. With the retirement of the legendary Nick Saban, there have not been this many question marks surrounding the football program since 2007 when Saban took over. Contrary to …
Read More »USC prospects at NFL combine are part of a larger Pac-12 story
The NFL announced a list of 321 invitees to their scouting combine that will last from February 26 to March 4. USC Football has several former players at the event: Calen Bullock, Solomon Byrd, Jarrett Kingston, Brenden Rice, Tajh Washington, MarShawn Lloyd, Christian Roland-Wallace, and projected No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams. There are a lot of storylines to consider …
Read More »Penn State OL recruiting target to announce decision
Penn State head coach James Franklin is hoping to get some good recruiting news from an in-state recruiting target on Monday. Josh Williams, a Class of 2025 three-star offensive lineman from Haverford, PA, is scheduled to announce his college decision on Monday, Feb. 19 at 5:00 p.m. ET on the 247Sports YouTube channel. Penn State is one of the finalists …
Read More »Why these 5 Auburn football players have most to prove in spring practice
AUBURN — It may feel like the season ended not too long ago, but spring practice is just around the corner. Auburn football will open the spring period with a practice Feb. 27. The Tigers will have 14 sessions after that, culminating in the second A-Day of the coach Hugh Freeze era April 6. Spring practice gives coaches the opportunity …
Read More »Ravens 7-round mock draft 2.0 as we look towards NFL free agency
The Ravens are looking to regroup after exiting the playoffs via a disastrous 17-10 loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion Chiefs in the AFC title game. Baltimore is currently 20th in the NFL in cap space, with $7.3 million available, and there will be critical decisions regarding several vital contributors and two All-Pros. And they’re spending about $120+ million …
Read More »Zachariah Branch is staying busy in a pivotal year at USC
USC Trojans wide receiver and return specialist Zachariah Branch is a busy man. As you might have heard, he chose to join the USC track and field team this season. The freshman from Las Vegas Bishop Gorman High School was a bonafide superstar in 2023 when healthy. He had 29 receptions for 311 yards and 2 TDs during the season. …
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