College Football

Only 10,000 fans will be permitted to attend the Tennessee Orange & White spring football game due to construction at Neyland Stadium. The game will be played at 1 p.m. on April 13. But only a fraction of Neyland Stadium will be utilized. It normally has a capacity of 101,915. Tickets will go on sale Feb. 21. They will be …

Scott Vallone is the hire for Rutgers football as the tight ends coach. It is an interesting hire to say the least for the Scarlet Knights. A former standout defensive lineman at Rutgers, Vallone is a highly-regarded and well-respected young coach. High school coaches value him and his recruiting style while young players can relate to him as one of …

London defensive lineman Andrew Rendon led the Coastal Bend’s representation on the 2023 Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 3A All-State football team. Rendon was named first-team all-state after posting 126 tackles, nine sacks and scoring two defensive touchdowns for the Pirates. London linebacker Kyle Carter was named to the second team alongside Santa Gertrudis Academy defensive back Daniel Mendietta. …

Texas A&M’s 2024 recruiting class is complete, culminating with the signing of 5-star athlete Terry Bussey last Wednesday. With the focus now shifting to the 2025 recruiting cycle, Aggies head coach Mike Elko and his staff have already landed 4-star linebacker Kelvion Riggins and 4-star cornerback Deyjhon Pettaway and have just made the final list for another elite linebacker prospect …

Nashville Christian five-star quarterback Jared Curtis received a scholarship offer from Texas on Wednesday. Curtis is the No. 1-ranked quarterback in the class of 2026 and No. 19 player overall, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. Schools are still offering the 6-foot-5, 226-pound dual-threat QB even though he has announced 10 finalists of Georgia, Alabama, Florida State, Notre Dame, South …

After officially introducing Tim Lester as its next offensive coordinator on Jan. 31, Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz announced that Jon Budmayr has been elevated to wide receivers coach for the Hawkeyes on Wednesday. Budmayr joined Iowa as an offensive analyst ahead of the 2022 season after serving as Colorado State’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2021. Colorado …

Feb. 14—BRONX, N.Y. — Notre Dame will be marking the 100th anniversary of the Four Horsemen backfield this upcoming football season. The occasion will be celebrated in Shamrock Series format with the brand returning for the 2024 season and will feature the Army Black Knights for the third time in the series’ history. Jim Crowley, Elmer Layden, Don Miller and …

Ziyare Addison pulled in two Big Ten offers on Wednesday night. The first of those offers came from Rutgers football. The Scarlet Knights offered the offensive tackle from Sumner High School (Riverview, Florida). At 6-foot-4 and 280 pounds, Addison has a good frame that can easily add more quality size in a college strength and conditioning program. He has a …

Four-star linebacker Jarcoby Hopson has narrowed his college football choice to eight schools, with Mississippi State and Ole Miss making the list. The Class of 2025 Lake Cormorant standout’s list includes Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Miami, Texas A&M, LSU, Texas, Auburn and Arkansas. Hopson said these eight schools have been with him since the beginning of his recruitment, with programs …

LEXINGTON — Mark Stoops looked west for Kentucky’s new offensive coordinator, hiring Boise State’s Bush Hamdan. Stoops announced the move Wednesday evening. “I’ve known Bush for a few years and spent some quality time with him in 2021,” Stoops said in a statement. “Since then, I’ve followed his career and have been very impressed by him. He’s coached under Chris …

SOUTH BEND — For ex-Duke defensive end RJ Oben, walking off the field at Wallace Wade Stadium after a last-minute defeat against Notre Dame football was almost too much to process. Certainly, that was the case in the raw moments that initially followed the 21-14 thriller on the final Saturday night in September, and it became ever stranger to ponder …

In November, as Michigan football was entering the meat of its 2023 schedule en route to Happy Valley to face Penn State, the Big Ten took unprecedented action, suspending head coach Jim Harbaugh for three games due to Connor Stalions’ alleged in-person sign-stealing scheme. The Wolverines sought an injunction through the courts, but it wasn’t granted, and ultimately, the school …

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian hit on it briefly when he said last week that with the dissolution of the Pac-12, more West Coast talent likely will be available to programs in the SEC, Big Ten, ACC and Big 12. And Sarkisian’s California roots as a former USC and Washington head coach, as a USC assistant and as a former …

USATSI Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte is hopeful that future iterations of the rivalry tilt between the Longhorns and Texas A&M will return to its traditional date on Thanksgiving Thursday, he told fans at a town hall event on UT’s campus. Del Conte also hopes that the matchup will become an annual occurrence now that the two share a …

Feb. 14—During his 25 years as the Pulaski County High School head football coach, John Hines achieved some great success — which included the 2014 Class 5A state championship, four straight Class 5A title game appearances, and six regional titles. In December during the Maroons’ annual Football Award Banquet, Hines proudly reminded the audience of those past Pulaski County football …