College Football

UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers signals a first down after scrambling against Colorado at the Rose Bowl on Oct. 28. The school is moving part of its student section behind the visiting team’s bench ahead of its first Big Ten season. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) UCLA students soon will be encouraged to get behind their opponent. Don’t expect them …

The Shamrock Series is back and heading to the Bronx. Notre Dame football made the official announcement on Wednesday that the 2024 edition of The Shamrock Series will take place on Saturday, Nov. 23 at Yankee Stadium, against Army. It is the first time since 2022 that Notre Dame will have a Shamrock Series game after not having one last …

Feb. 14—Five local football standouts were named to the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association All-State Football Teams for their performance during the 2023 season. GACA names two all-state squads per classification, a south team for regions 1-4 in each class and a north team for regions 5-8. The teams were released Wednesday. Dalton’s Adriel Hernandez, Northwest Whitfield’s Myles Mays, North Murray’s …

Ivory Kelley garnered third-team honors on the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class 4A all-state team Wednesday. Kelley, a senior defensive back from Wichita Falls High, was the only local Class 4A to receive higher than honorable mention. He’s also the final Coyote to be elected to the TSWA all-state football team. Graham did place two players on the honorable mention …

The Chargers have announced the members of head coach Jim Harbaugh’s coaching staff for the 2024 season. Some of the biggest names were already known as the hirings of offensive coordinator Greg Roman and defensive coordinator Jesse Minter and the holdover of special teams coordinator Ryan Ficken. Roman will be working with passing game coordinator Marcus Brady, quarterbacks coach Shane …

The Shamrock Series is back and heading to the Bronx. Notre Dame football made the official announcement on Wednesday that the 2024 edition of The Shamrock Series will take place on Saturday, Nov. 23 at Yankee Stadium, against Army. It is the first time since 2022 that Notre Dame will have a Shamrock Series game after not having one last …

The SEC is dealing with one of those good problems. As the conference prepares to expand to 16 schools with the addition of Oklahoma and Texas, SEC leadership is debating how to construct its schedule. In 2024 and most likely in 2025, the SEC will play eight conference games as they work out the details for what could come down …

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to the top player from New York in the 2025 class. Four-star offensive tackle Rowan Byrne announced on Tuesday that he’s received a scholarship offer from the Spartans. He is rated as the No. 1 player from New York in 247Sports’ composite rankings for the 2025 class. Byrne ranks as the No. …

Although Colorado football has improved in several needed areas this offseason, some still aren’t convinced that the Buffs will be much better in head coach Deion Sanders’ second year. College football insider Brett McMurphy of The Action Network, for example, doesn’t even see CU reaching six wins next season. McMurphy released his early 2024 bowl game projections on Wednesday and …

Feb. 14—Malakoff placed several players off the Class 3A Championship team on the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association All-State Team, released on Tuesday. Coach Jamie Driskell was named coach of the year for guiding the Tigers to a 16-0, perfect season. Chauncey Hogg was a first team selection as a defensive back, while offensive standout Mason Logan was the second …

Army football will face Notre Dame at Yankee Stadium on November 23, 2024, the Saturday before Thanksgiving. It will be the 52nd meeting between the schools, with Notre Dame leading 39-8-4. NBC Sports will televise the contest; it will also be streamed on Peacock. No start time was announced. This will mark the 23rd meeting between the two teams at …

Former Arizona football coach Jedd Fisch isn’t exactly mending fences with his former team’s fan base with comments he’s made since leaving the Wildcats for the Washington football job. Far from it. Previous comments from Fisch had already upset and angered fans, and now some supporters of the team are livid with their former coach, who left for Washington after …

Another familiar face is returning to Ann Arbor for a spot on Sherrone Moore’s new-look coaching staff for Michigan football. Stephen Adegoke will be joining Michigan’s staff as the defensive backs coach according to a report from 247Sports. He will be replacing Steve Clinkscale, who followed Jim Harbaugh to take a job with the Chargers. Adegoke spent the last two …

Darryl Tapp, a former star at Deep Creek High in Chesapeake and Virginia Tech, has been hired as the Washington Commanders defensive line coach, according to multiple media reports. Tapp, 39, returns to Washington, where he played defensive end and linebacker in 2013 during an NFL career that spanned 12 seasons. Tapp was an All-American at Virginia Tech and is …

Auburn has hired many new assistant coaches this offseason, and details surrounding new contracts are beginning to emerge. Auburn Undercover’s Nathan King has revealed details surrounding the contract and salary of Auburn’s new defensive coaches including co-defensive coordinators DJ Durkin and Charles Kelly. Reports surfaced of Auburn’s hiring of Charles Kelly before the Tigers’ Music City Bowl game against Maryland. …