College Football

Penn State has a long history of facing SEC opponents over the years, with most of those matchups coming in postseason play. And even with the SEC set to expand with two new members, Penn State will have played at least one game against almost every team in the conference as of 2024. Penn State will add a game against …

Funny how a shot at a championship ring can narrow the nozzle on the flow of transfers. The NCAA transfer portal has been open for a week now, and only four players have decided to part ways with Alabama football: WR Ja’Corey Brooks, DL Isaiah Hastings, QB Tyler Buchner and WR Thaiu Jones-Bell. PORTAL TRACKER: Alabama football transfer portal tracker …

A Nebraska target at quarterback has announced that he will be heading to the SEC. Baylor transfer Blake Shapen has confirmed that he will be heading to Mississippi State for the 2024 season. Shapen was originally a three-star prospect out of Shreveport, Louisiana, in the 2020 recruiting cycle. This season, he appeared in eight games for Baylor, completing 61.7% of …

The Army Black Knights defeated the Navy Midshipmen 17-11 Saturday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The win is Army’s second win in a row against Navy and sixth in the last eight contests. The Black Knights looked dominant for most of the game, scoring the game’s first points with a four-yard touchdown pass from Bryson Daily to Tyson Riley …

With national signing day right around the corner, flip season is in full effect and Michigan’s staff are more than happy to contribute. The last few years they have targeting offensive targets, but this year the Wolverines snagged a defensive lineman from Big Ten opponent USC. Deyvid Palepale was considered a Michigan lean for much of the process, but committed …

STILLWATER — As he spoke to the media immediately following Oklahoma State’s 49-21 loss to Texas in the Big 12 Championship Game last weekend, Bryan Nardo sounded like a man ready to get back to work. The Cowboys’ first-year defensive coordinator knew he wouldn’t coach another game for nearly a month, and he’ll get that chance when the 20th-ranked Cowboys …

Brian Kelly is working on beefing up the defensive line in the 2026 recruiting class. That search has led him to Buford, Georgia where he has found a guy who has not heated up on the recruiting trail yet, but it is only a matter of time. James Morrow is a 6-foot-4, 240-pound defensive lineman from Buford, Georgia where he …

In about three weeks Nick Saban will lead the Alabama Crimson Tide football team into Pasadena for their College Football Playoff semifinal matchup against Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines in the Rose Bowl. The contest between the two heavyweight programs is sure to draw one of the largest audiences in college football history and with a spot in the …

Brent Venables isn’t one to be glass-half-empty. The OU coach wasn’t one to get too down on things last year when the Sooners stumbled to a 6-7 mark, their first losing record since 1998. He certainly isn’t going to be down this year after a number of players — quarterback Dillon Gabriel among them — jumped into the transfer portal following a …

Dec. 10—MOSCOW — The fourth-seeded Idaho football team’s storybook season came to an end with a 30-22 loss to Albany in the quarterfinals of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs on Saturday at the P1FCU Kibbie Dome. Great Danes sophomore quarterback, Reese Poffenbarger, threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to senior receiver Brevin Easton with 4:38 remaining in regulation for their first …

Fran Brown has hit the ground running, the Syracuse head football coach is already doing a tremendous job in getting recruits excited about the program. This shouldn’t be a surprise, given that Brown has been one of the top recruiters in the nation over the past four years. Brown comes to Syracuse having spent the last two years as the …

Have more comments, questions? Reach out to me at bwhite1@dispatch.com. Letters are lightly edited for clarity. Nov 4, 2023; Piscataway, New Jersey, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Kyle McCord (6) throws to running back TreVeyon Henderson (32) during the NCAA football game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at SHI Stadium. Ohio State won 35-16. On Ohio State football To the editor: I …

Is Nebraska in pursuit of a former five-star recruit at wide receiver? On December 4, former Ohio State Buckeye prospect Julian Fleming entered the transfer portal. Fleming was the No. 1 wide receiver in the class of 2020 and the No. 4 ranked player overall. In his four seasons in Columbus, the Pennsylvania native appeared in 38 games making 79 …

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Zeed Haynes has entered the NCAA transfer portal after his freshman season in Athens, Georgia. Haynes, a former four-star recruit in the class of 2023, is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 6-foot-1, 170-pound receiver played in four games for Georgia, so he will have four years of eligibility remaining. Haynes originally committed to Penn State before flipping …

The following is the Free Press’ Dream Team for the 2023 Michigan high school football season: Offense WR Tashi Braceful School: Southfield A&T Vitals: Senior, 6 feet 2, 175 pounds. Southfield A&T wide receiver Tashi Braceful Stats: 1,730 receiving yards, 14 TDs. The buzz: The top target for a prolific offense, Braceful made big catches in big moments. His state finals performance included 10 …