College Football

Melbourne Central Catholic named Willie Tillman to head its football program on Monday. The Satellite High graduate and defensive coordinator for both Merritt Island High and Florida Tech football brings a quarter century of coaching experience to the position. MCC fired Nate Hooks on Jan. 10 after one season when he was told he violated the terms of an FHSAA …

Opposed to last year when only a few significant players stuck around, the Colorado Buffaloes will return most of their high-impact names heading into the 2024 season. Those returning for the Buffs include head coach Deion Sanders’ sons Shedeur and Shilo Sanders, two-way phenom Travis Hunter, wide receiver Jimmy Horn Jr., safety Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig and linebacker LaVonta Bentley. Colorado’s offensive …

Part of the allure of college football is the environment in which it’s played.  A college football team’s stadium can bring as much to the sport as what happens on the field. You can’t think of Oklahoma Sooners football without hearing the great Toby Rowland’s voice booming the “Palace on the Prairie” in a pre-game hype video. If there’s one …

Florida basketball only played one game this past week instead of the usual two, but it made it count with an 81-65 drubbing of the Auburn Tigers in Gainesville on Saturday afternoon. It was a big one for Todd Golden, who triumphed over his mentor for a Quadrant 1 win. As a result, the Gators finally got some recognition again …

Auburn basketball experienced the ebbs and flows of life in the SEC last week. The Tigers opened the week by blowing out rival Alabama by 18 points on Wednesday at home before experiencing a trap game in Gainesville on Saturday, losing 81-65 to Florida. The uneven week has caused Auburn to take a slight hit in the latest rankings. The …

Tennessee (17-6, 7-3 SEC) will play two Southeastern Conference games this week. Arkansas will host the Vols on Wednesday at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Tipoff is slated for 9 p.m. EST and will be televised by ESPN2. Tennessee will also host Vanderbilt at Food City Center on Saturday (6 p.m. EST, SEC Network). The latest USA TODAY Sports …

Kalen DeBoer has been on the job exactly a month as Alabama football’s new coach. In 30 days’ time, he’s: REPORT: Scott Huff leaving Alabama football for Seattle Seahawks, too NICK SABAN COMMEMORATIVE BOOK: Relive Nick Saban’s epic Alabama football coaching career with our special book! Preorder here. Of course, that’s just been the personnel side of things. There’s also …

Texas A&M junior Edgerrin Cooper recently put his talent on display for all 32 NFL teams at the East-West Shrine Bowl on Feb. 1 but the linebacker prospect stood out to one organization in particular according to a recent report. Per Ryan Fowler, an NFL & college football analyst for Bleacher Report & The Draft Network, Pittsburgh head coach Mike …

Running back Kam Davis was a massive addition to the Florida State football program in the 2024 recruiting cycle. Davis, who played quarterback for Dougherty High (Albany, Ga.), finished with 5,575 passing yards and 40 touchdowns, also adding 3,157 rushing yards and 35 touchdowns. Davis posted pictures of himself earlier this winter of the 145th-overall-ranked prospect and the 11th-rated running …

LOS ANGELES — UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond said to give him 96 hours to find a new football coach after Chip Kelly resigned on Friday. It turns out, Jarmond needed less than 72. Former UCLA great DeShaun Foster was named head coach on Monday to take over the program after Kelly left to become offensive coordinator at Ohio State. …

It’s no secret that Texas has one of the most talented rosters in college football heading into the 2024 season. The Longhorns return starting quarterback Quinn Ewers, the majority of starters along the offensive line, and a deep running back room. On the defensive side, Texas returns both starting edge rushers, star linebacker Anthony Hill, and several experienced playmakers in …

Penn State already has three linebackers in its 2025 recruiting class, but that doesn’t stop the defacto “LBU” from trying to add talent to its notoriously talented position. With three-star Georgia linebacker Mantrez Walker announcing his top five schools yesterday morning, Penn State is now a finalist for another top linebacker in the class of 2025. Walker’s other finalists are …

Union’s Shaker Reisig looks over to the sidelines during the game against Westmoore at Union-Tuttle Stadium in Tulsa, OK on 11/17/23. BRETT ROJO, FOR THE TULSA WORLD Tulsa Union quarterback Shaker Reisig has made his college choice. Reisig, who was an honorable mention for The Oklahoman’s 2023 All-State football team, announced Monday that he was committing to Utah in the …

Drew Anderle was elected to the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 2A all-state team on both sides of the ball. The Windthorst senior was named second-team defensive lineman and third-team guard on offense. Nocona junior Caden Gaston joined Anderle on the third team as a defensive back. Seymour junior quarterback Brayden Loyd received honorable mention. All three athletes were Red …

Rivalry games are of utmost importance. The Texas Longhorns have two of perhaps the ten best rivalries in college football with the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas A&M Aggies. For the first time since 2011, they will face both this season. Respected Texas football analysts Bobby Burton and Gerry Hamilton sparked a debate over which game is more important for the …