College Football

When Jim Harbaugh was hired at Michigan in 2014, he was tasked with rebuilding the Wolverines’ football program back to its winning ways. It was a similar task that he was faced with at his prior stops: the San Francisco 49ers and Stanford. 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, the brother of former Wolverine quarterback Dylan McCaffrey, starred at Stanford where he set …

This column is the first in a series of weekly survey questions. That might seem hypocritical to anyone who knows I never answer survey questions. But my literary contributors answer them. This week’s question is related to Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel, who just completed his third season with the Vols. I asked some of my literary contributors where they …

North Carolina has yet to land a prospect in the 2025 recruiting class but do have their eyes on a few big-name recruits. And two of them were recently on campus. During Saturday’s win over Duke in Chapel Hill, the North Carolina Tar Heels hosted a few big recruiting targets. With five-star recruits Caleb Wilson and Jasper Johnson on campus …

University of Colorado Boulder junior Travis Hunter put the college football world on notice this past season with his versatility, playing all three facets of the game on offense, defense and special teams. Texas A&M may have its own three-way superstar following national signing day on Wednesday. 5-star prospect Terry Bussey officially committed to the Aggies this week and head …

Former Penn State head coach Bill O’Brien is back in the saddle as a head coach for a major college football program. Just over a decade after coaching his final game for the Nittany Lions, O’Brien has officially been named the next head coach of the Boston College football program, keeping him in the New England area after his brief …

RENTON — Ryan Grubb is expected to make the jump from college to the NFL and be hired as the Seattle Seahawks’ offensive coordinator, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday night. The move will thrill Seahawks fans who spent the past two years watching Grubb lead one of the most dynamic offenses in …

Elijah Burress, the son of Plaxico Burress, has committed to play his college football at Notre Dame. Elijah is a 6-foot-1 junior wide receiver at DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne, New Jersey, and another big get for Notre Dame, which is shaping up to have one of the country’s top recruiting classes in 2025. Among the other recruits who …

Despite rumors that Ohio State offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien has emerged as a leading candidate for the Boston College coaching vacancy, it’s apparently still full steam ahead as of now for the first-year Buckeyes assistant in Columbus, according to coach Ryan Day.  “No update [on O’Brien]” Day told reporters on National Signing Day, which marked the first time he’s spoken …

The USC women’s basketball team defeated Arizona State on Friday night, as you probably know by now. Elsewhere in the Pac-12, the outlook improved for the Trojans in their attempt to secure one of several goals for the remainder of the Pac-12 regular season. One such goal relates to UCLA. Friday night in the Pac-12 provided a number of noteworthy …

Chip Kelly’s offense with Ohio State’s football talent could be a lethal combination, but we will have to wait and see just how well the new offensive coordinator works in Columbus with the Buckeyes. It is worth noting that Bill O’Brien, as an offensive coordinator with Nick Saban at Alabama, helped the Crimson Tide reach the national championship game in …

Three-star wide receiver prospect  Joakim Dodson announced his commitment to Tennessee on Saturday. The 6-foot, 178-pound wide receiver is from Collierville High School in Collierville, Tennessee. Dodson committed to the Vols over Missouri, Cincinnati and Indiana. Dodson is the No. 546 overall prospect in the class of 2025. He ranks as the No. 80 wide receiver prospect and the No. …

USATSI Former Alabama coach Nick Saban is joining “College GameDay” as an analyst, ESPN announced Wednesday. He will also supplement the network’s coverage of the NFL Draft and SEC Media Days.  “ESPN and College GameDay have played such an important role in the growth of college football, and I’m honored to have the opportunity to join their team,” Saban said in a …

Michigan football has had some elite players who have come through the program under former head coach Jim Harbaugh, but not all have come to Ann Arbor with the expectations that they would be elite. Harbaugh and his staff did an excellent job of identifying and developing talent throughout the years, and many players who have become Wolverines have significantly …

Over the last few weeks, BC football’s coaching staff has undergone significant changes. The Eagles have a new head coach in Bill O’Brien after Jeff Hafley joined the Green Bay Packers as the defensive coordinator. While BC will be turning the page on the Hafley era after four years, it was an overall successful run. Now, there will be high …

Chip Kelly won eight games, stomped his biggest rival and won a bowl game at UCLA last season. Still, on Friday, he determined his best career move — one of the latest to rock the sport — was to take a massive pay cut to remain in the same conference and become offensive coordinator at Ohio State. Of course, it …