College Football

The Sooners have done yeoman’s work in Oklahoma to land the top prospects in the Sooner State. Of their ten prospects currently committed in the 2025 recruiting class, six of them are from the state of Oklahoma. And based on the trend of predictions for four-star outside linebacker C.J. Nickson, the Sooners look like they’re on the verge of adding …

Brian Kelly and his recruiting staff took a trip to Derby, Kansas, to extend an offer to one of the best tight ends in the 2025 recruiting class. LSU will have to fight off the Oregon Ducks to land him. DaSaahn Brame is a 6-foot-6, 235-pound, four-star tight end from Derby, Kansas, where he plays for Derby High School. The …

Iowa State football added Cedar Falls offensive tackle Will Tompkins – one of the top in-state players – to its 2025 recruiting class on Friday. The 6-foot-5, 270-pound lineman was the No. 9 player in the Des Moines Register’s rankings for the junior class, released in December. Tompkins is ranked the No. 7 player in Iowa, No. 48 offensive tackle …

Chip Kelly left UCLA in a tough spot by abruptly leaving the program after six years, reportedly to become Ohio State’s offensive coordinator. From an optics perspective, it’s a blow for the Bruins to lose their sitting coach just so he can become an assistant at a future Big Ten competitor. Practically, UCLA’s options for his successor are a lot …

Deer Park has announced the hiring of Tucker Berger as the Wildcats’ next football coach, pending board approval. “I am honored and excited to take on the role of head football coach at Deer Park High School. Football has always been a huge part of my life, and I am grateful for the opportunity to share my passion for the …

February 7 was National Signing Day, where football players sign their letter of intent to play at a college where they’ve been recruited. Such was the case for six area football players, including three from Barstow High School. Two other local high school football players — Oak Hills’ Paki Finau and Adelanto’s Shakir Collins — signed letters on the early …

SOUTH BEND — A sense of relief swept through the defensive line corps at Notre Dame football on Friday as news spread that run-game coordinator Al Washington wouldn’t be named head coach at Boston College after all. Former NFL head coach Bill O’Brien reportedly agreed to leave Ohio State before calling a single play as the Buckeyes’ offensive coordinator. Washington, …

For the past several years, as it captured Big Ten championships, made the College Football Playoff and, eventually, won its first national championship in 26 years, Michigan football’s success was predicated at least in part on its defense. The Wolverines boasted a top-10 scoring defense in each of the past three seasons, a stretch in which they went 40-3. This …

We’re not far from spring football in the SEC. There are plenty of questions for several teams in the league. The retirement of Alabama head coach Nick Saban leaves plenty up for grabs in the league. New head coach Kalen DeBoer, who just coached Washington to a national title appearance, will look to keep Alabama’s place atop the SEC opposite …

In December of 2017, Chip Kelly was the hottest name on the college football coaching market — and what a market it was. Florida wanted him. Tennessee made an offer. Nebraska checked in. Arizona State was intrigued. But Kelly, fresh off head coaching stints with two different NFL teams, wanted UCLA for his much-anticipated return to college football. He wanted …

Moeller’s athletic signing class for February, 2024, from left: Ethan Page (football, Lake Erie College), Kyler Paul (football, Dayton), Preston Smith (football, Mount Union), Nick Monahan (football, Bryant), Talan DeBruler (lacrosse, Mercyhurst), Brennen Hickey (lacrosse, Cleveland State), Noah Smith (Belmont Abbey College, lacrosse). Anyone who was at Piqua High School’s Alexander Stadium Nov. 25 had reason to be worried about …

Feb. 9—BLOOMING GROVE — Noah Hutchison, who played all over the field for Blooming Grove’s Lions, signed a letter of intent, accepting a football scholarship from Hardin-Simmons on Wednesday. They’re going to love him at Hardin-Simmons, but Blooming Grove may need an SUV full of players to replace him. Hutchison played everywhere on the field for the Lions as a …

Chip Kelly is stepping down as UCLA’s head football coach, the school announced Friday. Hired in 2018 after four seasons as an NFL head coach, Kelly ends his tenure with a 34-34 record overall and 26-26 mark in Pac-12 play. Kelly is expected to become Ohio State’s offensive coordinator, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. He will replace Bill O’Brien, …

The coaching carousel chairs never seem to stop turning in college football. It’s February 9, yet coaches are taking other jobs as if its the middle of bowl season. The latest changes are significant to Wisconsin and the rest of the Big Ten landscape. First, Ohio State offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien took the Boston College opening. Then, surprisingly, it’s reported …

While National Signing Day was relatively quiet for most programs in college football, that was certainly not the case for Texas A&M and new head coach Mike Elko. He was tasked with holding the 2024 recruiting class together following Jimbo Fisher’s dismissal, and he was able to do so with a class that is No. 18 in the 247Sports team …