College Football

USATSI Former Louisville star and longtime NFL quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is returning to his alma mater, Miami Northwestern High School, as the program’s new head coach. This move comes after the 31-year-old Bridgewater ended his NFL career after spending the 2023 season as a backup with the Detroit Lions.  “It means a great deal,” Miami Northwestern athletic director Andre Williams …

Texas is a winner again. The proof of concept from a 12-win season, Big 12 title and College Football Playoff berth has national media giving the Longhorns due credit. The retirement of Alabama head coach Nick Saban has some thinking the team has staying power with more room at the top of the SEC. Former Crimson Tide quarterback Greg McElroy …

Sah’Nye Degraffenreidt got a visit from Rutgers football head coach Greg Schiano on Thursday. And Schiano certainly made an impression, with the head coach using a helicopter to land at the prospect’s high school. One of the top players in New Jersey in the class of 2025, Degraffenreidt (nicknamed ‘Ice Cup’) is a hot name on the recruiting trail. A …

Feb. 2—The least-heralded member of Ohio State’s 2024 incoming transfer class is not hard to identify. He might have the least-noticeable role, too, but Will Kacmarek is used to all that. He flew under the radar as a senior in St. Louis in 2021, a two-star defensive line prospect in a year muddled by the COVID-19 pandemic and the early …

MADISON, Wis. — Former Southern California defensive coordinator Alex Grinch has resurfaced at Wisconsin as the Badgers’ new safeties coach. Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell announced the hire on Thursday. Grinch replaces Colin Hitschler, who left to join new Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer’s staff. “I’m thankful to have the opportunity to add Alex to our staff,” Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell said …

2024 5-star athlete and Texas A&M hard-commit Terry Bussey has reportedly swapped an upcoming home visit with one SEC school for another. According to Glen West, the LSU beat writer for 247Sports, Bussey will no longer host the Tigers for a home visit and instead will host Georgia before visiting College Station for his final visit this upcoming weekend. However, …

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. —Boston College football Coach Jeff Hafley announced today that he is stepping down as the Gregory P. Barber ’69 and Family Head Coach to become the defensive coordinator of the Green Bay Packers. Hafley, who has led the Eagles since 2020 and finished the 2023 season with a record of 7-6 and a Wasabi Fenway Bowl victory over No. 17-ranked …

Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2025 defensive lineman Xavier Ukponu. “After a great conversation with Levorn Harbin, I am blessed to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Ukponu said. The 6-foot-3, 290-pound defensive line prospect is from Guyer High School in Denton, Texas. Ukponu is the No. 630 overall prospect in the class of 2025. He ranks as …

Senior Bowl has already started but the pinnacle of the prestigious NFL draft event comes on Saturday in Mobile, Alabama. The game will feature the best seniors in the country looking to make a good impression on one of 32 teams in the NFL. As usual, there is no shortage of big names on this year’s rosters, which is headlined …

Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2027 cornerback prospect Ashton Alston. “Extremely blessed and grateful to receive a D1 offer from the University of Tennessee,” Alston said. The 5-foot-10, 150-pound cornerback prospect is from Anderson High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. There are not recruiting rankings currently for Alston from Rivals, 247Sports, On3 or ESPN. He is recruited by Tennessee tight ends coach …

Brian Kelly and his recruiting staff took a trip to Humble, Texas, to extend a scholarship offer to one of the top 100 players in the 2025 recruiting class. LSU will have to fend off the Texas Longhorns to land the recruit though. Chad Woodfork is a 6-foot-4, 220-pound, four-star edge rusher from Humble, Texas, where he plays for Summer …

Wisconsin hired former USC and Oklahoma defensive coordinator Alex Grinch to be its new safeties coach last week, and also gave him the tag of co-defensive coordinator. The move directly follows former safeties coach Colin Hitschler taking the same job under Kalen DeBoer’s new staff at Alabama. Grinch has previously worked as defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Washington …

Santa Ana (California) Mater Dei incoming junior Tomuhini Topui won’t play college football until 2026. He took a visit to USC this weekend. The on-campus visit couldn’t have been better for the elite defensive lineman. Topui had a stellar sophomore season in the Monarchs’ defensive line rotation. He is already one of the best 2026 prospects on both sides of …

The No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers choked away a 19-point lead in a 80-72 loss to Nebraska in Lincoln last night. The loss drops Wisconsin to 16-5 on the season and 8-2 in Big Ten play, now 0.5 games behind Purdue for first place in the Big Ten standings. Nebraska had been nearly perfect at home entering the contest, entering with …

Liufau Loumoli is a 6-foot-1, 210-pound linebacker from Federal Way, Washington. He played his freshman year of football at suburban Seattle powerhouse Eastside Catholic High School. He has been offered by USC. Along with his recent USC offer, Loumoli already has offers from Washington, Louisville, Miami, BYU, Colorado State, Arizona State, Michigan State, UCF, Penn State and Nevada. He has …