College Football

Dan Wodicka’s move in the workplace won’t involve much distance. Wodicka, the defensive coordinator for Johns Hopkins football, was promoted to head coach, the program announced Thursday. Wodicka, who fills the role previously occupied by Greg Chimera, becomes the 28th head coach in school history and the second consecutive leader from the coaching tree planted by the late Jim Margraff. …

Everyone at Oregon knows how good center Jackson Powers-Johnson is and now all of the NFL scouts know how good he is. The Rimington Award winner is impressing those in attendance at the Senior Bowl as his draft stock is rising despite going through drills with a bum hamstring. He suffered the injury during training leading up to the Senior …

D’Shaun Ford is a 2025 four-star running back at 5-foot-11 and 205 pounds. He is from Opelousas, Louisiana, where he plays for Opelousas High School. Ford holds offers from Auburn, Florida State, Miami, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Penn State, Tennessee, Tulane, UCF, and the ultimate favorite to land him, LSU, which is his home-state team. As a sophomore, Ford earned …

Junior defensive lineman Trajen Odom has been offered by USC. The 6-foot-5, 270-pound defensive lineman, based in North Carolina, is originally from Inglewood, California. Going home to USC could be a very high option for the Trojans’ target. As a junior last fall for Panther Creek High School, Odom had 54 total tackles, 22 tackles for a loss, and a …

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Former Western Michigan coach Tim Lester was hired Wednesday to turn around Iowa’s underperforming offense. Lester replaces coach Kirk Ferentz’s son, Brian Ferentz, who finished this past season on the staff after athletic director Beth Goetz told him in late October that he wouldn’t return in 2024. The 46-year-old Lester spent a year as a senior …

A class of 2026 linebacker has been offered a scholarship by the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Noriel Dominguez plays for Fort Bend Marshall High School out of Missouri City, Texas. In 11 games last season, he recorded 80 tackles, 12.0 for loss, and 3.0 sacks. Dominguez holds offers from Oregon, LSU, and Florida, to name a few. Nebraska has been busy offering …

Wisconsin top in-state class of 2025 target Owen Strebig recently announced he would be announcing his commitment on February 8 at 4 p.m. central. The Badgers are among his final five schools — alongside Florida State, Miami, Notre Dame and USC. Strebig is the No. 127 overall recruit in the class of 2025, No. 13 offensive tackle and No. 1 …

There are several former Oregon Ducks who are down in Alabama this week at the annual Reese’s Senior Bowl, showcasing their talent in front of NFL scouts and getting ready to show what they can do this weekend in the Senior Bowl Game. Among those players in Mobile are Bo Nix, Jackson Powers-Johnson, Brandon Dorlus, Khyree Jackson, and Evan Williams. …

Auburn football announced Wednesday night that its all-time leading receiver has passed away. Auburn fans learned late Wednesday that Terry Beasley, who was known as Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Pat Sullivan’s top target from 1969-1971, passed away at the age of 73. Beasley is one of two receivers to ever record 1,000 receiving yards in a season at Auburn, doing so …

Two former Vols will compete in the East-West Shrine Bowl on Thursday. Tight end McCallan Castles and running back Jabari Small will play in the all-star game, which will be contested at Ford Center in Frisco, Texas. Ford Center is the indoor practice complex for the Dallas Cowboys. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. EST and NFL Network will televise …

As the 2023 NFL season comes to a close, the ramp up toward the 2024 NFL Draft begins for both front office executives and draft prospects. First up in that process is the 99th installment of the East-West Shrine Bowl, the annual college football all-star game that features more than 120 of the nation’s top players from throughout the college …

The 2024 East-West Shrine Bowl will be played at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas on Thursday, Feb. 1 at 6 p.m. MT. The college all-star game will be televised on NFL Network and available to stream on fuboTV (try it free). The Denver Broncos will have scouts and coaches in attendance for the game and quarterbacks coach Davis Webb will …

Former OU offensive tackle Tyler Guyton’s NFL Draft stock is rising. Listed at 6-foot-7, 328 pounds, Guyton impressed scouts Tuesday as Senior Bowl practices began in Mobile, Alabama, and he’ll look to keep that going leading up to Saturday’s game. Guyton made nine starts at right tackle this past season and earned All Big-12 honorable mention honors. A Manor (Texas) …

Kirby Smart stands alone. Nick Saban is playing golf, hunting fairways in retirement, while Jim Harbaugh is off to chase the Lombardi Trophy. A year ago, we could’ve debated who ranked as college football’s best coach: Smart or Saban? Smart had won back-to-back national championships, but Saban owned seven rings, and although his Alabama dynasty was past its peak, Saban …

One of college football’s longest-running all-star games, the East-West Shrine Bowl, will offer a chance for many college football players to suit up one last time and perform in front of NFL draft scouts ahead of the NFL draft. This year’s game will feature a handful of Penn State players from the 2023 team after putting on some impressive performances …