College Football

The 2024 Texas Longhorns football schedule puts them in a prime position to make back-to-back College Football Playoff appearances. Now that the playoff field is expanding to 12 teams, it’s almost a lock. ESPN analyst and commentator Greg McElroy gives Texas a 70% chance to make the College Football Playoff in 2024, even if the Longhorns end up going 9-3. …

Since he was hired as Alabama’s new football coach earlier this month, questions have swirled around Kalen DeBoer and whether the born-and-bred South Dakotan who has never coached farther south than Fresno, California can successfully acclimate to the ruthlessly competitive world of the SEC. As DeBoer works to quell those doubts, he won’t be doing so with a newfound southern …

Jan. 24—Arizona is hiring former New Mexico head coach Danny Gonzales as their special teams coordinator and linebackers coach, according to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Gonzales, 48, is set to join head coach Brent Brennan’s inaugural staff with the Wildcats. Prior to serving as the head coach at UNM, the Albuquerque native and UNM graduate worked as the …

Jan. 24—Fenwick kicker Derek Morris is heading west to continue his football career. The senior specialist announced Tuesday night he has committed to California. The 6-foot-1, 215-pounder made 28 of 30 PAT kicks last season and was 3 for 8 on field goals, including a 52-yarder and a 51-yarder. He was a selected to the All-Southwest District second team as …

Perhaps one of the most underrated signees of the 2024 recruiting cycle is defensive tackle Owen Wafle, who flipped last year from his commitment to Notre Dame. Wafle is the quintessential ‘football guy’ and quickly became a fan favorite soon after signing day when a video surfaced showing him making an impressive tackle in a high school game. And perhaps he …

The Oklahoma Sooners have begun to identify more of their targets in the 2026 recruiting class. In the last week, they’ve issued a number of offers, including two at the quarterback position. One of those was four-star quarterback Faizon Brandon out of North Carolina. The other one is also east of the Mississippi River in four-star quarterback Jared Curtis. Curtis …

Vaughn Dalzell shares his Power Rankings for the Big Ten with teams like Illinois and Michigan State closing in on Purdue. 1. Purdue Boilermakers (18-2, 7-2) Upcoming games: Saturday at Rutgers (-12), Wednesday vs Northwestern (-15) *Projected lines* Odds to win the Big Ten: (-350) Purdue tops this poll once again as they ride a four-game winning streak into a …

Tuesday saw NFL insiders speaking of Jim Harbaugh to the Los Angeles Chargers as all-but-imminent, but a deal was not reached, and Harbaugh reportedly made it back to Ann Arbor to continue work with his alma mater. As the Chargers look to revamp its franchise with both a new head coach and general manager, Harbaugh is getting back to business …

Brian Kelly didn’t have to look far to find LSU’s next offensive coordinators. The LSU head coach promoted Joe Sloan and Cortez Hankton. The two served as the interim co-offensive coordinators during LSU’s bowl win over Wisconsin, but now, that title is permanent. LSU’s staff was completed with the hiring of tight ends coach Slade Nagle on Wednesday morning. Nagle …

Jan. 24—It wasn’t mutual, but until a year or two after the turn of the millennium the University of Hawaii’s rival in football was clear. Back when Kenny Niumatalolo and Craig Stutzmann played for Hawaii it was BYU — as it had been for many years before them. But these days, younger UH fans, especially, don’t get hyped about BYU. …

Jan. 24—A former Saint Louis School receiver with 10 years of college-coaching experience has joined the University of Hawaii football team’s coaching staff. Anthony Arceneaux, who spent the past two seasons coaching Nevada’s receivers, will coach the UH running backs. Arceneaux replaces Keiki Misipeka, who will focus exclusively on recruiting. “He brings a lot of value,” head coach Timmy Chang …

Alabama is used to natural attrition, even in large numbers, with players running out of eligibility or declaring early for the NFL Draft. With the retirement of Nick Saban, though, the Crimson Tide enter a new era without some key players who opted for the transfer portal.  New Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer, who highlighted the importance of player retention …

Wesley McGriff was a member of Hugh Freeze’s first coaching staff at Auburn and despite a brief stint at Texas A&M, he will be a part of the second one. That development was significant for five-star safety Zelus Hicks. McGriff coaches the cornerbacks but he has taken the lead for Hicks. “It was very important actually. I was shocked that …

Getty Images This would normally be a tasty best-of-the-rest offseason piece to chew on: Who are the teams that could crack the top 25 — those not listed in our way-too-early rankings projection immediately after Michigan won the national championship. Ah, but the expanded College Football Playoff has changed everything. In any given top 25 list you’ll see …

Former Alabama commit Anthony “Turbo” Rogers has been officially offered by the USC Trojans. The four-star running back, who is listed at 5-foot-9 and 195 pounds, had originally cut his recruitment to a top five with Georgia, Florida, Auburn, Alabama, and Oregon, but he is still taking offers and visits this upcoming season. In his sophomore year of high school, Rogers …