College Football

MADISON – Luke Fickell appears to have his 2024 coaching staff set. A source confirmed Thursday that Fickell is hiring Alex Grinch as safeties coach. Grinch, 43, is to replace Colin Hitschler, who served as UW’s co-defensive coordinator/safeties coach last season. He recently left to join the Alabama staff. The Wisconsin State Journal first reported the hiring of Grinch. Grinch …

The Chargers hired Jim Harbaugh to a five-year deal to be their new head coach. Los Angeles’ next thing to do will be to hire a new general manager, but Harbaugh will fill out the coordinator and assistant roles on staff soon after. As of now, there are some reports that Harbaugh could bring some members of the Michigan staff, …

Currently ranked as the No. 1 quarterback in the 2026 recruiting class (247Sports Composite), Jared Curtis has already picked up several big-time college offers. On Thursday, the Tennessee prospect announced Colorado as the latest Power Five program to extend an offer. Yes, Curtis still has two more seasons of high school football remaining, but the Buffs did well by showing …

Jan. 25—CHARDON — Former Lima Senior football coach Andre Griffin has been hired as head football coach at Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin High School in Chardon. His hiring was announced by the school in a press release and by Griffin on his X account. Griffin, the son of Ohio State legend Archie Griffin, was Lima Senior’s head coach from 2016 to …

Notre Dame football is still trying to add multiple prospects to its currently No. 1 ranked 2025 recruiting class. One of those prospects is Tennessee defensive lineman Ethan Utley. The 6-foot, 4-inch and 270-pound prospect was offered a scholarship by the Irish, adding to his already impressive list. As the No. 11 defensive lineman and 113th overall prospect according to …

Bryant Hollingsworth is hanging up his coaching headset after two decades at Lexington. The longtime football coach submitted his resignation Thursday after 21 seasons with the program, including the past 16 as head coach. Hollingsworth spent his first seven seasons with the Tigers as an assistant coach. Hollingsworth, whose resignation is effective Monday, will take over as the athletic director …

Ever since news broke in October that the NCAA was investigating Michigan football for alleged illegal sign stealing, Ohio State fans assumed the worst. And there was no room for vindication in their minds. The 2021 and 2022 wins by the Wolverines over the Buckeyes was simply that Connor Stalions had such a mastery over the signals that every single …

It’s the end of an era in Ann Arbor with program legends J.J. McCarthy, Blake Corum, and Mike Sainristil declaring for the draft while former head coach Jim Harbaugh heads to LA. It was a glorious three-year run, but now it is time to turn our eyes to the future. Specifically, the future of the offense, which has lost 10 …

Add Georgia football to the slate of SEC football programs that want in on Germantown’s star athlete. Jamarion Morrow, the No. 5 player in Tennessee for the Class of 2025, announced on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, on Thursday afternoon that Kirby Smart’s staff and the Georgia Bulldogs have offered him. He’s already snagged offers from Ole Miss, …

Fresh of a junior day weekend full of visitors, Penn State continues to hit the recruiting trail hard in hopes of building their burgeoning class of 2025 that already ranks inside the Top-10. They picked up a commitment from three-star offensive lineman Owen Aliciene, pushing their total up to eight in the class. There’s still plenty of work to be …

Hardin Valley Academy has named Tyler Wynn its new football coach, according to a letter from the school. Wynn leaves his job as a running backs coach at Valdosta High School in Georgia. Valdosta is one of the most historically successful football programs in the country. As of 2022, the team has 948 wins, which is the most all-time, according …

The Nick Saban effect changes everything. The retirement of the former Alabama head coach is changing our college football predictions and appears to be changing another. College football analyst JD PicKell shared his Top 12 poll for the 2024 season on Thursday. The significance of the number is that 12 programs will make the College Football Playoff. At least one …

Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Tony Garica (@RealTonyGarcia) and Rainer Sabin (@RainerSabin) • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Producer: Andrew Birkle • Email: apgarcia@freepress.com On this episode: After years of rumors and a national championship to boot, Jim Harbaugh is officially heading to the NFL to take the head coaching gig with the Los Angeles Chargers. Tony and Rainer open the show by discussing if this …

Willamette High School has hired former Sheldon head coach football Josh Line to lead the Wolverines, the school announced Wednesday. “He was our best candidate,” Willamette athletic director Bill Wagner told to The Register-Guard. “We posted the job in December. We contacted candidates in early January (and) interviewed last week. He was offered the job on Monday, and he accepted.” …

Auburn has a major need at running back in the 2025 recruiting cycle and one of their top targets is four-star prospect Akylin Dear. Head coach Hugh Freeze and new offensive coordinator and running backs coach Derrick Nix visited the Quitman, Mississippi, product on Tuesday. It was a big visit for Dear, who told On3’s Cole Pinkston that it “went …