It is getting late in the recruiting game for current seniors seeking a Division I college football offer with the traditional Signing Day falling on Feb. 7. Especially during the transfer portal age. But as Anthem Boulder Creek senior heavyweight Dax Monestime dominates his wrestling matches, pinning 16 during his 30-0 season, including one in 14 seconds, he is driven …
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Washington’s Will Rogers withdraws from transfer portal, giving new coach Jedd Fisch experienced QB option
Washington quarterback Will Rogers withdrew his name from the transfer portal Tuesday, 247Sports reports. The former Mississippi State quarterback committed to the Huskies last month, but re-entered the transfer portal Jan. 12 following the departure of coach Kalen DeBoer to Alabama. His withdrawal provides new Huskies coach Jedd Fisch an accomplished veteran signal caller to work with as he stars …
Read More »UNC football commit Jordan Shipp shoots up latest recruiting rankings
The college football offseason will hold its next big day in early February with National Signing Day on Feb. 7th. From there, recruiting will continue to be in the forefront with Spring games and then a few months off before camps open in late Summer. For the 2024 class, the final weeks are here in terms of recruiting and 247Sports …
Read More »Five-star recruit Ryan Williams cancels visit to Texas
Five-star recruit Ryan WIlliams has canceled his official visit to Texas this weekend, per On3. REPORT: Five-Star Plus+ WR Ryan Williams has cancelled his Texas visit, per @GHamilton_On3. Read: https://t.co/VoQC3fDEBe pic.twitter.com/4V5o1ZwZvE — On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) January 23, 2024 Williams, the highest-ranked uncommitted recruit in the 2024 class, is fresh off his official visit to Alabama last weekend. He had previously …
Read More »Notre Dame football senior defensive tackle no longer on the roster
Back in the 2021 recruiting cycle, Notre Dame football landed a big commitment from Missouri defensive end Gabriel Rubio. As a 4-star prospect and the No. 17 defensive lineman and 117th overall recruit according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings, it looked like Rubio would have a successful Irish career. Multiple injuries have derailed his impact, first an elbow injury in …
Read More »Bemidji State’s Bill Ketola named CSC Academic All-American
Jan. 23—AUSTIN, Texas — Bemidji State football junior offensive lineman Bill Ketola was named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America Second Team on Tuesday. Ketola holds a 4.0 GPA while majoring in biology. He played in 11 games during the 2023 season and helped Bemidji State reach the NCAA Division II Playoffs for a third straight year. The …
Read More »ACC football schedule 2024: Conference reveals Week 1 slate, additional weeknight games ahead of full release
Getty Images A day after revealing its Week 1 slate, the ACC provided another sneak peek of its 2024 schedule on Tuesday with the release of additional Thursday and Friday games across the remainder of the season. The conference previously released each member’s full list of opponents for the next several seasons, but the exact details are now becoming clearer …
Read More »Former Mississippi State QB Will Rogers withdraws from portal, staying at Washington l Report
Former Mississippi State football quarterback Will Rogers will withdraw from the transfer portal and remain at Washington, according to a report from ESPN on Tuesday night. After originally transferring to Washington, Rogers entered the portal after Huskies coach Kalen DeBoer was preparing to replace the retiring Nick Saban at Alabama. However, the ESPN report Tuesday says Rogers informed new Washington …
Read More »Arkansas defensive end Jackson on 2024 ESPN early All-American team
With the 2023 college football season now in the rearview mirror, the first accolades for the 2024 have already begun. ESPN Senior Writer Chris Low released his “Way-Too-Early All-America team,” which includes Arkansas rising-senior defensive end Landon Jackson on the second team. The 6-foot-7, 281-pound Jackson, who transferred in from LSU prior to the 2022 season, had a breakout season …
Read More »Ken Niumatalolo Must Prove He Can Succeed Without Triple-Option
The idea that San Jose State could be in a 2024 New Year’s Six Bowl is hard to picture – scratch that – it’s unfathomable. SJSU has finished in the Associated Press Top-25 poll once and may not return nine of its 10 All-Mountain West honorees from last year. And yet, newly minted SJSU head coach Ken Niumatalolo said that …
Read More »Kansas football co-defensive coordinator Jordan Peterson leaves for job at Texas A&M
LAWRENCE — It’s official, Kansas football co-defensive coordinator Jordan Peterson is moving on to a position on the coaching staff at Texas A&M. The Aggies announced the news in a release Monday, with the Southeastern Conference program naming Peterson as its co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. The move brings Peterson back to a place he knows very well, considering he …
Read More »Vanderbilt football hires Ghaali Muhammad-Lankford as run game coordinator for Clark Lea
Vanderbilt football has hired Ghaali Muhammad-Lankford of New Mexico State as its run game coordinator and running backs coach, the program announced in a release Tuesday. He is the third on-field coach Clark Lea has added from the Aggies this offseason, joining offensive coordinator Tim Beck and safeties coach Melvin Rice. The Commodores also hired former New Mexico State coach …
Read More »Greg McElroy defends Iowa after Kadyn Proctor comments: ‘It’s all about relationships’
Former Alabama tackle Kadyn Proctor raised some eyebrows following his transfer to Iowa when he commended the Iowa staff on keeping in touch with and encouraging him throughout his freshman year at Alabama. Proctor, a Des Moines native, explained his decision: “It was so easy for me to pick them when I did enter the transfer portal. Because we still …
Read More »Wylie East safety Michael Henderson III commits to Texas Tech football
Another addition to the 2025 Texas Tech football recruiting class comes from the defensive side of the field. Michael Henderson III, a 5-foot-9, 185-pound safety out of Wylie East High School, announced his commitment to the Red Raiders via social media on Tuesday. Henderson was the District 9-6A defensive newcomer of the year as a sophomore in 2022. As a …
Read More »Uga X, the most decorated mascot in Georgia program history, has died
The winningest bulldog in Georgia football history has died. Uga X, the University of Georgia’s English bulldog mascot, died on Tuesday, the university announced. He was 10. We are saddened to announce that Uga X, fondly known as Que, died peacefully in his sleep earlier this morning. Born May 27, 2013, he formally began his tenure in a collaring ceremony …
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