College Football

From a rocky season’s beginning to an NFL Playoff berth, Houston Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr.’s rookie year was a whirlwind. One thing, however remains constant: his unwavering admiration for his current head coach DeMeco Ryans. In a presser on Monday, the former Alabama standout declared Ryans not just a great coach, but hinted at the first-year coach being …

As of this week, new Texas A&M co-defensive backs coach Jordan Peterson, who recently held the role of co-defensive coordinator with Kansas under head coach Lance Leopold during the 2023 season, was officially hired, completing Aggies HC Mike Elko’s staff ahead of the 2024 season. As an Aggie alum, Peterson graduated from Texas A&M with a bachelor’s degree in sports …

Houston’s Ja’Vier Francis (5) celebrates during an NCAA college basketball game against Central Florida on Jan. 20, 2024. No. 4 Houston plays at No. 21 BYU Tuesday night. | David J. Phillip, Associated Press Editor’s note: Each week during the remainder of the 2023-24 men’s college basketball season, the Deseret News will release power rankings that take a look at the …

The Bengals have begun their search for a new offensive coordinator. According to Mike Silver of the San Francisco Chronicle, Andy Dickerson interviewed for the position on Tuesday. Dickerson was most recently the Seahawks’ offensive line coach, though like former offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, he’s been able to seek other opportunities after Pete Carroll moved from head coach to advisor. …

Like they do most recruiting cycles, Ohio State football signs multiple high end projects. That didn’t change for the 2024 class, as the Buckeyes signed a group of twenty total commits, an astounding thirteen of them made 247Sports final recruiting rankings. Keep in mind that this is not their composite rankings, these are their in-house ones which may be different …

Dabo Swinney and the Clemson coaching staff have continually done an excellent job recruiting, and that didn’t change with the Tigers’ 2024 recruiting class. While other programs build their teams through the transfer portal and recruiting, it is ALL recruiting for Clemson, which makes hitting on these recruits that much more essential. Luckily for Clemson fans, Swinney and his guys …

The Petrolia CISD school board voted to not renew Byron West’s contract during Monday night’s meeting, creating another head football coach and athletic director opening in the Wichita Falls area. “I do appreciate the families and kids that are here — those that are close to me,” West said. “The kids here were great. It’s just too bad sometimes adults …

Jan. 23—Jacksonville-wideout Jermaine Taylor has been named to the All-9-4A-I team as a first team selection. Taylor is a senior who has verbally committed to Tarleton State University. Second team honorees from Jacksonville on the offensive side included: Luis Mancera, Jr., lineman and Ryan Walker, Sr., fullback. Representing the Indians on the second team defense were: Jordan Dorsey, Jr., lineman; …

Georgia Bulldogs mascot Que, who is known as Uga X, has passed away peacefully in his sleep according to the University of Georgia. Que lived to be 10 years old. Que began his career at Uga for the Georgia-Charleston Southern game in 2015. He won a pair of national championships in 2021 and 2022. 2021 was Georgia’s first national championship …

The college football coaching carousel appeared to have reached a halt for the 2023-24 cycle back in December, but that all changed in a heartbeat on Jan. 10 when Nick Saban announced his retirement after 17 seasons as the coach at Alabama. The seven-time national champion’s bombshell decision gave way to a ripple effect across the entire sport, leading to …

Clemson running back Will Shipley was named Tuesday as part of the 2023 Academic All-America football teams selected by the College Sports Communicators. Shipley, a 2022 honoree, was one of four Division I players on the 2023 Academic All-America team to earn repeat honors. Shipley joins Steve Fuller (1977-78), Kyle Young (1999-2001) and Chad Carson (1999-2001) to become the fourth …

Jan 17, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith speaks at a press conference to name Ross Bjork as his successor at the Covelli Center. Ohio State’s athletic department had a record-breaking year in operating revenue in the 2023 fiscal year by generating almost $280 million. The only athletic program ever to generate more was Oregon four …

Wes Worthington has been hired as the new football coach at St. Andrew’s, the school announced on Tuesday. He replaces Kevin Prisant, the former Benedictine assistant who has led the Lion program for the last two seasons. Prisant said he is leaving the school so he can live closer to his parents. Worthington, 44, is also a former assistant at …

It’s never too early to get started working on the next recruiting class. Brian Kelly is looking ahead to a class that is a few years off. Kelly is starting to work on the 2027 recruiting class. Kelly has found a safety from the state of Florida that he thinks would work well in Baton Rouge. Saniiyn Black is a …

USATSI Uga X, the University of Georgia’s live mascot, died in his sleep, Georgia athletics announced on Tuesday. He was 10 years old. Also known as Que, Uga X began his tenure with a collaring ceremony ahead of Georgia’s win against Georgia Southern on Nov. 21, 2015 and retired following the 2022 season. Uga X was by Georgia’s side each …