College Football

There are three clear cut title favorites following transfer portal additions and the retirement of Alabama head coach Nick Saban. Texas is one of them. Georgia, Ohio State and Texas have emerged as teams who command the most respect out of the initial portal window and extended portal opening at Alabama. Georgia has the benefit of the doubt after several …

Matty Augustine was offered by Rutgers football over the weekend, adding another Power Five offer for the impressive offensive tackle. The class of 2025 prospect is coming off a very strong season at the Brunswick School (Greenwich, Connecticut). He is listed at 6-foot-7 and 290 pounds with a frame that could easily handle more quality size. The left tackle’s offer …

The transfer portal has become a massive piece of what college football is today and it is something that no team can avoid. Whether you’re as big of a program as an Alabama or as small as an Akron (sorry, Akron), the portal will effect your team in one way or another. For the Clemson football program, it is far …

Jan. 20—2023 was an incredible year for high school football in Stillwater, Payne County and the surrounding area. The area was littered with great players, great coaches and even better people. This year, the News Press reintroduced two All-Area teams, and they feature 55 student-athletes. Eighteen additional players received an honorable mention. Each of them represent the area in a …

Ohio State is not done building its 2024 recruiting class. On Saturday, the Buckeyes landed four-star defensive lineman Dominic Kirks out of Painesville, Ohio. Kirks was a Washington commit, who did not sign with the Huskies in the early signing period. Kirks ended his Washington commitment Jan. 12, the same day Kalen DeBoer was hired to succeed Nick Saban at …

Ohio State has added another defensive lineman to its 2024 class. On Saturday, Dominic Kirks, a Painesville, Ohio native, committed to the Buckeyes, joining OSU’s three-man defensive line class in 2024. Kirks was once a Washington commit, but did not sign with the Huskies on early signing day. Kirks ended his commitment to the Huskies the same day Kalen DeBoer …

Alabama football and Kalen DeBoer are set to add yet another former Washington player from the transfer portal. Parker Brailsford, a versatile interior offensive lineman, will be joining DeBoer in Tuscaloosa. Brailsford announced his decision to On3 on Saturday. Brailsford is fresh off his sophomore season at Washington, having started two games at guard and every other game at center. …

The Alabama football program received some big-time news on Saturday night. Washington transfer offensive lineman Parker Brailsford announced that he was transferring to Alabama. Brailsford, an Arizona native, spent two seasons in Seattle. During the 2023 season, Brailsford made 15 starts for the Huskies. He was a part of an offensive line unit that won the 2023 Joe Moore Award. …

MADISON — Luke Fickell and his staff added what they believe will be a key piece to Wisconsin’s 2025 class. Jaimier Scott, a wide receiver/defensive back from Cincinnati, announced Saturday he has committed to UW. Scott held offers from Michigan, Penn State, Tennessee, Cincinnati, Michigan State, Illinois, Purdue, Pittsburgh and others. UW was the first major program to offer a …

Texas A&M and head coach Mike Elko have continued to capitalize on their recent momentum through the transfer portal, now reaching the 2025 recruiting class. On Saturday, it was revealed that one of the rising prospects at the tight-end position out of Indiana had received an offer from Elko and the Aggies. Under former head coach Jimbo Fisher, the Aggies …

Ken Niumatalolo, the most successful head coach in Navy history, should be taking over San Jose State “within the next 48 hours” according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Niumatalolo’s hiring comes nearly a week after former SJSU head coach Brent Brennan left to become Arizona’s head coach to replace Jedd Fisch who departed to Washington. Sources: San Jose State is targeting …

Former Penn State wide receiver Dante Cephas is officially gone. As had been expected, Cephas has enrolled at Kansas State and will join the Kansas State football program for the 2024 college football season in hopes of ending his college career on a high note. Cephas entered the transfer portal following the Peach Bowl after just one season at Penn …

CORKY CLASSIC Friday-Saturday at the Sports Performance Center Final Results/Event Finals Only WOMEN Field Events Weight throw: 1. Monique Hardy, Kansas State, 68 feet, 8 1/2 inches; 2. Erikka Hill, Miami, 63-2 1/4; 3. Victoria Adu, Baylor, 59-4 3/4. High jump: 1. Temitope Adeshina, Texas Tech, 6-5 (school record; old record, Zarriea Willis, 6-2 1/4; ties facility record set by …

Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita (11) looks for a receiver during the first half of the team’s NCAA college football game against Washington State on Oct. 14, 2023, in Pullman, Wash. The lights went dark at McKale Center after the first media timeout of Arizona basketball’s battle against UCLA on Saturday, and a spotlight shined down at center court. A video …

Michigan’s recruiting has taken a lot of criticism over the past four cycles for good reason. Despite the historic success of the team, the Wolverines have not been able to sign top-rated prospects. The causes for this are pretty simple. Michigan has failed to put a convincing NIL plan in place, and Jim Harbaugh’s annual flirting with the NFL makes …