College Football

From Knoxville to Auburn and SEC football locales throughout the South, fans can rejoice in Nick Saban’s retirement. Saban was especially hard on Tennessee. He went 16-1 against the Vols as Alabama’s coach. Josh Heupel, in 2022, became the first UT coach to beat Saban’s Tide. Alabama hired an accomplished coach in Kalen DeBoer, but it nonetheless may need a …

The Nebraska Cornhuskers on Wednesday extended an offer in the 2027 recruiting class to Antayvious Ellis. An impressive 6-foot-0, 170-pound wide receiver out of Crowley, Texas. Ellis was very productive in his freshman season for Crowley, recording 36 receptions for 719 yards and seven touchdowns in 11 games. Thanks to his strong freshman season, the Texas native has already received …

Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns have found themselves another former member of the Alabama Crimson Tide to join their team in 2024. This time it is former five-star tight end Amari Niblack. Sark and the Longhorns have already lured away star receiver Isaiah Bond from the Crimson Tide and now, with Niblack’s Thursday night commitment, Texas has a new …

The Nebraska Cornhuskers on Wednesday extended an offer to 2026 offensive lineman John Turnitne III. The North Crowley High School standout stands at 6-foot-5 and 300 pounds. He also held offers in his recruitment from Baylor, Houston, Miami, Nebraska, Oklahoma, SMU, TCU, Texas, and Texas Tech. A strong offer sheet for the rising junior to say the least. Turntine currently …

EAST LANSING — Jonathan Smith’s whirlwind start to his new job as isn’t slowing down, 55 days into his tenure. Not even to celebrate his birthday. Michigan State football’s new coach finalized his 10-man coaching staff Wednesday. Overlapping Smith’s 45th birthday, Thursday’s agenda brought delivering an evening keynote speech to people he wants and needs to get to know better …

Jeremy Johnson summed it simply, “We got a tough task ahead of of this season, but we’ll be prepared.” Entering his third season on the sidelines as the quarterbacks coach for Montgomery Catholic, the former Auburn football quarterback is impacting the future stars of the game with his offensive expertise. Last season, Johnson complemented a coaching staff that led the …

Not to take credit, but we wrote this week that firing Mike McCarthy because he can’t get the team over the hump would be the wrong move for the Dallas Cowboys. Jerry Jones must have been logging in to check our recommendation. Sure enough, word broke Wednesday night that the Cowboys’ owner has decided to stick with McCarthy as head …

Tennessee football fans can get a sneak preview of the newest Vols on national TV. Five UT signees in the 2024 class will play in the Polynesian Bowl on Friday (9 p.m. ET) in Hawaii. The high school all-star game will be televised on the NFL Network. This is the same game where UT quarterback Nico Iamaleava won MVP honors …

Well, this is about to get a little weird. In need of an experienced offensive coordinator, Ohio State is reportedly set to hire former Penn State head coach Bill O’Brien to call the offense under head coach Ryan Day. The news came from Pete Thamel, via X (formerly known as Twitter) of ESPN on Thursday evening. O’Brien will join the …

Ohio State has a new offensive coordinator. The Buckeyes are hiring former NFL head coach Bill O’Brien as its offensive coordinator, a source told The Dispatch Thursday, replacing quarterbacks coach Corey Dennis. Here’s what you need to know about Ohio State’s new offensive coordinator. Bill O’Brien replaced Joe Paterno at Penn State Oct. 27, 2012: No. 9 Ohio State 35, …

Jan. 18—The Cardinal football team will be under new leadership next season, as Rich Turner has accepted the spot left vacant by the recent resignation of former coach Chris Perrotti. The hiring of Turner, who spent this past season as an assistant at Warren JFK, is pending board approval at the next meeting, which is scheduled for Jan. 24. Turner, …

Welcome to Wittenmyer & Williams – a point/counterpoint column from Enquirer Reds reporter Gordon Wittenmyer and columnist Jason Williams. Today, they tackle a non-baseball issue: How all the changes in college sports could take a toll on a place like the University of Cincinnati and fans of college football and basketball. Williams: Together again for the first time in 2024. Glad to see you emerge from …

After news broke last week of the retirement of Alabama’s legendary head coach Nick Saban it was anticipated that many of the Crimson Tide’s best players would become available. That has come to fruition as Alabama has already seen multiple top contributors from last year’s team enter the transfer portal including true freshman safety Caleb Downs. Downs’ play raised eyebrows …

Ohio State will name Bill O’Brien its new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Columbus Dispatch, part of the USA TODAY Network, on Thursday evening. O’Brien, who coached Penn State for two years following the firing of longtime coach Joe Paterno, served as offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots this past …

Although Ohio State typically looks for higher profile recruits, it found a potential diamond in the rough and made on offer on Thursday. Virginia athlete, Harry Dalton III, was the recipient of the scholarship, as the 5-foot, 10-inch and 197-pound prospect has seen his recruiting pick up in January. The Buckeyes were the latest program to offer him, following Kentucky …