College Football

With the Texas Tech football team losing Jaylon Hutchings and Tony Bradford, longtime starters at defensive tackle, Red Raiders coach Joey McGuire remained on the lookout this winter for candidates to fortify that position. The Red Raiders picked up one option Friday night. Defensive tackle De’Braylon Carroll, who started all 13 games this past season for Rice, committed to Tech …

Safety Caleb Downs, the top-rated player in the NCAA transfer portal, has committed to Ohio State. His father, Gary Downs, told 247Sports.com that he would become a Buckeye. Downs picked Alabama over Ohio State, Georgia and Notre Dame as the No. 6 overall player in the 247Sports composite rankings as a high school senior last year. He was named the …

The NFL draft will be in a little more than three months away.  It will include as many as 58 underclassmen. The league announced that 54 players were granted special eligibility for the draft. They met the three-year rule (of being past high school) and have renounced their college football eligibility by submitting written notification to the league office on …

Ohio State has hired Bill O’Brien as its new offensive coordinator, the team announced Friday. The move marks a major shift for coach Ryan Day, who will give up play calling as he continues to acquire talent — both on his roster and coaching staff — in an effort to get the Buckeyes back to the top of the Big Ten.  “I …

Jan. 19—Godley Wildcat football standout Landon Thigpen played in the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl on Jan. 8 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Thigpen played as a running back for the West team, which won the game 35-28. The team was coached by Seneca Wallace, a National Football League veteran who played quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks from 2003-09, the Cleveland Browns …

Rutgers wrestling got on the board early to secure a vital 22-13 win at Michigan State. It was a much-needed win for Rutgers, especially with the grueling gauntlet of their Big Ten schedule that is upcoming. It will be a brutally tough schedule for the Scarlet Knights following Friday’s win. No. 13 Rutgers faces five straight ranked opponents, all from …

Safety Caleb Downs — the No. 8 player in the Class of 2023 and No. 1 player in the transfer portal — has decided to transfer to Ohio State, after a standout freshman season at Alabama, his father, Gary Downs, told 247Sports. Caleb Downs entered the transfer portal after the Crimson Tide hired former Washington coach Kalen DeBoer to replace Nick Saban, …

Five-star Alabama football decommit Ryan Williams is in Tuscaloosa for his official visit this weekend and he was spotted at the Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa vs. Paul W. Bryant boys basketball game on Friday night. Williams was with fellow five-star Jaylen Mbakwe, who signed with the Crimson Tide in December and enrolled early. Williams previously decommitted from Alabama last week in wake of …

Ohio State recently hired Matt Guerrieri as the new safeties coach. He previously spend time in Columbus as a senior advisor and defensive analyst. The Buckeyes got him to return after a stint at Indiana as its co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach. It didn’t take long for Guerrieri to make his first offer for Ohio State, going out to New …

If you made it to one of the All-American bowls or all-star games at the high school level, like Friday night’s Polynesian Bowl, then you are obviously a certified talent with a high ceiling at the college level. If you can find a way to stand out at one of those games, though, then there’s going to be a lot …

For two seasons, Bill O’Brien was the offensive coordinator for the Crimson Tide. In those two years, Alabama had a Heisman Trophy winner, an SEC championship, a national championship appearance and a handful of other notable accolades. However, fans were not happy with the job O’Brien did with the offense. After the 2022 season, he left Tuscaloosa and returned to …

Alabama Crimson Tide safety Caleb Downs, who entered the NCAA transfer portal shortly after Nick Saban’s retirement, has committed to the Ohio State Buckeyes over the Georgia Bulldogs. Downs, a true freshman, is ranked as the No. 1 player in the transfer portal. Ohio State has made a massive splash in the transfer portal this winter. The Buckeyes also added …

Any hopes Alabama football had of retaining star safety Caleb Downs reportedly are over. The star freshman will transfer to Ohio State for his sophomore season, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported Friday, citing an anonymous source. Downs considered the Buckeyes during his high school recruitment before heading to Alabama to play football for Nick Saban, who announced his retirement Jan. 10. …

Jan. 19—OAKLAND, Calif. — Weeks before Washington State’s football season ended, before the Cougars played their final game in the Pac-12 as we know it, Jake Dickert went public with one assertion. “It’s going to be open-target season on our players,” Dickert said. By that he meant the way representatives from other schools would surely try to lure his players …

Safety Caleb Downs, the top-rated player in the NCAA transfer portal, has committed to Ohio State. His father, Gary Downs, told 247Sports.com that he would become a Buckeye. Downs picked Alabama over Ohio State, Georgia and Notre Dame as the No. 6 overall player in the 247Sports composite rankings as a high school senior last year. He was named the …