College Football

After a very successful Ohio State career, the shoes of Gene Smith were big ones to fill. The job went to former Texas A&M Athletic Director, Ross Bjork, who was formally introduced in a press conference on Wednesday. One of the attendees, Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day, was listening intently about how the program will be handled now …

OXFORD ― A third Ole Miss football transfer portal commitment defected to join Louisville’s class instead on Wednesday. Illinois transfer cornerback Tahveon Nicholson announced on social media that he’ll be playing for the Cardinals in 2024. Nicholson joins Tennessee transfers Tyler Baron and Tamarion McDonald, who also committed to Ole Miss before switching their pledge to the Cardinals. A two-year …

Getty Images Alabama starting left tackle Kadyn Proctor is expected to enter the transfer portal, 247Sports reports. The former five-star prospect was the No. 1 offensive tackle and No. 5 overall player in the 2023 class, according to 247Sports. Upon his arrival to Alabama, Proctor quickly cashed in on that potential, seizing the starting left tackle spot and helping Alabama reach the …

Texas coach Rodney Terry and his team took a tough loss on Wednesday night, falling to 1-3 in conference play after a 77-71 loss to UCF. It wasn’t just the loss that angered him though. As he and his team were going through the handshake line, cameras caught Terry upset and telling UCF players “that’s classless” and “don’t do that.” …

Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer is tasked with replacing one of the best recruiters in college football history, as Nick Saban had one of the top classes in the country each year. DeBoer never finished with a top-25 recruiting class in the two he recruited on his own at Washington, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. However, that did not …

Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin was back in Tuscaloosa on Wednesday, where he spent three seasons as the offensive coordinator for Alabama. As we’ve become accustomed to, Kiffin posted his way through the visit, sharing three photos on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Was Kiffin feeling nostalgic for his former home? Perhaps, but it’s unlikely that was …

For the first time since Trevor Lawrence quarterbacked Clemson to the 2018 national championship, college football has a king from outside the Southeastern Conference in the Michigan Wolverines. But a perfect 15-0 season by Jim Harbaugh’s team still didn’t prevent one long-standing tradition in the 33rd annual Times-Union College Football Power Rankings: the SEC being home to the nation’s best …

Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne explained former Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban’s new role as an “adviser” in an appearance on “The Paul Finebaum Show” Wednesday. Saban, who coached Alabama for 17 years, announced his retirement Jan. 10 after winning six national championships in Tuscaloosa. However, the 72 year old told ESPN he will still have “a presence” with the …

For the second consecutive season, the Reese’s Senior Bowl is bringing in assistant coaches to elevated positions for the week of practice. Minnesota Vikings defensive backs coach and passing game coordinator Daronte Jones will be the defensive coordinator of the National team under New York Jets defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich who will be the head coach. The Senior Bowl sent …

Jan. 17—Former New Mexico State quarterback Diego Pavia announced his commitment to SEC school Vanderbilt on Wednesday night via a post on social media. After entering the transfer portal hours after Jerry Kill’s resignation, the Albuquerque native and Volcano Vista High School graduate is set to reunite with former NMSU offensive coordinator Tim Beck, teammate Blaze Berlowitz, also a quarterback, …

Getty Images The ACC formally amended its complaint against Florida State Wednesday, multiple outlets report. The 55-page filing alleges the university breached its original contract with the league when it chose to challenge the conference’s exclusive grant of rights for television broadcasts.  Perhaps most importantly, the ACC requested that the court issue a permanent injunction that would bar FSU from …

New Mexico State quarterback Diego Pavia has committed to Vanderbilt football, he announced on social media Wednesday. Pavia, the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year, joins the Commodores on the heels of Vanderbilt hiring several New Mexico State staffers, including offensive coordinator Tim Beck to the same role and coach Jerry Kill as a special advisor. In 2023, Pavia …

St. Ignatius’s Cody Haddad makes a third-quarter touchdown reception over McKinley’s Geno Kelly, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. MADISON – Wisconsin’s 2025 football class grew by one Wednesday. Cody Haddad, a 6-foot-1, 175-pound safety/wide receiver from St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, announced on social media he has committed to UW. Haddad also held offers from Kansas, Nebraska, Purdue, Cincinnati, Duke …

USATSI South Alabama is expected to promote offensive coordinator Major Applewhite to fill its vacant coaching position, 247Sports reports. Applewhite served under former coach Kane Wommack for the past three seasons until Wommack left to become Alabama’s defensive coordinator. Applewhite, 45, helped assemble one of the top offenses in the Sun Belt this season. The Jaguars averaged over 33 points and 440 yards …

Jets defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich has been a name circling around as a potential future head coach candidate in the NFL. He’ll get a taste of running a team in Mobile, Alabama as he will be the head coach of the National Team at the 2024 Senior Bowl. The Senior Bowl announced the full coaching staffs for both the National …