College Football

I never truly thought the day would come, but the Nick Saban era at Alabama has officially come to a close. Saban made the stunning decision to step away from the sport last Wednesday afternoon in a move that sent shock waves across the college football landscape. In turn, the Tide landed former Washington head coach Kalen Deboer to fill …

South Alabama coach Kane Wommack will be Alabama’s new defensive coordinator. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images) New Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer has reportedly tapped a college head coach to run the Crimson Tide’s defense. According to multiple reports, South Alabama coach Kane Wommack is set to be the school’s new defensive coordinator. Wommack, 36, has been the head coach at …

LOS ANGELES – Caleb Williams, the University of Southern California quarterback who won the Heisman Trophy in 2022, intends to enter the 2024 NFL Draft, he announced on Instagram Monday. RELATED: USC QB Caleb Williams wins 2022 Heisman Trophy Williams first fueled speculation and rumors when he opted to skip the Holiday Bowl. The game proved the future is bright …

The Oregon Ducks are projected to be among the best teams in the nation at the start of the 2024 season, largely thanks to the litany of starters returning from last year, and the influx of top-rated talent coming from the transfer portal. While they are almost unanimously being ranked as a top-10 team going into the offseason, where they …

It was 21 years ago. In late 2002, right after a team from the state of Washington won the Pac-10 championship (shared with USC), Alabama had a head coaching vacancy it needed to fill. It chose Washington State Cougar head coach Mike Price to be its latest head football coach. Here we are, all these years later. After a 2023 …

STILLWATER — As any good host would, Luke McEndoo invited Tyler Foster to his home while Foster was visiting the Oklahoma State campus a couple weeks ago. While there, Foster met McEndoo’s roommate — quarterback Gunnar Gundy. Foster was visiting from Ohio University, where he had been a two-year starter at tight end before entering the transfer portal after the …

Tem Lukabu, currently a linebackers coach with the Carolina Panthers, will interview for the defensive coordinator position with the New England Patriots per a report. Lukabu spent time on the Rutgers football staff early in his career. Freshly announced Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo, who replaces the legendary Bill Belichick, is beginning to piece together his first staff as a …

With the win over the Wisconsin Badgers in the ReliaQuest Bowl, Brian Kelly secured back-to-back 10-win seasons during his first two years on the Bayou. When people mention new head coaches, the word “fit” gets brought up a lot. Does the new coach “fit” the program? Many people did not think Kelly would do so well at LSU because he …

Before Kalen DeBoer became the new coach of Alabama football, he agreed the Crimson Tide belonged in the top four in the sport. As one of the coaches voting in the US LBM coaches poll, DeBoer ranked Alabama No. 4 in his final ballot of the season released after the national championship game. DeBoer kept the top four teams in …

The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to four-star pass rusher Cedric Works. The 6-foot-5, 230-pound pass rusher plays high school football for Northmont High School in Dayton, Ohio. On3 ranks Cedric Works as the No. 258 recruit in the country and the No. 20 edge rusher. Works is considered the No. 10 player in Ohio in the class of …

The transfer portal is a touchy topic to mention to college football fans and coaches alike. How do you regulate it? When should a player be able to transfer? Should transfers have to sit out a year? All kinds of questions and grey areas surround the portal and every conference is working diligently to figure out what the best method …

Three conference honorees. A 1,000-2,000 season. That’s just the beginning. Maybe 2023 was the First Coast’s year of the quarterback in college football. The just-completed college season was a banner year for quarterbacks as the Times-Union releases its annual First Coast All-FBS team, highlighting top Jacksonville-area performers across the Football Bowl Subdivision. The list includes multiple all-conference selections as well …

Retired Alabama coach Nick Saban hired George Helow as a special assistant following the SEC Championship Game, and the former Michigan linebackers coach turned out to be the last hire the legendary coach ever made. Helow first came to Alabama as a defensive intern for Saban’s sixth season at UA, in 2012. In a Tuscaloosa News exclusive Q&A, Helow reflects …

Penn State head coach James Franklin was under the unenviable task of having to replace his defensive and offensive coordinators this offseason. But after filling those roles, Franklin was thrown into a position where he needed to replace his special teams coordinator as well. Now, it appears Franklin has his next special teams coordinator. Justin Lustig, who has been the …

The College Football Playoff is expanding to 12 teams, widening the postseason path for teams like Tennessee. The Vols would’ve made a 12-team playoff in 2022. They would’ve missed it by two wins in 2023. Neither an unbeaten record nor a conference title will be needed to make the CFP. An SEC team with a 10-2 record or better will …