College Football

As we mourn the end of the 2023 college football season, let’s take one last glance at the year that was. Enjoy this latest batch of Ceddys: the best (and worst) of the college football season. Best post: Steve Sarkisian. Longhorn Nation spent Thursday and Friday biting their collective nails as reports circulated about Alabama’s possible interest in him to …

After a brief-yet-exhaustive search, one that was projected to last 72 hours but was complete in 49, Alabama football selected Washington’s Kalen DeBoer as the successor to legendary Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban, who retired Wednesday after six national championships in 17 seasons at the helm. On Saturday afternoon, and with Saban watching from the first row, DeBoer got his …

The moment has been seen by millions already, literally. Michigan football’s senior wide receiver Jake Thaw — who’s already put his name in the transfer portal — was one of a handful of team representatives, along with coach Jim Harbaugh, who spent Friday afternoon at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital with the national championship trophy while greeting patients and their families, …

Washington star receiver Rome Odunze and running back Dillon Johnson are declaring for the NFL Draft after prolific seasons, the pair told ESPN, with Odunze’s departure in particular signifying both a tremendous loss for the Huskies and a highly desired prospect for the next level. Odunze is expected to be one of the first receivers off the board in April …

Shortly after captain Trevor Keegan had finished shotgunning adult beverages without a shirt in sub-freezing temperatures, Alex Orji had concluded playing catch with fans who lined the downtown roads and the general hoopla of the national championship parade through Ann Arbor had subsided, the celebration moved indoor to Crisler Center. Michigan football’s 2023 national championship celebration was sold out Saturday …

Getty Images Florida State and head football coach Mike Norvell have agreed to a new contract in the midst of the Seminoles boss being tied to the Alabama coaching search, essentially removing Norvell from consideration to leave for the Crimson Tide. Details of the “enhanced” extension aren’t yet official but ESPN reports it will be eight years and pay Norvell …

Decamerion Richardson’s career with Ole Miss football was short-lived. The former Mississippi State transfer announced Saturday, via social media, that he is declaring for the 2024 NFL Draft. The cornerback announced in December that he was transferring to Ole Miss after four years in Starkville. He appeared in 45 games for MSU, collecting 177 tackles and 10 pass deflections. “I …

Texas and head football coach Steve Sarkisian have agreed to a four-year contract extension that will keep him with the Longhorns through the 2030 season, the university announced Saturday. Sarkisian, 49, just completed the third year of the six-year contract that he signed after his hire in 2021. Terms of the extension were not released. “I said it when I …

Jan. 13—Nick Saban sent shockwaves throughout the state and sports world Jan. 10, when he announced his retirement as Alabama’s football coach following an unprecedented 17-season run leading the Crimson Tide to incredible heights. During Saban’s remarkable tenure, Alabama won six national titles and nine SEC championships as the program transformed into a national powerhouse under the longtime coach, who …

Jan. 13—Friendship Christian’s Tyson Wolcott and Car’Lando Barton and Mt. Juliet Christian’s Andy Griffith are consensus all-state performers as the Tennessee Sports Writers Association and Tennessee Football Coaches Association released their lists this week. Wolcott is a running back and Griffith a defensive lineman on both Division II-A teams. Barton was named to the defensive line by the coaches and …

Former Washington State quarterback Cameron Ward will transfer to Miami, he announced on social media Saturday. Ward had previously declared for the 2024 NFL Draft, but will now return to college football to finish his career with the Hurricanes.  “Ever since I declared, I haven’t gotten a lot of sleep,” Ward told 247Sports. “It’s always been in the back of …

For the first time in almost two decades, when the Alabama football coach stepped to the lectern to speak, it wasn’t Nick Saban. Instead, Kalen DeBoer moved toward the microphone after he was introduced by Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne as the Crimson Tide’s next coach on Saturday inside Bryant-Denny Stadium. DeBoer’s predecessor wasn’t far away, though. Saban sat in …

TUSCALOOSA – Alabama hired a new football coach, OK? His name is Kalen DeBoer, OK? And he punctuates his sentences differently than his predecessor, OK? Nick Saban retired, a’ight? Saban’s “progrum” is now DeBoer’s “program.” The torch of the nation’s most storied program officially passed Saturday. My eyes and ears told me that an inimitable coach truly did retire. When …

The irony in Lokahi Pauole’s journey to the Hula Bowl is quite amazing, humorous to a point, and certainly an adventure for the former UCF offensive lineman. Pauole, who is from Kapolei, Hawaii, on the island of Oahu, returned home after his senior season with the Knights ended and was resting comfortably on Oahu when he received a phone call …

How long is the shadow cast by the college football coach with the most national championships − seven − in the history of the sport? Long enough that there won’t be any escaping it for new Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer, or anyone else UA Director of Athletics Greg Byrne could have tapped for the job. Retiring coach Nick Saban will …