College Football

After Auburn’s loss to Maryland in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl last December, head coach Hugh Freeze said that the quarterback competition for the 2024 season is “wide open.” Following the departure of Washington head coach Kalen DeBoer to Alabama, one of the best quarterbacks in the nation is back on the market. Will Rogers, who passed for 12,315 yards …

Washington coach Kalen DeBoer will be stepping into the biggest spotlight in college football as the Huskies coach has taken the Alabama job, replacing the legendary Nick Saban. DeBoer is 104-12 overall in stops at Sioux Falls, Fresno State and Washington. He recently capped an undefeated regular season by leading the Huskies to an appearance in the College Football Playoff National Championship where …

Nebraska has been active in the transfer portal for the last several weeks, and the activity has continued with a recent offer to a JUCO prospect. Dylan Christley is a defensive lineman from Maricopa Junior College out of Arizona. He also holds offers from Wyoming, UNLV, and Maryland. Christley recorded 30 tackles, 11.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles during an …

Jan. 14—Ohio State entered the offseason with a great deal of roster uncertainty. With the deadline for underclassmen to tell the NFL they want to enter the 2024 draft coming Monday, head coach Ryan Day and his staff won’t be sweating it out. Almost every 2023 starter was a senior or a draft-eligible underclassman, and teams that recruit like Ohio …

The Alabama football program continues to receive huge news. Recently, 2025 interior offensive lineman Devin Harper released his top schools list. Among the programs listed was the Alabama Crimson Tide. Harper is one of the highest-ranked interior offensive linemen in the ’25 recruiting class. He has not taken a visit to Tuscaloosa at this time. However, the Crimson Tide remains …

WIMBERLEY — It would be easy to judge Wimberley quarterback Cody Stoever by the impressive stat lines he delivers each week during the football season. His numbers from this past season need no explanation: 2,992 passing yards with 41 touchdown passes, 1,585 rushing yards with 32 more touchdowns. In his final game, a 35-33 loss to Bellville in a Class …

Whether it’s a simple Ping Pong game with friends or leading the Westlake defense, Elliott Schaper thrives on competition. It’s one of the reasons the junior linebacker excelled for the Chaps this season and plays into why he was selected as the American-Statesman’s defensive player of the year on the 2023 All-Central Texas Football Team. Described by Westlake coach Tony …

Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer spent two seasons at Washington. He developed relationships with the players and has a better understanding of the team than anyone else in the country. With him departing Washington, there will likely be multiple impactful transfers as well as other reserve players from Washington that test out the transfer portal. Needless to say, there is …

Here’s an in-depth look at The Oklahoman’s 111th All-State football first-team defense and special teams selections. Oklahoma HS fall sports: 2023 All-State, All-City teams in football, softball & more The Oklahoman’s 111th All-State football team: First-team defense Del City’s LaDainian Fields is pictured in Downtown Oklahoma City, on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. Defensive Player of the Year: LaDainian Fields, Del …

We’re talking Big Ten football here, since the next college football season will be USC’s first in the Big Ten. We asked our football panelists if USC will finish ahead of Ohio State and Penn State in 2024. Matt Zemek, Trojans Wire: Certainly ahead of Penn State. If the Trojans can land some defensive and offensive tackles in the spring …

It’s a simple question, and we posed it to our Pac-12 football panel as the conference dies and several schools move into the Big Ten: Will Oregon finish ahead of Ohio State and Penn State in 2024? Matt Zemek, Trojans Wire: Yes. The Ducks have a much better quarterback and a comparable roster. Zachary Neel, Ducks Wire: Yes, I think …

It might take a minute before newly hired Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer actually goes out and recruits. However, there are some calls that DeBoer can make to recruits now that he has officially accepted the head coaching position at the University of Alabama. DeBoer will have to quickly assemble a coaching staff to be able to get out on …

Rutgers football added a dynamic wide receiver via the transfer portal when former Monmouth wide receiver Dymere Miller committed to the Scarlet Knight in mid-December. Rutgers’ new offensive weapon put together a tremendous final season at Monmouth in 2023, recording 90 receptions for 1,295 yards and nine touchdowns. For his efforts in 2023, Miller was one of 11 athletes named …

Fans around the country demand accountability for preseason predictions that, at the time, insult your team, your coach and your intelligence. Well, that’s what we hear on social media anyway. If you are one of those fans who have that reaction to preseason predictions, this column is for you. Accountability seems like a lost cause these days, but it’s that …

Georgia Bulldogs senior defensive tackle Warren Brinson is returning for another season in Athens, Georgia. The 6-foot-4, 305-pound defensive tackle was Georgia’s highest-graded defensive lineman according to Pro Football Focus. Brinson finished the 2023 college football season with 21 total tackles and two sacks. Brinson joins several other Bulldogs in opting to return to school instead of entering the NFL …