College Football

Auburn’s best offensive player from this past season is officially returning to the Plains in 2024. Running back Jarquez Hunterannounced his intentions to return for his senior season on Friday. His commitment adds another piece to what should be the Tigers’ best group of skill-position players in some time. The Philadelphia, MS native had his best season on the Plains …

The good news for Ohio State’s 2024 football roster kept rolling on Friday, when star defensive end JT Tuimoloau announced he is returning for his senior season. Tuimoloau joins draft-eligible Ohio State defenders such as defensive end Jack Sawyer, cornerback Denzel Burke and defensive tackle Tyleik Williams in spurning the pros for another season with the Buckeyes. The former five-star …

The Michigan Wolverines may have won the national championship Monday night, but the Alabama Crimson Tide football program has dominated the headlines all week long. Seemingly out of nowhere, Nick Saban retired from the game Wednesday evening leaving Alabama fans lost in a void of emotion. However, Athletic Director Greg Byrne didn’t panic as he calmly told the fan base …

Alabama has hired Kalen DeBoer to succeed Nick Saban in Tuscaloosa. DeBoer, who spent the past two seasons at Washington, brings nine years of head-coaching experience (five with an NAIA school) to Alabama, where he faces myriad challenges in sustaining a Saban-like level of success. Here’s everything we know so far about DeBoer’s deal with Alabama and what you need …

Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders has confirmed at least twice since November that Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Sapp would be joining his staff in Boulder, calling Sapp a “teddy bear” with a “wealth of knowledge” that will benefit his players after a 13-year career in the NFL. But Sapp also has another history, involving violence against women, …

Washington head coach Kalen DeBoer, who took the Huskies to a Pac-12 championship and a spot in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game this past season, was named the next head coach at Alabama, the school announced on Friday. Who will be the lead candidate to replace DeBoer at U-Dub? According to a tweet by high-profile NFL reporter Dov …

The No. 16 Auburn Tigers play the LSU Tigers at Neville Arena in Auburn on Saturday, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place. Auburn will put its nine-game win streak to the test on Saturday when it hosts another team hot team in SEC play, LSU. Auburn bested Texas A&M on …

A recent list named the 25 best individual bowl performances of all time, and two Nebraska Cornhuskers have made the cut. Yardbarker‘s Jeff Mezydlo put together the list in question. The first Husker listed is Johnny Rodgers during the 1973 Orange Bowl. The two-time defending national champion Cornhuskers faced the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in what was Nebraska’s third consecutive …

High school football season is over, and the LSWA all-state football teams have been revealed. Here’s every Houma- and Thibodaux-area player named to the all-state teams in Classes 4A and 5A: 4A Paul Boudreaux, junior linebacker, Vandebilt Catholic: Boudreaux was a defensive leader for a Terriers team that made the LHSAA playoffs. He was named an honorable mention. Kamden Bourg, …

The 2023 University of Michigan football team became just the second team since 1948 to claim a national championship when it beat Washington 34-13 at Monday night’s College Football Playoff title game in Houston, the program’s first national title since it went 12-0 in 1997. On Saturday, the 2023 and 1997 teams will likely share another, although less coveted, experience: …

Since becoming Nebraska’s head football coach, Matt Rhule has not been afraid to use the transfer portal. 2024 has already seen six players commit to the Cornhuskers. The Huskers currently rank 20th in On3’s 2024 College Football Team Transfer Portal Rankings. Nebraska has also seen ten players depart the program since the portal opened at the end of the regular …

Arkansas basketball heads to a hostile environment Saturday in dire need of its first conference victory. The Razorbacks (9-6, 0-2 SEC) faces Florida (10-5, 0-2) this afternoon after a disappointing start to life in the SEC. Arkansas began its league campaign with a 32-point loss to Auburn and followed that performance with another double-digit defeat at the hands of Georgia. …

The Hula Bowl college football all-star game, which is in its third year on the campus of UCF at FBC Mortgage Stadium, features four UCF players this year. The game kicks off at noon Saturday (CBS Sports Network). Representing the Knights will be quarterback John Rhys Plumlee, defensive end Tre’mon Morris-Brash, linebacker Jason Johnson and cornerback Decorian Patterson. Every player …

Ohio State star and first-team All Big Ten running back TreVeyon Henderson will return to the Buckeyes for his senior year, he announced Friday. His announcement comes after Ohio State landed a commitment from Ole Miss transfer Quinshon Judkins, who is the top-ranked running back of the transfer cycle, according to 247Sports.  The two will combine to give the Buckeyes what …

Alabama football hates losing. Kalen DeBoer almost never loses. That’s the groundwork for a good union. Alabama is closing in on hiring DeBoer as Nick Saban’s replacement, sources told USA TODAY. If you read my column Wednesday evening in which I stumped for DeBoer, you already know what I think of this hire. I like it. I really like it. …