College Football

Luke Fickell and the Wisconsin Badgers received transfer portal commitment No. 10 yesterday with the addition of inside linebacker Jaheim Thomas. With numerous players departing — notably WRs Chimere Dike and Skyler Bell, ILB Jordan Turner and OL Nolan Rucci — the Badgers needed a big transfer class to fill voids and continue the transition to Fickell’s new offensive and …

HOUSTON — Inside a hotel board room Monday, a few hours before Washington meets Michigan in the national championship game, leaders of the College Football Playoff will gather to rubber-stamp a few important items. They are expected to formally approve format changes to the expanded playoff in light of the dissolution of the Pac-12, moving to what’s termed a “5+7” …

There will be a little familiarity when the top-ranked Michigan Wolverines take on the No. 2 Washington Huskies in the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship game on Monday. The Wolverines beat the Huskies 31-10 in the most recent meeting in 2021, and Huskies quarterback Michael Penix led Indiana to a 38-21 victory over Michigan in 2020. Now, the top …

Withrow named Anthony Berry as its head football coach Jan. 5, 2024. He was defensive coordinator at Withrow the past three seasons. Withrow High School has promoted Anthony Berry as its new head football coach. He has been the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator for the last three seasons under Kali Jones, who left in December to take the …

The 2023 football season has flown by and now there is only one game left — the national championship game between Michigan and Washington. That has not stopped people from projecting the teams that have the talent to play for the 2024 National Championship. According to On3, the LSU Tigers are a team that has the tools to go all …

It’s All-American Bowl season in the world of college football recruiting, and things were kicked off on Wednesday afternoon with the 2024 Under Armour All-American Bowl down in Orlando, Florida. Now we head to San Antonio, where the eyes of college football fans will turn to the Alamodome for the High School All-American Bowl. The game will be televised on …

Under the guidance of legendary head coach Nick Saban, it’s easier to count the records that the Alabama football program hasn’t broken than the ones they have. As well as the national championships and Heisman trophies, Saban has produced an absurd amount of NFL talent. The most impressive part is that the majority of those players turn out to be …

Michigan is one victory away from winning a national championship while under separate NCAA investigations into allegations of recruiting violations and impermissible sign-stealing. Hardly the scandals of the century, but enough to cast the Wolverines into the black-hat role. They remain unfazed. “We use it as fuel,” offensive lineman LaDarius Henderson said after No. 1 Michigan beat No. 4 Alabama …

One of the most enjoyable aspects of this season for the Crimson Tide is Nick Saban’s weekly appearance on the Pat McAfee Show. Every Thursday, Coach Saban joins the often erratic Pat McAfee to talk Alabama Crimson Tide football. Even though the season is over for Coach Saban and the Tide, the GOAT once again joined McAfee this week to …

Some ideas for the Dooley’s Dozens come from something I see in a game or think about in the shower (bad visual, I know). Or sometimes, I get a text from a friend who is working on a story and it gives me an idea. In this case, it was Chris Low from ESPN, who was doing a piece on …

Former Purdue defender Nic Scourton  is transferring to Texas A&M, 247Sports reports. It will be a homecoming of sorts for the top edge rusher and No. 8 overall player in 247Sports’ transfer rankings, who signed with the Boilermakers in 2022 as a four-star prospect out of nearby Bryan, Texas. Scourton took a recent official visit to the Aggies and also …

Jack MacKinnon opted to play football at the University of Michigan instead of baseball at the University of South Florida. Jack MacKinnon had a big decision to make during his senior year at Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School. A two-sport athlete playing baseball and football, MacKinnon originally chose baseball. The pitcher/outfielder accepted a scholarship at the University of South Florida …

Florida A&M’s recruiting train keeps on rolling. Even after former head football coach Willie Simmons’ departed for Duke’s running backs coach position last Monday. Assistant head coach and cornerbacks coach James Colzie III has been appointed as FAMU’s interim head coach while administration searches to fill the position permanently. In the meantime, the Rattlers are still looking to reload for another Southwestern Athletic Conference and …

LAWRENCE — Kansas football defensive lineman Austin Booker announced Thursday in a post on Instagram that he is declaring for the 2024 NFL draft. The news doesn’t come as much of a surprise, given Booker spent the 2023 season with the Jayhawks but did not play in the bowl game. A transfer from Minnesota who joined earlier that year, the …

Ohio State added a transfer quarterback Thursday night. The Buckeyes landed former Kansas State quarterback Will Howard, who has one season left of eligibility remaining. And while Ohio State quarterback Devin Brown didn’t comment immediately after Howard’s announcement, he did post a message of patience on his Instagram story Thursday afternoon. Six hours before Howard’s commitment as announced, Brown posted …