College Football

Jan. 4—GOSHEN — The RedHawks look to have found their next head football coach. After Goshen Community Schools announced Wednesday afternoon that Joseph Hecklinski would become the next head football coach at Goshen High School pending an approval from the school board at the upcoming Monday meeting, the northern Indiana native echoed his appreciation for this next path of his. …

Alan Bowman is going to run it back one last time. The Oklahoma State quarterback was granted a rare waiver on Thursday so that he can play a seventh season next fall. He will turn 24 before next season kicks off. “I just heard back that I was granted another year of eligibility, and we have unfinished business,” Bowman said …

Jacksonville State football will be looking for a new defensive coordinator as Zac Alley is leaving for the Oklahoma job per multiple reports. The news was originally reported on Thursday night by 247 Sports and later reported by other outlets. Alley will leave a defense that allowed 21.15 points per game and 352.8 yards per game in the programs first …

Oklahoma defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Ted Roof will not return in 2024, coach Brent Venables announced in a release. The Sooners are expected to hire Jacksonville State defensive coordinator Zac Alley, who just finished his first season with the Gamecocks, as Roof’s replacement, 247Sports reports. Roof spent the past two seasons as the Sooners’ DC, arriving as part of Venables’ …

The Oklahoma Sooners mutually parted ways with defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Ted Roof on Thursday afternoon. But it didn’t take long for the Sooners to zero in on his replacement. According to multiple reports, including one from Matt Zenitz of 247Sports, Oklahoma is set to hire Zac Alley as their next defensive coordinator. Most recently, Alley was the defensive …

NORMAN — OU football coach Brent Venables apparently isn’t taking long to fill his defensive coordinator opening. Just hours after Venables announced Ted Roof would not return as the Sooners’ defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, 247Sports first reported the Sooners would hire Jacksonville State defensive coordinator Zac Alley to replace Roof. Alley knows Venables well from his time as a student …

New Michigan State football coach Jonathan Smith has made the latest addition to his program, adding a nice piece to his offensive coaching staff. According to reports, the Spartans are hiring Aaron Pflugrad as a senior offensive analyst that will work with the quarterbacks. A former AFCA 35 Under 35 recipient, Pflugrad is a highly thought of young coach that …

Jyaire Brown is headed home to the Bayou. Brown announced on Thursday that he has committed to LSU after entering the transfer portal in early December. Originally born and raised in New Orleans, Brown moved to Cincinnati for his final two years of high school playing at Lakota West High School. The former Ohio State cornerback came to Columbus as …

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former Kansas State quarterback Will Howard announced his intention to transfer to Ohio State on Thursday night, giving the Buckeyes a replacement for Kyle McCord after his own decision to transfer to Syracuse. Howard made the announcement on his social media channels. Howard has one season of eligibility remaining after he went 12-5 as a starter for …

Penn State’s running game will be losing one key veteran in 2024. Trey Potts who spent one season in Happy Valley, has announced he will be passing on his remaining eligibility at the college level and enter the 2024 NFL draft pool. “I am excited to announce my decision to declare for the 2024 NFL Draft,” Potts said in a …

USATSI Oklahoma defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Ted Roof will not return in 2024, coach Brent Venables announced in a release. Roof spent the past two seasons as the Sooners’ DC, arriving as part of Venables’ first staff ahead of the 2022 campaign, after previously working alongside Venables as a defensive assistant at Clemson in 2021. The decision to move …

STARKVILLE — Former Louisville wide receiver Kevin Coleman is transferring to Mississippi State football, he announced via social media on Thursday. He’s the second addition at the position to coach Jeff Lebby’s first portal class, joining former UTEP receiver Kelly Akharaiyi. He spent the 2023 season at Louisville where he caught 26 passes for 362 yards and two touchdowns. Prior …

Ohio State has picked up a transfer quarterback. Will Howard, an experienced signal caller from Kansas State who has one season of eligibility left, told ESPN Thursday that he has committed to the Buckeyes following a visit. The addition will put him in the middle of a competition to replace Kyle McCord as the Buckeyes’ starting quarterback after McCord transferred …

Alabama star cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry has declared for the 2024 NFL Draft, ending a decorated career with the Crimson Tide. Fellow Crimson Tide cornerback Terrion Arnold also plans to declare, ESPN’s Chris Low reports. The duo were stalwart members of the Crimson Tide’s secondary this season, rarely leaving the field while helping Alabama to an SEC Championship and College Football Playoff appearance. Both are …

MANHATTAN — Conor Riley is no longer Kansas State football’s interim offensive coordinator. Head coach Chris Klieman announced Thursday that Riley, the Wildcats’ veteran offensive line coach, has been promoted to the offensive coordinator position permanently after calling plays in K-State’s 28-19 Pop-Tarts Bowl victory over North Carolina State last week. At the same time, Klieman named former Texas Tech …