College Football

OU football’s season opener against Temple has officially been moved from Saturday, Aug. 31 to Friday, Aug. 30 and will kick off at 6 p.m., the school announced Tuesday. SoonerScoop first reported the game would be moved to Friday moments before OU’s release. The Sooners announced that ESPN requested the change so their first game as a member of the …

For the first time in nearly two decades, there will be a new coach roaming the sidelines of Bryant-Denny Stadium. Nick Saban, the legendary head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide football program, announced his retirement at the beginning of the 2024 offseason. Moving swiftly, Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne hired Kalen DeBoer, luring him away from the Washington Huskies …

With not much room left in Notre Dame football’s 2025 recruiting class, they have to be very picky at which position and prospect they want to add. Of the current 19 commits, the Irish have three current wide receivers in the fold and are looking like another one will join the trio. On Tuesday, two 247Sports Crystal Ball projections went …

The much anticipated move to the SEC will come one day earlier as the University of Oklahoma announced a date change for their week one matchup with the Temple Owls. Originally slated to play on Saturday August 31, Joe Castiglione announced Oklahoma and ESPN have agreed to play the season opener on Friday night, August 30 at 6 p.m. CT. …

USATSI Auburn University will be switching to Nike as its apparel and shoe provider once its current deal with Under Armour expires in July 2025, the school announced Tuesday. Auburn’s new deal with Nike covers 10 years and is set to make Auburn one of the highest-paid Nike-sponsored programs in the nation, according to 247Sports.  “We are excited to enter …

The Oregon Ducks officially announced the hiring of Ra’Shaad Samples as their new assistant head coach and running backs coach on Tuesday morning via press release. Ducks Wire confirmed a report over the weekend that the university was hiring samples as their new position coach, replacing Carlos Locklyn, who left Eugene to take a job with the Ohio State Buckeyes. …

Spring football camp is wrapping up at Florida A&M. On Tuesday, the Rattlers had their 13th of 15 spring practices on Ken Riley Field at Bragg Memorial Stadium. And with one more standard practice remaining, FAMU head coach James Colzie III is using the final meetings to test his team’s wherewithal through good-on-good drills. The Rattlers practice again on Thursday and then will use …

When Ohio State takes the field for its spring game on Saturday, the college football world will get its first glimpse at the changes made by the Buckeyes over the offseason. Chip Kelly gave up a head coaching job to become offensive coordinator in Columbus. Ryan Day and his staff were very active in the transfer portal, bringing in more …

Apr. 9—Luka Gilbert is headed for the Sunshine State to play college football. The Lakota West junior announced Monday night he has verbally committed to the University of Miami after fielding offers from Ohio State, Michigan, Iowa and many others since last year. Listed 6-foot-7, 217 on the roster last fall, Gilbert caught 15 passes for 171 yards and two …

During Jackson State’s annual spring football game Saturday, head coach T.C. Taylor called the offensive plays as the Blue team defeated the White team 23-9 at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. It was a duty made necessary by offseason changes in the coaching staff. Co-offensive coordinators Maurice Harris and Jason Onyebuagu, who called the plays in 2023 when the Tigers led …

The Miami Hurricanes lost a talented local player to the transfer portal on Tuesday. Defensive lineman Nyjalik Kelly plans to enter the transfer portal, he shared on his Instagram account. The next transfer window starts on April 15. Kelly, a former Dillard High star and Sun Sentinel Super 11 pick, was a standout for the Panthers. He was rated a …

Apr. 9—Some of the most common questions of spring football at Ohio State have centered on the impact of Chip Kelly’s arrival in Columbus. The Buckeyes’ new offensive coordinator isn’t likely to reveal much in the spring game Saturday at Ohio Stadium, but we have gotten some clues from interviews over the past few weeks. Here is a sampling: Head …

Year after year, Dabo Swinney and the Clemson football program boast one of the best defenses in college football, and that isn’t expected to change in 2024.  The Tigers have a tremendous amount of talent on their defense and continue to recruit at a tremendous level on that side of the ball. In the 2023 recruiting class, it was bringing …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — When the Rivals Camp Series makes its annual stop in South Florida, the expectation is that the impressive depth and quality of the wide receiver and tight end prospects in the region will be on display. It was more of the same on Sunday, with the pass catchers putting the most pressure on evaluators when it …

OXFORD — The Ole Miss football spring game comes with a twist in 2024 ‒ it’s not actually a game. Instead, Rebels coach Lane Kiffin has opted to transform the Grove Bowl into the Grove Bowl Games, which will include seven-on-seven action and some skills competition fun. Undoubtedly, though, it will make for a different viewing experience than the more …