College Football

After a poor showing from Auburn football in a 31-13 loss to Maryland at the Music City Bowl, first-year coach Hugh Freeze explained that he didn’t spend as much time on the offensive game plan vs. the Terrapins, opting instead to focus on the Tigers’ recruiting. Auburn faced a 21-0 deficit in the first quarter before getting on the board. …

Dec. 30—PULLMAN — Some two weeks ago, as Tre Shackelford made his way through his Washington State weekend visit, a thought occurred to him. The wide receiver had just hit the transfer portal, ready to move on from Austin Peay, where he had grown to love everyone around him. He knew all his teammates. They spent time together. It was …

Dec. 30—PULLMAN — To reel in its latest addition, Washington State reached for the FCS ranks. That’s where the Cougars found wide receiver Tre Shackelford, a transfer from Austin Peay, who announced his signing with WSU on Saturday afternoon. Shackelford, an Alabama native, spent three seasons with the Governors, helping them win nine games this fall. A second-team all-conference selection …

Amid an age where bowl games are seemingly created out of thin air, the Music City Bowl has been a model of consistency in Bowl Season. The first edition was played at Vanderbilt Stadium in 1998. It moved to its longtime home at Nissan Stadium the following season. Since then, it’s become a holiday season standard. This year will mark …

MIAMI — Though Florida State’s 63-3 loss to Georgia was an embarrassment for the No. 4 Seminoles, it was also an indictment of the college football environment that fostered it. And Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart isn’t happy about it. “People need to see what happened tonight, and they need to fix this,” Smart said afterward in an unprompted answer to …

The never-ending speculation of Jim Harbaugh and current and/or future employer just keeps on churning. Less than 48 hours before Michigan football is scheduled to take on Alabama in the Rose Bowl for a chance to play in the national championship game, news has come out that its coach has reportedly hired a new agent. ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Pete …

LOS ANGELES — This just might be the best Michigan team — ever. It also has a chance to be one of the College Football Playoff’s biggest underachievers. As a third straight CFP semifinal awaits the No. 1 Wolverines, both possibilities hang in the air like a shanked punt in the warm California sun. Just don’t try to pick a …

Dec. 30—A remarkable turnaround in 2023 and uncertainty surrounding its conference opponents in 2024 are indications that Oklahoma State may be the team to beat in the Big 12 next season. The Cowboys have two of the most important pieces for sustained success: a veteran roster and one of the best college football coaches in Mike Gundy. “We like our …

Getty Images Colorado defensive coordinator Charles Kelly is departing after one season with Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes to take on a role as the co-defensive coordinator at his alma mater, Auburn, according to 247Sports. Kelly played at Auburn from 1986-89. He spent this past season in Boulder, Colorado, after working the previous four years as associate defensive coordinator and safeties …

Wisconsin got massive offseason news for the offensive line as we head into 2024. On Wednesday, Wisconsin learned that offensive tackle Jack Nelson would be returning in 2024. There was a serious chance he would head to the NFL, but Nelson will be back in Madison next season. He appeared in all 12 games last season for the Badgers. Nelson …

Dec. 30—ATLANTA — Penn State’s best player Saturday was sitting alone at a table in one corner of an interview room Saturday. No one was paying much attention to Gov Mifflin product Nick Singleton, despite him gaining 147 all-purpose yards, scoring one touchdown and catching a two-point conversion pass in the Nittany Lions’ 38-25 loss to Ole Miss in the …

On Saturday, Rutgers defensive lineman Cam’Ron Stewart and defensive lineman / tight end Q’yaeir Price enter the NCAA transfer portal after appearing in multiple games with the Scarlet Knights. In March of 2020, Stewart committed to Rutgers, enrolling in the program in June of the next year. The Shillington, Pennsylvania native spent three seasons with the Rutgers football, appearing on …

Dec. 30—ATLANTA — Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin credited Penn State coach James Franklin a few days ago for the small amount of transfers and opt-outs he’s had in recent years. But the 10th-ranked Nittany Lions wound up playing without four All-Big Ten selections, three on defense and one on offense. Their glaring absences led to a 38-25 loss to …

Earlier today, Wisconsin officially announced the signing of Oklahoma transfer running back Tawee Walker as the Badgers added to their postseason success in the portal. Walker was Oklahoma’s change of pace back this past season, and had seven touchdowns to go with his 513 yards as a Sooner this past year. He comes to Wisconsin to play in a running …

MIAMI GARDENS – An emotional Kalen DeLoach strongly nodded his head with an empathic ‘no’ and started shaking his head as soon as the question was posed to head coach Mike Norvell at the postgame press conference for the Orange Bowl on Saturday. The Seminoles, coming off their worst loss in program history, a 63-3 loss to Georgia, were clearly …