College Football

Harlon Barnett expected to return to Michigan State football as safeties coach

According to SpartansWire’s sources, there is momentum to bring back the acting head coach of the 2023 Michigan State football team, Harlon Barnett, to the team under new head coach Jonathan Smith as their safeties coach. Harlon Barnett did yeoman’s work for Michigan State football and the entire Spartan community when he took over a tough situation at MSU and …

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Maryland football lands commitment from QB MJ Morris, an NC State transfer

With Taulia Tagovailoa’s record-setting college career coming to an end, Maryland football might have found its starting quarterback for next season. MJ Morris, a sophomore who went 3-1 as a starter this past season at North Carolina State, announced Wednesday on social media his intention to transfer to Maryland. A former three-star prospect from Carrollton, Georgia, the 6-foot-2, 205-pound Morris …

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UGA announces 2024 schedule as SEC moves to Channel 2

The Georgia Bulldogs might not be seeing a three-peat in national championships, but they’re looking to come back strong for the 2024 season. UGA dropped the schedule for the next season, including a regular season match-up with the Alabama Crimson Tide, on Wednesday night. In 2024, the SEC is making ABC and Channel 2 its new home. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV …

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Which Fayetteville-area players made the roster?

The 2023 North Carolina Coaches Association East-West All-Star Football game, an invitation-only senior showcase pitting top players from both halves of the state, is being played Sunday at Jamieson Stadium on Grimsley High School campus in Greensboro at 2 p.m. Rosters for the exhibition have been released, and a combination of six players and coaches from the Fayetteville area have …

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Eli Drinkwitz joins ESPN to talk Mizzou’s 2024 schedule while on in-home visit. Here’s what he said

Eli Drinkwitz appeared on ESPN for an interview shortly after Missouri’s 2024 schedule was revealed on the network, but the Missouri coach went live from from an unfamiliar location. If ever there was a visual reminder of the clutter of December in college football, Drinwkitz’s appearance coinciding with an in-home recruiting visit was it. “Nothing like an SEC schedule reveal …

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Key pieces of WVU’s offense commit to returning in 2024

Dec. 13—MORGANTOWN — The transfer portal window can be a scary time for college football fans. Their favorite players can up and leave their favorite team with little-to-no warning, and even less pomp. As the current transfer window approaches its halfway mark—it closes on Jan. 2—West Virginia has focused on retaining its best players, particularly on offense. The WVU offense, …

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Texas QB Maalik Murphy enters transfer portal, leaving Arch Manning as Longhorns’ primary backup for CFP

Texas quarterback Maalik Murphy has entered the transfer portal with three years of eligibility remaining. Murphy will not participate in the College Football Playoff, leaving five-star freshman Arch Manning as the primary backup to Quinn Ewers.  “I hate it, I hate it,” Murphy told ESPN. “I’m super invested in this team. Everything that we’ve done along the way and all …

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CJ Stokes still will be with Michigan football for College Football Playoff

Michigan football has one scholarship player who has entered the transfer portal since it opened on Dec. 4 in second-year running back CJ Stokes. Stokes came on strong in the first few games of his freshman year, but since his Week 4 fumble against Maryland in 2022, he’s been relegated to mop-up duty behind Blake Corum, Donovan Edwards, converted linebacker …

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Michigan football receives pair of predictions for coveted transfer target

Michigan football is pulling out all the stops for a handful of priority transfer portal targets. One of which could potentially be the replacement for star nickel back Mike Sainristil. Hailing originally from Houston (Tx.) North Shore, cornerback Upton Stout has thrived at Western Kentucky. Of the seven games he played in 2023, Stout had one of his better games …

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Rocket Sanders transfers to South Carolina: Gamecocks land ex-Arkansas star to help struggling run game

Star running back Rocket Sanders is transferring to South Carolina for his senior season, he announced Wednesday. Sanders tallied over 2,200 yards rushing in three years at Arkansas. He was hampered by injuries this season but was electric in 2022 and could help jolt South Carolina’s struggling rushing attack. The Gamecocks are a natural choice for Sanders. South Carolina offensive …

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Washington is ‘not the best matchup in the world for Texas’

The Texas pass defense faces perhaps its most difficult test of the season in the Sugar Bowl. It faces the Washington Huskies (13-0) led by Heisman runner up Michael Penix at quarterback. We mentioned that Penix doesn’t always protect the football, and I’ll stand by that notion. Nevertheless, it hasn’t prevented him from being productive. He leads the No. 1 …

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Oklahoma and Texas begin life in the SEC at home

The 2024 SEC schedule was officially released Wednesday. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) Texas and Oklahoma both open their inaugural SEC seasons at home. The SEC released the 2024 schedules for each of its 16 teams Wednesday night. The Sooners will play Tennessee in Norman in Week 4 (Sept. 21) to begin their conference schedule, while Texas will host Mississippi …

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