College Football

Brigham Young Cougars linebacker Ben Bywater (2) tries to sack Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback KJ Jefferson (1) at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. BYU won 38-31. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News A key piece of BYU’s defense is coming back for 2024. Linebacker Ben Bywater will return to the Cougars for his final season of eligibility, …

Dec. 22—Turns out, Washington State head coach Jake Dickert and his crew weren’t done. The Cougars landed a new commit Friday evening: Anthony Pinnance, a 6-foot cornerback who played last season at Independence (Kansas) Community College. In one season in the junior college ranks, Pinnance racked up 23 tackles and three interceptions in 10 games, adding two tackles for loss …

What started as a simple motto for the Alabama football team this season has now become an NIL opportunity for the Crimson Tide players. “LANK” which stands for “Let All Naysayers Know”, was created by quarterback Jalen Milroe and defensive back Terrion Arnold as a mantra for the team to carry after the early season struggles. Not only did “LANK” …

Dec. 22—Coach Mike Gundy overheard some Oklahoma State football staff members discussing the Texas Bowl matchup with Texas A&M, and he didn’t like what they were saying. “I heard somebody down the hallway say that this defense looks like Texas did, so I turned around and went the other way,” Gundy said two days after the Big 12 Championship Game. …

Calabasas High’s Aaron Butler finds an opening on the first play of scrimmage and goes for a long touchdown against Thousand Oaks in the teams’ season finale on Saturday, April 17, 2021. Calabasas won 34-20. On Wednesday, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian teased that the Longhorns may not be done recruiting receivers. Two days later, that tease became a truth. On …

Dec. 22—Preparing for a bowl game has become something of an annual tradition for Oklahoma State under coach Mike Gundy, but it feels different this year from an outsider’s perspective. It felt different last year, too, but there was an obvious reason why. The Cowboys lost their starting quarterback, leading rusher, best linebacker, No. 1 cornerback, No. 2 safety and …

Texas Longhorns quarterback Maalik Murphy (6) throws a pass during warmups ahead of the game against Kansas State at Royal-Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023 in Austin. After two years in burnt orange, former Texas quarterback Maalik Murphy is reportedly ready to wear blue. Citing sources, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported on Friday night that Murphy has committed to Duke. …

Dec. 22—Penn State All-American offensive tackle Olu Fashanu surprised no one Friday when he declared for the 2024 NFL draft on social media. The 6-6, 317-pound Fashanu, a potential top-10 pick, became the Nittany Lions’ first consensus All-American offensive lineman since Jeff Hartings in 1995. He has not allowed a sack in 382 pass-blocking snaps this season. He has been …

Gasparilla Bowl: The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets celebrate with the trophy after defeating the Central Florida Knights at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on Dec. 22, 2023. TAMPA — Gus Malzahn’s desire to roll UCF’s football momentum into 2024 hit a speedbump about 90 minutes from home Friday night. Georgia Tech (7-6) scored the final 27 points of the Gasparilla …

247Sports Five-star offensive lineman Jordan Seaton officially signed his National Letter of Intent with Deion Sanders and Colorado Friday. Seaton has been committed to the Buffaloes since Dec. 7, but caused apprehension among Colorado fans after he didn’t sign his NLI on Wednesday. The two-day delay came amid a reported late push from Maryland and others to flip his commitment. …

Michigan football has constantly had obstacles to overcome in 2023. First, it was no Jim Harbaugh the first three games of the season. Then the last, with it being just an hour before Penn State that it was realized he wouldn’t be able to coach. Then, Chris Partridge was fired on the eve of the Maryland game. And then it …

UCF stays close to home to face off against Georgia Tech in a battle of plucky upstarts in the Gasparilla Bowl, played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The Knights managed to push through and become the only Big 12 newcomer to reach bowl eligibility after winning three of their final four games. After dropping a heartbreaking 24-23 loss …

TAMPA — It’s been a season of peaks and valleys for UCF in its first season in the Big 12. The Knights experienced one of those low points Friday night after quarterback Haynes King fueled a Georgia Tech rally for a 30-17 win in the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl Friday at Raymond James Stadium. UCF jumped out to a …

Penn State tight end Tyler Warren has made up his mind about his football future, and it is great news for the Nittany Lions. In a social media post on his Instagram account on Friday evening, Warren announced he will return to Penn State for the 2024 season, giving Penn State one of its steadiest passing options back in the …

This was Max Williams’ dream. Now the redshirt senior is ready to chase a new one. USC’s stalwart safety announced his intention to declare for the NFL draft Friday as the Trojans continued preparation for the Holiday Bowl on Wednesday. Because of injuries and the pandemic, Williams had eligibility for a sixth season, but he never thought he would be …