College Football

Middle Tennessee hired former Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason to replace longtime coach Rick Stockstill, the school announced Wednesday. Mason led the Commodores from 2014-20 and was the defensive coordinator for Auburn and Oklahoma State before serving as a TV analyst this season. He agreed to a five-year contract. “We are ecstatic to welcome Coach Derek Mason to Middle Tennessee and the …

After news hit on Monday morning that Ohio State’s starting quarterback Kyle McCord was entering the transfer portal, rumors have been swirling about the Buckeyes looking to the portal for a quarterback. Luckily for the Buckeyes the options for quarterbacks in the transfer portal this year are very strong as the list includes quarterbacks with multiple years of starting experience …

Add another loss to the Ohio State roster. Chip Trayanum announced earlier today that he will once again enter the transfer portal. Trayanum has spent the past two seasons in Scarlet and Gray after spending his first two years at Arizona State. As a Sun Devil, Trayanum rushed for 692 yards and 10 touchdowns. However, when the Ohio native transferred …

With the college football regular season wrapped up, College Football Network released their freshman All-American team this week. Included on the team was Ohio state cornerback Jermaine Mathews Jr. Very few true freshmen in college football make an impact so early in their career, but Mathews Jr. was able to do that for Ohio State. After arriving at Ohio State …

Former Michigan State football offensive tackle Spencer Brown has committed to Oklahoma, he announced Wednesday via On3. The fifth-year senior with one season of eligibility remaining made his transfer decision fast, as he announced his transfer portal entry on Nov. 27. Losing Brown would be a blow for the Spartans, as the 6-foot-6, 315-pound tackle has started each of the …

Dec. 6—A handful of local high school grads were among the hundreds of college football players who had entered the transfer portal by the middle of this week. Most notable and perhaps most likely to have a major impact at his next school is quarterback Cam Fancher. After redshirting in 2021, the 6-foot-1, 201-pounder from Wayne High School became the …

Tennessee State football coach Eddie George told The Tennessean Wednesday that he has relieved offensive coordinator Theron Aych and offensive line coach Anthony Lewis of their duties. TSU was 6-5 this season for its first winning record since 2017. Aych, who previously was on the staff at UTEP, replaced Hue Jackson as the Tigers’ offensive coordinator in 2022. Lewis also …

While some fans are new to the head coach transition period encompassing semi-drastic change to the roster, new Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko is one of many to endure the wrath of the transfer portal, which he’ll also have to use to put a curb any more future losses. If you’re keeping track, eleven Aggies have now entered the …

One of the most eagerly anticipated elements of the Texas Tech football team’s 2020 signing class was a wide receiver group that featured Ja’Lynn Polk, J.J. Sparkman, Loic Fouonji and Myles Price. Now that position group from that class is void, and none of the four will finish their careers as Red Raiders. Sparkman and Fouonji have their names in …

The all-SEC coaches’ teams were released Tuesday, and the SEC champion Crimson Tide was incredibly well-represented. Alabama football led the league in appearances with 10 players (Will Reichard appeared twice) on the first and second teams. The staunch Alabama secondary was especially well-recognized, with three of five defensive backs hailing from Tuscaloosa. Kool-Aid McKinstry and freshman phenom Caleb Downs were …

Michigan State football lost one of the best punters in the world last year when Bryce Baringer left to the NFL. Remarkably, they’ve replaced him with another excellent punter in freshman Ryan Eckley. On Wednesday, Eckley earned another accolade when he was named the Freshman Punter of the Year by College Football Network. Eckley was the only Spartan on their …

Cotton Bowl Oklahoma and Texas announced they will keep their annual rivalry game at Cotton Bowl Stadium through 2036 in a deal that includes significant renovations to the facility. The City of Dallas has agreed to an estimated $140 million, two-year renovation project — the single largest investment in the stadium’s history. Improvements will include widening concourses and adding escalators, …

Getty Images Florida State wide receiver Johnny Wilson is declaring for the 2024 NFL Draft and will opt out of the team’s upcoming Orange Bowl appearance against Georgia, he told ESPN. The team’s leading receiver in 2022 took on a shared role this season with Keon Coleman, to whom he finished second in yards receiving (658-617), but also missed a …

In this day and age of college football, there aren’t a lot of quarterbacks staying at one program for four years as a starter. But Seth Henigan is. “I looked at all the top quarterbacks in college football, and 90% of them are in the portal,” Henigan said in an interview with the Commercial Appeal on Wednesday. “So I wondered, …

It’s annually a can’t-miss event when Army and Navy take to the football field, and that’s been especially accurate in recent years as the rivalry has been as competitive as ever. Nine of the last 12 meetings between the service academies have been decided by a touchdown or less, including last year’s 20-17 overtime win for the Black Knights.  Unmatched …