College Football

Running back Riley Wormley from Southlake Carroll (Texas) will be a high school senior in 2024. He has been offered by USC. The Texas native has also been offered by Auburn, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, SMU, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech and UTSA. The 5-foot-8, 170-pound Wormley is rated the No. 483 overall prospect and the No. 36 running back, according to …

San Francisco Archbishop Riordan wide receiver Chris Lawson has an official visit with USC upcoming on May 17. His other visits he has locked in are with Oregon and Washington. Lawson holds offers from USC, Oregon, Utah, Penn State, Washington, California, Colorado, Oregon State, Washington State, Kansas, UNLV, UMass, Colorado State, and Nevada. Lawson is the No. 183 overall prospect …

Consensus four-star linebacker Dawson Merritt, a native of Overland Park, Kansas, has officially set his top schools. USC has made the cut. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound Merritt has a list which includes USC, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Alabama, Missouri, Kansas, Florida State, Texas A&M, and Michigan. His spring visits will be Ole Miss (March 21), Alabama (March 23), Oklahoma (April 6) and …

A Nebraska class of 2025 commit has set his official visit date. Caden VerMaas, a 6-0 195-pound safety/running back from Millard North High School in Omaha, will visit the Lincoln campus the weekend of June 21-23. VerMaas announced his commitment to the Cornhuskers in April of 2023. 110% Committed! Dreams to Reality!!!! After a great talk with Coach Matt Rhule, I am excited …

No. 6 Tennessee (18-1, 1-0 SEC) defeated No. 12 Alabama (15-3, 0-1 SEC), 11-3, Friday at Sewell-Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to open Southeastern Conference play. Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll. Friday’s win is Tennessee’s 17th consecutive, the second-longest streak in program history. The Vols’ program record for a win streak is 23 games during the …

Well, this news may make Mike Vrabel joining Wisconsin as an analyst or special assistant more challenging, if not impossible. The former NFL Coach of the Year is signing on with the Cleveland Browns as a coaching and personnel consultant, according to reports from ESPN’s Field Yates and Adam Schefter. Related: Ranking Big Ten football teams by highest 2024 ceiling …

After listening to Nick Saban bemoan the direction of college football during a congressional hearing this week, I feel more certain Saban made the right decision to retire. A hallmark of Saban’s greatness was his ability to evolve — if sometimes begrudgingly — to changes within the sport. But adjusting to a landscape in which players enjoy more power, freedom …

Mar. 15—LAS VEGAS — Coming back to Pullman with an NCAA berth assured should be good salve for the Washington State Cougars’ disappointment Friday night. Although fresh off the 58-52 loss to Colorado in the Pacific-12 Conference Tournament semifinals, the Cougs were still stinging from having played a game below their standards when the opportunity for an unprecedented tournament title …

It’s unfortunate that Texas Tech football spring practices are mostly closed to the general public and the media. Oh, the media gets to see the first 30 minutes on some days, but most of the meaningful stuff happens afterward. The Red Raiders, coming off a bowl victory for the third consecutive season, have all sorts of personnel to sort through …

The Oklahoma Sooners’ defense made positive strides in 2023, but they have work to do to turn Zac Alley’s unit into an elite squad. Brent Venables and his coaching staff have done a great job on the recruiting trail to stockpile talent over the last three recruiting cycles. In the last two years, the Sooners have added 17 four- and …

The Oklahoma Sooners are one of several teams in the SEC that will be breaking in new quarterbacks in 2024. The Sooners have the luxury of going from Dillon Gabriel to Jackson Arnold, a former five-star quarterback and Gatorade National Player of the Year. Sure, there may be some growing pains as Arnold enters his first year as a starter. …

Former Elmwood/Brimfield quarterback Nick McCormick will be named the next Canton head football coach, pending approval at Monday’s school board meeting. McCormick replaces Nick Wright, who resigned in November following four seasons at the Mid-Illini Conference school. The Little Giants went 1-8 in 2023, ending their regular season with a 14-7 victory over Limestone in Week 9. McCormick, a 2013 …

Mar. 15—STATE COLLEGE — Chop Robinson ran the 40-yard dash two weeks ago at the NFL Scouting Combine, looked for his time in every direction and couldn’t find it. Not until he saw fellow Penn State teammate Adisa Isaac and other defensive ends he knew from training did he realize he had done something special. “I was walking back and …

Utah Utes cornerback Tao Johnson (15) warms up for the Utah-UCLA college football game in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. In his first season since switching from offense to defense, Tao Johnson showcased his versatility. Johnson started 12 games at nickelback for Utah in 2023, playing in all 13 of the Utes’ contests, and spent the majority …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Dalton Knecht launched a 3-pointer from the right wing as he’s done so many times for Tennessee this season, and the tension rose inside Bridgestone Arena, which was filled with orange-clad fans ready to erupt during the Volunteers’ game vs. Mississippi State in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals on Friday.  Buzz had been building as the Volunteers mounted …