College Football

MADISON − Jack Bicknell Jr., who lost his job as the Wisconsin Badgers offensive line coach after the ReliaQuest Bowl, has decided to remain with the football program. UW officials on Thursday updated Bicknell’s bio to Executive Director for Football Relations. The Badgers were picked to win the Big Ten West Division last season but finished 5-4 in the league …

The Ohio State men’s basketball coaching job has been open since Valentines Day, when Chris Holtmann was fired. Heart emoji. Associate head coach Jake Diebler took over on an interim basis, and if he wins the Big Ten Tournament, maybe he’ll get an interview. Do not blithely dismiss such a thing: Under Diebler, the Buckeyes are 5-1 with a home victory …

Sep 2, 2023; Bloomington, Indiana, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes running backs coach Tony Alford throws during warm ups prior to the NCAA football game at Indiana University Memorial Stadium. Ohio State won 23-3. Now that Tony Alford has gone north ’til you smell it, as Buckeyes fans sometimes say, Ohio State might as well go tit for tat and pursue …

There were so many important visitors on the road this past weekend that a second Recruiting Rumor Mill was needed this week. Here’s more from Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney with the latest. RIVALS CAMP SERIES LOS ANGELES: Commitment predictions | WR vs. DB Part 2 | WR vs. DB Part 1 | OL/DL Rumor Mill | Five-star RB …

Former Texas A&M football coach Kevin Sumlin has pleaded no contest to a reduced charge stemming from his Hillsborough County arrest in October on a complaint of driving under the influence. He received one year of probation on the lesser misdemeanor charge of reckless driving with alcohol as a significant factor, according to Hillsborough County court records filed Wednesday. Sumlin …

1 Joenel Aguero, DB:  Quarterback Carson Beck would be an easy pick here, but he’s expected to have a big impact after a stellar first season as Georgia’s starter. Instead, the Bulldogs need a versatile secondary player to step up after losing do-it-all safety Javon Bullard and starting nickel Tykee Smith. Aguero, who could play safety or slot corner, is …

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. – A bunch of the top prospects in the West region came to the Rivals Camp Series stop in Southern California last weekend. Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney takes a shot at making some early predictions on some of them here. RIVALS CAMP SERIES LOS ANGELES: WR vs. DB Part 2 | WR vs. DB Part …

Westlake has proven to be a conveyor belt for football players who become valued members at the college level. No one is going to feel sorry for the Chaparrals for losing players, but head coach Tony Salazar will spend much of the spring hunting down replacements for talented seniors from last season’s Class 6A state semifinalist team whose high school …

In his first 14 months on the job as head football coach at Colorado, Deion Sanders has reeled in some of the top recruiting prospects in the nation, including offensive lineman Jordan Seaton and cornerback Cormani McClain. Records obtained by USA TODAY Sports also show he never even had to leave campus to seal the deal with them or any …

In the spirit of March Madness, we’re ready to seed the SEC – but here’s the twist. We’re seeding for football. Now, you might be thinking, “This sure sounds like an SEC football power ranking, doesn’t it?” Well, yes. It’s exactly that. But, this is the time of seeds, brackets and upsets, so why call this a power ranking? It’s …

After more than 40 years in the industry, Don “Wink” Martindale has pretty much seen it all. He won an NCAA championship alongside a coach named Harbaugh, won a Super Bowl alongside a coach named Harbaugh and now will take over the defense of a defending national champion which was coached by someone named Harbaugh. Martindale, 60, has been in …

Two years ago, Florida football linebacker Shemar James was the fresh new face on defense, who rode the momentum of a strong fall camp into starting his first career game as a true freshman in The Swamp against Utah in 2022. Fast forward two years later and the 6-foot-1, 230-pound James is now one of the old hats on the …

Nick Lucero/Rivals.com Visit season is clicking on all cylinders right now and prospects from every corner of the country are taking trips to get a closer look at some of their top programs. We take a look at five of the most surprising and interesting upcoming visits this week, continuing today in the Southeast region. RELATED: Five notable visits for …

After missing 11 straight games in Utah’s 2023 season due to injury, Ute running back Micah Bernard returned to the field for the Las Vegas Bowl. “I wanted to play in that game strictly to show everybody I’m back. I’m going to be able to do this,” Bernard said. Bernard scored Utah’s only touchdown in a 14-7 loss to Northwestern, …

Douglass basketball standout and former Millwood wide receiver Jaden Nickens announced Wednesday night that he was reopening his recruiting process. Nickens is a four-star prospect in the 2025 recruiting class, according to 247Sports, and he announced his commitment to the OU football program in August. The 6-foot-3, 190 pound two-sport athlete is a four-star football prospect according to 247Sports. He …