College Football

Nov 11, 2023; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels defensive back Alijah Huzzie (28) attempts to intercept a pass intended for Duke Blue Devils wide receiver Jalon Calhoun (5) in the fourth quarter at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports The 100th annual East-West Shrine Bowl kicked off today at the indoor facility at …

According to multiple reports, Florida football is set to hire Vinnie Sunseri as its new co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach. The 33-year-old Sunseri had just taken the defensive coordinator job at Jacksonville (Alabama) State after spending last year as the safeties coach at Washington under Jedd Fisch. With Sunseri’s help, Washington’s defense ranked first in the Big Ten in passing …

Florida football coach Billy Napier has found his next co-defensive coordinator in a familiar face. Reports on Saturday indicated that Napier hired Jacksonville State defensive coordinator Vinnie Sunseri as the team’s co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach. Sunseri will replace Austin Armstrong, who took the defensive coordinator position at Houston earlier in the offseason. REQUIRED READING: Donning ‘Spurrier leotards,’ Florida gymnastics …

Jan. 25—ROCHESTER — When Jack Regan started high school he had never played a snap of football. Now he’ll play in college at the Division II level for Southwest Minnesota State University. Heading into the fall of his sophomore year, Regan, who’s now a senior at Mayo High School, was looking for a sport to fill his time after he …

Jan 14, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders laughs as he watches the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Denver Nuggets during the second half at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders is using the Shrine Bowl to make his case to the Tennessee Titans to make him the …

Colorado football quarterback Shedeur Sanders will not participate in practices or for the East-West Shrine Bowl game but will meet with NFL scouts in Denton, Texas. The Buffaloes signal-caller will only participate in meetings and has already met with the Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns, and New York Giants, according to ESPN. Those three teams hold the top three picks in …

For much of her young life, Urbana High senior Keira Speikes has been at the forefront of the area’s burgeoning girls flag football scene. She was, for a time, the only girl participating in Frederick County’s youth recreational flag football league, even before now-Hawks coach Nick Damoulakis gathered an all-girls squad in 2020. Speikes helped push the Urbana administration to …

GAINESVILLE — Vinnie Sunseri has agreed to coach Florida’s safeties and serve as co-defensive coordinator for Gators’ coach Billy Napier, the Orlando Sentinel has learned. Sunseri, who played safety at Alabama from 2011-13, will replace Austin Armstrong, who left UF after two seasons for the University of Houston. The Sentinel confirmed 247Sports Matt Zenitz’s report. Sunseri has both college and …

He couldn’t slam the door on 2024 fast enough. FSU’s dreadful 2-10 season hadn’t formally flatlined when Seminoles football coach Mike Norvell began plotting ways to resuscitate his beleaguered program. Hours before his team’s season-ending 31-11 loss to Florida in Tallahassee, news broke that Norvell was hiring UCF coach Gus Malzahn as his new offensive coordinator. Days later, the school …

Ohio State has offered Jim Knowles a contract that would make him the highest-paid defensive coordinator in college football, a source told The Dispatch. Michigan’s Wink Martindale was the highest-paid defensive coordinator in 2024, earning $2.5 million. His contract calls for him to make $2.75 million next year. Knowles signed a three-year extension last January with an annual base salary …

It’s never too early to look ahead to the 2025 college football season, especially since Ohio State’s victory against Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship officially brought the 2024 campaign to an end this past week.  While the playoff programs winnowed down, programs around the nation were already turning their eyes towards the 2025 slate. They’ve addressed …

Thomas Castellanos is set to lead the new era of Florida State’s offense under new offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn. Seminoles head coach Mike Norvell transformed his roster and coaching staff in the offseason. He brought in 38 new players and a cohort of new coaches, including Malzahn as offensive coordinator and play-caller. Malzahn’s offense revolves around running the football and …

Yusuf Shakir led his alma mater Lincoln High to a state football championship in 2010 and state runner-up finish in 2012. Yusuf Shakir figures he’s in an ideal position as a football operations assistant at the University of Florida. ‘I am getting so much experience coaching by not coaching,” Shakir said. “I am enjoying my time learning and progressing. I …

The East-West Shrine Bowl practices start on Saturday with the game scheduled to take place on Thursday, January 30th at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Zach Tom, Edgerrin Cooper, Jon Runayn Jr, Samori Toure, Ka’Dar Hollman, James Looney and Hunter Bradley are all draft picks who played in the Shrine Bowl that Brian Gutekunst has selected. Let’s take a look …

The final state rankings for the 2025 class have been released. Take a look at who finished the rankings cycle at No. 1 in each state. NOTE: Rivals has state rankings for 37 states plus Washingrton D.C. RIVALS RANKING WEEK Monday: Who should be the No. 1 QB in the 2025 Rivals250? Tuesday: Final Five-Star Countdown for the 2025 class …