College Football

Jax State running back Tre Stewart to participate in East-West Shrine Bowl

Jacksonville State running back Tre Stewart has accepted an invitation to participate in the 100th East-West Shrine Bowl. The game will be played on Jan. 30, in Arlington, Texas, and will air on NFL Network at 7 p.m. Stewart will be the third Jax State player to participate in the Shrine Bowl, joining defensive linemen Jesse Baker in 1979 and …

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USC hires Notre Dame’s Chad Bowden as its football general manager

USC players run onto the field before their season opener against Louisiana State at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sept. 1. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) After months of promising major changes to its personnel operation, USC hired a general manager for its football program. Chad Bowden will be USC’s next general manager, a person familiar with the …

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Ohio State football cornerback Davison Igbinosun to return for senior season in 2025

Ohio State cornerback Davison Igbinosun will remain in school for his senior season, providing the Buckeyes with at least three returning starters from their top-ranked defense. Igbinosun revealed his plans Friday, which was the deadline for the Buckeyes’ juniors to declare for the NFL draft. He joined linebacker Sonny Styles in putting off leaving early for the NFL. Caleb Downs, …

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Minnesota promotes Danny Collins to defensive coordinator after Corey Hetherman’s departure to Miami

Minnesota Golden Gophers MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota has promoted Danny Collins to defensive coordinator after the departure of Corey Hetherman to Miami, the school said. Collins has been with the Gophers since the arrival of head coach P.J. Fleck in 2017 and most recently served as safeties coach and pass game coordinator. He’ll continue to supervise the safeties. Collins previously coached …

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Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel pens heartfelt goodbye to Duck fans

Dillon Gabriel was in Eugene playing for the Oregon Ducks for just a year, but it seems as if that one year in the Willamette Valley made quite an impact on him. In a short message to Oregon Duck fans everyone, Gabriel wanted to express his gratitude on social media. “Over the past few weeks, I’ve taken some time to …

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Joey Caudill becomes Michigan State football’s first 2026 commit; MSU adds 2025 OL

Michigan State football earned its commitment to the 2026 recruiting class Friday afternoon from tight end Joey Caudill. He’s a 6-foot-5, 215-pound player listed as an “athlete” and ranked three stars by 247 Sports, though unranked in 247 Sports’ composite rankings. He attends Lexington High School in Mansfield, Ohio. Caudill had offers from Miami (Ohio), Toledo and Western Michigan, but …

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UCF finalizes football staff with the addition of linebackers coach

UCF head coach Scott Frost has finalized his coaching staff by hiring Mark D’Onofrio as the Knights’ new linebackers coach. D’Onofrio, 55, most recently served as the inside linebackers coach at Stanford for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. “I’m thrilled to join Scott Frost’s staff at UCF,” D’Onofrio said in a statement. “It’s an incredible opportunity to be part of …

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Notre Dame S Xavier Watts announces he will enter draft

Another Notre Dame player has announced his plans to enter the draft ahead of Friday’s deadline for players who took part in the national title game earlier this week to do so. Safety Xavier Watts will be leaving South Bend and throwing his name into the 2025 NFL Draft. Watts started his time in college at wide receiver, but switched …

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Reports: Notre Dame football loses GM Chad Bowden to rival USC

SOUTH BEND — One year after fending off overtures from Michigan, Notre Dame football is reportedly losing de facto general manager Chad Bowden to rival USC. According to Football Scoop, which named Bowden its player personnel director of the year, the struggling Trojans poached coach Marcus Freeman’s longtime recruiting ace with a multiyear deal paying more than $1 million per …

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