College Football

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame offensive lineman Pat Coogan, who started 26 games over the last two seasons and often served as the team’s pregame hype man, is transferring. Coogan announced his intentions on social media and will have one year of eligibility remaining as a graduate transfer. He joins fellow guards Rocco Spindler and Sam Pendleton as well …

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 …

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 …

RED RAIDER INVITE at the Sports Performance Center Friday’s Results Event Finals Only WOMEN Field Events Shot put: 1. Paige Low, Oklahoma, 59 feet, 2 3/4 inches; 2. Ashley Erasmus, Southern California, 55-9 1/4; 3. Daisy Monie, Kansas State, 54-0; 6. Zoe Burleson, Texas Tech, 48-8. Pole vault: 1. Olivia Lueking, Oklahoma, 14-7 1/2; 2. Olivia Cade, Texas Tech, 13-9 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

After a stellar first season at Arizona State, Sam Leavitt has put himself in the conversation as one of the best returning quarterbacks in college football. According to one site, he’s the best returning QB in the game. On3.com has released its 2025 QB rankings for the Top 25 quarterbacks in college football and Leavitt, who will be a sophomore …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles announced Friday he will remain in school for his senior year rather than leave early for the NFL. “It’s an honor to play for Ohio State,” he wrote in a graphic posted on X. “I’m not done yet. I’m here to stay. Let’s run it back.” With heavy attrition as a result of maintaining a …

A little more than a month after he was formally unveiled as North Carolina’s new football coach at a news conference, Bill Belichick has put pen to paper and formally signed his contract with the university. Belichick signed the deal Wednesday and the school released it Thursday. The longtime NFL coach, who led the New England Patriots to six Super …

CLEMSON — Clemson football has an official date for its first conference regular-season game in 2025. The ACC announced Friday that the Tigers will face Georgia Tech on Sept. 13 at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Time and network will be announced later this year, and Clemson’s full schedule will be released Monday (9 p.m. ET, ACC Network). This will be the 89th meeting …