College Football

Former Wisconsin and Stanford inside linebackers coach Mark D’Onofrio has been hired to the same position at UCF, the program announced on Friday. In doing so, D’Onofrio goes from working under one former Wisconsin assistant to another. At Stanford, he worked under defensive coordinator Bobby April III (Wisconsin OLBs coach from 2018-22). He now moves to a UCF defensive staff led …

Brian Bohannon ATLANTA — Former Kennesaw State coach Brian Bohannon is returning to Georgia Tech as a senior offensive assistant on coach Brent Key’s staff. Bohannon’s return was one of four staff additions announced by Georgia Tech. Kobie Jones, who was Alabama’s assistant cornerbacks coach in 2024, was named cornerbacks coach. Also, Mike Polly was named assistant offensive line coach …

USATSI Nina Day, wife of Ohio State coach Ryan Day, received unsolicited text messages following the Buckeyes’ loss to Michigan in November suggesting that her husband should commit suicide. “They told me multiple times to have Ryan follow in his father’s footsteps and kill himself,” Nina Day told the Columbus Dispatch. The text messages were just part of a vitriolic …

Ohio State running back Quinshon Judkins (1) celebrates a touchdown against Notre Dame in the 2024-25 College Football Playoff title game Monday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Photo by Camden Hall/UPI Jan. 24 (UPI) — Ohio State Buckeyes running back Quinshon Judkins will forgo his senior season and declare for the 2025 NFL Draft, he announced Friday. Judkins made the …

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 247Sports, though unranked in the 247 Sports composite rankings. He attends Lexington High School in Mansfield, Ohio. Caudill had offers from Miami (Ohio), Toledo and Western Michigan, but …

One of the biggest wins for Dan Lanning and the Oregon Ducks on National Signing Day a month ago was getting a commitment from 5-star quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, who flipped from the California Golden Bears at the last minute to sign in Eugene. Just a few weeks later, though, Sagapolutele made the surprising announcement that he would be entering the …

Ohio State football set the blueprint for winning a national title in the NIL era. The Buckeyes knocked off Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship thanks in large part to an NIL strategy that kept several key players in school for their senior seasons and attracted key pieces such as quarterback Will Howard and safety Caleb Downs …

Scott G Winterton, Deseret News This article was first published in the Ute Insiders newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each Wednesday night. Utah Athletics had a budget deficit of $17 million, according to the school’s latest financial report. For financial year 24, which ranges from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, the Utah athletics …

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish had a strong season, but Marcus Freeman’s squad came up one game short of its ultimate goal with a loss to Ohio State in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. However, with Freeman extended through 2030, the expectation is that Notre Dame will continue to be a part of the national title conversation. Now, …

North Carolina football fans were greeted with a touching gesture by EA Sports in the most recent update for “College Football 25.” As made aware by former Tar Heels coach Mack Brown, the company added former Tar Heels wide receiver Tylee Craft to the video game. Craft died in October after a battle with lung cancer. “A big thank you …

Ohio State star running back Quinshon Judkins is declaring for the NFL Draft after helping lead the Buckeyes to the national title, he told ESPN. Judkins is one of the top running back prospects in the draft class after surpassing 1,000 yards rushing in each of his three collegiate seasons. With Judkins heading to the draft and fellow star running …

The Iowa Hawkeyes have repeatedly proven that they have an uncanny ability to recruit under-recruited and overlooked talent and turn them into some of the best players in college football. Iowa often lands three-star recruits and others that were snubbed by big teams only for them to prove they were wrong and confirm that the Hawkeyes’ ability to develop is …

When Ohio State defeated Notre Dame to win the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff, it ended a 10-year national title drought for the Buckeyes and removed a large, scarlet and gray face-painted monkey off Ryan Day’s back. It also gave the Big Ten back-to-back national championships, the first time that’s happened since the 1965 and 1966 seasons when Michigan State …

Tennessee defensive coordinator Tim Banks got a contract extension and raise after guiding the stingiest Vols defense since the 1998 national title team, according to documents obtained by Knox News via an open records request. Banks will earn $2.15 million annually on a deal that runs through the 2027 season, plus bonuses if UT plays in a bowl game or …

South Carolina and coach Shane Beamer have agreed to a contract extension through the 2030 season, the university announced Friday. With it comes a pay raise that boosts his salary to $8.15 million in 2025 with a $100,000 increase in each following season, according to The State.   “As I’ve said before, this is my dream job,” Beamer said in …