College Football

UCF‘s Board of Trustees approved naming its proposed football operations building the Taylor A. Gerring Football Center. The move acknowledges a $5.5 million financial gift from Gerring, a 2005 UCF graduate who is a pioneer in blockchain technology and co-founder of Ethereum Foundation. The gift is the largest single cash pledge given to the athletics department and is part of …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — SEC leaders are exploring a way to unclutter the month of December. In a concept that the league is socializing with other conferences, the entire month of December would be a dead period for recruiting and the early national signing day would move up about two weeks to the early portion of the month, SEC commissioner Greg …

In-state 2025 wide receiver Travis Smith Jr. will visit Georgia football this spring. The four-star wideout will be in Athens on April 6 while the Bulldogs will be participating in spring practice. Smith (6-foot-4, 290 pounds) plays for Westlake High School in Atlanta. He is rated as the No. 25 wide receiver, the No. 26 player in the state and …

Last year around this time, a favored son returned home, but not even a year later, unceremoniously, he was gone. After departing Michigan football for Ole Miss following the 2019 season, Chris Partridge had something of a rumspringa in Oxford before returning to Ann Arbor in 2023. However, Partridge was a casualty of the NCAA investigation into Connor Stalions. With …

Wisconsin is hiring E.J. Whitlow to be its new defensive line coach, according to reports from ESPN’s Pete Thamel and BadgerExtra’s Colten Bartholomew. Whitlow takes over for Greg Scruggs, who recently left to take the same position at Michigan. The Badgers’ new hire spent the last two years as the defensive line coach at Air Force. That stop came after …

Penn State head coach James Franklin has promoted graduate assistant Danny O’Brien to a new role on the coaching staff ahead of the 2024 season. O’Brien will now be labeled as the quarterback coach for the Nittany Lions. O’Brien will take over the role that was previously held by former offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich. Yurcich was removed as offensive coordinator …

Penn State continues to search for top-end players in the class of 2025 that they can add to their growing list of commitments that already sits at 12. With the list of “Power Conferences” reducing from five to four this year, more emphasis will be placed on recruiting at a high level to get the best possible talent into the …

Former Alabama football head coach Nick Saban has been and forever will be one of the most respected figures in college football history. Now, he’s letting his voice be heard regarding the state of the game he left a lasting impact on. While serving as the Crimson Tide’s coach, Saban did not try to hide his emotions and thoughts on …

Auburn is looking to boost its 2026 recruiting haul by pursuing a talented in-state defensive lineman. Vodney Cleveland, a 6-3, 295-pound defensive lineman from Prattville, has caught the eyes of several SEC programs, including Auburn. Cleveland has visited Auburn three times, and Auburn coaches stopped by his high school last month. Auburn is one of four SEC programs that are …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to The College Football Enquirer Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde kick off the podcast analyzing the new approved format for the College Football Playoff, which will have five automatic qualifiers and seven at-large bids. There is already much discomfort from the SEC & Big Ten about the …

Brandon Jordan is a well-regarded pass rush specialist who has worked with numerous big name NFL pass rushers. The last staff at Michigan State football brought him in as a Pass Rush Specialist coach. After a few years, he left to the Seattle Seahawks, and now, he will be joining Ohio State as a Defensive Assistant. Jordan has been in …

Getty Images Caleb Williams is being labeled as one of the most heralded prospects to enter the NFL in quite some time. As a result, the USC quarterback is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft later this offseason. Considering the level of hype surrounding Williams, he’s drawn numerous comparisons to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback …

Four-star running back Rickey Stewart has set a Texas visit for April 6. Stewart is the No. 19 running back in the nation for the 2025 recruiting class, according to On3 Sports. The Chapel Hill (Tyler, TX) product was verbally committed to SMU but chose to re-open his recruitment on Jan. 31. Texas stands as the heavy favorite in Stewart’s …

Georgia is gearing up for spring practice, which will begin on Tuesday, March 12 and culminate with the annual G-Day scrimmage in Sanford Stadium on Saturday, April 13. Now is the time for the Bulldogs to get their bodies right before five weeks of practice. I’ve routinely heard from former Georgia players that spring football is one of the most …

Auburn’s coaching staff has taken on many changes through the first two months of 2024, and a lot of those who have left the Plains have already secured new positions. The most of recent of those moves came on Wednesday. Former Auburn offensive coordinator Philip Montgomery has been hired to be the co-offensive coordinator, running backs coach and tight ends …