College Football

Illinois football team lands three-star wide receiver prospect

The Illinois football team landed a top wide receiver recruit on Thursday. Kenyon Alston, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound receiver out of Bishop Moore Catholic in Orlando, Fla., announced his commitment to the Fighting Illini. The Class of 2026 three-star prospect had 29 offers, and chose Illinois over Florida State, UCF, Arkansas, Missouri, West Virginia, Syracuse, Baylor, Iowa, Iowa State, Minnesota, Penn …

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NFL offensive rookie of the year award has 3 former LSU players as finalists

On Thursday, the NFL revealed the finalists for its biggest awards like most valuable player, offensive player of the year and coach of the year. The remaining hopefuls for one honor in particular will look awfully familiar to LSU football fans. Former Tigers standouts accounted for three of the five finalists for offensive rookie of the year, with Washington Commanders …

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Bill Belichick makes recruiting visit to Eastern Mass. school

WESTWOOD — Xaverian Brothers High School encountered a celebrity sighting this afternoon when legendary New England Patriots coach and current University of North Carolina head coach, Bill Belichick, paid a visit to the Hawks football team. The news was first reported by the Boston Herald’s Danny Ventura. The 72-year-old coach was making a recruiting visit to the two-time defending Division …

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Wisconsin veteran cornerback transfers to AAC program

Former Wisconsin cornerback Max Lofy transferred to Rice earlier this month. Lofy previously entered the portal on Dec. 17 after five years with the Badgers. He joins the Owls for his final year of eligibility. Related: Recapping Wisconsin football’s winter transfer portal movement The veteran cornerback had an up-and-down career with the Badgers. He redshirted in 2020 after joining the program …

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Benjamin Morrison, star cornerback for Notre Dame football, heads to the NFL Draft

SOUTH BEND — Despite being sidelined over the final 10 games of Notre Dame football’s run to the CFP championship game, junior cornerback Benjamin Morrison lived up to his captaincy by serving as an unofficial assistant coach. Morrison, who announced Thursday his long-expected plan to enter the 2025 NFL Draft, packed his days and nights with rehab from mid-October left …

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Former Penn State wide receiver chooses Big Ten school as new home

A week after entering the transfer portal, following Penn State’s season-ending loss to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinals, former Penn State wide receiver Omari Evans has found his new home. The speedy senior receiver will be flipping coasts and committing to Washington, he announced Wednesday evening on Instagram. Evans will have one year of eligibility remaining and, …

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Cincinnati Bengals hire Notre Dame’s Al Golden as defensive coordinator

Jan. 23 (UPI) — The Cincinnati Bengals hired Notre Dame’s Al Golden as their new defensive coordinator, the team announced Thursday. “Al is a very highly regarded coach, and we are excited to welcome him back to the Bengals as defensive coordinator,” Bengals coach Zac Taylor said in a news release. “He understands football at every level and has had …

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Zac Taylor: We are excited to welcome back Al Golden as defensive coordinator

The Bengals have made it official with their new defensive coordinator. Cincinnati announced that the club has hired Al Golden for the role. “Al is a very highly regarded coach, and we are excited to welcome him back to the Bengals as defensive coordinator,” head coach Zac Taylor said in a statement released by the team. “He understands football at …

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Gophers football: Danny Collins promoted defensive coordinator

Minnesota football coach P.J. Fleck has promoted Danny Collins to defensive coordinator, filling the vacancy created when Corey Hetherman left to take the same job at Miami (Fla.) last month. Collins has been at Minnesota since 2017 and most recently served as the safeties coach and pass game coordinator. He will still coach the safeties. In addition, Mariano Sori-Marin, a …

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