College Football

Sep 9, 2023; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide tight end Amari Niblack (84) leaps into the end zone with a touchdown at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Texas defeated Alabama 34-24. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr. -USA TODAY Sports Another football player has decided that he looks better in burnt orange than crimson. Former Alabama tight end Amari Niblack announced on Thursday …

For recently hired Alabama head football coach Kalen Deboer, the hardest part in replacing the legendary Nick Saban has been putting a staff back together. Yes losing commitments and players to the portal is a harsh reality, but the coaching staff is the foundation of your program. Despite all of the challenges he has faced, DeBoer has filled out an …

There’s a national title contender in Austin, Texas. The Texas football program has vaulted itself to the top of college football as it approaches 2024. Several circumstances have gone right for the Longhorns, and they all converged at just the right time. The first was a perfect hire, and what followed was a confluence of events that has put the …

On Wednesday, former Rutgers special teams coordinator Phil Galiano was named to the coaching staff for the National Team at the 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl. Galiano is well known to Rutgers football fans, having had three stints with the Scarlet Knights. Galiano joined the Rutgers staff under head coach Greg Schiano as a defensive graduate assistant in 2003 before being …

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Colorado’s search for its class of 2025 quarterback has been picking up steam. Less than one week after four-star gunslinger TJ Lateef put the Buffs in his top seven, 247Sports reported Thursday that five-star Georgia QB Julian Lewis plans on visiting Colorado next weekend (Jan. 27-28). Lewis, who committed to USC in August, also plans on visiting Auburn this upcoming …

Wisconsin offered Jordan Thomas, a four-star athlete from Oradell, New Jersey, on Thursday. The 6-foot, 175-pound player still has two more years of high school football at Bergen Catholic before he’d look to take the leap to the collegiate level as a member of the class of 2026. Thomas has now received 14 Division 1 offers, including Illinois, Michigan, Michigan …

USATSI South Alabama has promoted offensive coordinator Major Applewhite to fill its vacant head-coaching position, the school announced on Thursday. Applewhite served under former coach Kane Wommack — who left the program to serve as defensive coordinator at Alabama under first-year coach Kalen DeBoer — for the past three seasons Applewhite, 45, helped assemble one of the top offenses in the …

It’s a sign that things are starting to turn towards another football season when the annual Spring Game takes place in the ‘Shoe. It’s not for everyone, but it does provide a look at the team and a chance to get inside one of the most iconic and venerable stadiums in the country for a cheaper price at the end …

Getty Images Ohio State is set to hire Bill O’Brien as its next offensive coordinator, according to 247Sports’ Dave Biddle. The move marks a major shift for coach Ryan Day, who will give up play calling as he continues to acquire talent — both on his roster and coaching staff — in an effort to get the Buckeyes back to …

It has been one of the worst kept secrets in college football, Ohio State was looking to add an offensive coordinator to its coaching staff. Head coach Ryan Day has spoken on the subject, but nothing had come to fruition until Thursday evening. ESPN’s Pete Thamel is reporting that the Buckeyes will hire Bill O’Brien away from the New England …

Announcing that he will be reclassifying to the 2025 recruiting class, Julian Lewis, the 6-1, 185-pound quarterback from Carrollton, Georgia, will see his recruitment heat up again. Lewis committed to USC last year in August, choosing the Trojans over Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State, LSU, Oregon, and Texas A&M. He made it clear that Lincoln Riley’s history with quarterbacks was the …

The Wolverines are losing a lot of talent ahead of the 2024 campaign. On offense alone, Michigan is losing the starting quarterback, leading rusher, three of the top four receiving leaders, and the top six offensive linemen. The defense is faring better, but still need to replace two starting defensive backs, both linebackers and a pair of edge rushers. Michigan …

Getty Images Washington transfer quarterback Austin Mack intends to transfer to Alabama, following coach Kalen DeBoer from the Huskies to the Crimson Tide, he announced Thursday. Mack was the No. 73 overall prospect in the 2023 recruiting cycle, according to 247Sports, and received offers from a handful of Pac-12 schools before committing to the Huskies.  The 6-foot-6, 226 pounder heads …

Alabama and new head coach Kalen DeBoer are expected to hire Wisconsin safeties coach and co-defensive coordinator Colin Hitschler, according to a report from ESPN’ Pete Thamel. Hitschler moved to Wisconsin from Cincinnati with Luke Fickell in 2022. He had coached under Fickell for five years at Cincinnati, one year as co-defensive coordinator and three as safeties coach. He was …