College Football

Dec. 14—OXFORD — The 2024 schedules for all SEC teams were released Wednesday night in a two-hour special on SEC Network. Next season will mark the first of the new-look 16-team conference with the additions of Texas and Oklahoma from the Big 12. The 2024 campaign will also mark the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff. No. 11 …

The pieces are coming together for Colorado’s offense to be very, very strong next season. Head coach Deion Sanders has already put plenty of work into fixing his O-line and on Thursday, the Buffs earned a commitment from four-star transfer portal wide receiver Will Sheppard. This past year at Vanderbilt, Sheppard led the Commodores with 684 receiving yards and eight …

Dec. 14—PULLMAN — Washington State’s football schedule for next season isn’t entirely complete, but the opponents are set. The Cougars will host six games at Gesa Field, including the Big 12’s Texas Tech in September, and travel for the other six, according to a release. Washington State will play eight games against Mountain West opponents, six of which come courtesy …

Dec. 14—SOUTH BEND — As No. 16 Notre Dame (9-3) prepares for its final game of 2023 in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl against No. 19 Oregon State (8-4), the transaction log inside the program has not been quiet. New members to the staff have been named, a highly rated quarterback has landed in South Bend and several others …

Texas A&M interim head coach Elijah Robinson has officially poached a coach from College Station to follow him into his new role as defensive coordinator at Syracuse after this season. According to 247Sports national college football reporter Matt Zenitz, Robinson has hired Aggies’ staffer Joe Schaefer to remain in the same role as a defensive assistant coach for the Orange. …

It is a re-classification frenzy out there with Amaree Williams set to move up a year and join the 2024 recruiting class. Williams, who is ranked by 247Sports as the No. 1 athlete in the 2025 class, announced on Thursday that he is joining this current class and will now visit Florida State this weekend. It is a potentially monster …

Dec. 14—OXFORD — Former Oklahoma safety Key Lawrence has committed to Ole Miss, he announced Thursday on social media. The 6-foot-1, 206-pounder has one year of eligibility remaining. Lawrence was a four-star recruit coming out of The Ensworth School in Nashville. He played one season at Tennessee before transferring to Oklahoma. He started 13 games for the Sooners over the …

When the UNC football team started its 2023 campaign 6-0, it had sights set on something greater than just any old bowl game. Carolina was ranked 10th in the AP Poll after Week 6, putting it ahead of current College Football Playoff team Alabama. There was still an outside chance, but the Tar Heels were attempting to defy the odds …

A seemingly late push for a talented tailback has paid off. Mizzou football secured a commitment from four-star running back Kewan Lacy on Thursday evening. Up until shortly before his commitment, not many forecasters had Lacy choosing the Tigers. Several recruiting forecasters had logged predictions that the Lancaster, Texas, native was going to head to another team in the Southeastern …

Georgia faces a unique situation on its defensive front next season with multiple contributors faced with NFL decisions. Senior defensive lineman Zion Logue will turn pro, while seniors Warren Brinson and Nazir Stackhouse have the option to return for another season due to the COVID-19 year. The Bulldogs have been active in the transfer portal to address the situation. Georgia …

There are only 12 programs to win twice in a New Year’s Six bowl game since they began in 2014 — can you name all of them? Michigan State football is sitting out the bowl season for a second straight year after a disappointing campaign in 2023. However, did you know the Spartans are considered one of the most successful …

Notre Dame running back Audric Estime has declared for the 2024 NFL Draft and will not participate in the team’s upcoming matchup with Oregon State in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, he announced Thursday. Estime ended the regular season as the leading rusher for the Fighting Irish, starting all 12 games en route to 1,314 yards and 18 touchdowns. …

Dabo Swinney and the Clemson coaching crew nailed it with their 2023 recruiting class. They pulled in one of the top 2023 college football classes, and the results were clear this season with outstanding performances from the rookies. From offense to defense, the new guys really shined, bringing their A-game to the field. Despite the temptation to grab experienced players …

Michigan football will perhaps face a little more resistance from Alabama in the Rose Bowl than anticipated. Because someone with intimate and intricate knowledge of the inner-workings of the Wolverine defense will be joining the Crimson Tide before the two teams meet up in the College Football Playoff semifinal. According to The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman, Nick Saban is hiring former …

Running off at the typewriter. … Just for the record, former UCF and current Tennessee athletic director Danny White says he will not proclaim the Florida State Seminoles as the national champions should Michigan and Washington lose in the College Football Playoff and FSU beats Georgia in the Orange Bowl to finish as the only unbeaten team in the country. …