College Football

A little after the Texas Tech football team wrapped up a winter-conditioning workout on Monday, Tech coach Joey McGuire sent a text of appreciation to Howard Sampson, a hulking, 6-foot-8 offensive tackle. One drill in particular was especially taxing on the big fellow, but he was sticking with it and exhorting his teammates. McGuire wanted the newcomer from North Carolina …

A Georgia football assistant coach received a considerable boost in pay at the start of February. Outside linebackers coach Chidera Uzo-Diribe’s total compensation grew to $700,000 annually, up from $628,000, according to information released by Georgia on Thursday and obtained by the Athens Banner-Herald in an open records request. Uzo-Diribe, 32, is entering his fourth season on coach Kirby Smart’s …

With Clemson’s spring football camp now underway, fans and analysts alike are eagerly awaiting the development of several key areas for the 2025 season. The Tigers are coming off a strong 2024 campaign, and the focus this spring will be on building depth, refining individual skills, and continuing the upward trajectory that has the program poised for another successful year. …

An elite linebacker prospect that’s considering Michigan State has set his commitment date. Four-star linebacker Nick Abrams II of Owings Mills, Md. will make his official college announcement over the summer, according to Rivals national recruiting analyst Ryan O’Bleness. Abrams will make his announcement on July 16. Michigan State is one of 10 schools still in the running for Abrams …

LSU football’s search for a new defensive line coach may be nearing an end. According to The Advocate’s Wilson Alexander, LSU is targeting Kyle Williams for the position. Williams was a former Tiger who played 46 games for LSU from 2002-05. He was a member of LSU’s national championship winning team in 2003. He was second-team All-SEC in 2004 before …

On Wednesday night in Tuscaloosa, the Alabama Crimson Tide played what was their final home game of the 2024-25 college basketball season against the visiting Florida Gators. In the contest, Alabama however went on to fall during the ranked showdown by a final score of 99-94, bringing the Crimson Tide’s record to 23-7 overall, as well as 12-5 in SEC …

Texas football defensive back Jahdae Barron’s final year in college proved incredibly fruitful. He won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s best defensive back, became a projected first-round pick in the 2025 NFL draft and importantly, helped Texas to a win over Oklahoma, its eternal rival. As his college career comes to a close, Barron decided to troll Sooners …

Tennessee is once again recruiting the Tar Heel state for football talent. 2026 four-star linebacker Elijah Littlejohn will visit Tennessee on March 31. His Tennessee visit will be the third of four spring visits: Florida (March 8), Georgia (March 22) and Syracuse (April 15). Littlejohn plays for West Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Recent Tennessee signees from the …

Notre Dame will be starting its spring practices in a little less than two weeks. But like during a typical football season, certain players won’t be available because of injuries, or they will be available but watched very closely by team personnel. During a news conference Thursday, Irish head athletic trainer Rob Hunt indicated that six defensive players and three …

Michigan State football will reportedly host a top 100 prospect in the 2026 class for an official visit in April. Recruiting insider Blair Angulo is reporting that Michigan State is one of four official visits that four-star athlete Salesi Moa has scheduled for the next few months. Moa will visit Michigan State on April 2, according to Angulo. Moa also …

The Colorado Buffaloes came in around the middle of the pack in USA TODAY Sports’ latest Big 12 football power rankings ahead of spring practices. CU was cited for its tall task of replacing quarterback Shedeur Sanders and wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter, though high praise for Liberty transfer Kaidon Salter benefited a baseline of six or seven wins for head …

The Alabama football connections continue as Scott Cochran builds his West Alabama football coaching staff. The West Alabama football program announced Thursday that former Alabama quarterback Blake Sims as its wide receivers coach, and former Crimson Tide defensive back and running back Ronnie Clark as its running backs coach. Hired in his first collegiate coaching position, Sims won two national …

Dan Lanning became the latest head coach to join the $10 million or greater annual salary club when Oregon gave him a huge raise Thursday. Lanning was the 14th highest-paid coach last season but now jumps into the top 10 following a highly successful 2024 season that included a perfect regular season record and Big Ten championship.  Where does Lanning …

Oregon coach Dan Lanning is sticking around in Eugene for the long haul. On Thursday, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that Lanning has agreed to a six-year extension with the Ducks. The new deal will pay Lanning an average of $11 million per year, making his salary competitive with the very top level of coaches, and will run through 2030. Lanning, …

When Nebraska canceled a home-and-home series with Tennessee for 2026 and 2027, both sides gave their reasons. Then Nebraska coach Matt Rhule told the truth. In Rhule’s interview on The Triple Option podcast, Urban Meyer brought up his concerns about how nonconference schedules will look in the new age of the expanded College Football Playoff, which could include as many …