College Football

Dec. 6—Sean Patrick is headed to the University of Akron on a football scholarship, and he is raking in honors on the high school level before he graduates. A multi-talented running back, defensive back and return man for the Kenston football team, Patrick was named the co-offensive player of the year in Division III when the Ohio Prep Sports Writers …

Jayden Daniels will be making the trip to New York City next weekend for the Heisman Trophy ceremony, and it will likely be good news for the LSU quarterback. He’s the heavy favorite to win the award after leading the nation in almost every quarterback-applicable statistic in 2023, and it would be a significant surprise if he doesn’t join Joe …

Four-star cornerback Traejen Greco, who had been committed to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets since the summer, decommitted last week. He now has picked up an offer from USC. The Georgia native caught 41 passes for 549 yards and 10 touchdowns in his final prep campaign for Mill Creek this season. On the defensive side of the ball, Greco had …

After leading one of the most prolific offensive units in the country in 2023, offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock is seemingly sticking around. According to a report from Wilson Alexander of The Advocate, Denbrock and the Tigers are finalizing a three-year extension to keep the Broyles Award finalist in Baton Rouge. The details of the deal are not clear, but Denbrock’s …

COLUMBIA — South Carolina football’s top running back Mario Anderson plans to enter the transfer portal according to a report from On3, dealing another blow the the Gamecocks’ offense. Anderson is the 16th South Carolina player to enter the transfer portal since it opened on Dec. 4 but just the third starter. The 5-9, 208-pound running back transferred to the …

The USC Trojans are preparing for the Holiday Bowl against Louisville, and Caleb Williams won’t be suiting up as he prepares for the 2024 NFL draft. Also, new defense coordinator D’Anton Lynn won’t be calling plays or be on the field, per Luca Evans of The Orange County Register. He will be present but won’t be calling the plays in …

The Oklahoma Sooners had a bounce-back season in 2023. They finished the year 10-2 and will head to the Alamo Bowl to take on the Arizona Wildcats. A big reason for the Sooners’ improvement was the improvement they made defensively. The last two games shouldn’t overshadow what they did all season. The defense finished No. 2 in turnovers forced, No. …

The college football transfer portal had over 1,200 players enter since the window opened on December 4. The USC Trojans saw wide receiver Michael Jackson enter the portal on Tuesday, per Matt Zenitz of 247Sports. Jackson never found a huge role with the Trojans, and it didn’t help that they had a ton of weapons on offense. In 2022, he …

The USC Trojans just hired a new defensive coorinator, D’Anton Lynn. In a normal world and a logical world, Lynn would be able to spend a week firing and hiring defensive assistants to create his new coaching staff. This is not a normal, logical world. Lynn has had to immediately hit the ground recruiting while also making sales pitches to …

No. 8 Oregon was one of the most dominant teams in the country this season, but a pair of field-goal losses to Washington cost the Ducks a spot in the College Football Playoff field. They will try to bounce back when they face No. 23 Liberty in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Day during the 2023-24 college football bowl …

Oklahoma’s portal pursuits have begun. The Sooners have offered a few players. One of those names is San Diego State transfer cornerback Dezjhon Malone. Malone is a long and athletic cornerback standing at 6-foot-2. He committed to San Diego State over offers from BYU, Oregon State, Fresno State, and a number of others. Malone was a part of San Diego …

Defensive lineman James Pearce Jr., running back Jaylen Wright and offensive lineman Cooper Mays earned All-Southeastern Conference honors for Tennessee in 2023. Pearce Jr. earned First-Team All-SEC honors from coaches and media. He recorded 8.5 sacks, 13 tackles for a loss and a team-high 15 quarterback hurries during the regular-season. Wright was named second-team all-conference by the Associated Press. He …

BATON ROUGE — LSU football is finalizing a three-year contract extension with offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock, according to Yahoo Sports. Denbrock called the shots for LSU’s top-ranked offense in 2023, as quarterback Jayden Daniels under his command became a finalist for the Heisman Trophy and the Tigers averaged 46.4 points per game. He was also a finalist for the Broyles …

The campaign to get Bo Nix to New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony began in August when a billboard of the Ducks’ quarterback went up in midtown Manhattan — a move reminiscent of the 2001 effort for former Oregon star Joey Harrington. That media blitz for Harrington — coupled with his success on the field with a team that went …

Did the Arizona Wildcats’ Jedd Fisch deserve to win Pac-12 Football Coach of the Year? Some people think he was ‘robbed’ for the award. The Pac-12 announced its awards for the 2023 college football season Tuesday and some people are not happy with the conference’s choice for Pac-12 Football Coach of the Year. The award went to Washington’s Kalen DeBoer, …