College Football

Vanderbilt football is hiring Melvin Rice, the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach at New Mexico State, to its staff, according to a report from Matt Zenitz at 247Sports. The report did not specify which role Rice was taking. Nick Howell, who was previously the defensive coordinator and safeties coach, was demoted from defensive coordinator to a position coach, then later …

In a fit of rage, former Tennessee football coach Butch Jones wasted a valuable timeout during Arkansas State’s Camellia Bowl matchup against Northern Illinois on Saturday, costing the Red Wolves a chance at their first bowl win since 2019. Arkansas State scored a touchdown off a 13-yard touchdown connection between Corey Rucker and Jaylen Raynor, though the team failed the …

The coaching carousel has stopped spinning at the moment as every open head coaching job has now been filled. But these cycles almost always have some surprises in store for us, and there’s one potential domino everyone is keeping an eye on: Michigan. Jim Harbaugh has flirted with the NFL in the past, and his name has been tied to …

Findlay High (Ohio) quarterback Ryan Montgomery wants to announce his college commitment in February and the Florida Gators might have a chance with the four-star class of 2025 recruit. Montgomery clarified his commitment timeline on Friday in a conversation with Swamp247. He’s hoping to hit four different SEC schools over the next month, including the University of Florida. “I am …

Dec. 23—Versatile. Big-play capability. Leader. Winner. Pick a description above and it applies to Berlin Brothersvalley senior quarterback/safety Pace Prosser. For four seasons, Prosser has made his presence felt on the area’s football fields — and basketball courts — while combining physical attributes, athleticism and a winning mentality to help the Mountaineers win 37 games against only seven losses since …

New Mexico State football head coach Jerry Kill is stepping down, according to a report from ESPN senior writer Pete Thamel. The Aggies are expected to promote Tony Sanchez — former UNLV head coach and current NSMU wide receivers coach — as the program’s new head coach, according to multiple reports. NSMU quarterback Diego Pavia tweeted following the reports: “I …

Dec. 23—The Idaho football team has lost and added multiple players over the last two weeks and it’s been hard to keep up with all the chaos. The Vandals suffered another big blow on Thursday as freshman linebacker Xe’ree Alexander entered the transfer portal. Luckily for Idaho, it made 28 additions during the early signing period amid the mass exodus. …

On Friday, Jayden Savoury became the latest offer from Rutgers football. The three-star tight end is starting to see his recruitment steadily take off. A 6-foot-6 and 220-pound prospect from St. Mary’s High School (Detroit), Savoury is a fluid and athletic tight end who moves and has some really elite athletic attributes. He is also a standout basketball player at …

One of the state’s top football recruits in the 2025 class is on the move. OU wide receiver commit Jaden Nickens, who helped Millwood reach the Class 2A state championship game as a sophomore and junior, is now at nearby Douglass, according to KNIB-FM radio on Friday. Millwood football coach Darwin Franklin confirmed to The Oklahoman that Nickens is no …

Northern Illinois beat Arkansas State 21-19 in the 10th Anniversary Camellia Bowl on Saturday, giving coach Thomas Hammock his first career bowl victory. The tone of the game was set before it even kicked off, as both teams and head coaches exchanged some words on the way to their respective sideline. Players on both sides engaged in trash talk throughout …

Ryan Pellum made an early signing period flip, the four-star wide receiver changing things up and committing to Oregon. The California wide receiver had been a USC commit. The switch by Pellum to Oregon came as a bit of a surprise. He had been committed to USC since June 26, one week after he took an official visit to the …

The transfer portal is one of the latest trends to rock college football, and many programs are experiencing the benefit, especially at the quarterback position. Since the transfer portal began in 2018, three of the five Heisman Trophy winners have been transfer quarterbacks. This season, three of the four Heisman candidates were transfer signal callers including winner Jayden Daniels, who …

High school football in the state of Texas is special, and there are few bigger individual honors than receiving the Mr. Texas Football Award. Florida signee and Willis high quarterback DJ Lagway took home the prestigious award on Friday, according to a release from Dave Campbell’s Texas Football. “Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, the leading publication for all things football in …

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After a slow start Duke football was able to pull away and hold off Troy in the 2023 Birmingham Bowl to earn a 17-10 win on Saturday at Protective Stadium. With under three minutes left in the first quarter, the Blue Devils (8-5) scored the first touchdown of the game and then made the two-point conversion after …

There are far worse places to spend the holidays than the islands of Hawaii, which is where the San Jose State Spartans and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers will meet in the Hawaii Bowl on Saturday. It’s a matchup of two 7-5 teams looking to end their seasons on a high note. As you might expect from two schools located on opposite …