College Football

Marlon Jones Jr., a two-time All-Big Sky cornerback at Eastern Washington, has committed to Vanderbilt football as a grad transfer, he announced on Instagram on Thursday. On the same day, the Commodores also got a commitment from Ole Miss receiver Jeremiah Dillon. Embedded content: https://www.instagram.com/p/C1Ibc5fP7_9/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== In 2023, Jones played in 11 games and made 22 tackles with four tackles for …

UCF used a hot-button issue among Knights fans as a perfect opportunity to raise money for its official collective, Kingdom NIL. The collective raised nearly $27,000 for NIL endeavors after fans voted with their wallets to get rid of a singalong tradition, according to FOX 35 Orlando.  Starting in the 2021 season, UCF played Frankie Valli’s “Can’t Take My Eyes …

Four High Desert athletes signed a National Letter of Intent to continue their football careers at universities across the country. Oak Hills offensive tackle Paki Finau highlighted the list of players to make good on commitments on the early signing day. But a pair of local players celebrated their signings with a ceremony Wednesday night at Noble Fitness, in Barstow. …

Old conference foes clash Thursday night when Syracuse takes on USF in the Boca Raton Bowl. The game is a battle of 6-6 teams that willed their way to the postseason with victories in their respective final regular-season opportunities.  Syracuse comes in under the direction of interim coach Nunzio Campanile, who took over after Dino Babers was fired before the …

There is certainly some excitement for Rutgers football and their participation in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl. After all, it is the first time that Rutgers has been bowl-eligible since… Yeah, you already know all that. Don’t need to repeat it, right? But this is a very interesting game for Rutgers that looks and feels a bit like the …

A 6-foot-4, 175-pound prospect who has the ability to play cornerback or safety, Oliphant landed an OSU offer late in the recruiting process and made an official visit last weekend. He picked OSU over a final five that included Arkansas State, Colorado State, Wyoming and Ohio. Oliphant is the fifth defensive back added to the class, and the second in …

BOCA RATON — Amid the wetness, wind and utter wackiness of the 10th Boca Raton Bowl arose an outcome that seemed somewhat fitting. The surreal evolution of USF manifested itself by the Bulls winning in an utter laugher. Which represents a quantum stride from laughingstock. Clearly bent on making a national statement against a Power Five foe, the Bulls didn’t …

Following their 27-24 overtime win against the Minnesota Vikings last Saturday, the Cincinnati Bengals are set for another Saturday kickoff for their Week 16 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Dec. 23. Here’s why the Bengals are hitting the field on Saturday and why it’s actually illegal for them to take up the Saturday spot during the majority of the …

The Ohio State football program has seemingly lost out on another transfer portal target after former UCLA safety, Kamari Ramsey, announced his transfer to USC on Thursday night. Ramsey was just on OSU’s campus last Saturday and was seriously considering the Buckeyes, and it appeared that the feeling was mutual. And while you never know what goes on behind the …

We’ve seen Oregon Ducks coach Dan Lanning place an outsized emphasis on developing and building up the defensive line since he got to Eugene, and there’s maybe no recruit that embodies that idea more than Jericho Johnson, who officially announced his commitment to the Ducks on Thursday. Johnson, a 4-star prospect out of Fairfield, California, stands at 6-foot-4, 300 pounds, …

USATSI Oregon State and Washington State have reached an agreement with the departing 10 Pac-12 schools to end their legal battle. While full details of the truce are still being finalized, the agreement ends what has been a contentious conflict that has played out across multiple months and courts.  “We are pleased to have reached an agreement in principle that …

Dec. 21—Here is a look at all 25 Washington State football signees in the 2024 class, announced on Wednesday’s first day of the early signing period, and how they fit into WSU’s team. The player: Chris Barnes The details: WR, 5-foot-8, 160 pounds / Houston (North Shore HS) Other offers: Utah State, UTSA, Towson, Texas State, Texas Southern, Texas A&M …

NORMAN — The Sooners welcomed 27 prospects to their football program during National Signing Day on Wednesday. And as OU prepares for its Alamo Bowl game against Arizona on Dec. 28 in San Antonio, some of those signees are getting to work right away. OU announced seven freshman mid-year enrollees who’ll participate in the remainder of the team’s bowl practices. …

Dec. 21—COLUMBUS — With most of the hay in the barn, Ryan Day assessed his 2024 recruiting class as “really good moving forward.” That is the state of college football these days when there are technically two national signing days, two transfer portal windows and the ever-present shadow of players being able to be paid for their reputations. “There were …

While the Pac-12’s future as a conference remains grim, its 12 member schools agreed in principle Thursday to settle litigation over who should control conference assets and hundreds of millions of dollars in conference revenue used to run athletic programs. “We are pleased to have reached an agreement in principle that ends litigation,” the 12 schools said in a joint …