College Football

One year ago Sunday, Ohio State offensive lineman Avery Henry was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a bone cancer. And as Henry reflected on the “crazy journey” he’s been on, Henry admitted he would not change a thing. “I was lost for a long time,” Henry posted on X, formerly Twitter. “But out of the blue came a saying that I live …

2024 wide receiver prospect Braylon Harmon committed to Tennessee on Monday. “Staying home,” Harmon announced. The 5-foot-9, 177-pound wide receiver is from Catholic High School in Knoxville, Tennessee. The early signing period for the 2024 recruiting class will take place Wednesday-Friday. The Vols have 20 commitments in the 2024 class: Cornerback Kaleb Beasley, defensive lineman Carson Gentle, athlete Marcus Goree Jr., quarterback Jake Merklinger, offensive tackle Jesse …

The past couple of weeks have been incredibly busy in the world of college football, and it’s not going to be changing any time soon. This week kicks off the early signing period in the world of recruiting, where high school prospects and JUCO players can sign their national letters of intent starting on Wednesday. We will see new commitments, …

A former Nebraska target in the transfer portal has committed to play out east in 2024. Quarterback Kyle McCord has committed to play for the Syracuse Orange next season. In 12 games last season, McCord led Ohio State to an 11-1 record. He threw for 3,170 yards with 24 touchdowns and eight interceptions. McCord officially entered the transferred portal on …

Call it the “tush push,” the “lumbar lunge,” the “coccyx crush” or the world’s least-musical mosh pit. Call the modern quarterback sneak whatever you want. Then call it off. The “brotherly shove” is not a real football play, dumbs down the sport, erases potentially spectacular plays and forces officials to make difficult game-deciding calls. On Saturday in Cincinnati, the Vikings …

The Hurricanes had a busy weekend recruiting, hosting numerous prospects for visits and securing commitments from transfers C.J. Clark and Savion Riley as well as 2025 linebacker Elijah Melendez. But Miami coach Mario Cristobal said there is still plenty of work to be done in the next couple of days before the Early Signing Period starts on Wednesday. “It’s not …

Emerson Mandell, an offensive lineman from Irondale High School in New Brighton, Minn., chose Wisconsin over Minnesota and Iowa State. MADISON – Luke Fickell and his staff are set to sign their first full recruiting class since Fickell took over the Wisconsin football program last year. Wednesday is the first day of the early signing period, and UW has 20 …

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers will try to continue their dominance of a former conference foe Monday when they face the Old Dominion Monarchs in the 2023 Famous Toastery Bowl. The Hilltoppers (7-5) won six of seven meetings with ODU (6-6) when both teams played in Conference USA. WKU was among the favorites to win that conference this season but had …

Selflessness, resiliency and overcoming adversity. Those three characteristics have been the key components for Florida State football players to have under the leadership of head coach Mike Norvell as he’s brought the program back from irrelevancy to the national stage in four seasons. Once again faced with the adversity of being snubbed from the College Football Playoffs despite an undefeated …

During the past several weeks, UCF coach Gus Malzahn and his staff have been burning up the miles on the recruiting trails. With only a few days until the early signing period Wednesday, the Knights hope to put the finishing touches on what should be their best recruiting class in program history. It is ranked No. 27 in the latest …

The Northwestern Wildcats football team faces the Utah Utes in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 23, the school’s 17th bowl appearance and its first since 2020. Northwestern has had a tumultuous few months. In July, the school suspended and eventually fired 17-year coach Pat Fitzgerald after an investigation revealed hazing within the football program. Defensive coordinator David Braun took …

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Sure, the holiday season is in full swing, but the transfer portal for college football is officially open, and Penn State will once again look to be active in the portal activity in an attempt to bolster a couple of positions in need of improvement. Of course, a number of players on …

The 2023-24 college football bowl season runs Dec. 16 through Jan. 8 and there will be a total of 43 bowl games in Division I. In most college football bowl confidence pools, you’ll pick the winners of 41 games and order them from your most confident choice to your least. Oddsmakers have listed South Alabama as one of the biggest …

Former Indiana football coach Tom Allen is finalizing a deal with Penn State to become the team’s next defensive coordinator, according to multiple reports. The Nittany Lions were in the market for a new defensive coordinator after Manny Diaz was hired as Duke’s new head coach. Allen, who will be the team’s third defensive coordinator in as many years, was …

The element of surprise is rare in sports, but that is certainly the case for Texas A&M‘s upcoming matchup against No. 20 Oklahoma State in the Texas Bowl. The Aggies are currently in a transition period led by interim head coach Elijah Robinson. Texas A&M fired head coach Jimbo Fisher on Nov. 12 and hired Mike Elko from Duke to …