College Football

Former Ball State football coach Mike Neu has found his next coaching job. According to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Neu has accepted a position as a senior offensive assistant at Illinois. Sources: Former Ball State coach Mike Neu has accepted a job as a senior offensive assistant at Illinois. He was the quarterbacks coach for the New Orleans …

BYU linebacker Jack Kelly (17) celebrates his interception against Houston in Provo on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. Kelly has announced that he plans to return to BYU for one more season. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News A month after the BYU defense’s season-ending coup de grace against Colorado in the Alamo Bowl, coordinator Jay Hill’s unit continues to reap …

Joe Aresimowicz, the head football coach at Berlin High School for the last nine years, resigned last Friday, citing increased job responsibilities. “It’s such a hard juggle with the new job and it’s essentially a year-round season,” Aresimowicz said. “I can make it work, but during the legislative session, I’m just an OK football coach. It became harder and harder …

A little over two weeks after Ohio State won the College Football Playoff championship by beating Notre Dame 34-23, Buckeyes coach Ryan Day said he is setting his sights on another national title. On Monday he told TNT’s Ernie Johnson and Charles Barkley that he hopes to emulate the coach who guided OSU’s football team from 1951-1978. “Woody Hayes is …

There will be a new head coach on the football sidelines at Absegami this fall. Warren Smith has been named to replace Lamont Robinson after a one-year stint with the Braves. Absegami finished the season with a 5-5 record last fall. “I’m excited,” Smith said. “It’s been a dream come true for me. I’ve been wanting to be a head …

BLOOMINGTON — Redshirt freshman Tyler Cherry will serve as a student coach through the upcoming Indiana football season during his recovery from a knee injury suffered in the build-up to the College Football Playoff game against Notre Dame last month. Cherry will not be on roster in that time, as he is medically unable to participate in football activity. He …

A parade of Big Ten coaches is strolling through a small Illinois village for a four-star recruit just outside the top 100, and first-year Purdue football coach Barry Odom was the latest to visit Tuesday night. And, as Boilermakers legend Drew Brees was touting how Odom will build the program back up, Odom was making inroads with Mack Sutter by …

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Cam Ward’s college career got one more accolade Wednesday, when he was announced as the winner of the Manning Award as the nation’s top quarterback. And the now-former Miami star, who quite possibly will be the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft later this spring after leading the top-ranked offense in college football this past …

Fossil Ridge’s Owen Wind (4) takes the ball upfield during a city rivalry high school football game against Fort Collins on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 at PSD Stadium in Timnath, Colo. Fossil Ridge football standout Owen Wind is sticking close to home for his college career. The SaberCats senior announced Wednesday that he is committed to nearby University of Northern …

MOBILE, Ala. — Georgia wide receiver Arian Smith knew who Jalen Milroe was. The Alabama football quarterback has “a lot of attributes” Smith said he needs in a signal caller: Milroe can run, throw and makes smart decisions. “I like him,” Smith told the Tuscaloosa News at the 2025 Senior Bowl. “He’s a great player, great person to be competing …

SOUTH BEND — James Blanchard, credited as the driving force in Texas Tech’s resurgence on the recruiting trail, could be headed next to Notre Dame football. According to multiple national recruiting sites, including On3.com and TexasFootball.com, Blanchard has emerged as the leading candidate to replace former Irish general manager Chad Bowden, who left for archrival USC last weekend. Since Blanchard’s …

SOMERSET — Coach Jeff Urban needed some “Friday night bodies” on his offensive line this past football season. In stepped Ben Elchin. The versatile Somerset Area High School athlete, who began his varsity career as a quarterback, eventually moving to offensive line, where he excelled in 2024. He helped the Golden Eagles capture a District 5-8-9 Class 3A subregional championship. …

Texas Tech football general manager James Blanchard, an original member of Tech coach Joey McGuire’s staff, has emerged as the top target for Notre Dame to fill its new GM position, national college football writers reported Wednesday. Reporters for On3, CBS Sports/247Sports and Dave Campbell’s Texas Football all indicated Notre Dame, runner-up in the just-completed College Football Playoff, has zeroed …

Hammonton High School will save money on monograms. Earlier this month, the Hammonton Board of Education approved the hiring of Pat Lancetta as its head football coach. Lancetta can reach into his closet for gear from his days as an assistant coach from 1989-to-2002 at the school under former Blue Devils’ coach Pete Lancetta, his brother. Pete is currently the …

Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders gestures after a touchdown against Texas Tech in a Big 12 football game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, at Jones AT&T Stadium. The weeks of practice have begun for the East West Shrine Bowl. Soon to follow will be the Senior Bowl. There could be some movement on the board based on what happens in those games and …