College Football

Alabama football can add another NFL accolade to Alabama football’s recruiting pitch. Former Crimson Tide defensive back and current Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II was named The Associated Press’ 2024 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Surtain is the first Alabama player to be named NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Former Alabama running back Derrick Henry was named …

In early November, Michigan football fans started getting excited for what the rest of the college football world thought was a pipe dream. However, on Nov. 20, No. 1 overall recruit, Belleville (Mich.) five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood shocked everyone when he made the sudden flip from LSU (where he had been committed since January) to Michigan football. National pundits didn’t …

In response to comments made by former Texas Tech coach turned U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes told reporters he was not recruited to Texas Tech by Tuberville after he claimed to have done so earlier this week. Tuberville, Texas Tech’s coach from 2010 to 2012 and now a U.S. senator from Alabama, took credit for …

Sherrone Moore is one year into his Michigan football head coaching tenure and 2024 was something of a mixed bag. The Wolverines got blown out by Texas, lost games it probably shouldn’t have against Washington and Illinois, kept within striking distance against No. 1 Oregon, and did the same on the road against a ranked Indiana team. The maize and …

Ryan Day navigated the wildest month in Ohio State history with aplomb.  He was rewarded this week with the second-richest contract in college football: a $12.5 million salary for the next seven years. That’s what happens when you win a national title at one of the blueblood schools. Now one of only three active coaches with a national title, financial …

BYU football coach Kalani Sitake, left, talks with Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid, a BYU alumni, during BYU’s Coaches Clinic on Thursday, March 24, 2022. | Jaren Wilkey/BYU Why is Andy Reid here? And why is he rocking a blue and white jacket with a BYU logo on it? Those questions swept through T-Mobile Center in Kansas City last …

USATSI The SEC announced $808.4 million in revenue distribution to its 16 member universities for the 2023-24 fiscal year, which ended Aug. 31, 2024. Included in that figure are Oklahoma and Texas, which officially joined the conference in July 2024. The league distributed an average of $52.5 million to the 14 legacy members. Both newcomers received $27.5 million in transition payments …

This time, it is official, Ryan Grubb will be the next offensive coordinator for Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama Crimson Tide. Alabama fans are already familiar with Grubb as he accepted the OC role last January after DeBoer took over in Tuscaloosa, but bolted after just a few days to accept the OC role with the Seattle Seahawks. Grubb’s stint …

For the second consecutive week, Marysville has a new football coach. Mike Young, who has been with the program since 2013, was named head coach Tuesday, pending school board approval. Chase Longwell initially accepted the job Jan. 28 but resigned two days later, in part due to the uncertainty of him landing a teaching job in the school district by …

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day had his contract extended through the 2031 season with a salary increase that averages $12.5 million in annual compensation, the school announced on Thursday. The move comes just over two weeks after Day’s Buckeyes won the College Football Playoff national title. The new deal slots Day behind only Georgia’s Kirby Smart ($13 million) among …

When Josh Henson left USC football for Purdue following the 2024 season, head coach Lincoln Riley had to fill his roles on the staff. In addition to serving as the Trojans’ offensive line coach, Henson was also USC’s offensive coordinator—a mostly ceremonial title, given that Riley himself calls the offensive plays. The Trojans filled the first of those roles when …

Once upon a time, college football’s national signing day in early February was a landmark event limited to just 24 hours. Since then, times have changed and the focus has shifted to the early signing period held in December, when most of the action now occurs. Nonetheless, the traditional national signing day still holds onto vestiges of its storied past …

The Florida Gators are the kings of Florida. At least as far as the 2025 recruiting class goes. USA Today Florida Network recruiting reporters Jon Santucci and Nick Wilson rank the state’s seven FBS programs and agree that the Gators were the clear winner during this cycle. Florida had an epic close before the early signing period, flipping several players …

Getty Images Ohio State coach Ryan Day is now the second-highest paid coach in college football behind Georgia’s Kirby Smart after paying off his first national championship with a new contract. Day’s new seven-year deal, which was announced Thursday, is worth $12.5 million annually. The nearly $2.5 million annual raise for Day vaults him from No. 5 in annual compensation …

All things considered, the Kalen DeBoer era is off to a great start for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Sure there will be some unhappiness amongst the fanbase, and justifiably so, with four losses including an ugly bowl loss, but that doesn’t paint the bigger picture. Being the guy after the guy (Saban) was never going to be an easy task, …