One of the Iowa Hawkeyes‘ transfer portal targets is headed elsewhere. Former Idaho wide receiver Jordan Dwyer announced his commitment to TCU on Saturday. Iowa doled out an offer to Dwyer a week ago. A star with the Vandals at the FCS level, Dwyer enjoyed a breakout 2024 campaign. The 6-foot, 195 pound wide receiver racked up 1,192 receiving yards …
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Why Jacksonville State football Charles Kelly thought it was time to become a head coach
New Jacksonville State football coach Charles Kelly has been around the profession for a long time. He started after graduating from Auburn, coaching at Central-Phenix City and jumped to the college ranks at his alma mater as a graduate assistant. He would move to a full time role at Jacksonville State and from there his career took off. After more …
Read More »Georgia transfer target RB commits to another SEC school
Nov 16, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers running back Dante Dowdell (23) jumps over Southern California Trojans safety Zion Branch (8) during the second half at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images Georgia football transfer portal target Nebraska running back Dante Dowdell has committed to the Kentucky Wildcats, as reported by On3’s social …
Read More »Steve Belichick, son of Bill Belichick, will join father’s staff as North Carolina defensive coordinator
Getty Images North Carolina is set to hire Washington defensive coordinator Steve Belichick to the same position, according to Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports and 247Sports. Belichick will reunite with his father, North Carolina coach Bill Belichick, after a year apart. The younger Belichick joined Bill as a defensive assistant with the New England Patriots in 2012 after graduating from Rutgers. …
Read More »Quarterback competition? Purdue football adds second QB through transfer portal in 4 days
WEST LAFAYETTE − For the second time in four days, Purdue football added a quarterback to its roster through the transfer portal. Arkansas’ Malachi Singleton committed to the Boilermakers on Thursday. Now, Purdue also has EJ Colson in its quarterback room. Colson transferred from Central Florida, where new Purdue quarterbacks coach Darin Hinshaw was the offensive coordinator. At UCF, Colson …
Read More »LSU football officially signs two top transfer portal defenders
Dec 2, 2023; Charlotte, NC, USA; Florida State Seminoles defensive lineman Patrick Payton (11) defends Louisville Cardinals running back Jawhar Jordan (25) during the third quarter at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports LSU football officially added two top defensive transfers to its roster over the weekend. Patrick Payton and Mansoor Delane put pen to paper, …
Read More »Bill Belichick’s North Carolina coaching staff, transfer class in 2025 as Tar Heels build towards Year 1
North Carolina made the biggest splash of the 2024-25 coaching carousel when it hired NFL legend Bill Belichick, who brings eight Super Bowl wins to Chapel Hill. Though Belichick has earned his stripes as a guaranteed Pro Football Hall of Famer, this is his first stint as a collegiate coach, entering at a time when the sport is in a …
Read More »Florida moves up in Football Power Index after Gasparilla Bowl blowout
Florida Gators running back Ja’Kobi Jackson (24) finds a hole and leaps a teammate during the first half at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL on Friday, December 20, 2024 in the 2024 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun] Florida football earned its first postseason victory in five years last Friday when it defeated the Tulane Green Wave, …
Read More »Projecting LSU football’s offensive line depth chart in the Texas Bowl
Nov 9, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; LSU Tigers quarterback Garrett Nussmeier (13) calls for the ball against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images LSU football will meet Baylor in the Texas Bowl in just over a week. As usual, LSU’s roster will look different than it did in the regular season. That’s the …
Read More »Gators leap into top 20 of SP+ rankings after Gasparilla Bowl victory
TAMPA, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 20: Myles Graham #5 of the Florida Gators reacts after intercepting a ball thrown by Ty Thompson of the Tulane Green Wave in the fourth quarter of the Union Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl at Raymond James Stadium on December 20, 2024 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) Florida football almost earned its first shutout since …
Read More »Texas A&M should pursue former Iowa State transfer defensive lineman
Iowa State Cyclones defensive line Tyler Onyedim (11) celebrates after a quarterback sack against Texas during the first quarter in the Big-12 football showdown at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Ames, Iowa. Texas A&M’s defensive line received some added depth after former Pitt/Colorado Edge Dayon Hayes committed to the Aggies on Friday. Still, more help in …
Read More »College Football Playoff’s first round was a predictable dud, but quarterfinals feature compelling matchups
Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin swallowed his keyboard shortly after 8 ET Saturday night. That was about the time Ohio State started boat racing Tennessee in the last of four blowouts in the first round of the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff. That, thankfully, was the beginning of the end of Kiffin’s rants against the machine. The coach of a …
Read More »College Football Playoff Round 1 Overreaction: home field advantage wins the weekend
Whelp, that sure was a lot of blowouts in the first round of the College Football Playoff. On this week’s overreaction pod, Dan Wetzel Ross Dellenger and SI’s Pat Forde acknowledge what led to home teams handedly winning each matchup. They cover how offensive line and defensive line play factored into it, and recognize how amazing it was to see …
Read More »Jeremiah Smith is Ohio State’s best shot at winning a national championship: Don’t forget about him, Buckeyes
COLUMBUS, Ohio — On a field full of future high NFL draft picks on a frigid winter night, the 19-year old freshman playing in his first playoff game looked the best of all of them. Watching Ohio State freshman receiver Jeremiah Smith race past Tennessee defenders trying to stop him in one-on-one coverage was perhaps the most impressive performance of …
Read More »Georgia transfer DB commits to Nebraska
Aug 31, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Clemson Tigers tight end Olsen Patt-Henry (11) is tackled by Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Justyn Rhett (9) as Georgia head coach Kirby Smart (middle) watches during the fourth quarter of the 2024 Aflac Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ken Ruinard-USA TODAY Sports Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Justyn Rhett announced his commitment to …
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