College Football

BERKELEY, Calif. — Ron Rivera spent more than three decades in the NFL and had opportunities to return to the sideline as an assistant when a more intriguing option came his way. Rather than mentor a first-time NFL coach, Rivera leaped at the chance to return to his alma mater to help revive the football program at California. Rivera was …

Former Super Bowl-winning offensive coordinator and longtime NFL starting quarterback Byron Leftwich is set to join Deion Sanders’ staff at Colorado, according to multiple reports. Leftwich interviewed for several jobs at the NFL level but is now tasked with developing a pivotal quarterback room in Boulder.  Leftwich served as offensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2019-22, helping lead …

WATCH: FAMU coach James Colzie asses team after 2 weeks of spring camp James Colzie III is the 19th full-time head football coach of the FAMU Rattlers. Florida A&M football coach James Colzie III is pleased with his team’s progress during spring practice.Colzie emphasizes the importance of disciplined play, aiming to reduce penalties that hampered the team last year.Players are …

Getty SMU is hiring Maryland athletic director Damon Evans to serve in the same position, sources told CBS Sports.  Evans will replace Rick Hart, who helped guide SMU into the ACC last year. Previously serving as Georgia athletic director, Evans has been at Maryland since 2014 and worked as the school’s AD since 2018. He was recently named to the …

UC football’s Scott Satterfield, assistants Veidt, Hicks, Braithwaite UC football coach Scott Satterfield, Tyson Veidt, Eddie Hicks, Adam Braithwaite on spring football University of Cincinnati Bearcats football head coach Scott Satterfield announced on Wednesday the addition of the Bearcats’ first-ever Director of Sport Science, Jason Stone, PhD. Stone comes to UC from the Cincinnati Reds where he served as the …

Photo submitted As a fourth-grader at St. Gerard, Colin Stolly remembers watching former LCC coach Jerry Cooper turn around the program and lead a team he looked up to, to the regional finals. Stolly has pictures of himself in an LCC jersey as a kid and when he put it on for real, he wore number 14 and succeeded Tyler …

Shevin Smith Jr. didn’t play football until his senior year of high school. Seven years later, he met Bemidji State head coach Brent Bolte in a hotel room in Lincoln, Nebraska for an impromptu interview to be the Beavers’ new cornerbacks coach. Smith was clued in about a job opening at Bemidji State by a trainer in California who had …

Cincinnati Bearcats football defense should mature in 2025 Cincinnati Bearcats football defense should mature in 2025 As his young team was struggling against Penn State on Sept. 10, 2005, then-Cincinnati Bearcats football coach Mark Dantonio looked out on the field and saw numerous freshmen or redshirt freshmen on the grass at Beaver Stadium. A look at the game tape later …

The last time the Texas Longhorns visited the Horseshoe in Columbus, Ohio the game was a night game that famously had one of the most hostile environments UT has ever played in. That game set the stage for the 2005 Vince Young national title. But Arch Manning most probably won’t have to face a night crowd. The Horns opener against …

Though the expanded College Football Playoff isn’t without its flaws, perhaps its greatest virtue is the fact that it guarantees access to the Group of Five. Though most seasons the Group of Five will be consigned to just one of the five automatic bids, it’s a much better alternative to the four-team format, in which deserving teams like 2017 UCF …

The calendar has turned to spring and there are several programs across the country that are riding a wave of momentum in recruiting. Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney looks at four such programs in the Big 12. THIS SERIES: Big Ten programs on a recruiting hot streak | SEC programs on a recruiting hot streak | ACC programs on …

Joe Paterno supporters hoping to have the field at Beaver Stadium named for the late coach will apparently wait 15 years to raise that request again. The university announced on March 10 that Pennsylvania businessman William “B.J.” Werzyn and his company, West Shore Home, would pay $50 million for naming rights at Penn State’s football venue. kAm(96? E96 }:EE2?J {:@?D …

Nebraska football offered class of 2027 five-star safety Cooper Witten on Wednesday. He made the announcement on social media. Witten is the top safety in the 2027 class and the fourth-best player in his class from the state of Texas, according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. His stock continues to rise, as he has 21 scholarship offers. He reported 45 …

Joe Paterno supporters hoping to have the field at Beaver Stadium named for the late coach will apparently wait 15 years to raise that request again. The university announced March 10 that Pennsylvania businessman William “B.J.” Werzyn and his company, West Shore Home, would pay $50 million for naming rights at Penn State’s football venue. When the Nittany Lions host …

Will year three of the Matt Rhule era finally be the year Nebraska takes the next step as a football program? College football analyst Josh Pate took a detailed look at the future of Nebraska football under the Husker head coach. Pate was asked a specific question regarding the Cornhuskers 2025 season. “Does Nebraska break their ceiling from last year …