College Football

CANYON – As the West Texas A&M University (WT) Buffaloes prepare for their season opener against Sul Ross State University on Thursday, head coach Josh Lynn is optimistic about the Buffs’ prospects for the upcoming season. Reflecting on the team’s progress since last year, Lynn shared his thoughts on the recent training camp, the team’s preparation, and his expectations for …

Chris Kapilovic, make no mistake, is looking for perfection up front as Alabama football’s offensive line coach. Never quite finding, perhaps, but always chasing. And knowing how impossible it is to find perfection in the chaos that is the line of scrimmage in a college football game, he at least wants perfect pre-snap communication. Even if it means communicating the …

Notre Dame linebacker Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa participates in a drill during a Notre Dame football practice at Irish Athletic Center on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in South Bend. Notre Dame won a massive recruiting battle in the 2024 cycle when California linebacker [autotag]Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa[/autotag] signed with the Irish. The 6-foot, 3-inch and 240-pound star was ranked as the country’s No. 41 …

Michigan State head coach Jonathan Smith looks on during the Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. USC is preparing to face LSU in Week 1 of the Big Ten football season. Meanwhile, the Trojans’ new neighbors in the Big Ten are getting ready for their own season openers. Michigan State is preparing for …

Unknown date; Jacksonville, FL, USA; FILE PHOTO; Florida Gators defensive end (42) Jevon Kearse in action against the Georgia Bulldogs at Alltel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: USA TODAY Sports Former Florida football defensive lineman Jevon Kearse is set to serve as the honorary Mr. Two Bits for the game against No. 19 Miami, the University of Florida announced on Tuesday. Mr. …

Nov 4, 2023; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Golden Gophers defensive back Tyler Nubin (27) celebrates his interception against the Illinois Fighting Illini during the second half at Huntington Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports We are now a Big Ten football site here at Trojans Wire. USC is part of the Big Ten, which makes the Trojans’ Week …

Oct 7, 2023; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2) celebrates after defeating the Arizona State Sun Devils at Mountain America Stadium, Home of the ASU Sun Devils. Like father, like son. Deion Sanders already has signature Nike cleats and now Shedeur Sanders is the first college football player to sign an NIL deal with Nike, according to …

UCLABRUINS.COM Ikaika Malloe 1 /2 UCLABRUINS.COM Ikaika Malloe STAR-ADVERTISER Coach Ikaika Malloe during practice. 2 /2 STAR-ADVERTISER Coach Ikaika Malloe during practice. UCLABRUINS.COM Ikaika Malloe STAR-ADVERTISER Coach Ikaika Malloe during practice. RELATED PHOTO GALLERY Growing up as a college football fan in Waimanalo, Ikaika Malloe looked forward to the first day of a new year. It was a day of …

Jan 2, 2023; Arlington, Texas, USA; A view of the USC Trojans helmets and Cotton Bowl logo during the game between the USC Trojans and the Tulane Green Wave in the 2023 Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports LSU will face USC for just the third time in program history on Sunday night. The two …

LSU coach Brian Kelly said putting QR codes on helmets “just doesn’t feel collegiate for me,” Wednesday on the SEC teleconference. Last week, Oklahoma State announced it would use QR codes on its helmets which will direct fans to the general name, image and likeness fund for the team. Kelly and other coaches on the teleconference were asked about the …

Aug. 28—CHAMPAIGN — Chris Wilkerson was already on staff at San Jose State, moving up from defensive ends coach to defensive coordinator, when Barry Lunney Jr. was hired in 2003 as the Spartans’ co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The overlap in their careers, though, was brief. Fitz Hill resigned as San Jose State’s coach after the 2004 season, with Wilkerson …

Aug. 28—CHAMPAIGN — When Bret Bielema leads his Illinois football team onto the Memorial Stadium turf Thursday night, it will be the 16th time as a head coach. If, as Bill Shakespeare wrote, what’s past is prologue, then Bielema and Illinois will walk off the field with a win against Eastern Illinois. In Bielema’s previous openers, his teams at Wisconsin, …

We made it. The official start of the 2024 college football season is here. Week 0 was just an appetizer, though it was a tasty one with Georgia Tech’s upset win and Montana State’s wild comeback against New Mexico. Things really get going this weekend, however, as there are three matchups between teams ranked in the AP Top 25. There …

Tennessee football coaches plan to rotate wide receivers this season. Their reasoning makes a bold statement about the Vols’ expectations, but it’s delivered in a subtle way. They plan to make the College Football Playoff. First, wide receivers coach Kelsey Pope said it when mulling a substitution plan for slot receiver Squirrel White. “With his frame, maybe you want to …

The most obvious sign that college football has entered a bold, uncertain new era isn’t the fact that we now have a 12-team playoff, or West Coast teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference, or players moving like air hockey pucks from school to school. No, the most obvious symbol of 2024’s break with the 150-year history of college football is …