College Football

Texas pulled off a stunning coup during the early signing period with the pledge from five-star defensive lineman Justus Terry, who chose the Longhorns instead of the home-state favorite Georgia Bulldogs. Terry’s decision bolsters Texas’ strong 2025 class, which ranks No. 1 in the 247Sports Composite Team Recruiting Rankings.   247Sports believes Texas will end the cycle with the No. …

Nov 23, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; LLSU Tigers tight end Mason Taylor (86) runs after a catch against the Vanderbilt Commodores during the first half at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images LSU will send another piece of its 2024 roster to the pros. Tight end Mason Taylor declared for the 2025 NFL Draft, according to an Instagram …

247Sports Texas pulled off a stunning coup during the early signing period with the pledge from five-star defensive lineman Justus Terry, who chose the Longhorns instead of the home-state favorite Georgia Bulldogs. Terry’s decision bolsters Texas’ strong 2025 class, which ranks No. 1 in the 247Sports Composite Team Recruiting Rankings.   This likely final commitment comes after a dramatic recruitment …

committed Michigan State football continued to add to their 2025 recruiting class this week, adding offensive lineman Rashawn Rogers from Ottawa Hills in Grand Rapids, Michigan as a preferred walk-on (PWO). Even though Rogers only had one Division II offer (from Wayne State), he has some impressive size at 6-foot-6 and almost 300 pounds. The addition makes a lot of …

No. 17 Clemson and No. 8 SMU are set to face off Saturday evening inside Charlotte, North Carolina’s Bank of America Stadium with an ACC title on the line. Though they now share the ACC, this will be the first-ever between two of college football’s most storied programs.  It’s been quite the ACC debut for the Mustangs, who are one …

For all the chaos roiling the rest of college football right now, all the questions of who will make the College Football Playoff and who will rage from the sidelines, the SEC championship seems fairly stable. After the crab pot that was the SEC’s regular season, it’s a little surprising to see the top two teams at the beginning of …

Destiny awaits No. 1 Oregon on several fronts this weekend. In his third season, coach Dan Lanning has his team one game away from regular-season perfection. Throughout a season filled with parity, the Ducks have been a model of consistency from start to finish.  Quarterback Dillon Gabriel continues to chase the NCAA career passing record. He has been part of …

Photo: Isaiah Hole It was an uneven year for one of Michigan football’s starting specialists. Punter Tommy Doman, an in-state product from Orchard Lake (Mich.) St. Mary’s, was a two-year starter, but his senior season left much to be desired. Doman was excellent in 2023, but in 2024, he often struggled with short kicks and failing to flip field position. …

West Virginia football has one of the most football-crazed fan bases in the country. With that in mind, athletic director Wren Baker made the difficult decision to fire head football coach Neal Brown after a 6-6 season. Brown’s program only won more than six games once in his six-year tenure as the West Virginia football head coach and now Baker …

recruiting news There are more than a few areas where Notre Dame football had needed to step up in recruiting, when head coach Marcus Freeman took over. One of the was at quarterback, but it seems like the Irish have fixed that area. Another was at wide receiver, which is still a work in progress. Notre Dame hasn’t quite gotten …

Purdue football parted ways with head coach Ryan Walters after a 1-11 season. Purdue went 0-9 in conference play and suffered a 66-0 defeat against rival Indiana in the Old Oaken Bucket game. During his two-year stretch at Purdue, Walters and the Boilermakers were just 3-15 in the Big 10, which ultimately led to his dismissal. Walters posted the lowest …

Penn State linebacker Abdul Carter (11) motions to the crowd during a White Out game against Iowa Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in State College, Pa. Carter, a sophomore, has recorded 11 total tackles, one sack and one interception through the first four games of the season. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are pursuing a three-game winning streak if they can overcome …

CANTON — The Hillsdale High School football team and Maria Stein Marion Local will kick off Day 2 of the 2024 OHSAA football state championships this morning with the Division VII title game at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. It’s the first of three high school football championshp games today – featuring a Marion Local team on an epic winning streak- as games continue Friday and Saturday at the stadium. …

A champion will be crowned on Friday when the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (8-4) take on the Jacksonville State Gamecocks (8-4) in the 2024 Conference USA Championship Game. The Hilltoppers have lost two of their past three games but are coming off a 19-17 victory over Jacksonville State on Nov. 30. Prior to the loss against WKU, the Gamecocks had won …

Dan Radakovich sat on the very first College Football Playoff selection committee. He was part of the group that made the controversial decision to choose Ohio State over TCU or Baylor as the final team into the 2014 field. He was on the committee in 2016 too, when members kept out Big Ten champion Penn State for the Pac-12’s Washington. …