College Football

Tennessee high school football is a little less than a week from officially being a reality. To whet fans’ palate for Friday night lights and prepare teams for competition, Knoxville County teams played in the KOC Kick-Off Classic. The two-day jamboree at Karns and Gibbs gave a peek of what’s to come in the 2024 TSSAA football season. Here are …

Nashville Christian’s Jared Curtis is firmly committed to Georgia football and coach Kirby Smart. But that’s not stopping other schools from pursuing the top-ranked QB prospect from the 2026 class. Lincoln Riley and USC extended an offer in June after Curtis visited Los Angeles and has remained in contact with him. Curtis said South Carolina is recruiting him the hardest, …

Aug. 16—NOTE — This is the fourth in a series of position previews heading into UNM’s Aug. 24 home opener against Montana State. Already completed: Running backs, specialists and defensive line. Today: Defensive line and edge. The best ability is availability. Few know that better than Trace Bruckler. After his 2022 season ended prematurely with double-labrum surgery, Bruckler grinded through …

(Alex Gould/The Arizona Republic) The countdown to August 31 and Nebraska’s season opener against the UTEP Miners is down to just 15 days. In the spotlight with 15 days to go is perhaps the most hyped prospect in recent Nebraska memory, former five-star quarterback Dylan Raiola. The son of former Husker center Dominic Raiola, the former five-star prospect flipped his …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti gets a bit incredulous when people question his lofty aspirations for the program. He felt that frustration when he walked out to midcourt at Assembly Hall in December and publicly called out his rivals in what he describes now as a spontaneous outburst aimed at anyone who doubts IU can win in the Big …

Whether or not there is an NFL-caliber receiver on the BYU football roster this year remains to be seen. There’s no Puka Nacua among this group, but there might be a Dax Milne-type who could go in the later rounds next April and stick with a pro team. As 2024 preseason training camp wraps up soon, it is clear that …

The news that Rutgers athletic director Pat Hobbs abruptly resigned Friday shook the department and shocked the college sports world, but at a time when the landscape is constantly evolving and changing, the immediate thought was clear. Regardless, whomever becomes the full-time AD will oversee the department at a time when revenue sharing is coming to college sports and football, …

AUBURN — Montgomery native Malik Blocton has made an early impact for Auburn Football during the spring and summer. After dominating the high school ranks in the River Region at Pike Road, Blocton plans on making an immediate impact with the Tigers. Auburn coach Hugh Freeze confirmed that he will play this season, highlighting him as an under-the-radar player to watch. …

Every season breakout stars emerge. Sometimes those names are right under our nose. In the case of the Iowa Hawkeyes, ESPN projects that to be the case in the 2024 season. The name that ESPN chose as its sleeper pick for the Hawkeyes won’t sound like much of a sleeper pick to Iowa fans. ESPN tabbed junior wide receiver Seth …

Coming out of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Maurion Horn had no shortage of collegiate options. Power programs such as Texas, Oregon and USC were after the two-way athlete’s services, and that’s before considering in-state schools Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, which were each hot on his trail. Ranked among the top 300 recruits for the 2022 class by ESPN, Horn had his …

Aug. 16—Blackville-Hilda’s football team enjoyed a breakout season in 2022, winning 10 games and giving itself a chance at the Region 3-A title. Head coach Kevin Jones knows his Fighting Hawks may have snuck up some opponents last year, but that won’t be the case this time around. Just ask Ninety Six coach Matthew Bennett. He agreed to a non-region …

Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh watches from the sideline beside off-field analyst Connor Stalions, right, during a game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium in 2022. The Detroit News headline says all you need to know: Connor Stalions, ‘most hated man in college football,’ lands coaching job. Yes, the centerpiece of the scandal last season at Michigan …

ESPN released its rankings of the top 100 players for the 2024 college football season on Thursday. The list, which saw Tennessee defensive end James Pearce Jr. claim the No. 1 spot, included five local athletes. Four Oklahoma players made the cut, while one Oklahoma State player did. Here’s a look at which OU and OSU players were included: More: …

. Mack Brown and the North Carolina Tar Heels’ football program received some good news on Friday afternoon. Three-star running back Demon June pledged his verbal commitment to North Carolina, giving the Tar Heels a big running back commit in the 2025 class. The Jacksonville, North Carolina native announced during a ceremony at his high school on Friday, just a …

. Florida’s 2025 recruiting class improved on Friday after Booker T. Washington (Miami) cornerback [autotag]Ben Hanks Jr[/autotag]. committed to the Gators over Louisville and Miami, according to On3. “It was a tough decision, but at the end of the day, it was Florida,” Hanks said. “I liked Georgia a lot early. When I saw their practice and what they are …