College Football

The recruiting landscape has definitely changed. Sure personal relationships with coaches still matter. But these days it’s cash that wins the day. A “straight-up better NIL package” is why 5-star DL recruit Justus Terry says he signed with Texas. Terry was one of the last recruits to commit to Texas during the Early Signing Period and is seen as a …

James Madison is hiring former Wisconsin football assistant Colin Hitschler as its new defensive coordinator. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Pete Thamel, then later confirmed by both On3 and 247Sports. Hitschler is set to take the position after coaching for one season at Alabama. He was fired in January after the team’s disappointing 9-4 season. Hitschler was previously …

The dust has settled in the college football recruiting class of 2025 and Rivals is putting a bow on the cycle by looking at the top programs by position. Up next is running back where several teams had hauls worth taking a look at. Here are five programs that stood out above the rest with the ball carriers heading to …

Iowa football finalized its 2025 signing class with a pair of additions on national signing day. Including its five walk-on arrivals, the Hawkeyes will be welcoming 21 new players into the Iowa football program this spring and summer. As the final dominoes have fallen into place, ESPN’s Craig Haubert and Tom Luginbill shared some of their thoughts on all of …

No SEC quarterback is more proven than Garrett Nussmeier, but if you’re building a depth chart, would you go with the LSU quarterback first, or gamble on the upside of Texas’ Arch Manning or Florida’s DJ Lagway? Our annual SEC quarterback draft is back! On this edition of “SEC Football Unfiltered,” a podcast from the USA TODAY Network, hosts Blake …

One Hall of Famer has hired another at Colorado. Marshall Faulk has been named the new running backs coach for the Colorado Buffaloes, where his boss will be Deion Sanders. Faulk has no coaching experience, but he was an all-time great college running back at San Diego State and an all-time great NFL running back for the Colts and Rams. …

Just as not all football teams are equal, some cities offer football fans a better experience than others. Fan culture varies in each city with a professional or college football team — and one Texas city boasts the second-best fan experience in the U.S. Football games are overwhelmingly watched more than other sports in America. In 2024, 72 of the …

Nick Lucero/Rivals.com With the Late Signing Period underway, the overwhelming majority of high school recruiting classes are complete. We take a look at the winners in each Power Four conference. Up next is the SEC. Final 2025 SEC recruiting rankings MORE 2025 NSD: Big Ten winners | Ranking the QB classes | Comparing 2025 five-stars to NFL stars | Texas …

Deante McCray was preparing to suit up for Western Kentucky’s Boca Raton Bowl appearance when Florida State football first contacted him about joining the Seminoles. The 3-star transfer had entered the NCAA transfer portal on Dec. 8, over a week before the bowl game, and he said the Seminoles reached out to him before kickoff of his final game with …

That didn’t take very long. After announcing on Jan. 20 that Ayoka Lee is out indefinitely with a foot injury, Kansas State looked vulnerable for the first time all season. It suffered a 63-53 road loss to Colorado just five days later in the absence of its star center, who leads the team in points, rebounds and blocks per game. …

Wisconsin football’s 2025 season will largely be defined by the play of its high-profile veteran transfer additions. Those players will occupy some of the most important positions in the lineup, including quarterback, defensive line, pass-rusher, tight end and wide receiver. In some cases, they’ll be specifically tasked with reversing several years of poor play at their respective position. Related: Six …

In a hectic December, the Texas Tech football program added 18 high-school recruits on the early national signing day, landed 17 players in the NCAA transfer portal and capped an 8-5 season with a loss to Arkansas in the Liberty Bowl. The traditional February national signing day came and went Wednesday with the Red Raiders, as expected, not adding to …

Jerry Lawson has earned the right to play football. When he was in fourth grade, the new Louisville Cardinal said he wanted to play tackle — not flag — football. So Victor Lawson took his son out in the rain and told him that if Jerry could run through him, Victor would fully support a football career. After all, it’s …

ORLANDO — National Signing Day passed on Wednesday, effectively closing the book on a turbulent 2025 football recruiting cycle for the UCF Knights. New coach Scott Frost completed his coaching staff hires, delved into the NCAA transfer portal, added a handful of under-the-radar high school prospects and learned the order of opponents ahead of UCF’s third Big 12 season within …

Zyan Gibson may not be the most vocal Alabama football recruit. But he’s doing his share of recruiting. The 2026 Alabama cornerback commit name-dropped five-star wide receiver Cederian Morgan as a target to join the Crimson Tide, while also sending social media messages at California athlete Brandon Arrington, Georgia tight end Heze Kent, Jackson, Alabama running back Ezavier Crowell, Mississippi …