The Oklahoman recently ranked the top offensive linemen heading into the 2024 Oklahoma high school football season, and now the fans have a chance to have their voices heard. The Oklahoman’s poll for the state’s best high school offensive lineman is now live and will be available until noon Sunday. Cast your vote and check out all of our coverage heading into …
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4-star 2025 safety CJ Jimcoily commits to LSU
. LSU’s [autotag]2025 recruiting class[/autotag] has just gotten even better as the Tigers landed a commitment from a four-star safety earlier. [autotag]CJ Jimcoily[/autotag] is a 6-foot-3, 205-pound, four-star Safety from Nashville, Tennessee, where he plays for Lipscomb Academy. Jimcoily committed to LSU over Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Stanford and more schools. LSU’s 2025 recruiting class jumped from the No. 4 class …
Read More »Texas Tech football has plenty of options at receiver with mix of new and old
Justin “Juice” Johnson said Thursday he doesn’t like to compare one Texas Tech football team receiving group against another. While there are things to learn from each and every season, the passing game coordinator and receivers coach said the focus is always on who he has at his disposal for each season, each practice and each game. On the surface, …
Read More »Norfolk State WRs will be ‘by committee’ this season; Saturday will provide clarity in QB battle
Head coach Dawson Odums and Norfolk State are not returning much production — yards-wise — from the wide receiver room in 2024. But depth certainly won’t be an issue for the Spartans’ wideouts. Last season, the Spartans’ top 10 wide receivers combined for just 1,578 receiving yards. Andre Pegues led the way with 474 yards and he was just one …
Read More »Four-star wide receiver Andrew Marsh puts Colorado in top five
. Colorado football target Andrew Marsh has narrowed down his college recruitment to five schools, On3’s Hayes Fawcett reported Wednesday. Marsh, a class of 2025 wide receiver who has visited Boulder multiple times over the past year, will be deciding between the Buffs, Washington Huskies, Texas Longhorns, USC Trojans and Michigan Wolverines. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound prospect from Katy, Texas plans …
Read More »Here’s what the LSU football safety room looks like heading into preseason practice
BATON ROUGE — As much work as the cornerbacks needed from the disappointing 2023 season performance to now, LSU football’s safeties needed just as much work. The Tigers’ pass defense was abysmal last season and, while there were some injuries at both safety positions, the group’s issues were glaring. For Brian Kelly and new safeties coach Jake Olsen, there are …
Read More »What Ryan Silverfield told Paul Finebaum about Memphis football’s offseason, CFP hopes
Memphis football has gotten plenty of national interest this offseason, with the expansion of the College Football Playoff positioning the Tigers as a potential playoff team. That led to an appearance for Ryan Silverfield on “The Paul Finebaum Show” Thursday afternoon, the well-known college football show that mostly focuses on the SEC. And Silverfield laid out his case for the …
Read More »Cade Klubnik named to 2024 Davey O’Brien watch list
Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports The Davey O’Brien Foundation announced today that Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik has been named as one of 36 players on the watch list for the Davey O’Brien Award, presented annually to the nation’s best quarterback. Compiled by a subset of the Davey O’Brien National Selection Committee, this year’s list was selected based on previous Division I …
Read More »Illinois football uniforms: Fighting Illini unveil throwback sets for Michigan game
This Illinois football season marks the 100th anniversary of Memorial Stadium. And to honor the Memorial Stadium Dedication Game from 1924 against Michigan, the Fighting Illini will don new, commemorative uniforms against the Wolverines this season. Illinois, which faces the defending national champions Oct. 19., will sport throwback uniforms for the matchup, which are meant to resemble the past uniforms …
Read More »Who is working as potential returners on special teams for Michigan in 2024?
Photo: Isaiah Hole ANN ARBOR, Mich. — This may be a new-look Michigan football team entering 2024 but a lot will be the same as it was last year. One place where there’s an opportunity for both annual consistency as well as shaking some things up comes in special teams, where the Wolverines do have some incumbent kick and punt returners …
Read More »Launching pad: Jeremiyah Love looks poised to break out for Notre Dame football
SOUTH BEND — For a sophomore running back with just 81 career touches to his name, Jeremiyah Love has been quite the topic in the early stages of preseason camp for Notre Dame football. Defensive coordinator Al Golden invoked the name of Irish great Ricky Watters, reaching back three-plus decades for an apt comparison for the all-around talents of Love. …
Read More »Jim Harbaugh’s culture at Michigan football: ‘Go to the line and cross it’
A statement from a former Michigan football staffer to NCAA investigators further called into question the culture of the program and lack of rule following under former coach Jim Harbaugh. The findings were contained in the Division I committee on infractions’ 48-page report released Wednesday regarding violations within the Wolverines’ program, which hit Harbaugh now in charge of the NFL’s …
Read More »USC, Lincoln Riley have a hunger to win, but accountability is a mystery
Jul 24, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; USC Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley speaks to the media during the Big 10 football media day at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports It is a theme for us here at Trojans Wire, as we cover the USC Trojans in the 2024 college football season: Lincoln Riley and his assistant …
Read More »What Georgia football OC Mike Bobo said about Jaden Rashada and other backup QBs
Georgia football entered its second week of preseason practices on Thursday. There’s still more than three weeks to go before the opener at Clemson. That’s practice time that redshirt freshman transfer quarterback Jaden Rashada can use to get more comfortable in the Bulldogs offense after joining the Bulldogs after spring practices from Arizona State. The Bulldogs quarterbacks behind Carson Beck …
Read More »Gators linebacker named to Comeback Player of the Year Watchlist
Florida Gators linebacker Shemar James (6) walks during Gator Walk at Everbank Stadium in Jacksonville, FL on Saturday, October 28, 2023. [Matt Pendleton/Gainesville Sun] The 2024 Comeback Player of the Year Award Watch List was announced on Wednesday and among the 89 names mentioned was Florida football’s junior inside linebacker [autotag]Shemar James[/autotag]. The middle defender led the Gators in tackles …
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