College Football

Feb. 6—COLUMBUS — Ohio State football coach Ryan Day will get a contract extension and a raise that increases his average annual compensation to $12.5 million. Once it is approved by the Ohio State University Board of Trustees, Day’s contract will run through the 2031 football season. Day has a 70-10 record after a 34-23 win over Notre Dame in …

Michigan State football is one of 10 teams still in the running for a 2026 Maryland cornerback that’s garnered interest from many big-time programs. Sean Johnson of Severn, Md. revealed his top 10 schools list on Thursday, and Michigan State made the cut. The Spartans were joined by the following other schools: Virginia, Florida State, Wisconsin, NC State, South Carolina, …

Feb. 6—A number of local football standouts signed with South Dakota universities as part of the recruiting class of 2025. Many NCAA and NAIA schools announced their recruiting classes on Wednesday, Feb. 5. A pair of Wessington Springs athletes have made plans to play Division II football. Ryder Michalek, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound wide receiver, signed to play at Black Hills …

On one hand, Michigan football fans don’t ever want to see their archrival, Ohio State, win a national championship. However, on the other hand, many of the maize and blue faithful find the Buckeyes’ 2024 national championship kind of funny. Why? Well, because the worst Michigan team in a decade went into Columbus and beat the current national champions, 13-10, …

Michigan football has been recruiting very well as of late, but there’s one position that has not quite reached its potential on the field — wide receiver. The Wolverines did see two receivers get drafted last year in Roman Wilson and Cornelius Johnson, but it had been some time since the maize and blue had put any wideouts into the …

Alabama football can add another NFL accolade to Alabama football’s recruiting pitch. Former Crimson Tide defensive back and current Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II was named The Associated Press’ 2024 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Surtain is the first Alabama player to be named NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Former Alabama running back Derrick Henry was named …

In early November, Michigan football fans started getting excited for what the rest of the college football world thought was a pipe dream. However, on Nov. 20, No. 1 overall recruit, Belleville (Mich.) five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood shocked everyone when he made the sudden flip from LSU (where he had been committed since January) to Michigan football. National pundits didn’t …

In response to comments made by former Texas Tech coach turned U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes told reporters he was not recruited to Texas Tech by Tuberville after he claimed to have done so earlier this week. Tuberville, Texas Tech’s coach from 2010 to 2012 and now a U.S. senator from Alabama, took credit for …

Sherrone Moore is one year into his Michigan football head coaching tenure and 2024 was something of a mixed bag. The Wolverines got blown out by Texas, lost games it probably shouldn’t have against Washington and Illinois, kept within striking distance against No. 1 Oregon, and did the same on the road against a ranked Indiana team. The maize and …

Ryan Day navigated the wildest month in Ohio State history with aplomb.  He was rewarded this week with the second-richest contract in college football: a $12.5 million salary for the next seven years. That’s what happens when you win a national title at one of the blueblood schools. Now one of only three active coaches with a national title, financial …

BYU football coach Kalani Sitake, left, talks with Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid, a BYU alumni, during BYU’s Coaches Clinic on Thursday, March 24, 2022. | Jaren Wilkey/BYU Why is Andy Reid here? And why is he rocking a blue and white jacket with a BYU logo on it? Those questions swept through T-Mobile Center in Kansas City last …

USATSI The SEC announced $808.4 million in revenue distribution to its 16 member universities for the 2023-24 fiscal year, which ended Aug. 31, 2024. Included in that figure are Oklahoma and Texas, which officially joined the conference in July 2024. The league distributed an average of $52.5 million to the 14 legacy members. Both newcomers received $27.5 million in transition payments …

This time, it is official, Ryan Grubb will be the next offensive coordinator for Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama Crimson Tide. Alabama fans are already familiar with Grubb as he accepted the OC role last January after DeBoer took over in Tuscaloosa, but bolted after just a few days to accept the OC role with the Seattle Seahawks. Grubb’s stint …

For the second consecutive week, Marysville has a new football coach. Mike Young, who has been with the program since 2013, was named head coach Tuesday, pending school board approval. Chase Longwell initially accepted the job Jan. 28 but resigned two days later, in part due to the uncertainty of him landing a teaching job in the school district by …

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day had his contract extended through the 2031 season with a salary increase that averages $12.5 million in annual compensation, the school announced on Thursday. The move comes just over two weeks after Day’s Buckeyes won the College Football Playoff national title. The new deal slots Day behind only Georgia’s Kirby Smart ($13 million) among …