College Football

LAKELAND — Quarterbacks, last year, were The Ledger’s Big School and Small School high school football players of the year, awarded to Lakeland’s Zander Smith and Fort Meade’s Carson MontsDeOca. Will quarterbacks win the awards again in 2024? Smith returns at Lakeland, having recovered from offseason shoulder surgery and would have to be considered a favorite. MontsDeOca is now playing …

Louisville went 15-21 in Steve Kragthorpe’s three seasons with the team. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) Former Louisville coach Steve Kragthorpe died Monday. He was 59. The longtime college football coach was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease over a decade ago. After playing quarterback at Eastern New Mexico and West Texas, Kragthorpe got into coaching in the 1990s for a career …

. 2025 offensive tackle prospect Josh Petty will announce his commitment on Aug. 12. Petty will choose between his top five schools: Tennessee, Georgia Tech, Ohio State, Florida State and Stanford. The 6-foot-5, 262-pound offensive tackle is from Fellowship Christian School in Roswell, Georgia. Petty ranks as the No. 14 overall player in the class of 2025. He also ranks …

Memphis football’s defense will look different in 2024. How different, and in what ways? That remains to be seen. And it could change on a game-by-game basis, according to new defensive coordinator Jordon Hankins. “As far as exactly what type of defense we’re going to be, I have no idea,” Hankins said last week. “I know I’m going to put …

Offensive linemen don’t always get a lot of attention, but there’s no doubt games are often won or lost in the trenches. The 2024 Oklahoma high school football season is less than a month away, and there’s a lot of talented offensive lineman to keep an eye on. Here’s The Oklahoman‘s ranking of the state’s best offensive linemen, from 10 …

EAST LANSING – A week into preseason camp, Michigan State football put the pads on Monday morning. Jonathan Smith made sure his players got in some live tackling, too. Even it was only 24 plays, about eight reps per guy, and in a very controlled setting. “Limited amount, but some live tackling,” the first-year coach said afterward. “I thought it …

Dec 4, 2021; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Fox Sports analyst Joel Klatt during the Michigan Wolverines game against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Big Ten Conference championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The national media continues to embrace Matt Rhule’s rebuild of the Nebraska football team. Fox Sports college football analyst Joel Klatt released …

High school football is almost here, so The News-Press and Naples Daily News are running down the top juniors in Southwest Florida entering the 2024 season. Top juniors this season include the sixth-best receiver in the nation, along with several highly recruited players on the offensive and defensive lines. But this list includes more than players who will play in power …

Since winning the Class 6A state championship in 2021, the St. Xavier High School football program has struggled to find the same kind of success in the playoffs. Tigers coach Kevin Wallace believed he had the state’s best team in 2022, but the season ended with a 10-2 record after a 22-21 overtime loss to Male in the second round …

Florida football will attempt to make a positive turn in season three under head coach Billy Napier. But it won’t be easy. The Florida Gators will face 11 power conference opponents in its 12-game schedule. Eight of the 12 opponents are ranked in the US LBM coaches poll, which was released on Monday. Florida returns 14 starters on offense and …

MISHAWAKA — Pete Riordan knows what the expectations are for Penn High School football. Having been around the program for more than two decades now helps that. Riordan hopes that experience will help him in his first season as head coach of the Kingsmen. He was promoted from defensive coordinator in mid-March to replace the retiring Cory Yeoman, who had …

AUBURN — Auburn football is back to having the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class in 2026. The Tigers landed a commitment Monday from three-star safety Wayne Henry, who is rated by the 247Sports Composite as the No. 460 overall player and the No. 39 prospect at his position in his class. Henry is teammates with a couple of 2025 pledges …

On Sunday, a leaked draft of an NCAA Notice of Allegations (NOA) was published, delving into the repercussions of the Michigan football sign-stealing scandal and what potential punishments the Wolverines could face. The following day, the most prominent of the seven individuals accused of violating NCAA rules maintained his innocence. Former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, who left to become the …

MANHATTAN — Kansas State football was only five practices into its preseason camp, but Chris Klieman clearly has liked what he saw from his Wildcats in the opening week of preparation for their Aug. 31 opener against Tennessee-Martin. The Wildcats, who finished 9-4 last year with a victory over North Carolina State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl, are ranked No. 17 …

Corner Canyon’s Jerome Myles, out runs Lehi’s Isaiah Allen for a score as they play in high school football semifinal action at Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. Myles was rated a 5-star recruit by 247 Sports in the recruiting sites latest rankings. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News The recruitment of Jerome Myles …