College Football

Michigan State football will reportedly host a highly-rated running back prospect this spring. Chad Simmons of On3 is reporting that four-star running back Damon Ferguson of Baltimore will visit Michigan State this spring. He also has “locked in” spring visits to West Virginia, Pitt and North Carolina, according to Simmons. Ferguson is a four-star prospect in 247Sports’ composite rankings for …

LSU football and Brian Kelly are once again looking for a new defensive line coach. After one year at LSU, defensive line coach Bo Davis is moving on to take the same job with the New Orleans Saints. Davis was widely regarded as one of the top position coaches and recruiters in the country. Davis did good work for LSU …

Kalen DeBoer would sure like it if the system would passively benefit Alabama again. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) The next big change in how college football teams can lure players is imminent, and Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer is eager to see it. Speaking with On3’s Pete Nakos, DeBoer said the advent of revenue sharing with players will …

Nebraska coach Matt Rhule revealed why the Cornhuskers backed out of their future nonconference games with Tennessee football in 2026 and 2027, and he gave a blunt answer. Rhule, appearing on “The Triple Option” podcast with Urban Meyer on Thursday, said Nebraska has no incentive to play tough nonconference games since it plays a nine-game conference schedule in the Big …

Michigan State football has extended an offer to a defensive lineman prospect from Illinois. Carmelow Reed of Olympia Fields, Ill. announced on Thursday that he’s received an offer from the Spartans. Reed announced the offer from Michigan State by posting on his social media X account. Reed is currently an unranked prospect on 247Sports and Rivals. He plays for Rich …

The Oklahoma Sooners will start the 2025 season outside of the top 25 with a lot to prove. After a 6-7 season in 2024, OU will be working to restore its status as one of the preeminent programs in college football. They haven’t been to the College Football Playoff since 2019. In each of the last three seasons, they’ve been …

LSU is mourning the loss of freshman pole vaulter Dillon Reidenauer, one of two people killed in a car crash on campus on in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Wednesday night. She was 18. “LSU Athletics is heartbroken to share the tragic news of the passing of freshman track and field student-athlete Dillon Reidenauer in a traffic incident Wednesday evening in …

NORMAN, Okla. — Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy has been hired as Oklahoma’s general manager for football, the school announced Wednesday. Nagy will lead the Sooners’ roster management and talent acquisition, including player recruitment, evaluation, retention and compensation. He also will oversee name, image, and likeness, the transfer portal process, revenue-share allocation, scholarships and player eligibility. Since 2018 he …

Another Holland quarterback is headed to the MIAA. A couple weeks after Holland High School quarterback Amari Powell committed to Calvin University, Holland Christian quarterback Evan Abberger has committed to Kalamazoo College. Both quarterbacks were honorable mention all-state selections in the fall. “I chose Kalamazoo because I really fell in love with their culture and their coaching staff,” Abberger said. …

Cedar Ridge has hired a new head football coach with a defensive background. Bryan Vardeman moves to the Round Rock school after serving as defensive coordinator at Flower Mound High since 2016. He has been a high school coach since 2004. Bryan Vardeman takes over as head football coach and athletic coordinator at Cedar Ridge High. He previously served as …

INDIANAPOLIS – Denzel Burke voiced what was on every Ohio State player’s mind last March. When the senior cornerback declared during spring practice that it was “natty or bust” for the senior-dominated Buckeyes, it told the world that nothing less than a national title would suffice. Burke indeed got a chance to hoist the championship trophy when Ohio State had …

BYU players huddle together prior to game at Baylor, Sept. 28, 2024, in Waco. | Jaren Wilkey, BYU Photo BYU opens spring practice Thursday, less than six weeks after receiving their No. 13 national ranking in the final AP Top 25 poll from 2024. Most of the 11-2 team is back, including quarterback Jake Retzlaff, receiver Chase Roberts, running back …

As spring ball approaches, Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer is thinking about the larger state of college football and what it means to the Crimson Tide. In an interview with On3, DeBoer addressed revenue sharing, with schools preparing to start sharing up to $20.5 million per year with its athletes, according to multiple reports. And to DeBoer, that addition will …

CORAL GABLES — The Hurricanes’ secondary was the team’s weak point last year, so UM coach Mario Cristobal overhauled the players in the unit and the coaches tasked with developing them. Gone are defensive coordinator Lance Guidry, who doubled as the safeties coach, and secondary coach Chevis Jackson. Former Minnesota defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman took over for Guidry, but linebackers …

The college football general manager is one of the fastest-changing roles in the sport, and many major programs have taken big swings this offseason. Just this past week, Nebraska looked to the NFL level for GM help, while Oklahoma hired longtime scout Jim Nagy. Texas promoted an internal player personnel staffer, Brandon Harris, and Wisconsin leaned on administrator Marcus Sedberry.  …