College Football

Missouri State football landed the commitment from a defensive back who previously held offers from Arkansas, Kansas State and others. Ryan Grayson, listed as a 6-foot-1, 170-pound athlete, announced his commitment to the Bears on Sunday night. Grayson held offers from Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas State, UNLV, Utah State and Kansas. The schools offered him before he played his senior year …

CLEMSON — The schedule is complete for coach Dabo Swinney’s 17th season with Clemson football. The Tigers will begin their season with two home games, starting with LSU on Aug. 30 at Memorial Stadium. This will be a rematch of the 2020 national championship game, which LSU won 42-25. Then they will host Troy, a Group of Five program, on Sept. 6. Clemson will …

Syndication: Arizona Republic BLACKSBURG, Va. — Virginia Tech has hired Sam Siefkes as defensive coordinator after he spent the last two seasons as the Arizona Cardinals’ linebackers coach. Siefkes had come to Arizona after two seasons with the Minnesota Vikings. He replaces the fired Chris Marve at Virginia Tech. “What stands out about Sam is his proven ability to adapt …

Georgia football is playing rival Georgia Tech again on the Friday of Thanksgiving weekend in 2025. The Yellow Jackets designated home game in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta will be played on Friday Nov. 28, according to the ACC schedule released Monday night. Georgia outlasted Georgia Tech in a Friday night game on Nov. 29 in Athens in eight overtimes, 44-42, …

Ohio State Buckeyes tight end Patrick Gurd (49) celebrates following the 34-23 win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to win the College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Jan. 22 University of Cincinnati Bearcats football has added another tight end to complement NFL prospect Joe Royer and returning quarterback Brendan Sorsby. Patrick Gurd, who just …

The countdown to the 2025 season has begun for Florida State football. FSU’s schedule was officially revealed on Monday. FSU will open the season against Alabama at Doak Campbell Stadium. After a historically bad 2-10 season, Mike Norvel turned the page, vowing the loyal FSU supporters that he would fix the issues that needed to be fixed. He shaped his …

The ACC has announced football schedules for teams in the conference, including the Miami Hurricanes. Mario Cristobal’s group will try to put a disappointing end to their 2024 campaign behind them. The Hurricanes were projected to make the first ever 12-team college football playoffs but dropped games to Georgia Tech and Syracuse down the stretch. They also lost to Iowa …

Bret Bielema came away from his Saturday visit to central Illinois very impressed. The Illinois head football coach addressed the media Sunday, heaping on some high praise for the talented of the junior class in Illinois. Dunlap’s Mack Sutter and JC Anderson of Mt. Zion are both four-star junior tight ends and list Illinois among their finalists. “The (class of) …

Florida State football’s 2025 schedule has been released. In an ACC Network special Monday night, the Seminoles’ 12-game slate was revealed. FSU has its first conference trip to Stanford and the schedule features three teams that ranked in the final CFP top 25 rankings in 2024. The Seminoles open the season against Alabama on Aug. 30 in a newly renovated …

Caleb Downs found out Jim Knowles was leaving Ohio State to become the defensive coordinator at Penn State last weekend when he received a text message. “He told me before,” Downs said. “He hit me up about it. I respect him for being honest with us.” During an autograph signing organized by one of the Buckeyes’ NIL collectives, he expressed …

On today’s episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde react to the news of Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles leaving for the same position at Penn State. They discuss the implications for James Franklin and what to expect from the Nittany Lions in 2025. They also continue dissecting Forde’s list of way-too-early …

USATSI North Carolina’s Kenan Stadium will be converting its football field back to natural grass for coach Bill Belichick’s first season with the program. The decision was made in conjunction with Belichick, according to a university press release.  “With our current turf reaching the end of its lifespan, the timing made sense to return Kenan Stadium to its natural grass …

Nobody would have blamed Penn State safety coach Anthony Poindexter if he had decided to leave Penn State for a shot to be a defensive coordinator with another program. After Penn State made a massive move to sign Jim Knowles to be the team’s defensive coordinator, Poindexter will reportedly be staying with the program as well. Ross Dellenger of Yahoo …

It is believed that Jim Knowles’ base salary at Penn State already puts him atop the list of the highest paid assistants ever in college football, but a lucrative bonus structure could establish a high-water mark of more than $4 million for the Nittany Lions’ new defensive coordinator, sources with knowledge of the situation told CBS Sports.  For context, the …

Missouri State football has added its third incoming freshman out of Texas in the last month by landing the commitment from Caleb Olabode on Monday evening. Olabode is a 6-foot-2, 205-pound linebacker from Arlington (Texas) High in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. The Bears offered him seven days before his commitment. He recently visited campus, and he will now join …