College Football

Spring camp is just a day away for Missouri football. Mizzou begins its spring practices Friday, which will mark the start of Corey Batoon’s second season as the Tigers’ defensive coordinator. Missouri fielded the 20th-ranked defense nationally last season, allowing 20.4 points per game. The Tigers added nine new players on the defensive side of the ball out of the …

After hitting up tournaments and media days and talking to more prospects, Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney has another Recruiting Rumor Mill this week. MORE GORNEY: Ten biggest decommitments of 2026 class so far CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2027 …

Jeff Monken calls it his favorite time of the year. Army will open spring football practice on Thursday at West Point. Fourteen practices will conclude with the annual Black and Gold scrimmage at Michie Stadium on April 11, a Friday evening. “I’m just so excited to be back out on the field,’’ Monken said this week. As Army’s second-winningest coach, …

LSU football head coach offered an update on the recovery of two key LSU defenders. According to a report from The Advocate’s Wilson Alexander, Kelly said Whit Weeks and Harold Perkins will miss spring practice, but they’re on pace to return when LSU starts fall camp. Perkins missed most of 2024 after tearing his ACL in LSU’s win over UCLA. …

The Little Miami Panthers announced on Feb. 26 the return of Nate Mahon as head football coach. Mahon was the head coach at Little Miami for three seasons from 2016-2018 and will replace Arryn Chenault who stepped down after one season. “One of Coach Mahon’s greatest strengths is his ability to implement a plan for program resurgence, and this community …

Class of 2026 four-star running back Brian Bonner Jr. named his top eight schools on Tuesday and Nebraska made the list. They join Notre Dame, Michigan, UCLA, Georgia, Penn State, Washington, and Stanford on the list of finalists. Bonner is the fourth overall running back in the 2026 class per the On3 recruiting rankings. He showed his versatility in the …

Alabama football has completely turned its focus to 2025 after an end to 2024 the Crimson Tide would like to forget. After road losses to Vanderbilt and Tennessee, Alabama ended the first season of the Kalen DeBoer era with two losses to Oklahoma and Michigan in its last three games to finish the season 9-4: the program’s worst record since …

INDIANAPOLIS – It is a testament to Ohio State that eight defensive starters from the 2024 team were invited to this week’s NFL combine. It is also a reminder of how much the Buckeyes lose from their national championship defense, particularly on the defensive line. Ends Jack Sawyer and J.T. Tuimoloau and tackles Ty Hamilton and Tyleik Williams were the …

DALLAS — Conference commissioners who are part of the College Football Playoff had discussions about possible changes for next season, including how the 12-team field is seeded. Several members of the CFP Management Committee, which is made up of all 10 FBS commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua, said they need more data and information before deciding on …

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Former Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley will return to the Nittany Lions as assistant quarterbacks coach. McSorley was a three-year starter for the Nittany Lions (2016-18) and a sixth-round pick by Baltimore in the 2019 NFL draft. He appeared in three games for the Ravens over two seasons and started one of his six games for …

Alabama football’s 2025 season is still months away. But preparation for the Crimson Tide’s second season under Kalen DeBoer is about to ramp up quickly. With spring practice approaching fast, culminating in the program’s A-Day spring game April 12, roster spots and depth chart battles will soon commence for the Crimson Tide ahead of its Aug. 30 season opener at …

SOUTH BEND — Ja’Juan Seider, Notre Dame football’s new associate head coach/running backs, has built a reputation as one of the sport’s leading recruiters. Seider, 47, pulled back the curtain on Wednesday in explaining his approach to and prowess in an increasingly competitive process. “It’s about relationship,” the former Penn State assistant said in a news conference at Notre Dame …

WEST LAFAYETTE — With all the Purdue football turnover, there’s still some familiar names and faces. One being running back Devin Mockobee, who has become the face of the Boilers. Another, Mockobee’s position coach Lamar Conard, a former Boilermaker defensive back who joined his alma mater’s coaching staff beforethe 2023 season. When Barry Odom was hired as Purdue’s head coach …

Notre Dame football landed one of the best running back coaches in the country when Ja’Juan Sieder left Penn State for South Bend. It was an interesting move as the Nittany Lions had both of their running backs already announce that they would be returning for another year, but there was one factor that pushed Sieder to join Notre Dame’s …

The latest episode of “The Tides That Bind: Inside Alabama football” — the six-part Fox Nation documentary — gave Crimson Tide fans an inside look at the program’s new leader and into major early-season storylines. From the preseason through Alabama’s first loss to Vanderbilt, the episode showcases the return of Alabama offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor after a short transfer to …