College Football

Jul. 29—The Illinois football team gathered Sunday for the start of fall training camp. Monday marks the first day of practice, and beat writer Scott Richey has a roster breakdown, position by position, to catch you up on Bret Bielema’s latest squad: is back for year two as QB1 for the Illini with a sense of comfort in coordinator ‘s …

College football’s history goes back more than 150 years, but in just the last 20 or so, we’ve seen quite a bit of special talent come through the sport. ESPN’s Bill Connelly recently undertook the difficult task of trimming that list of stars down to just the 25 best since the year 2000, and unsurprisingly, LSU had a couple of …

North Carolina Tar Heels’ running back Omarion Hampton is back for another season, fresh off a big 2023 campaign. And before 2024 gets going, Hampton is earning some preseason recognition. On Monday before the Tar Heels open up training camp, Hampton was named to the 2024 Maxwell Award Watch List. Hampton is one of 80 players in college football to …

We have officially entered award watchlist season as the 2024 college football season is fast approaching. On Monday, the Maxwell Award announced its watchlist. This is the 88th year that the award will be given out to the most outstanding player in college football. Of the 80 players listed, the Texas Longhorns lone athlete listed is redshirt junior quarterback Quinn …

Florida State football and Clemson may have been joining forces in their legal battle with the ACC, but the game still has to be played. Clemson has had FSU’s number in seven of the last eight meetings. Last year, the Seminoles ended its seven-year slump against the Tigers with an overtime victory in Death Valley. The FSU went on to …

ULM football is looking for improvement in 2024. The Warhawks slumped to a 2-10 record last season, losing their final 10 games, including all eight in Sun Belt play. Then-head coach Terry Bowden was fired the day after ULM’s rivalry loss to Louisiana, and he was replaced by former UAB head coach Bryant Vincent. In his first season in Monroe, …

The College Football Playoff could easily be played before huge crowds − in a different stadium for all 11 games (remember the expanded field this year) − inside Indianapolis Motor Speedway. So why shouldn’t the home of the Indianapolis 500 have a team? Now, it does … sort of. The IMS Brickyarders have been created in the EA Sports College …

NORMAN — OU football still doesn’t have clarity on what its SEC schedule will look like in 2027, but the Sooners have added another nonconference opponent. OU has a contract to host Utah State on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2027, according to the copy of the contract obtained by FBSchedules.com from Utah State University via a state public records request. If …

Nick Lucero/Rivals.com Prospects around the country took advantage of late-July visits over the weekend, as the recruiting dead period briefly lifted and many schools hosted big events to close out the summer before focusing on the 2024 season. Let’s take a look at where various Northeast prospects went, and get some of their thoughts on the visits. RUMOR MILL: Feedback …

A start date has officially been announced for Alabama football’s fall camp ahead of the 2024 season. The Crimson Tide will begin fall practices on Wednesday, with players set to report to campus on Tuesday, UA officials announced on Monday. The teams’ first workout is scheduled for 9:05 a.m. CT on Wednesday. Alabama opens the season at home a month …

Football is back in the Big Bend. The fall sports calendar officially starts today for Florida High School Athletic Association programs, and with that, football practices begin as kickoff classic games are just two weeks away. While school isn’t back in session until Monday, Aug. 12, student-athletes are back on campus as they prepare for the 2024 football season. As …

Florida State quarterback DJ Uiagalelei was named to the Maxwell Award Watch List Monday, presented annually by the Maxwell Football Club to the outstanding player in college football. Uiagalelei has started 40 games in his career and earned a 30-10 record while accounting for 9,451 yards of total offense with 8,319 yards and 57 touchdowns passing and 1,132 yards and …

Who is Mississippi’s best wide receiver entering the 2024 high school football season? MHSAA and MAIS football fans can decide which high school wide receiver is the best in Mississippi. Now it’s your turn to vote. Fans can vote once per hour per device. The poll closes at noon on Saturday. Tyree Barnett, Hattiesburg: Barnett, a recent transfer from Harrison Central, …

Apr 27, 2024; Boulder, CO, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders during a spring game event at Folsom Field. Deion Sanders and the Colorado football team opened fall camp on Monday ahead of what’s expected to be an exciting 2024 season. After going 1-8 in the Pac-12 (4-8 overall) a year ago, the Buffaloes have been picked to finish …

Utah Utes quarterback Cameron Rising (7) throws a touchdown pass during the 22 Forever game scrimmage in Salt Lake City on Saturday, April 13, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News The Deseret News is tracking the release of this year’s college football preseason watch lists. Come back for updates on what Utah ties make the lists for the sport’s …