College Football

Florida State football ended its first week of preseason practice in shoulder pads Friday. However, for Odell Haggins, the Seminoles’ associate head coach and defensive tackles coach, contact and physicality are the last things on his mind for his interior group. Haggins’ main focus this week was to have his defensive linemen playing fundamentally sound football while matching its physicality. “We’re …

OXFORD — Corey Amos is back in the Ole Miss football fold. Just over a month after the three-star linebacker decommitted from the Rebels and re-opened his recruitment, Amos once again pledged to play for Ole Miss on Friday in a social media post. “Ain’t no other place I’ll rather be,” he wrote. The news marks a good start to …

Metamora’s Cameron Nickel (26) and teammate Eden Cote share a moment after a tackle against Decatur MacArthur in the first half of their Class 5A first-round state football playoff game Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023 in Metamora. PEORIA — Metamora linebacker Cam Nickel has a final prep season ahead of him, but he also knows where he’ll play college football in …

It was cold. And snowy. And players had the flu. And what took place in the dark was set to come to light. And it was just a few plays. And the quarterback was the issue. And it was a few more plays. Yada, yada, yada. Whether it’s from Ohio State fans or head coach Ryan Day himself, there hasn’t …

For decades, the NCAA and college sports leaders went to great lengths to both avoid court and congressional intervention. Now, in the wake of a landmark settlement agreement, the courts hold significant oversight over the industry’s new model and only Congress can prevent what some college leaders see as an inevitable end — athlete employment. The NCAA and power conferences …

Football season is weeks away, and time is running out for prospects who want to wrap up their recruitment before the start of their season. Rivals.com national recruiting director Adam Gorney looks at some West blue-chippers scheduled to commit in late July and August. MORE IN THIS SERIES: Key Florida commitment decisions | Key Mid-South commitment decisions | Key Southeast …

Jul. 26—MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s defensive line was a position group defined by its consistency last season, not its star power. The Mountaineers led the Big 12 with 33 sacks, but no one player ever had five and no returning defensive lineman had more than three. But WVU defensive line coach Andrew Jackson isn’t pushing for any player to have …

INDIANAPOLIS — The absolute biggest question facing Michigan football this offseason is who will be the starting quarterback. Though the new EA Sports College Football 25 video game and most pundits have pencilled in Alex Orji’s name, the competition has yet to truly begin, and there are multiple contenders waiting in the wings. Beyond Orji, Jack Tuttle was injured this spring, …

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian announced on Friday that he and his wife Loreal have filed for divorce. The two posted similar but separate posts on their Instagram stories, stating that their professional careers “made it difficult to prioritize time for each other.” Despite the decision, they say that they “aim to remain the best of friends.” Texas Longhorns head coach …

Fall practice for Florida A&M football is underway ahead of an exciting 2024 college football season. FAMU fans have high expectations after a 12-1 season in 2023 that ended with a Celebration Bowl victory in the HBCU national championship. The Rattlers did lose their head coach after Willie Simmons left to become the Duke running backs coach. Former assistant James …

With the start of another high school football season around the corner, The Enquirer is ranking the best players in Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana. Linebackers are typically the leaders of the defense while calling out signals and showcasing their versatility by covering against the pass and crashing the gaps near the line of scrimmage to defend the …

The Ohio State football brotherhood is strong, even when the players aren’t yet in Columbus. In a video shared on X, you can see former Buckeye star quarterback C.J. Stroud talking with 2025 cornerback commit Devin Sanchez. The future Ohio State player gives the current Houston Texans starter his phone, as Stroud seems to be entering his number. It’s great …

Former walk-on running back Charlie Offerdahl owns one of the more inspiring stories on Colorado football’s roster, and it’s only getting better. An in-state product from Littleton, Offerdahl spent his first three college seasons as a walk-on before being gifted a scholarship from head coach Deion Sanders in April. The shifty Dakota Ridge High School graduate is now the running …

Ross Dellenger & Dan Wetzel discuss the recent agreement in the three antitrust cases against the NCAA and the settlement that would expand college football rosters to allow for 105 scholarship spots. While this is a win for student athletes, Dan and Ross argue that this could hinder competitive balance in the sport and that the power conferences’ blue blood …

Bill Lapthorn, an assistant football coach and teacher at Mason High School, died Thursday, according to Mason head football coach Brian Castner. Lapthorn has been with the Comets since the 2018 season, coaching the offensive line. He was also a health and physical education teacher at the school. “Lap was just a great father, great guy, great coach, and great …