One of the members of the Oregon Ducks’ 2025 recruiting class decided to flip his commitment on Thursday evening. 4-star defensive lineman Josiah Sharma announced that he would be committing to the Texas Longhorns, flipping his commitment from the Ducks. Sharma originally committed to the Ducks just under a month ago on June 28. Sharma was rated by the 247Sports …
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Washington might be the most interesting Big Ten football team in 2024
USC is a fascinating team to watch in the new Big Ten college football landscape this season. The Trojans try to thrive in a new conference against a rough schedule without Caleb Williams. For better or worse, it doesn’t figure to be a boring year around here. The one Big Ten team which might be more interesting to watch than …
Read More »Who has the leg up in Oklahoma’s kicker competition heading into fall camp?
The Oklahoma Sooners begin their 2024 season in a little over five weeks. Fall camp is right around the corner, where many position battles will be decided heading into the regular season. Unlike in the pros, college football doesn’t have a preseason, so everything will be decided on the practice field before OU kicks off its season in August 30. …
Read More »Remembering Clemson Football’s 37-17 victory in 2015 Orange Bowl over Oklahoma
It’s officially 37 days until the Tigers start the 2024-25 season against Georgia, a team they could meet again in the playoffs. The number 37 just so happens to be significant in Clemson’s first College Football Playoff win. No. 1 Clemson defeated No. 4 Oklahoma 37-17 in the 2015-16 CFP Semifinal at the Orange Bowl. Quarterback Deshaun Watson was outstanding …
Read More »Cignetti Show was runaway hit at Big Ten Media Days
The lights, cameras and voice recorders were all on and so was Indiana University football coach Curt Cignetti on Thursday at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Cignetti Show made a splash on the final day of the three-day Big Ten Media Days. It became quickly apparent that this was not a situation where the new guy was going to shrink from …
Read More »4-star DB visiting Georgia ahead of his upcoming commitment
Four-star defensive back recruit Jontae Gilbert has set his commitment date for Aug. 10. Gilbert is visiting the Georgia Bulldogs this weekend as he nears a decision. Gilbert is an elite recruit in the class of 2025. He plays high school football for Frederick Douglass High School in Atlanta, Georgia. Gilbert’s top five schools are Georgia, Georgia Tech, NC State, …
Read More »Did the Big Ten troll Michigan football during media days?
As we all know, Ohio State football’s main rival Michigan’s former head coach, Jim Harbaugh, was suspended by the NCAA for recruiting violations during the 2023 season. One of those reasons had to do with a hamburger that was bought for a recruit during a dead period. In a potentially coincidental move, the Big Ten on Thursday during its media …
Read More »Khyree Jackson remembered by his Oregon teammates at Big Ten media days
INDIANAPOLIS – Big Ten Football media days served as an introduction to the conference for Oregon, one of the four newcomers from the Pac-12 Conference that will become official members of their new league on Aug. 2. The occasion wasn’t entirely festive, though, because Ducks officials and players have been dealing with heavy hearts for more than two weeks. Cornerback …
Read More »Oregon football talks Big Ten, national championship goals: ‘We’re mighty different’
Like a seasoned vet, Oregon football coach Dan Lanning approached his first availability at Big Ten media days at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Thursday with a nearly nine-minute opening statement. The third-year head coach talked about culture, the three players — quarterback Dillon Gabriel, tight end Terrance Ferguson and linebacker Jeffrey Bassa — that were attending the event with …
Read More »Mack Brown goes off on the state of college football and those criticizing his age at UNC
North Carolina coach Mack Brown arrived at the ACC Football Kickoff in Charlotte Thursday ready to speak bluntly about the current state of college football. “There’s been more changes in the last three years than my first 47,” the former Texas coach said during an interview with the ACC Network. “Somebody said today, why don’t you write a book about …
Read More »Max Granville enrolls at Penn State after he reclassifies to Class of 2024
The wait to watch one of Penn State’s top recruiting targets in the Class of 2025 just got a whole lot shorter. Max Granville, a four-star edge rusher from Texas, has reclassified to the Class of 2024 and is already enrolled at Penn State, which makes him eligible for the Nittany Lions this fall. That is quite a development for …
Read More »Oregon’s Dan Lanning expecting ‘fun experience’ in first trip to Ann Arbor
INDIANAPOLIS — The last time that Michigan football saw Dan Lanning roaming a sideline, he was working as an analyst for ESPN for the national championship game. The time before that, however, wasn’t too good of a time if you’re a Wolverine. Before he took over the Oregon program, Lanning was the defensive coordinator for Georgia under Kirby Smart. But after …
Read More »Which Michigan football freshmen could play early? Sherrone Moore has some answers
INDIANAPOLIS — Recruiting is the lifeblood of any college football program and Michigan football is no different. Though the Wolverines don’t bring in copious amounts of five-stars, the program lies somewhere in between being a recruiting juggernaut and a developmental program. And no matter how good the returning personnel might be, there are always a few first-year players who manage to …
Read More »Lincoln Riley advocates for Mike Leach at Big Ten media days
Mike Leach is not in the College Football Hall of Fame as a head coach. The highly influential innovator who died in 2022 left an enormous imprint on college football. Any reasonable or rational person would conclude Leach deserves to be in the College Football Hall of Fame. Lincoln Riley made the case at Big Ten media days, as College …
Read More »Oregon DB Daylen Austin permitted to play in 2024, per report
Oregon Ducks defensive back Daylen Austin, who was charged with a hit-and-run felony that ended with a fatality, will be permitted to play football this fall ahead of his trial date next spring, according to a report from The Oregonian’s James Crepea. Head coach Dan Lanning made this clear on Thursday at the Big Ten Media Days. “Based on all …
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