College Football

O-H what fun it is to ride the sleigh dashing through the college football playoffs. Who knew the coldest loss ever to Michigan could be followed by Buckeyes crackling like mad in the hottest playoff system in sports? Cynicism creeps easily into the robotic, mercenary, artificial age of the wham-bam-see-ya-later transfer portal and the 20-year-olds-in-Bentleys, name-image-likeness circus. Ohio State’s Jack …

Nick Lucero/Rivals.com There is an urgency in the class of 2026. From top prospects on down, the awareness and impact of the NCAA transfer portal and how it squeezes the high school recruiting talent pool has been widely recognized. The trend of earlier decisions may not soon slow as a result, and another elite recruit has trimmed his list with …

Penn State’s James Franklin sat at the podium next to Marcus Freeman, the coach he’d face the next day in the national semifinals. And Franklin decided he wanted to make a point — at Freeman’s expense. “This is no knock at Coach Freeman or Notre Dame, but I think everybody should be in a conference,” Franklin said. “I think everybody …

Nov 20, 2021; El Paso, Texas, USA; The Rice Owls are led out of the locker rooms by head coach Mike Bloomgren before facing the UTEP Miners at Sun Bowl Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre-USA TODAY Sports The Cleveland Browns hired Mike Bloomgren as their new offensive line coach. Bloomgren replaces Andy Dickerson. Dickerson replaced longtime offensive line coach …

Longtime Sycamore head coach Scott Dattilo will join the Mason football coaching staff for the 2025 season. Mason High School has hired longtime Sycamore head football head coach Scott Dattilo as the new high school football offensive coordinator. Pending board approval, he will join head coach Brian Castner’s staff for the 2025 fall season.Dattilo, the winningest football coach in Aviator …

Wisconsin veteran quarterback Tyler Van Dyke spent a full month in the transfer portal before committing to SMU on Jan. 8. The former Badger has three-plus years of high-level starting experience under his belt, highlighted by a breakthrough 2021 season as a redshirt freshman at Miami. He also, however, is coming off a torn ACL suffered in Wisconsin’s Week 3 …

© Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images With the winter transfer window in the books, each college football fan can sit back and take stock of the new names dotting their favorite team’s roster. Take a look at which new transfer will make the biggest impact for each team in the Big 12 next season. THIS SERIES: Breaking down the biggest impact transfer …

Jared Grebner stepped down as the Metamora head football coach on Friday, ending his five-year tenure leading one of the state’s most iconic programs. Grebner turned his letter of resignation into the Metamora administration Friday morning, then met with the Redbirds players. He was hired in 2020, compiling a 30-17 record in five seasons, with four Class 5A playoff berths. …

Jan. 17—This will be a working weekend for Ohio State football. The Buckeyes are set to fly to Atlanta on Friday afternoon to continue preparations for their National Championship Game matchups against Notre Dame. That is set for Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Before leaving for Atlanta, head coach Ryan Day and a few of his players met …

New Jersey vs. Texas high school football is finally happening. Don Bosco announced Thursday night at its team banquet that the Ironmen will open up the 2025 season against Melissa High School at Kenny Deel Stadium at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 29 in Melissa, Texas. “It’s Texas football,” Ironmen coach Dan Sabella said Friday morning. “Texas is one of the …

After firing Colin Hitschler following one season on the Alabama football coaching staff, Kalen DeBoer has added a new defensive backs coach to defensive coordinator Kane Wommack’s team. Jason Jones, a Tuscaloosa native, former Alabama defensive back and cornerbacks coach at North Carolina, was added to the Crimson Tide’s staff as an assistant defensive backs coach, Yea Alabama, the University …

Yes, they’re DePaul teammates forever, but come Monday night, four Spartans standouts will be on opposite sides of the College Football Playoff national championship game in Atlanta. In what has to be at least unusual if not unprecedented, two DePaul seniors (De’zie Jones and DeShawn Stewart) are Ohio State signees, while two more DePaul seniors (Nolan James Jr. and Elijah …

How to watch Notre Dame vs. Ohio State in the CFP national championship originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Notre Dame and Ohio State have each won three games in the 2024-25 College Football Playoff — the team who earns a fourth victory will be national champions. The No. 7-seeded Fighting Irish (14-1) will meet the No. 8 Buckeyes (13-2) …

Jan. 17—New Mexico’s backfield got a significant boost on Friday. Sam Houston State transfer running back DJ McKinney has signed with New Mexico, the program announced via social media. The 5-foot-9, 180-pound redshirt freshman earned Conference USA Freshman of the Year honors last season after rushing for three touchdowns and 481 yards, the third-best mark on the team. A C-USA …

COLUMBUS, Ohio — When Ohio State faced Texas in the Cotton Bowl, Jeremiah Smith was expected to shine. After all, he had piled up 290 yards receiving in two postseason wins and was looking like the star to stop for the rest of the College Football Playoff field. Instead, he was double-teamed by the Longhorns and limited to a single …