College Football

Jul. 22—When Maine’s college football coaches gathered Monday at their annual kickoff luncheon, University of New England Coach Mike Lichten had one statistic that topped all of his peers. The Nor’easters have 40 seniors returning from the seven-year program’s first winning season with an eye on climbing higher after they finished 6-4 overall, 2-3 in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) …

USC enters the Big Ten with a complete overhaul on defense, and a very large and nasty offensive line room which is young and hungry. USC has completely revamped its defensive coaching staff, starting lineup and playbook. Taylor Mays and Matt Entz bring added fresh insights to a defensive staff which was already transformed by the arrival of new defensive …

Four new teams and a transfer portal in overdrive provided the Big Ten with an infusion of new talent. The USA TODAY Sports Network’s preseason Player of the Year has never played a snap in the league. Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel was a unanimous choice for Player of the Year, and Ohio State’s Ryan Day edged Oregon’s Dan Lanning for …

USC football will take center stage at Big Ten media days on July 24 at 12:15 p.m. Eastern time on the Big Ten Network. Head coach Lincoln Riley, redshirt senior offensive lineman Jonah Monheim, quarterback Miller Moss, and safety Kamari Ramsey will represent the Trojans at the event. Riley is entering his third season at USC after leading Oklahoma to …

It’s a new era of Big Ten football with the addition of four Pac-12 programs, and the league swelling to 18 teams also means the end of divisions. It’s a free-for-all with the top two teams meeting at Lucas Oil Stadium for the Big Ten Championship game Dec. 7. Michigan beat Big Ten newcomer Washington for the 2023 national championship, …

It’s almost high school football time in West Tennessee. Practice opens next week in the Jackson area ahead of the 2024 TSSAA football season. The first games are set for the weekend of Aug. 23, with some games taking place on Aug. 22. Going into the season, The Jackson Sun has been ranking returning players by position groups. Now, it’s …

On its way to winning the program’s first national championship since 1997, Michigan football boasted one of the most talented rosters in its long, illustrious history. The Wolverines had 13 players selected in the 2024 NFL Draft, the most of any college. The mark set a Michigan program record, surpassing the previous high mark of 11. The depth and quality …

When it comes to Florida football, there’s no shortage of rivalries inside and outside the SEC. The Florida Gators play Georgia annually in Jacksonville in a border skirmish that was dominated by UF from 1990-2010 before turning the way of the Bulldogs the last decade. Florida and Tennessee engaged in heated contests in the 1990s, when Steve Spurrier called the …

Four-star linebacker recruit Christian Gass has committed to the Tennessee Volunteers over the Georgia Bulldogs. Gass’ commitment brings Tennessee’s class of 2025 into the top-10 recruiting classes in the country. The elite linebacker prospect plays high school football for Eastside High School in Covington, Georgia. The Eastside standout is Tennessee’s No. 18 commitment in the class of 2025. The Volunteers …

We’re in the middle of “media season” in college football, with media day events occurring in various conferences, including USC’s new home in the Big Ten. While all of that is happening, the Pac-12 (essentially the Pac-2 of Washington State and Oregon State) and the ACC are also preparing for the new college football season. CW Network will air Pac-2 …

Conference realignment, which has pushed USC to the Big Ten after the death of the Pac-12, will create some very weird scenarios in the 2024 college football season. One such scenario pertains to bowl games. Per John Canzano at his Substack (subscription required), the Pac-12’s old bowl structure will remain, meaning that the tie-ins will still exist for the 10 …

The coming weekend is another big one for the Florida football program as four-star safety Lagonza Hayward out of Lyons (Georgia) Toombs County in the 2025 cycle gets set to make his verbal commitment. The 6-foot-1-inch, 200-pound defensive back made an official visit with the Gators in mid-June and is zeroing in on his final decision. “On my birthday, July 27, …

The upcoming Alabama Crimson Tide football season will be interesting. Not only does the team have a new coach at the helm, but there have been significant changes to the roster and the landscape of college football has evolved substantially. Soon coming are various preseason rankings, which will allow fans to gauge exactly where their favorite team stands in comparison …

You knew this was coming. With USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon moving to the Big Ten, and with the Pac-12 essentially if not technically dead, the on-air talent at Pac-12 Network was going to have to find new homes. One prominent Pac-12 Network football analyst has landed at the Big Ten Network. Yogi Roth, the lead game analyst for Pac-12 …

The Alabama Crimson Tide coaching staff extended an offer to 2026 four-star athlete Jett Washington on Friday. Washington is the nephew of former Los Angeles Laker and NBA Hall of Fame inductee Kobe Bryant. The product of Bishop Gorman High School is one of the top dual sport athletes in the 2026 recruiting cycle. Washington plays both basketball and football …