College Football

SOUTH BEND — Leonard Moore, freshman cornerback for Notre Dame football, didn’t flinch when asked Wednesday evening if the Irish could play their customary man-to-man defense against the dangerous receiving corps of Ohio State. “A lot of teams have gone to a zone mindset when playing them,” Moore said. “I think Penn State played a decent amount of man because …

Jan. 15—Urban Meyer is part of a star-studded class set to be enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame later this year. The National Football Foundation announced Wednesday that Meyer, who was born in Toledo, raised in northeast Ohio and led Ohio State to the 2014 national championship, will join former Alabama coach Nick Saban, Larry Korver (Northwestern College) …

Feb 5, 2022; Mobile, AL, USA; A general view of the field after the completion of the 2022 ReeseÕs Senior bowl at Hancock Whitney Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Indianapolis Colts’ senior assistant defensive line coach Matt Raich will be the American team’s defense coordinator at the 2025 Senior Bowl. Browns Assistant Head Coach/ST Coordinator Ventrone And …

New Orleans Saints assistant wide receiver coach Denarius McGhee goes over drills with wide receivers Bub Means (16) and Jermaine Jackson (80) during NFL football practice in Metairie, La., Wednesday, June 5, 2024. | Gerald Herbert There is a distinct BYU and Virginia flavor to Bronco Mendenhall’s first coaching staff at Utah State. Mendenhall’s complete staff was announced Wednesday, 22 …

Nebraska football super fan Jack Hoffman died from his battle with cancer following a 14-year battle on Wednesday, according to the Team Jack Foundation. Hoffman, who was 19 years old, was first diagnosed with cancer when he was 5 in 2011. He gained fame in 2013 when he scored a touchdown during a Nebraska spring game. Over the last 14 …

Former Stanford PK Joshua Karty (43) kicks a field goal attempt during the Reese’s Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. A member of the San Francisco 49ers coaching staff will be part of the coaching staff at this year’s Senior Bowl. The Senior Bowl announced the coaching staff for the American Team at this year’s pre-draft …

Texas football will return one starter from its 2024 offensive line after all. DJ Campbell, who played right guard for the Longhorns this season, announced his intent to return for another season via social media on Wednesday afternoon. The 2025 season will be Campbell’s last in a Longhorn uniform. The native of Arlington took over the starting job as a …

Running off at the typewriter. … Can we please stop with this nonsensical notion and these ludicrous lists that have Florida State’s Mike Norvell sitting atop the coaching hot seat heading into the 2025 season? I’ve got 56 million reasons why Norvell won’t get fired even if he goes 2-10 again next season. I’m talking, of course, about his $56 …

The college football recruitment of Chavez Thompson has spanned multiple years, longer than most in the class of 2025. On Wednesday evening, the penultimate step was taken as a verbal commitment to Florida State was announced. “I been knowing coach (Herb) Hand and coach Gus (Malzahn) since my sophomore year and the relationship with them has been like no other,” …

Former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz fired a jab at Ohio State coach Ryan Day Wednesday, continuing one of college football’s strangest feuds. Responding to an ESPN video questioning whether Holtz would attend the College Football Playoff National Championship Monday, the 88-year-old former coach answered with a resounding yes, throwing a barb Day’s way in the process. “If Notre Dame …

Texas’ national championship hopes were not the only thing Ohio State football’s Jack Sawyer destroyed during the College Football Playoff Cotton Bowl semifinal. The Buckeyes’ linebacker had a massive game in the 28-14 win to advance Ohio State to the national championship game on Monday vs Notre Dame at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Sawyer had three total tackles, a sack, …

Arizona State running back Cam Skattebo has earned another All-American honor — this one a first-team selection by ESPN. The charismatic senior, who propelled the Sun Devils to an 11-3 record, a Big 12 championship and a berth in the College Football Playoff earlier earned first-team honors from the Associated Press. Skattebo, a 5-foot-11, 215-pounder, totaled 1,711 rushing yards, which …

Five-star junior quarterback Jared Curtis announced Georgia football, Alabama, Oregon, Ohio State, South Carolina and Auburn as his top six schools on Wednesday, according to On3.com’s Hayes Fawcett. Curtis replied “where’s (home)?” to Fawcett’s post citing Curtis’ top schools on the ‘X’ platform, formerly Twitter. Curtis, a 6-foot-4, 225-pound former Georgia commitment from Nashville Christian, is a five-star prospect ranked …

The College Football Hall of Fame will be welcoming nearly two dozen new members to its hallowed club, a group that includes some of the biggest names in the sport’s history. Legendary coaches Nick Saban and Urban Meyer, as well as former Virginia Tech star quarterback and No. 1 overall NFL draft pick Michael Vick, headline a group of 22 …

Penn State’s offensive line will get one more year out of JB Nelson as an option in the trenches. Suggesting on social media he has something to prove, Nelson announced he will be back with the Nittany Lions in 2025. Nelson announced his decision on social media. Nelson’s return will mean the former JUCO transfer from Lackawanna College will be …