College Football

Kansas State football already had one of the steadiest and most powerful running backs in the Big 12 last year in DJ Giddens. Now the Wildcats have a bolt of lightning to go with the thunder. The addition of Colorado transfer Dylan Edwards, not to mention quarterback Avery Johnson’s speed, should make one of the nation’s top running attacks even …

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Jul 18, 2023; Nashville, TN, USA; Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze speaks with the media during SEC Media Days at Grand Hyatt. Mandatory Credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports The hot topic event of event of each college football offseason is each conference’s media days, and the SEC Media Days are once again on the horizon. As each coach prepares …

USATSI Pittsburgh legend Bobby Grier, the first Black player to participate in the Sugar Bowl, has died, the university announced. Grier, who played fullback, linebacker and defensive back for the Panthers, was 91.  Grier earned his first letter with Pittsburgh in 1953 and became a stalwart on the defense over the next few seasons. As a senior, he led the …

The Oklahoma Sooners have built really good depth in the defensive backfield under safeties coach Brandon Hall and co-defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach Jay Valai. And the Sooners are hoping to add to that depth in the 2026 Recruiting Class, offering a big-time prospect out west. On Tuesday, Oklahoma offered Rancho Cucamonga, California four-star cornerback R.J. Sermons. Sermons is a …

Wisconsin top remaining class of 2025 target Muizz Tounkara is nearing his commitment date. The three-star wide receiver will announce his commitment on Saturday, July 13 at 4 p.m. Central, 5 p.m. Eastern The three-star wide receiver will commit to one of his three finalists: Wisconsin, Kansas and Arizona. He took visits to all three programs on May 31, June …

The crazy month of June is finished and the splurge of commits on July 4 are in the rearview mirror but there’s still a ton of recruiting news and rumors floating around. Here’s the latest in this week’s Recruiting Rumor Mill. MORE GORNEY: Biggest decommitments of June | Who won ACC recruiting in June? | Who won SEC recruiting in …

Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell is considered ‘safe and secure’ in CBS Sports’ recent analysis of the job status of every college football coach. CBS Sports senior writer Dennis Dodd created six categories for his recent evaluation of all 134 FBS coaches’ job securities ahead of the 2024 campaign. Ranging from ‘untouchable’ to ‘win or be fired,’ Luke Fickell landed …

With six weeks left before the start of the 2024 high school football season, here are the top high school sophomores returning for the fall season in Mississippi. MAIS games begin Aug. 16, and MHSAA games follow Aug. 23. Players are listed in alphabetical order. Trent Buckley Columbia Academy | 6-foot-4, 190 pounds | Tight end Buckley had 29 receptions for 403 yards …

LAS VEGAS — He could’ve stayed home. He could’ve dodged the cameras and sidestepped the questions until they finally stopped coming. But Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II saw the value in showing up, sitting in front of those cameras and answering virtually every question that was offered on Tuesday during Big 12 Football Media Days at Allegiant Stadium. …

FAYETTEVILLE — There are seven weekends remaining until the return of Arkansas football. The Razorbacks open the 2024 season in Little Rock against UAPB. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU) on Thursday, Aug. 29. Arkansas is coming off a disappointing 4-8 campaign that saw offensive coordinator Dan Enos get fired midseason and the eventual transfers of KJ Jefferson and Raheim ‘Rocket’ Sanders, …

Wendy’s, the American fast food chain, used to a run a series of commercials in a which a bemused subject, when presented with a competitor’s hamburger, would ask “Where’s the beef?” That simple inquiry transcended into a cultural phenomenon that’s still frequently quoted to this day, almost four decades later.  Now, curious minds finally have a solution to that seminal …

The C.L. Brown Show Podcast This week’s episode of The C.L. Brown Show features Alexis Cubit, the University of Louisville football beat writer at The Courier Journal. Cubit discusses the impact of Alabama transfer Ja’Corey Brooks at wide receiver; the importance of M.J. Griffin’s return to the secondary; and why the highly anticipated release of “EA Sports College Football 25” …

We are a little more than a month away from the 2024 high school football season, and there are a few players that The Tuscaloosa News is anticipating seeing on the gridiron this fall from the Tuscaloosa area. The following seven players come from all over the Tuscaloosa area and play on both sides of the ball. They had exciting …

College football returns in just under 50 days, so it’s time to take a look at some of the top players in the ACC ahead of the 2024 season. Reigning ACC champion Florida State and Georgia Tech kicks things off at Noon on Aug. 24, and ACC newcomer SMU plays Nevada that night. But most of the league gets started …