College Football

Nov 16, 2024; Gainesville, Florida, USA; LSU Tigers quarterback AJ Swann (15) throws the ball before a game against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images A former LSU football quarterback found his next school. According to On3’s Hayes Fawcett on Friday, AJ Swann is transferring to Appalachian State. Swann spent two seasons at …

Jan. 3—PULLMAN — As Washington State enters a new era, its sports programs playing as affiliate members of other conferences until the new Pac-12 launches next year, the school’s athletics programs are feeling the changes financially. That’s the word from WSU athletic director Anne McCoy, who said Friday the athletic department is aiming for a total budget of $74 million …

The Brief ESPN play-by-play announcer Matt Barrie tried mayo on a Dilly bar during the Duke’s Mayo Bowl Friday night, and immediately spit it out and dry heaved into a garbage can The Gophers beat Virginia Tech 24-10 behind two TDs from Elijah Spencer, one from Darius Taylor and a dominant defensive effort P.J. Fleck gets a mayo bath after …

NCAA Football: Duke’s Mayo Bowl-Minnesota at Virginia Tech CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Moments before being doused with a five-gallon tub of mayonnaise, Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck shouted “make it a double!” Then the 44-year-old coach strapped on a Duke’s Mayo Bowl necktie and — with his players watching and chanting “Mayo! Mayo!” — was drenched on a chilly 40-degree night, a …

The good news just keeps coming for Michigan football. The latest jolt to the program arrived on Friday night — though not totally unexpected — when the Wolverines announced on social media the signing of former Alabama running back Justice Haynes. The Crimson Tide redshirt sophomore — who was not with the team in Tampa, Florida, when it lost to …

Jan. 3—Three southeastern Oklahoma high school football players, including a senior from Hartshorne, will represent the Choctaw Nation during the 2025 Native American All-Star game next week in Frisco, Texas. The game, sponsored by the Native American Athletic Foundation in partnership with the NFL and Nike, recognizes Indian Country’s top 60 high school football players “who maintain their grade point …

The Texas Tech football team has hired the first of two new coaches to lead the Red Raider secondary. Tech announced Friday the hiring of Rob Greene as the team’s new safeties coach. Greene will be reunited with new Texas Tech defensive coordinator Shiel Wood after the pair served on staffs together at Wofford in 2017 and Tulane in 2023. …

While Arizona State saw its secondary reinforced with the return of safety Xavion Alford, it also saw the departure of a key member as defensive back Shamari Simmons announced his intention to declare for the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft in April. There was a chance potentially that Simmons, a graduate student, could return next season with the recent new waiver …

Jan. 3—PULLMAN — New Washington State coach Jimmy Rogers has now filled both coordinator spots on his staff. Rogers is hiring Jesse Bobbit as the Cougars’ new defensive coordinator, a source confirmed to The Spokesman-Review on Friday, bringing over his former South Dakota State DC of two years. Bobbit was also a GA with the Cougars from 2020-21. ESPN was …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football has landed a verbal commitment from Ohio State tackle Zen Michalski, according to multiple reports. It’s an in-state pickup of sorts for the Hoosiers. Michalski was a highly regarded prospect in the 2021 signing class out of Floyd Central High School in Floyds Knobs. The four-star offensive lineman was the No. 306 overall ranked recruit in the …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Gophers coach P.J. Fleck opted to wear a white quarter-zip for the Duke’s Mayo Bowl on Friday. The color choice won’t contrast too much with the off-white mayonnaise to be dumped over his head after a 24-10 win over Virginia Tech at Bank of America Stadium on Friday. Minnesota rode a 21-point second quarter to its eighth …

The mayo bath has, unfortunately or gloriously — depending on your perspective — become a staple of college football’s bowl season. Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck was the recipient of the mayo bath this year after his Golden Gophers defeated Virginia Tech 24-10 Friday night in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. It was largely domination from Minnesota, which went down 7-0 toward …

Jonathan Smith’s background is offense, and Michigan State football’s head coach reportedly is turning to one of his former assistants to mentor Aidan Chiles. The Spartans are hiring Jon Boyer away from Oregon State to take over as quarterbacks coach, according to ESPN. He becomes the seventh former coach on MSU’s staff to leave Corvallis and join Smith in East …

BLOOMINGTON — IU football has landed a verbal commitment from Ohio State tackle Zen Michalski, according to multiple reports. It’s an in-state pickup of sorts for the Hoosiers. Michalski was a highly regarded prospect in the 2021 signing class out of Floyd Central High School in Floyds Knobs. The four-star offensive lineman was the No. 306 overall ranked recruit in the class and …

Alabama football has added a depth piece to its offensive line in 2025. Arkel Anugwom, a Ball State offensive tackle, told On3 he would join the Crimson Tide as a transfer with three years of eligibility. Anugwom then posted pictures on his Instagram in Alabama gear with the caption “Us,” adding emojis of an elephant and a Nigerian flag. Anugwom …