College Football

USC beats out two others for three-star OL Elijah Vaikona

Elijah Vaikona has seen his recruitment take off in recent months as the massive offensive lineman has gotten more exposure at camps and other events. After landing offers mainly from top schools across the West, the three-star from Rancho Santa Margarita (Calif.) Margarita Catholic narrowed his choices to three: USC, UCLA and Washington. The offer from the Trojans was a …

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Utah State to fire football coach Blake Anderson following Title IX investigation

Utah State has told head football coach Blake Anderson it plans to fire him regarding an incident that took place in spring 2023, the university announced Tuesday. ESPN first reported Tuesday morning that Anderson was being placed on administrative leave. Utah State officials then announced its plans to fire him, saying it determined Anderson “violated both his employment agreement and …

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On3 assigns ‘medium’ pressure check ranking to Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz

When the 2024 college football season commences, it will mark Kirk Ferentz’s 26th season at the helm for the Iowa Hawkeyes. Despite an offense that ranked last nationally in total offense and second-to-last in the country in scoring offense, Ferentz and Iowa posted a 10-4 (7-2 Big Ten) record in 2023. The offensive futility did finally result in then-interim athletics …

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Athlon Sports reveals Iowa football’s preseason 2024 Big Ten prediction

The 2024 Big Ten Media Days are suddenly just three weeks away. That means the start of fall camp is right around the corner as well. As the final stages of summer workouts take place, outlets around the nation are sharing their final preseason predictions. Athlon Sports just unveiled its 2024 Big Ten football predictions. Per Athlon Sports’ Steven Lassan, …

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How Blake Anderson responded to USU’s allegations that he violated his employment agreement and university policy

In the wake of being informed that Utah State University intends to terminate his employment, Aggies football coach Blake Anderson retained the services of college sports attorney Tom Mars, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported Tuesday afternoon. In a statement to ESPN, Mars said that USU faces an “uphill battle” to fire Anderson with cause. “Stiffing a head coach by blaming him …

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Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule praises Shedeur Sanders, Colorado

While some aren’t too worried about the Colorado Buffaloes heading into next season, Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Matt Rhule isn’t overlooking his team’s Week 2 matchup. Rhule recently joined Fox Sports college football analyst Joel Klatt on his podcast, discussing numerous topics before landing on Klatt’s alma mater. With Rhule having lost to the Buffs last season, he began by …

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Takeaways from Brent Venables’ comments during first day of the SEC era

Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables was adamant about the past, present and future of the OU football program as the Sooners were becoming official SEC members on Monday. Venables joined ESPN college football analyst Paul Finebaum on SEC Network live from Norman, as the SEC celebration festivities were in full bloom. If anyone needed selling on the Oklahoma football …

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What will Utah State football look like in the fall?

The view of Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium from a box at the new West Stadium Center in Logan. | Jeff Hunter There are few people who have any sort of idea what Utah State football will look like this fall. For good reason. Head football coach Blake Anderson is all but assuredly gone after Utah State — following …

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Top 2025 Ohio State football linebacker target will commit this weekend

Although Ohio State football’s 2025 recruiting class has commitments from linebackers Tarvos Alford and Eli Lee, it is looking to add one more prospect to the group. Riley Pettijohn, the 6-foot, 2-inch and 215-pound Texas ‘backer visited Columbus at the end of May, and has since taken other visits to his finalists. The nation’s No. 31 overall prospect and 4th …

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Oklahoma State’s Ollie Gordon II creates tougher Heisman climb after arrest on suspicion of DUI charge

The weekend arrest of Oklahoma State star running back Ollie Gordon II for suspicion of driving under the influence casts an early shadow over his potentially promising Heisman Trophy campaign ahead of the 2024 season.  Pending the final outcome of the charges and severity of the punishment Gordon might face, both legally and from Oklahoma State, the incident could impact his standing …

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2025 running back sets Ohio State visit

Ohio State may have missed out on Jordon Davison, but it is moving onto its next target in three-star prospect, Shekai Mills-Knight. The Tennessee product is set to visit Columbus, Ohio, on July 29 and the Buckeyes will now no doubt be in the mix for his commitment. The consensus top 35 running back in the country recently cut his …

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Rivals Five-Star: How Big Ten programs were impacted

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Rivals Five-Star is in the books and now it’s time to continue the analysis from the preeminent event of the offseason. Here are the five programs most impacted by the event. MICHIGAN Going into the event we knew that four-star offensive lineman Avery Gach was coming to Jacksonville with something to prove. The Michigan commit showed …

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