College Football

Lane Kiffin, left, Deion Sanders, center, and Kenny Dillingham are among a handful of head football coaches expected to see bigger paychecks in 2025. Florida State had no choice but to break the bank to keep Mike Norvell. He had just won an ACC championship and narrowly missed out on the College Football Playoff. In addition, Norvell had become one …

Barry Odom (UNLV), Ken Niumatalolo (San Diego State) and Jason Candle (Toledo) are providing their schools high-level results at bargain prices. The second time has been the charm for UNLV coach Barry Odom. After going an even 25-25 in four seasons at Missouri, Odom spent three seasons as the defensive coordinator at Arkansas before getting another chance, this time with …

EAST LANSING – Aidan Chiles sees it. Montorie Foster Jr. does, too. Michigan State football’s offense sits on the cusp of a breakout. Even after entering the bye week on a three-game losing streak. “We are there,” Foster, a senior wide receiver, said Monday. “It’s just we gotta tighten up.” The Spartans (3-3, 1-2) took a bit of a break …

The Action Network’s Brett McMurphy released his bowl predictions ahead of Week 8 of the 2024 college football season on Monday. The outlet’s preseason prediction pitted Wisconsin against Texas A&M in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 30. Eight weeks later, Brett McMurphy currently predicts the Badgers to play in Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl against the Louisville Cardinals on …

Wisconsin football recently extended offers to class of 2026 quarterback Ryan Hopkins and defensive lineman Josiah Hope. Hopkins, a 6-foot-3 prospect from JSerra Catholic High School in California, received his offer from UW on Oct. 11. Offensive coordinator Phil Longo appears to have led the recruiting effort, per 247Sports. The outlet considers Hopkins the No. 57-ranked quarterback and No. 87 …

Kirby Smart was rewarded for turning Georgia football into a national power, but off-field issues involving his players have complicated the optics. Earl Ehrhart says he only encountered Kirby Smart once, in March 2016, before Smart had coached a football game at Georgia. Perhaps then it should have been obvious the signs were already there that this Georgia football coach …

Ohio State and Oregon produced one of the best games of the college football season with the Ducks prevailing in the final seconds. Both teams are among the national title contenders and should be in the College Football Playoff. But there remains some lingering questions about the Ryan Day record against teams in the top five in a season where …

Florida A&M football has shown that it has no issue making things interesting. This season, the Rattlers have displayed the ability to squeak out narrow victories, beating Norfolk State 24-23, South Carolina State 22-18, and their lone double-digit victory over Alabama State 28-13. FAMU’s point differential in wins is 6.7 points, less than a touchdown and extra point conversion. The …

JEROMESVILLE − With most things in life, things change. Some might even say they evolve. In the case of football, this conversation settles around how offensive philosophies and styles have shifted over the last 20 years on every level of the game. Once upon a time, we lived in a world where running backs ruled the sport. In the present …

The Illinois high school football season has a couple of weeks remaining, but plenty of Peoria-area players have proven their worth on the field. Now is your chance to let us know which player is the most valuable so far. So, who will it be? Here are 10 Peoria-area MVP candidates so far for the 2024 high school football season. …

Iconic Tennessee quarterback Heath Shuler never beat Alabama on the field, but his son could play an important part in knocking off the Crimson Tide. Navy Shuler, a fifth-year senior, is playing the role of Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe on the scout team in practice this week. Redshirt freshman Ryan Damron is also standing in for a few snaps. Neither …

PISCATAWAY – Rutgers football’s offense took a step back in its last two games, and now the Scarlet Knights need to figure out how to get it back on track ahead of its upcoming game against UCLA. One of the issues that has afflicted Kirk Ciarrocca’s unit? Costly drops by receivers, stalling out the offense and eliminating potential big third-down …

Travis Hunter BOULDER, Colo. — The Colorado Buffaloes are expected to have banged-up receivers Travis Hunter and Jimmy Horn Jr. available at Arizona. It wasn’t all positive news on the injury front for Colorado’s deep corps of wideouts. While coach Deion Sanders said at his weekly news conference that Hunter (shoulder) and Horn (knee) “should play for certain,” Omarion Miller …

Mike Washington stood on the sidelines, anxious to get back on the field. A few days before New Mexico State’s game against Louisiana Tech on Tuesday evening, the junior running back was late to a team meeting. It was only by one minute, but head coach Tony Sanchez believed he couldn’t tolerate it and suspended him for the first quarter. …

Oct. 15—HILLDALE — The Hilldale Hornets were known as a team that likes to run the ball heading into their showdown with the Ada Cougars in a Week 6 matchup. However, junior quarterback Dawson Fields — in his second game back from a season-long injury — threw for 268 yards and four touchdowns to lead Hilldale to a wild 47-35 …