College Football

When Ron Bellamy made his recruiting pitch to Jacob Washington, he showed him clips of Nico Collins. Long before he became a budding star and earned a lucrative contract extension from the Houston Texans in May, Collins sparked intrigue in Ann Arbor. At 6 feet 4, he was a tall, rangy receiver who had a penchant for making plays. But …

In the recruiting world, things can change at a moment’s notice. A little over a week ago, Cornhuskers Wire reported that Chase Loftin, the top high school player in Nebraska, was projected to commit to the Cornhuskers. That changed Saturday evening when Loftin announced his commitment to the Florida State Seminoles. He chose FSU over Nebraska, Missouri, and Texas A&M. …

When Penn State and USC meet on the football field this October, they will both have new defensive coordinators. Tom Allen is the new man for the Nittany Lions, while D’Anton Lynn is the new defensive guru for the Trojans. The two men might be able to share some stories about the similarities in how they are perceived by the …

LAWRENCE — Expectations abound for Kansas football in 2024. Head coach Lance Leipold has taken the team to back-to-back bowl games already, despite the rebuild only starting in 2021. Redshirt junior Jalon Daniels is making his way back from injury and set to start again at quarterback, providing the Jayhawks with one of the more intriguing talents in the Big 12 …

The USC fan base is concerned about Lincoln Riley and whether the Trojans’ head coach can bounce back from an 8-5 disaster in 2023. Meanwhile, Penn State is coming off a relatively typical season under coach James Franklin: 10 wins, with the losses coming against Ohio State, Michigan, and in the bowl game against Ole Miss. Franklin has been excellent …

Well, here we go: USC is entering the Big Ten with the Pac-12 essentially dead. It’s sad, but the move was entirely necessary. As the move becomes a more real part of our lives, some people might be having final pangs of regret, an understandable emotional response to the end of what has been a special era for millions of …

There’s been a constant debate among college football fans about which stadium is the best in the sport. Even more so, which is the best in each conference? Often, you hear that The Big House in Ann Arbor, despite it being the grandest cathedral in all of sport, the biggest sports stadium in North America, that it doesn’t compare to …

If you want to play offensive line in college football, there’s arguably nowhere better to do so than in Ann Arbor. But that doesn’t entice everyone. Michigan football won two straight Joe Moore Awards but may have had among its best years at the position the year after, when the Wolverines won the national championship. And though the Wolverines have …

Julius Holly is off the board as one of the top pass-rushers in the Southeast makes the call for the Wolverines. Holly, the No. 22-ranked defensive end in the country out of Alpharetta (Ga.) High in Georgia, committed to Michigan on Saturday. Georgia, Texas A&M and Ole Miss were also finalists for the four-star end. Michigan offered the best combination …

Michigan football has been on a tear on the recruiting trail and it almost seems foreign that the Wolverines haven’t gotten a commitment in nearly a week thanks to the torrid pace pledges have been coming in. One visitor to Ann Arbor in the month of June was 2025 Alpharetta (Ga.) four-star edge rusher Julius Holly. A 6-foot-3, 230-pound dual-sport …

One of the biggest differences since Marcus Freeman took over the Notre Dame football program is its quarterback recruiting. The Irish have stacked up the room with plenty of talent, potentially more than we have ever seen in South Bend. With that comes other teams trying to flip those commitments, as we already have seen Ole Miss trying to do …

WATERTOWN — Senior-to-be Micah Hach was a two-sport standout for Watertown High School during the 2023-24 season and is hoping to do the same at South Dakota State University. The 6-foot-4, 290-pound football and wrestling standout announced on his X (formerly known on Twitter) account that he had committed to the Jackrabbits. In a statement, Hach wrote: “First, I want …

ST. AUGUSTINE — UCF fended off a late challenge from one of its fiercest rivals to secure the verbal commitment for a priority target at wide receiver Saturday. St. Augustine’s Carl Jenkins Jr. chose the Knights over South Florida, Louisville and Mississippi State. The 6-foot-2, 177-pound rising senior caught 60 passes for 1,172 yards and 15 touchdowns in helping the …

The upcoming 2024 college football season will feature the debut of the new 12-team College Football Playoff format, which is a substantial expansion from the four-team format it had for a decade. The Alabama Crimson Tide are regular participants in the CFP, and experts don’t think the program misses the cut in its first season without Nick Saban. Alabama football …

Maryland is having a strong weekend. The Terrapins gained a verbal commitment from in-state outside linebacker Sidney Stewart on Saturday. The Concordia Preparatory School (Towson, Maryland) athlete is rated as a three-star prospect. Stewart’s commitment comes one day after the Terrapins received verbal pledges from four-star quarterback Malik Washington and three-star defensive back Jayden Shipps. Like Stewart, Washington and Shipps …