College Football

Penn State was expecting to have a busy weekend with a junior day event on campus. As is typically the case, Penn State made sure to send a handful of recruiting targets home from their visits with a formal scholarship offer. Among the offers handed out by James Franklin and his staff was one to Ashton Blatt, a three-star edge …

College football’s transfer portal season is over — for now. After weeks of movement, the action has died down. Players on playoff teams have been given the chance to explore their options, putting the cap on the winter transfer period. There will be some more movement in the spring, but it won’t match the chaos of the last two months. …

Iowa State football picked up a commitment Sunday from Class of 2026 recruit Caleb Francois. Francois is a 6-foot, 190-pound running back from Minnetonka Senior High School in Minnesota. He is unranked by 247Sports. Francois also considered North Dakota before choosing the Cyclones. After a meeting and talking to all the coaches I’m beyond exited to announce my commitment to …

The 2025 recruiting class is all but almost over for Michigan State football. After signing 16 commits in the winter, the Spartans have a pair of Orchard Lake St. Mary’s commits in Bryson Williams and Antonio Johnson that they are expecting to have sign this week during the late signing period, but now there might be one more prospect to …

The college football player movement carousel has halted, at least for the moment. The winter transfer portal window closed at the end of December. The movement didn’t truly finish until the final days of January, with extensions granted for teams and players still playing in bowl games and the College Football Playoff. Now, most winter transfers have signed on with …

Feb 1, 2025; Mobile, AL, USA; National team defensive lineman Landon Jackson of Arkansas (40) hits American team quarterback Jaxson Dart of Ole Miss (2) during the first half of the 2025 Senior Bowl football game at Hancock Whitney Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images The American Team defeated the National Team, 22-19, in thrilling fashion to cap off the …

Clemson has extended an offer to four-star athlete Joey O’Brien, one of Pennsylvania’s top prospects in the 2026 class. O’Brien, who plays for La Salle College High School in Wyndmoor, Pa., shared the news on social media, saying, “Beyond blessed to receive an offer from Clemson!!” Standing at 6-foot-4 and weighing 185 pounds, O’Brien is currently ranked as the No. …

Recruiting is a 365-day, 24-hour-a-day thing now and Dan Lanning is hot on the trail for the next big Oregon Duck recruit. And the term “big” may be an understatement. According to On3, the top recruit in the Class of 2026, offensive tackle Jackson Cantwell has Oregon as one of six schools he is considering to play his college ball. …

Jan 30, 2025; Mobile, AL, USA; National team wide receiver Kyle Williams of Washington State (11) works through drills during Senior Bowl practice for the National team at Hancock Whitney Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images The American Team defeated the National Team, 22-19, in thrilling fashion to cap off the 2025 Reese’s Senior Bowl on Saturday at Hancock Whitney …

NORMAN — University of Oklahoma head football coach Brent Venables announced the addition of two defensive staff members on Saturday. Nate Dreiling has been hired as inside linebackers coach and Wes Goodwin was named assistant linebackers/outside linebackers coach. Further establishing Oklahoma’s renewed defensive prowess, the program will now lay claim to four staff members (Venables, Dreiling, Goodwin and Brandon Hall) …

Jackson Cantwell, the No. 1 recruit in the 2026 high school football class, has narrowed his list of potential suiters to six. The Nixa High School five-star phenom narrowed his list through On3. He had previously cut his list to 14 ahead of his junior season before leading the Eagles to a Class 6 runner-up finish. In alphabetical order, Cantwell …

Jan 7, 2024; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera on the field before the game against the Dallas Cowboys at FedExField. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports Former head coach Ron Rivera interviewed for a role on the Jacksonville Jaguars coaching staff over the weekend, according to John Shipley of Jaguars on Sports Illustrated. Shipley adds that …

Ole Miss Rebels quarterback Jaxson Dart named the Georgia Bulldogs’ Sanford Stadium as the top environment he ever played in during his college career. Of course, Dart and Ole Miss hosted Georgia in 2024, so his memorable game against Georgia came in 2023. The Bulldogs dominated Ole Miss 52-17 on a day when “College GameDay” came into town. Georgia fans …

Feb 1, 2025; Mobile, AL, USA; National team wide receiver Xavier Restrepo of Miami (6) leaps for a catch against the American team during the second half of the 2025 Senior Bowl at Hancock Whitney Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images The 2025 NFL draft is still almost three months away but the league is in full evaluation mode. Last …

When you hire elite coaches to work on your staff, the reality of the business is that other teams and coaches are going to try and hire them away. That’s part of the job that Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning has grown familiar with over the years, as he’s seen a number of his assistants go on to get …