College Football

The Alabama Crimson Tide opened the 2024-25 college football season with the second-shortest odds to win the National Championship, but even in the newly-expanded 12-team playoff, Alabama missed out in its first season in the post-Nick Saban era. Alabama football fans aren’t known for their patience and head coach Kalen DeBoer could need a significantly stronger 2025-26 season or whispers …

The University of Georgia has released details of the settlement between the UGA Athletic Association and a former football recruiting staffer who filed a civil lawsuit after sustaining serious injuries in a Jan. 15, 2023, crash that killed two from the football program. Victory “Tory” Bowles was paid $1.5 million by UGA Athletic Association insurers “on behalf of UGAA,” according …

Jan. 4—PULLMAN — Jimmy Rogers’ first transfer as Washington State’s head coach is a familiar face. WSU earned a commitment Saturday from South Dakota State running back Angel Johnson, according to a report from ESPN, giving Rogers his first transfer since accepting the Cougars’ job last weekend. Johnson will have one year of eligibility. Playing behind the Jackrabbits’ veteran starter, …

(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccurate headline.) Clemson football defensive coordinator Wes Goodwin will not return in that role for the 2025 season, according to multiple reports on Saturday. He could return as an analyst. He spent the past three seasons as Clemson’s defensive coordinator, taking over in December 2021 for now-Oklahoma coach Brent Venables. …

Alabama basketball’s non-conference gauntlet saw Oklahoma receive a rude welcome to the SEC. Coach Nate Oats has prepared gruesome slates since arriving in Tuscaloosa six seasons ago, but the 2024-25 docket was uglier than most. With 43 games left to be played on Saturday, Alabama’s (12-2) strength-of-schedule ranked 11th out of 364 teams in Division I basketball, per KenPom. Meanwhile, …

Nov 30, 2024; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina State Wolfpack wide receiver Kevin Concepcion (10) with the ball as North Carolina Tar Heels linebacker Caleb LaVallee (34) and linebacker Amare Campbell (17) defend in the first quarter at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images The Fenway Bowl was another upsetting ending to UNC’s 2024 football season, …

Oct 30, 2021; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; ACC referee Jeff Heaser looks at a replay during the fourth quarter of the game between the Miami Hurricanes and the Pittsburgh Panthers at Heinz Field. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports There may be some good news for Longhorn fans at the Cotton Bowl. UT won’t have to worry about the game being …

Dec 29, 2018; Arlington, TX, United States; View of the trophy at the end of the game in the 2018 Cotton Bowl college football playoff semifinal game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Clemson Tigers at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports The Texas Longhorns and the Ohio State Buckeyes will face off in an epic …

Alabama head coach Nick Saban watches warmups on the field before the Rose Bowl CFP NCAA semifinal college game against Michigan, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, in Pasadena, Calif. | Ryan Sun, Associated Press The biggest problem in college football is the people who run it. There are no people who run it. Nobody’s in charge. There are a few guys …

IU football’s staff is cooking in the transfer portal. On Saturday, the Hoosiers landed a commitment from Michigan wide receiver Tyler Morris. Morris is the fourth transfer pledge since Friday, joining OL Kahlil Benson (Colorado), QB Grant Wilson (Old Dominion) and OL Zen Michalski (Ohio State) in the spree. IU football transfer portal tracker: Who’s in, who’s out for Hoosiers …

Oregon State football has added another marquee addition to its offseason transfer portal haul. On Saturday, the Beavers landed a transfer commitment from Portland native and former Miami sophomore tight end Riley Williams. After taking a visit to Corvallis this week, Williams announced his commitment via social media. A former four-star signee in the 2023 class, Williams was the nation’s …

Photo: Isaiah Hole Michigan football jumped out to an early lead against Alabama in the ReliaQuest bowl thanks to the defense causing turnover after turnover, but the offense couldn’t quite get enough going to push the lead out of the Crimson Tide’s reach. A dire situation got more dire in the game when starting quarterback Davis Warren was hit near …

Alabama football offensive lineman Elijah Pritchett has announced an intention to enter the NCAA transfer portal, per On3. Pritchett (6-foot-6, 327 pounds) won a competition with Wilkin Formby for Alabama’s starting right tackle position in 2024, but struggled in the role, particularly in pass protection. He allowed five sacks and 21 quarterback hurries in the regular season, per Pro Football …

It will be the answer to a trivia question someday: “When Lamar Jackson became the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for more than 4,000 yards and rush for 800 yards, which team did it come against?” Such infamy seems to always come the way of the Cleveland Browns, who Jackson added another page in the record books on …

Photo: Isaiah Hole Michigan football is in desperate need of wide receivers for the new era, and though it’s added one in former Indiana wideout Donaven McCulley, it’s also lost one in junior Tyler Morris. Perhaps ironically, it ended up being something of a trade of sorts. Things had been awfully quiet for Morris in terms of the transfer portal, …