College Football

SOUTH BEND ― Howard Cross recalls the last time Notre Dame football played in a cold game fondly. Late in the 2022 season, the Fighting Irish were hosting Boston College. Snow was in the forecast, but it wasn’t sure when it’d arrive. Seemingly out of nowhere, though, blizzard-line conditions came over Notre Dame Stadium. The green turf became a snowy, …

Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter and tight end Tyler Warren were named Tuesday to the Football Writers Association of America All-America first team. Carter, the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, has been selected to three other All-America first teams: The Associated Press, Walter Camp and American Football Coaches Association. Warren’s selection to the FWAA first team is …

We’re going to be releasing our lohud football all-stars and all-county teams in the coming days. There will be a one noticeable change. We’re going to name a player of the year from a Section 1 program in Westchester and Putnam, a player of the year from a Section 1 program in Rockland and a player of the year from …

Half of the teams in this year’s College Football Playoff are starting a transfer quarterback, including both teams in Friday night’s playoff opener between Indiana and Notre Dame. The pervasiveness of the transfer portal and the team and individual success produced by these new quarterbacks has erased the stigma that was long attached to transfers across all positions. Last year’s …

Dec. 17—PULLMAN — The punches keep coming for Washington State. In the past two days, the Cougars have lost two more starters to the transfer portal. Linebacker Buddah Al-Uqdah made his announcement on Tuesday, and right tackle Fa’alili Fa’amoe was reported to have entered the portal Monday. That’s on top of losing the biggest player of all, quarterback John Mateer, …

Students hold and shake a large banner just before kickoff as BYU and Kansas play at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday Nov. 16, 2024. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News The BYU Cougars football program landed its second legacy commit in as many tries for its 2026 recruiting class on Tuesday, and this one has NFL pedigree. On …

The College Football Playoff bracket is set as 12 teams begin a path that ends with two meeting in the championship Jan. 20, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Texas football could not secure a first-round bye because the Longhorns lost 22-19 to Georgia in the SEC championship. Since the Longhorns must play in the CFP first round, the path …

MADISON – It was assumed that when Wisconsin hired a new offensive coordinator that the team’s quarterback room would have a different look. It turns out the receiver corps will feature a lot of different players, too. That was the word after news spread of Will Pauling’s and C.J. Williams’ entrance into the transfer portal Tuesday. Pauling led the Badgers …

The Texas Tech football team has landed one of the top players available in the transfer portal. The Matador Club, Tech’s NIL collective, announced on social media Tuesday night that UCF defensive tackle Lee Hunter has committed to the Red Raiders. Hunter was named second team all-Big 12 for the 2024 season and has one year of eligibility remaining. On3 …

USC offensive line coach Josh Henson is leaving to take the offensive coordinator job at Purdue. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times) Already poised to turn over most of its offensive line, USC now will have to replace its offensive coach as well. Josh Henson, who spent the last three seasons leading USC’s offensive line, is leaving to become the offensive coordinator …

Vanderbilt football has landed a second transfer from another SEC school this offseason. Aaron Bryant, a defensive tackle from Texas, announced his commitment Tuesday night on social media. Bryant, who is from Southaven, Mississippi, spent three years with the Longhorns. He appeared in 13 games combined but had just two tackles. The 6-foot-2, 305-pounder was a four-star recruit in the …

Oct 20, 2023; Carrollton, GA, USA; Carrollton Trojans quarterback Julian Lewis (10) drops back to pass against the Westlake Lions during the first half at Grisham Stadium. The 15-year-old Carrollton High student has already committed to playing for the University of Southern California Trojans and has been considered one of the top high school quarterback prospects. Mandatory Credit: John David …

Penn State running back Nick Singleton and two of his teammates said Tuesday they have not decided whether to return to the Nittany Lions next season or declare for the NFL draft. Singleton, the former Gov. Mifflin star, has been projected to be taken anywhere from the second to the fourth rounds in next year’s draft. “Right now, I’m just …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football landed a verbal commitment from Texas State defensive tackle Dominique Ratcliff on Tuesday. He made the announcement with a post on the social media platform X. Ratcliff spent the last three seasons at Texas State after redshirting as a true freshman at Louisiana. He was a three-star prospect in the 2020 signing class with 14 scholarship offers …

Dec. 17—Standing at the podium, Jason Eck spoke about his new opportunity as if he was pitching a recruit’s family instead of a room filled with vested supporters. “I don’t look at an 18-year-old young man graduating from high school as where he is right now — I see where he can be in a few years,” he said during …