College Football

Jun. 13—University of Idaho football coach Jason Eck knew for a while that he was sticking around, but on Wednesday it became official. The third-year Vandal front man and Idaho announced a two-year contract extension through the 2028 season, guaranteeing long term stability for a program that has made consecutive Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs the last two years, for …

The Wisconsin Badgers extended a preferred walk-on offer to in-state class of 2026 cornerback Marion Moore on Wednesday. The 6-foot, 180-pound corner received his preferred walk-on offer following an impressive camp performance. 247Sports, On3 and Rivals have yet to give the lineman a national, position or state-specific ranking. The Madison, Wisconsin native has received six NCAA Division I offers thus …

The Wisconsin Badgers extended an offer to fast-rising class of 2026 athlete Brandon Brown Jr. on Tuesday. Brown becomes the latest 2026 weapon to receive an offer from UW, joining wide receivers Kennan and Jarod Pula and athletes Rico Blassingame and Sharroid Whitehead over the past few weeks. The 5-foot-8, 150-pound athlete represents Shoemaker High School in Killeen, Texas. On3 …

The Wisconsin Badgers extended an offer to three-star class of 2026 offensive tackle Braden Wilmes on Tuesday. Wilmes becomes the latest 2026 target to receive an offer from UW, joining wide receivers Kennan and Jarod Pula, interior offensive lineman Samuel Simpson and athlete Sharroid Whitehead over the past few weeks. The 6-foot-7, 280-pound athlete represents Lawrence Free State High School …

The Michigan vs. Ohio State football rivalry continues off the field. The Buckeyes and Wolverines have had their share of battles on the 2025 recruiting trail. When having both Michigan and Ohio State as finalists, four-star Michigan offensive lineman Avery Gach chose the in-state Wolverines. Four-star Ohio offensive tackle Carter Lowe also had the Buckeyes and Wolverines as finalists, but …

According to ESPN’s Bill Connelly (ESPN+), the 1956 Oklahoma Sooners football team is the 25th most influential college football team of all time. Connelly released the first half of his list of the 30 most influential college football teams on Wednesday, unveiling teams ranked 16-30. The 1956 Sooners landed at No. 25. Of course, this team was coached by the …

Michigan football, the winningest program in the history of the sport, is coming off its best-ever three-year stretch. The Wolverines went 42-3 since the start of 2021 as they bulldozed their way to three consecutive Big Ten championships and three straight College Football Playoff appearances, which included last season’s Rose Bowl abd CFP title game victories to cap a program-record …

Michigan football, the winningest program in the history of the sport, is coming off its best-ever three-year stretch. The Wolverines went 42-3 since the start of 2021 as they bulldozed their way to three consecutive Big Ten championships and three straight College Football Playoff appearances, which included last season’s Rose Bowl abd CFP title game victories to cap a program-record …

Last year ended with the confetti falling on the Florida A&M Rattlers as they raised the Celebration Bowl trophy, signifying their 2023 Black College Football National Championship win. But past success has no bearing on what’s to come. At least, that’s how the Rattlers view it. They vie to avoid stagnancy and add another trophy to Galimore-Powell Fieldhouse’s trophy case. …

TOPEKA — Kansas football has a lot of reason to be optimistic about its chances this upcoming season. There’s the return of redshirt junior quarterback Jalon Daniels from injury. Sticking on the offensive side of the ball, at running back there’s the duo of senior Devin Neal and redshirt junior Daniel Hishaw Jr. At wide receiver, there’s a trio of seniors …

BLOOMINGTON — Bloomington South kicker Bryce Taylor had a busy summer ahead. Taylor’s recruitment was heating up after he handled all the Panthers place-kicking and punting duties last season. The five-star kicker was scheduled visits to Miami of Ohio, Toledo, Notre Dame and Ohio State in the coming weeks. Those plans changed on Wednesday after Taylor announced he was verbally committing …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — There are 11 weekends remaining until the return of Arkansas football. The Razorbacks open the 2024 season in Little Rock against UAPB. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU) on Thursday, Aug. 29. Arkansas is coming off a disappointing 4-8 campaign that saw offensive coordinator Dan Enos get fired midseason and the eventual departures of KJ Jefferson and Raheim ‘Rocket’ …

Nearly $179 million in major facility upgrades to athletic venues are slated to be completed at the University of Georgia over the next eight months. UGA athletic director Josh Brooks is glad that the majority of that construction is done as athletic departments assess how nearly $2.8 billon in NCAA proposed settlements in three antitrust cases with past and current …

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Marcus “MJ” Daniels Jr., a defensive back at Southern Mississippi, was shot to death at an apartment complex in Hattiesburg, a coroner said. Daniels’ body was sent to a medical examiner for an autopsy, Forrest County Coroner Lisa Klem told news outlets. The 21-year-old Daniels was a starting cornerback for Southern Miss last season. He tied for …

The Ohio State athletic department will again finish in the top ten of the LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup standings and become the highest ranked Big Ten team for the 2023-2024 athletics cycle. Thanks in large part to a third place finish by the men’s tennis and golf teams, as well as a fifth place finish nationally by the men’s volleyball team, …