College Football

The Big Ten Conference announced its men’s basketball awards Tuesday, with three players from Illinois earning recognition for the 2024-25 season. Freshman Will Riley (12.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.3 apg) was named the Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year. The 6-foot-8 forward, expected to be a first-round NBA Draft pick, is the second Illini to win the award since …

LINCOLN, Neb. — Pat Stewart, the New England Patriots’ director of pro personnel the past two seasons, will join Nebraska coach Matt Rhule’s staff as general manager, the school announced. Stewart, who was player personnel director for the Carolina Panthers when Rhule coached them from 2020-22, will oversee the Cornhuskers’ roster management and player acquisition, including high school and transfer …

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Purdue’s Braden Smith was named the Big Ten player of the year and Michigan State’s Tom Izzo coach of the year by coaches and the media in voting coordinated by the conference. Smith and Izzo won the same honors from The Associated Press on Tuesday. The coaches voted Penn State’s Ace Baldwin Jr. the defensive player of …

BYU head football coach Kalani Sitake shakes hands with Bolden Crosby after giving a devotional at the Marriott Center in Provo on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News When he was first approached about giving a BYU devotional, Kalani Sitake was unsure about it. But one of his heroes soon helped get him fully on board and …

Jesse Von Behren is looking forward to turning high school athletes into productive young men as he takes over as the new Ames High School football coach. Von Behren was formally approved to become the new Little Cyclone football coach at the Ames school board meeting on March 10. Longtime Ames varsity football assistant coach Jesse Von Behren was approved …

Michigan football is but a week away from beginning spring ball and all eyes will be on Ann Arbor to see just how the Wolverines follow up a disappointing season overall, but one that had an exemplary finish. Though not everything is buttoned up, the defense has a ton of promise — though it appears as if safety Rod Moore …

Michigan football had a lot of talent on the roster in 2024, yet, the Wolverines managed to win only seven games with those departing — and one without. The Wolverines even beat rival Ohio State without two of their star players, two of which are among ESPN’s top 14 for sure first-round NFL draft picks this upcoming month. (subscription required) …

ESPN already wondered aloud about whether or not new Michigan football quarterback Bryce Underwood could win the starting job in year one, and CBS Sports’ Tom Fornelli has similar thoughts. The Wolverines are retooling the offense, not just at quarterback, but also with a new offensive coordinator in Chip Lindsey, who is expected to improve the passing attack after a …

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez, like all football coaches, wants his players to show up on time, work hard and play their best. Oh, and another thing: Don’t dance on TikTok. “They’re going to be on it, so I’m not banning them from it,” he said Monday. “I’m just banning them from dancing on it. It’s like, …

Ohio State landed a very important piece to the 2026 recruiting class on Monday. That’s because four-star offensive tackle Max Riley announced his commitment to the team. The in-state standout from Avon Lake picked the Buckeyes over Clemson. The top-100 prospect held close to 25 scholarship offers from around the country. Riley is the fifth commitment in the class for …

Brandon football coach Sam Williams has resigned after four seasons and will take a high school football job in Alabama, according to reports Tuesday. Blake Levine of WJTV first reported that Williams would end his Mississippi coaching tenure and accept a head football coaching job at UMS-Wright Prep in Mobile, Alabama. Williams leaves Brandon with a 45-10 overall record and …

Another former Alabama football player is joining Scott Cochran’s West Alabama football staff. O.J. Howard, the former Crimson Tide tight end who was a five-star recruit and won three SEC championships and a national championship in his four seasons at Alabama, was named as West Alabama’s director of player development. “We’re thrilled to welcome another Alabama Football legend and NFL …

Michigan State football will reportedly host a three-star cornerback prospect from Indiana later this month. Allen Trieu of 247Sports is reporting that Carsen Eloms will visit Michigan State in March. Eloms hails from Fishers, Ind. and will reportedly visit Michigan State on March 27. He also has spring visits lined up for Vanderbilt, Purdue and Wisconsin, according to Trieu. Eloms …

ORLANDO — Walking out onto UCF’s practice field brought back good memories Tuesday for Scott Frost, beginning his second regime as Knights football coach. It didn’t hurt that the previous day’s thunderstorms brought along cooler weather to begin the 15-session spring grind. “There’s just such a good energy out there. The weather’s beautiful, and there’s palm trees and ospreys flying …

Florida football held its third spring practice on Tuesday at the Sanders Practice Field. In all, the Florida Gators will hold 15 practices, culminating with the Orange & Blue game on April 12 at 1 p.m. at The Swamp. Florida is coming off its first winning season since 2020, closing the 2024 season with four straight wins to finish 8-5. …