College Football

The C.L. Brown Show Podcast This week’s episode of The C.L. Brown Show features former Trinity High School and University of Louisville quarterback Will Stein, who now serves as the offensive coordinator at Oregon. Stein shares memories of legendary Trinity coach Dennis Lampley, who died last month. He also recalls the trouble the game Call of Duty 3 got the …

DJ Hunter showed a glimpse of what he’s capable of. The Bearden football quarterback quickly processed his options in the red zone. The sophomore flicked a throw to his slot receiver junior Tory Beaufort on the 10-yard curl route in the Bulldogs’ scrimmage against Knoxville Catholic on Aug. 2 ahead of the 2024 TSSAA football season. The All-Region 2-6A receiver …

PISCATAWAY – Rutgers football is heading into a much-anticipated 2024 season. Expectations from the outside are high. In some ways, very high. Part of that stems from a slate that, on paper, benefits the Scarlet Knights, who don’t have to play Michigan, Ohio State or Penn State following the elimination of Big Ten divisions. But let’s also be clear: The …

The coaching carousel across southwest Missouri high school football this offseason saw familiar names move into different head coaching roles in the area. Here are the new head coaches at their respective schools. Travis Cagle – Reeds Spring Cagle takes over the Wolves football program upon Andy McFarland’s departure to take over as Willard’s head coach. Cagle has been Reeds …

Will Howard spent several weeks in college football purgatory after entering the transfer portal in late November. Ohio State wanted to wait until after the Cotton Bowl before giving the green light to the former Kansas State quarterback coming. Howard spent a little too much of that time eating. When he arrived in January and first stepped on the scale, …

PLATTTEVILLE – The conditions the Wisconsin football team practiced under Tuesday morning are a big reason why a handful of NFL teams once held their training camps here. When the Badgers took the field at Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium on the campus of UW-Platteville the temperature was about 61 degrees. When they wrapped up their two-hour practice, it had …

OXFORD — Ole Miss basketball coach Chris Beard cited Mark Adams’ qualities as a teacher and relationship-builder when explaining why he decided to add the former Texas Tech coach to his staff. Adams resigned as the Red Raiders’ coach in March 2023 following what the university described in a news release as the “use of an inappropriate, unacceptable and racially …

WEST LAFAYETTE — Kydran Jenkins is now the quarterback on defense. Purdue’s fifth-year linebacker moves from outside linebacker/rush end to the inside. Jenkins also will wear an earpiece in his helmet this season, receiving communication from the sideline and relaying it to his teammates on the field. “We’re getting better with it every day,” Jenkins said of the in-helmet communication. …

SOUTH BEND — Natural grass fields aren’t the best rolling surface for knee scooters, especially when the user goes 6-foot-5 and 316 pounds. Yet there was Notre Dame football defensive tackle Gabriel Rubio, his surgically repaired left foot in a boot, moving himself from station to station with a smile as he took mental reps at Tuesday’s practice. “Shout-out to …

Sophomore cornerback Keith Abney didn’t know what to expect when he traveled with his Arizona State football teammates to Camp Tontozona for the first time last year. He had heard about the cabins and the uncomfortable bunks, but he wasn’t sure how much of the feedback was true and what was embellished by teammates. But Abney, a native of Dallas, …

Dec 8, 2012; New York, NY, USA; Kansas Wildcats quarterback Collin Klein speaks during a press conference before the announcement of the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner at the Marriott Marquis in downtown New York City. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports Despite being a defensive-minded head coach, Mike Elko’s thought process is already rubbing off on the Texas A&M offense …

Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK The 2024 college football season is set to kick off later this month, and you can feel a buzz in the air on the Forty Acres. The Texas Longhorns are coming off of a Big-12 Championship and College Football Playoff berth a season ago, but their path to the playoffs will be much tougher …

Jul 15, 2024; Dallas, TX, USA; SEC commissioner Greg Sankey speaking at Omni Dallas Hotel. The SEC is reportedly set to make some major changes that would lead to more transparency in college football injury reporting. According to 247Sports’ Alex Scarborough and John Talty, the league is “moving toward” adopting a system of mandatory injury reporting. It hasn’t been officially …

Utah State wide receiver Jalen Royals celebrates after a 35-yard touchdown reception against Georgia State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023, in Boise, Idaho. | Steve Conner, Associated Press Jalen Royals could be a very rich man right now. How rich? Well, per USU co-offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Cooper Bassett, Royals has received multiple NIL offers …

GAINESVILLE — A day after Tropical Storm Debby passed through the area, Florida continued fall camp during a pleasant August evening at Sanders Practice Field. Temperatures of 83 degrees and waning sunshine welcomed the Gators during their sixth of 17 practices prior to Week 1 preparation for an Aug. 31 visit from Miami. The school provided a 15-minute viewing period …