College Football

CLEMSON — Quarterback Cade Klubnik and his play was a burning topic for Clemson football at last spring. It isn’t so much in 2025. Klubnik blossomed in his second full season as a starter in 2024 after a shaky run in 2023. He set career highs in passing yards (3,639), completions (308) and total touchdowns (43) to lead Clemson to its …

What’s the next step Alabama football can take defensively? As Kane Wommack, the coordinator of a unit that finished with the ninth-best scoring defense in college football, the one that produced the fourth-most takeaways, pondered the question, his mind immediately went to what went wrong in 2024. His call in 2025? “A sense of urgency,” Wommack said, one that the …

Texas A&M’s elite offensive line haul in the 2025 recruiting class included landing six signees in the trenches, preparing OL coach Adam Cushing for the future and providing immediate depth next season behind an O-line that could be the best-performing unit in the SEC in 2025. In the 2026 cycle, head coach Mike Elko and Cushing have yet to land …

When Ohio State lost defensive coordinator Jim Knowles to Big Ten rival Penn State, there were a lot of names thrown out there on a hotboard by many media members and websites. We weren’t immune to it and did the same. However, as has been the case often under head coach Ryan Day, the hire that was made came well …

Kane Wommack has quite a few things he’s excited about on the Alabama football defense. The Crimson Tide defensive coordinator is excited for the returners, the veterans that chose to come back for another season in his scheme. He’s excited for the Bandit position, seeing ample potential in players like LT Overton, Kelby Collins, Jordan Renaud and company. He’s excited …

SOUTH BEND — Surgery was never an option for the right knee injury Jeremiyah Love suffered against USC in the regular-season finale for Notre Dame football. So said Rob Hunt, longtime head athletic trainer for Notre Dame football, in rare public comments on Thursday at Notre Dame Stadium. But that doesn’t make what Love accomplished any less remarkable as Notre …

The Bixby football team in December won its seventh consecutive Oklahoma state championship. One of the Spartans’ star players made his college choice public on Friday. Cord Nolan, who racked up 108 tackles last season at linebacker, announced a commitment to the Texas Tech football team. Nolan is a junior this year on a team that beat previously undefeated Owasso …

The last time we heard from Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day, he and the team were basking in the glow of the program’s ninth national championship after the win over Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Since then, there’s been some coaching turnover and offseason news. Both offensive coordinator Chip Kelly and defensive coordinator, …

What’s in a number? For Florida football players, it’s a way to stand out and establish an identity. Long before chucking visors, Steve Spurrier was known as No. 11 for the Florida Gators as a Heisman-winning quarterback in 1966. Then came No. 7, Danny Wuerffel, the quarterback who won a Heisman in 1996 and piloted UF to its first national …

C.J. Hicks is moving from linebacker to defensive end as a senior. “He’s done an outstanding job thus far,” Ohio State defensive line coach Larry Johnson said. “He’s bought in, and that’s the key.” While Hicks was the top-ranked linebacker in the nation in his high school recruiting class three years ago, he has been unable to carve out a …

Michigan cornerback Will Johnson, one of the top prospects in the 2025 NFL draft, has suffered another injury that will cause him to miss Michigan’s Pro Day. Johnson can’t work out at Michigan on March 21 because of a hamstring injury, according to ESPN. Injuries were already a concern with Johnson after he missed most of last season with shoulder …

BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff (12) calls out to his teammates as backup QB McCae Hillstead prepares to take a snap during the opening day of spring camp held at the Zions Bank Practice Fields in Provo on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News Although he accumulated various bumps and bruises, and was clearly not himself in the …

Dan Lanning has received quite the commitment from Oregon — and it came with quite a payday, as well. The Ducks officially announced on Friday that the university has agreed to extensions with Lanning, defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi and offensive coordinator Will Stein. According to a copy of Lanning’s contract obtained by the USA TODAY Sports network, he will have …

The Arizona vs Arizona State rivalry football game in 2025 is moving back to a Friday. The Big 12 Conference and the rival teams announced Friday that the annual Territorial Cup game between the Sun Devils and Wildcats, which was previously listed for either Friday, Nov. 28 or Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, would be played on Friday at Mountain America …

Day one of spring football is in the books. On Friday, Florida A&M had its first spring practice on Ken Riley Field at Bragg Memorial Stadium. The Rattlers displayed energy and eagerness to return to the field, setting a good tone for their 15 spring practices. “The effort and attention to detail were there,” said Nay’Ron Jenkins, a senior linebacker …