College Football

Though it graduated three key contributors from its secondary a season ago, the Oregon football team got deeper in its third season under head coach Dan Lanning, bringing in four defensive backs with just one year of eligibility remaining. The goal for that group and the entire secondary looking to take another step forward in 2024? “Maximize that little amount …

With fall camp beginning last week, Alabama football and coach Kalen DeBoer’s preparation for the 2024 season is officially underway. The Crimson Tide open its season on Aug. 31, hosting Western Kentucky at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama opens Southeastern Conference play at home, too, hosting Georgia a few weeks later on Sept. 28 in what will be the first regular season …

Linebackers are often viewed as the heart and soul of a defense, and there are plenty of great ones in the Big 12. There are returners such as Oklahoma State’s Nick Martin and Texas Tech’s Ben Roberts. But the conference also boasts newcomers such as Arizona’s Jacob Manu and Utah’s Karene Reid. Here are the top 10 linebackers in the …

Visits are done for the summer but there is still a lot of recruiting news and rumors coming out across the country. Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney has the latest in this week’s Recruiting Rumor Mill. FACT OR FICTION: Notre Dame will have fight to keep Deuce Knight’s pledge ***** CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position …

The 2024 TSSAA football season is officially less than a month away. In anticipation of the upcoming season, fans can decide who their best returning high school player is at each position. This week you can choose your top linebacker in the Knoxville area heading into the year. Vote for your choice of the area’s top linebacker among 17 players …

With the season just around the corner, and the Oregon football team set to debut in the Big Ten this fall, the Ducks are one of a few favorites to compete for a college football national championship in 2024. Several media polls released over the offseason, including one conducted by the USA TODAY Sports Network, have the Ducks as one …

Alabama was the face of the SEC. Now it’s Georgia. In the Big Ten it’s long been Ohio State, and still is despite Michigan’s resurgence. The ACC? Florida State before Clemson’s decade-plus run of dominance, but the title might be swinging back to the Seminoles. In the former Pac-12, Southern Cal was by far the biggest brand. Oklahoma, of course, …

With fall camp underway, the Oregon State Beavers are less than a month away from kicking off the 2024 college football season under first-year head coach Trent Bray. The Beavers are coming off an 8-5 finish in 2023 that culminated with the departure of longtime head coach Jonathan Smith, who left Corvallis to become the head coach at Michigan State. …

. One of the top players in the 2026 recruiting class has narrowed his list of finalists down to five. LSU has made the list along with four other strong schools. LSU joins Alabama, Ohio State, Oregon and Notre Dame in the final five. [autotag]Blaine Bradford[/autotag] is a 6-foot-1, 200-pound, four-star safety from Baton Rouge where he plays for Catholic High …

Nov 4, 2023; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels running back Omarion Hampton (28) runs as Campbell Fighting Camels linebacker Monchovia Gaffney (4) and linebacker Taylor Behl (17) defend in the first quarter at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports We’ve officially made it to August – and if you’re a college sports fanatic …

In the afterglow of his greatest coaching achievement, when Michigan football celebrated its first outright national title since 1948 on a glorious January night in Houston, Jim Harbaugh wanted to get something off his chest at a postgame news conference. “We’re innocent,” he blurted. “And we stood strong and tall because we knew we were innocent.” It was a defiant …

September 1, 2008; Pasadena, CA, USA; Tennessee Volunteers kicker Daniel Lincoln (26) after kicking a field goal against the UCLA Bruins in the second half at the Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 26 days. The Vols will open its upcoming campaign on Aug. 31 against Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff …

BATON ROUGE — Thanks to the mass exodus following the end of the 2023 season, the microscope has been squarely placed on the defensive line for LSU football since spring practice. That magnifying glass remains fixed on the unit as it was a rough offseason for the coaching staff in its attempt to bolster the defensive line back up through …

Several new high school football coaches will command the sidelines for the first time this fall in the Springfield area. That includes Lanphier’s Ademola Adeniji, Southeast’s Nate Borders, Litchfield’s Colton Faure, Pawnee’s Josh Talley and Gillespie’s Cory Bonstead. Here’s what to know about each new football coach in The State Journal-Register coverage area: Lanphier Head Coach Ademola Adeniji uses a …

WALKERTON — Ron Brown didn’t plan on coming out of his high school football coaching retirement. That was, until several John Glenn players came asking him to take over the program. The assistant principal for the high school the last four years can now add head football coach to his title after being hired for the job March 19. Brown …