College Football

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart speaks with the black team during the UGA G-Day spring football game at Sanford Stadium in Athens on Saturday. News Joshua L Jones Four-star offensive tackle recruit Juan Gaston committed to Georgia football on Aug. 2 at Westlake High School in Atlanta, Georgia. Gaston picked the Georgia Bulldogs over Oregon and Tennessee. Gaston’s commitment vaulted …

Wisconsin kicker Nathanial Vakos was included on the 2024 Lou Groza Award watch list on Friday. The award began in 1992 and it recognizes the best place-kicker in college football each year. Vakos joins Badger safety Hunter Wohler and Wisconsin long snapper Cayson Pfeiffer as current Badgers to earn preseason watch list recognition. Notable recent college football alumni to receive …

BATON ROUGE — One of the most intriguing positions to watch for LSU football during preseason practice into the 2024 season is tight end. There’s no real challenge for who’ll start, as junior Mason Taylor is undoubtedly the guy for the Tigers. But how exactly this group of players is used for LSU this season, under new co-offensive coordinators Joe …

There appear to be more questions surrounding Michigan football’s offense entering the 2024 campaign than perhaps at any point in the past decade. The Wolverines are in the process of finding the best way to simultaneously replace J.J. McCarthy (the winningest quarterback in program history), Blake Corum (the most decorated running back in program history) and the entire starting offensive …

EAST LANSING — Perhaps it wasn’t surprising, considering he would later declare himself the best quarterback in the Big Ten, and yes, even the nation. But minutes before he made that bold proclamation, Aidan Chiles expressed the utmost confidence in the potential of the Michigan State football offense. “I think we have all tools, all the keys we need,” Chiles …

April 17, 2010; Knoxville, TN: Tennessee Volunteers running back Tauren Poole (28) runs with the ball during the first half of the Orange and White game at Neyland Stadium. The White beat the Orange 16-7. Mandatory Credit: Don McPeak-USA TODAY Sports. Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 28 days. The Vols will open its upcoming campaign on Aug. 31 …

Two pass-happy programs feature some of the top receivers in the area. Here’s a look at our picks for the best in the South Plains, listed in alphabetical order. Included is an athlete that causes problems as running back and receiver. Chase Campbell, Jr., Frenship Campbell, who holds multiple Division I offers, finished with 84 catches for 1,411 yards and …

In his debut season with the Texas Tech football team, wide receiver Drae McCray established himself as one of the top kickoff return men in the country. Now Red Raiders coach Joey McGuire wants to expand his role. McCray is McGuire’s first choice to be the team’s punt-return specialist. That’s provided he can field punts cleanly and show the same …

LAWRENCE — Each reaction by a Kansas football player as they entered the new-look Anderson Family Football Complex in late July effused joy and appreciation. There was redshirt junior quarterback Jalon Daniels, pointing to how much different the facility looks as soon as you walk in the door. From the players’ lounge to the glass and more, it all seemed …

Nov 18, 2023; Provo, Utah, USA; Oklahoma Sooners punter Luke Elzinga (48) punts the ball against the Brigham Young Cougars in the third quarter at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports The Oklahoma Sooners found their punter midway through the 2023 season as [autotag]Luke Elzinga[/autotag] took over for [autotag]Josh Plaster[/autotag] and never relinquished the job. Heading into …

Iowa State football had a lot of success on the defensive side of the ball last season. The Cyclones were top-40 defense in points allowed, rushing yards and third-down stop percentage, top-50 in yardage allowed and produced NFL talents like TJ Tampa on their way to a bowl berth and 7-6 season. Those numbers alone were enough to push Iowa …

Greenville High quarterback Banks Bouton tapped on his teammates’ helmets like he was playing drums Friday morning as he waited for his turn to take snaps with the offense. He stayed in good rhythm, firing passes that were snared as the Red Raiders opened practice for the 2024 high school football season. It’s their first under coach Jaybo Shaw and …

USC coach Lincoln Riley talks with quarterback Miller Moss (7) during the Trojans’ spring game. Riley has not named a starting quarterback, but Moss enters preseason camp as the favorite to win the job, (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) The sun was just peeking over the USC campus Friday morning as Lincoln Riley made his way down the …

CANTON — Most remember 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinee Patrick Willis as being one of the greatest linebackers in the modern era of the game. The thing most don’t know is that Willis was a standout running back in high school and considered playing that position in college One practice at Ole Miss as a freshman quickly changed …

The Hurricanes flipped a player from one of Broward County’s premier football programs on Friday evening. Donta Simpson, a three-star interior defensive lineman from Chaminade-Madonna in Hollywood, flipped from Maryland to Miami, announcing his decision on social media. “Blessed and thankful to ALL through my journey!” Simpson wrote. “God’s timing is everything! I am officially 1000 (percent) committed to the …