College Football

The University of Southern California and UCLA shocked the sports world two years ago when the schools announced they were abandoning their longtime home in the Pac-12 Conference to join a sports league based in the Midwest – the Big Ten. That move finally becomes official Friday – a seismic shift that roiled their Pac-12 peers and left behind a …

FAYETTEVILLE — Luke Hasz and Ty Washington were full of smiles inside the Broyles Complex media room Thursday night. The two Arkansas football tight ends are excited for the upcoming season, knowing they both had flashes of brilliance in 2023 and are parts of arguably the strongest position room on the Razorbacks’ roster. But the happy vibes are products of …

High school football talent is so deep in Southwest Florida that we felt as if The Big 15 didn’t do it justice when it came to showcasing our area’s top prospects with aspirations of playing at the college level. With that, we’ve made The Next 15, who are 15 football players who were in consideration and discussions of making The …

Dunlap junior Mack Sutter is one of the most sought-after college football prospects to ever play in the Peoria area. The 6-foot-5, 225-pound member of the Class of 2026 enters the high school football season with 33 scholarship offers from NCAA Power 4 schools, including national powers Georgia, Alabama, Michigan and more. But how does Sutter stack up statewide? Let’s …

The Erie Times-News takes a look at 25 topics when it comes to high school football. The series of 25 topics will run daily until the beginning of the regular season on Aug. 23. 21. Can Conneaut and Titusville continue to build in Mercer County? The Conneaut and Titusville football teams have been trying to rebuild their programs over the …

As another football season is about to get underway, I thought about all the lustful and enduring praise for offensive football, which has always been the talk of the town, and recalled how the late Erk Russell joined in, too, but underneath he was plotting and scheming for an equalizer. Erk was a fine teacher and coach, but also had …

Preseason rankings only carry so much weight as there are hundreds of unknowns about every team that finds themselves ranked. Some teams disappoint, some teams take time to gel, and other teams hit the ground running. The Iowa Hawkeyes have been floating around the cut line in most top 25 rankings heading into the 2024 college football season and that …

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on Rivals.com, the leader in college football and basketball recruiting coverage. Be the first to know and follow your teams by signing up here. The 2024 recruiting cycle is officially over. The Transfer Team Rankings are final now that Aug. 1 is here and preseason camps around the country are beginning. That means the 2024 Comprehensive …

Ryan Poles discusses what he learned about Caleb Williams from contract negotiationsThe Bears and Caleb Williams went through some serious contract negations, according to reports. On Friday, Ryan Poles talked about he learned about the rookie quarterback in the negotiations<p><em><a href=”https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/nfl/chicago-bears/bears-news/ryan-poles-discusses-what-he-learned-about-caleb-williams-from-contract-negotiations/578112/?partner=yahoo&cid=yahoo”>Ryan Poles discusses what he learned about Caleb Williams from contract negotiations</a> originally appeared on <a href=”https://www.nbcsportschicago.com?cid=yahoo”>NBC Sports Chicago</a></em></p> Source …

Georgia football preseason practices opened under sweltering conditions Thursday afternoon with a heat advisory in the area. Temperatures pushed near the mid-90s and the heat index was at 105 as Carson Beck began his first preseason as the established starting quarterback. It wasn’t until Aug. 19 last year that the now fifth-year senior was named the starter. The Bulldogs opened …

THE FLATS – Georgia Tech junior running back Jamal Haynes (Loganville, Ga./Grayson H.S.) landed on his second preseason watch list of the week on Thursday as one of 48 student-athletes on the official watch list for the 2024 Paul Hornung Award. The Hornung Award is given annually to the most versatile player in major college football. Haynes earned a spot …

WEST LAFAYETTE − Hudson Card is in the envious position of every other quarterback on the Purdue football roster the past two seasons. Card is the unquestioned starter and offensive leader. Behind Card is a gaggle champing at the bit to be listed as No. 2 on the depth chart. “Hudson is the starter and guys are rallying around him,” …

Florida football held its second practice of fall camp on Thursday at the Sanders Practice Fields. In all, the Florida Gators will hold 17 practices over 22 days in camp to prepare for their season opener on Aug. 31 at The Swamp against Miami. “This is our third year going into a big game,” Florida defensive lineman Justus Boone said. …

Phil Sears-USA TODAY Sports The countdown to the beginning of the 2024 season for the Nebraska Cornhuskers is down to just 29 days and that brings Huskers freshman wide receiver and Ainsworth, Nebraska native Carter Nelson into the player spotlight.  Nelson was one of the crown jewels of Matt Rhule’s first full recruiting class with the Gophers, a four-star tight …

CLEMSON — Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney announced Thursday former Tigers linebacker Ben Boulware has joined the team’s staff. The 16-year Tigers coach revealed Boulware, who played linebacker at Clemson from 2013-16, will serve as a paid defensive intern after reaching out to Swinney earlier in the summer. He will join a revamped support staff, which includes Swinney’s sons, Drew and Will, …