College Football

As the Jackson State football team opened fall camp Monday, the hope was for another Cricket Celebration Bowl appearance. It is fitting the defense finally received validation at the Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Day on July 16. JSU defensive lineman Jeremiah Williams and defensive back Esaias Guthrie were chosen to the preseason All-SWAC Team. A year before, there were no Tigers …

Jul. 31—EMORY, Va. — Due to health concerns, Curt Newsome, who has served Emory and Henry as head football coach for the past 10 years, announced on Tuesday, July 30 that he is stepping down, effective immediately. Additionally, assistant coach and offensive coordinator, Quintin Hunter, has been appointed interim head coach for the 2024 season. “It’s been a true honor …

GAINESVILLE — Florida senior analyst Joe Houston came to revive the Gators’ special teams rather than reinvent them. Houston recalls a time when the third phase of the game was in full flight in Gainesville instead of stumbling at critical moments. When Houston was a kicker for the USC Trojans from 2007-10 after an All-American season at El Camino College …

The 2024 Oklahoma high school football season is coming up, so it’s time to look at some of the top players in each position group. Out of all the positions in the state, the quarterbacks definitely stand out. From Power Four commits to some players who have gone slightly under the radar, this is a great group of signal callers. …

Colorado football safety Shilo Sanders reported to preseason football camp in Boulder this week with two big questions hanging over his head in his final season of college football: ∎ Can he help lift the Buffaloes to a bowl game after they fell short last year in father Deion Sanders’ first season as Colorado’s coach? ∎ Will he be freed …

The Ohio State football season is just around the corner. And fans have a chance to see the Buckeyes up close. Ohio State is opening up its first four fall camp practice sessions to fans Aug. 1-4 at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. The Buckeyes confirmed that tickets remain available for each practice session. Here’s what you need to know …

NORMAN — It’s football time in Oklahoma. The Sooners open their preseason camp Wednesday, marking their first official practice of the 2024 season and as members of the Southeastern Conference. After a 10-3 season and an offseason which saw starting quarterback Dillon Gabriel, offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby and defensive coordinator Ted Roof depart, there are a lot of questions entering the …

Michigan football offensive coordinator Kirk Campbell stepped to the lectern inside Al Glick Field House to give his thoughts on the year ahead and was peppered with question after question about his new-look offense. The defending national champion Wolverines officially begin their title defense when fall camp begins Wednesday and heading into the first week of the new year, all …

New Head Football Coach Marcus Alonzo works with his team on Monday, July 29, 2024 at Lindsay High School. Marcus Alonzo knew he wanted to coach football when he was a teenager. He played center and learned parts of the game from the Central Section’s active winningest high school head football coach — Darren Bennett at Tulare Union. After playing …

Kentucky defensive back Maxwell Hairston and defensive lineman Deone Walker were among 75 Division I FBS players named to the preseason watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, given to college football’s top defensive standout every year since 1993, the Football Writers Association of America and Charlotte Touchdown Club announced Tuesday. The juniors, both Detroit natives, each have a chance …

AUBURN — Auburn football’s defense will be under new management in 2024. After former defensive coordinator Ron Roberts left this offseason for a job at Florida, the Tigers replaced him with former Maryland coach DJ Durkin, who has spent the last four seasons as a DC in the SEC. Ole Miss had the No. 14 and No. 11 defenses in …

PISCATAWAY – This time last year, Kyle Monangai was a relatively under-the-radar running back, an important piece of Rutgers football’s offense but not a high-profile name around the rest of the Big Ten. A lot has changed since then. Leading the Big Ten in rushing will do that. Monangai had a dominant 2023 season, finishing with 1,262 rushing yards to …

NEWBURGH, Ind. — From Brady Allen at Louisville to Branson Combs at Wake Forest, Southwestern Indiana has its fair share of representation in NCAA Power 4 conferences. That’s especially the case in Warrick County, as former Boonville standouts Devin Mockobee and Clay Conner are in Big Ten football programs while Castle graduates Cameron Tilly and Antonio Harris are at Auburn and …

Omarion Hampton emerged as a breakout star for North Carolina football in 2023, finishing the season as the ACC’s top running back. Texas A&M transfer Max Johnson, one of the UNC quarterbacks hoping to get the starting nod for the 2024 opener at Minnesota, went back to watch film of Hampton’s stellar sophomore season before joining the Tar Heels. Hampton …

LAWRENCE — For Devin Neal and Cobee Bryant, Tuesday provided another opportunity to appreciate the fact that this is their last season with Kansas football. Neal, a senior running back, recalled how his position coach — Jonathan Wallace — told him, “It’s the first of lasts,” before KU’s first practice of preseason camp began. Bryant, a senior cornerback, said he felt a …