College Football

The USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins will continue to compete against each other this year, but they will do so in the Big Ten and not the Pac-12. It’s a new era, and so we wanted to talk to UCLA Wire and former Trojans Wire staff writer Matt Wadleigh — now UCLA Wire editor — about a lot of USC-UCLA …

Hoping to build momentum this summer, Texas A&M’s 2026 recruiting class may be bare in its current state, but that doesn’t mean future commitments aren’t on the horizon. On Tuesday, it was reported that head coach Mike Elko and his staff had offered 2026 3-star offensive tackle Marlen Bright of Wayne, New Jersey. A New Jersey native, Elko became very …

Notre Dame hasn’t had a Heisman Trophy winner since Tim Brown won the program’s seventh back in 1987 but if Pro Football Focus is to believe, the Fighting Irish will have a player taking dead aim at the sport’s biggest individual award in 2024. Pro Football Focus listed five players to keep an eye on for the Heisman Trophy and …

Texas A&M’s 2025 recruiting class is poised to grow exponentially this summer. Head coach Mike Elko and his staff have lined up a long list of visits, while plenty of 2025 talent, including three-star receiver Philip Wright, have continued to consider the Aggies. On Tuesday, Wright released his Top 10 program list, which included Michigan, Baylor, Auburn, Missouri, Arkansas, Georgia …

BYU Cougars quarterback Jake Retzlaff (12) warms up before the game against the Iowa State Cyclones at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News The war between Hamas and Israel hits differently for BYU’s Jake Retzlaff, especially as he watches the conflict being vehemently debated on college campuses in the United States. …

Here’s a roundup of the Southwest Florida spring football games played on Tuesday, May 21. Barron Collier 48, Charlotte 41 One of the mantras of spring football many coaches say is, “We played well, but we have a lot to work on.” And after Tuesday’s spring football game between Barron Collier and Charlotte at Golden Gate High School, both teams …

May 21—In a rare occurrence, the public will get a chance to take part in a coaching search. New Mexico Highlands University announced it will interview three finalists for the vacant head football coach position with a series of public forums/Zoom meetings, starting Wednesday. The school will conduct its first interview, with West Texas A&M defensive backs/special teams coach Justin …

May 21—New Mexico Highlands University will interview three finalists for its vacant head football coaching position in a series of public forums and zoom meetings this week. Justin Richter, Darren Jackson and Kurt Taufa’Asau are in the mix to replace Ron Hudson, who was fired May 1 as coach of the Cowboys. Hudson compiled a 5-16 record in two seasons …

Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer answered “there’s no question” when he was asked how big it was bringing left tackle Kadyn Proctor back into the fold. “He was a guy who was going to play a significant role in the program,” DeBoer said. “To lose him and to now get him back, that’s a big deal for us. I think …

Experience, continuity and cohesion are paramount for an offensive line. Texas’ offensive line unit has it all. According to one metric, the Texas Longhorns return 83% of its offensive line snaps from the 2023 season. The returning snap percentage puts the team No. 1 in the Longhorns’ new conference at the position. That paired with the talent and experience of …

ncaa_logo.png A potential multibillion-dollar settlement of an antitrust lawsuit has cleared the first of a three-step NCAA approval process, with no change to a payment structure that would have the 27 college conferences not named in the suit cover the majority of a $1.6 billion portion of the damages. The Division I Board of Directors finance committee on Monday night …

The Texas Longhorns once again crack the Top 5 of a preseason analyst’s poll. On3 Sports’ Andy Staples has the Longhorns as the No. 5 team in college football. As the only 2023 playoff team that returns its head coach, offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator and starting quarterback the ranking is warranted. Texas enters its third year with all four as …

Iowa State football has added some depth to its defensive backfield, picking up a commitment from Louisiana State’s Ryan Robinson via the transfer portal. The former Tiger appeared in four games as a true freshman in Baton Rouge and recorded three tackles. He was a former three-star recruit according to 247/Sports, holding offers from several major programs such as Auburn, …

Texas is a Top 4 team in college football for 2024. ESPN’s Bill Connely’s metrics back up that sentiment. Connely released early SP+ rankings for the upcoming college football season. It comes as no surprise the Longhorns ranked highly on the list. Texas checks in at No. 4 behind Georgia, Ohio State and Oregon. That’s probably about where it belongs. …

If you didn’t already know, it pays to be a member of the Big Ten or SEC. And in 2023, that theme continued to ring true. And last year, the Big Ten had more money to distribute to its members than the SEC. According to a report from USA TODAY Sports, citing federal tax documents from the previous year, the …