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SEC Spotlight: Quarterback storylines to follow this spring
There are more commitments each and every week as we move further into the recruiting cycle and quarterbacks are at the center of it all. Big decisions are coming with plenty of critical storylines to track when it comes to the quarterback position. Here are the biggest quarterback storylines in the SEC. THIS SERIES: Big Ten quarterback storylines to follow …
Read More »2026 5-star safety out of Flowood (MS) set his official visit date to Texas A&M
In the early portions of the football offseason, Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko is preparing for a busy recruiting summer, as he and his staff will host a growing list of 2026 prospects, which now includes five-star offensive tackle Lamar Brown and five-star athlete Brandon Arrington, who will now be joined by one of the top safeties in the …
Read More »Ranking the games on the Oklahoma Sooners 2025 schedule
The Oklahoma Sooners 2025 schedule is one of the most challenging schedules in the nation. After a 6-7 season, Oklahoma is entering a massive year for the coaching staff and the program. The Sooners have to be in playoff contention, or there could be a reset with the program. As we learned in 2024, every week in the SEC is …
Read More »Texas A&M is a finalist for 2026 3-star CB out of Santa Ana (CA)
Texas A&M coach Mike Elko’s defensive background has impacted recruiting throughout his coaching history while developing several underrated cornerbacks and safeties who have gone on to successful NFL careers. In the 2025 signing class, four-star cornerback Jamar Beal-Gaines may have risen in the rankings, but he was a relatively unknown three-star prospect when the Aggies offered him. In the 2026 …
Read More »Remembering the 1969 Pearl football team that was first All-Black team to win Clinic Bowl
In 1969 the Pearl High football team made the controversial decision not to participate in the inaugural TSSAA football state playoffs opting instead to become the first all-Black school to play in the Clinic Bowl at Vanderbilt’s Dudley Field. The prestigious Clinic Bowl had long served as the championship game for teams in Middle Tennessee and Pearl coach James Armstrong …
Read More »SEC, Big Ten stacking College Football Playoff deck would be so pathetic and unnecessary
If you’ve played Candyland or Go Fish with a toddler, you know they rig the rules to help them win. Maybe, they haven’t learned how to lose gracefully, or they’re accustomed to getting their way. Eventually, they grow up and realize nobody wants to play with a cheater, and, anyway, games are more fun if they’re not rigged. The folks …
Read More »Texas A&M’s football program is reportedly set up for future success
Texas A&M’s 2024 football season ended in disappointment. Still, from a 360-degree view, head coach Mike Elko’s inaugural campaign was not a failure despite finishing 1-4, including consecutive losses to Texas and USC in the Las Vegas Bowl. Still, the loss of star running back Le’Veon Moss after eight games completely dismantled OC Collin Klein’s game plan due to the …
Read More »North Carolina power struggle: Bill Belichick, men’s basketball fighting over millions
Michael Lombardi spoke last week for the first time since being named general manager of North Carolina football, and immediately threw into question the power structure at the university famous for its men’s basketball program. “Everything here is predicated on building a pro team,” Lombardi said. “We consider ourselves the 33rd team.” There are 32 teams in the NFL, and …
Read More »Georgia 4-star 2026 cornerback Jorden Edmonds is offered by Notre Dame
It seems like Notre Dame football has been reviewing 2026 film, as they made an offer to California running back Brian Bonner early on Tuesday. The Irish weren’t done, as they made another one to Georgia cornerback Jorden Edmonds later in the day. The 6-foot, 3-inch and 175-pound prospect is considered one of the nation’s best, ranking as the No. …
Read More »Where did Malachi Field of Notre Dame land on PFF’s top-10 wide receivers for 2025
At the end of December, while Notre Dame football was still playing in the College Football Playoff, it landed a commitment from Virginia wide receiver transfer Malachi Fields. It was seen as a massive portal win for the Irish, as the 6-foot, 4-inch Fields enters the program as the most proven option for a group of young quarterbacks who will …
Read More »What’s next for Georgia football? Key dates ahead for the Bulldogs
Georgia football flipped from its 14-game 2024 season after the Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl to the offseason. That meant coaches turned their attention to roster management and recruiting to line up talent for the next Signing Day in December for the 2026 class. Players started up winter workouts. There was down time this month. Defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann told Fox …
Read More »‘Every one of them can play’: Purdue football QB coach excited about position group
WEST LAFAYETTE − Three decades ago, Darin Hinshaw was a record-setting college quarterback. After a couple years trying his luck at a pro career, Hinshaw dove into coaching. His ladder climb included runs as offensive coordinator at Middle Tennessee State, Kentucky, UAB and most recently his alma mater Central Florida. Hinshaw is now Purdue football’s quarterbacks coach, leading a position …
Read More »Nebraska to host class of 2026 three-star offensive lineman Mataalii Benjamin
Nebraska football will get an official visit from a class of 2026 three-star offensive lineman this summer. Mataalii Benjamin will visit Lincoln on June 6. Benjamin will also visit Oklahoma State on April 4, Arkansas on June 13, and Houston on June 20. The lineman measures in at 6-foot-6, 305 pounds. He is the 75th offensive tackle in the 2026 …
Read More »Who will LSU football start at its defensive end spots in 2025?
LSU football will have new faces at defensive end when spring practice begins next month. Bradyn Swinson and Sai’Vion Jones are off to the NFL after getting the bulk of the work in 2024. Swinson and Jones combined to play 1,274 snaps. Together, they racked up over 100 pressures and 14 sacks, per PFF. There wasn’t much of a rotation …
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