College Football

LSU coach Brian Kelly said putting QR codes on helmets “just doesn’t feel collegiate for me,” Wednesday on the SEC teleconference. Last week, Oklahoma State announced it would use QR codes on its helmets which will direct fans to the general name, image and likeness fund for the team. Kelly and other coaches on the teleconference were asked about the …

Aug. 28—CHAMPAIGN — Chris Wilkerson was already on staff at San Jose State, moving up from defensive ends coach to defensive coordinator, when Barry Lunney Jr. was hired in 2003 as the Spartans’ co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The overlap in their careers, though, was brief. Fitz Hill resigned as San Jose State’s coach after the 2004 season, with Wilkerson …

Aug. 28—CHAMPAIGN — When Bret Bielema leads his Illinois football team onto the Memorial Stadium turf Thursday night, it will be the 16th time as a head coach. If, as Bill Shakespeare wrote, what’s past is prologue, then Bielema and Illinois will walk off the field with a win against Eastern Illinois. In Bielema’s previous openers, his teams at Wisconsin, …

We made it. The official start of the 2024 college football season is here. Week 0 was just an appetizer, though it was a tasty one with Georgia Tech’s upset win and Montana State’s wild comeback against New Mexico. Things really get going this weekend, however, as there are three matchups between teams ranked in the AP Top 25. There …

Tennessee football coaches plan to rotate wide receivers this season. Their reasoning makes a bold statement about the Vols’ expectations, but it’s delivered in a subtle way. They plan to make the College Football Playoff. First, wide receivers coach Kelsey Pope said it when mulling a substitution plan for slot receiver Squirrel White. “With his frame, maybe you want to …

The most obvious sign that college football has entered a bold, uncertain new era isn’t the fact that we now have a 12-team playoff, or West Coast teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference, or players moving like air hockey pucks from school to school. No, the most obvious symbol of 2024’s break with the 150-year history of college football is …

Notre Dame Offensive Coordinator Mike Denbrock talks to players at Notre Dame spring football practice Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Irish Athletics Center in South Bend. Many believe that Texas A&M’s strength is on the defensive line, but that won’t shy Notre Dame football away from testing them. The Irish offense has been expected to take another step forward …

Aug. 28—SHORT GAP, W.Va. — While Frankfort has lost much of its production in the backfield from 2023, it returns a quartet of three-year starters on the offensive line. That unit will pave the way for the next crop of Frankfort backs, led by Keyser transfer Jullian Pattison at fullback, as the Falcons hope to return to the playoffs for …

After a long offseason, the football season is finally here for the Texas Longhorns. Up first for No. 4 Texas is Colorado State. Texas is heavily favored in Saturday’s showdown so what should a successful opener look like for the Longhorns? And which Rams need to be on UT’s radar? We discuss those topic and answer a Texas trivia question …

NORMAN — As you walk into work every day, imagine passing by statues of legends who once held your very job. Cast in their shadows is the standard for success. That’s life for Jackson Arnold. That’s the pressure that comes with being OU’s quarterback. “I feel like you have to embrace it a little bit,” Arnold said Monday after practice. “It’s …

Rivals national recruiting analyst Marshall Levenson takes a look at four prospects in the Mid-South Region that could be at risk to flip their commitments before the end of the 2025 recruiting cycle. THIS SERIES: Four Midwest prospects on flip watch | Four Southeast prospects on flip watch ***** CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State …

It isn’t often that true freshmen grace the two-deep at Iowa. When it happens, it means an individual has been incredibly impressive early on. It can also indicate that the situation presented an opportunity. Both are true in the case of true freshman wide receiver Reece Vander Zee. The 6-foot-4, 207 pound freshman out of Central Lyon High School has …

STILLWATER — Through the first 12 games of last season, Sesi Vailahi prepared like he was going to play, but never expected it. As Oklahoma State’s fourth-string running back, he knew his time would only come in a massive blowout. So the freshman watched and waited. Then, as the Cowboys prepared for the Big 12 Championship Game against Texas, attrition …

From the very beginning, the brains behind the development and implementation of the College Football Playoff wanted to hit the sweet spot of “a generic name that was catchy,” said playoff executive director Bill Hancock. One suggestion was “College Bowl,” which was discarded for any possible confusion between the longtime radio and television quiz show of the same name. Another …

Sept 19, 2009; Auburn, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers receiver Darvin Adams (89) catches a touchdown pass as West Virginia Mountaineers defensive back Robert Sands (2) makes the tackle during the second half at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-USA TODAY Sports College football, in its entirety, gets underway this weekend. To celebrate, USA TODAY Sports’ Erick Smith has …