College Football

“Speech! Speech!” That’s what Purdue second-year safety Dillon Thieneman heard as the Boilermakers opened spring practice back in March. He wasn’t prepared. He definitely hadn’t expected his family to show up moments before or for Purdue to drop a banner honoring his 2023 All-American season (AP third-team). But he did his best when promoted, quickly thanking his teammates: “It’s because …

The Big Ten is one of the toughest conferences in college football, with some of the toughest environments in college football. FoxSports football analyst Joel Klatt ranked his top five home-field advantages in college football. Two programs from the Big Ten made the list. Klatt ranks Penn State as the second-toughest environment in college football and Oregon as No. 4 …

A top offensive lineman in the class of 2025 has named the Auburn Tigers and the Nebraska Cornhuskers as the co-leaders for his commitment. Offensive tackle Broderick Shull made the confirmation to On3’s Steve Wiltfong. The 6-foot-6, 280-pound offensive lineman has 13 offers in his recruitment, including Auburn, Boston College, Cincinnati, Duke, Illinois, Kansas State, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, TCU, Texas Tech, …

Former Oregon Ducks head coach Chip Kelly has found himself in the news cycle quite a bit over the last six months. The most notable occurrence came when Kelly made that somewhat surprising jump from head coach of the UCLA Bruins to take over as the new offensive coordinator for the Ohio State Buckeyes, a move that is rarely seen …

Rivals national recruiting analyst John Garcia Jr., along with national analysts Adam Gorney and Marshall Levenson and CanesCounty.com’s Marcus Benjamin tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION. MORE: Ranking the contenders for Vernell Brown | Eight committed prospects on flip watch this summer ***** CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position …

Wisconsin class of 2025 running back target Jace Clarizio committed to Michigan State on Tuesday. The Badgers hosted the three-star recruit on an unofficial visit last month and have an official visit scheduled for the weekend of May 31. They were considered one of the favorites to land the running back, along with the Spartans and Minnesota Golden Gophers. Related: …

1 While we’ve seen plenty of teams win the title of “offseason champions” only to fall flat on their face during the season, it isn’t likely Ohio State will suffer such a fate. It’s very much Big Ten title or bust in Columbus. Hell, it’s probably more national title or bust. Ohio State retained most of its key pieces from …

Wisconsin football extended an offer to class of 2026 running back Kaleb Woods on Tuesday.  Woods is yet to receive a ranking from any of 247Sports, Rivals, or On3. His reported offers at this stage in the process are from Appalachian State, Florida A&M, USF and now Wisconsin. The running back’s first gridiron offers arrived from Florida A&M and USF in …

Wisconsin football extended an offer to class of 2026 safety Nicholas Reddish on Tuesday. Not any of 247Sports, Rivals, or On3 has ranked Reddish at this early stage in the 2026 cycle. He does, however, have several offers from Division I programs across the nation.  Of his 13 total offers, the most notable include USC, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Notre …

The expanded 12-team College Football Playoff debuts this fall, creating one of the biggest changes in the sport’s storied history. Suddenly, fans will have to get used to differentiating rankings from seedings, and teams that finish in the top 12 of the rankings will unceremoniously get pushed out of the field.  CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd released his post-spring top 25 …

While there’s plenty of returning talent in the Clarksville area, expect a number of other standouts to make their names known during the 2024 TSSAA football season. With spring practices still ongoing, here are 20 players who could be primed for breakout performances this fall. Ahvare Galbreath, Clarksville, So., RB/LB: The brother of last season’s All-Area Player of the Year …

Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel already has secured two big Class of 2025 commitments from Nashville in Brentwood Academy five-star quarterback George MacIntyre and Ensworth four-star defensive lineman Ethan Utley. Now, can Heupel convince a few Lipscomb Academy football stars to become Volunteers? Lipscomb rising seniors Chauncey Gooden (OT), CJ Jimcoily (DB), Amir Leonard-Jean Charles (DL) and Kris Thompson (LB) …

Bobby Goddin/Herald-Times The transfer portal era forever changed college football as the task of assembling a roster is increasingly more difficult for coaching staffs unsure of which players are staying or going ahead of the next season. The recent 2023-24 transfer portal cycle witnessed a record-setting number of entries with almost 3,900 players opting to explore other opportunities. For comparison, that …

No returning FBS quarterback threw for more yards than Carson Beck’s 3,941 last season. There’s little reason to believe that Beck can’t match or top that this season in his second year as the Georgia football starter. A big reason: the many options in the Bulldogs’ wide receiver group. “Shoot, our whole receiver room, it’s deep, man,” junior Dillon Bell …

Missouri football’s transfer portal action appears to be wrapped up, and the roster looks like it has been set. BetMGM has set MU’s over/under for wins in the 2024 season at 9.5. If the Tigers get to double digits, they’re certainly a College Football Playoff contender. When Mizzou lines up against Murray State to open its season Thursday, Aug. 29, …