College Football

Four-star offensive tackle recruit Deacon Schmitt is down to eight schools, with the Georgia Bulldogs making the cut. He also included the Alabama Crimson Tide, Tennessee Volunteers, Oklahoma Sooners, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Colorado Buffaloes, USC Trojans, and Ohio State Buckeyes among his top eight, according to On3. Schmitt is a four-star offensive tackle from the class of 2026. The 320-pound, 6-foot-5 …

Wisconsin football’s 2025 season opener against Miami (OH) has officially been moved from Saturday, Aug. 30, to Thursday, Aug. 28. The game kicks off what is expected to be a challenging 2025 schedule. Wisconsin visits Alabama to close nonconference play, then has Big Ten matchups against Michigan, Washington, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State and Oregon. Wisconsin’s season-opener against Miami …

Class of 2026 wide receiver Brody Schaffer, a Winneconne, Wisconsin, native, committed to Iowa on Wednesday. He chose the Hawkeyes over other Football Bowl Subdivision offers from Northwestern and Washington State. According to 247Sports, Wisconsin has yet to offer the in-state wideout. He was set for unofficial visits to Northwestern (March 8), Wisconsin (March 15) and Iowa (March 29). His …

The Auburn Tigers are looking to add to their 2026 recruiting class by bolstering their running back room. On Thursday, Hayes Fawcett of On3 reported that 2026 four-star running back Ezavier Crowell had reduced his school list to six, one of those teams is the Auburn Tigers. Along with Auburn, Crowell is considering Alabama, Florida State, Georgia, Ohio State, and …

The Oregon Ducks had one of the most successful seasons in program history last year, going 13-1 with a Big Ten Championship win and a No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff. Now, in 2025, they will look to reach the same heights once again, but this time around with almost an entirely new roster. Since coming to Eugene, …

Mar. 6—CHAMPAIGN — In the very near future — when Art Sitkowski is running his own college football program — we are going to say “saw that one coming.” Today, the New Jersey native with the (perhaps fading) accent is Illinois’ co-quarterback coach, a position he took on Tuesday. In my 35 years covering Illinois football, plenty of quarterbacks with …

North Fort Myers (Fort Meyers, Florida) defensive lineman James Johnson named his top 10 schools and is about to have a busy few months with recruiting visits. The 6-foot-3, 285-pound defensive lineman is ranked as a four-star recruit. Johnson is ranked as the No. 87 recruit in the country and the No. 10 defensive lineman. He is the No. 12 …

We’re one step closer to football season, as the Oklahoma Sooners began spring practice on Thursday. After a 6-7 season in 2024, the 2025 season is a crucial one for the program. Fourth-year head coach Brent Venables is facing a make or break season, and OU is looking to bounce back in their second season in the Southeastern Conference. With …

Florida State football’s freshmen Darryll and Mandrell Desir are inseparable. That’s because they are identical twins. If one goes, the other will follow, whether on the field or in the classroom. The defensive line duo also share the same goal. And that brings them even closer together. “It’s like a person who pushes me anytime, anywhere. In school, education, life,” …

The 2024 Arizona State football team etched its name into program history and, arguably, college football history. Amid the chaos of conference realignment and the disbanding of the Pac-12, Arizona State faced an uncertain future. Thrown into the Big 12, preseason polls predicted the Sun Devils to finish dead last in their new conference. Instead, they silenced critics and turned …

Oklahoma Sooners 2026 quarterback commit Jaden O’Neal has moved a whole lot closer to his future college home for his senior season of high school football. According to Toby Rowland, the Sooners’ radio play-by-play voice, O’Neal has enrolled at Mustang High School and will start classes next week. He’s transferring from Narbonne High School in California. O’Neal has been committed …

We’re doing this again. SEC brass are debating whether to go to a nine-game conference schedule, up from eight, for the 2026 season and beyond. The SEC has considered adding a conference game for more than a dozen years but has never made the move. Commissioner Greg Sankey wants an additional conference game – just look at the interest SEC …

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas football returns to the practice fields Monday for the opening of spring football. The Razorbacks will hold their first of 14 workouts over the next two months, all leading up to the annual Red-White Game on April 19. Sam Pittman spoke to the media Thursday and exuded confidence about his offense and expressed hesitation about the depth …

Four-star edge rusher recruit Ebenezer Ewetade has narrowed his list down to five schools, according to On3. Ewetade’s top schools are the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the North Carolina State Wolfpack, the Florida State Seminoles, the Alabama Crimson Tide, and the Georgia Bulldogs. The four-star edge rusher is a member of the class of 2026. The 6-foot-4, 230-pound defender plays …

LSU football’s recruitment of five-star Bryce Underwood was a top story of the 2025 recruiting cycle. The No. 1 quarterback in the country was committed to LSU for 10 months before flipping to Michigan a month before national signing day. When Underwood flipped, LSU was left without a quarterback in its 2025 class. The Tigers added former Mississippi State QB …