College Football

With the Texas Tech football team opening spring practice this week, updated roster sheets are as helpful as ever, more so than in some other years. The Red Raiders have 27 players practicing with the team for the first time, including 18 who transferred in from other NCAA programs. Another nine are freshmen who enrolled in January. If that isn’t …

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, …

Clemson’s recruiting momentum continues as four-star safety Kaden Gebhardt has announced his commitment to the Tigers. The Olentangy (Ohio) standout picked Clemson over Penn State after picking up an offer in January and returning for the Elite Retreat last weekend. Gebhardt, a 6-foot-2, 195-pound defensive back, is ranked No. 215 overall in the 2026 class, the No. 17 safety nationally, …

OXFORD — Ole Miss football is not holding a spring game, but Rebels fans still have a chance to see the 2025 football team up close. “Meet the Rebels Day” will be held April 12 at the Manning Center, Ole Miss announced Tuesday in a news release. It will be the highlight of Ole Miss’ spring football practices. It is …

The Big Ten Conference announced its men’s basketball awards Tuesday, with three players from Illinois earning recognition for the 2024-25 season. Freshman Will Riley (12.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.3 apg) was named the Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year. The 6-foot-8 forward, expected to be a first-round NBA Draft pick, is the second Illini to win the award since …

LINCOLN, Neb. — Pat Stewart, the New England Patriots’ director of pro personnel the past two seasons, will join Nebraska coach Matt Rhule’s staff as general manager, the school announced. Stewart, who was player personnel director for the Carolina Panthers when Rhule coached them from 2020-22, will oversee the Cornhuskers’ roster management and player acquisition, including high school and transfer …

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Purdue’s Braden Smith was named the Big Ten player of the year and Michigan State’s Tom Izzo coach of the year by coaches and the media in voting coordinated by the conference. Smith and Izzo won the same honors from The Associated Press on Tuesday. The coaches voted Penn State’s Ace Baldwin Jr. the defensive player of …

BYU head football coach Kalani Sitake shakes hands with Bolden Crosby after giving a devotional at the Marriott Center in Provo on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News When he was first approached about giving a BYU devotional, Kalani Sitake was unsure about it. But one of his heroes soon helped get him fully on board and …

Jesse Von Behren is looking forward to turning high school athletes into productive young men as he takes over as the new Ames High School football coach. Von Behren was formally approved to become the new Little Cyclone football coach at the Ames school board meeting on March 10. Longtime Ames varsity football assistant coach Jesse Von Behren was approved …

Michigan football is but a week away from beginning spring ball and all eyes will be on Ann Arbor to see just how the Wolverines follow up a disappointing season overall, but one that had an exemplary finish. Though not everything is buttoned up, the defense has a ton of promise — though it appears as if safety Rod Moore …

Michigan football had a lot of talent on the roster in 2024, yet, the Wolverines managed to win only seven games with those departing — and one without. The Wolverines even beat rival Ohio State without two of their star players, two of which are among ESPN’s top 14 for sure first-round NFL draft picks this upcoming month. (subscription required) …

ESPN already wondered aloud about whether or not new Michigan football quarterback Bryce Underwood could win the starting job in year one, and CBS Sports’ Tom Fornelli has similar thoughts. The Wolverines are retooling the offense, not just at quarterback, but also with a new offensive coordinator in Chip Lindsey, who is expected to improve the passing attack after a …

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez, like all football coaches, wants his players to show up on time, work hard and play their best. Oh, and another thing: Don’t dance on TikTok. “They’re going to be on it, so I’m not banning them from it,” he said Monday. “I’m just banning them from dancing on it. It’s like, …

Ohio State landed a very important piece to the 2026 recruiting class on Monday. That’s because four-star offensive tackle Max Riley announced his commitment to the team. The in-state standout from Avon Lake picked the Buckeyes over Clemson. The top-100 prospect held close to 25 scholarship offers from around the country. Riley is the fifth commitment in the class for …

Brandon football coach Sam Williams has resigned after four seasons and will take a high school football job in Alabama, according to reports Tuesday. Blake Levine of WJTV first reported that Williams would end his Mississippi coaching tenure and accept a head football coaching job at UMS-Wright Prep in Mobile, Alabama. Williams leaves Brandon with a 45-10 overall record and …