College Football

GAINESVILLE — Florida’s third Orange and Blue game under Billy Napier was an improvement from last year’s 10-7 snoozer, but not necessarily a cause for celebration. The Blue squad, featuring UF’s first-team players, edged the Orange 19-17 on a 37-yard field goal by Trey Smack as time expired, sending his teammates running onto the field as spring football came to …

There was no unique sport coat for the Alabama football coach at A-Day this year. For all the years he ran the spring game at Bryant-Denny Stadium, Nick Saban wore notable jackets. He was hard to miss. This year, you had to look harder to spot new coach Kalen DeBoer on Saturday. He wore a crimson hoodie, tan pants, white …

The state’s top tight end recruit in the junior class has made his college decision. Washington’s Nate Roberts announced his commitment to Ohio State on Saturday, choosing the Buckeyes after receiving offers from some of the top programs in the nation. The 6-foot-4, 235-pound Roberts committed to Notre Dame in June before decommitting in August. A four-star recruit according to …

After multiple visits to Athens, defensive lineman Darren Ikinnagbon has committed to Georgia. The Hillside, N.J. star was on campus again for Georgia’s spring game this weekend. Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Rutgers, Duke, Tennessee, Ohio State and Penn State were the other top contenders for Ikinnagbon. This embedded content is not available in your region. ***** CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 …

WEST LAFAYETTE — With a revamped offensive line, Hudson Card showed why Purdue football brought him to West Lafayette. Card unofficially was 11 of 17 for 160 yards in the first half, including a 58-yard touchdown to Andrew Sowinski on the first series of Saturday’s Purdue football spring game. Redshirt freshman quarterback Jake Wilson also threw a late touchdown to …

Ring the bell, it’s time for Round 2. The second window of the college football transfer portal opens Monday, and will remain open for players to enter until the end of the month of April. Missouri football did plenty of its required work in the first window, which opened Dec. 4 and closed Jan. 2, by securing 12 commitments. Three …

USATSI Arizona State is hiring former NFL All-Pro Hines Ward as wide receivers coach, according to ESPN. Ward spent the 2023 season as the head coach of the San Antonio Brahmas in the former XFL, leading his team to a 3-7 record.  Ward’s previous experience as a collegiate coach came in 2021 when he worked with the wide receivers under …

GAINESVILLE — The Florida Gators’ spring game didn’t create a quarterback competition between incumbent Graham Mertz and five-star freshman DJ Lagway. It did, however, highlight some of their strengths on an idyllic afternoon at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Here are four initial thoughts on the exhibition at the end of Billy Napier’s third spring. DJ Lagway looked like a five-star …

PISCATAWAY – Rutgers football on Saturday held its first scrimmage of the spring, the first opportunity for coach Greg Schiano and his staff to gauge the Scarlet Knights’ progress in a game-like scenario. Here are Schiano’s thoughts on what he saw: Quarterback play The quarterback battle between incumbent starter Gavin Wimsatt and Minnesota transfer Athan Kaliakmanis will continue to garner …

Georgia football junior Mykel Williams has never had an interception. Until Saturday, that is. The junior pass rusher has been anticipating the move from defensive lineman to outside linebacker for the 2024 season, yet in Saturday afternoon’s annual G-Day scrimmage, he was making big moves for the Black team in his old and familiar position. In the second quarter, quarterback …

STATE COLLEGE — Penn State football will give a glimpse into the upcoming season with today’s Blue-White Game. The annual intrasquad scrimmage in Beaver Stadium marks the end of spring workouts. It’s also this team’s first work in front of a big crowd in what hopes to be a memorable 2024 season in the expanding Big Ten and College Football …

Not only are the Alabama Crimson Tide replacing a legend following Nick Saban’s retirement, but they are also replacing nearly half their roster. Kalen DeBoer is taking over a team that lost nearly 50 players from last year’s squad that was the SEC champion, went to the College Football Playoff and finished No. 5 in the final AP Poll. But …

April 13, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Fans chant, “O-H-I-O!” during the first half of the Ohio State LifeSports spring football game at Ohio Stadium on Saturday. Ohio State drew more than 80,000 fans to its spring football game on Saturday. The announced attendance of 80,012 was the largest for the scrimmage at Ohio Stadium since 2017. The Buckeyes had only …

Ohio State football put the finishing touches on an in-state flip in the 2025 class. 2025 three-star safety Cody Haddad committed to Ohio State Saturday during the Bckeyes’ spring game, choosing the Buckeyes over programs such as Texas A&M, Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota. Haddad initially committed to Wisconsin Jan. 17, but ended his commitment April 1. Haddad, a 6-foot-1, 175-pound …

Former Notre Dame quarterback and Fox college football analyst Brady Quinn did not need to see much of Ohio State freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith to make a massive comparison. “I don’t want this to sound like an overstatement talking about Jeremiah Smith,” Quinn said. “But I live in the south Florida area. I had the chance to go watch …