College Football

EVANSTON, Ill. – About four months until the college football season kicks off and with Ryan Field’s demolition underway, Northwestern announced plans for a temporary athletic field to host football, soccer and lacrosse games. The temporary field will overlook the lakefront for the next two seasons as the renovated Ryan Field is on schedule to open in 2026. NU head …

The Gophers football program missed out on defensive end Jaxon Howard, the top in-state recruit in the 2023 class, when the Robbinsdale Cooper product committed to LSU in July 2022. The U now might get a second chance. After one season in the SEC, Howard is expected to enter the NCAA transfer portal when it opens on Monday. The Pioneer …

Apr. 11—MORGANTOWN — You can’t win any games in the spring. No matter what happens over the next two weeks, West Virginia will open the 2024 season with a 0-0 record. Spring is all about getting better and that is what the Mountaineers have been focused on the past three weeks. On Wednesday, WVU head coach Neal Brown went through …

Florida A&M football adds to the coaching staff as Coach Colzie announced Andre Pope as the defensive pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach. “After the amazing amount of success we’ve had in the defensive backfield the last two years with Coach Morgan and myself, I thought it was important to make sure I had someone who was going to …

Gophers fans walking in late to watch Thursday’s last open spring football practice might have been shaking their heads watching several balls hit the ground during team drills. New quarterback Max Brosmer, a New Hampshire transfer, zipped passes to his wide receivers seemingly in the right spots, but they suffered from a case of the drops for a period or …

Josh Kelly and Caleb Douglas had their names entered into the NCAA transfer portal in December for different reasons. Kelly said Washington State’s place on the college football landscape concerned him with the collapse of the Pac-12. Douglas thought there was an offensive system somewhere that suited him better than Florida’s. “The SEC really isn’t the biggest passing conference,” Douglas …

Redshirt senior defensive back Greedy Vance Jr. won’t be playing his final year of college football at Florida State. It was reported on Thursday that he intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal with one year of eligibility left. This is the Seminoles’ first transfer out of the program since 18 players left in December and January. This is his …

Alabama football has a new coach and it will also have a new A-Day format. Kalen DeBoer, who took over for Nick Saban, will coach his first spring game in Tuscaloosa on Saturday (3 p.m. CT, ESPN) at Bryant-Denny Stadium. DeBoer said he views the game as the team’s 15th spring practice. “We’ll see a lot of great scrimmaging out …

Alabama football center Parker Brailsford is not expected to play in the A-Day spring game on Saturday. “Right now, I wouldn’t plan on him with just the limited practice he’s had throughout the spring,” coach Kalen DeBoer said. “He didn’t practice (Thursday).” DeBoer was asked for the latest on Brailsford, who has been dealing with “non-football related things,” DeBoer said …

USATSI SMU has suspended cornerback Teddy Knox, the school announced Wednesday. The decision came after the Dallas Police Department issued an arrest warrant for Knox for his alleged involvement in a multi-car crash that occurred in Dallas on March 30. DPD has also issued a warrant for Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice for his alleged involvement in the incident.  “SMU …

The University of West Florida football stadium is getting an upgrade. Pen Air Field, which officially started hosting games in the fall of 2022 – minus one game in 2021 – will be transformed into Darrell Gooden Stadium with a brand new look. The new stadium is part of UWF’s $90 million “Here for Good capital campaign,” which entered its …

Although Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer believes the Crimson Tide secondary is one area where he’ll look to add some help from the NCAA’s spring transfer portal, he’s been impressed with what he’s seen among UA’s younger defensive backs. The Crimson Tide will hold the annual A-Day scrimmage on Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium (3 p.m. CT, ESPN), using an offense …

On Monday, less than 48 hours after Alabama football holds its annual A-Day spring scrimmage, the NCAA’s spring transfer portal will open for 30 days. It allows players to enter their names for a potential transfer, with the right to withdraw their name if they later opt to remain where they are. And Alabama will be active. Crimson Tide coach …

The Gophers football program picked up a commitment from Ohio tight end Cross Nimmo on Thursday. Nimmo is listed as a 6-foot-3, 230-pound, three-star prospect from Lake Catholic High School in Mentor, Ohio. He had offers from Rutgers, Illinois, Louisville and others. “I am excited and blessed to say that I have committed to The University of Minnesota to continue …

SMU football has suspended cornerback Teddy Knox due to his involvement in a multi-car crash that happened in Dallas, which also included Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice. The football program said in a statement to USA TODAY Sports on Thursday that the university was made aware of an arrest warrant for Knox. “SMU has been notified by Dallas Police of …