College Football

West Blocton has hired Christopher Wilson as its next football coach, principal Terry Lawley confirmed to The Tuscaloosa News on Thursday. Wilson was officially hired as the Tigers’ 33rd head coach in program history at a Bibb County School Board meeting on Tuesday, April 9. He replaces former coach Dre’Mail King, who resigned in March. “One of the first qualities …

With spring practices underway, Alabama football quarterback Jalen Milroe is expressing his leadership qualities heading into his second season as the Crimson Tide’s starter. Milroe, whose offense is now run by new coach Kalen DeBoer and offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan, appeared on “The Paul Finebaum Show” on Thursday ahead of Alabama’s annual A-Day spring scrimmage. REQUIRED READING: Alabama football’s top …

Having to sit and watch one year was bad enough. Xavion Alford has been sidelined for two years. There probably isn’t another player in the Arizona State football camp more excited about the coming season than the junior safety. Alford arrived in Tempe a year ago from USC where he was injured and actually never played in his final season …

This week, Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko discussed several topics regarding the progress made during the Aggies’ spring football practice season, as the annual Maroon & White spring game is set for next Saturday afternoon. As the roster has made considerable strides since the start of the spring period, Elko and his staff have also been very busy hosting …

IRVING, Texas — Incoming American Athletic Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti spent time on both sides of college athletics learning the intricacies of the sport. From 2009-13, he served as athletic director at Rutgers and helped negotiate the Scarlet Knights’ entry to the Big Ten. He also worked on the television side of college sports at both ABC and CBS.  In …

After 14 sessions, LSU football has one final practice to put a stamp on its spring. Brian Kelly and the Tigers will wrap up 2024 spring practice up with the National L Club Spring Game inside Tiger Stadium Saturday (1 p.m., SEC Network+). Coming into the spring, there were a number of question marks surrounding this LSU team and what …

Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer released a statement Thursday after one of his former Washington football players, Tybo Rogers, was arrested and charged recently with two counts of rape alleged to have occurred in fall of 2023 when DeBoer was still coach at Washington. “While I am not able to comment specifically on the situation involving an individual at my …

Ohio State’s spring game at Ohio Stadium on Saturday is just a glorified scrimmage, though in front of a crowd most college football programs would envy for games in the fall. But to FOX Sports football analyst Joel Klatt, the Buckeyes’ intrasquad scrimmage represents a step in football’s evolution. This will be the first time FOX or any national network …

USC running back O.J. Simpson carries the ball against UCLA during a 21-20 win over the Bruins in November 1967. Simpson, who died on Thursday, finished as that season’s runner-up for the Heisman Trophy. That September, Simpson had a big game in the Trojans’ upset of No. 4 Texas. O.J. Simpson died Thursday morning following a battle with cancer. The …

Georgia Bulldog transfer Bear Alexander, who transferred to USC in the fall of 2023, has been the big story at USC football this week. It was thought by many that he was going to enter the transfer portal before the start of the 2024 season, but after having a conversation with Lincoln Riley and new USC defensive line coach Eric …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A bunch of the top prospects in the Southeast region came to the Rivals Camp Series stop in South Florida last weekend. Rivals national recruiting analyst John Garcia takes a shot at making some early predictions on some of them here. ***** MORE FROM MIAMI: LB/DB Rumor Mill | Max Buchanan talks latest | WR vs. …

University of Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders attended an in-person lecture on campus for the first time recently, more than a year after he enrolled as a student, according to a video posted to his YouTube channel Wednesday. The video shows him being trailed by videographers as he enters a chemistry class in Boulder, then causing a quiet stir during the …

It was a huge Thursday for Penn State as four-star running back Alvin Henderson gave his commitment to the Big Ten program. And all Henderson seems to do is run for touchdowns. Penn State fought off several big names to land Henderson, a player ranked by Rivals as the third-best running back in the nation and the No. 36 overall …

The Spring transfer portal window will soon open for all college football programs, and some teams are expected to be very active participants. The Alabama Crimson Tide roster has plenty of strengths, but head coach Kalen DeBoer should pay close attention to the defensive secondary. Alabama is a program to watch when the portal opens. As players come and go …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football announced additional details for next week’s spring game on Thursday afternoon. It’s the program’s first spring exhibition since 2019. The Hoosiers will host an exhibition at Memorial Stadium that will air live on the Big Ten Network at 8 p.m. Matt Schumacker, Rhett Lewis and Pay Boylan will be calling the game for the network. It will …