College Football

AMES – Nine springs later, that young head coach is still doing a darn good job making Iowa State football nationally relevant. Nine springs later. Did I really write that? Matt Campbell going through his ninth spring season as the Cyclones’ football coach? There, I wrote it again. “I still walk into this place every single day and be really …

One of the top players in the class of 2025 has received a scholarship offer from the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Ty Haywood is a 6-foot-5, 280-pound offensive tackle out of Denton, Texas. The five-star lineman is ranked by all four primary recruiting services (Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN) as a top-five player in the state of Texas and a Top 25 …

Bo Mascoe made just one appearance last season for Rutgers football, but his performance in that game is a building block for his development this offseason. A true freshman last season, Mascoe was ineligible for much of the year, but was finally cleared to play in time for Rutgers to take on Miami in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl. …

Class of 2025 defensive back Zay Gentry announced his top five schools via social media on Wednesday. Wisconsin is among the Texas native’s final list, along with Missouri, Oklahoma State, SMU and Baylor. Gentry received 30 total offers dating back to January of 2023. UW extended its offer on October 16, 2023, and he is slated to officially visit Madison …

A class of 2025 prospect is planning a visit with the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Reiman Zebert is a three-star tight end for Platteview Senior High in Springfield, Nebraska. In nine games last season, Zebert had 28 receptions for 677 yards and seven touchdowns. He also holds offers from Kansas State, Wisconsin and Minnesota. The prospect’s visit will take place during spring …

Koby Drake’s face lights up right away when Keonde Henry’s name gets brought up. Henry is the highest-rated recruit in Memphis football’s 2024 recruiting class, a four-star receiver from Lake Dallas, Texas. Drake, a senior for the Tigers, hosted Henry on his visit last year. “I feel like I had a sway in him coming here,” Drake said. “It’s super …

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an excerpt from The Tuscaloosa News’ commemorative book on Nick Saban and his Alabama football dynasty. The complete top 10 Alabama players from the Saban era with expanded content on them, as well as top games, ranking of all his seasons and much more can be found in the book. You can order the book online …

Penn State football has three new men running the show under head coach James Franklin. How much of a difference can these coordinators make − starting with fostering a more cohesive and improved offense − to help the Nittany Lions make a run at a Big Ten title and finally break into the College Football Playoffs in 2024? Progress and …

AUBURN — The offseason has officially arrived for Auburn football. The Tigers wrapped up coach Hugh Freeze’s second spring practice with A-Day on April 6. The offense did enough at the end to squeak out a 28-27 victory over the defense that was capped with a 58-yarder off the foot of kicker Towns McGough as the clock expired. Freshman receiver …

BLOOMINGTON – Curt Cignetti hasn’t always waxed long and lyrical about his team during his first spring season at Indiana, but when the Hoosiers’ new coach has had a message to deliver, he’s not been shy. Like Tuesday when, after a disappointingly poor practice, Cignetti suggested too many of his players “came out like the old Indiana” after last weekend’s …

Sometimes G-Day is a good indication of what is to come. Carson Beck threw for 211 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions while completing 72.2 percent of his passes last April at the Georgia football spring game. He then helped the Bulldogs to an unbeaten regular season and a 13-1 finish. The leading tacklers in the intrasquad scrimmage were …

Giancarlo Michael Stanton of the New York Yankees is one of the best power hitters of the past 20 years, but I always wonder what could have been if he had chosen to play football at USC instead of signing his MLB draft contract in 2007. In the fall of 2006, USC head coach Pete Carroll and assistant Steve Sarkisian …

Washington Huskies running back Tylin “Tybo” Rogers has been suspended from the team after being charged with two counts of rape. Rogers, 18, was arrested by Seattle police on Friday and later released on bond. He was officially charged on Tuesday with one count of second-degree rape and one count of third-degree rape. Prosecutors say the incidents occurred between late …

While the 2024 college football season is still some time away, spring football has people excited for the future and what their teams can be next season. Year after year, we have crazy seasons happen with huge names making a run and, at times, like in 2022, surprises such as TCU, who make a run to the National Championship. Once …

Apr. 10—Oklahoma State football is boring. That’s a good thing. Loyal readers will remember I wrote a column days after the Arizona State game this past season that criticized OSU’s lifeless offense and head-scratching quarterback rotation. The Cowboys, who hadn’t yet unleashed Ollie Gordon, would then get embarrassed at home in a now infamous 33-7 loss to South Alabama. Three …