South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer spoke with media on Tuesday with the Gamecocks spring football game 11 days away. South Carolina’s Garnet & Black Spring game is scheduled for 7 p.m. on April 20 at Williams-Brice Stadium. Shane Beamer updates South Carolina quarterback competition The biggest question for South Carolina is arguably the quarterback situation and who will replace …
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‘I don’t think that’s going to happen to Oklahoma’: On3’s J.D. PicKell on if OU will get dominated in the trenches
The Oklahoma Sooners are about to wrap up spring ball with just under two weeks to the Spring game. Still, there are a lot of question marks that need to be answered. The same is true for every team in the nation. One of the biggest question marks for Oklahoma is how well will they hold up in the trenches …
Read More »Auburn softball receives votes in USA TODAY/NFCA Coaches Poll following week nine’s action
Auburn softball took a step away from SEC action last week by hosting Lousiana Tech and Georgia Tech for the War Eagle Classic. The Tigers finished 3-1 on the weekend and will return to conference action with confidence. Following week nine’s action, Auburn remains in the “remaining votes” category of the latest USA TODAY/NFCA Top 25 Coaches Poll. Auburn is …
Read More »Maryland-based four-star receiver is offered by USC
USC has its eyes on a future receiver. 6-foot, 170-pound wide receiver Romero Ison from Baltimore had over 2,600 yards of total offense last season, including 69 catches and 20 touchdowns. He is now a target for the USC Trojans. Romero Ison has offers from USC, Penn State, Boston College, Florida, Kentucky, Michigan State, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech and Indiana …
Read More »Inside LSU football’s plan for star LB Harold Perkins Jr. in Blake Baker’s scheme
New LSU football defensive coordinator Blake Baker has been on the job, and back in Baton Rouge, for a few, short months. But that’s long enough to have run across one prevailing question on LSU’s defense. “‘How are you going to use Harold?'” is what everybody wants to know, according the Baker, who helped recruit Perkins Jr. out of Cy …
Read More »OU football: Sooners’ season opener against Temple moved to Friday, Aug. 30
OU football’s season opener against Temple has officially been moved from Saturday, Aug. 31 to Friday, Aug. 30 and will kick off at 6 p.m., the school announced Tuesday. SoonerScoop first reported the game would be moved to Friday moments before OU’s release. The Sooners announced that ESPN requested the change so their first game as a member of the …
Read More »Is Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer a top-5 head coach in college football?
For the first time in nearly two decades, there will be a new coach roaming the sidelines of Bryant-Denny Stadium. Nick Saban, the legendary head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide football program, announced his retirement at the beginning of the 2024 offseason. Moving swiftly, Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne hired Kalen DeBoer, luring him away from the Washington Huskies …
Read More »Notre Dame football trending to for 2025 Texas wide receiver
With not much room left in Notre Dame football’s 2025 recruiting class, they have to be very picky at which position and prospect they want to add. Of the current 19 commits, the Irish have three current wide receivers in the fold and are looking like another one will join the trio. On Tuesday, two 247Sports Crystal Ball projections went …
Read More »Oklahoma Sooners moving 2024 season opener to Friday night
The much anticipated move to the SEC will come one day earlier as the University of Oklahoma announced a date change for their week one matchup with the Temple Owls. Originally slated to play on Saturday August 31, Joe Castiglione announced Oklahoma and ESPN have agreed to play the season opener on Friday night, August 30 at 6 p.m. CT. …
Read More »Auburn signs 10-year apparel deal with Nike to begin in 2025, ends 18-year partnership with Under Armour
USATSI Auburn University will be switching to Nike as its apparel and shoe provider once its current deal with Under Armour expires in July 2025, the school announced Tuesday. Auburn’s new deal with Nike covers 10 years and is set to make Auburn one of the highest-paid Nike-sponsored programs in the nation, according to 247Sports. “We are excited to enter …
Read More »Oregon Ducks officially announce Ra’Shaad Samples as new RB coach
The Oregon Ducks officially announced the hiring of Ra’Shaad Samples as their new assistant head coach and running backs coach on Tuesday morning via press release. Ducks Wire confirmed a report over the weekend that the university was hiring samples as their new position coach, replacing Carlos Locklyn, who left Eugene to take a job with the Ohio State Buckeyes. …
Read More »As camp winds down, FAMU putting on the final touches for upcoming spring football game
Spring football camp is wrapping up at Florida A&M. On Tuesday, the Rattlers had their 13th of 15 spring practices on Ken Riley Field at Bragg Memorial Stadium. And with one more standard practice remaining, FAMU head coach James Colzie III is using the final meetings to test his team’s wherewithal through good-on-good drills. The Rattlers practice again on Thursday and then will use …
Read More »Is Will Howard an upgrade at QB for Ohio State? Star transfer gets first chance to prove worth in spring game
When Ohio State takes the field for its spring game on Saturday, the college football world will get its first glimpse at the changes made by the Buckeyes over the offseason. Chip Kelly gave up a head coaching job to become offensive coordinator in Columbus. Ryan Day and his staff were very active in the transfer portal, bringing in more …
Read More »High school football: Lakota West standout makes verbal commitment
Apr. 9—Luka Gilbert is headed for the Sunshine State to play college football. The Lakota West junior announced Monday night he has verbally committed to the University of Miami after fielding offers from Ohio State, Michigan, Iowa and many others since last year. Listed 6-foot-7, 217 on the roster last fall, Gilbert caught 15 passes for 171 yards and two …
Read More »Jackson State football coach T.C. Taylor still undecided who’ll be offensive coordinator in 2024
During Jackson State’s annual spring football game Saturday, head coach T.C. Taylor called the offensive plays as the Blue team defeated the White team 23-9 at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. It was a duty made necessary by offseason changes in the coaching staff. Co-offensive coordinators Maurice Harris and Jason Onyebuagu, who called the plays in 2023 when the Tigers led …
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