College Football

Eddie George talks about TSU QB Draylen Ellis’ leadership qualities Draylen Ellis threw for a career-high four touchdowns in Tennessee State’s 41-17 win over Eastern Illinois Saturday at Nissan Stadium. Reggie Barlow has been hired as the new head football coach at Tennessee State University.Barlow replaces Eddie George, who resigned to take the head coaching job at Bowling Green State.Barlow …

Have more comments, questions? Reach out to me at bwhite1@dispatch.com. Letters are lightly edited for clarity. On Ohio State basketball To Brian: Some might say that Ohio State basketball just quit. Losing isn’t good, but not wanting to even compete is worse. Wishing they could play in the NCAA or NIT but are too banged up to play in the Crown, which starts more …

WATCH: Mike Norvell discusses full pads, physciality in day 3 of spring ball On day 3 of spring bacll, FSU is in full pads and head coach Mike Norvell discusses the intensity and physicality of saturday’s practice. Here’s what he said. On the third day of spring practice, Florida State football strapped up and buckled up in full pads on …

Behind closed doors, Florida State football beefed up as the Seminoles put on the pads for the first time in spring after being in helmets the last two days. Take this with a grain of salt, but multiple players put on weight and look more physical from seeing them walk in, including DL Darrell Jackson Jr., RB Kam Davis, and …

On Saturday, 2026 IOL Michael Ionata from Clearwater, FL, committed to Florida State after FSU wrapped up their practice. Ionata had been to Tallahassee multiple times, creating a strong relationship with new offensive line coach Herb Hand. 247sports ranks the Clearwater native as a three-star and the 134th-ranked prospect in the state of Florida. Ionata received interest from North Carolina, …

With the NFL scouting combine all wrapped up and pro days in full swing we have updated our positional rankings. First up, let’s take a look at offense where guys are making big moves thanks to strong offseason workouts. Here are our Top Five at each offensive positional unit. Quarterback 1 – Cam ward – Miami 2 – Shedeur Sanders …

PULLMAN – During the last couple of years, Leon Neal Jr. has heard coaches sing his praises tons of times. The Washington State wide receiver would occasionally get a shoutout during spring ball, maybe another during fall camp, plus some scout team love. But Neal never broke into the rotation, at least not at receiver. He’s become a staple on …

On a chilly, late-winter Wednesday, the Eastern Washington football team wrapped up the third of its 10 official offseason practices a little bit early, a nod to the players who might be traveling away from Cheney for the university’s spring break. The Eagles will reconvene March 31, with no more interruptions in a schedule that culminates in the Red-White game …

Why Texas football enters Arch Manning era with lofty expectations Cedric Golden and Houston Chronicle columnist Kirk Bohls discuss the end of the Texas season and quarterback Arch Manning taking over behind center. The Elite 11 regional in Austin featured some of the best passers from Texas and the surrounding area. However, only two of the quarterbacks who competed Saturday …

Texas A&M’s push toward a top-ranked recruiting haul in 2026 was strengthened on Saturday as the Aggies secured a commitment from one of the nation’s best running backs from inside the state. Four-star RB Jonathan Hatton Jr. committed to the Aggies over Oklahoma, where the back was verbally committed for more than a year as an underclassman. Texas A&M came …

LSU gymnastics is trying to go back-to-back as SEC champion Saturday night, but the Tigers will have to do so without star Livvy Dunne. The fifth-year senior announced earlier this month that she had an avulsion fracture in her kneecap, keeping her out of the final meet of the regular season. While her condition improved in the time before the …

Defensive coach Shiel Wood on Texas Tech football spring practice two Defensive coordinator Shiel Wood joined the Texas Tech football team in December from Houston. He discusses his Tech coaching colleagues from Wofford The Texas Tech football team secured its seventh commitment for its 2026 recruiting class Saturday when Terrell cornerback Noah Lewis announced his pledge to the Red Raiders. …

West Boca Raton standout running back Javian Mallory is staying close to home. The Sun Sentinel All-County pick committed to the Miami Hurricanes on Saturday, choosing UM over Florida, Louisville and Notre Dame, among others. He announced his choice on social media. Mallory, who contributed to the Bobcats’ title run last year, is a four-star prospect and the No. 22 …

The kickoff time for Penn State football’s annual Blue-White Game was announced on Saturday. Team White and Team Blue will clash in Beaver Stadium at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 26. The date of the matchup was previously announced during the Nittany Lions’ home College Football Playoff game against SMU in December 2024. /https://x.com/PennStateFball/status/1903471556103184473 Construction to the stadium is ongoing, …

Morgan Scalley’s job of filling out the Utah Utes defensive line for the 2025 season became even harder last December, which is when defensive tackle Keanu Tanuvasa announced he was transferring to BYU. The Utes already planned on having to replace defensive tackle Junior Tafuna and defensive ends Connor O’Toole and Van Fillinger, but the loss of Tanuvasa caused yet …