College Football

Brent Venables is hard-wired for defense. Ask the OU football coach about the Sooners’ offense, the struggles on the line or the inconsistency at quarterback, and he is apt to take off on a tangent about the defense. Bless his heart, that’s just how he is. Defense, defense, defense. Which leads us to an interesting question: Would Jim Knowles leave …

Rivals national recruiting analyst Sam Spiegelman has three predictions on the final Rivals250 rankings for the 2025 class, a lofty ranking for Tennessee quarterback commit Faizon Brandon and Georgia’s big recruiting weekend. MORE PREDICTIONS: Kansas’ 2026 class, USC decommit, 2025 team rankings CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team …

Jan. 17—ATHENS — The Concord University Athletic Department has announced the hiring of Cody Edwards as the school’s next head football coach, Concord Co-Athletic Directors Luke Duffy and Tesla Southcott announced Thursday morning. Edwards comes to Concord as the program’s 22nd head coach after a stint as the linebackers’ coach and special teams’ coordinator at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, …

Sep 7, 2024; College Park, Maryland, USA; Maryland Terrapins head coach Mike Locksley smiles while on the field before the game against the Michigan State Spartans at SECU Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images The New York Jets will be looking for a new head coach in 2025 after the Robert Saleh regime failed to produce a winning season, let …

You’ve probably heard it’s a tough time to coach college football. Never mind that coaching salaries soar into the eight figures for guys who’ve never won a national championship or that exorbitant buyouts protect some failing coaches. Yes, indeedy, the echo chamber says coaching college football is a fool’s errand nowadays. Players possess more power, freedom and compensation than ever …

Here are three keys for No. 8 Ohio State against No. 7 Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff final on Monday night: Ohio State quarterback Will Howard (18) walks off the field after throwing an interception against Michigan. Limit mistakes Turnovers could leave the Buckeyes susceptible to an upset, and quarterback Will Howard has at times been mistake-prone. In …

To pick a QB or not to pick a QB? That is the question facing the Tennessee Titans and their yet-to-be named general manager come April 24, when the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft will take place in Green Bay, Wisconsin. By virtue of their 3-14 record and .522 strength of schedule under first-year coach Brian Callahan, the …

A federal judge in Denver this week addressed an ongoing issue in the bankruptcy case of Colorado football player Shilo Sanders: How much privacy should Sanders be given related to his business dealings in this case? Judge Michael E. Romero urged the parties involved to make progress on their disputes about this matter but also reminded Sanders’ attorney that Sanders’ …

Never let the moment overcome the plan. Seems simple enough. Until the moment is Michigan, and the world is caving one late November afternoon when another loss delivers another reason for change. “You’ve got to be grounded in your process,” Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork said. “You can’t be shaken.” Even when you’ve spent nine months preparing for and …

AUBURN — From John Cohen’s view, there’s a constant evaluation of the people you work alongside. And for Auburn football, there was much to evaluate last fall. EARLY OUTLOOK: Here are 25 way-too-early predictions for Auburn football’s 2025 In Year 2 under Hugh Freeze, the program took an undeniable step back on the field. Now with an 11-14 record at …

SOUTH BEND — It took a village to nurse Notre Dame football kicker Mitch Jeter back to full sporting health. Healing his strained hip, groin, hamstring and adductor muscles required an army of physical therapists, massage therapists and rehab specialists over a three-month period before Jeter could kick the Irish into the national championship game with his 41-yard field goal …

HOPEWELL — Remember to watch Ohio State running back Tre’Veyon Henderson (32) play in the 2025 College Football Playoff championship game on Monday, Jan. 20. The Buckeyes will face off against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. “Hopewell is so proud to see our hometown hero playing in the CFP National Championship. Tre’Veyon is a great …

Let’s assess MU’s work. Missouri football has added 17 players via the transfer portal since it opened in December, and the Tigers are set to lose 16 players the other way. Of the 17 newcomers, seven have come on the offensive side of the ball. So, how do those seven figure into next year’s plans? Mizzou entered the portal with …

Notre Dame’s pursuit of its first national football championship in nearly 40 years is one of self-belief. “This team has really bought into winning this entire thing,” wide receiver Jaden Greathouse said Wednesday. Greathouse, speaking to media less than a week removed from perhaps his biggest play of the season, when he got past two defenders in Penn State’s secondary …

UTEP is set to hire TCU assistant quarterbacks coach Mark Cala to be its next offensive coordinator, multiple media outlets have reported. 247 Sports was the first to report the news. The Albuquerque native replaces Jake Brown, who resigned following UTEP’s 3-9 season. UTEP won’t comment until his hiring is official, which could take a week or two. Mark Cala …