College Football

Kirk Ferentz knows a thing or two about sending guys to the next level and what that success looks like. With nearly 50 players in the NFL, he is great at seeing players make the jump. One recent jump that Ferentz witnessed came in the form of baseball with a former football player going to the MLB. The Colorado Rockies …

Tennessee will kick off its 2024 football season in 47 days. The Vols will open its upcoming campaign on Aug. 31 against Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 12:45 p.m. EDT and SEC Network will televise the contest. 2024 will be the fourth season for Tennessee under head coach Josh Heupel. In his first three seasons, Heupel is 27-12 and guided the …

Former Wisconsin running back Braelon Allen showcased Wisconsin’s menu screen on the upcoming EA Sports College Football 25 video game via Instagram on Sunday. Over the last few weeks, bits and pieces of game preview have reached Badger faithful via social media. It’s safe to say anticipation is bubbling prior to the video game’s public release on July 19. The …

Wisconsin football’s entrance in the upcoming EA Sports College Football 25 has been released in a recent post on X. The clip coincides with Sunday’s image of Wisconsin’s menu screen and Saturday’s footage of Wisconsin running back Chez Mellusi scoring a 70-yard touchdown against Iowa in a gameplay preview. The 30-second video opens with Bucky Badger flexing its muscles and …

This season, the College Football Playoff is expanding to a 12-team format, building on its previous four-team arrangement established in 2014. The widened playoff pool allows for more schools to qualify for the postseason and relieves some stress throughout the regular season. Teams that have previously been eliminated for losing two games now can squeak into the postseason with three …

DALLAS ― Ole Miss football and coach Lane Kiffin should be one of the hot topics of conversation at 2024 SEC Media Days. The Rebels are set to take part in the first day of the event, with Kiffin taking the stage inside the Omni Hotel on Monday. Though the SEC’s expansion to include Oklahoma and Texas and big-picture changes …

The circus that is SEC Media Days will convene this week at the Omni Hotel in Dallas, where the Sooners and Longhorns will host a housewarming party of sorts, inviting all of their crazy new neighbors into what used to be Big 12 country. OU and Texas leveled up, and we’re about to find out how comfortable they are in …

The Georgia Bulldogs continued their strong recruiting run on Sunday afternoon. Rashad Johnson, a four-star safety out of Bushnell, Florida, committed to the Bulldogs in an Instagram video announcement, choosing Georgia over Penn State, Louisville, and Texas A&M. Johnson is listed at 6-foot-2, 200 pounds, and is the 24th ranked safety in the nation and 33rd overall player in the …

Viva Starkvegas. The Southeastern Conference calendar is underway, with SEC media days beginning Monday in Dallas. On Tuesday, Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz will be joined by wide receiver Luther Burden III, quarterback Brady Cook and defensive tackle Kristian Williams at the event. Missouri begins its season Thursday, Aug. 29, against Murray State on Faurot Field — a date just …

The Nebraska Cornhuskers landed their third 2025 ESPN 300 recruit on Sunday. Cornerback Bryson Webber announced his commitment to the Huskers on social media. Webber enters his senior year at Ridge Point High School but only his second year as a cornerback for the Panthers. Webber played wide receiver in his freshman and sophomore years before switching to cornerback. In …

Coaches are surely glad these high school football players have graduated. The Class of 2024 was well-represented on the 2023 Journal Star All-Area first-team football team with a dozen players named including player of the year Kainon McQueary of Washington. An additional 15 senior players were named honorable mention. These five first-team all-area players have headed off to training camp with …

LAWRENCE — Kansas football went through spring ball with a competition along its offensive line, especially at center. As Mike Novitsky’s college career came to an end, it left a hole for the Jayhawks to fill. Novitsky had been a mainstay at center during the first three years of Lance Leipold’s tenure as coach. Senior Michael Ford Jr. put himself in …

Perhaps lost in the chaos of last week’s Big 12 football media days, BuffZone’s Brian Howell reported Friday that the Colorado Buffaloes promoted analyst Damione Lewis to coach the defensive line. Lewis officially takes over for Sal Sunseri, who is no longer on head coach Deion Sanders’ staff. According to Howell, Lewis agreed to a two-year contract that will pay him …

The year was 1990. I was in my first year of covering the Vikings for the Star Tribune, and I was trying to develop contacts around the NFL. In those days of wide-open access and seemingly unlimited travel budgets, I could go pretty much anywhere there might be a good story. So, when the Vikings played against the Giants in …

Five-star safety Trey McNutt will make his college decision on July 19, he announced last week. He will choose from Florida, Ohio State, Oregon, USC and Texas A&M. McNutt is the No. 2 player in the state of Ohio, the No. 19 overall player and No. 1 safety in the 2025 class. The Shaker Heights (Ohio) native officially visited the Ducks …