College Football

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Former Temple coach Stan Drayton has found a new job coaching Penn State’s running backs. Penn State coach James Franklin announced the hire. Drayton went 9-25 in three years at Temple before getting fired last November with two games left in the season. Drayton spent 2017-21 on the staff at Texas, where his roles included assistant …

Editor’s Note: This article first appeared on Rivals.com, the leader in college football and basketball recruiting coverage. Be the first to know and follow your teams by signing up here. Justin Hopkins spent the last few weeks moving toward his college decision, and now it’s in. Hopkins, a three-star defensive back out of Tennesseee, committed to Minnesota on Monday. The Gophers beat …

Football evaluation and talent acquisition is a year-long process at every level. For the Oklahoma Sooners, the search has taken them to the OU Wrestling team, where they’ve added Jacob Henry, the son of WWE Hall of Famer Mark Henry. Jacob, a former three-star prospect in the 2024 recruiting class posted a picture of his name above an Oklahoma Football …

Expectations are rising for Penn State football in 2025 after coming up one win shy of playing for a national title. The pressure is also rising for head coach James Franklin, who believes his program will grow from the experience of the College Football Playoff run and competing for a Big Ten title last season while ultimately falling shy of …

Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman has filled the final vacancy on his 2025 coaching staff. Klieman announced Monday that Luke Wells, a coaching veteran of more than 20 years and former offensive assistant at three other Big 12 programs, will coach the Wildcats’ tight ends. He replaces Brian Lepak, who last week switched over to the offensive line. “Luke …

On a recent podcast, former Ohio State cornerback Denzel Burke detailed some of the highs and lows of the Buckeyes’ season that ended in a national championship. Burke spoke with former Ohio State players Bryant Browning and Chimdi Chekwa on their “Bleav in Buckeye Football” podcast and said the players’ meeting with coach Ryan Day after the stunning loss to …

Two of the most dominant conferences in college athletics are taking control of the College Football Playoff both pushing for significant changes to the postseason format. The move comes just days after USA TODAY Sports analyst Blake Toppmeyer suggested that CFP tensions stem from SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey’s influence. Toppmeyer argued that Sankey set this shift in motion with the …

It’s hard to believe, but there are only three active college football coaches that have won a national championship. With the retirement of Nick Saban from Alabama, only Clemson’s Dabo Swinney, Georgia’s Kirby Smart and now Ohio State’s Ryan Day have raised the big trophy at the end of the season. The odds are that group will grow in 2025. …

Ensworth junior cornerback Justin Hopkins is encouraged by where the Minnesota football program is headed under coach P.J. Fleck. Hopkins didn’t want to waste any more time thinking over his college decision. He committed to Minnesota on Tuesday, announcing live on Instagram. Hopkins, a 6-foot, 160-pound four-star prospect, committed to the Golden Gophers over Tennessee football, USC and coach Lincoln Riley, …

LSU basketball won’t be making a change at head coach. According to a report from On3’s Shea Dixon, Matt McMahon will return next season. In year three, McMahon is 13-12 with a 2-10 conference record. LSU took a step back this year after showing progress in 2023-24. LSU finished 2024 with a 17-16 record, going 9-9 in conference play. McMahon …

MADISON – Marcus Sedberry, who was announced as Wisconsin football’s general manager Monday, is very familiar with the program though he hasn’t been on staff. In addition to serving as Wisconsin’s deputy athletic director/chief operating officer since 2022, he was football’s administrator for the athletic department. In that role, he worked closely with Badgers coach Luke Fickell and oversaw the …

So, what’s your favorite season of the 12-team College Football Playoff? Was it the 2024 season, or will it be 2025? Those look like your only options right now. There’s long been speculation about the CFP expanding to 14 or 16 teams as early as 2026, with the Big Ten and SEC slowly beating the drum of automatic bids for …

While Notre Dame football has been successful with its General Manager search with the hire of Mike Martin from the Detroit Lions, there is still another recruiting position that head coach Marcus Freeman is trying to fill. One of his preferred option’s was Auburn Tiger’s Kenyatta Watson, and it looked like the Irish were going to lure one of the …

Florida State football redshirt freshman Charles Lester III was arrested on a DUI charge in Manatee County on Monday. Lester, a Sarasota native, had his bond set at $500 and he has been released. No further information is available at this time. The Tallahassee Democrat has reached out to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office for more information. Lester appeared in …

Virginia Tech is in desperate need of a breakthrough season after falling well short of expectations in 2024. The offseason brought about some opportunities for change amid some staff shakeup, and this week the program announced one of the most significant additions with the hire of Philip Montgomery as offensive coordinator.  Montgomery arrives with an established reputation as an offensive …