College Football

HATTIESBURG — Southern Miss football practice will be open to the public Saturday for its annual spring game. The day will be a peek behind the curtain of what the Golden Eagles have been working on this spring as they attempt to recover after last season’s 3-9 campaign. The M.M. Roberts Stadium gates open at 9:30 a.m., with the event …

NCAA president Charlie Baker is working to give colleges more of a role in NIL. (Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Colleges are growing closer to having more of a hands-on role in arranging name, image and likeness (NIL) deals for their athletes than ever before. The NCAA’s NIL working group has introduced a proposal that permits schools …

To me, one of the most interesting things to hear about out of Michigan State football’s spring practices is how the players who were already on the team are adjusting to the new coaching staff. These are guys who are now playing for a staff that didn’t recruit them, and they didn’t sign up to play for, but they are …

Dabo Swinney and the Clemson football program have a huge weekend ahead of them; the Orange and White spring game. Spring game’s are crucial for college football programs for a few reasons. Obviously it’s great experience for veterans and new players, but that experience goes beyond just the players. It’s about the fans as well. With the fans there and …

Veteran high school football coach Ron Lambert has returned to the head coaching ranks after being hired at John Overton. This is Lambert’s fourth coaching stop in the Nashville area with previous head coaching positions at Rossview, Whites Creek and RePublic. He takes over an Overton program that was guided by Arcentae Broome for the past three seasons. Broome was hired …

STILLWATER — Oklahoma State football fans can settle in for an 11th straight year trying to pronounce the name Walterscheid. If you’re still struggling with it after a decade, here’s a hint: it rhymes with hide. For a while last December, it looked like the Walterschied name might be at the end of its run on the OSU roster. But …

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Two of the top recruits in the nation are on campus to visit Rutgers football. The Thursday visits continue a busy spring for Rutgers on the recruiting front. Rutgers currently has four players committed in the 2025 class. Over the weekend, three-star defensive back Renick Dorilas committed to the Scarlet Knights. He is a top 10 player …

On Tuesday, Alabama football re-hired former Rutgers offensive coordinator John McNulty. McNulty will return to the Crimson Tide as an off-field analyst under new head coach Kalen DeBoer. McNulty, who has significant NFL coaching experience, has made recent collegiate stops at Penn State, Notre Dame and Boston College. He joined Nick Saban’s staff at Alabama last year. McNulty has over …

MANHATTAN — Kansas State football’s spring practice is headed toward the home stretch with a half-dozen sessions remaining, and to hear defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman describe it, his unit has taken full advantage of the opportunities so far. Even with several veteran players out while recovering from injuries, the Wildcats have added depth at most positions as they get ready …

The University of Florida football program announced on Wednesday that it will host the Kentucky Wildcats this year inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 19, for the annual homecoming game. The last time the Gators took on the ‘Cats in front of a homecoming crowd was in 2008 — a game in which the Orange and Blue throttled …

A working group that includes university presidents and sports executives has its eyes set on a college football “super league” that it believes can save college football. According to The Athletic, members of “College Sports Tomorrow” (CST) have devised a plan which includes promotion and relegation, a playoff with no selection committee and a system that will take the place …

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney doesn’t want his team to pick up where it left off last season. The Tigers won their last five games of 2023 to salvage a 9-4 campaign after a disappointing 4-4 start. The new season, which officially begins with the team’s annual spring game Saturday, represents a blank slate and a chance for Clemson to erase …

Rivals national recruiting analyst Adam Friedman has thoughts on big upcoming commitments, key visits by top prospects and the top ACC quarterbacks next season. ***** MORE THREE-POINT STANCE: Upcoming commit wave, Ohio State, 2025 sleeper CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 …

One of the best linebackers in the 2025 recruiting class has narrowed his list of finalists down to a top 10. Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers have made the list. Jaedon Harmon is a 6-foot-1, 215-pound, four-star linebacker from Rome, Georgia, where he plays for Rome High School. The Rome Wolves finished the season 11-2 with a loss to …

Dabo Swinney and the Clemson football program are on a tear recruiting in the 2025 class and have recently landed in the top 10 of one of the top linebacker recruits in the country. Rome (Ga.) High School four-star Jaedon Harmon took to social media Wednesday to announce his top 10 schools, with Clemson making the cut. The Tigers look …