College Football

Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell is considered ‘safe and secure’ in CBS Sports’ recent analysis of the job status of every college football coach. CBS Sports senior writer Dennis Dodd created six categories for his recent evaluation of all 134 FBS coaches’ job securities ahead of the 2024 campaign. Ranging from ‘untouchable’ to ‘win or be fired,’ Luke Fickell landed …

With six weeks left before the start of the 2024 high school football season, here are the top high school sophomores returning for the fall season in Mississippi. MAIS games begin Aug. 16, and MHSAA games follow Aug. 23. Players are listed in alphabetical order. Trent Buckley Columbia Academy | 6-foot-4, 190 pounds | Tight end Buckley had 29 receptions for 403 yards …

LAS VEGAS — He could’ve stayed home. He could’ve dodged the cameras and sidestepped the questions until they finally stopped coming. But Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II saw the value in showing up, sitting in front of those cameras and answering virtually every question that was offered on Tuesday during Big 12 Football Media Days at Allegiant Stadium. …

FAYETTEVILLE — There are seven weekends remaining until the return of Arkansas football. The Razorbacks open the 2024 season in Little Rock against UAPB. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU) on Thursday, Aug. 29. Arkansas is coming off a disappointing 4-8 campaign that saw offensive coordinator Dan Enos get fired midseason and the eventual transfers of KJ Jefferson and Raheim ‘Rocket’ Sanders, …

Wendy’s, the American fast food chain, used to a run a series of commercials in a which a bemused subject, when presented with a competitor’s hamburger, would ask “Where’s the beef?” That simple inquiry transcended into a cultural phenomenon that’s still frequently quoted to this day, almost four decades later.  Now, curious minds finally have a solution to that seminal …

The C.L. Brown Show Podcast This week’s episode of The C.L. Brown Show features Alexis Cubit, the University of Louisville football beat writer at The Courier Journal. Cubit discusses the impact of Alabama transfer Ja’Corey Brooks at wide receiver; the importance of M.J. Griffin’s return to the secondary; and why the highly anticipated release of “EA Sports College Football 25” …

We are a little more than a month away from the 2024 high school football season, and there are a few players that The Tuscaloosa News is anticipating seeing on the gridiron this fall from the Tuscaloosa area. The following seven players come from all over the Tuscaloosa area and play on both sides of the ball. They had exciting …

College football returns in just under 50 days, so it’s time to take a look at some of the top players in the ACC ahead of the 2024 season. Reigning ACC champion Florida State and Georgia Tech kicks things off at Noon on Aug. 24, and ACC newcomer SMU plays Nevada that night. But most of the league gets started …

College football’s talking season is upon us. With the 2024 season right around the corner, various Big 12 coaches and athletes are set to descend upon Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium from July 9-10 to kick off this year’s conference media days slate. The conference already released its preseason all-conference team as well as its projected order of finish.  For a …

In less than a week, Missouri football stars Luther Burden III, Brady Cook and Kristian Williams will represent the Tigers at SEC Media Days in Dallas. In less than a month, they’ll report with their Tigers teammates for preseason camp. And in 50 days, Mizzou will kickoff its 2024 season Thursday, Aug. 29 on Faurot Field against Murray State — …

Jul. 9—Losing his conference’s two biggest brands hasn’t done much to diminish Brett Yormark’s conviction in the strength of the Big 12. The opening speaker of Big 12 Football Media Days in Las Vegas on Tuesday, the third-year commissioner proclaimed that the Big 12, now with 16 teams, is as strong as ever. “This is our first media day as …

LAS VEGAS — Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II will not miss any games following his recent arrest for suspicion of driving while intoxicated, coach Mike Gundy said Tuesday morning at Big 12 media days Gordon, the Cowboys’ 20-year-old star running back, was arrested at 2:50 a.m. June 30 during a traffic stop on Interstate 35 for speeding and …

There were fireworks on the University of Texas campus to begin the month. They just weren’t when Texas fans would have liked. The Longhorns kicked off their SEC era with a Pitbull concert and a firework show. But they were unable to put on a similarly flashy display on the recruiting trail during Fourth of July weekend, which is one …

Big 12 Conference commissioner Brett Yormark declared Tuesday that the conference is still open for business. With the topic of realignment having subsided a bit, Yormark, now two full years into his gig leading the conference, opened the league’s media day from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas saying the Big 12 will continue to look at other ways to enhance …

Getty Images Florida State quarterback DJ Uiagalelei will not attend the ACC Football Kickoff event this month, he announced Tuesday. Instead, Uiagalelei is deferring to returning players from the 2023 team that won the ACC title and finished 13-1. “I feel strongly that Florida State should be represented by players who were part of last year’s ACC championship team,” Uiagalelei …