College Football

For those who doubted Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko’s recruiting chops, 2025 4-star linebacker Keylan Moses revealed that despite his current commitment to LSU, his recent visit to College Station proved that the Aggies are still in play. According to Rivals’ Adam Gorney, Moses’ recent quote regarding how Elko compares to LSU head coach Brian Kelly revealed the hard …

St. Louis Christian Brothers receiver Corey Simms has narrowed his top schools down to 12. USC football has made the cut. Simms, a four-star prospect, already has official visits set up with USC (June 7), Nebraska (June 14) and Missouri (June 21) lined up for late spring. Arkansas, Georgia, LSU, Kansas, Miami, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Penn State, Tennessee …

The Oklahoma Sooners are looking to build upon one of their best defensive line recruiting classes of the modern era in the 2024 cycle. Oklahoma already has commitments from Ka’Mori Moore and Alexander Shieldknight and look to be the trending favorite for a blue-chip prospect, Trent Wilson. Steve Wiltfong, now of On3, and Chad Simmons each issued an On3 prediction …

OXFORD — Ole Miss football tried and failed once to land cornerback Trey Amos. The Rebels lost out last offseason to Alabama, where Amos moved after three strong seasons in the Sun Belt at Louisiana. When Amos entered the transfer portal again following the 2023 season, coach Lane Kiffin and defensive coordinator Pete Golding weren’t about to swing and miss …

Quick. Which Georgia football player is the Bulldogs’ leading returning receiver this year? Tick. Tock. Need more time? The answer: Dominic Lovett. The Missouri transfer wide receiver may not have dazzled in his first Bulldog season but he put up decent numbers by the end with 54 catches for 613 yards and 4 touchdowns. More: Athletic center Jared Wilson turning …

Vanderbilt football is starting almost completely over at quarterback. Not a single pass attempt returns from last year’s roster. The only quarterback who played in a game is Drew Dickey, who made one appearance and handed the ball off. Gone are AJ Swann, Ken Seals and Walter Taylor. Instead, the Commodores have brought in two transfers for the spring in …

AUBURN — Auburn football freshman Bryce Cain finished the 2024 recruiting cycle as a top-200 prospect in the nation, has been lauded for his speed throughout spring practice and tallied nearly 1,000 yards as a senior at Baker High School last season. He’s accomplished this all after playing just two years of football, and yet Tigers coach Hugh Freeze isn’t …

In an offseason full of success for the Oregon Ducks football program, Carlos Locklyn’s departure is a blemish that stands out. The former Oregon RB coach is headed to Ohio State, a team that looks primed to be one of Oregon’s chief rivals with the Ducks joining the Big Ten this season. After practice on Tuesday, Oregon head coach Dan …

MADISON – Wisconsin held its second practice of the spring on Tuesday inside the McClain Center. Head coach Luke Fickell, who brought in another dozen transfers and has nine freshmen already enrolled, addressed several topics afterward. Wisconsin football’s new offensive line coach A.J. Blazek needs more bodies UW’s No. 1 offensive line Tuesday featured left tackle Jack Nelson, left guard …

Apr. 2—David Riley looks legit. Credentials. Experience. Eye test. Local connections. He would have been a solid decision if he’d been the first candidate for Washington State’s new head basketball coach. Wish you nothing but good luck, coach, because you’re going to be starting from scratch. Somehow, after almost comically botching the job search for the new coach, the landing …

WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue football coach Ryan Walters fancies himself as a morning person. Walters, with seemingly fresh legs, bounced up and down and dabbed his players with cornerbacks coach Sam Carter. “It’s just good to get up and get to work and while you’re alert fresh and already energized,” Walters said. “Then you’re energized when you go to class, …

It was a rough weekend in the office for the Texas A&M (28-7, 8-4 SEC) softball team in Baton Rouge. They entered the weekend as one of the hottest teams in the SEC but left as one of the coolest. The Aggies’ had way too many missed opportunities, and a few calls did go their way leading to Coach Trisha …

Throughout the rest of this spring and summer, questions will continue to be asked about the interior of Texas’ defensive line. That’ll happen when you lose players like T’Vondre Sweat and Byron Murphy II. Last season, Sweat was a unanimous All-American and won the Outland Trophy as college football’s top interior lineman and also was named the Big 12’s defensive …

WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue football coach Ryan Walters fancies himself as a morning person. Walters, with seemingly fresh legs, bounced up and down and dabbed his players with cornerbacks coach Sam Carter. “It’s just good to get up and get to work and while you’re alert fresh and already energized,” Walters said. “Then you’re energized when you go to class, …

NORMAN — OU redshirt junior offensive lineman Troy Everett will have surgery Wednesday, head coach Brent Venables announced after practice on Tuesday. Everett didn’t participate Tuesday following an injury that occurred last Wednesday during practice where he walked off on his own power. Appearing in nine games in 2023, Everett was expected to step up as one of the leaders …