College Football

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 …

The SEC has announced their track and field athletes for week three and another Aggie has earned honors for their performance. Freshman thrower Abigail Martin was named the SEC Freshman of the Week after tossing a personal best 56.92m/186-6 in the discus. She is currently the No. 1 freshman in the SEC and No. 17 nationally. Below is the excerpt …

It’s official. Ohio State has a new running backs coach, and his name is Carlos Locklyn. After a few days of rumors surrounding Locklyn, the move was made official on Monday evening. Locklyn replaces Tony Alford who left for Michigan earlier in March. Locklyn has spent the last couple of years in Oregon in the same position where he has …

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Even now well into his fourth decade of coaching, pat Flaherty still has pep to his step. The Rutgers football offensive line coach has seen it all and coached it all. And perhaps most importantly for his players on the Rutgers offensive line, he has won it all. This time a year ago, Flaherty was the only …

The 2024 NFL draft is just weeks away and several Notre Dame players are hoping to hear their names called. One of those is quarterback Sam Hartman who is draft bound after using his final year of eligibility with the Irish after setting countless records at Wake Forest. Notre Dame’s offense didn’t live up to some lofty expectations in 2023 …

Apr. 2—GRAND FORKS — The UND football program didn’t have to go far to fetch the first verbal commitment of the 2025 recruiting class. Karter Peterson of nearby Thompson High School announced his commitment for the Fighting Hawks on Tuesday morning. The 6-foot-5, 205-pound Peterson is projected as a tight end for the Fighting Hawks. “I felt like I had …

Tuesday was a big day around the Memphis football program. The school announced a new contract for coach Ryan Silverfield that will take him through the 2028 season, essentially adding three years on to the old deal that would have expired in 2025. University officials had teased that they were getting close to an extension throughout the offseason, but the …

Ohio State football got some good news to kick off April. Four-star running back, Jordon Davison has been crystal balled to the Buckeyes by recruiting expert Steve Wiltfong. This coming fresh from a visit to Columbus this past weekend. Davison is ranked as the No. 7 overall running back in the 2025 class according to 247Sports composite rankings. The timing …

Texas A&M’s 2025 recruiting class is head coach Mike Elko’s first with the program after finishing what former HC Jimbo Fisher started concerning the 2024 cycle, already receiving four commitments headlined by 4-star linebacker Kelvion Riggins and 4-star running back Deondrae “Tiger” Riden. Amid spring practices, the weekends have been busy, as Elko and his staff have hosted a continuous …

Oct 7, 2023; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Colorado Buffaloes linebacker LaVonta Bentley (20) celebrates a play with defensive lineman Shane Cokes (99) against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Mountain America Stadium. Deion Sanders loves competition. The Colorado football coach wants it present in every position group and at every practice. It’s why Sanders hasn’t been shy about wanting to add …