College Football

WEST LAFAYTETTE — Purdue football coach Barry Odom’s offensive and defensive coordinators will both make more than $1 million annually for the first time, per details of their first Boilermakers contracts. Offensive coordinator Josh Henson agreed to a three-year contract which pays $1.1 million this season, $1.2 million for 2026 and $1.3 million for 2027. Defensive coordinator Mike Scherer will …

You could see the disappointment in the face of Penn State quarterback Drew Allar after he threw a critical interception in the stages of the College Football Playoff semifinal against Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl, which ultimately led to a game-winning field goal by the Irish with just a few seconds remaining on the game clock. Allar clearly took …

The Oklahoma Sooners are bringing back a familiar face in former offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson. According to a report from OUInsider, the Sooners added Wilson to the staff in an analyst role. Josh Callaway and Sooners Illustrated also confirmed the report. Wilson spent 2002 to 2010 with the Sooners, serving as a co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach from 2002 …

Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI’s Pat Forde look ahead to this week’s meeting between the SEC & Big Ten conferences which may change college football as we know it. After only one season of the 12-team College Football Playoff, the SEC & Big Ten conferences have already determined it’s time for a change. The conferences are likely to propose …

NORMAN — Four months ago, amid an offensive coordinator search that eventually led to Ben Arbuckle, OU football’s Brent Venables made it clear hiring coaches with Sooner ties wasn’t a necessity. However, relationships are important to Venables and he’s never shied away from hiring former colleagues and friends. “I could care less about OU ties,” Venables said then. “That doesn’t …

Last spring, during intense and, at times, heated negotiations over the future of the College Football Playoff, leaders of the Big Ten and SEC threatened to create their own postseason system if they were not granted a majority of CFP revenue and full authority over the playoff format. In the end, executives of the 10 FBS leagues and Notre Dame …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Former Notre Dame defensive coordinator Al Golden has been named the Broyles Award winner as the nation’s top assistant coach. Golden helped Notre Dame reach the national championship game last month before he was hired as the Cincinnati Bengals’ defensive coordinator. The Fighting Irish ranked second in the Football Bowl Subdivision in scoring defense (14.3 points …

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The Ohio State football team defied all the odds and naysayers by going through a gauntlet of a postseason schedule to win the program’s ninth-ever national championship. It started with a blowout win over Tennessee to announce to the world that the Buckeyes meant business, continued with a dominating win over No. 1 seed Oregon, continued with a win over …

No. 8 Texas A&M (20-5, 9-3 SEC) will likely rise in the AP and Coaches Poll rankings on Monday after defeating Arkansas 69-61 on Saturday afternoon, led by star Wade Taylor IV’s 18 points, as the senior guard is getting closer to breaking the all-time program scoring record. Led by the Aggies’ elite defense, which forced 17 turnovers and 11 …

HOT SPRINGS, Arkansas — Nearly one month after Notre Dame’s magical run to the national championship game, Al Golden was still processing a memorable season as he stood in a hallway outside a large banquet room where he would soon receive recognition as the nation’s top assistant coach. Two days after falling to Ohio State in the title game, the …

Tom Allen’s arrival at Clemson is already turning heads, as 247Sports has ranked him the No. 2 best coordinator hire in college football for 2025. The only coach ahead of him on the list? Jim Knowles, his replacement at Penn State and former Ohio State defensive coordinator. Allen’s hiring was a significant move for Clemson, as Dabo Swinney brought in …

Feb. 15—Perhaps more than any other career, coaching takes you to unexpected places. And perhaps more than any other coach, Jason Eck didn’t need another reminder. Reporting to work at a public transit center in Macomb, Illinois did the trick, though. “Kind of a time where (I thought), ‘hey man,'” he laughed, “‘is there something better to be doing?'” It …

Will Heldt’s journey to Clemson began with a surprise—one that left a lasting impression. When the former Purdue defensive end arrived for his visit, he expected a routine tour. Instead, he was taken straight from the airport to head coach Dabo Swinney’s house for dinner. What he thought would be a quiet meal quickly turned into something much bigger. Heldt …

In the new world of college football, it seems as if the transfer portal never stops moving. As fans know, recruiting never stops, and the same can be said for transfer portal recruiting as well. Despite the transfer window not totally being open, there are still prospects that are out there that are trying to find a new home and …