College Football

The Jackson State football team will hold its annual Blue and White spring game at 3 p.m., April 6, at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. This will be Tigers’ football coach T.C. Taylor, second spring game and another year separated former coach Deion Sanders. The 2023 scrimmage had limited contact because of the size of the roster. JSU finished 7-4 in …

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Mostly perpetuated by rival fans who insist ‘the hammer is gonna drop’ on Michigan football ‘any day now,’ there have been persistent rumors that the Wolverines will lose a bulk of their star players to the transfer portal this offseason. That does make sense. It’s been the law of the land this year, especially with teams with …

Sherrone Moore is making moves. The first-year Wolverines coach is still working behind the scenes to fill out his staff and he made a vow when he was hired that he would grow the recruiting department. Besides the hire of former Michigan director of player personnel Sean Magee (who was previously with the Chicago Bears) as the general manager, there …

Michigan football needs some good news on the recruiting trail. Despite winning the national championship and having the excitement of a new head coach in Sherrone Moore, all has been quiet on the Western front. But good news may be on the horizon. Hailing from Belleville (Mich.), Elijah Dotson is a four-star athlete with some big-time offers. AT 6-foot-2, 175 …

The conversation about Penn State and their wide receiver situation is not going to end anytime soon as long as there remains major questions surrounding the viability of that room. Entering the upcoming season, they need established players on the team to step up and prevent what happened last year from occurring again. Going forward, there will be a lot …

Florida’s top quarterback target in the 2025 cycle, Findlay’s Ryan Montgomery, will return to Gainesville at least twice over the next few months, according to a Swamp247 report. An April unofficial visit will keep the relationship fresh, but a June 14 official visit should carry more weight. Montgomery sees his recruitment carrying into the summer, and every official visit is …

Notre Dame football is looking to add more elite prospects to its 2025 recruiting class and Pennsylvania linebacker Anthony Sacca is one of the top targets. The 6-foot, 3-inch and 225-pound prospect fits the mold of a Mike linebacker, and at the moment it looks like the Irish will find that out soon. 247Sports insider Tom Loy logged a crystal …

Rob Wheelwright, shown here playing for Wisconsin, is the new football coach at Walnut Ridge, his alma mater. Rob Wheelwright looked at his Walnut Ridge football players last week, one day after he was named their new coach, and saw himself. One of the best players to come out of Walnut Ridge in recent memory, Wheelwright was hired March 20 …

Penn State is looking to lock up their 2025 recruiting class for the quarterback position still, but that’s not stopping James Franklin and his offensive staff from looking ahead to the next cycle. Right now, the Nittany Lions have already secured one commit for the 2026 class in elite Pennsylvania running back Messiah Mickens. There is no rush as the …

Florida’s coaching and recruiting staff jumped on Enterprise (Alabama) edge rusher Zion Grady following a decommitment from Alabama in January, but the blue-chip recruit couldn’t get to Gainesville until Tuesday thanks to the NCAA calendar. Grady’s first look at the Gators went well, according to Swamp247’s Blake Alderman. He got a chance to see the stadium and meet with position …

BYU defensive coordinator Jay Hill yells to the team during a practice on the SAB outdoor practice fields at the start of spring camp in Provo on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Hill is in his second year calling the defensive shots for the Cougars. This week’s chilly and damp weather for the final spring workouts at BYU is not unlike …

The 2023 TransPerfect Music City Bowl produced $23 million in direct economic impact on Nashville’s economy, bowl officials announced Wednesday. Maryland defeated Auburn 31-13 in the game played on Dec. 30 at Nissan Stadium. Attendance was 50,088, which was the fourth-largest among all college football bowl games in 2023 excluding the College Football Playoff. “We are pleased to see the …

One of Ohio State football’s top defensive line targets, 2025 Texan, Landon Rink, will make his commitment next Wednesday. The Buckeyes are one of three schools that the 6-foot, 2-inch and 270-pound lineman will choose from, as he also has Texas A&M and Oklahoma as his other finalists. Rink is ranked as the No. 312 overall prospect and the 36th …

Rivals national recruiting analyst Adam Friedman is joined by Tyler James of InsideNDSports.com, Dylan Callaghan-Croley of HappyValleyInsider.com and Tim Sullivan of HokieHaven.com to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION. ***** MORE: USC appears to be re-emerging as elite program CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF …

A high school football coach in Washington state has stepped away from his role following a controversial tackling drill at practice. Mark Smith has resigned from being head coach at Shelton (Shelton, Washington), a position he has held for 25 years. At issue is that Smith allegedly allowed a tackling drill this spring that was conducted without helmets or pads. …