College Football

Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham speaks during the Big 12 football media days in Las Vegas, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. | Lucas Peltier, Associated Press It’s officially official. As of Aug. 2, Utah is a member of the Big 12 Conference. Despite getting a taste of their new conference last month during football media days in Las Vegas, the Utes …

Aug. 1—One item from last week’s historic House v. NCAA settlement agreement has drawn more attention from coaches and administrators than perhaps any other: Starting in 2025, FBS programs can fund up to 105 full scholarships — 20 more than the previous limit of 85. “It actually has been top of mind,” UNM football coach Bronco Mendenhall said after Thursday’s …

It’s a new month of Florida State football as the countdown to Week 0 against Georgia Tech is underway. The season opener may be around the corner, but the Seminoles are still trying to find their offensive rhythm. Defense, on the other hand, continues to be the driving force on all cylinders. FSU will run its first scrimmage on Saturday …

Four Florida State football players were named to the preseason All-ACC team Thursday after a vote of attending media at last week’s ACC Kickoff. Earlier this week, FSU was projected to successfully defend its ACC Championship as preseason ACC champions. Offensive tackle Darius Washington and center Maurice Smith were two of the top three vote-getters on the offensive line, with …

Thank goodness an expanded 12-team playoff starts this season because, more than any other sport, college football needs a fresh batch of contenders to eradicate its staleness. It’s no guarantee that eight additional playoff spots will change the narrative of the same programs — mostly from a behemoth Southeastern Conference that just got stronger by cherry-picking Texas and Oklahoma from …

Aug. 1—PULLMAN — During fall camp, Jake Dickert walks a fine line like a trapeze artist. Washington State’s head coach wants the most out of his offense and his defense, but when they’re competing against each other, someone has to lose. When WSU opened fall camp on Wednesday, Dickert was happy with the way the offense took care of the …

Second-year transfer quarterbacks have a history of thriving and morphing into some of the best signal-callers nationally. Examples include Oklahoma‘s Baker Mayfield in 2016, LSU‘s Joe Burrow in 2019 and last season’s top three Heisman Trophy votegetters. That group was Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels of LSU, Michael Penix Jr. of Washington and Bo Nix of Oregon. Heading into the …

WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue football offensive coordinator Graham Harrell went from figuratively trying to get inside Hudson Card’s head to physically being in his quarterback’s ear on every snap. College football’s new NFL-style helmet communication rules allow limited communication between coach and player. Harrell, though, won’t be able to talk Card through every situation. That’s where the second-year starter’s fluency …

The Cincinnati Bearcat football syllabus was effectively handed out on the last day of July at Nippert Stadium. Coach Scott Satterfield’s second UC squad got in three sessions at Nippert Stadium before week’s end and the Bearcat buses were off to Camp Higher Ground in West Harrison, Indiana for some hot August bonding and football. The Bearcats have been heading …

CLEMSON — Clemson football began preseason practice Thursday, 30 days before its Aug. 31 season opener vs. Georgia at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. This is coach Dabo Swinney’s 16th season as coach, and the Tigers look to return to the College Football Playoff after a three-year absence. The first seven periods of Clemson’s first preseason practice were open for media viewing. Here’s what we observed: Clemson football five-star …

Why the ACC needs multiple CFP teams in 2024 | College Football Enquirer<p>Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel and Yahoo Sports senior college sports reporter Ross Dellenger look ahead to the playoff picture for 2024 – and why the future of the Atlantic Coast Conference may depend on how many bids the league can secure in this year’s field. Hear …

Rara Thomas is no longer a member of the Georgia football team. Georgia coach Kirby Smart told reporters Thursday that he had met with Thomas and informed the receiver that he’d be dismissed from the team. Thomas had been suspended from the team after he was arrested on multiple charges, including a felony count of family violence for cruelty to …

Apr 13, 2024; Athens, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Anthony Evans III (5) runs with the ball during the G-Day Game at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mady Mertens-USA TODAY Sports Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart announced that he dismissed wide receiver Rara Thomas from the Bullldogs’ program following his arrest. Thomas’ dismissal is a significant loss to the …

Penn State offensive lineman Nick Dawkins joined several of his teammates by appearing on watch list for one of the many college football awards this upcoming 2024 season. Dawkins was named on the watch list for this year’s Wuerffel Trophy. The Wuerffel Trophy is awarded to a college football player who shows the best combination of community service leadership and …

BLOOMINGTON – New IU defensive tackle James Carpenter carried a heavier load than nearly any other defensive lineman in the country last season. Sitting the spring season to rehabilitate a surgically repaired shoulder counted as a well-earned rest. But time off didn’t make much difference to the James Madison transfer. His position coach and his coordinator both came over from …