College Football

Jul 15, 2024; Dallas, TX, USA; LSU head coach Brian Kelly speaking at Omni Dallas Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Brett Patzke-USA TODAY Sports It’s been a successful two seasons for coach [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] in Baton Rouge, by all metrics. He’s 20-7 overall and has an SEC West title under his belt while also producing a Heisman Trophy winner in [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag]. …

USA TODAY The biggest prize on the recruiting trail is poised to make his college decision in just under three weeks. Ohio State has been in the mix for David Sanders Jr. for quite some time now with some even naming OSU the favorite to land the coveted offensive lineman. However, recent visits to Tennesee and Nebraska have put that …

Aug 26, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Southern California Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley against the San Jose State Spartans during the first half at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Given that we are now in the 12-team College Football Playoff era, a natural question for the 2024 college football season is this: Which …

Two days after Rara Thomas posted bond following his second domestic violence arrest since joining the program, Georgia football coach Kirby Smart Thursday addressed the wide receiver’s standing publicly as the Bulldogs began preseason practices. Smart met with Thomas on Tuesday after his release from jail. “He can no longer be part of the football team,” Smart said. “He understands …

Ohio State’s defense is expected to be elite this season. But not much could be gleaned from the first day of training camp because the Buckeyes were not in pads. They used two outdoor fields in front of spectators who paid $50 to watch and mixed and matched personnel. As a result, it would be a mistake to read too …

Oct 3, 2020; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; A Pittsburgh Panthers helmet sits on the sidelines against the North Carolina State Wolfpack during the second quarter at Heinz Field. The Wolfpack won 30-29. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports In-state defensive back Elijah Dotson has been committed to Pitt since mid-May, right before official visit season. Now, the Spartans have re-entered the …

Michigan State’s defensive line coach Legi Suiaunoa works with players during the first day of football camp on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in East Lansing. A top prospect left on Michigan State football’s recruiting board, Emmanuel Nwaiwu is a defensive lineman that is one of the top remaining targets in the 2025 recruiting class for the Spartans staff. Nwaiwu competed …

Nov 5, 2022; Evanston, Illinois, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes helmets and uniforms hang in the locker room prior to the NCAA football game between the Northwestern Wildcats and the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ryan Field. Mandatory Credit: Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch Ncaa Football Ohio State Buckeyes At Northwestern Wildcats Thursday, Aug. 1 is the day in which the Ohio State …

Redshirt junior defensive back Shyheim Brown was named to the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Watch List Wednesday. The award is presented annually to the nation’s best defensive back by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and Jim Thorpe Association. Brown, from Lake City, has started 16 games with 92 tackles over three seasons at Florida State. He started all 14 …

Aug. 1—”Five hours and 37 seven minutes.” That is how much new starting quarterback Jack Layne said he slept, according to his app, the night before the opening of fall football camp for the Idaho Vandals. It is exactly one month before taking the field at Autzen Stadium to take on the Oregon Ducks. Layne admitted that it was a …

© Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports The football season is around the corner and as always, NFL.com releases its top 100 list for the upcoming season. Years ago, all these players were ranked and went through the recruiting process. We take a look back on how those things played out. NFL TOP 100 AS RECRUITS: Nos. 41 – 60 | Nos. …

The 2024 college football offseason will be known for three things: the expanded College Football Playoff, the end of the Pac-12 as we knew it, and for the retirement of Nick Saban. The six-time national championship-winning coach retired after the 2023 season and set off a coaching carousel that lasted for weeks. Here’s a recap of some of the coaches …

There are a lot of familiar quarterbacks in new places ahead of the 2024 college football season. Playoff contenders like Ohio State, Oregon, Notre Dame and Florida State all added QBs in the offseason in an attempt to bolster their national title chances. And that’s just a fraction of the quarterback transfer activity that happened since the 2023 season ended. …

Nick Lucero/Rivals.com There were 22 Power Four decommitments in the month of July with many of them leading to immediate flips to other programs. Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney breaks down the four-star stings in another busy month, rannking them by the sting factor left on the team that was jilted. MORE GORNEY: Who won recruiting in July? | …

Aug. 1—It was Christmas in July for Washington State football. The Cougs kicked off fall camp Wednesday morning at Rogers Field with approximately 120 players resuming football activities for the first time in 96 days. “You have a hard time falling asleep that first night, like the butterflies you feel ’em, you get back to that like first time ever …