© 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. …
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Familiar faces in new places: Key coaching changes to know ahead of this college football season
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 …
Read More »Familiar faces in new places: Here are the key transfer QBs to know this college football season
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. …
Read More »Sting Factor: July’s biggest decommitments
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? | …
Read More »‘It’s fun, it’s football,’ Cougs kickoff camp
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 …
Read More »Ranking Oklahoma high school football’s best defensive backs in 2024 season
The players on this list can quickly shift the momentum in Oklahoma high school football games. From safeties to corners, these guys know how to cover a team’s best offensive stars, create disruptive defense and energize crowds with game-changing takeaways. Here’s The Oklahoman‘s ranking of the state’s best running backs, from 10 to 1: More: Ranking Oklahoma high school football’s best quarterbacks …
Read More »How to buy Rutgers football tickets? See prices for games on 2024 schedule
Rutgers football is heading into a highly anticipated season as the Scarlet Knights continue to build momentum under Greg Schiano, and plenty of fans are clamoring to get inside SHI Stadium to see the team up close in 2024. The Scarlet Knights feature an elite defense and return the Big Ten’s leading rusher in Kyle Monangai. Rutgers also benefitted from …
Read More »Why USC football commitment Daune Morris is primed for bigger second year at Oakland
Oakland senior running back and Southern California commitment Daune Morris is still a heavily recruited athlete. Despite committing to the Trojans in April, Morris said he still has several coaches staying close to him. It’s understandable in a day and age of transfers and athletes changing their mind. But Morris is taking it all in stride. “The offseason for me, …
Read More »Reunited at last, Ryan Day and Chip Kelly hope for Ohio State football glory together
Ryan Day took the call from Chip Kelly that changed his life at a pay phone in his school cafeteria. Almost 30 years ago, Day was a senior at Manchester Central High School in New Hampshire. He was a promising quarterback with grades that earned him Ivy League offers. Cornell, Brown and Dartmouth were his top choices. Mar 5, 2024; …
Read More »Ohio State football coach Ryan Day should name starting QB sooner than later | Oller
A secret is no secret to the secret keeper, so by definition Ryan Day already knows who his starting quarterback will be when the Buckeyes open Aug. 31 at home against Akron. Even if the rest of us don’t. We may suspect which QB gets the nod between Will Howard and Devin Brown – my money is on Howard – …
Read More »Michigan State football: Vets keep expectations high despite new coach, roster turnover
EAST LANSING — Entering the fifth and final year of their Michigan State football careers, Montorie Foster and Cal Haladay already have been through three preseason camps, two coaching changes and just one winning season. Returning the Spartans to glory — or at least a bowl game — is one of the biggest missions for the veterans before they leave …
Read More »Wink Martindale likes to bring pressure. He’s now feeling it as Michigan football’s new DC
The standard is high. The weight of expectations is enormous. So be it, says Wink Martindale, Michigan football’s 61-year-old defensive whiz. “I think that you’re not worth a grain of salt if you don’t feel pressure as a coach every year, no matter where you’re at,” he said earlier this week. But, here at the Ann Arbor headquarters of the …
Read More »One word tells why I’m believing more in Kalen DeBoer’s first Alabama football season | Toppmeyer
The closer Alabama football season gets, the more I’m inching up the bar of expectations for Kalen DeBoer’s debut. In late January, I pegged 8-4 or 9-3 as a realistic start. Now, at least 10 victories and a playoff appearance seem a more appropriate target. Maybe it’s a smidge unfair to alter the mark, but I can’t help myself after …
Read More »Nebaska’s offensive coordinator talks about expectations for quarterback Dylan Raiola
Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports Nebraska offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield is speaking out about the Husker offense heading into the 2024 season. One of the biggest talking points of the off-season has been freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola. Satterfield was about the expectations for the Cornhusker quarterback as fall camp begins for Nebraska. “All three quarterbacks, I haven’t really seen them. Coach …
Read More »Seven Rutgers football players to watch in 2024
Rutgers football this season has a chance to make some noise in the Big Ten. The Scarlet Knights not only have a more manageable conference schedule, on paper at least, but they also have quality depth and talent on both sides of the ball. Who will have a chance to step up in 2024? Here’s a look at seven players …
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