College Football

NORMAN — OU football held its first scrimmage of preseason camp last week. With 19 days until the Sooners’ first regular season game, the preparation is well underway. New coordinators Zac Alley, Seth Littrell and Joe Jon Finley are finding their footing, while starting quarterback Jackson Arnold is working to get acclimated with leading the offense. After speaking with players …

The Oklahoman recently ranked the top defensive backs heading into the 2024 Oklahoma high school football season, and now the fans have a chance to have their voices heard. The Oklahoman’s poll for the state’s best high school defensive backs is now live, and it will be available until noon Friday. Cast your vote and check out all of our coverage heading into another …

Mar 7, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end Eddrick Houston (96) works with defensive line coach Larry Johnson during spring football practice at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. The black stripes are starting to fall frequently now that fall camp is in full swing. The next official member of the brotherhood is defensive lineman Eddrick Houston after …

Gunnar Helm isn’t afraid of the moment. When asked how life would be without all-conference tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders on the roster, the Longhorns senior didn’t flinch. “I think at a school like Texas, I think the word ‘replace’ gets thrown around a little bit,” Helm said. “Most of the time we don’t really replace guys here. We just reload. …

Sep 30, 2023; Starkville, Mississippi, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide tight end CJ Dippre (81) runs the ball while defended by Mississippi State Bulldogs safety Marcus Banks (1) during the second half at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports An award that the Alabama Crimson Tide have never won, the program saw tight end CJ …

Jan 8, 2024; Houston, TX, USA; Washington Huskies offensive lineman Parker Brailsford (72) against the Michigan Wolverines during the 2024 College Football Playoff national championship game at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports One of the main offseason transfer additions for the Alabama Crimson Tide this past offseason, offensive lineman Parker Brailsford was recently named to the …

Editor’s Note: Derrick Henry is No. 6 on the Times-Union’s Top 100 list of athletes from the Jacksonville area. Drive along U.S. Highway 1 south from the Georgia line, and the bold-lettered sign is unmistakable. “Welcome to Yulee, Home of Derrick Henry, 2015 Heisman Trophy winner.” For many, the 30-year-old running back is the man who has put Northeast Florida’s …

Many Florida State football fans believe coach Mike Norvell can be the next Bobby Bowden for the Seminoles. Rick Stockstill sees the similarities, too. “I was fortunate enough to play for coach Bowden. I see a lot of coach Bowden in him,” Stockstill said. “He’s has a tremendous work ethic. The biggest thing is he’s authentic. He gives this program …

Few, if any, outside the Texas Tech football team’s inner circle were allowed to see the Red Raiders’ first preseason scrimmage on Saturday. Anyone near Jones AT&T Stadium heard it, though. Subjecting his players to game-like pressure was one of Tech coach Joey McGuire’s takeaways from his trip to see Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell. McGuire said last month he …

Vanderbilt football held its first preseason scrimmage Saturday at FirstBank Stadium. It had a little bit of everything, with all six scholarship quarterbacks getting some reps. Based on the scrimmage, coach Clark Lea and offensive coordinator Tim Beck are hoping to cut down the competition from four — Diego Pavia, Nate Johnson, Blaze Berlowitz and Drew Dickey — to two. …

Ranking SEC coaches riles up my readers. If you believe I under-ranked your coach, that’s a good sign. It means you’re happy with the program’s direction. Unsurprisingly, no Arkansas and Florida fans weighed in to say I undervalued their coach. I did hear from Alabama and Auburn fans, though, who thought Kalen DeBoer and Hugh Freeze should be higher on …

UCLA quarterback Ethan Garbers talks with reporters during Big Ten conference media days at Lucas Oil Stadium on July 24. (Doug McSchooler / Associated Press) It didn’t matter that this was just a practice in the early stages of preseason training camp, or that it was UCLA’s third-string offense going against the third-string defense. Before the final snap Saturday morning, …

NORMAN — To those who know him best, Gentry Williams is a competitor at heart. Since he was a child, everything has always been a competition. A former two-sport athlete at Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, Williams played multiple football positions, leading the Hornets to the Class 6A-II playoffs and winning the Class 6A 400-meter championship as a …

AUBURN, ALABAMA – SEPTEMBER 30: Head coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs reacts after their 27-20 win over the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on September 30, 2023 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Four-star defensive back recruit Jontae Gilbert has committed to the Georgia Bulldogs. Gilbert is commitment No. 23 for the Bulldogs in the …

Wisconsin basketball made the final eight schools for top class of 2025 small forward Ryder Frost on Sunday. The Badgers were included on Frost’s list along with Notre Dame, Michigan, Syracuse, Yale, Virginia Tech, Iowa and Penn State. 247Sports’ Dushawn London reports that Frost has additional visits scheduled for this fall to five of those eight schools: Virginia Tech, Iowa, …