College Football

USC’s wide receivers are likely to be better in 2024 than they were in 2023. You just had to look at the Holiday Bowl win over Louisville to find convincing support for that claim. Ja’Kobi Lane and Makai Lemon made very strong and positive impressions in that game, working really well with Miller Moss within the structure of Lincoln Riley’s …

Ed Orgeron may be out of coaching for now, but his sons are keeping busy. The Orgeron family’s connection with Miami football continues to grow as Parker Orgeron is set to join the staff as a defensive backs assistant. Parker is now the second of former LSU football coach Ed Orgeron’s sons to take a job with the Hurricanes. Cody …

Notre Dame football has long had recruiting pull in the state of California and head coach Marcus Freeman isn’t letting up in “The Golden State.” Earlier in the week, California running back Deshonne Redeaux was offered and on Tuesday, athlete Davon Benjamin Jr. was the next player from the state to get an Irish offer. The 6-foot and 170-pound prospect …

WEST LAFAYETTE — Dillon Thieneman is rarely surprised by anything that happens on the field. But Tuesday, as Purdue football spring camp began, the Boilermakers had something special that caught Thieneman completely off guard. “(Head coach Ryan Walters) started saying some things, he brought me up,” Thieneman said after the practice. “I look over, then my parents walk in. I …

Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck turned a question Wednesday about his name coming up in the UCLA head coaching search back to the U. “I love being at Minnesota,” Fleck said in a news conference to kick off spring practices. “I don’t know what else to say after that.” Fleck, who is entering Year 8 at Minnesota, went back to …

Rion Young So much is going on with top prospects around the country that a second Recruiting Rumor Mill was needed this week. Here’s the latest from Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney. ***** MORE RECRUITING RUMORS: Big visits taking place across the country | Buzz from Chicago Pylon event CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | …

The University of Nebraska is wasting no time in finding a new athletic director. Pete Thamel of ESPN has reported that the school is finalizing a six-year deal to hire Washington AD Troy Dannen as the school’s next athletic director. Dannen is replacing Trev Alberts, who left for Texas A&M last week. The new AD was hired at the University …

Troy Dannen Athletic director Troy Dannen is leaving Washington after less than six months on the job, a school spokesman said, and a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press he is heading to Nebraska to replace Trev Alberts. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because a deal between Dannen and Nebraska was …

Just months after they celebrated beating Washington State in November, both Troy Dannen (L) and Kalen DeBoer have new jobs. (Photo by Jesse Beals/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Nebraska moved quickly to secure its replacement for Trev Alberts. According to multiple reports, the Huskers are set to hire Washington athletic director Troy Dannen. Alberts left his alma mater for Texas …

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Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2026 linebacker prospect Shadarius Toodle. “Blessed to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Toodle said. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound linebacker prospect is from Cottage Hill Christian Academy in Mobile, Alabama. There are not recruiting rankings currently for Toodle from Rivals, 247Sports, On3 or ESPN. Tennessee is one of seven Southeastern Conference schools to offer a scholarship …

USATSI The College Football Playoff has finalized a new media rights contract, and what’s left of the Pac-12 is set to benefit from the updated distribution model. Oregon State and Washington State will each receive $3.6 million annually from 2026 — when the new agreement is set to begin — to at least 2028, three years before the deal is set …

The offers are still flowing from Notre Dame football, after getting the ball rolling this past weekend during the “Pot of Gold Day.” California running back Deshonne Redeaux had to wait a few extra days, but received an Irish offer. The 5-foot, 10-inch and 180-pound ball carrier is ranked as one of the top players in the country at No. …

Morton’s Carl Whitaker (2) puts a diving tackle on Washington’s Adrian Jones in the second half Friday, Oct. 21, 2022 in Washington. The Panthers defeated the Potters 7-0. AJ Jones will once again be wearing orange and black. The Class of 2026 wide receiver has returned to Class 6A state semifinalist Washington after spending the 2023 high school football season …

Tyler Kielmeyer was one of the most recent offers sent out by Rutgers with the tight end from Ohio already planning a visit to the Scarlet Knights for this spring. A 6-foot-7 tight end from Westerville South (Westerville, Ohio), Kielmeyer is a three-star and the No. 36 tight end in the nation according to 247Sports. He was offered by Rutgers …