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As March continues to march on, Rutgers football continues to be active on the recruiting trail. The past couple of weeks have seen several new offers go out from the Rutgers coaching staff to players in the 2025 class (and one in the 2026 class). None of the most recent offers sent out by the Scarlet Knights have been to …

Missouri football, as Tigers assistant Al Pogue put it, lost a lot of mileage at cornerback. The Tigers are tasked with replacing two NFL-bound corners, Kris Abrams-Draine and Ennis Rakestraw Jr., from their 11-2, Cotton Bowl-winning 2023 team. That’s a combined eight seasons and 63 games of college ball leaving Columbia. It’s not an easy ask for Mizzou to quickly …

Kalen DeBoer is entering his first season at Alabama. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer is making almost as much as Nick Saban would have in 2024. The former Washington coach will make $10 million in his first season with the Crimson Tide. DeBoer was hired in January to replace Saban after the legendary coach retired following Alabama’s Rose …

Pocono Mountain East football will have new head coach walking the sidelines as the Cardinals have hired Dustin Thomas to take over the program. “Coach Thomas brings significant playing experience and quality experience as a Coach,” East athletic director Jessica Johnson said. “He has a competitive spirit, drive, energy, and passion for the game. We are looking forward to the positive impact that Coach Thomas …

Notre Dame’s Pot of Gold Day was Sunday coinciding with St. Patrick’s Day and roughly 100 offers were sent out by the Irish coaches. Here is a look at 10 that are particularly interesting as the 2025 and 2026 recruiting classes move forward: ***** RELATED: Notre Dame lands WR Jerome Bettis Jr. CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | …

TAMPA — In the wake of the most successful fall and winter sports seasons in recent USF history, the school appears poised to reward the first-year coaches who helped orchestrate those seven surreal months. USF athletic director Michael Kelly confirmed Monday talks are ongoing to revise the six-year deals of football coach Alex Golesh and men’s basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim. …

Jesse Simonton of On3 released his power rankings of the top head coaches in the SEC. Where does Brian Kelly rank out of the 16 head coaches in the conference? Kelly comes in as the No. 2 head coach in the conference. That only puts him behind one man, Kirby Smart. This is fair because Kirby is not far removed …

Trojans coach Lincoln Riley has plenty of work to do this spring with nearly a dozen starters to replace on offense and defense. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) After a disappointing 8-5 season salvaged only by a morale-boosting bowl win, USC opens spring practice Tuesday surrounded by more skepticism than optimism. The Trojans have to replace 12 starters on …

2025 three-star defensive tackle recruit Xavier Ukponu got offered by USC earlier this year. Things are heating up between the Texas native and the Trojans’ staff. Denton (Texas) Guyer High School prospect Xavier Ukponu holds offers from USC, Texas, Texas A&M, Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Florida, LSU, Oregon, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Cal and Kansas. The 6-foot-3, 290-pound lineman is the …

The Georgia Bulldogs are continuing to heavily pursue five-star quarterback Julian Lewis, who is currently committed to the USC Trojans. Lewis recently attended a Georgia spring practice recently and has upcoming visits with Colorado (March 22) and USC (March 30). Lewis’ next trip to Georgia is set on May 31 and will be an official visit. The five-star prospect recently reclassified …

Greedy conference commissioners, television deals and college football’s moneymaking clout sparked such persistent realignment that we need a cheat sheet to identify what teams are in which conference. Rutgers and Southern Cal soon will be conference brethren, because, you know, Los Angeles and Piscataway, New Jersey, share a lot in common. The Big 12 spans from Orlando to Provo, Utah, …

LAWRENCE — Lance Leipold had an idea Scott Fuchs might leave college for the NFL one day. In February, Leipold recalled the conversation from when the two first met. Fuchs didn’t want to be a coordinator or a head coach, just the best offensive line coach he could be, hopefully in the NFL. So when Fuchs had the chance to …

The Ravens are still in the crux of a potential Super Bowl window. Still, they’ll look drastically different on both sides of the football after undergoing massive changes to player personnel and the coaching staff. Eric DeCosta started the off-season with urgency, signing Justin Madubuike, one of the league’s best defensive linemen, to an extension. After inking Madubuike to a …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football defensive tackle Philip Blidi announced he was entering his name into the transfer portal on Monday night. The former Texas Tech defender spent one season with the Hoosiers. “It has been a great journey this past year,” Blidi wrote on X. “Indiana is a place full of welcoming and friendly people. My family and I are blessed …