College Football

The Atlantic Coast Conference, Clemson and Florida State have approved a settlement that would end their legal fights, change the league’s revenue-distribution model and revise the long-term costs for a school to leave the conference. Trustees at Clemson and FSU both signed off on the deal in meetings. That came shortly after the ACC’s Board of Directors — made up …

Mark Dantonio is finding a new role in retirement. The former Michigan State football coach and recent College Football Hall of Fame inductee was named to the College Football Playoff Selection Committee on Tuesday. It is a three-year term that begins this spring. “I am very honored to be selected to the College Football Playoff Committee,” Dantonio said in a …

Iowa football made a splash on Monday by reportedly hiring former Wake Forest offensive coordinator Warren Ruggiero as a senior analyst. Ruggiero spent the past 11 seasons with the Demon Deacons as Wake Forest’s offensive coordinator. Ruggiero was a Broyles Award finalist in 2021 when he combined with star quarterback Sam Hartman to lead the nation’s No. 4 scoring offense. …

EAST LANSING — Mark Dantonio, Michigan State’s former longtime football coach, has been named to the College Football Playoff Selection Committee. The College Football Playoff (CFP) Management Committee made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon. “I am very honored to be selected to the College Football Playoff Committee,” said Dantonio in a press release. “It’s exciting to join an outstanding group of …

Texas A&M football’s 2025 offseason will officially begin later this month. The spring practice period will begin on March 20 and lead up to the annual Maroon & White spring game on Saturday, April 19. Over the last two months, recruiting has been the primary focus, as coach Mike Elko and his staff have put together an elite list of …

WEST LAFAYETTE — Rain drops rapidly fell from the sky, but nothing was going to put a damper on Tuesday morning. After months of anticipation, head coach Barry Odom ran his first Purdue football practice. The early morning rain went away long enough to get nearly two hours of work at Bimel Practice Complex before the rain returned near the …

Rudy Hubbard is forever immortalized in Tallahassee for his contributions to the city’s college football history. On Tuesday, in front of the Al Lawson Center, the City of Tallahassee gifted the former Florida A&M head football coach with his street sign bearing his name. In January, the City of Tallahassee unanimously approved renaming Osceola Street to Rudy Hubbard Way, ranging …

Baylor athletics director Mack Rhoades will serve as the selection committee chairman for the College Football Playoff starting this fall, the CFP announced Tuesday. He replaces Michigan athletics director Warde Manuel. Rhoades was a member of the 13-person selection committee last season, the first year of the CFP’s 12-team format. He now becomes the face of the CFP Selection Committee, …

The College Football Playoff selection is made up of 13 members that are tasked with ranking the top-25 teams in the country and ultimately deciding which 12 teams will make up the College Football Playoff at the end of the regular season. On Tuesday, the CFP announced they are appointing five new members to the committee, and that group is …

Tuesday’s news that the ACC and member schools Clemson and Florida State dropped their lawsuits against each other was both anticipated and yet one of the more dramatic reversals in recent memory.  There was a time not long ago that it felt like a matter of when, not if, Florida State and Clemson would leave the ACC. The public legal battle …

Ohio State point guard Jaloni Cambridge has been named Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the media. Cambridge becomes the 11th Buckeye to earn the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. In the coaches’ vote, Cambridge was named Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year alongside Michigan’s Olivia Olson. Cambridge averaged 16 points and 3.9 assists through 25 games this …

Florida State and Clemson voted to agree on settling their four ongoing lawsuits against the ACC and a new revenue-distribution strategy Tuesday, CBS Sports’ Brandon Marcello has confirmed. The ACC Board of Directors also approved the measure earlier in the day, bringing litigation between the conference and two of its most prominent member institutions to an end.  ESPN recently exercised its …

This story was updated to correct an inaccuracy. Former Tennessee football running back and assistant coach Jay Graham was announced as Centennial’s new football coach Tuesday. Graham played for Tennessee football from 1993-96 and was an All-SEC running back before spending six seasons in the NFL. He worked for nearly two decades as a college assistant coach, including a stop …

Spring practice is an exciting time for football fans. Though the calendar is changing, as is everything else with the sport, it still provides an opportunity to get an early look at team structure and composition for the upcoming season.  That means, as early enrollees out of high school become the norm, getting an enticing first peek at freshmen. Few …

MADISON TOWNSHIP — The Madison Rams didn’t have to look far for the right guy. Kobi Johnson, a 2012 Madison graduate, has been named the new head football coach, pending board approval, for the Rams after spending nearly a decade on the coaching staff, most recently as the defensive coordinator. STATE BOUND: Personal Growth: Madison’s Stancombe paves own path to …