College Football

1 Joenel Aguero, DB:  Quarterback Carson Beck would be an easy pick here, but he’s expected to have a big impact after a stellar first season as Georgia’s starter. Instead, the Bulldogs need a versatile secondary player to step up after losing do-it-all safety Javon Bullard and starting nickel Tykee Smith. Aguero, who could play safety or slot corner, is …

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. – A bunch of the top prospects in the West region came to the Rivals Camp Series stop in Southern California last weekend. Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney takes a shot at making some early predictions on some of them here. RIVALS CAMP SERIES LOS ANGELES: WR vs. DB Part 2 | WR vs. DB Part …

Westlake has proven to be a conveyor belt for football players who become valued members at the college level. No one is going to feel sorry for the Chaparrals for losing players, but head coach Tony Salazar will spend much of the spring hunting down replacements for talented seniors from last season’s Class 6A state semifinalist team whose high school …

In his first 14 months on the job as head football coach at Colorado, Deion Sanders has reeled in some of the top recruiting prospects in the nation, including offensive lineman Jordan Seaton and cornerback Cormani McClain. Records obtained by USA TODAY Sports also show he never even had to leave campus to seal the deal with them or any …

In the spirit of March Madness, we’re ready to seed the SEC – but here’s the twist. We’re seeding for football. Now, you might be thinking, “This sure sounds like an SEC football power ranking, doesn’t it?” Well, yes. It’s exactly that. But, this is the time of seeds, brackets and upsets, so why call this a power ranking? It’s …

After more than 40 years in the industry, Don “Wink” Martindale has pretty much seen it all. He won an NCAA championship alongside a coach named Harbaugh, won a Super Bowl alongside a coach named Harbaugh and now will take over the defense of a defending national champion which was coached by someone named Harbaugh. Martindale, 60, has been in …

Two years ago, Florida football linebacker Shemar James was the fresh new face on defense, who rode the momentum of a strong fall camp into starting his first career game as a true freshman in The Swamp against Utah in 2022. Fast forward two years later and the 6-foot-1, 230-pound James is now one of the old hats on the …

Nick Lucero/Rivals.com Visit season is clicking on all cylinders right now and prospects from every corner of the country are taking trips to get a closer look at some of their top programs. We take a look at five of the most surprising and interesting upcoming visits this week, continuing today in the Southeast region. RELATED: Five notable visits for …

After missing 11 straight games in Utah’s 2023 season due to injury, Ute running back Micah Bernard returned to the field for the Las Vegas Bowl. “I wanted to play in that game strictly to show everybody I’m back. I’m going to be able to do this,” Bernard said. Bernard scored Utah’s only touchdown in a 14-7 loss to Northwestern, …

Douglass basketball standout and former Millwood wide receiver Jaden Nickens announced Wednesday night that he was reopening his recruiting process. Nickens is a four-star prospect in the 2025 recruiting class, according to 247Sports, and he announced his commitment to the OU football program in August. The 6-foot-3, 190 pound two-sport athlete is a four-star football prospect according to 247Sports. He …

Troy football wide receiver Chris Lewis was diagnosed with cancer during the 2023 season, he told ESPN. Lewis told ESPN that it started with tightness behind his left knee and delayed an MRI to after the Sun Belt title game win over Appalachian State. The MRI discovered Lewis had a mass behind the knee. He was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, an …

After Ross Bjork departed College Station in January to become the next athletic director at The Ohio State University, interim AD R.C. Slocum began searching for Texas A&M‘s next director of athletics. According to a report on Wednesday morning from Brent Zwerneman, Aggies writer for the Houston Chronicle, Texas A&M chose Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts as its next AD. …

Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts’s tenure in Lincoln has ended. On Wednesday afternoon, Alberts decided to take the open athletic director job at Texas A&M. Alberts’s decision is surprising, to say the least. In 2021, he took over as the university’s athletic director after a 13-year tenure at the University of Nebraska Omaha, marking a major homecoming for the former …

It’s no secret that Texas football is home to one of the top quarterback rooms in the country, but how do they stack up among other teams? CBS Sports’ Shehan Jeyarajah recently dove into the most talented quarterback rooms for the 2024 college football season. The Longhorns’ trio of Quinn Ewers, Arch Manning and Trey Owens landed at No. 3 …

With three starters off to pursue their NFL dreams, Penn State’s offensive line was going to be in a bit of a spotlight this spring. As Penn State opened spring football practices this week, head coach James Franklin offered an update on one potential starter for the 2024 season during his spring press conference. Drew Shelton, entering his junior season …