Iowa State football: Matt Campbell on moving on after historic season Iowa State football achieved its first 11-win season last year, but the Cyclones are hungry for more. Iowa State football has secured another commitment from the class of 2026. Barry Fries, a 6-foot-3 linebacker from Elkhorn, Nebraska, announced his commitment to the Cyclones on Saturday night via social media. …
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Dabo Swinney on Cade Klubnik hype, spring portal
CLEMSON — Dabo Swinney reiterated his transfer portal stance Saturday after Clemson football’s spring game. The Tigers welcomed three transfer additions after taking only two in the previous six years of the portal’s existence. Swinney has been criticized for his portal use, including for Clemson being one of four FBS schools not to land one after the 2023 season. Still, he …
Read More »Rich Rodriguez’s ‘blue-collar’ West Virginia coaching style similar to Nick Saban
MORGANTOWN — The state of West Virginia has a rich history of college football, from successful teams to coaches to players. Some of the biggest names in the sport are from West Virginia. One of them happens to be regarded as the greatest coach of all time, Nick Saban, who grew up in Fairmont. Saban’s won seven national championships, 11 …
Read More »Transfers boost defense in Jackson State football’s spring scrimmage
A sudden change of plans to Jackson State football’s spring game didn’t hinder the players’ level of intensity. JSU held its spring game as a scrimmage Saturday morning at its Walter Payton Center football practice facility. The Blue and White game was set to be at Mississippi Veterans Memorial, but due to potential inclement weather, it was changed. “All you got …
Read More »Idaho defense holds offense scoreless at first spring scrimmage, team gels under first-year coach Thomas Ford
MOSCOW, Idaho – After holding the offense scoreless over 65 plays on Saturday, the obvious call was to say the defense won Idaho’s first spring scrimmage. But it begs the question: won what? Vandals coach Thomas Ford said Idaho has not yet installed a red-zone offense, which might have made a difference both times the team got near the goal …
Read More »3 questions for Purdue football entering final week of spring season
Purdue football coach Barry Odom: Spring update, QB battle, injuries Purdue had an indoor scrimmage on Saturday. Hear what coach Barry Odom said after. WEST LAFAYETTE − Purdue football has four dates left on its spring schedule, culminating with next Saturday’s spring showcase in Ross-Ade Stadium. Day 11 wrapped up with a Saturday scrimmage inside Mollenkopf Athletic Center. The offense …
Read More »Ohio State football sights and sounds from ‘Student Appreciation Day’
Saturday was the annual “Student Appreciation Day” for the Ohio State football program. It’s a tradition Urban Meyer and continued by Ryan Day before being put on pause by the COVID-19 pandemic. It was reinstated in 2022, and we just witnessed the latest iteration of the event on Saturday at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. With students and fans still …
Read More »Lubbock Monterey football coach Judd Thrash arrested for DWI
Monterey football coach Judd Thrash was arrested and charged with DWI on Saturday. Lubbock Police arrested Thrash near the intersection of Quaker Avenue and 130th Street, according to Lubbock County jail records. He faces a second charge of failure to leave information after causing damage to a fixture or highway landscape. The 43-year-old Thrash bonded out the same day. Lubbock …
Read More »MSU joins Pitt in offering Baltimore TE prospect Michael Nnabuife
Spartans extend an offer to an underrated tight end prospect from Baltimore Michigan State football has extended an offer to a tight end prospect from Baltimore in the 2027 class. Michael Nnabuife of Baltimore announced on Saturday that he’s received an offer from the Spartans. Nnabuife posted on his social media X account about the offer from Michigan State. Nnabuife …
Read More »Wide receiver depth highlights spring game
CLEMSON — Clemson football wide receiver Tristan Smith admitted he was nervous Saturday. The 6-foot-5 wideout, who transferred from the FCS’ Southeast Missouri State in December, played in a stadium filled with 35,000 people, according to Clemon’s radio broadcast. His former school’s stadium holds only 11,015. “It was a lot of people there, so I was really nervous,” Smith said. …
Read More »4-star Georgia football CB commit flips to ACC school
One of the Georgia Bulldogs major commitments has just flipped. Four-star cornerback Jontavius Wyman announced that he’s committing to the Miami Hurricanes after being committed to Georgia since July 2024, according to Hayes Fawcett. Wyman is a four-star recruit from the class of 2026. He plays high school football and track and field at Jonesboro High School in Jonesboro, Georgia. …
Read More »Observations from Utah football’s spring scrimmage – Deseret News
To close out the third of five weeks of spring practice, Utah moved from the confines of its practice facility over to Rice-Eccles Stadium for a scrimmage. After 20-minute practice viewing windows once per week, Saturday was the first chance for the media to get an extended look at the team as they prepare for the 2025 season with a …
Read More »Purdue football scrimmage: George Burhenn injury update
Offensive analysis from Purdue football’s spring scrimmage The Boilermakers may have lost a potential starter to injury during Saturday’s scrimmage and are still looking for consistency at key positions. George Burhenn is a third-year tight end projected as a likely Purdue starter this season.Burhenn showed promise two a two-TD game against Indiana as a freshman, but injuries limited him to …
Read More »Notre Dame football tries to mix in more zone coverages under Chris Ash
Notre Dame defensive coordinator Chris Ash on benefits of NFL experience Notre Dame football defensive coordinator Chris Ash on creating a ‘positionless defense’ and using concepts from his four seasons in the NFL SOUTH BEND —Adon Shuler, returning starter at safety for Notre Dame football, has been getting used to hearing the Z-word more this spring in practice and in …
Read More »How defense in spring game pleased Dabo Swinney
CLEMSON — Clemson football’s defense lost in the annual spring game Saturday at Memorial Stadium, but its play from its first-team unit pleased coach Dabo Swinney. The starting defense was without cornerbacks Ashton Hampton and Jeadyn Lukus and defensive tackles DeMonte Capehart and Stephiylan Green because of injuries. Swinney and his staff limited defensive end T.J. Parker and defensive tackle …
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