College Football

ORLANDO, Fla. – There were some new and familiar faces on the practice field Monday morning as UCF kicked off spring football. Quarterback KJ Jefferson, who transferred to UCF from Arkansas this semester, had to shake off a few nerves. “It was good. I had a little nervousness going out there. Didn’t know what to expect. But I got over …

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, starting today in the East region. RIVALS CAMP SERIES LOS ANGELES: WR/TE …

A Georgia football football sophomore who was rated the nation’s No. 2 tight end prospect in the 2023 recruiting cycle is ending his college career. Pearce Spurlin will take a medical disqualification due to a congenital heart condition that was already being monitored, coach Kirby Smart said Tuesday morning before the Bulldogs began spring practices. Smart said Spurling made the …

A Georgia football football sophomore who was rated the nation’s No. 2 tight end prospect in the 2023 recruiting cycle is ending his college career. Pearce Spurlin will take a medical disqualification due to a congenital heart condition that was already being monitored, coach Kirby Smart said Tuesday morning before the Bulldogs began spring practices. The 6-foot-7, 230-pound Spurlin, from …

Retired Alabama football coach Nick Saban didn’t mince words. Sen. Ted Cruz asked Saban during an NIL roundtable on Tuesday in Washington D.C. how much the current chaos in college athletics contributed to his decision to retire in 2024. “All the things I believed in for all these years, 50 years of coaching, no longer exist in college athletics,” Saban …

That was quick. Just a few days after being named the interim head coach of the Navarre football team, Garrett Bagley officially became the head coach of the Raiders on Tuesday. The football team’s X account, formerly known as Twitter, made the announcement. Bagley is no stranger to Navarre football. He’s been the team’s longtime defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. …

Texas’ Quinn Ewers is one of the top three quarterbacks in college football. That is, if one college football analyst is to be believed. 247Sports’ Brad Crawford shared his ranking of the top 25 quarterbacks in college football with Ewers ranking No. 3. He has the ability to become the best. The Longhorns’ five-star talent is finally starting to live …

Burgeoning Penn State football star Abdul Carter is finally making the position move others saw coming for quite a while. The Nittany Lions junior will be getting his first taste as a pass-rushing defensive end when spring practice sessions begin today. For the past two years he’s stunned onlookers, from time to time, with his pursuit speed and instincts in …

March Madness tips off next week, bringing with it America’s unique burst of spring excitement … as well as piles of money. Its basic structure is simple: * Teams earn their way into the bracket either by winning the automatic bid of their conference (each conference gets one) or an at-large invite extended by a selection committee. * Teams earn …

Former Alabama coach Nick Saban came out in favor of revenue sharing with players during a college athletics panel focused on name, image and likeness held Tuesday on Capitol Hill. Speaking to a handful of key senators, Saban pointed to competitive balance and athlete development issues as existential issues for the sport.  “If we had some sort of revenue sharing …

WASHINGTON — On Capitol Hill, within a U.S. Senate building and in front of several sitting senators and political figures, college football’s most legendary living coach stumped for college athletes to be paid, just not as employees; attributed his retirement to the current unregulated nature of the college athletics pay system; and criticized booster-led collectives that, he says, have transformed …

Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart is excited that spring practice is underway. Georgia begins spring practice on March 12 and will be looking to improve its team ahead of the 2024 college football season. Smart shared a dozen injury updates to open his first spring practice press conference. He then went to mention what Georgia’s goal is ahead of …

Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but Ohio State and Brian Hartline are looking to snag the No. 1 receiver in the 2025 class. Dakorien Moore committed to LSU last August, but that hasn’t stopped other schools from showing interest and it hasn’t stopped Moore from listening. Buckeye fans know all too well that a verbal commitment doesn’t mean …

BYU head coach Kalani Sitake puts his hand on defensive coordinator Jay Hill as BYU and Oklahoma play at LaVell Edwards stadium in Provo on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. As the Cougars prepare for the 2024 season during spring drills in Provo this month, a point of emphasis has been improving on that side of the ball. | Scott G …

Four-star offensive line recruit Kaden Strayhorn has named his top schools. Strayhorn included the USC Trojans in his top 12. Kaden Strayhorn is a member of the Class of 2025. He plays high school football for national powerhouse IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Strayhorn is ranked as the No. 380 recruit in the country and the No. 20 interior offensive …