College Football

Pat McAfee’s latest viral rant has a tangential connection to the Wisconsin Badgers. The rant was in support of walk-ons — a key pillar to the foundation of the Wisconsin football program. Related: Big Ten football offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator rankings for 2024 season The timing is relevant because recent court proceedings and industry chatter point toward college football moving …

AggiesWire_CMTD_FB Boom! Texas A&M has added maybe the strongest leg in the 2025 recruiting class, as a kicker has remained a position of need after a season that saw several missed kicks that impacted multiple games during the 2023 season. With new head coach Mike Elko at the helm, the Aggies have secured 14 commitments in the 2025 cycle, led …

Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney and national recruiting analyst Marshall Levenson along with Jason Suchomel of Orangebloods.com and Ryan Young of TrojanSports.com tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION. MORE GORNEY: Biggest recruiting visits this weekend | QB Dominoes | Elite 11 thoughts | Elite 11 awards | Recruiting Rumor Mill ***** …

BLOOMINGTON — The difficulty level of Indiana football’s schedule ramps up at the end of the season. The Hoosiers have back-to-back matchups against Michigan, the defending national champions, and Ohio State with an open week in between. They scored 10 points combined on 385 yards of offense against their rivals last season. Indiana’s new staff would be thrilled to pull …

After spending the first two years of his collegiate career with the Alabama Crimson Tide, tight end Amari Niblack has found a new home on the Forty Acres with the Texas Longhorns. Niblack announced his intentions to leave Alabama and enter the transfer portal shortly after the legendary Nick Saban’s retirement in January. It was a massive blow for the …

Wisconsin football finished the class of 2024 recruiting cycle ranked No. 23 in the nation and No. 4 in the Big Ten. The class, the first full cycle of Luke Fickell’s tenure with the program, finished with the program’s first-ever blue-chip ratio of 50%. Recruiting is the lifeblood of any successful college football program. The incoming class of 2024 has …

Owasso High always made sure the first person it sent off the team bus first before games was the same person. Chris McClellan. There’s a pretty simple reason. McClellan, a new Missouri football transfer at defensive tackle, now stands at 6 foot 3, 320 pounds. When he transferred to Owasso, a high school north of Tulsa, Oklahoma, for his senior …

Wisconsin football’s recruiting class of 2024 has now all arrived on campus with training camp for the upcoming season right around the corner. The Badgers’ class finished the cycle ranked No. 23 in the nation and No. 4 in the Big Ten. The group is a strong statement by head coach Luke Fickell in only his first full recruiting cycle since …

Jun. 22—The final recruiting weekend of June has Illinois hosting a half-dozen Class of 2025 prospects. Beat writer Scott Richey spotlights the Florida-heavy group: Nicolas Clayton, OLB, F.W. Buchholz (Fla.) Clayton played an important defensive role for Buchholz in its run to the FHSAA Class 4S state quarterfinals. The Bobcats finished the season 13-1 with Clayton posting the best season …

Syndication: USA TODAY DETROIT — Jim Harbaugh has been selected for a spot in the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. Harbaugh leads a list of inductees announced Friday night, recognizing the Los Angeles Chargers coach for capping his career at Michigan with a national championship four decades after he was a star quarterback for the Wolverines. He will be honored …

Clemson football has played many games against regional opponents over the course of its long history. On Friday, the Tigers added a future opponent to their schedule that they’ve never met on the gridiron before. The school announced Friday that it would play East Carolina as part of its 2029 non-conference schedule. The game will be played on September 1 …

Auburn football will look to eclipse the six-win mark for the first time since 2019 this season. There are plenty of reasons why reaching seven wins should be easy for the Tigers, but there are just as many reasons why it will not. In its preseason magazine, Lindy’s Sports broke down several factors for Auburn’s success in 2024, and several …

Alabama football freshman Ryan Williams would like nothing more than to make a major impact this fall as a dynamic wide receiver for the Crimson Tide. And to that end, he’d like to put in some workout time with someone who’s already done just that, and much more. Williams said he’s been in touch with former Alabama star DeVonta Smith …

The 2024 college football season will be interesting for a variety of reasons, one of which being a new-look Alabama Crimson Tide program without the legendary head coach Nick Saban. New head coach Kalen DeBoer inherits a talented team that is poised to be competitive in the upcoming season. While there were numerous devastating losses at the hands of the …

With just 70 days remaining until the kickoff of Nebraska’s 2024 season and no current Husker donning the No. 70 jersey, Cornhuskers Wire looks back at the 1970 Nebraska Cornhuskers team that brought home the first of two straight national championships to Lincoln. In 1970, the Huskers were in their ninth season under head coach Bob Devaney, who was winding …