OU is expected to hire Kevin Johns, former Duke offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, as an offensive analyst, per a report Monday from SoonerScoop.com. Johns has experience coaching with Sooners offensive coordinator Seth Littrell from their days together at Indiana. Littrell served as the Hoosiers’ offensive coordinator and tight ends coach from 2012-13, while Johns was his co-coordinator, wide receivers …
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Alabama football reveals new numbers for 2024 roster, including Deontae Lawson
Ahead of spring practices, the Alabama football roster 2024 was updated, and it included several new numbers for current players and numbers for all the newcomers. Linebacker Deontae Lawson will be switching to No. 0 after he was No. 32 previously with the Crimson Tide. His counterpart on the inside, Jihaad Campbell, will also be switching to No. 11 after …
Read More »Michigan football 2025 QB target sets commitment date
Michigan football missed on its top overall 2025 target, Belleville (Michigan) five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood, who pledged to LSU in early January. But the Wolverines lucked out: Fort Myers (Florida) Bishop Verot quarterback Carter Smith, who committed in November 2023, moved up from a three-star to a four-star, rated highest at No. 60 overall by Rivals. But the maize and …
Read More »This longtime college coach is joining Utah’s staff as an analyst
In this Nov. 11, 2018, file photo, then-Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterbacks coach Mike Bajakian, left, works with quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick on the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in Tampa, Fla. | Phelan M. Ebenhack, Associated Press Back in December, Mike Bajakian was scheming Northwestern’s offense to a 14-7 Las Vegas Bowl …
Read More »Vols’ latest ranking in USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll after Auburn, Alabama wins
Tennessee (23-6, 13-3 SEC) enters the final week of the regular-season. The Vols will play at South Carolina on Wednesday. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. EST and can be watched on ESPN2. Tennessee will also host Kentucky on Saturday (4 p.m. EST, CBS). Below is the latest USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll top 25 rankings entering the …
Read More »Why did Rutgers football make Jaelyne Matthews’ top six?
Jaelyne Matthews announced his top six on Sunday night, a cutdown that included Rutgers football. The four-star offensive lineman The six programs making the cut for Matthews are Tennessee, Georgia, Maryland, Rutgers, Syracuse and Miami. He plays for Toms River North (Toms River, New Jersey) and has been selected for the Under Armour All-America Game this upcoming January. A consensus four-star recruit, …
Read More »Is Arch Manning in ‘EA Sports College Football 25?’ Why Texas QB is reportedly sitting out of highly-anticipated game
Arch. Man. Ning. He’s not in the game. Over 10,000 student athletes have already opted into the wildly-anticipated “EA Sports College Football 25,” but one of the sport’s most recognizable backups has reportedly decided to sit out of the upcoming video game, per Orangebloods’ Anwar Richardson. Manning, who is expected to be No. 2 on the Longhorns depth chart behind …
Read More »‘Best hire we could have made’: Will Howard thrilled with Ohio State’s hire of Chip Kelly
Will Howard grew up in Downingtown, Pennsylania, as a Philadelphia Eagles fan. So when Chip Kelly was hired as Ohio State’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach following the departure of Bill O’Brien to Boston College, Howard was particularly excited. Kelly was the Eagles’ head coach from 2013-15 when Howard was an adolescent. Mar 4, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State …
Read More »Legendary football coach Carl Madison dies, leaves legacy on northwest Florida
Escambia football head coach Mike Bennett called Monday “a sad day.” Legendary football coach Carl Madison, who left legacies at three northwest Florida high schools in Tate, Pine Forest and Milton, died on Sunday night after a long illness. He was 93 years old. Madison spent over 45 years coaching high school football at schools in Florida, Georgia and Alabama. …
Read More »2024 Big Ten Football Media Days: When each team will speak including Michigan, Michigan State
The new look of the Big Ten Conference is one step closer from being playing out. On Monday, the conference announced the schedule for when all 18 teams will appear at the 2024 Big Ten Football Media Days, which will be held once again at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis from Tuesday, July 23 through Thursday, July 25. To accommodate …
Read More »Clemson vs. Nick Saban led Alabama is the all-time College Football Playoff rivalry
For a period of the College Football Playoff era, the question was, Clemson or Alabama? There is no denying that in the early stages of the CFP era, the best-developed rivalry was the one between Dabo Swinney’s Clemson Tigers and Nick Saban’s Alabama Crimson Tide. The two programs had some of the best battles you’ll see, and their history is …
Read More »Checking in on the SEC men’s basketball standings entering final week of the regular season
With two games to go in the men’s basketball regular season, LSU continues to impress down the stretch. Winners of four of their last five, the Tigers sit at 8-8 in conference play after winning just two SEC games last season. While an NCAA Tournament bid is likely out of the question barring an impressive run in Nashville next week, …
Read More »Oller’s Second Thoughts: Ohio State quarterback room crowded but cool, at least so far
Look under the hood of the brotherhood that Ohio State football players like to reference and you’ll find some brotherly shove among the love. These guys push each other to get better, and competition can burn, even before anyone steps on the field. Freshman quarterback Lincoln Kienholz would not be human if he did not feel a sharp pinch after …
Read More »More than 10,000 players, but not Texas QB Arch Manning, have opted-in to EA Sports College Football 25
More than 10,000 college football players have already agreed to be in EA Sports College Football 25 this summer, according to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg, marking a huge step for the company as it brings back the once popular video game. One notable holdout, however, appears to be Texas redshirt freshman Arch Manning. Manning, according to Rivals.com’s Anwar Richardson, did not …
Read More »Is Alabama football testing in-helmet communication this spring? All systems almost a go
It will be another six weeks before the NCAA is expected to rubber-stamp a rules proposal that will, beginning this fall, allow the coaching staff to transmit voice communication into the helmets of quarterbacks, as well as one defensive player. But Alabama football is getting an early start, anyway. Head coach Kalen DeBoer confirmed that the Crimson Tide put in-helmet …
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