College Football

Jerry Schulte, a member of the Shore Football Coaches Foundation Hall of Fame who was a mainstay during a run of championship-winning teams at Rumson-Fair Haven High School, died Friday night, his famiy announced. He was 72. Schulte resigned as Rumson’s head coach in 2022 after six seasons but stayed on as defensive coordinator under his son, Jeremy. His final …

USATSI Former Texas A&M star Johnny Manziel announced Saturday that he is boycotting the Heisman Trophy ceremony until Reggie Bush’s award is restored. Manziel, who won the Heisman in 2012, implored the NCAA to “do the RIGHT thing” with respect to Bush, who won the award in 2005. “Doesn’t sit right with my morals and values that he can’t be …

As we approach milestones on the football calendar, such as the NFL draft and spring practices beginning, this is the time of the year for rankings. College football fans are currently trying to predict what the new-look Big 12 Conference will look like in 2024. Four new teams, including the Colorado Buffaloes, will join Big 12 next season, pushing the …

LSU will have a pair of new offensive play-callers in up-and-coming staffers Joe Sloan and Cortez Hankton. To help out that group, it seems Brian Kelly is bringing in an industry veteran. The Tigers are reportedly set to hire Ohio State offensive analyst Todd Fitch to the same position, where he’ll work with LSU’s quarterback room. The news was first …

After a disappointing, injury-riddled season, the Jets are in a great position to grab an impact player for the 2024 season with the No. 10 overall pick. General manager Joe Douglas could look to improve the protection around 40-year-old quarterback Aaron Rodgers, or could decide to draft a playmaker to give the QB another weapon on offense. Here’s who the experts believe the Jets …

Former Wisconsin defensive lineman Jeremy Patterson is joining the staff at Florida as an assistant defensive line coach and graduate assistant, according to a report from The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman. He joins the traditional SEC power after having previously been a player development assistant at Rutgers. Patterson played at Wisconsin from 2014-2016, appearing in four total games along the defensive …

When the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner is announced, don’t expect to see Johnny Manziel there. At every Heisman ceremony, all past winners join the stage to welcome the next star to its elite fraternity. But the former Texas A&M sensation announced on social media Saturday he will not be joining the annual ceremony in New York because of Reggie Bush. …

After careful thought and consideration I will be humbly removing myself from the Heisman trophy ceremony until @ReggieBush gets his trophy back. Doesn’t sit right with my morals and values that he can’t be on that stage with us every year. Reggie IS the Heisman trophy. Do the… — Johnny Manziel (@JManziel2) March 2, 2024 This is big of Johnny …

Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2026 cornerback Jaelen Waters. “Extremely blessed to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Waters said. The 6-foot-2, 170-pound cornerback prospect is from Armwood High School in Seffner, Florida. There are not recruiting rankings currently for Waters from Rivals, 247Sports, On3 or ESPN. The Vols are the fifth Southeastern Conference school to offer Waters. …

One of the USC Trojans’ top defensive targets in the 2025 class has narrowed down his recruitment. Four-star Texas native and linebacker Elijah Barnes released a top 10 on Friday consisting of USC, LSU, Florida State, Texas A&M, SMU, Alabama, Oregon, Ohio State Nebraska and Texas. The Skyline (Dallas) product currently ranks as the No. 107 player nationally, the No. …

Heading into the 2024 college football season, changes are upon us, led by the expanded 12-team playoff structure which will create much needed parity within a sport that a handful of team has dominated throughout the last decade. The SEC will also expand starting in July, with the inclusion of Texas and Oklahoma as the most powerful conference in the …

One of New Jersey’s top recruits, Michael Thomas III, dropped his top five on Friday. And for Rutgers football, there was some good news in the announcement. Thomas, despite being one of New Jersey’s top-ranked recruits, is vastly underrated as a prospect. A four-star wide receiver out of Donovan Catholic (Barnegat, New Jersey), Thomas is a top-three recruit in New …

Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2025 safety prospect Byron Baldwin. “Tennessee offered,” Baldwin said. The 6-foot, 175-pound safety prospect is from Calvert Hall College High School in Towson, Maryland. There are not recruiting rankings currently for Baldwin from Rivals, 247Sports, On3 or ESPN. He is recruited by Tennessee defensive coordinator Tim Banks. The Vols are the third Southeastern Conference school …

The spring practice period is the college football fan’s glimpse into the future at what the upcoming season may hold. That was the case for the 2023 Wisconsin Badgers, as a big spring from wide receiver Will Pauling translated into a productive fall, while a poor spring from the offensive line also foreshadowed what was to come. That’s the importance …

Badgers Wire site editor Ben Kenney joined Trojans Wire‘s Matt Zemek on the Trojans Wired podcast today to discuss a variety of topics, focused on where Wisconsin and USC stand in the new Big Ten landscape. In the episode, Ben gave specific thoughts on the following: What should we make of the new Big Ten landscape and the progression of …