College Football

Asked on Tuesday about the goals for the Texas offense this coming season, Kyle Flood had a quick response. “We want to be the most explosive offense in the country,” Texas’ offensive coordinator said. Now Flood was participating in a media availability on the UT campus, not an open mic night inside a karaoke lounge. But those 11 words should …

Jul. 30—STEWARTVILLE — Like Stewartville teammate and fellow incoming senior Caleb Bancroft, Parker Wangen seemed earmarked to be an eventual college basketball player. Both were big names on the AAU circuit at an early age and were seemingly two of the best prospects in southeastern Minnesota as eighth-graders and freshmen. But football, for both, gradually took over as a top …

STORRS – Jim Mora, as much as he’d like to, can’t simply wipe away the lingering disappointment from UConn football’s 3-9 season last year. The Huskies, coming off a bowl appearance in Mora’s first year as head coach, drew an announced attendance of over 35,000 to Rentschler Field for their opener against NC State. That number shrunk significantly as the …

Tennessee football continued its recruiting hot streak by beating out Ohio State for defensive lineman Darrion Smith. The 6-foot-2, 265-pounder from Baltimore committed to the Vols on Tuesday. Smith, a senior at St. Frances Academy, is rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports Composite. He is ranked No. 69 among defensive linemen and No. 650 overall in the 2025 class. Smith …

The Gophers football program on Tuesday lost an offensive lineman who decommitted from its 2025 recruiting class but gained a safety for that class. Zac Stascausky, a tackle from Portland, Ore., who gave a verbal commitment to the Gophers football program in June, on Tuesday morning announced on the X platform that he is decommitting from Minnesota. Later in the …

Receiver Darius Lassiter (No. 5) celebrates a big play during practice in Provo during spring camp. | BYU Photo Receiver Darius Lassiter almost didn’t get to return to BYU this year for his final season of college football, so he’s determined to savor every moment, every game, and enjoy the ride for as long as it lasts. The NCAA granted …

Jul. 30—The leaves are not quite changing color yet, but the Washington State and Idaho football programs will open their respective fall camps Wednesday, exactly one month prior to the first games of the season against Oregon-based opponents. The Cougs and Vandals open with 15 and 16 fall camp practices, before school begins on each campus Aug. 19. Both teams …

Joey McGuire began to change the fortunes of the Texas Tech football team in his first two years as head coach, leading the Red Raiders to 8-5 and 7-6 records the past two seasons and ending each with a bowl victory. The Red Raiders finished with a winning record in the Big 12 both seasons, and the last Tech coach …

Florida State quarterback DJ Uiagalelei has come a long way after the spring showcase. With plenty of room to grow, he likes his progress after six practices during the 2024 fall camp. Uiagalelei continues to make strides in taking control of Mike Norvell’s offense. During the showcase, he completed 12 of his 26 passes and threw no touchdowns. Since then, he …

1. It’s not just fans. MSU’s players have been waiting for a new season for a while. EAST LANSING – About the only remnants of last season that remain for Michigan State’s football team can be seen in the impact it’s having on the anticipation for this season. A new season is always a fresh start. A new season that …

On Tuesday, the Texas football program sent its coordinators out to meet with the media. Unless an appearance in front of a microphone is mandated by a bowl game, UT head coach Steve Sarkisian does not allow his assistants to participate in press conferences during the season. Texas, though, usually does make its coordinators available at the beginning of fall …

Report day for Florida football fall camp brought more optimism that third-year coach Billy Napier has espoused throughout the summer. The Florida Gators will begin their third fall camp under Napier with 14 returning starters on offense and defense, led by quarterback Graham Mertz, and more than 41,000 snaps of experience. “This camp will be the most competitive camp that …

USC coach Lincoln Riley looks up and across the field during the Trojans’ spring game at the Coliseum on April 20. Riley and his team face many questions entering preseason camp. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times) The phone call in November only lasted about 30 minutes. But Lincoln Riley knew as soon as he hung up that he’d found his …

Caleb Downs was named the winner of the award which is given annually to the nation’s most outstanding high school senior football player and is the most distinguished individual award given in high school football. Earlier today the preseason candidates for the 2024 Bronko Nagurski Trophy were announced. The trophy is presented annually to the nation’s most outstanding college defensive …

TAMPA — For all of its maddening inconsistency in the 2023 regular season, for all its porous efforts that fans had difficulty digesting, USF’s defense left its loyalists with a surprisingly pleasant aftertaste. That 45-0 Boca Raton Bowl rout of a diminished Syracuse offense showed a national audience what Bulls fans had seen only in spurts in the preceding months. …