College Football

The final weekend of visits and camps to close out the summer was incredibly busy across the country. Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney has the latest in this week’s Recruiting Rumor Mill. FACT OR FICTION: Five-star David Sanders will sign with Nebraska or Tennessee ***** CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 …

© Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports The football season is around the corner and during the summer NFL.com releases its top 100 list for the upcoming season. Years ago, all these players were ranked and went through the recruiting process. We take a look back on how those things played out. THIS SERIES: Nos. 81-100 ***** MORE: Recruiting Rumor Mill | …

It would be nearly impossible for the Colorado football defense to be worse in 2024 than it was last season. Deion Sanders’ Buffaloes allowed 34.8 points per game, which ranked 121st among FBS teams, worse than schools like Louisiana Tech, Tulsa and Kent State. Opponents scored at least 35 points in six of Colorado’s 12 games a year ago. That’s an …

In a season defined by change, the UTEP football team’s defense is in a slightly different spot than the offense going into 2024. On the one hand, the defensive staff is filled by coaches who moved to El Paso from Austin Peay with Scotty Walden. On the other hand, there are more players back on the defensive side than on …

The Arizona State football team kicks off fall camp on Wednesday. The Sun Devils are heading into the second year of the coach Kenny Dillingham era and looking to improve on the injury-plagued 2023 campaign in which they went 3-9 overall and 2-7 in the final year of the Pac-12. It’s a new year and a new conference with ASU, …

Fresno State football head coach Jeff Tedford missed the team’s bowl game at the end of 2023 because of medical concerns. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images) Fresno State coach Jeff Tedford announced Monday that he has to step down because of health concerns. Tedford, 62, missed the team’s bowl game at the end of the 2023 season for health reasons …

For perhaps the first time since he took over the Texas football program prior to the 2021 season, head coach Steve Sarkisian has a big issue befitting a top-10 program. What blue-chip, highly talented players will have to watch from the sideline as someone else starts in his spot? It’s an enviable problem, sure. But it’s also one that will …

BRENTWOOD — Ravenwood quarterback Maverick Chance threw a deep touchdown pass, and a chorus of cheers broke out on the sideline. One series later, the Raptors’ other starting quarterback candidate, Femi Babalola, completed a similar throw down the field. TSSAA football practices began across the state Monday, and while there are plenty of question marks at schools this early in …

It’s about that time. College football is about a month away from kicking off across the United States, which means it’s time to make some bold predictions about the 2024 campaign. Iowa State is among the leaders in the country in returning production, bringing back 20 starters and nearly every major contributor on both sides of the ball. It’s setting …

Georgia football is out of control, and Kirby Smart has failed to get a handle on the disciplinary issues mounting in his program. Georgia endured another offseason of off-the-field incidents. The latest: Wide receiver Rara Thomas faces a felony charge of child cruelty and multiple counts of family violence after his arrest last week. Thomas also got cited for three …

EAST LANSING – Everything old is new again. A new coach seeking a return to past glory. A new quarterback looking to prove himself. Massive roster turnover with a lot of new faces, from many different places. And a lot of the same concerns that have been prevalent for Michigan State football since the late 2010s and the end of …

BATON ROUGE — In most instances where teams lose a Heisman Trophy winning quarterback, there would be loads of questioning about how that player would be replaced and swelling doubt of how the offense will perform after the departure. What LSU football is doing this season is rare. While Jayden Daniels is gone, and now going through practices with the …

As the 2024 high school football season approaches, two quarterbacks in Louisville are looking to lead their teams to repeat state championships. Sophomore Zane Johnson is back to lead a Trinity squad seeking its second straight Class 6A title. Senior Connor Hodge is the new quarterback at Christian Academy, which will try to win its third straight Class 3A crown. …

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas football will begin its fall camp Wednesday evening, with a month of preparation all that remains before a season opener against UAPB in Little Rock. Bobby Petrino is back, and he’ll be working with a new signal-caller in quarterback Taylen Green. Together, they’ll try to orchestrate a bounceback season for head coach Sam Pittman after a disappointing 2023 …

Tyler Campbell was 22 years old – the youngest head football coach in the state – when he coached his first game at Covington in 2020. His team threw 34 passes, four interceptions and lost by six touchdowns. “When you’re throwing the ball 40 times and you lose your first game by 40 points,” said Campbell, “you get some questions.” …