College Football

Louisville football coach Jeff Brohm still is getting used to his new team. More than one-third of the rostered players are either first-year transfers or freshman midyear enrollees. Many of those players will be in the running to fill the 14 vacant starting spots heading into the 2025 season. The Cardinals’ transfer portal class ranks 28th nationally and fifth in …

Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule is sounding off on non-conference scheduling in the Big Ten. Rhule made the comments while talking to former Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer on The Triple Option podcast. The Husker head coach was asked about the recent headlines following Nebraska’s decision to cancel an upcoming home-and-home series with the Tennessee Volunteers. Rhule made …

(This story was updated to add new information.) LAWRENCE — The future of college football spring games has become a hot topic of conversation nationally, as Kansas football opened spring ball on Sunday. Talking points include the length of seasons for teams making postseason runs and how spring games provide scouting opportunities for other programs hoping to pry away players via …

Former Colorado football offensive coordinator and interim head coach Mike Sanford has been named head football coach at Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Sanford coached at CU during the 2022 season and was named interim head coach after Karl Dorrell was fired midseason. Sanford, the son of former UNLV and Indiana State head coach Mike Sanford Sr., …

It wasn’t just a great weekend for Notre Dame football recruiting, the carryover continued with some huge news on Monday morning. Felix Ojo, one of the top offensive tackles in the 2026 class, has announced that he will make a visit to South Bend according to a report by 247Sports Tom Loy. The 6-foot, 6-inch and 275-pound Texan will visit …

Memphis football will have a spring game in 2025. Though many programs around the country have eliminated traditional spring games in favor of extra practices or fan events, the Tigers will host a game at 3 p.m., April 26 at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. The game typically concludes the spring practice period. There will be plenty to watch during spring …

Illinois football has dipped into the NFL to bolster its coaching staff. Joe Kim, who has over 30 years of NFL coaching experience, has been named the newest Fighting Illini football skill development coordinator, Illinois head coach Bret Bielema announced Monday morning. Kim spent the last six seasons as the director of skill development for the New England Patriots. “I …

Vanderbilt football begins its spring practice Tuesday for one of the most-anticipated seasons in years. The Commodores finished 2024 at 7-6, their first winning season since 2013, after a victory in the Birmingham Bowl. Vanderbilt also upset Alabama in October for arguably the biggest win in program history. After that season, the Commodores were ranked eighth in the country in …

Alabama football opens spring practice short on depth at multiple positions, in part due to injuries, which is the primary reason coach Kalen DeBoer will modify the A-Day game on April 12. But perhaps nowhere is the Crimson Tide as depth-starved as it is at tight end. UA lost its top two tight ends to the NFL draft — both …

The Atlantic Coast Conference, Clemson and Florida State have reached a proposed settlement that would end their legal fight and change the league’s revenue-distribution model, a person familiar with the situation said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither the league nor the schools have publicly addressed the settlement, which requires all three to …

Kirk Ferentz and the Iowa Hawkeyes added to their coaching staff on Monday. Per Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports, Iowa football is hiring Warren Ruggiero as a senior analyst. Ruggiero joins the Hawkeyes after spending the past 11 seasons as the offensive coordinator at Wake Forest. Ruggiero helped guide the Demon Deacons to the nation’s No. 4 scoring offense in …

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SEC commissioner Greg Sankey is now in favor of a nine-game conference schedule moving forward. However, Sankey has one caveat: An expanded conference schedule should not impact the SEC teams’ chances in the College Football Playoff. The conference, which has 16 members, has debated expanding to an additional conference game in years past, especially with the addition of Texas and …

Alabama football has a date for its A Day game: April 12. The Crimson Tide also has a kickoff time: noon at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Kalen DeBoer said he doesn’t know much more than that when it comes to A Day, something he is perfectly fine with, especially with the lack of offensive line and tight end depth Alabama has this …

Michigan State football has made the top schools list for one of the top players from Kentucky in the 2026 class. Jacob Savage of Union, Ky. revealed his top seven schools list on Saturday, and Michigan State was included in the mix. The Spartans were joined by Purdue, Indiana, Louisville, Northwestern, Minnesota and Georgia Tech. Savage is a three-star linebacker …