College Football

BLOOMINGTON — Bloomington South kicker Bryce Taylor had a busy summer ahead. Taylor’s recruitment was heating up after he handled all the Panthers place-kicking and punting duties last season. The five-star kicker was scheduled visits to Miami of Ohio, Toledo, Notre Dame and Ohio State in the coming weeks. Those plans changed on Wednesday after Taylor announced he was verbally committing …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — There are 11 weekends remaining until the return of Arkansas football. The Razorbacks open the 2024 season in Little Rock against UAPB. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU) on Thursday, Aug. 29. Arkansas is coming off a disappointing 4-8 campaign that saw offensive coordinator Dan Enos get fired midseason and the eventual departures of KJ Jefferson and Raheim ‘Rocket’ …

Nearly $179 million in major facility upgrades to athletic venues are slated to be completed at the University of Georgia over the next eight months. UGA athletic director Josh Brooks is glad that the majority of that construction is done as athletic departments assess how nearly $2.8 billon in NCAA proposed settlements in three antitrust cases with past and current …

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Marcus “MJ” Daniels Jr., a defensive back at Southern Mississippi, was shot to death at an apartment complex in Hattiesburg, a coroner said. Daniels’ body was sent to a medical examiner for an autopsy, Forrest County Coroner Lisa Klem told news outlets. The 21-year-old Daniels was a starting cornerback for Southern Miss last season. He tied for …

The Ohio State athletic department will again finish in the top ten of the LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup standings and become the highest ranked Big Ten team for the 2023-2024 athletics cycle. Thanks in large part to a third place finish by the men’s tennis and golf teams, as well as a fifth place finish nationally by the men’s volleyball team, …

Longtime Colorado men’s basketball head coach Tad Boyle takes great pride in recruiting nearby talent, and he’s already got his sights set on the state’s top-ranked class of 2025 prospect. A four-star point guard (per the 247Sports composite) from Colorado Prep in Denver, Josiah Sanders told 247Sports that he has been communicating with CU’s coaching staff on a frequent basis. …

Ethan Houck was told he should leave Brunswick High School. It wasn’t a big enough school, they said. Not enough people would see him there to offer him a major football scholarship. The offense might not showcase his talents enough. But Houck ignored all that advice. He chose to stay at Brunswick, where he has shined for three seasons as …

Jun. 12—The University of Idaho has secured the services of football coach Jason Eck through the 2028 season after the Idaho State Board of Education approved a two-year contract extension Wednesday. Vandals athletics director Terry Gawlik “contacted me right after the (2023) regular season. She said they were interested in doing an extension,” Eck said Wednesday. Idaho reached the quarterfinals …

Jackson State football will have nine of its 11 football games streamed on ESPN+, starting with the season opener Aug. 29 at Louisiana Monroe. Kickoff is 6 p.m. The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2024 ESPN football schedule Wednesday. The Tigers’ two other games don’t list a TV provider and only the contest against Florida A&M has a kickoff time. …

Southern Miss football player MJ Daniels died after he was shot in his vehicle on Tuesday night, police in Hattiesburg, Mississippi said Wednesday. He was 21. According to Hattiesburg Police, Daniels was pronounced dead where he was found at the 6300 block of Highway 49. An investigation is underway. “We are asking the community for their help and to come …

Kyle Flood’s unit is getting some lofty praise ahead of the 2024 college football season. The Texas Longhorns offensive line was ranked as the No. 4 group in all of college football. The group is led by standout left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. and center Jake Majors. Four of five starters return with Christian Jones off to the NFL. Cameron …

Florida football was well-represented in Phil Steele’s preseason All-SEC team. Steele named eight Florida Gators to All-SEC honors in his preseason magazine, including two to the preseason All-SEC first team. Senior running back Montrell Johnson and senior punter Jeremy Crawshaw earned first-team honors for UF. The 5-foot-11, 213-pound Johnson led Florida in rushing (817 yards) for the second straight season …

Less than a week ago, Xavier Johnson wasn’t sure Memphis was the right place for him to go to college. “When I got there, the first night, I was ready to go home, I’m not going to lie,” the three-star wide receiver from North Richland Hills, Texas, told The Commercial Appeal. Then he saw the campus during his official visit. …

Miller Moss doesn’t have a long list of career accomplishments at USC, but his Holiday Bowl masterpiece certainly caught everyone’s attention. Bill Bender of The Sporting News thinks Miller Moss is a top-25 college football quarterback heading into the 2024 season. Here’s more from Bender: “This ranking operates on a few educated guesses – starting with the belief Miller will …

Michael Thomas III committed to Rutgers football on Tuesday, giving Rutgers a playmaker at wide receiver who is one of the top-ranked players in the nation. In breaking down his commitment, Thomas said the decision was based on the fact that ‘It just felt right.’ The commitment of Thomas continues an impressive streak for Rutgers. Head coach Greg Schiano secured …