College Football

It’s time to rethink what it means to win the turnover battle. It’s a cliche uttered by everybody in football — coaches, players and media alike. Early in every television broadcast, an analyst presents the “keys to the game,” and almost without fail, one of them is to “win the turnover battle.” It isn’t a brilliant observation to say taking …

When Nick Saban abruptly announced his retirement following the 2023 season, many wondered how the Alabama Crimson Tide football program would move forward after 17 years of dominance under the G.O.A.T. (greatest of all time). A few days later, Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne announced the hiring of Washington Huskies head coach Kalen DeBoer. A new era of Crimson Tide …

This is a continuing series with The Republic examining each position leading up to the 2024 Arizona high school football season. We’ve ranked the top 10 quarterbacks and running backs. Today, we examine the top 10 wide receivers. This is a stacked group with so many air-raid offenses taking over the high school landscape. As much as Arizona has become …

Michigan State’s Jalen Thompson, left, and Khris Bogle work out in a drill during the Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. 1. MSU football fans may never again feel alive about recruiting the way they did just two years ago In Michigan State football years, two years seems like just about forever. Two …

Florida football hosted four-star tight end Andrew Olesh out of Center Valley (Pennsylvania) Southern Lehigh in the 2025 cycle last weekend on an official visit and the rising high school senior seemingly had a positive experience in Gainesville. “Just the people there and the environment. I can relate,” Olesh told 247Sports. “Coach (Russ) Callaway, he is one of my favorite …

The Southeastern Conference announced the kickoff times for Texas football’s 2024-2025 schedule on Tuesday, though a few games still remain up in the air. Their season opener vs. Colorado State will start at 2:30 p.m. Following that, their marquee matchup vs. Michigan on Sept. 7 is slated for an 11 a.m. start time. The Longhorns’ games vs. Mississippi State and …

On Sunday, the Scarlet Knights added a nice addition to their defense when four-star safety Tariq Hayer committed to Rutgers football. According to ESPN 300, Hayer is a top-10 safety prospect with excellent ball skills. The future Scarlet Knight can cover wide receivers and tight ends in passing situations while providing run support in the rushing game. Hayer can run …

The SEC announced the remainder of the conference’s schedule for the 2024 college football season. Georgia football knows that it will not play a single game during the SEC slate at noon. That’s welcome news to Georgia fans after the Bulldogs’ season opener against Clemson was scheduled for noon. Georgia will host UMass on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 12:45 p.m. …

The Oklahoma Sooners’ full 2024 schedule has now been released by the SEC. Time to make those travel arrangements for a full slate of destination games in OU’s first season in the SEC. In what had been a glaring issue in their final years in the Big 12, the Oklahoma Sooners only have two games scheduled for the early television …

College football’s offseason has transformed into a veritable arms race with the advent of the transfer portal and recent legislation that essentially bars the NCAA from enforcing its own transfer regulations. Chief among the most coveted acquisitions, given the proliferation of pass-heavy offenses on a national scale, are players to catch those passes.  Wide receivers and tight ends have seen …

It’s not quite the same as it was when Michigan football offered then eighth-grade quarterback Dante Moore, but it’s somewhat close. The Wolverines already had extended an offer to a 2028 quarterback in Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy signal caller Jayden Wade, who is starting to blow up even at such an early stage. But the maize and blue have now …

AUBURN — Auburn football recruiting has landed its third commitment in the last five days. Three-star defensive athlete Bryce Deas announced Tuesday, through Hayes Fawcett of On3 Sports, his pledge to the Tigers. Listed at 6-foot-1.5, 210 pounds, Deas is rated by the 247Sports Composite as the No. 597 overall player in the Class of 2025 and the No. 16 …

NORMAN — The remaining television windows for OU football’s inaugural SEC slate were announced Tuesday, along with the kickoff time for the Sooners’ non-conference matchup with Maine in November. The 1:30 p.m. start time for the contest against the Black Bears was set to honor the 100th season at Gaylord Family — Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The kickoff time was the …

COLUMBIA — South Carolina football is inching closer to the start of the 2024 season and on Tuesday, more game information was released. According to the SEC, start windows were announced for all SEC matchups for the 2024 season. Each game was assigned one of the windows prior to the season. Exact start times and network designations will be announced …

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas football and Texas will renew their long-standing rivalry with a morning game in mid-November. The SEC announced TV windows for each of its conference-controlled matchups Tuesday, including a few official kickoff times. The only game time released for the Razorbacks was their Nov. 16 home tilt against the Longhorns, which will be broadcast on ABC or …