College Football

Bret Bielema is the latest college football coach to take in a Dunlap boys basketball game. The Illinois head coach was in attendance Saturday afternoon to see four-star prospect Mack Sutter and his team play Mid-Illini Conference opponent Pekin. Sutter, a 6-foot-6, 225-pound junior, also had a home visit this past Sunday from Illinois special teams coordinator/tight ends coach Robby …

DENTON, Texas — Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, one of the top prospects in April’s NFL Draft, is not practicing at the Shrine Bowl this weekend because the teams with the top three picks asked him not to, according to a source. The Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns and New York Giants own the first three picks of this spring’s draft, and …

Jan. 25—After a season when he piled up nearly 1,000 receiving yards and was one of the top defensive backs in Class 4A, Ada senior Deante Lindsay was selected as a part of the 2025 Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State football teams. Lindsay is listed as one of five wide receivers on the OCA All-State East team. He became the 107th …

Former University of Alabama and NFL safety Vinnie Sunseri, whose mentors include Nick Saban and Bill Belichick, reportedly is set to join Florida as co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach. Matt Zenitz of CBSSports.com and 247Sports first reported late Saturday morning that Sunseri, recently hired as Jacksonville State’s new defensive coordinator, instead will join Billy Napier’s staff. He replaces Austin Armstrong, …

Former Wisconsin offensive lineman Trey Wedig finished the 2024 season among ProFootballFocus’ highest-graded players at his position. Wedig, who is slated to play in the coveted East-West Shrine Bowl on Jan. 30, received an 85.7 PFF grade. Only Utah’s Spencer Fano (92.8), Missouri’s Wyatt Milum (91.7), Missouri’s Armand Membou (90.4), Iowa’s Gennings Dunker (90.2), Texas’ Kelvin Banks Jr. (88.0) and …

Nov 11, 2023; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels defensive back Alijah Huzzie (28) attempts to intercept a pass intended for Duke Blue Devils wide receiver Jalon Calhoun (5) in the fourth quarter at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports The 100th annual East-West Shrine Bowl kicked off today at the indoor facility at …

According to multiple reports, Florida football is set to hire Vinnie Sunseri as its new co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach. The 33-year-old Sunseri had just taken the defensive coordinator job at Jacksonville (Alabama) State after spending last year as the safeties coach at Washington under Jedd Fisch. With Sunseri’s help, Washington’s defense ranked first in the Big Ten in passing …

Florida football coach Billy Napier has found his next co-defensive coordinator in a familiar face. Reports on Saturday indicated that Napier hired Jacksonville State defensive coordinator Vinnie Sunseri as the team’s co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach. Sunseri will replace Austin Armstrong, who took the defensive coordinator position at Houston earlier in the offseason. REQUIRED READING: Donning ‘Spurrier leotards,’ Florida gymnastics …

Jan. 25—ROCHESTER — When Jack Regan started high school he had never played a snap of football. Now he’ll play in college at the Division II level for Southwest Minnesota State University. Heading into the fall of his sophomore year, Regan, who’s now a senior at Mayo High School, was looking for a sport to fill his time after he …

Jan 14, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders laughs as he watches the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Denver Nuggets during the second half at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders is using the Shrine Bowl to make his case to the Tennessee Titans to make him the …

Colorado football quarterback Shedeur Sanders will not participate in practices or for the East-West Shrine Bowl game but will meet with NFL scouts in Denton, Texas. The Buffaloes signal-caller will only participate in meetings and has already met with the Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns, and New York Giants, according to ESPN. Those three teams hold the top three picks in …

For much of her young life, Urbana High senior Keira Speikes has been at the forefront of the area’s burgeoning girls flag football scene. She was, for a time, the only girl participating in Frederick County’s youth recreational flag football league, even before now-Hawks coach Nick Damoulakis gathered an all-girls squad in 2020. Speikes helped push the Urbana administration to …

GAINESVILLE — Vinnie Sunseri has agreed to coach Florida’s safeties and serve as co-defensive coordinator for Gators’ coach Billy Napier, the Orlando Sentinel has learned. Sunseri, who played safety at Alabama from 2011-13, will replace Austin Armstrong, who left UF after two seasons for the University of Houston. The Sentinel confirmed 247Sports Matt Zenitz’s report. Sunseri has both college and …

He couldn’t slam the door on 2024 fast enough. FSU’s dreadful 2-10 season hadn’t formally flatlined when Seminoles football coach Mike Norvell began plotting ways to resuscitate his beleaguered program. Hours before his team’s season-ending 31-11 loss to Florida in Tallahassee, news broke that Norvell was hiring UCF coach Gus Malzahn as his new offensive coordinator. Days later, the school …

Ohio State has offered Jim Knowles a contract that would make him the highest-paid defensive coordinator in college football, a source told The Dispatch. Michigan’s Wink Martindale was the highest-paid defensive coordinator in 2024, earning $2.5 million. His contract calls for him to make $2.75 million next year. Knowles signed a three-year extension last January with an annual base salary …