Wisconsin football completed its 2024 coaching staff Thursday with the hire of defensive line coach E.J. Whitlow. The move was required after former defensive line coach Greg Scruggs left for the same position at Michigan. It was an offseason of similar turnover across the coaching staff, as wide receivers coach Mike Brown moved laterally to Notre Dame and safeties coach …
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2025 Florida wide receiver prospect includes Vols in top 11
2025 wide receiver prospect Vernell Brown III announced his top 11 schools. Tennessee, Florida, Syracuse, Florida State, Ohio State, Alabama, Miami, Clemson, Stanford, Louisville and UCF are Brown’s top 11 schools. The 5-foot-11, 170-pound wide receiver prospect is from Jones High School in Orlando, Florida. Tennessee offered a scholarship to Brown on Feb. 24, 2023. Michigan was the first school …
Read More »Wisconsin football’s all-time sack leaders
The Wisconsin football program has produced terrific pass-rushing defensive linemen and linebackers at a surprising clip. Yes, the existence of the Watt brothers helps the program’s case. But both T.J. and J.J. Watt will be in the NFL Hall of Fame, then add recent standouts including Leo Chenal, Keeanu Benton and Andrew Van Ginkel. Wisconsin is often known for its …
Read More »Where does Texas A&M land in the newest 2024 transfer portal rankings?
Texas A&M head football coach Mike Elko’s inaugural 2024 season has a chance to be special from the jump, mainly due to the incoming transfer portal additions paired with the returning starters on both sides of the ball, including starting quarterback Conner Weigman. Losing more than 20 players through the portal, more than half of said players were backups or …
Read More »Nebraska confirms participation in upcoming EA Sports’ College Football game
Nebraska Football has confirmed that it is an active participant in the upcoming college football video game from EA Sports. The school announced their involvement on social media on Thursday morning. A recent report from ESPN says that 11,000 college football players can opt into the video game through name, image, and likeness. Each player that opts in will receive $600 …
Read More »What would it cost to hire Steve Spurrier? Enough to make Barry Switzer gasp | Toppmeyer
“It’s your job. … That’s what the money is for.” – Don Draper, “Mad Men” You’ve probably heard this is a frustrating time to coach college football. That’s the narrative, anyway, megaphoned by some coaches and media types who struggle to accept NIL and free transfer movement and the headaches they might cause. To be sure, college sports evolved throughout …
Read More »The Power Five? Looming CFP format change signals the Power Two | Goodbread
Billions of dollars are in the air as the College Football Playoff enters its last two years under contract with ESPN, and while it’s not clear exactly where they’ll fall, it’s obvious which direction the wind is blowing them: the wrong one, if you’re not in the SEC or Big Ten. The Power Two, as the pair should now be …
Read More »South Bend area IHSAA boys basketball sectional scores, pairings, tipoff times
IHSAA 2023-24 Indiana high school boys basketball sectional pairings, results and updates. Sectionals begin Tuesday, Feb. 27 and conclude Saturday March 2. All times Eastern Standard. CLASS 4A At Mishawaka TUESDAY 6:30 p.m.: LaPorte (10-12) vs. Mishawaka (15-7) 8 p.m.: Michigan City (11-11) vs. Plymouth (8-14) FRIDAY 6:30 p.m.: South Bend Adams (9-13) vs. Game 1 winner 8 p.m.: South …
Read More »Swampcast talks NIL, UF football, UF basketball matchup with Vandy
Florida football defensive lineman D’Antre Robinson, a 17-year-old early enrollee who the Gators flipped from Texas, bought his mother a house in Orlando, presumably with earnings from a Name, Image and Likeness deal provided by the Gators. Is it good or bad for college sports? The Gainesville Sun’s Kevin Brockway and David Whitley discuss, and whether the current NIL model …
Read More »ESPN’s biggest spring question for Clemson is all about offense
The Clemson football program has underperformed compared to expectations over the past few seasons, with most of the issues revolving around the Tigers’ decline on offense. Since college football legend Trevor Lawrence was the Tigers’ starting quarterback, the Tigers have had two starting quarterbacks. DJ Uiagalelei, who is now rival Florida State’s new starter under center, and Cade Klubnik, the …
Read More »CU alum Chris Fowler to be voice in EA Sports College Football 25
ESPN’s Chris Fowler, who’s currently the play-by-play voice of ABC’s “Saturday Night Football,” announced Thursday that he’ll be a commentator in the upcoming video game EA Sports College Football 25. A 1985 graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder, Fowler has worked for ESPN since 1986 and has worn many hats during his time with the company, including calling other sports …
Read More »Dartmouth to name football stadium after Buddy Teevens
Feb. 22—A place that Buddy Teevens treasured will be named in his honor. Dartmouth College announced this week that it will name its football stadium, formerly Memorial Field, the “Buddy Teevens Stadium at Memorial Field” in honor of the legendary and beloved coach who passed away last September after a bicycle accident in Florida. He was 66. Dartmouth will host …
Read More »Report: Oregon to hire Darren Uscher back from UCLA in personnel and recruiting role
College sports are starting to look more and more like professional sports every year. Just a month ago, Darren Uscher left Oregon to become the general manager of the UCLA football program. He’s back. According to 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz, Uscher is returning to Eugene as a member of the personnel and recruiting department after a lot of change for the …
Read More »Jackson State football’s Rip Kirk announces he’s the Tigers’ new quarterbacks coach
Jackson State football offensive analyst Robert “Rip” Kirk announced on social media that the has been promoted to quarterback coach on his social media pages. Kirk, who spent the 2023 season as an offensive analyst, has listed himself as the Tigers quarterbacks coach on his X (formerly known as Twitter) and Facebook accounts. Tweets by CoachRipKirk The quarterbacks coach position …
Read More »2024 NFL Combine: 7 Ravens-related takeaways from Daniel Jeremiah’s conference call
With the Super Bowl and collegiate all-star games in the rear-view mirror, all attention now turns towards the NFL combine and the start of free agency. Baltimore has the No. 30 overall pick in April’s draft and little salary cap space to make a splash, making the Ravens one team to watch in the NFL this spring. NFL Network’s senior …
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