Texas Tech football coaches believe they have a reliable two-deep at inside linebacker: starters Jacob Rodriguez and Ben Roberts, top backups John Curry and Bryce Ramirez. The Red Raiders went through spring with a battle at star between Baylor transfer A.J. McCarty and sophomore Brenden Jordan, who started five games as a true freshman last season at the hybrid safety-outside …
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All-Marion County girls flag football team and player of the year finalists
That’s a wrap on another successful flag football season, Marion County athletes. As the sport continues pushing athletes across Ocala schools to new heights, we must give them a well done for the season. Titans Jakyra Bostick of Belleview and Madison Boyd of Trinity Catholic were player of the year finalists. Let’s find out who joins them on the 2024 …
Read More »3 takeaways as Kansas football coach Lance Leipold updates team’s progress at local event
TOPEKA — Kansas football coach Lance Leipold took time Monday to catch up with fans and reporters at an event in Topeka. Leipold, who guided his team to the program’s first bowl victory in more than a decade last season, had a lot to talk about. There’s interest in the team’s trajectory, as well as its key players. There’s interest in …
Read More »Rutgers football just had a huge recruiting weekend. Meet the newest members of the 2025 class
Two days. Ten total commitments. It was a hectic but successful recruiting weekend for Greg Schiano and Rutgers football. The Scarlet Knights essentially doubled their 2025 recruiting class on Saturday and Sunday as recruits from 10 states spanning into the South and the Midwest pledged to Schiano during a weekend that included tours of the campus facilities, a trip into …
Read More »Why new Indiana cornerback D’Angelo Ponds is a ‘big get’ for the program
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti didn’t downplay the importance of landing cornerback D’Angelo Ponds during the spring transfer window. “He’s a big get,” Cignetti said, speaking to reporters ahead of an NIL-related event at Huber’s Orchard and Winery on May 29. Cignetti would know better than anyone having coached Ponds in 2023. The then-James Madison defender took home freshman …
Read More »After nine commits this weekend, where does Rutgers football’s recruiting class rank?
A weekend featuring nine commits pushes Rutgers football to having one of the top recruiting classes in the nation. The weekend saw the most commits to Rutgers over a two-day span in program history. Rutgers came into the weekend with eight committed players and the No. 33 class in the nation. Following nine commits over the weekend, the Scarlet Knights …
Read More »Ohio State football to wear all-gray alternate uniforms against Iowa in October
Nov 11, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes running back TreVeyon Henderson (32) looks for a path around Michigan State Spartans defensive back Angelo Grose (15) during the NCAA football game against Michigan State University at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State will wear its alternate gray uniforms for its Oct. 5 football game against Iowa, the school announced Monday. It …
Read More »Urban Meyer, James Laurinaitis named College Football Hall of Fame 2025 class nominees
Former Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer has his first chance to make the College Football Hall of Fame. The National Football Federation and College Football Hall of Fame announced 77 players and nine coaches nominated for the 2025 Hall of Fame class. Nov 25, 2023; Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Former Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer watches from …
Read More »Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, Aaron Donald and Manti Te’o debut on College Football Hall of Fame ballot
Nick Saban Nick Saban and Urban Meyer are up for election to the College Football Hall of Fame for the first time. The ballot for the Hall of Fame class to be announced in January was released by the National Football Foundation. It includes 77 players and nine coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and 101 players and 34 coaches …
Read More »Rutgers football now has a top-10 recruiting class in the nation
During their first weekend of official visits, Rutgers football landed a staggering (yes, staggering) 10 commitments. The influx of talent sees Rutgers soar dramatically up the recruiting rankings with a new landing spot on Monday. Now having seen their class more than double in size over the previous three days, Rutgers has the No. 10 recruiting class in the nation …
Read More »Where ESPN projects UNC football program ahead of 2024 season
College football will soon be back on our TVs late this Summer and it will be a new-look North Carolina team taking the field to open the year against Minnesota. Mack Brown’s team loses a lot of talent including quarterback Drake Maye, linebacker Cedric Gray, and wide receiver Tez Walker who are all in the NFL now. While they do …
Read More »Penn State found ‘friction’ between coach James Franklin, team doctor; could not determine violation
James Franklin An internal review by Penn State in 2019 found evidence of “friction” between football coach James Franklin and a now-former team doctor, but it could not determine whether Franklin violated NCAA bylaws or Big Ten standards by interfering with medical decisions. The 15-page document from Penn State’s office of ethics and compliance, dated June 3, 2019, was obtained …
Read More »BYU’s future requires a paradigm shift away from ‘old school’ thinking
Fans in the student section hold up a BYU banner during a football game at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. | Ben B. Braun, Deseret News When BYUtv hits the air at 4 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 31, to begin its “GameDay” pregame show outside LaVell Edwards Stadium, it will do so with an army …
Read More »Two Ohio State football luminaries nominated to make college football Hall of Fame
It should come as no surprise that when The National Football Foundation announced its 2025 ballot, that there would be some Ohio State football flavor to the group. Indeed that was the case, as former linebacker James Laurinaitis and former head coach Urban Meyer were both on the list. The ‘backer has quite a resume, as “Lil Animal” was three-time …
Read More »WVU great Steve Slaton on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot for 2025
Jun. 3—MORGANTOWN — One of the most-electric players in West Virginia football history is up for enshrinement in the College Football Hall of Fame as former Mountaineer running back Steve Slaton was included on the National Football Foundation’s ballot for 2025. Slaton, who played in Morgantown from 2005-07, is one of two WVU players on the ballot this year, joined …
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