College Football

Feb. 16—They’re going to miss Dontay. If the Corsicana Tiger football team had to name the most versatile, most reliable and overall most talented player — on and off the field — over the past four seasons, the choice would be an easy one — Dontay Thomas. Thomas signed a letter of intent this week, accepting a football scholarship from …

SOUTH BEND — The Golden Years will continue for Notre Dame football’s highly rated defense. According to a source, defensive coordinator Al Golden has agreed to a contract extension that runs through the 2027 season. Football Scoop was the first to report that Golden, 54, had agreed to terms that are believed to align with the four-year, $9 million deal …

Dabo Swinney and the Clemson coaching staff are among the hottest teams recruiting in the 2025 class and recently landed in the Top 4 for a top recruit at a position of need. Evans (Ga.) high school four-star interior offensive lineman Mason Short took to social media Friday to announce his final four schools, with Clemson making the cut. The …

Feb. 16—MITCHELL — Alex Kretzschmar can hardly believe his new title: Dakota Wesleyan head football coach. It was just three years ago, after all, that Kretzschmar phoned Ross Cimpl, offering his services as a volunteer staff member for the Tigers. Fast forward to Monday morning, when Cimpl informed Kretzschmar that after 12 years as DWU’s head coach he was taking …

The Georgia Bulldogs face three SEC contenders on the road next season in Alabama, Texas and Ole Miss. According to one writer who covers the Bulldogs, it’s the Texas Longhorns who will get the most focus this offseason. DawgNation beat writer Mike Griffin had the following to say of the matchup between Texas and Georgia. “Georgia doesn’t think too much, …

The UNC men’s basketball program will host the Virginia Tech Hokies as they look to bounce back from their disappointing road loss to Syracuse. Zone defense once again played a role in disrupting UNC’s offensive attack, as teams have been able to slow down the Tar Heels fast-paced offense. On the flip side, the Tar Heels defense has also been …

Dabo Swinney and the Clemson football program have put a lot of faith in starting quarterback Cade Klubnik, but time is running out for the young quarterback to prove that the Tigers made the right decision by putting the offense in his hands. Clemson was a mainstay in the College Football Playoff since its inception, but things changed after the …

Ryan Grubb and Alabama football was a short-lived marriage — if you even want to call it that. Almost one week after introducing himself at an Alabama event as the Crimson Tide’s new offensive coordinator, Grubb at an introductory news conference officially introduced himself to Seattle media, in the same role for the Seahawks. REQUIRED READING: Who’s the genius, Alabama …

The Oklahoma Sooners made a couple of offers today to a family that they’re very familiar with. The Sooners offered Amari Sabb, an athlete in the 2026 recruiting class. His younger brother Xavier Sabb also received an offer and is a wide receiver in the 2027 class. Neither Amari or Xavier have evaluations yet, but each player has a number …

The 2024 Michigan football coaching staff is close to being completed after new head coach Sherrone Moore hired Houston Texans assistant Stephen Adegoke as the team’s defensive backs coach. Adegoke was part of Michigan’s program as an analyst for the 2021 season before gaining pro experience with the 49ers and Texans. Now that Moore is putting the finishing touches on …

Four-star offensive line recruit Mason Short, who recently decommitted from the Alabama Crimson Tide, has named his top schools. The Crimson Tide did not make the cut of Short’s latest top schools. Short decommitted from Alabama after visiting the University of Georgia and a few days after Nick Saban retired. Short’s top schools are Georgia, Clemson, Kentucky, and Ohio State. …

The Pac-12 is parting ways with Commissioner George Kliavkoff after the former MGM executive oversaw the demise of the once-powerful league during a wave of conference realignment last year. The Pac-12 Board of Directors announced the move Friday in a two-sentence news release, saying the conference and Kliavkoff “mutually agreed to part ways, effective February 29, 2024.” “More details about …

As the Pac-12 nears its end, the remnants will be steered by a new commissioner . George Kliavkoff is out as the commissioner of the Pac-12, with the conference announcing his last day will be Feb. 29. It was a mutual decision to part ways, according to the conference. The decision to remove Kliavkoff was widely expected as spring sports …

We pause this offensive revolution for a rebuttal from the other side of the ball. Not only was scoring down again across college football at the FBS level in 2023, it was down for the third consecutive year. That has never happened previously since the NCAA started tracking statistics in 1937. Behold a revealing statistical wrap for 2023: Average scoring …

It’s no secret that Texas will field one of the top offenses in college football for the 2024 season. Many expected the Longhorns to take a dip in production with starting wide receivers Xavier Worthy and Adonai Mitchell departing for the NFL. On top of that, starting running back Jonathon Brooks also took his talents to the professional level. However, …