College Football

Princeville native Kellen Francis has committed to play football for the University of Illinois. The former Princeville high school lineman started his college career at Butler Community College in Kansas. Kellen Francis can’t wait to play football in Champaign. The 2023 Princeville grad committed to join Illinois on Saturday, choosing the Fighting Illini over scholarship offers from Arkansas, Houston, Texas …

The USC Trojans welcomed Arizona State to the Pac-10 in 1978. ASU and Arizona turned the Pac-8 into the Pac-10. ASU had no interest in playing nice or thanking the Trojans for their newfound status as a Pac-10 member. The Devils knocked off USC in 1978, giving that Trojan team its only loss of the season. If ASU had not …

The Wisconsin Badgers football team is considered to be in the final two programs for four-star class of 2025 cornerback Rukeem Stroud. Stroud is considering between the Badgers and USF for his commitment. Of note, he is set to visit Madison this weekend. The cornerback is ranked as the 35th best player at his position in the country, the No. 57 …

Following an impressive 10-3 season and a 2023 Sun Bowl win, Notre Dame football returns for an unprecedented 34th season on NBC Sports, headlined by primetime games against Florida State (Sat, Nov. 9) and Army (Sat, Nov. 23). In addition to the major primetime matchups, the Fighting Irish’s 2024 schedule on NBC and Peacock also features games against ACC contender …

Not just any five-star wide receiver chooses to go to Ohio State, Garrett Wilson says. When asked about the success Ohio State has had in developing top high school receivers into NFL first-round picks, Wilson, a former five-star who is now an award-winning receiver for the New York Jets, said it comes down to wide receivers coach Brian Hartline recruiting …

Count Florida State football coach Mike Norvell as one of the people most excited for the matchup against Memphis on Sept. 14. “Memphis, I think, is going to have one of the best teams in the country next year,” Norvell said on “The Gabe Kuhn Show” on 929ESPN on Wednesday. “Ryan (Silverfield) has done a great job, very experienced group. …

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. − As busy as SEC commissioner Greg Sankey can be, even he can’t avoid hearing some conspiracy theories. Sankey has heard several about the SEC, in fact. While addressing reporters at the end of the day during SEC spring meetings on Wednesday, Sankey was asked if he had a favorite conspiracy theory. “I’ve had this in a …

May 29—One of the often-asked questions of the football offseason was where Tyson Wolcott is going to play college football. The question was answered over the weekend when the Friendship Christian star announced on social media his commitment to Austin Peay. Wolcott put up mind-boggling numbers last fall with 3,027 yards and a TSSAA-record 54 rushing touchdowns as he led …

Chris Vigna announced that he will be taking an official visit to Rutgers. One of the top recruits in New Jersey in the class of 2025, it will be the first official visit for Vigna from any of the programs recruiting him. Vigna was offered by Rutgers in early April while on an unofficial visit to the program. His official …

With the reckoning finally arriving, college football will need new revenue streams. Via USA Today, Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin identified one way to make more money on Wednesday at the SEC’s spring meetings. “I believe the NCAA is going to allow us to put a sponsor logo on the field during the regular season,” Scott Stricklin said. “That’s an …

Kate Sweeney, head coach of the Ohio State rowing team over the last four years, resigned on Wednesday according to a press release from the OSU Department of Athletics. A member of the coaching staff for eight seasons, Sweeney will complete the year with the NCAA Championship regatta this weekend at Lake Bethel, Ohio. “I have made the difficult decision …

May 29—The splash hire New Mexico Highlands University desperately needed happened Wednesday morning when it nabbed one of the top junior college coaches in the country to take over its historically struggling football program. Kurt Taufa’asau, who led New Mexico Military Institute to the 2021 National Junior College Athletic Association Division I national championship and took the Broncos to a …

Todd Kiley has stepped down after 21 seasons as Holliston High’s head football coach, and, in a text to the Daily News late Wednesday night, said he accepted the head coaching position at Franklin High. Eian Bain, the new coach at Bridgewater-Raynham after spending eight years at Franklin, praised Kiley in a text to the Daily News and weighed in …

When USC and LSU take the field opening weekend in Las Vegas it’ll surely draw one of the biggest tv-audiences of the entire season. Two traditional powerhouses starting the year out with a big-time opponent, why wouldn’t it? Despite the appeal of two bluebloods meeting, USC has tried to get the game removed from the schedule. According to a report …

Ohio State has dialed up its recruiting efforts to an 11 and they have most recently nailed down a recruiting visit from a five-star offensive tackle in the class of 2025 from the state of Georgia in Josh Petty. He is widely considered a top five offensive tackle in the class and is projected as an immediate contributor level player. …