College Football

USATSI Auburn coach Hugh Freeze was recently diagnosed with an early form of prostate cancer, the school announced Friday. He is expected to make a full recovery and will continue his normal coaching duties and responsibilities while undergoing treatment.  “Thankfully, it was detected early and his doctors have advised that it is very treatable and curable,” the university wrote in …

BRADENTON, Fla. — The underclassmen were all the talk at IMG Academy’s Pro Day workout on Thursday evening, but the 2026 class will still be the anchoring group for the Ascenders. Rivals connected with many rising-senior recruits at the national program and sets the stage for the remainder of the recruiting process with the program’s top uncommitted prospects. RELATED: IMG …

Spring football will soon get underway across the country as college football teams begin preparations for the 2025 season. That means position battles, transfer arrivals and freshman debuts. It will also mean, at least at some places, a traditional spring game! (More on that in a second.) The sport is rapidly changing, highlighted last season as fans enjoyed the first …

AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn coach Hugh Freeze has been diagnosed with an early form of prostate cancer, the school announced Friday. The Tigers added that the 55-year-old Freeze is expected to make a full recovery and will continue his normal coaching duties and responsibilities while undergoing treatment. “Thankfully, it was detected early, and his doctors have advised that it is …

Quarterbacks will take the field for athletic testing and positional work at the 2025 NFL Combine on Saturday. Top prospects Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders opted out of participating. That matters little to the Seattle Seahawks, who are more likely to draft a mid-round QB. The Seahawks plan to sign Geno Smith to an extension this offseason, but drafting a …

Michigan State hockey will play for a Big Ten title on Saturday night. The Spartans wrap up the 2024-25 regular season in a road tilt at Notre Dame on Saturday evening. Michigan State will clinch a share of the Big Ten regular season championship with a regulation victory over the Fighting Irish. Michigan State took care of business against last …

The Oregon Ducks had one of the most successful seasons in program history last year, going 13-1 with a Big Ten Championship win and a No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff. Now, in 2025, they will look to reach the same heights once again, but this time around with almost an entirely new roster. Since coming to Eugene, …

Wisconsin football added a home game against Illinois State to its 2029 football schedule. The Redbirds program first announced the matchup on Friday. The game, scheduled for Sept. 8, will be Wisconsin’s second of the 2029 season. The team is set to open that campaign with a road trip to Cal. The Redbirds went 10-4 in 2024, falling to UC …

The Georgia Bulldogs added to their defensive coaching staff, hiring TCU assistant linebacker coach Garrett Cox. Cox’s role is unknown in the Georgia organization, but he’s likely to contribute to the UGA defense. Cox has some experience coaching in the SEC. After his time as a student assistant at Georgia in 2006 (where he was with a younger Kirby Smart), …

It has been a tumultuous few years at USC for Lincoln Riley. After going 11-3 in Riley’s first season, the Trojans have gone just 14-11 over the past two years. Over the past few weeks, however, it appears as though USC finally has some momentum. Behind new general manager Chad Bowden and a revamped recruiting staff, the Trojans currently have …

The past couple of seasons have seen Penn State recruit and develop some big-time players at a variety of positions, but one position that continues to lag behind the others has seemingly been wide receiver. Penn State’s efforts in the Class of 2026 to find a wide receiver took a bit of a hit going into the weekend with the …

Head football coach Deion Sanders and the University of Colorado have dramatically increased their investment in coaching the team’s offensive line after it gave up the most quarterback sacks in the Big 12 Conference in 2024 (43) and the second-most sacks in the nation in 2023 (56), according to records obtained by USA TODAY Sports. Since the end of last …

The last time that IMG Academy’s national team lost more than one game, “Blurred Lines,” by Robin Thicke was dominating the Billboard Top 100. After picking up two losses for the first time in 12 years, the Ascenders are looking to make a statement in the 2025-26 season. If you’re facing nationally-ranked blue blood programs week in and week out, …

INDIANAPOLIS – Julian Sayin has not won the starting quarterback job at Ohio State yet, but some of his former Buckeyes teammates are already confident he will become a star. OSU players at this week’s NFL combine have gushed about Sayin’s ability. “Julian is one of the most accurate quarterbacks I’ve been around,” quarterback Will Howard said. “The ball just …

With the NFL combine underway, loads of attention will be on the quarterbacks available in the 2025 NFL draft class. Miami’s Cam Ward and Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders are the likeliest to be the first two signal-callers selected in April, with several other passers in contention to be the third highest-drafted quarterback in the class. NFL teams unlikely to compete in …