College Football

Wisconsin football avoids a Friday night Big Ten game in 2024

The Wisconsin Badgers will not play a conference game on Friday night in 2024. Fox announced its Friday night schedule on Wednesday. It includes nine Big Ten matchups with those games on every Friday from September 20 to November 22. The Badgers are one of only four Big Ten teams to not play in the time slot, along with Michigan, …

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Wide receiver with offer from Wisconsin set to visit three Big Ten rivals

The Wisconsin Badgers football team offered Rico Blassingame, a three-star class of 2026 wide receiver from Tolleson, Arizona, on Tuesday. News also broke Tuesday that the talented wide receiver is set for unofficial visits to Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State this June. The 6-foot-3, 180-pound athlete reeled in 60 receptions for 593 yards and a touchdown during his sophomore …

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Local football coaches look back on successful spring

May 23—Seasons may change and school years may end, but in Alabama one thing never stops, and that’s football. Many schools had spring games last week to close out spring practice for 2024. Among those were three of the more successful local teams from last season: Austin (8-3 in 2022), Hartselle (9-3) and West Morgan (12-1). — Austin looking to …

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Wisconsin offers class of 2026 wide receiver from Tennessee

The Wisconsin Badgers football team extended a scholarship offer to Keeyshawn Schneider, a 6-foot-0, 175-pound wide receiver from Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Tuesday. Schneider has now received offers from six different Division 1 programs. Those include Auburn, Colorado, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Wisconsin. To this point, the Badgers are the only Big Ten team to offer him, but that will likely …

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2026 Pennsylvania QB Semaj Beals earns Nebraska offer

Three-star quarterback Semaj Beals has earned an offer from the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the Pennsylvania native announced on X on Wednesday. Beals already has offers from Alabama, Boston College, Colorado, Duke, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Texas, USC, and West Virginia. Beals picked up his offer after a conversation with assistant coach Evan Cooper, …

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Four-star Georgia football recruiting target sets commitment date

Four-star offensive line recruit Cortez Smith has locked in his commitment date for July 20. Smith is one of the top recruits in the trenches in the class of 2025. The four-star is projected to commit to Georgia football, per 247Sports. However, Smith is considering Georgia, South Carolina, Miami and Georgia Tech. The 6-foot-4, 310-pound offensive line recruit plays football …

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Where is Rutgers football in the On3Sports Big Ten power rankings?

Following a solid spring and with a very strong core, the arrow appears to be pointed up Rutgers football in the Big Ten. And that very much includes the media, with conventional wisdom seeing Rutgers as an improved team in 2024. In their Big Ten power rankings this week, On3 placed the Scarlet Knights in the top half of the …

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5 breakout candidates for Alabama football in 2024

The Alabama football roster has plenty of breakout candidates, considering all the change and new faces on the team. That means there are several unknown or relatively unproven commodities. And a new coaching staff can mean new uses for players who might not have seen as big of a role in a different system. For the purpose of the following …

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Oklahoma Sooners No. 18 in ESPN’s post-spring power rankings

Feelings are all over the place about the Oklahoma Sooners. From USA TODAY Sports’ post-spring power rankings, which have the Sooners at No. 8, to On3’s, which has them at No. 24, opinion on OU is scattered as they enter year one in the SEC. Oklahoma is a talented team, but it also has questions that will only be answered …

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College Football Playoff adds new broadcast partner in 2024

ESPN has been the home to the College Football Playoff for each of the first 10 seasons of its existence, and that will continue to be the case until at least 2032 with its current contract agreement in place. But in 2024, for the first time, College Football Playoff games will also appear on a different network. The College Football …

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Squeeze Play: New details inside Jim Harbaugh’s final days at Michigan

Adapted from The Price: What It Takes to Win in College Football’s Era of Chaos by Armen Keteyian and John Talty to be published by Harper Books, August 27, 2024. The Price is an in-depth look at an inflection point in college football where name, image and likeness, the transfer portal and conference realignment have turned the sport upside down.  Written by …

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Jim Harbaugh wanted to remain at Michigan but felt AD was ‘not the advocate he needed in his corner,’ per book

Getty Images Jim Harbaugh wanted to remain at Michigan following the Wolverines’ national championship run but was concerned over whether he had the support needed from athletic director Warde Manuel, according a soon-to-be published book. In “The Price: What it Takes to Win in College Football’s Era of Chaos,” authors Armen Keteyian and John Talty pulled back the curtain on Harbaugh’s …

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Ranking the five best offensive players available in the transfer portal

© Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports Even though the transfer portal has officially been closed since the start of May, there are still some players available. Here is a look at the top five on offense looking for a new home. ***** MORE: Biggest QB transfers of the offseason | RB transfers | WR transfers | TE transfers | OL transfers …

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Where North Carolina stands in updated 2025 football recruiting rankings

Love or hate him, there’s no denying Mack Brown’s power in recruiting, as the University of North Carolina lands in the top five for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) 2025 Industry Ranking Football Team Recruiting Rankings per On3.  On3 formulated a score for each program, basing the rankings on the amount of 3-5 star recruits committed to the school plus …

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