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The college football coaching carousel has come to an end with one job remaining: Boston College. After Jeff Hafley shockingly left to become the defensive coordinator with the Green Bay Packers, a number of names popped up for the Boston College football job. Now, all signs point to Ohio State OC and former New England […]

The Michigan Wolverines are undergoing a major makeover. After Jim Harbaugh’s departure for the Los Angeles Chargers, it was only a matter of time before the rest of his staff would leave. Already, Harbaugh has taken his defensive coordinator Jesse Minter with him to the Chargers. Now, Michigan football is scrambling to reassemble to prepare […]

Before he became one of the greatest college football quarterbacks of all time at Florida State, Jameis Winston was also heavily recruited by Nick Saban and Alabama football, having lived not far away from Tuscaloosa as a child. Despite his commitment to Florida State in 2012, it seems that Winston still found himself the target […]

Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders and his Buffaloes are currently coming off of what was a (relatively) resurgent season for the program. Colorado didn’t exactly make inroads toward being in the College Football Playoff discussion in 2023, but they did show immense improvement under Sanders’ leadership, quadrupling their win total of just one (!) […]

The Tuskegee Golden Tigers announced three new additions to their football coaching staff for 2024. Head coach Aaron James introduced Harry Williams, Roman Buchanan, and Chris Patterson to his staff. “We are excited to announce the hires of these three great coaches,” James said in a press release from the university. “We aimed to fill […]

K.J. Black, a former quarterback at Prairie View A&M University, is joining the Atlanta Falcons coaching staff. In a report from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Black will become an offensive assistant under the newly hired head coach, Raheem Morris. Prior to the head coaching hire, Morris was the defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams from […]

National Signing Day was on Wednesday and college football teams from around the country made a big splash. There were the usual big dogs near the top of the recruiting rankings, like Ohio State football, Alabama, Georgia, Oregon, etc. The Buckeyes haven’t missed a beat in the recruiting world despite a Big Ten Championship hiatus, […]

In the 1960s, HBCUs produced several amazing NFL Draft prospects who went on to have legendary careers. The decade of NFL draftees featured greats such as Deacon Jones, Buck Buchanan, Bob Hayes, Leroy Kelly, Lem Barney, Willie Lanier, Rayfield Wright, Ken Houston, Claude Humphrey, Elvin Bethea, Art Shell, Charlie Joiner, and Ken Riley. This Black […]

The Michigan football team just won the national title last month, and now, the College Football Playoff committee for next season is being formed. The committee is made up of athletic directors from around the conference, and it will have an intriguing member as the committee chair in 2024. Wolverines AD Warde Manuel will be […]

When you think of the best rivalries in college sports, there is always one that comes to mind: Michigan football and Ohio State football. The Wolverines and Buckeyes have not just the most bitter rivalry in college sports, but maybe in all of sports. They don’t like each other one bit, and everyone knows that. […]

Luke Fickell just finished up his first season as the head coach of the Wisconsin football team, and it didn’t go all that well. The Badgers finished the season with a 7-6 overall record and a 5-4 record in Big Ten conference play. It wasn’t great, but it was also just Fickell’s first season. Wisconsin […]

The college football coaching carousel has seemingly come to an end with the exception of the Boston College job. On Thursday, however, the Baylor football program made a surprising hire, naming former TCU head coach Gary Patterson as a senior consultant, per Colt Barber of Sic Em 365. ‘Baylor football head coach Dave Aranda is […]

With most of their 2024 recruiting class having already taken shape during December’s early signing period, there was very little drama for the Texas football program during Wednesday’s National Signing Day. And it turns out, that extends to the any perceived competition amongst the quarterbacks on the Longhorns roster as well. With both Quinn Ewers […]

USC football was among the many teams who lined up and sent offers to Trinity Camp Hill (Pennsylvania) running back Messiah Mickens, but when it was time to decide, he opted to commit to the Penn State Nittany Lions. However, he will now be arriving in the college football scene until 2026, leaving the door […]

Ryan Grubb is the newly hired offensive coordinator for the Alabama football team, having come over with Kalen DeBoer after losing to the Michigan Wolverines in the national title game with the Washington Huskies. Recently, ex-Tide Coach Nick Saban decided to enjoy retirement in a fun and exciting way. Saban also announced he’d be joining […]

The Nebraska football program is on a mission to improve upon its 2023 season. Matt Rhule and the Cornhuskers finished the year at 5-7 and failed to make a bowl game. Nevertheless, On3 broke breaking news of Nebraska’s recruiting efforts toward 2024 star edge Keona Wilhite. The Cornhuskers improve their defense with a star defensive […]

The 2024 NFL Draft is loaded with talent in all positions. This means tough choices are set to be made by teams who are picking early like the New England Patriots. Jerod Mayo can go with Drake Maye, Jayden Daniels, Rome Odunze, or even Byron Murphy II. Rob Gronkowski, on the other hand, has his […]

The Colorado football program has done its best to re-tool this offseason with Coach Prime aka Deion Sanders leading the charge as per usual. The Buffaloes’ defense was its biggest weak point last season and now Colorado football is on the verge of hiring its next coordinator. Recently, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce had a […]

Golf and retirement go hand in hand, and that’s exemplified as well by former Alabama football head coach Nick Saban, who participated in an event ahead of the WM Phoenix Management Open at TPC Scottsdale. The legendary college football coach was asked by Kira Dixon of ESPN during the event about his thoughts on playing […]

HBCUs have a long history of producing NFL greats. From 1950 when Robert “Stonewall” Jackson was drafted out of North Carolina A&T by the New York Giants to the consistent NFL greatness that was produced at Grambling under legendary head coach Eddie G. Robinson, HBCU alumni have changed the trajectory of the National Football League. […]

Nick Saban is not completely going away from college football. Although his coaching days are now over, he will still be around the sport, this time he’ll be sharing his wealth of football knowledge from the broadcast booth, with Adam Schefter of ESPN reporting that the legendary former head coach of Alabama football will be […]

North Carolina A&T quarterback Alston Hooker is leaving the Aggies to join Florida A&M. The institution announced his commitment to the program via their social media accounts on Wednesday morning during National Signing Day. 🚨 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗘𝗗 🚨 Rattlers signed quarterback Alston Hooker (@AlstonHooker112) from North Carolina A&T. 🔗 https://t.co/dAcB7src0e#FAMU | #Rattlers | #RELOAD | #REPEAT […]

Former Alabama State star Jacory Croskey-Merritt is on the move again. The talented running back who played for New Mexico last season is joining the Arizona Wildcats as they transition to the Big 12. Jacory Croskey-Merritt announced his move via his social media accounts. COMMITTED ❤️🐻⬇️ @ArizonaFBall @CoachBrennan @RealCoachCarter @_camlemons pic.twitter.com/Wh9lUVID2X — Jacory Merritt (@JacoryMerritt15) […]

The Winston Salem State Rams are the next HBCU team to reveal their 2024 football schedule. Unlike some other schools, Winston Salem simply put out a press release with their 2024 opponents in a special graphic. Your 2024 Football Schedule is here!!! pic.twitter.com/qf9ipL7jMB — WSSU Athletics (@WSSU_Athletics) February 6, 2024 The Rams are coming off […]

The world of college sports is drastically changing because of NIL, and the sport that is changing the most is college football. College football is by far the most popular college sport, and it was the one with the most money involved. Most schools put a lot more money into their football program than they […]

Though the 2024 NFL Draft is just under three months away, the East-West Shrine Bowl and the Reese’s Senior Bowl have officially wrapped. Thus, the start of draft season has officially begun. The Senior Bowl gets the majority of attention regarding these all-star games, but the Shrine Bowl is a major deal for all involved […]

Nebraska football’s 2023 season may not have gone their way, but at least the team has plenty to look forward to this year. Aside from incoming transferees and highly-touted recruits such as Dylan Raiola, the Cornhuskers will be able to fully utilize the school’s new football administrative building this coming August. Valued at $165 million, […]

Last year did no go as planned for Caleb Williams and USC football, to say the least. Legitimate College Playoff aspirations melted into despair as the program suffered extreme humiliation in its final season in the Pac-12. The 2022 Heisman Trophy winner was not even enough to push the Trojans into the top tier of […]

Following a heartbreaking College Football Playoff exit last month, Steve Sarkisian and Texas football are looking to start a new chapter in the SEC this 2024. Good news had recently favored the team in the form of Quinn Ewers’ decision to return to the Longhorns. In addition, the team has been able to land other transferees […]

Utah football is headed to the Big-12 Conference next season, and head coach Kyle Whittingham understands that it’s going to be a different, and difficult, challenge. The Utah football coach joined College Sports on SiriusXM to talk about the changing landscape, per Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic: Ahead of #NSD2024, @Utah_Football HC Kyle Whittingham joined […]

Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders and his Buffaloes are currently in the midst of what figures to be a crucial offseason for the future trajectory of the organization. The Buffaloes are coming off of a 2023 season in which Sanders quickly captured the hearts and minds (and headlines) of the nation for the first […]

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders wasn’t having what Marlon Humphrey said about Bill Belichick. After Humphrey called out Belichick for not getting a head coaching job this offseason following his New England Patriots exit, the Colorado football coach weighed in:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by SportsCenter (@sportscenter) To recall, […]

Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day and his Buckeyes are currently in the midst of what figures to be a hugely important offseason for the future trajectory of the program. Day has found himself the subject of immense criticism and hot seat speculation this winter following Ohio State missing the College Football Playoff this […]

Penn State football is featured in the Final 4 teams for the services of four-star quarterback Matt Zollers, per HayesFawcett3 on X. The Nittany Lions will be competing against the Georgia Bulldogs, Mizzou Tigers, and Pittsburgh Panthers in Zollers’ recruitment. He’s listed as the No. 9 quarterback and No. 148 overall player in the 247Sports […]

The college football transfer portal has essentially stopped with spring ball approaching and rosters getting filled out. However, the UTSA football program landed a big-time addition with Denver Harris, a former five-star recruit, per JJ Perez of 247Sports. ‘Former Texas A&M and LSU CB Denver Harris has transferred to @UTSAFTBL. Harris was a 5-star recruit […]

A number of names have been floated as potential fits for the Boston College football head coaching job to replace Jeff Hafley, and one of the most intriguing names is former Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst, according to The Athletic. Paul Chryst was fired as head coach of the Wisconsin football program during the 2022 season […]

Alabama football is poaching a coach from one of its colleagues in the SEC. The Crimson Tide are adding former Oklahoma special teams assistant Jay Nunez to the staff, per 247Sports. Nunez is one of many new assistants on the Alabama football staff for the 2024 season. Nunez is coming to Alabama after spending two […]

Atlanta Falcons legend Terance Mathis returns to the city as the new head football coach at Morehouse College. Mathis’ playing experience, coaching acumen, and connections to the area made him an enticing option for Morehouse’s athletic director Harold Ellis. “I wanted a guy that was a local guy, and he provides more ties to the […]

The Michigan football team is preparing to move forward with Sherrone Moore as its head coach following Jim Harbaugh’s exit to the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers. Coach Moore’s biggest career win happened last season against Ryan Day and Ohio State football. Now, he’s sharing his thoughts on what the win meant to him and the […]