High school football recruiting has changed dramatically the last few years and we’re seeing the results of it here in Rhode Island. The transfer portal and COVID eligibility have changed how colleges recruit and it leaves Rhode Island, which traditionally hasn’t been a hotbed of football talent, with plenty of good players who still haven’t solidified plans for where they’ll …

Troy football is back in bowl season for the second consecutive year. The Trojans will face the Duke Blue Devils in the Birmingham Bowl. The game kicks off at 11 a.m. on Saturday and can be seen on ESPN. Oct 14, 2023; West Point, New York, USA; Troy Trojans quarterback Gunnar Watson (18) hands off the ball to running back …

Another early signing period on the recruiting calendar has come and gone, and the majority of the Big Ten’s recruiting classes have officially been signed and locked in for the Class of 2024. And once again, Ohio State continues to find a way to lead the way when it comes to Big Ten football recruiting with the top-class following the …

Fox Crader (W).jpg Offensive lineman Fox Crader (Vancouver, WA/ Evergreen High School), the four-star prospect has officially accepted his invitation to the 2024 All-American Bowl. Having been selected to play in the twenty fourth edition of the All-American Bowl, Crader will play in the annual East vs. West matchup on Saturday, January 6, 2024, in the Alamodome in San Antonio, …

Noah Carter (W).jpg Defensive lineman Noah Carter (Peoria, AZ/ Centennial High School), the four-star prospect has officially accepted his invitation to the 2024 All-American Bowl. Having been selected to play in the twenty fourth edition of the All-American Bowl, Carter will play in the annual East vs. West matchup on Saturday, January 6, 2024, in the Alamodome in San Antonio, …

Photograph: Sue Ogrocki/AP As the regular season draws to a close, we’ll take a look each Friday at a game likely to affect the playoff race, along with the teams whose fortunes are rising and falling. And, so we don’t neglect the also-rans, we’ll see which teams are in the hunt for next year’s No 1 pick. Game of the …

Jeremy Hecklinski (W).jpg Quarterback Jeremy Hecklinski (Marietta, GA/ Walton High School), the four-star prospect has officially accepted his invitation to the 2024 All-American Bowl. Having been selected to play in the twenty fourth edition of the All-American Bowl, Hecklinski will play in the annual East vs. West matchup on Saturday, January 6, 2024, in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. …

Jonathan SmithA+Smith may be quiet and low key. God knows, Michigan State absolutely needed quiet and low key. He took Oregon State from shambles to showtime in six seasons. The poor Spartans needed some guidance. With Oregon State marginalized, no one can blame Smith for moving on. This was a home run for a program that needs to rebuild from …

Dec. 21—WILLMAR — Hayden Venenga will be watching the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision championship game between South Dakota State and Montana from home. No matter. Venenga is putting in the work to hopefully get there himself when he joins the Jackrabbits this fall. A standout offensive lineman for Willmar, Venenga signed his National Letter of Intent for SDSU …

Giants kicker Randy Bullock will not play again this season. Bullock injured his hamstring in last Sunday’s loss to the Saints and the team announced that he has been placed on injured reserve Thursday. Defensive lineman Timmy Horne was signed off the Falcons practice squad to fill the open spot on the Giants’ 53-man roster. Bullock joined the Giants after …

Former Notre Dame wide receiver Tobias Merriweather has announced his next plans and they include playing football at an ACC program. Well, a soon-to-be ACC program. Merriweather, a member of Notre Dame’s 2022 recruiting class, entered the transfer portal just days after the Irish concluded this regular season at Stanford. On Thrusday evening he announced that he plans to attend …

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford passed for 328 yards against the Saints. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Matthew Stafford wasn’t a quarterback on this play but a receiver. He stood in the Rams locker room in the immediate aftermath of a 30-22 victory over the New Orleans Saints, and coach Sean McVay, hoarse and striding back and forth, tossed …

Marlon Jones Jr., a two-time All-Big Sky cornerback at Eastern Washington, has committed to Vanderbilt football as a grad transfer, he announced on Instagram on Thursday. On the same day, the Commodores also got a commitment from Ole Miss receiver Jeremiah Dillon. Embedded content: https://www.instagram.com/p/C1Ibc5fP7_9/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== In 2023, Jones played in 11 games and made 22 tackles with four tackles for …

In the 1970s, ABC’s Superstars game show evolved into SuperTeams, which at one point included NFL teams squaring off in events that included the tug-of-war. Now, the tug-of-war is coming back. Via Stephen Holder of ESPN.com, the tug-of-war has been added to the events of the Pro Bowl games. It will give linemen an activity in which they can engage; …

UCF used a hot-button issue among Knights fans as a perfect opportunity to raise money for its official collective, Kingdom NIL. The collective raised nearly $27,000 for NIL endeavors after fans voted with their wallets to get rid of a singalong tradition, according to FOX 35 Orlando.  Starting in the 2021 season, UCF played Frankie Valli’s “Can’t Take My Eyes …