Langston Hughes (Fairburn, Georgia) offensive tackle prospect Tavaris Dice trimmed his list of prospective schools to eight a few days ago. The final eight schools Dice is considering are USC, Auburn, Georgia, Florida, Missouri, Miami, NC State and LSU. The 6-foot-6, 275-pound lineman is the No. 24-ranked offensive tackle and the No. 273 player in the 2025 recruiting class. A …

The USC Trojans have offered a scholarship to Class of 2027 running back recruit Ezavier Crowell. He plays for Jackson High School in Jackson, Alabama. Crowell — a 5-foot-11, 205-pound running back — has received scholarship offers from Georgia, South Carolina, Arizona, Auburn, Miami, Ole Miss, Oregon, and more top college football programs. The Alabama native was named the state’s …

SHREVEPORT, La. — By the time college football teams meet in bowl games, the amount of tactical guesswork is diminished somewhat with coaches having a full season’s worth of game video to study on the opponent. There might be even fewer secrets among the defensive staffs of the California and Texas Tech football teams. Tech and Cal, both 6-6, play …

SHREVEPORT, La. — Texas Tech football running back Tahj Brooks and his California counterpart Jaydn Ott, two of the FBS’s top seven rushers, were billed as the reason to tune in to an Independence Bowl matchup of 6-6 teams. The Red Raiders made sure one of the two gave nowhere near his usual performance. A swarming Tech defense limited Ott …

The Hurricanes’ busy recruiting weekend continued into Saturday night, as UM’s coaches landed commitments from a key transfer safety and one of the nation’s top 2025 linebackers. Late Saturday afternoon, Miami got a commitment from Vanderbilt safety transfer Savion Riley. Later in the night, 2025 linebacker Elijah Melendez announced his commitment, as well. Those commitments came a day after the …

Former NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski is always up for new experiences, and he made quite the business decision at the L.A. Bowl on Saturday. Actually, the full name of the bowl game is “Starco Brands LA Bowl hosted by Gronk,” which is a different story. Per USA Today’s Brent Schrotenboer, Gronk got naming rights to the game without throwing …

Texas Tech’s high octane offense took advantage of California’s inability to tackle well, and the Red Raiders continued their strong finish to the 2023 football season Saturday night with a 34-14 victory over the Golden Bears in the 47th Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl. Played in primetime on ESPN in Shreveport’s Independence Stadium, the game attracted 33,071 fans and was the …

The 2023 New Mexico Bowl features the New Mexico State Aggies (10-4) and the Fresno State Bulldogs (8-4) battling on Saturday.  The Bulldogs have dominated the series against the Aggies, logging a 7-1 record all-time. The most recent matchup happened in 2019 with Fresno State winning 30-17. Fresno State dropped its final three games of the season, while New Mexico …

It took exactly 40 minutes and 14 seconds for the first touchdown at the rain-soaked Avocados from Mexico Cure Bowl on Saturday, but it would be enough to give Appalachian State what it needed in the sloppy conditions. Mountaineers quarterback Joey Aguilar scored on an 8-yard keeper with 4:46 left in the third quarter and it was enough to power …

Edge rusher has been an odd position for Michigan football in the 2024 recruiting cycle. The Wolverines have seen a lot of players come and go, while others who remain in the class have flirted with other schools in the process. Of current, the Wolverines have four-stars Devon Baxter and Jaden Smith, as well as three-stars Owen Wafle and Dominic …

DETROIT (AP) — Denver coach Sean Payton screamed at quarterback Russell Wilson on the sideline and anyone watching on TV, or witnessing the game at Ford Field, could see the animated exchange in Detroit’s 42-17 victory Saturday night. Payton insisted he was simply upset about an offside penalty in the third quarter that negated a touchdown that would have cut …

Jordan Guerad, a defensive tackle from Florida International who gave a verbal commitment to the Gophers last Sunday, has changed his mind. On Saturday, Guerad posted on the X platform that he has committed to Louisville. The 6-3, 295-pound Guerad entered the transfer portal on Dec. 5 after completing his redshirt sophomore season with Florida International. He earned first-team All-Conference …

Eagles’ Big Dom banned from sideline for rest of regular season originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Eagles chief security officer and senior advisor to the general manager Dom DiSandro has been banned from the sideline for the rest of the 2023 regular season, a league source confirmed to NBC Sports Philadelphia. The news was first reported by Rob Maaddi …

SHREVEPORT, La. ― The Texas Tech football team ended with a bowl victory for the third year in a row, beating California 34-14 Saturday night at the Independence Bowl. Behren Morton threw three first-half touchdown passes and Gino Garcia kicked a 25-yard field goal as Tech built a 24-14 lead by halftime. Tahj Brooks, who recently announced he will stay …

Two of the biggest plays in Saturday’s Bengals win over the Vikings were failed quarterback sneaks by Minnesota late in the fourth quarter and it looked like the Steelers might have pulled off a similar flop in the first quarter of their game in Indianapolis. Mitch Trubisky was stuffed on a third down from the Colts’ 1-yard-line and officials ruled …