OXFORD ― The spring transfer portal carnage Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin has been predicting for weeks is almost here. A 15-day window where football players can register their names in the portal opens Tuesday. Unlike previous cycles, players can now transfer as many times as they wish. Some might transfer twice in one offseason without ever playing for …

Jam Miller laughed once he finished answering. The question: Would the Alabama football running back rather juke a defender or run through him? “I’d rather run through a guy,” he said without hesitation. Cue the laugh. It was a chuckle wrapped not in humor but in eagerness. Miller laughed like a man who has fun pummeling defenders and couldn’t wait …

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – He’s the world’s most overqualified hype man now, and Nick Saban fulfilled his role by warming up the crowd. As Saban told Alabama faithful assembled Saturday before A-Day, he’s “one of the fans now.” “I’m one of you,” Saban said during a pregame captain’s ceremony. Really, though, he’s not. Saban no longer coaches Alabama, but that doesn’t …

The Texas Tech football team wraps up the March and April portion of the off-season this coming week with the annual spring game in Midland. Then the Red Raiders will monitor the progress of players who missed all or most of spring practice. Quarterback Behren Morton, wide receiver Micah Hudson and tight end Jalin Conyers are expected to be cleared …

OXFORD — Jaxson Dart stewed. He and his team had been cheated, in his view, out of a healthy lead they’d spent the first half of Ole Miss football’s spring game building. Maybe a questionable penalty call during seven-on-seven action was the source of the Rebels quarterback’s irritation. Perhaps pass interference went uncalled. Or maybe an errant whistle negated a …

Running back Gemari Sands (23) catches a pass during the Spring Game at FAU Stadium on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Boca Raton, FL. BOCA RATON — Florida Atlantic suited up for its spring game on Saturday afternoon, and there’s plenty to get excited about if you’re a fan. Second-year head coach Tom Herman has emphasized a need for a …

Apr. 13—MOSCOW, Idaho — Ah, the good old days of 2023, when Idaho romped to a 9-4 record and the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. The Vandals were ably led then by redshirt sophomore quarterback Gevani McCoy, the 2022 Jerry Rice Award winner as the nation’s top freshman, backed up by promising redshirt freshman Jack Layne. At …

Apr. 13—PULLMAN — Zevi Eckhaus had everything set up for his flight to Alabama, the site of Jacksonville State, where he had signed to play football. The former Bryant quarterback was ready to move on, ready to play at a higher level, when his phone rang. On the other end was Ben Arbuckle, Washington State’s offensive coordinator, making a push …

Apr 13, 2024, 09:54 PM ET ST. PAUL, Minn. — Jared Wright and Rieger Lorenz scored second-period goals, Matt Davis had 35 saves and Denver beat No. 1 overall seed Boston College 2-0 Saturday night to win the 10th national championship in program history. No. 3 seed Denver (32-9-3), which finished the season on a nine-game win streak, moved past …

Apr. 13—COLUMBUS — Ohio State completed spring practice Saturday with an offense-defense scrimmage in front of an announced crowd of 80,112 fans at Ohio Stadium. There were not a lot of “wow” plays on the afternoon, but the Buckeyes appeared to avoid any major injuries, and many young players got a lot of snaps. Here are five takeaways from the …

Brigham Young running back LJ Martin scores a touchdown during game against Kansas Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in Lawrence, Kan. | Charlie Riedel, Associated Press Football can quickly turn into a game of inches, but for BYU’s new offensive line coach and run game coordinator TJ Woods, it’s always been about yards — and he wants four every time a …

As the draft approaches, most of the takes focus on how great a guy will be. Few will risk a decade of reminders that they were wrong to doubt a player who ended up being great. Tiki Barber is willing to roll the dice when it comes to former Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy. “J.J. McCarthy thing, I’m tired of hearing …

TAMPA — The sky was cloudless, the Corbett Stadium bleachers were crammed, and the food trucks did bustling business. As observations go, those are the only definitive ones that can be taken from Saturday afternoon’s USF spring game, where the team was evenly divided (via a draft of team captains), assistants did practically all the play-calling and any prominent player …

Apr. 13—BROOKINGS — A crowd of about 1,000-plus showed up to the SJAC on Saturday for the South Dakota State football Spring Game, hoping to get a sneak peek at what the two-time defending national champions might look like as they go for the three-peat. The game started with the defense spotted a 17-0 lead, creating a format where the …

Apr 13, 2024, 08:36 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a three-year contract with Frank Nazar, one of the team’s top prospects. The Blackhawks announced the deal on Saturday, two days after Nazar and Michigan lost 4-0 to Boston College in the Frozen Four. The entry-level agreement runs through the 2025-26 season at a $950,000 salary-cap …