Please consider a subscription. Much of the 2024-25 season coverage will be exclusive to subscribers. Texas high school football is fast approaching its first practices, and excitement grows as fans, players and coaches with high aspirations anticipate the return of Friday night lights in West Texas. Despite the turnover from departing senior classes, many of the nearly 40 teams in the Standard-Times coverage area retained plenty of …

Independence Day quickly has become Commitment Day. Some of the top players in the state will be announcing their college decision either on July 4 or the days following. The list is headlined by Mandarin safety Hylton “Drake” Stubbs, who is ranked No. 8 on the USA Today Florida Network top 100. Stubbs, who previously was committed to USC, is …

In with the new … The college football season is right around the corner, now less than a couple of months from officially kicking off for Missouri football. If ever there was a reminder of the current landscape of the sport, Monday marked the official introduction of Texas and Oklahoma to the Southeastern Conference, along with a barrage of movement, …

After completing the offseason program in Green Bay, Packers running back Josh Jacobs believes he’s playing in an offense that has unlimited potential. “I honestly think the sky is the limit in this offense,” Jacobs said on NFL Network. “Obviously, with having a special guy in Jordan Love, you know, and having a good offensive line and some good receivers …

FAYETTEVILLE — There are eight weekends remaining until the return of Arkansas football. The Razorbacks open the 2024 season in Little Rock against UAPB. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU) on Thursday, Aug. 29. Arkansas is coming off a disappointing 4-8 campaign that saw offensive coordinator Dan Enos get fired midseason and the eventual transfers of KJ Jefferson and Raheim ‘Rocket’ Sanders, …

Southside High School football offensive lineman Jamin Brown committed to Duke this off-season due to the strong mix of athletics and academics that the Blue Devils’ program provides. Brown is one of the top students in his class at Southside with a 4.5 GPA, so he wanted to make sure that whatever school he went to also would challenge him …

Florida football picked up a commitment from another pass catching threat over the weekend, landing a pledge from three-star wide receiver/tight end Tae’Shaun Gelsey. Per 247Sports.com composite, Gelsey is ranked as the 72nd best high school player in Florida. He caught 48 passes for 859 yards and 9 TD for Jacksonville Riverside High this past season. Gelsey chose the Florida …

Elijah Vaikona has seen his recruitment take off in recent months as the massive offensive lineman has gotten more exposure at camps and other events. After landing offers mainly from top schools across the West, the three-star from Rancho Santa Margarita (Calif.) Margarita Catholic narrowed his choices to three: USC, UCLA and Washington. The offer from the Trojans was a …

Utah State has told head football coach Blake Anderson it plans to fire him regarding an incident that took place in spring 2023, the university announced Tuesday. ESPN first reported Tuesday morning that Anderson was being placed on administrative leave. Utah State officials then announced its plans to fire him, saying it determined Anderson “violated both his employment agreement and …

When the 2024 college football season commences, it will mark Kirk Ferentz’s 26th season at the helm for the Iowa Hawkeyes. Despite an offense that ranked last nationally in total offense and second-to-last in the country in scoring offense, Ferentz and Iowa posted a 10-4 (7-2 Big Ten) record in 2023. The offensive futility did finally result in then-interim athletics …

The 2024 Big Ten Media Days are suddenly just three weeks away. That means the start of fall camp is right around the corner as well. As the final stages of summer workouts take place, outlets around the nation are sharing their final preseason predictions. Athlon Sports just unveiled its 2024 Big Ten football predictions. Per Athlon Sports’ Steven Lassan, …

In the wake of being informed that Utah State University intends to terminate his employment, Aggies football coach Blake Anderson retained the services of college sports attorney Tom Mars, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported Tuesday afternoon. In a statement to ESPN, Mars said that USU faces an “uphill battle” to fire Anderson with cause. “Stiffing a head coach by blaming him …

1 Ryan Day (2 overall): Ohio State’s shortcomings against Michigan in recent years have overshadowed a lot of positives, but that’s typically how things go in the rivalry between the Buckeyes and Wolverines. Day hasn’t won the Big Ten since 2020, but he’s still a remarkable 56-8 overall in five seasons and 39-3 in conference play. He enters the season …

While some aren’t too worried about the Colorado Buffaloes heading into next season, Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Matt Rhule isn’t overlooking his team’s Week 2 matchup. Rhule recently joined Fox Sports college football analyst Joel Klatt on his podcast, discussing numerous topics before landing on Klatt’s alma mater. With Rhule having lost to the Buffs last season, he began by …

LOGAN, Utah — Utah State informed football coach Blake Anderson on Tuesday that he will be fired for cause after an external review of allegations that he hadn’t complied with Title IX policies regarding the reporting of sexual misconduct cases. Nate Dreiling, who had been Utah State’s defensive coordinator and defensive ends coach, will serve as interim coach during the …