SEC media days have come and gone for the Oklahoma Sooners, their first go-around participating in media days in their new conference. Brent Venables and the Sooners had a successful week in Dallas, showing they won’t back down from the challenge that the SEC presents. One of the most influential voices in the SEC has been very complimentary of OU …

Jul. 21—Andre Seldon Jr., a Utah State transfer cornerback, drowned at Porcupine Reservoir in Cache County, Utah, the program announced on Saturday. He was 22. Seldon was a captain and two-year starter at New Mexico State the past two seasons, one of the key figures in the Aggies’ football resurgence. He initially spent the spring at TCU before ultimately deciding …

Jul. 21—These days the “big” is much more accurate than the number in the name of the football conference that is home to Ohio State. The Buckeyes are still part of the Big Ten, but this summer it is underoing its most extensive membership change since forming in 1896. With every league member set to be in Indianapolis this week …

For the first time, the 2024 SEC media days included recently added conference members the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns. The move from the Big 12 has been brewing for nearly three years, but the move became official back on July 1st. When the two schools decided to leave the Big 12 in 2021, the majority of people thought that …

As the Big Ten begins its annual football media day event this week in Indianapolis, the ACC will be holding its mid-summer ACC Football Kickoff in Charlotte, North Carolina at the same time. While the Big Ten welcomes four members from the Pac-12 as new conference members this season, the ACC will be welcoming in two new members from the …

Jul 18, 2024; Dallas, TX, USA; Texas A&M defensive lineman Shemar Turner speaks to the media at Omni Dallas Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Brett Patzke-USA TODAY Sports The Lone Star Showdown is back on the gridiron later this year as Texas A&M hosts Texas at Kyle Field. On Thursday at SEC media days in Dallas, Aggies senior defensive lineman Shemar Turner was asked …

A class of 2026 recruit has scheduled a visit to Nebraska next weekend. JJ Dunnigan is a 6-foot-2 defensive back from Manhattan High School in Manhattan, KS. Dunnigan will be in Lincoln on July 27 to meet new defensive backs coach John Butler. Butler is taking over for Evan Cooper, who resigned last week for personal reasons. The new Cornhusker coach …

Led by quarterback Shedeur Sanders at the No. 1 spot, three Colorado Buffaloes standouts made College Football News’ preseason ranking of the Big 12’s top 25 players. Cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter slotted in at No. 3, one spot behind Oklahoma State star running back Ollie Gordon II, and safety Shilo Sanders snuck in at No. 23. While three is a …

Oct 22, 2022; Annapolis, Maryland, USA; Houston Cougars defensive lineman Chidozie Nwankwo (10) reacts after stopping the Navy Midshipmen on fourth down at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. LAS VEGAS — Tank Jenkins has played a lot of college football. The Houston offensive lineman is entering his seventh year of eligibility and has appeared in 39 career games (28 starts) for …

Before anybody in the Ann Arbor area gets too offended by what they’re about to read, I have to establish my bona fides. That’s right: Last summer, I was bold enough to predict Michigan football would win the College Football Playoff come January. Lucky guess? Probably. There was logic behind the luck, though: It genuinely looked like the Wolverines had …

WASHINGTON — Washington hosting its annual high school football fest has been a summer staple for the last 17 years. But for the first time in the event’s history, Darrell Crouch isn’t the Panthers head coach. Crouch retired at the end of last season, following a decorated 19-year career at Washington that saw 156 victories and 16 playoff appearances. Former …

I’m still receiving email responses from a column that was published two weeks ago. The topic: If college athletes become employees of a university, would they have to take classes? The mere suggestion infuriated millions of my readers – or maybe, it was hundreds. I’m not that good with numbers. But there is a significant divide between readers who cling …

Tennessee football landed four-star linebacker Christian Gass, who chose the Vols over Georgia and Southern Cal. Gass committed to UT on Saturday, announcing his decision on Instagram and X, formerly known as Twitter. He received scholarship offers from more than 25 schools, including half the SEC. Gass is a 6-foot-3, 215-pounder at Eastside High in Covington, Georgia. Last season, he …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football is headed to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis this week for the 2024 Big Ten Media Days. The event has expanded to three days this year with the conference adding Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington to the mix. Indiana will be featured on Day 3 with a lineup that includes new coach Curt Cignetti, linebacker Aiden …

Jul. 20—LEWISTON — Noah Carpenter provided a capstone performance to a brilliant high school football career in the 34th Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic all-star game. The Leavitt Area High School graduate, who has been recruited to play both football and baseball at the University of Maine, led the West to a 49-18 victory Saturday in front of a standing-room …