College Football

Imagining radical college basketball conference realignment as March Madness begins | Toppmeyer

Greedy conference commissioners, television deals and college football’s moneymaking clout sparked such persistent realignment that we need a cheat sheet to identify what teams are in which conference. Rutgers and Southern Cal soon will be conference brethren, because, you know, Los Angeles and Piscataway, New Jersey, share a lot in common. The Big 12 spans from Orlando to Provo, Utah, …

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2024 NFL Mock Draft: Trades for QBs shake up Round 1; Ravens retool offensive line

The Ravens are still in the crux of a potential Super Bowl window. Still, they’ll look drastically different on both sides of the football after undergoing massive changes to player personnel and the coaching staff. Eric DeCosta started the off-season with urgency, signing Justin Madubuike, one of the league’s best defensive linemen, to an extension. After inking Madubuike to a …

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Indiana football: Philip Blidi enters transfer portal before spring football

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football defensive tackle Philip Blidi announced he was entering his name into the transfer portal on Monday night. The former Texas Tech defender spent one season with the Hoosiers. “It has been a great journey this past year,” Blidi wrote on X. “Indiana is a place full of welcoming and friendly people. My family and I are blessed …

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Oklahoma State freshman center Brandon Garrison enters the transfer portal

Mar. 18—Oklahoma State freshman center Brandon Garrison entered the transfer portal, he announced Monday on social media. The move is expected to be the first of several after the university and coach Mike Boynton parted ways on Thursday. “I want to thank coach Mike and the rest of the coaches for giving me the opportunity to play at the school …

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Colorado Buffaloes football: 3 takeaways from first spring practice

Colorado wide receiver Omarion Miller (14) plays during an NCAA football game against Oregon, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in Eugene, Ore. Colorado football began spring practices on Monday, March 18 and a media session afterwards featured a few new faces to Boulder. A pair of transfers, former Liberty defensive back Preston Hodge and former FAU wide receiver LaJohntay Wester, spoke …

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Four-star safety sets commitment date, Gators in top 3

The Florida Gators are among three teams standing out for Columbus (Miami) safety Bryce Fitzgerald as he approaches a decision, according to Swamp247’s Blake Alderman. Fitzgerald said that he plans to announce a commitment on May 24, his mother’s birthday. “Right now I have Florida, USC and Miami,” Fitzgerald said to Alderman. “I like Florida State too, but things were …

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Final thoughts after final Pac-12 men’s basketball tournament

The Pac-12 wrapped up its last men’s basketball tournament on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with No. 4 Oregon surging past No. 3 Colorado 75-68 in a surprising championship game, with nationally ranked teams in Arizona and Washington State losing their respective semifinals. The Ducks got the automatic bid to the NCAA postseason, giving the conference four representatives …

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Trust an important dimension of FSU football’s success under coach Mike Norvell

Mike Norvell has built a culture of trust within his Florida State football program. That might be the most important dimension when measuring the Seminoles’ success under the energized Norvell. “We talk all the time about the right fit for Florida State,” Norvell said Monday during his annual coaches’ luncheon prior to the start of spring practice Tuesday.  “Who are …

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Kalen DeBoer contract: Salary, buyout, more to know for Alabama football coach

Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer had his contract reviewed by the compensation committee for the UA System Board of Trustees on Monday. With that contract, DeBoer makes a colossal jump in his compensation, after he made $4.2 million this past season in total pay at Washington. That ranked No. 44 among public school coaches, per the USA TODAY football coach …

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