College Football

[ad_1] Tennessee got a major in-state recruiting win Monday by landing four-star quarterback George MacIntyre, who made his commitment official during a ceremony at Brentwood Academy, a prep-level school near Nashville. MacIntyre, who ranks as the No. 9 prospect nationally and No. 2 quarterback in the class of 2025, according to 247Sports, chose the Vols over an SEC-dominated field of …

[ad_1] Auburn may be on the verge of adding a defensive coordinator with SEC experience. According to Matt Zenitz of 247Sports, former Texas A&M defensive coordinator DJ Durkin has become a target to replace Ron Roberts on Auburn’s staff. If hired, Durkin would split defensive coordinator duties with Charles Kelly, who returns to his alma mater after most recently spending …

[ad_1] Legendary head coach Nick Saban retired after 17 seasons at Alabama, opening one of the most sought-after and pressure-packed jobs in college football history. Former Washington coach Kalen DeBoer is taking on the challenge, heading to Tuscaloosa after leading the Huskies to the 2024 College Football Playoff national championship game this season. One of the biggest questions he will …

[ad_1] The Florida Gators became the latest indirect beneficiary of Nick Saban’s retirement when they formally added blue-chip defensive back Jameer Grimsley on Monday. Grimsley is a 6-foot-3, 185-pound athlete who played at Bloomingdale High and Tampa Catholic. He was the nation’s No. 189 overall recruit in the 2024 class, according to the 247Sports composite, and would have been a …

[ad_1] Getty Images San Jose State has hired former Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo to replace Brent Brennan, who accepted the Arizona job amid a wave of openings stemming from Nick Saban’s retirement at Alabama. Niumatalolo’s deal is for five years, according to ESPN.  Niumatalolo recently accepted the tight ends coach job at UCLA after he spent the 2023 season in a support staff role …

[ad_1] The Carolina Panthers’ hunt for a new head coach may have maxed out at 11 candidates. According to Joe Person of The Athletic, the organization appears to have “quietly moved on” from Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Brian Johnson—who was reportedly expected to interview for the opening. Person, in his column from Monday morning, writes that the Panthers are now unlikely …

[ad_1] After ending his rookie season in the AFC Divisional Round against the Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud was asked if he called the 2023 season “a success.” With that, Stroud looked back at his time at Ohio State. “Where I come from in college, you don’t win it all, it’s a fail,” Stroud told reporters. “So that’s …

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[ad_1] Jackson State football coach T. C. Taylor has seen enough that after four games with JaCobian Morgan as the starting quarterback, he decided the Tigers will go forward with the Syracuse transfer as their starter. Taylor did not go after any other big-name quarterbacks in the transfer portal even though they included a proven Southwestern Athletic Conference quarterback, Andrew …

[ad_1] Matt McGloin was a fifth-year senior. Christian Hackenberg was a true freshman. They were the Penn State quarterbacks in Bill O’Brien’s two years as head coach of the Nittany Lions a decade ago. On Friday, Ohio State hired O’Brien as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach to lend an experienced hand to an offense that underperformed last year. McGloin’s and …

[ad_1] Former Texas A&M defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin may be coaching in the same role at another SEC university coming up in the 2024 season. According to 247Sports national college football reporter Matt Zenitz, Durkin has emerged as a target for the Auburn defensive coordinator vacancy. Durkin spent the last two seasons in College Station on former head coach Jimbo …

[ad_1] As we get further into the offseason, it’s given us an opportunity to look at non-roster elements of the Oregon Ducks’ upcoming 2024 season. While the transfer portal, and incoming recruits, and returning starters are incredibly important, they are only half of the equation. The schedule is the other half, pitting Dan Lanning and the Ducks up against their …

[ad_1] It’s been 10 months since SJ Tuohy moved into his new role as executive director of The Kingdom NIL, a collective geared toward supporting UCF athletes through their name, image and likeness. In that short time, the university transitioned from the American Athletic Conference to the Big 12 in July, opening the doors for a new world of opportunities …

[ad_1] Corey Raymond is back in Baton Rouge. Raymond rose to prominence in the 2010s coaching LSU’s defensive backs, where he assembled some of the sport’s most talented units year after year. He wasn’t retained upon Brian Kelly’s arrival in 2021, but after LSU’s secondary struggled in 2023, Kelly is bringing back a familiar face. According to The Advocate, Raymond’s …

[ad_1] In a high school gymnasium in a suburb of Philadelphia, Will Howard threw passes in front of visiting college coaches. It was January 2019 as Howard, then a junior at Downingtown West High School, looked to make an impression. He had missed the last half of the previous season after breaking an arm, a setback that stalled his recruitment. …