College Football

[ad_1] The Oklahoma Sooners had a bounce-back season in 2023. They finished the year 10-2 and will head to the Alamo Bowl to take on the Arizona Wildcats. A big reason for the Sooners’ improvement was the improvement they made defensively. The last two games shouldn’t overshadow what they did all season. The defense finished No. 2 in turnovers forced, …

[ad_1] The college football transfer portal had over 1,200 players enter since the window opened on December 4. The USC Trojans saw wide receiver Michael Jackson enter the portal on Tuesday, per Matt Zenitz of 247Sports. Jackson never found a huge role with the Trojans, and it didn’t help that they had a ton of weapons on offense. In 2022, …

[ad_1] The USC Trojans just hired a new defensive coorinator, D’Anton Lynn. In a normal world and a logical world, Lynn would be able to spend a week firing and hiring defensive assistants to create his new coaching staff. This is not a normal, logical world. Lynn has had to immediately hit the ground recruiting while also making sales pitches …

[ad_1] No. 8 Oregon was one of the most dominant teams in the country this season, but a pair of field-goal losses to Washington cost the Ducks a spot in the College Football Playoff field. They will try to bounce back when they face No. 23 Liberty in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Day during the 2023-24 college football …

[ad_1] Oklahoma’s portal pursuits have begun. The Sooners have offered a few players. One of those names is San Diego State transfer cornerback Dezjhon Malone. Malone is a long and athletic cornerback standing at 6-foot-2. He committed to San Diego State over offers from BYU, Oregon State, Fresno State, and a number of others. Malone was a part of San …

[ad_1] Defensive lineman James Pearce Jr., running back Jaylen Wright and offensive lineman Cooper Mays earned All-Southeastern Conference honors for Tennessee in 2023. Pearce Jr. earned First-Team All-SEC honors from coaches and media. He recorded 8.5 sacks, 13 tackles for a loss and a team-high 15 quarterback hurries during the regular-season. Wright was named second-team all-conference by the Associated Press. …

[ad_1] BATON ROUGE — LSU football is finalizing a three-year contract extension with offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock, according to Yahoo Sports. Denbrock called the shots for LSU’s top-ranked offense in 2023, as quarterback Jayden Daniels under his command became a finalist for the Heisman Trophy and the Tigers averaged 46.4 points per game. He was also a finalist for the …

[ad_1] The campaign to get Bo Nix to New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony began in August when a billboard of the Ducks’ quarterback went up in midtown Manhattan — a move reminiscent of the 2001 effort for former Oregon star Joey Harrington. That media blitz for Harrington — coupled with his success on the field with a team that …

[ad_1] Did the Arizona Wildcats’ Jedd Fisch deserve to win Pac-12 Football Coach of the Year? Some people think he was ‘robbed’ for the award. The Pac-12 announced its awards for the 2023 college football season Tuesday and some people are not happy with the conference’s choice for Pac-12 Football Coach of the Year. The award went to Washington’s Kalen …

[ad_1] Dec. 6—One player tore it up on the Palouse as a high school football player and the other just finished up his six-year career with Washington State. Both were menaces for opposing quarterbacks in the Pac-12 this season. Edge rushers Jonah Elliss of Utah, via Moscow High School, and Brennan Jackson of WSU garnered All-Pac-12 honors when the all-conference …

[ad_1] The Ohio State vs. Missouri Cotton Bowl spread continues to move after a slew of Buckeyes entered the transfer portal. And as Ohio State prepare to begin bowl practice, the Buckeyes will do so as underdogs. According to many major sportsbooks, Ohio State is at least a 1-point underdog in the Cotton Bowl against Missouri. The Buckeyes opened as …

[ad_1] Former Florida State President John Thrasher believes the Seminoles’ exclusion from the College Football Playoff shows the school needs to leave the Atlantic Coast Conference. Thrasher also believes the CFP committee caved in to pressure from ESPN and the Southeastern Conference when it announced its four playoff teams Sunday. Undefeated ACC Champion FSU (13-0) was the odd team out …

[ad_1] Dec. 6—It’s early December, and the Idaho football team is still in action. The fourth-seeded Vandals kept their season alive with a 20-17 decision over Southern Illinois in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs last Saturday at the P1FCU Kibbie Dome. Idaho’s senior kicker Ricardo Chavez converted a 28-yard field goal in overtime to advance its …

[ad_1] On Sunday, Gabriel Reliford, a four-star defensive lineman from Shreveport, Louisiana, decommitted from Texas A&M and reopened his recruitment. Reliford has since been projected by On3 to commit to LSU. Reliford is 6-foot-3, 255 pounds, and a star player for Evangel Christian Academy. The Evangel Christian Eagles finished the 2023 season 7-5 with a loss in the second round …

[ad_1] Dec. 6—Sports give that enviable opportunity where every team starts out on an even playing field, with the one goal of competing for the championship. There’s always the chance that the best team doesn’t win the whole thing, but they at least had a shot at it. Unless, you’re the 13-0 Florida State Seminoles. By now, I’m sure most …