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9 coaches would have made a 12-team College Football Playoff in their 1st season ·

Expectations are always high for Alabama football. Even more so after the tenure of Nick Saban, who racked up six national titles during his 17 years in Tuscaloosa.Now Kalen DeBoer takes over, in a totally new era than the one Saban found himself in during his first season in 2007. There’s a transfer portal now, NIL, a larger SEC and much more.There’s also going to be a 12-team College Football Playoff. ...

QB Dermaricus Davis will withdraw from transfer portal, stay with Washington Huskies ·

Mike Vorel By Mike VorelSeattle Times staff reporterIt’s been an eventful week under center at Washington.On Sunday, four-star freshman Arizona signee Demond Williams Jr. announced a transfer to Washington.On Monday, senior (and expected starter) Will Rogers withdrew from the transfer portal to remain at Washington, while UW four-star freshman early enrollee Dermaricus Davis entered the transfer portal ...

Huskies’ current roster looks feeble. Could Jedd Fisch have done more? ·

Matt Calkins By Matt CalkinsSeattle Times columnistNot sure what answer I’d get if I asked a Magic 8 Ball about how the Huskies would fare next season, but I do know their coach has been behind a metaphorical 8 ball since he arrived.It was hard enough for Jedd Fisch to replace a man who just took a team to college football’s national championship game, but to come in when he did left him bound as players ...

Presenting the NJ.com Top 50, Jan. 2024: N.J.’s premier list of high school football recruits (Full list) ·

Now that the dust from New Jersey’s 2023 high school football season has settled, we turn the page to recruiting, and the final standings for the 2024 recruiting cycle. NJ.com’s all-state and all-group teams were announced last month following a dramatic season on the gridiron, and many of the state’s top seniors have already settled into their college homes. But, there is still business to tend to: ...

Pitt recruitment report: Panthers target 4 linemen from highly touted Texas high school ·

1/26/2024Coming off back-to-back conference victories for the first time this season, Pitt will aim to conclude its three-game road trip with another victory Saturday, as it faces Miami in Coral Gables, Fla. The Panthers (12-7, 3-5 ACC) and Hurricanes (13-6, 4-4) find themselves in similar spots at this point in the season, both looking to gain ground in the ACC standings with hopes to return to the ...

Why Ohio State 2025 QB commit Tavien St. Clair is looking forward to working with Bill O’Brien ·

cleveland.comCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State’s move to add Bill O’Brien to the offensive staff was the type of move that had been longed for by fans for years.In adding O’Brien as the offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and play-caller, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day will be able to take on more of a “CEO” type of role, taking more day-to-day tasks off his plate.And with O’Brien, Ohio State is getting ...

Sherrone Moore contract at Michigan: Years, salary, incentives disclosed ·

Sherrone Moore, named the next head football coach at Michigan on Friday, has signed a five-year contract that begins at $5.5 million per year.According to terms of the deal, issued to MLive via an athletic department spokesman, Moore will receive a 2 percent raise every year through the lifetime of the contract and is entitled to an annual $500,000 retention bonus for staying at Michigan.The contract ...

Hurricanes hosting dozens of top prospects as Cristobal hopes to build off recent recruiting success ·

1/26/2024The Miami Hurricanes signed one of the nation’s top 2024 recruiting classes, and Mario Cristobal is wasting no time recruiting the 2025 class.Miami is expected to host dozens of the nation’s top juniors for their Elite Prospect Day event this weekend, and players from around the nation will get a chance to see the campus and speak to UM’s coaches.“I just want to learn more about how they do ...

Candid, eyebrow-raising comments by Canes QB. And UM loses running backs coach Harris ·

1/25/2024Jacurri Brown has watched the Hurricanes add two quarterbacks in the past month — presumptive 2024 starter Cam Ward and Albany’s Reese Poffenbarger, who led FBS in passing touchdowns (36) and passing yards (3,603) last season.But Brown — whose future has been the subject of speculation for months — reiterated this week that he has no intentions of leaving Miami in 2024.“If I leave, stay, I ...

Atlanta Falcons request interview with an LSU assistant coach, report says ·

The Atlanta Falcons have requested an interview with LSU co-offensive coordinator Cortez Hankton, according to the NFL Network.Hankton has served as LSU's wideouts coach and passing game coordinator for the past two seasons. He was promoted to co-offensive coordinator duties along with quarterbacks coach Joe Sloan on Wednesday to replace Mike Denbrock, who departed for Notre Dame last month.Hankton ...

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CFP Commitee announces 12-team Playoffs

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2024 Prep Recruiting: Georgia, 'Bama, Oregon lead the way

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2024 NFL Draft bloated by COVID, transfers

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Senior Bowl Surprise: Penix recoils and Rattler strikes

After scouts and NFL teams dissected a week of practice in Mobile, Ala., the touted college football Senior Bowl game Saturday was even more anticlimactic than usual.   Creating especially bad optics after the event finally managed its first sellout since 2010, ...

East-West Shrine Bowl: Frank Gore Jr. MVP

Southern Mississipi's Frank Gore Jr. and the West ran over the East, 26-11, in the 99th East-West Shrine Bowl Thursday in Frisco, Texas. Gore Jr. exploded for a 49-yard touchdown run early in the game and finished with 87 yards rushing, and the MVP award. Frank ...

East-West Shrine Players to Watch

With practice wrapped up at the 2024 East-West Shrine Bowl in Frisco, Texas, its time to look forward to the game itself, Thursday, 8 pm ET on NFLNetwork. The NFL is putting more energy into this old classic, which began began almost a century ago in the San Francisco ...