Texas, Penn State each place 3 players on AP preseason All-America 1st team; 2 from Pitt honored
Texas and Penn State, the top two teams in The Associated Press preseason Top 25, each had three players selected for the preseason AP All-America team announced Monday. No. 1 Texas had one player from each level of its defense on the first team: edge rusher Colin Simmons, linebacker Anthony...
College football’s new era: Big money, same old powerhouses line up as the favorites
Headline after headline during the offseason spoke to the same reality for college football: Millions of dollars are headed directly into the pockets of players and only programs that can nimbly recalibrate and replenish their resources will succeed. Now, with preseason camps winding down and opening kickoffs approaching, a different...
After injury-shortened season, Apollo-Ridge grad Greg Klingensmith back to anchor William & Mary O-line
Perhaps not surprisingly, it isn’t difficult to find reminders of Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin around the William & Mary football facility. Tomlin still holds the program record for highest yards-per-catch average in a season (25.5 in 1992) and for a career (20.1). Across the street from the Williamsburg, Va.,...
Boise State again favored to win Mountain WestVideo
Change is coming to the Mountain West, but this season will feel like so many others. No. 25 Boise State was picked to win the conference. For the 15th year in a row. Broncos coach Spencer Danielson pointed out that didn’t equate to a conference title every time, but Boise...
No. 11 Arizona State seeks encore in Big 12; WVU’s Rich Rodriguez excited for returnVideo
Arizona State was a big surprise debuting in the Big 12 with a conference championship and making the College Football Playoff after being picked to finish at the bottom of the 16-team league. Kenny Dillingham, the 35-year-old coach now in his third season at his alma mater, bluntly told his...
Mid-American Conference boasts experienced QBs on top teamsVideo
Quarterback Dequan Finn is returning to a very different Mid-American Conference than the one he left when he transferred to Baylor last year. His biggest challenge now comes from quarterback Parker Navarro, who led Ohio to the 2024 league crown. Finn’s backup at Toledo, Tucker Gleason, is now the incumbent...
Michigan football fined millions, Moore suspended 3 games in sign-stealing scandal
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The NCAA fined Michigan tens of millions of dollars Friday and suspended coach Sherrone Moore for three games for a sign-stealing scandal that has loomed over college football’s winningest program for nearly two years, including its national championship season in 2023. The NCAA said it had...
SEC tries to regain championship form after 2 years without title
SEC football is experiencing a championship drought. The powerhouse league hasn’t even played for a national title since the 2022 season. It’s a skid that just means more given the SEC’s nearly two decades of gridiron dominance, which included 13 championships over a 17-year span beginning in 2006. But the...
NCAA to release findings from Michigan football sign-stealing investigation Friday
Michigan will finally learn its punishment from a NCAA investigation into an alleged illegal scouting/sign-stealing scheme. The NCAA formally notified all of the involved parties on Thursday morning that the findings will be publicly released on Friday, according to an NCAA email obtained by The Detroit News. The findings will...
Pitt gets 3 players on All-Time All-America team after 100 years
Ohio State and Pitt each placed three players on the Associated Press All-Time All-America team announced Thursday as part of the news organization’s celebration of the 100th anniversary of the storied honor for the top players in college football. Since 1925, nearly 2,000 men have been named AP first-team All-Americans,...
Clemson’s experience makes Tigers the ACC favorite … Can anyone challenge them?Video
No. 4 Clemson won so much over more than a decade that it felt like a step back when the Tigers didn’t reach 10 wins two years ago in the first of back-to-back four-loss seasons. Still, the Tigers are the reigning ACC champions and coming off a trip to the...
NCAA informs Michigan ruling on sign-stealing investigation set to be released
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The NCAA has informed Michigan that the organization will announce the results of its sign-stealing investigation on Friday, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke Thursday on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to share the details. The...
Crackdown on players faking injuries, tweak to video review verbiage among changes in college game
Officials will be cracking down on college football players who feign injuries, the number of overtime timeouts will be reduced and referees will use different verbiage when announcing the results of video reviews. Those are among the changes for the 2025 season, the National Football Foundation announced Wednesday in its...
Springdale grad Sean Dugan moves into new role as alpha linebackers coach at Eastern Michigan
Just before the start of the 2024 college football season, the NCAA amended its rule that had limited the number of coaches who could participate in on-field instruction. It was good news for Springdale grad Sean Dugan. Dugan was hired as a defensive analyst at Eastern Michigan before the 2023...
Deion Sanders feels like ‘my old self’ after treatment for bladder cancer, concentrating on football
BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders appreciates the “how are you doing?” questions. The small talk hits home even more after his health scare. “I’m healthy. I’m vibrant,” the Colorado coach said Friday at the school’s media day. “I’m my old self.” Sanders has hit the ground running since recently returning...
Deion Sanders feels like ‘my old self’ after treatment for cancer
BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders appreciates the “how are you doing?” questions. The small talk hits home even more after his health scare. “I’m healthy, I’m vibrant,” the Colorado coach said Friday at the school’s media day. “I’m my old self.” Sanders has hit the ground running since recently returning...
Ohio State’s QB competition between Julian Sayin and Lincoln Kienholz remains too close to call
COLUMBUS, Ohio — After the first quarter of Ohio State’s preseason practices, the competition between Julian Sayin and Lincoln Kienholz for the starting quarterback spot remains too close to call. “The competition continues,” coach Ryan Day said. “They both have had good moments and moments where they’re growing. I will...
NCAA Tournament fields to remain at 68 teams in 2026, but future growth possible
The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will not expand beyond 68 teams in 2026, but future growth remains on the radar. “Expanding the tournament fields is no longer being contemplated for the 2026 men’s and women’s basketball championships,” Dan Gavitt, NCAA senior vice president of basketball, said in a...
Texas takes top spot, Penn State 3rd in USA Today preseason coaches poll
Texas holds the top spot in the USA Today preseason coaches football poll released Monday. The Longhorns received 28 of the 67 first-place votes. Defending national champion Ohio State is No. 2 after receiving 20 first-place votes, and the Buckeyes are followed by No. 3 Penn State, No. 4 Georgia...
Tulane basketball player Gregg Glenn III, a former Michigan transfer, dies unexpectedly
NEW ORLEANS — Tulane power forward Gregg Glenn III, a starter throughout last season after having transferred from Michigan in 2023, has died unexpectedly. Glenn, 22, of Pompano Beach, Florida, “died in a tragic accident this weekend,” Tulane vice president of student affairs Sarah Cunningham wrote in a letter to...
Deion Sanders says he had bladder cancer but will coach the Colorado Buffaloes this season
BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado coach Deion Sanders disclosed Monday that he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of bladder cancer but after surgery his oncologist considered him cured, so he plans to coach this season. Dr. Janet Kukreja, the director of urologic oncology at the CU Cancer Center/UCHealth University of...
Big Ten notes: USC-Notre Dame rivalry expires in ’26, with no sure bet it will go beyond that
LAS VEGAS — All the reshuffling of schedules, conferences and playoff formats in college football has placed one of the sport’s best traditions in peril: the USC-Notre Dame game. The contract for a rivalry that dates to 1926 expires after their game in 2026. Both schools have expressed a willingness...
Shunned by hometown Razorbacks, Drake Lindsey leads Minnesota offense
LAS VEGAS — Minnesota redshirt freshman Drake Lindsey grew up with Arkansas blood running through his veins. His grandfather, Jim, played football at Arkansas before being drafted by the Minnesota Vikings. His uncle played tight end for the Razorbacks, his dad was a wide receiver for them, his cousin played...
Bill Belichick at North Carolina shows NFL’s ACC influence
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The group of roughly 60 reporters had crowded around the table Thursday long before Bill Belichick arrived to take questions in his first run through ACC preseason media days as North Carolina’s football coach. Some massed at each end, multiple rows deep. Others filled rows of chairs...
Virginia Tech, South Carolina to clash with deep family ties
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Virginia Tech opens its fourth season under Brent Pry with a marquee game against South Carolina in Atlanta on Aug. 31, marking a meeting of two programs with deep ties to one family. The Gamecocks are coached by Shane Beamer, the son of former longtime Hokies coach...
