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Texas, Georgia, Alabama top SEC and national recruiting rankings after early signings

Dec. 04, 2024 18:32 PM EST

Texas and Georgia are battling for recruiting supremacy before duking it out for a Southeastern Conference title. Alabama, which also appears to be headed to the playoffs, is right behind them. The two Atlanta-bound and presumably playoff-bound SEC powers are leading...

Vandy QB Diego Pavia now waits as federal judge takes injunction request under advisement

Dec. 04, 2024 18:13 PM EST

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge took Diego Pavia 's request for a limited preliminary injunction under advisement at the end of a hearing Wednesday as the Vanderbilt quarterback seeks to play at least another season while his lawsuit against the NCAA plays out in court. ...

SEC and Big Ten powers lead the way on signing day as prospects finalize their college selections

Dec. 04, 2024 17:49 PM EST

The arrival of the early signing period Wednesday offered a stark reminder for college football fans. If recruiting rankings offer any accurate gauge in the era of the transfer portal, those teams competing for College Football Playoff berths now should keep contending for years to...

Miami scores big on signing day with the ACC's top recruiting class

Dec. 04, 2024 17:09 PM EST

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Miami's poor finish may have cost it a chance at the Atlantic Coast Conference title. It did not, however, cost the Hurricanes with college prospects as they finished atop the league Wednesday at the start of the early signing period. Miami lost to Georgia...

South Carolina set to hire TCU's Jeremiah Donati as new athletic director, AP source says

Dec. 04, 2024 17:09 PM EST

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina will hire TCU athletic director Jeremiah Donati as its new AD, a person with knowledge of the decision said Wednesday. The university's Board of Trustees scheduled a meeting for Thursday, when Donati's hiring will become official, the person...

Big Ten Signing Day: Late flips push Oregon ahead of Ohio State and Michigan in rankings

Dec. 04, 2024 16:58 PM EST

Oregon started signing day behind Ohio State and Michigan in the Big Ten recruiting rankings and was poised to finish Wednesday on top. The Ducks flipped five-star cornerback Na'eem Offord from the Buckeyes and four-star quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele from California —...

SMU's 'Pony Express' ride to the top of the ACC in its league debut makes Dickerson proud

Dec. 04, 2024 16:45 PM EST

DALLAS (AP) — There were times when Eric Dickerson said SMU should just shut down its football program for good in the aftermath of becoming the only school ever given the NCAA's so-called death penalty. “I really meant it because it became an embarrassment," Dickerson said this...

No. 10 Boise State returns to cusp of playoffs 14 years after heartbreaking loss to Nevada

Dec. 04, 2024 16:15 PM EST

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — First-year Boise State coach Spencer Danielson didn’t have much to say earlier this week about the No. 10 Broncos’ opportunity to crash the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff field. It was a surprisingly toned-down response given how enthusiastic he...

Texas Tech hires Shiel Wood from Houston to take over as defensive coordinator

Dec. 04, 2024 15:41 PM EST

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech is hiring Houston defensive coordinator Shiel Wood for the same position as the Red Raiders begin retooling a unit that finished 15th in the 16-team Big 12 in the regular season. The addition of Wood was announced Wednesday, three days after the...

Ryan Day admits mistakes in Ohio State's loss to Michigan and looks to playoffs to redeem himself

Dec. 04, 2024 15:39 PM EST

Ohio State coach Ryan Day said Wednesday he was “in shock” after losing to rival Michigan for the fourth straight year and looks to the College Football Playoff as a chance to redeem himself and his team. The calls to fire Day have been growing louder since Saturday's 13-10 loss...