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2-2 minutes 1/20/2024The Hurricanes added more talent to their running back room on Saturday, snagging a transfer away from rival FSU.Miami received a commitment from running back Rodney Hill, who announced his commitment on social media.Hill, who is entering his third season of college football after two seasons at Florida State, ran for 190 yards on 50 carries last season, scoring one touchdown.Hill, ...

Louisville Courier JournalWhile Deion Sanders and Jeff Brohm are looking to improve their football teams, they’re also battling to be king of the transfer portal.Sanders made headlines during his first season at Colorado for signing 51 players from the transfer portal ahead of the 2023 season, ranking first in the 247Sports and On3 transfer portal databases. The Buffs won their first three games, including ...

CHAMPAIGN — Mundelein offensive lineman Brandon Hansen jumpstarted Illinois’ 2024 recruiting efforts as the first commitment in the class. The Illini are getting a similar start to their 2025 recruiting after Friday’s commitment from Andrew offensive lineman Michael McDonough.“I am so grateful and excited to announce my verbal commitment to further my academic and athletic career at the University ...

CHAMPAIGN — Illinois continued to revamp its defensive line Friday with a commitment from Florida State transfer Dennis Briggs Jr.Briggs is the third defensive line transfer to pick the Illini this offseason. Illinois also added Youngstown State's Anthony Johnson and Auburn's Enyce Sledge. They were needed moves after losing Johnny Newton and Keith Randolph Jr. to the NFL draft, Denzel Daxon and Bryce ...

Jan 20, 2024University of Houston right guard Tank Jenkins has been granted his waiver request for a seventh year of eligibility.Jenkins is the most experienced offensive lineman back for the Cougars, who must replace four starters. A 6-foot-3, 320-pound graduate student, Jenkins began his career at Texas A&M. He has played in 39 career games at UH, including 28 starts.

The University of Hawaii football team hired a defensive coordinator, brought back two former coaches, named a new associate head coach, and signed a receiver transferring from Kentucky.Dennis Thurman, a two-time All-America safety at USC who played and coached in the NFL, will serve as defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach. Thurman was Colorado’s quality-control coach for defense under head ...

The total pay for the latest hire for the Georgia football coaching staff was released Friday by the school.Co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach Travaris Robinson will make $1.3 million annually, according to information obtained in an open records request.Robinson replaces Will Muschamp as one of Kirby Smart’s 10 on-field assistants.Muschamp was paid $857,000 last year as co-defensive coordinator ...

The NCAA has launched an investigation into the Florida football program.A four-page Notice of Inquiry from the NCAA, obtained by the Sun, was received by Florida president Ben Sasse on June 9, 2023, informing the school of the investigation. The nature of the investigation is unclear at this point, as some sections of the four-page document were redacted.Multiple sources, including Action Network ...

Justin Mayers wasn’t at Colorado this past season, but he knows exactlywhy he’s here now.The Buffaloes’ offensive line struggled during a 4-8 campaign in 2023, with Shedeur Sanders being the most-sacked quarterback in the country. Head coach Deion Sanders has done something about it, adding five transfer offensive linemen, as well as the top line recruit in the country in Jordan Seaton.A sixth-year ...

It appears Ken Niumatalolo is close to getting back in the head coaching business.ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported Saturday that San Jose State is “targeting” Navy’s all-time winningest coach to replace Brent Brennan, who left to become the head coach at Arizona.A deal is expected to come together in the next 48 hours, Thamel reported, while adding, “Niumatalolo will not be running the triple option, which ...