Category: Academic Levels

Stein seeing success in summer recruiting

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Kentucky’s Will Stein has yet to make his debut as a college football head coach, but that hasn’t slowed him down on the recruiting trail. Stein, who took over in December following UK’s dismissal of longtime coach Mark Stoops, quickly cobbled together the 10th-best transfer class for 2026, according to 247Sports. Forty-four players, including more than 30 transfers, joined the Wildcats even …

Stein seeing success in summer recruiting

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Kentucky’s Will Stein has yet to make his debut as a college football head coach, but that hasn’t slowed him down on the recruiting trail. Stein, who took over in December following UK’s dismissal of longtime coach Mark Stoops, quickly cobbled together the 10th-best transfer class for 2026, according to 247Sports. Forty-four players, including more than 30 transfers, joined the Wildcats even …

HS FOOTBALL: Cordelli to host seminar for parents, coaches and players; LFC athletes receiving offers

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Pete Cordelli Jr., along with the Lackawanna County Commissioners, is hosting a coaching seminar this week as part of its youth sports initiative. The former assistant coach to the late Lou Holtz at the University of Arkansas, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Notre Dame, who has local ties and is the author of the book “Making the Grade,” will hold the event from 6 p.m. to 8 …

Lantzy Notebook | Coaches Brandon Bailey, Jason Grassi recall links to annual contest

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Brandon Bailey completed his high school career as a prolific passer at District 6 power Forest Hills High School 34 years ago. In fact, the current Richland High School coach was among a group of four area quarterbacks during what The Tribune-Democrat and other media dubbed “The Year of the Quarterback.” The others included Greater Johnstown’s Brian Mangiafico, Northern Cambria’s Rick Artley …

Can't Wait For Saturday Do we really believe Congress is the best bet to fix college sports?

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jun. 6—*** Alabama coaching legend Nick Saban — the GOAT among college bosses — obviously loves college sports. And seems to want to do what is best to preserve the enterprise. But I’m not sure counting on Congress to come up with a solution is the correct way to go. Saban testified in front of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, asking the body to “bring order to the system.” It is a heartfelt …

Bianchi: While Nick Saban asked Congress to save college sports, the SEC and Big Ten exposed their hypocrisy

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Nick Saban found himself in a remarkable position this week. There he was on Capitol Hill, testifying before Congress in support of the Protect College Sports Act, arguing that college athletics desperately needs structure, leadership and federal intervention before it spirals completely out of control. At virtually the same moment, the Southeastern Conference — the very empire Saban helped …

Dom Amore: How do UConn coaches feel about Senate bill that could change college sports?

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… SOUTHINGTON — The U.S. Senate is taking on the spiraling, out-of-control state of college athletics. The Protect College Sports Act now being discussed is a wide-ranging bill that could have profound effect, and there is much here that could impact UConn. Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban was a star witness in hearings before the Senate’s Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee …

Virginia Tech receives record $75M gift, most earmarked for athletics

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Virginia Tech athletics’ fundraising momentum continued Thursday with the announcement of the largest gift in university history, $75 million from a Hokie family earmarked for multiple causes. “A majority of the commitment, made anonymously by a four-generation Hokie family, was to athletics, while a sizeable portion was directed to the Honors College,” the university said in a release. The …

Last man standing: SEC’s Greg Sankey resists rush toward 24-team CFP expansion

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… SANDESTIN — As pressure mounts from nearly every corner of college athletics, Greg Sankey is in no hurry to move. The deliberate, measured SEC commissioner spent last week’s conference Spring Meetings on Florida’s Panhandle in a familiar position: standing firm while others pushed for change. Amid College Football Playoff expansion, conference realignment, governance issues that have reached …

Illinois offensive line recruit wasn't always a big man on campus

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… May 30—CHAMPAIGN — The first time Morton High School football coach Adam O’Neill saw Soren Fifer, he did not immediately think “future Big Ten offensive lineman.” The then-freshman Fifer checked in at 6 feet, 1 inches, and 195 pounds. “He was an athlete and he played lots of sports growing up,” O’Neill said. “He looks pretty good with a basketball in his hand.” Soon, a growth spurt. By that …