NCAA football
Steve Spurrier Weighs in on Saban-Fisher Drama
Alabama head coach Nick Saban and Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher got in quite a spat late last week. It started when Saban accused Fisher of buying his whole recruiting class and Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders of paying his top recruit ...
DI Council Lifts Football Signing, Initial Counter Limits for Two Years
NCAA Division I football teams will not have annual signing and initial counter limits for the next two academic years, the Division I Council decided last week. Members issued a blanket waiver to allow Football Bowl Subdivision schools to award...
SMU Receives $50M for Ford Stadium End Zone Upgrade
Underscoring SMU's commitment to the highest levels of athletic excellence, the Garry Weber Foundation, established by former student-athlete and longtime University supporter Garry Weber '58, is committing $50 million toward the construction of a th...
Gators Add Tiger Jones, Paul Silvestri to Football Staff
Tiger Jones was announced as the Gators director of speed improvement and skill development by head coach Billy Napier on Saturday while announcing Paul Silvestri's hiring as the team's director of sports health. Jones arrives at The Swamp after s...
NFL Players May Be At Higher Risk for ALS
Professional athletes who play American football appear to have a higher-than-average risk for developing and dying from the neurological disorder amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and that risk may increase with more years on the field, according...
Study: Vincent Jackson Had Stage 2 CTE Prior to Death
Researchers diagnosed former NFL receiver and two-sport collegiate standout Vincent Jackson, who was found dead in a Florida hotel room in February, as suffering from stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Jackson played 12 seasons wi...
College Football Playoff Matchups Set
Two SEC teams and the first Group of 5 team in the history of the College Football Playoff will play for the national title, as the CFP selection committee revealed No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 Georgia, and No. 4 Cincinnati as its top f...
Every Current NFL Player from NCAA DII & DIII
Not every player in the NFL played in a stadium packed with 100,000-plus fans on Saturdays with a parking lot filled with tailgaters and barbeque specialists. Not every player in the NFL received an athletic scholarship. Not every player in the NFL e...