Player Notes

By Matt WenzelEAST LANSING – It was a simple question that produced a prompt response.After Jonathan Smith was hired as Michigan State football’s new coach, which players on the roster he inherited helped bridge the gap to a different staff?Defensive tackles Derrick Harmon and Simeon Barrow and offensive lineman Geno VanDeMark – all starters last season – were the names Smith rattled off without hesitation ...

Updated 11:02 a.m. Monday:Co-defensive coordinator Jordan Peterson may have played a pivotal role in shaping the 2024 Kansas football recruiting class, but in the wake of Peterson’s reported departure for his alma mater Texas A&M, several signees asserted that their commitment to KU transcends the efforts of one man.Most notably, four-star defensive end Deshawn Warner — one of the highest-touted prospects ...

Jan 20, 2024Proctor (6-foot-7, 360 pounds) should step in as a starter at left tackle, the position he manned every game this season as a true freshman for the Crimson Tide.Here’s what to know about Proctor coming back to Iowa.BackstoryAt Southeast Polk High School located in the Des Moines suburbs, Proctor was the highest-rated recruit in state history. In the 2023 class, Proctor ranked No. 9 overall ...

6 hours agoATHENS – As of Monday morning, there remained much shock and awe within the Bulldog Nation about losing Caleb Downs for a second time to another team. There shouldn’t be.The Downs Saga, which saw the former 5-star safety from Hoschton transfer from Alabama to Ohio State this past weekend, really isn’t a very complicated of a transaction. Let’s review:Downs, who earned All-America honors ...

Florida State football hosted its first junior day of 2024, hosting roughly 30 players from the 2025 recruiting class on campus Saturday.Head coach Mike Norvell and the Seminoles are fresh off a 13-1 season, an ACC Championship and a top-10 recruiting class in 2023. To build on that, FSU hosted three 5-star 2025 recruits — receiver Jaime Ffrench, linebacker Zayden Walker and edge Zion Grady.The biggest ...

After one season with the Colorado Buffaloes, Jack Wilty is moving on.On Monday, the junior offensive lineman announced that he will enter the transfer portal. He is a graduate transfer with two seasons of eligibility remaining.The 6-foot-4, 310-pound Wilty came to CU last offseason after two seasons at Iowa Central Community College.Wilty started at right guard in the Buffaloes’ season opener at TCU ...

By Creg StephensonT.J. Finley is headed to his fourth school in five years, having announced Monday he will transfer to Western Kentucky.Finley, who played the 2021 and 2022 seasons at Auburn and spent 2023 at Texas State, has two seasons of eligibility remaining. He threw for 3,439 yards and 24 touchdowns for the Bobcats this past season, leading them to an 8-5 record and their first bowl victory.The ...

A week after coach Jedd Fisch left Arizona to lead Washington, two prized Phoenix-area high school recruits are leaving UA for the Huskies.Chandler Basha quarterback Demond Williams Jr. and Glendale Apollo running back Adam Mohammed are following Fisch to Seattle.Both posted on social media Sunday their intentions to transfer to Washington, which will be joining the Big Ten next season, after reaching ...

Alabama football and Kalen DeBoer are set to add yet another former Washington player from the transfer portal.Parker Brailsford, a versatile interior offensive lineman, will be joining DeBoer in Tuscaloosa. Brailsford announced his decision to On3 on Saturday.Brailsford is fresh off his sophomore season at Washington, having started two games at guard and every other game at center. He was part of ...

By Creg StephensonJustin Eboigbe was joking, but perhaps he could be forgiven if he was having trouble keeping track of all the changes at Alabama in the three weeks since he played his last football game for the Crimson Tide.Eboigbe is one of three former Alabama players participating in the 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl on Feb. 3, and has spent the time since the Jan. 1 Rose Bowl training hard in preparation ...