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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 ...

Brent Brennan nearly teared up multiple times during his introductory news conference. But he never lost his composure.Two days later, in our first sit-down interview with the new head coach of Arizona football, he seemed to be caught off guard. At least that’s what I thought at first.But the more I reflected on what Brennan said — and how he said it — the more I respected him.“How would you compare ...

The lights went dark at McKale Center after the first media timeout of Arizona basketball’s battle against UCLA on Saturday, and a spotlight shined down at center court.A video began playing on the McKale Center video board. “Loyalty, legacy, family, home” were said over a clip of a UA football helmet and then an aerial shot of Arizona Stadium.They’re back.Arizona star quarterback Noah Fifita and star ...

Published Jan. 19, 2024, 5:14 p.m.By Mark HeimDeion Sanders admitted he hasn’t seen anything like what is happening in college football when it comes to the transfer portal.The Colorado coach joined Robert Griffin III on “RGIII and The Ones” and shared just how crazy things have gotten.“They need to jump into the portal with what they cost and just make it easier,” Sanders said, adding players should ...