Alabama running back Derrick Henry has rode the momentum of a breakout performance in the Sugar Bowl, and appears (sorry, coach Saban) poised to be the next star running back for the Tide.
Prize Clemson quarterback DeShaun Watson will miss the remainder of spring practice due to a “slight” crack in his collarbone, coach Dabo Swinney said on Monday.
Kevin Ollie succeeded in pulling off an improbable run to a national championship last night for UConn basketball, but on the gridiron Bob Diaco has a much steeper climb just to get the Huskies back to respectability.
Michigan coach Brady Hoke took the high road and dismissed comments made by Ohio State coach Ed Warriner -- who said on Tuesday Hoke was upset about missing playbooks because “he hadn’t finished coloring them.”
While Alabama coach Nick Saban stopped short of saying the unionization of college football would be a good thing, he does support the movement for players to get a seat at the table and gain more benefits.
Per the Minneapolis Star-Tribune’s Sid Hartman, Minnesota will build a $70 million indoor practice facility for its football team with construction beginning in December.
Florida State freshman running back Dalvin Cook fell up a flight of stairs in the team’s weight room, suffering a shoulder injury in the process that’ll keep him sidelined for spring practice.
Denzel Nkemdiche could wind up being suspended for more than Ole Miss’ season-opener against Boise State after a video surfaced on YouTube of the linebacker directing a profanity-laced tirade toward a group of people believed to be rival fans.
Here’s a good read from ESPN’s Brian Bennett on Illinois offensive lineman Teddy Karras, who represents the fourth generation of his family to play college football in the Big Ten.
The Chicago Tribune’s Teddy Greenstein reports Northwestern will begin construction on a sparkling new athletic facility in 2015 (the Tribune has mock-ups here) that could provide a nice boost to Pat Fitzgerald’s recruiting efforts in Evanston.
Unless you’re a Pitt or Texas A&M fan, you’re within a couple of weeks until your school wraps up spring practice with an annual spring game at its football stadium.
With quarterback Jeff Driskel set to return from a broken leg and a new offensive coordinator in place, Florida is hoping going out of the shotgun makes its offense more dynamic than it was in 2013.
