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Coalition launches program to lift minority football coaches

By Ralph D. Russo Apr. 15, 2021 05:03 PM EDT
An organization started by Maryland’s Mike Locksley is trying to help advance the careers of minority football coaches by connecting them with the people who...

FILE - Nebraska wide receiver Wan'Dale Robinson (1) is chased down by Purdue defensive tackle Anthony Watts (8) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in West Lafayette, Ind., in this Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, file photo. The NCAA made it official Thursday, April 15, 2021, announcing the Division I Council had voted to approve a proposal that would permit all college athletes to transfer one time as an undergraduate without having to sit out a season. Among the notable transferring football players who will now be eligible next season at their new schools are Wan'Dale Robinson, who switched from Nebraska to Kentucky. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Potential high-impact transfers in college football 2021

By Ralph D. Russo Apr. 15, 2021 04:56 PM EDT

Irish hoping offensive flexibility will produce more points

By John Fineran Apr. 07, 2021 01:13 PM EDT
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Getting to the College Football Playoff hasn’t been a problem for Notre Dame. Staying in it has for Brian Kelly’s Fighting Irish, who...

QB Uiagalelei in charge of Clemson with Lawrence gone

By Pete Iacobelli Apr. 03, 2021 04:51 PM EDT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — D.J. Uiagalelei took charge of Clemson's offense Saturday as the Tigers closed spring practice with the Orange and White game. ...

Syracuse finally back at football practice; pads on Friday

By John Kekis Apr. 01, 2021 06:13 PM EDT
Syracuse opened football practice this week and it sure felt good after a one-year hiatus, even just wearing shorts. “It’s not like...

Georgia-Louisville schedule football games in 2026-27

Mar. 31, 2021 12:30 PM EDT
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia bulked up its non-conference football schedule even more, announcing a home-and-home series with Louisville of the Atlantic Coast...

North Carolina running back Javonte Williams participates in the school's Pro Day football workout for NFL scouts in Chapel Hill, N.C., Monday, March 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Offensive playmakers on display as Tar Heels conduct pro day

By Hank Kurz Jr. Mar. 29, 2021 06:40 PM EDT

In this Dec. 23, 2014 photo, former Florida Atlantic and Miami head coach, Howard Schnellenberger holds the game balls prior to the start of the Boca Raton Bowl NCAA college football game between Marshall and Northern Illinois at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Fla. Schnellenberger, who coached Miami to the 1983 national championship and built programs at Louisville and Florida Atlantic, died Saturday, March 27, 2021, at the age of 87, Florida Atlantic announced. (AP Photo/Joel Auerbach)
Howard Schnellenberger, 87, Miami, Louisville coach, dies

By Steven Wine Mar. 27, 2021 09:54 AM EDT

Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith, center, talks with Georgia Tech's coach Geoff Collins, left, during the school's Pro Day football workout on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
The Latest: Georgia Tech delays spring football practice

By The Associated Press Mar. 23, 2021 09:49 AM EDT

UNC reaches deal on extensions for Brown, assistant coaches

Mar. 22, 2021 02:16 PM EDT
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina has agreed to a one-year contract extension for football coach Mack Brown and three-year deals with all 10 full-time...

American Team wide receiver Amari Rodgers of Clemson (3) celebrates a score during the NCAA Senior Bowl college football game in Mobile, Ala., Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Clemson, Swinney face major offensive changes this spring

By Pete Iacobelli Feb. 24, 2021 07:27 PM EST

FILE - Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence passes against LSU during the second half of a NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game in New Orleans, in this Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, file photo. Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields was among 98 juniors granted eligibility by the NFL into the draft, while national championship-winning QBs Mac Jones from Alabama and Trevor Lawrence from Clemson were among another 30 players eligible after completing their degrees and deciding not to play more in college. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Ex-Clemson QB Lawrence to have surgery before NFL draft

Feb. 10, 2021 02:06 PM EST

FILE - Clemson co-offensive ordinator Tony Elliott speaks during media day for the NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game in New Orleans, in this Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, file photo. Clemson's Tony Elliott has joined college football's club of $2 million assistants. The school's board of trustees approved a $300,000 raise for the team's offensive coordinator, bumping up his total compensation to $2 million. Along with defensive coordinator Brent Venables, at $2.4 million a year, the Tigers are the only program in college football with both coordinators making that much, according to USA Today's database of assistant salaries. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Elliott's raise gives Clemson two $2 million coordinators

By Pete Iacobelli Feb. 04, 2021 11:54 AM EST

Clemson leads the way, again, in ACC recruiting battle

By Hank Kurz Jr. Feb. 03, 2021 07:37 PM EST
Clemson's most recent berth in the College Football Playoff was arguably its least successful, but a 49-28 semifinal loss to Ohio State didn't appear to damage...

Alabama hires Jay Graham to coach special teams, tight ends

Feb. 02, 2021 06:37 PM EST
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has hired Jay Graham as special teams coordinator and tight ends coach. Graham spent last season as...

Georgia Tech to host UNC at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2021

Feb. 02, 2021 03:08 PM EST
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech will host North Carolina at Mercedes-Benz Stadium next season, the first of six consecutive years the school will play a game in...

Virginia's Mendenhall shakes up defensive staff assignments

Feb. 01, 2021 02:12 PM EST
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall is shaking things up a bit on his staff. Mendenhall said Monday that defensive...

American Team head coach Matt Rhule (Carolina Panthers) jokes with American Team quarterback Kellen Mond of Texas A&M (12) during the American Team practice for the NCAA Senior Bowl college football game in Mobile, Ala., Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Alabama QB Mac Jones heads into Senior Bowl on gimpy ankle

By John Zenor Jan. 29, 2021 03:52 PM EST

NFL team personnel watch the National team practice for the NCAA college football Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Rusty Costanza)
Players who opted out look to shake off rust at Senior Bowl

By John Zenor Jan. 28, 2021 04:59 PM EST

NC State adds ex-Kentucky head coach Joker Phillips to staff

Jan. 27, 2021 04:34 PM EST
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State has added former Kentucky head coach Joker Phillips to its football staff. The school announced...