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Sources: Wake Forest football coach Dave Clawson stepping down
Wake Forest head football coach Dave Clawson is stepping down after 11 seasons and is expected to remain with the university in an advisory role, sources report. The advisory role will include working with athletic director John Currie, the school president, and board of trustees on athletics issues. Clawson is also expected to play a big role in fundraising. (
ESPN.com)
USC transfer QB Miller Moss commits to Louisville
Coach Jeff Brohm appears to have secured his quarterback for 2025. USC transfer quarterback Miller Moss has committed to the University of Louisville. During his career with the Trojans, Moss threw for 3,469 yards and 27 touchdowns while completing 65.9 percent of his passes. This past season, Moss threw for 2,555 yards and 18 touchdowns. (
Card Chronicle)
After formal ACC exit notice, Florida State now says 'we never said we wanted to leave'
Nearly 16 months after its formal notice of withdrawal from the ACC, Florida State has taken a new and odd public stance as its acrimonious lawsuit against the conference continues to play out. Who said we ever wanted to leave the ACC? “We’re in the league the last time I looked,” FSU athletic director Mike Alford told USA TODAY Sports. (
USA Today)
With Maui Invitational returning to scenic Lahaina home, questions emerge about tournament's future
Maui is forever scarred. Physically, spiritually, emotionally. One of the more awe-inspiring and paradisal island landscapes on this planet was permanently changed in August 2023 when cataclysmic wildfires razed almost the entire town of Lahaina, on Maui's western coastline. It was the deadliest wildfire on American soil in more than 100 years. (
CBS Sports)
Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter wins Heisman Trophy
Travis Hunter turned every play into prime time — on both sides of the football — and took home the Heisman Trophy. Now he’s got a leg up on his celebrity coach at Colorado. The two-way star won college football’s most prestigious award Saturday, punctuating a tireless performance all season by a dynamic player with a unique combination of skills. (
Associated Press)
ESPN's Dick Vitale Announces He Is Cancer Free During Jimmy V Week
ESPN announcer Dick Vitale shared some exciting news on Thursday, and it coincidentally came during Jim Valvano week. Dickie V announced that he is now cancer free. The 85-year-old has been battling his third cancer bout since July 2023 when he was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer. He previously shared he had melanoma and lymphoma. (
Sports Illustrated)
Rick Pitino honors St. John's legend Lou Carnesecca with 'Looie Sweater'
An unforgettable day in Queens, New York, came with a fitting tribute and an indelible image: Rick Pitino wearing a Lou Carnesecca-inspired sweater as he coached St. John's to an emphatic 88-71 win over Kansas State on Saturday. The game was played, naturally, in the building named after the most important person in St. John's history: Carnesecca Arena. (
CBS Sports)
Rich Rodriguez returning as West Virginia head football coach
The 36th head football coach at West Virginia University just so happens to also be the 32nd one. Seventeen years after leaving his alma mater and his home state for the University of Michigan, Rich Rodriguez has been announced head coach of the West Virginia University football program. His acrimonious exit from WVU in 2007 remains a painful chapter. (
West Virginia MetroNews)
App State hires South Carolina offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains as new head football coach
South Carolina Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach Dowell Loggains has been hired as the new head football coach at Appalachian State University. Loggains is in his second season as the Gamecocks’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The Gamecocks finished the regular season 9-3. (
Watauga Democrat)
What we learned from the first 12-team College Football Playoff field: Snubs, surprises and lessons
Big Ten champion Oregon earned the No. 1 overall seed, with SEC champion Georgia next as the No. 2 seed. Mountain West champion Boise State got the No. 3 seed, while the Big 12 champion Arizona State Sun Devils landed at No. 4. The top four seeds — all conference champions, per Playoff protocol — will all receive byes into the quarterfinals. (
NBC Sports)