Author: Mikesportz

The transfer portal giveth, the transfer portal taketh away. With the winter window opening last week, we’ve seen a flurry of movement for Florida State football in the transfer portal. At the moment, it’s mainly been departures — including a major surprise in quarterback Luke Kromenhoek — but the Seminoles also hit the portal for the second straight year to bring in a passer, this time former Boston College quarterback Thomas Castellanos. In this episode of the Florida State of Recruiting, Tomahawk Nation’s Three Stars (Tim Alumbaugh, Josh Pick and NoleThruandThru) break down FSU’s quarterback changes as well as who…

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Foundation alum, Oklahoma football player Danny Stutsman named All-American, declares for NFL Draft After a sensational career at Oklahoma, the former Foundation Academy star football player announced he’s declared for the draft and has been named to both the Watler Camp and AFCA FBS Coaches’ All-Am Foundation Academy alum and star football player Danny Stutsman, a standout linebacker for the Oklahoma Sooners, has been named to both the AFCA FBS Coaches’ and Walter Camp All-American first teams. The senior racked up 110 total tackles — his third season recording more than 100 tackles — and one sack in 12 games…

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Whether you Roll Tide or War Eagle, it’s not too soon to look ahead to the 2025 football season. On Wednesday, the Southeastern Conference announced finalized schedules for both the University of Alabama and Auburn University. The Alabama Crimson Tide will open their 2025 season on the road against the Florida State Seminoles on Aug. 30. They will then host the University of Louisiana-Monroe on Sept. 6, followed by the University of Wisconsin on Sept. 13. Schedules unveiled for ’25 Alabama, Auburn football The road to the SEC Championship game won’t be an easy one for the…

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The postseason accolades continue to pour in for Crimson Tide wide receiver Ryan Williams, left guard Tyler Booker and safety Malachi Moore. With the postseason being all that’s left for college football in 2024-25, the annual accolades and honors have started to pour in. Alabama wide receiver Ryan Williams, left guard Tyler Booker and safety Malachi Moore were named to the American Football Coaches Association All-American Second Team on Friday Morning. This trio of Crimson Tide standouts played pivotal roles in Alabama’s success throughout the season and that’s been reflective of their respective postseason accolades thus far: Ryan Williams AFCA…

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Former Georgia Bulldogs defensive end and college football expert David Pollack thinks that Georgia has an easier College Football Playoff path to the national championship game than the Oregon Ducks. Georgia is the No. 2 seed in the playoff and Oregon is the No. 1 seed, so hypothetically, Georgia should have a harder path to the national championship. However, Pollack does not think it worked out that way. “I feel like the upper echelon talent is very heavy towards the top side of this (College Football Playoff) bracket and I definitely would rather be Georgia than Oregon,” said Pollack.  “I…

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Gleaton Jones, a former walk-on running back for the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team, has died at 21 following a car crash this week. Jones died on Friday, Dec. 13, according to an obituary shared by Matthews Funeral Home. His death comes three days after a Tuesday, Dec. 10 car crash left him hospitalized with a brain injury, according to UGA’s independent student newspaper The Red & Black. Local outlet WSB-TV also reported that Jones died following a serious car wreck, while the Porterfield Methodist Church in Jones’ hometown of Albany, Georgia, said he “suffered a brain injury from…

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UCF hired Scott Frost as its head football coach on Saturday, reaching agreement on a five-year contract through the 2029 season. The move reunites the Knights with one of their most successful coaches in program history. Frost coached UCF from 2016 to 2017 and led a remarkable turnaround in his second year, guiding the Knights to a perfect 13-0 season and a No. 6 finish in the Associated Press poll. Frost earned national coach of the year honors for that achievement and went 19-7 in his two seasons before leaving to take over Nebraska, his alma mater, in 2018. “Today…

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Greg McElroy is a major fan of Scott Frost returning to UCF to helm the Knights once again following the departure of Gus Malzahn. Frost made his mark on college football during his first stint in Orlando totaling a 19-7 record over two seasons, including a 12-4 mark in American Athletic Conference play, before moving on to Nebraska. Now, as returning to replace Malzahn, who’s taking over as the offensive coordinator at Florida State, McElroy explained why Frost’s decision is an easy one to get behind. After Gus Malzahn resigned to become the OC at Florida State, (UCF goes) back to…

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Former Georgia Bulldogs running back Herschel Walker is the greatest college football player of all-time. Walker, who played football at Georgia from 1980-1982, has accomplished a lot, but still had not graduated from the University of Georgia. Over 40 years after the end of his playing career, Walker graduated from UGA on Dec. 12, 2024. Walker struck the Heisman pose as he walked across the stage at his graduation. Walker graduates as member of the class of 2024 with a Housing Management and Policy major. Walker scored 52 total touchdowns, won a national championship in 1980, won the 1982 Heisman,…

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