7:11 AM ET ATHENS, Ga. — Sonny Smart remembers taking his youngest son, Kirby, to the city pool in Bainbridge, Georgia, in the summer of 1983. Kirby, only 7 years old, was trying out for the Bainbridge Barracudas swim team. There was just one requirement to make it: A child had to swim the length
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8:47 PM ET Utah running back Tavion Thomas, who had a team-record 21 rushing touchdowns in his first year with the Utes, will return for the 2022 season. Thomas, a fourth-year sophomore, announced his decision on Twitter. He earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors for the Utes, rushing for 1,108 yards on 24 carries for the Pac-12
6:34 PM ET Michigan safety Daxton Hill declared for the NFL draft on Thursday. Hill is ranked as the second-best safety prospect in the draft, according to ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr., behind Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton. He is the younger brother of Baltimore Ravens running back Justice Hill and a former five-star recruit in
6:50 PM ET Virginia Tech’s quarterback room got a lot more crowded Thursday. Former Marshall quarterback Grant Wells and former South Carolina quarterback Jason Brown both announced they were joining the Hokies in separate social media posts, just minutes apart. Wells, a two-year starter at Marshall, threw for more than 5,500 yards over the past
2:31 PM ET LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. is entering the NFL draft, he announced through The Players’ Tribune. Stingley appeared in only three games this season, recording eight tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss, before undergoing left foot surgery in October. ESPN’s Mel Kiper lists Stingley as the No. 5 overall prospect for the
2:58 PM ET Quarterback Connor Bazelak, who has three years of eligibility remaining after opting to transfer from Missouri, has committed to play for Indiana, he announced Thursday. Bazelak announced his decision to play for the Hoosiers on Twitter. Indiana lost starting quarterback Michael Penix Jr., who committed to Washington after entering the transfer portal
3:10 PM ET Former Texas A&M starting quarterback Zach Calzada announced Thursday that he will transfer to Auburn. A sophomore, Calzada took over for an injured Haynes King and started 10 games this season, throwing for 2,185 yards, 17 touchdowns and 9 interceptions. Calzada is the only quarterback to have beaten No. 1 Alabama this
12:07 PM ET Former five-star running back Zach Evans announced Thursday that he is transferring to Ole Miss. Evans was the No. 16 prospect in the 2020 class and after an eventful recruitment, he committed and signed with TCU. During his recruitment, he had been linked to Georgia, Alabama, Texas and LSU. He signed a
7:00 AM ET ON OCT. 18, the Monday before the storied Alabama–Tennessee rivalry was renewed for the 104th time, former Vols quarterback Jeff Francis was making his weekly appearance on a Knoxville radio show when Eli Gold called in. The play-by-play voice of the Crimson Tide Sports Network, Gold helped preview the game, eventually turning
8:04 PM ET Despite Alabama’s recent mastery of Georgia, Alabama players downplayed Wednesday any role the Crimson Tide’s dominance in the series might play Monday night in their College Football Playoff national championship game matchup. A month ago, Alabama beat then No. 1-ranked Georgia convincingly, 41-24, in the SEC championship game, and the Crimson Tide