7:00 AM ET A FEW DAYS after North Carolina wrapped its regular season, Chazz Surratt opted out of the Tar Heels’ bowl game and headed to Florida to train for the 2021 NFL draft alongside his brother Sage Surratt, who’d already been living there. Both were on the precipice of fulfilling a dream. Chazz, 24,

6:04 PM ET Associated Press 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 do the hiring in college sports. The National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches launched its first Coalition Academy this week. The program matches coaches and

6:41 PM ET The DI Council approved all Division I sports to return to their regular recruiting calendars beginning on June 1, the NCAA announced on Thursday. The Council acknowledged schools in different areas of the country could be limited based on regulations set by campus, city and state requirements, but the schools are no

8:00 AM ET In the 2020 NFL draft, teams selected a record 13 wide receivers in the first two rounds, from No. 12 pick Henry Ruggs III to No. 59 Denzel Mims. Each of the 13 gained at least 220 yards through the air last season, and eight had at least 500. Minnesota’s Justin Jefferson,

10:02 PM ET Alabama on Wednesday got a commitment from ESPN 300 offensive lineman Jaheim Oatis, a prospect the coaching staff has recruited for nearly four years, despite the fact that he’s only a junior in high school. Oatis first received an offer from Crimson Tide coaches as an eighth grader after attending a summer

5:15 PM ET Associated Press Starting next season, major college football and basketball players will be permitted to transfer one time before graduating without being required to sit out a year of competition. The NCAA Division I Council voted Wednesday to change the long-standing rule that has often deterred players in high-profile sports from switching

10:00 AM ET The 2022 college football recruiting trail is just beginning. Many prospects are still waiting for the extended dead period to end for the opportunity to take visits and interact with coaches in person. Commitments could begin to spike over the summer, but so far, more than 100 prospects in the ESPN 300

11:53 AM ET The Tennessee State Tigers officially named Eddie George as the head football coach Tuesday, calling it “the right choice and investment” for the school and its football program. “All I have done has prepared me for this moment, whether that’s my football career, my entrepreneurial endeavors, my acting career,” George said in

10:38 AM ET The Georgia High School Association has levied a $7,500 fine against Valdosta High School, ordered the Wildcats to forfeit seven victories from the 2020 football season, banned the team from playing in the postseason in 2021, and declared a handful of players ineligible for next season after an investigation into whether the

Apr 11, 2021 According to SP+, the worst team in the Sun Belt East — in this case, Georgia Southern — would be the best team in the West. That tells you most of what you need to know about the current balance of power in #FunBelt country. Thanks both to the top-20 potential of