Category: College Football

The 2024 Fresno State football schedule begins with a trip to Michigan, where the Bulldogs will play under an interim coach to open the season in a hostile environment. Head coach Jeff Tedford stepped down from his position due to health concerns earlier this month after making an appearance at the Mountain West media days in Las Vegas and will be replaced by interim coach Tim Skipper. Tedford led Fresno State to a Mountain West title in 2018 before resigning following the 2019 season due to health concerns. He returned as the Fresno State football coach to open the 2022 campaign, winning the conference title again that season.

Skipper served as the head Fresno State football coach when Tedford missed last year’s New Mexico Bowl, but he does not have any true head coaching experience. Fresno State, which has been ranked in the AP Poll in each of the last three seasons, was picked to finish third in the Mountain West by the media in the preseason poll. If you love the Bulldogs, or just want to know who will be calling the shots for Fresno State in the future, be sure to see what the proven team of insiders are saying at BarkBoard.com, the 247Sports affiliate that covers Fresno State.

BarkBoard’s team of Fresno State updates are providing on-the-ground updates on every development in the post Jeff Tedford-era, including insights from Jackson Moore, who has covered Fresno State athletics for more than 10 years. Get all the inside scoop on the football coaching situation and VIP intel on Fresno State football, basketball and more.

And right now, BarkBoard is offering 30% off annual subscriptions*, so now is the time to sign up. The team at BarkBoard already has a list out of several potential candidates and there are some surprising names on it. Head…

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After landing their first commit for the 2026 class in March with five-star quarterback Jared Curtis, the Georgia Bulldogs have now added an in-state defensive back from Jonesboro, Georgia. Jontavius Wyman announced his commitment to the Bulldogs on Saturday morning, choosing UGA over Clemson, Oregon, and Florida.

Wyman is a four-star defensive back who is listed at 5-foot-11 and 170 pounds. He is the 12th ranked cornerback in the country and 19th overall player in Georgia. He has played mostly at the corner position, but has also seen some playing time at safety while also playing on the offensive side of the ball at wide receiver and quarterback.

Playing at Jonesboro High School, Wyman racked up 37 tackles, 12 pass breakups, and five interceptions a season ago while also catching 37 passes for 602 yards and seven touchdowns. Wyman also participates in track and field.

Wyman is the second addition to what looks to be a promising class of 2026 for the Bulldogs. Georgia currently holds the third-ranked class in the 2025 recruiting cycle, trailing only Alabama and Ohio State respectively.

Story originally appeared on UGA Wire

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The NCAA and plaintiffs filed on Friday a long-form agreement to settle a multi-billion dollar, class-action lawsuit that paves the way for a new revenue-sharing model and governance that introduces roster-size limits and NIL regulation in major college athletics.

“NCAA college athletes have waited decades for this moment, and their right to receive the full value of their hard work has finally arrived,” Steve Berman, managing partner and co-founder of plaintiff law firm Hagens Berman told CBS Sports. “We are incredibly proud to be in the final stages of historic change.”

The 100-page agreement filed in the Northern District of California provides more details on terms of the settlement, which involves three class-action lawsuits, most notably the House v. NCAA. The newest and most consequential details include roster-size limits beginning with the 2025-26 seasons, which were determined by power conference commissioners earlier in the week, and unlimited scholarships in all sports. The agreement also sets the stage to share up to 22% of total revenues to future athletes and the establishment of a clearinghouse to help govern name, image and likeness deals.

 “This is another important step in the ongoing effort to provide increased benefits to student-athletes while creating a stable and sustainable model for the future of college sports,” an NCAA spokesperson wrote in a press release. “While there is still much work to be done in the settlement approval process, this is a significant step toward establishing clarity for the future of all of Division I athletics while maintaining a lasting education-based model for college sports, ensuring the opportunity for student-athletes to earn a degree and the tools necessary to be successful in life after sports.”

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STILLWATER — A few notable family names immediately conjure memories of the Midwest City High School football dynasty of the 1980s and early 1990s.

Gundy is one of the most recognized.

DeQuasie is also on that list.

And more than three decades after the two families last shared a team, they’ve paired up again.

Reed DeQuasie, a walk-on safety, joined Mike Gundy’s Oklahoma State football team over the summer. The son of Richard DeQuasie, Reed is a former Carl Albert standout who had walked on and redshirted last year at OU, where uncles Greg and Brent had played after their Bomber careers.

Buck is the oldest of the four DeQuasie brothers who helped carry the Midwest City torch through its most dominant era. Greg played quarterback for the Bombers in 1986, the one-year gap between Mike Gundy and younger brother Cale, who each quarterbacked a state championship team.

Brent came shortly after Greg, and Richard — or Richie, as Mike Gundy still calls him — was the youngest of the group, graduating in 1992.

More: Former Oklahoma State QB Gunnar Gundy to continue career at DII Emporia State in Kansas

Carl Albert’s Reed DeQuasie, left, tries to get past McAlester’s Caden Lesnau during the Class 5A state championship game in 2022. DeQuasie is now a walk-on safety at Oklahoma State, transferring after a year at OU.

Reed, a 6-foot-1, 200-pound safety, played on both sides of the ball at Carl Albert, quarterbacking them to the Class 5A title in his senior season of 2022. He had multiple Division II scholarship offers, as well as preferred walk-on opportunities at OU, OSU and Iowa State.

“I’m really excited about having him,” Mike Gundy said at Big 12 Media Days. “I think he’s a really good fit at our place. If he’ll stay patient and allow himself to develop, and get into our system, I think he’ll play for…

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The Fresno State Bulldogs are coming off a 9-4 season that included a win in the New Mexico Bowl. Fans of the program were hopeful for another successful season under veteran head coach Jeff Tedford. However, Tedford has had a history of heart issues, including having two stints placed in 2014 and having to step away from the game in 2019. Yet, it was still a surprise when Tedford announced earlier this month that he’d have to step away from coaching once again because of health concerns. Interim Fresno State football coach Tim Skipper has been an assistant for Tedford the last two seasons and the former Fresno State linebacker will hope to pick up where Tedford left off in 2024.

If he can, athletic director Garrett Klassy might choose to give him the job, but he’ll also be able to put forth a compelling offer to outside Fresno State football coaching candidates given Fresno State’s history of success. If you love the Bulldogs, or just want to know who will be calling the shots for Fresno State in the future, be sure to see what the proven team of insiders are saying at BarkBoard.com, the 247Sports affiliate that covers Fresno State.

BarkBoard’s team of Fresno State updates are providing on-the-ground updates on every development in the post Jeff Tedford-era, including insights from Jackson Moore, who has covered Fresno State athletics for more than 10 years. Get all the inside scoop on the football coaching situation and VIP intel on Fresno State football, basketball and more.

And right now, BarkBoard is offering 30% off annual subscriptions*, so now is the time to sign up. The team at BarkBoard already has a list out of several potential candidates and there are some surprising names on it. Head to BarkBoard now to see them all.

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Big Ten media day took place for Michigan State football and new head coach Jonathan Smith on Wednesday, and MSU’s new head man gave a lot of insight into the program that he is building.

Speaking with Steve Wiltfong of On3, Smith shared that the Spartans want kids with a chip on their shoulder and are willing to work as hard as it takes to win football games.

See the whole quote and Wiltfong’s story via X:

Talked with Michigan State coach Jonathan Smith at B1G media day about rebuilding the Spartans back into a powerhouse.

“We want guys, for whatever reasons, with chips on their shoulders That they’re motivated, that they want to be competitive, to compete and win. And they… pic.twitter.com/pjDFznZBcQ

— Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong_) July 24, 2024

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Story originally appeared on Spartans Wire

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INDIANAPOLIS — The Big Ten can trick up this expansion thing as much as it wants. 

The largest conference by membership in FBS history now stretches from Manhattan Beach to the Jersey Shore. Amid all the fanfare this week at Big Ten Media Days, there won’t be much breaking down the fact someone this season has to finish … 18th. That’s never happened before, either. 

The history and tradition of this gold-plated conference still endures, but math professors are about to sue for damages. Try explaining to an average algebra class how 10 equals 18 when presenting a slideshow of conference logos. 

The Pac-12 thought the weather in Eugene, Oregon, was dicey? Let’s see how the Ducks come out of November trips to balmy Michigan and Wisconsin. USC finds itself closer to tornado shelters this week than Universal Studios. Welcome, UCLA and their frequent flier miles. The Bruins will travel the equivalent of 89% of the way around the globe in their inaugural Big Ten season which includes trips to Hawaii and LSU. 

But the basics still apply in the Big Ten. It’s actually the conference’s origin story: Ohio State vs. Michigan. Sorry, West Coast newbies, but after careful consideration, the Big Ten story going into 2024 is Ohio State trying to beat Michigan for the first time since 2019. 

Based on recent events, it’s hard to tell what’s heavier these days, Ohio State as a favorite to win the expanded Big Ten or the weight of a Go Blue Bummer facing the Buckeyes if they don’t.

Yup, here we go again. 

Even with the intriguing additions of Oregon, Washington, USC and UCLA, the public airing of Ohio State-Michigan grievances remains this league’s biggest and best export. The loser of their annual tussle will endure seemingly endless misery. 

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INDIANAPOLIS — It’s been tough sledding lately in Columbus, Ohio. No matter how good the Buckeyes have been, there’s been a dark cloud over Ohio State, having lost to rival Michigan football the past three years.

Winning The Game had started to appear to be OSU’s birthright, given the results dating back to Jim Tressel’s tenure in Columbus. But after former Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh said at Big Ten media days in 2021 that Michigan would beat Ohio State, win the Big Ten, or die trying, things turned around in Ann Arbor in a hurry.

Now it’s the 2024 iteration of Big Ten media days and the Ohio State contingent has its crack at dispelling media narratives on day one. Senior OSU edge rusher Jack Sawyer spent some of his time on the dais backing his head coach, Ryan Day, after the past three years of losses.

“It’s a tough thing to look at,” Sawyer said. “If you ask Coach Day, Coach Day is a man enough to sit up here and tell you that’s part of the job he signed up to do.”

Sawyer went further, noting that the narratives have targeted his head coach.

Day went from being something of a wunderkind to being 1-3 in the rivalry. There were moments where either Day was overconfident (behind closed doors, he said in 2020 that the Buckeyes would hang 100 on the Wolverines) or one of his cohorts was (receivers coach Brian Hartline proclaimed that what OSU did in the dark would come to light in 2022 before Michigan won, 45-23). Sawyer says that it’s the players’ fault and that Day doesn’t deserve any of the criticism he’s getting from the media over the past three years.

“Me being a guy who would go to war for him any day, regardless of the topic, I think that he gets wrongly criticized over a bunch of stuff,” Sawyer said. “A bunch of junk comes up after — comes out after we lost to those…

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