Steve Sarkisian was out of college football five years ago, having lost a dream job because of his struggles with alcoholism.
Now Sarkisian is a head coach again, landing the job at Texas...
If nothing else, Urban Meyer should know by now that he’s not in college anymore.
The fact he didn’t seem to grasp that before his ill-advised hire of controversial strength coach Chris...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars and embattled strength coach Chris Doyle parted ways Friday night, a few hours after a prominent diversity group assailed the team and called the...
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence worked out for several NFL personnel including his expected future pro coach, Urban Meyer of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer defended the hiring of a former Iowa assistant accused of racism, saying Thursday he “vetted him thoroughly along with our general manager and...
Before the good folks in Jacksonville get too fired up about the arrival of Urban Meyer, let’s review a few cautionary tales.
Like Nick Saban. And Steve Spurrier. And perhaps the biggest...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Urban Meyer first started thinking about the NFL about a decade ago.
He was getting phone calls from team owners. He was intrigued by the notion of testing his...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Urban Meyer has won everywhere he’s coached. Small colleges. Big-time programs. He’s been a difference maker at each stop during his storied career.
Much has been made of Alabama’s transformation from a dynasty built on Nick Saban’s calling card lock-down defense to one powered by a prolific offense.
When Doug Marrone saw a report about Urban Meyer preparing to become Jacksonville's next coach, he immediately picked up the phone and called Jaguars owner Shad Khan.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Dan Mullen’s impressive head coaching resume has a few glaring holes.
He’s beaten national title-winning coaches Urban Meyer, Steve Spurrier, Les Miles, Gene Chizik...
Texas has ended widespread speculation about coach Tom Herman’s future, announcing Saturday he will return in 2021 for his fifth season with the No. 23 Longhorns.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A California man’s threats to harm college football players because they beat his favored team epitomized “fandom spiraled out of control,” something that can't be ignored in...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A California man who used Facebook to threaten a shooting at Ohio State University and vowed to hurt players on the football team and then-head coach Urban Meyer has been...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man who used Facebook to threaten a shooting at Ohio State University and vowed to hurt players on the football team and then-head coach Urban Meyer pleaded guilty...
Ohio State is back on top in Big Ten recruiting, with Ryan Day wrapping up his first full signing class Wednesday with a letter of intent from the two-time Michigan high school player of the...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — At a crowded news conference last December, Ryan Day sat next to Ohio State legend Urban Meyer whose sudden decision to retire overshadowed the announcement of Day’s...
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Dwayne Haskins and Terry McLaurin made some old college magic with their old college coach looking on.
Haskins connected with McLaurin on a 75-yard touchdown and four...
Sometimes it is just not your year. Even if you are the greatest dynasty in college football history.
The playoff will be played without Alabama for the first time after No. 16 Auburn won a...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Ohio State has turned one of the greatest rivalries in sports into a one-sided series against Michigan by simply having more talent on the field.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Growing up in New Hampshire, Ryan Day was far more concerned with Red Sox-Yankees and how the Celtics were doing against the Lakers than Ohio State’s annual clash with...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ryan Day has an idea of how Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst feels right now.
Unassuming Illinois sneaked up on the then-No. 6 Badgers last week and likely ruined what was...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The upcoming game at Nebraska has been circled on the calendar for a while as potentially the first tough test for an Ohio State team that entered the season with a lot of...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Usually there is not a lot of drama in Ohio State's opening game against an outmanned opponent. But with a new head coach, a new starting quarterback and new defensive...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The head coach's office at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center is right off the locker room. A player could step out of one and right into the other.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University wants to trademark the word "The" when used as part of the school's name on university merchandise.
The power structure in the Big Ten could be in for a shakeup.
Jim Harbaugh enters his fifth year at Michigan overdue for a breakthrough, and two-time defending conference champion Ohio State...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Unlike last year at this time, Ohio State's preseason camp is being conducted without public drama over misbehaving assistant coaches, domestic violence allegations and...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban denies offering a job to ex-Ohio State assistant Zach Smith last year, citing the results of a background check as the reason.
Former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer encouraged Zach Smith to stay with the Buckeyes in January 2018 after the then-assistant coach was pursued by Alabama, according to texts messages from Meyer to...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Sporting several weeks of beard growth, Ryan Day looked calm for a new guy leading a storied college football program where the unrelenting pressure helped push his legendary...
CHICAGO (AP) — The two most important spots on a football team are the coach and the quarterback. Ohio State has questions at both.
The Buckeyes aren't the only powerhouse program with...
CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest from the opening day of Big Ten football media days (all times local):
5:25 p.m.
It's never too early for some Ohio State-Michigan sniping.
CHICAGO (AP) — Michigan State and Ohio State each placed two players on the preseason all-Big Ten team announced Thursday.
Junior running back J.K. Dobbins and defensive end Chase Young were...
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A former University of Florida football player, Earl Antonio "Tony" Joiner, has been arrested and charged with killing his wife in a case dating to 2016, police...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Matthew Baldwin, the Ohio State quarterback who was expected to back up the highly touted Justin Fields this fall, said he intends to transfer.
Ohio State is ready to unveil new quarterback Justin Fields at the Buckeyes' spring game.
On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast, Bill Bender of the Sporting News joins AP's Ralph...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Urban Meyer did not rule out a return to television after announcing his retirement as Ohio State's coach. On Monday, that move officially happened.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State has a new head coach, a reconstituted offensive line and a transfer quarterback who has never started a college football game. But that doesn't mean expectations...
Michigan finished the football recruiting cycle with the top class in the Big Ten, and four other conference programs were ranked in the top 25 in the nation Wednesday.
Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh added one player on the second letter-of-intent signing day to a 26-man class that was No. 1 in the Big Ten and No. 8 nationally, according to the 247Sports.com composite rankings. It was Michigan's first top ranking in the Big Ten since 2007.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Quarterback Justin Fields confirmed Friday night he is transferring to Ohio State following one season as Georgia's backup.
Fields' much-anticipated announcement gives new Ohio State coach Ryan Day a sublimely talented dual-threat passer to run his offense if Dwayne Haskins Jr. makes an expected jump to the NFL.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The investigation that led to a three-game suspension of Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer cost the university $1 million, twice the amount originally requested for it, the school said Thursday.
The original $500,000 amount "was preliminary and did not represent the total anticipated cost," spokesman Benjamin Johnson said Thursday. He said the school had no further comment about the bill.