Former Boston College defensive lineman Max Holloway died Thursday morning in a car accident at the age of 26, the school announced. According to BCEagles.com, the fatal crash occurred in Holloway's hometown of Lutz, Florida. Holloway played for the Eagles from 2009 through 2011 primarily at defensive end before declaring early for the NFL draft. Boston College head coach Steve Addazio said the following regarding Holloway's death: "We are all shocked and saddened to hear of the tragic ...

The Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team won a combined 55 games the past two seasons, and the school rewarded coach Mark Turgeon accordingly Thursday. According to Jeff Ermann of 247Sports, Maryland announced it signed Turgeon to a four-year extension, which pushes his deal through the 2022-23 campaign. Maryland Director of Athletics Kevin Anderson added this, via Ermann: Mark has built a program that we are incredibly proud of as he continues to lead the great tradition that is ...

The recruitment of 2018 4-star linebacker Teradja Mitchell is beginning to heat up. This weekend, the nation’s No. 2 outside linebacker and No. 13 player overall in the junior class will head to Florida State this weekend for its showdown against Clemson.  This will be Mitchell’s third time seeing the Seminoles program this year. He visited for the ‘Noles spring game in Orlando and also made a stop in Tallahassee during the summer. But he admits there’s one ...

With November rapidly approaching, we are nearing the final month of the college football regular season. After this weekend’s action, the first College Football Playoff standings will be revealed—which places added emphasis on a few of this weekend’s marquee matchups. While last weekend’s slate was dominated by ranked foes in the SEC doing battle against one another, this weekend features three meetings of teams ranked inside the Top 20 squaring off. The ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 ...

If Week 8 taught us anything heading into Week 9, it's that winning on the road against quality competition is tough—even for the nation's top teams.  The Ohio State Buckeyes rolled into Happy Valley to take on Penn State as the No. 2 team in the nation and took their first loss of the season, leaving little margin for error in their hunt for a national championship.  More than one Top 10 team will face a similar ...

It's no secret that even after beating Oklahoma last season, Charlie Strong was going to be on a short leash as head coach of Texas this year. An encouraging start to the season after beating Notre Dame has been flipped on its head, as the Longhorns have dropped four of their last five games with a defense that has given up 32.6 points per contest on the year (98th nationally). In danger of missing a bowl for ...

As two Texas defenders sandwiched California quarterback Davis Webb, he did what quarterbacks are taught to do: throw the ball away. As it floated toward the sideline during the fourth quarter back on Sept. 17, Webb watched from the ground as Cal receiver Chad Hansen appeared in the ball's path. Hansen leapt into the air, reached over the sideline and not only caught it but also somehow contorted his body to land with his left foot in bounds. "I thought ...

It's the last chance to make a first impression. This weekend's action will be fresh on the College Football Playoff committee members' minds when they to put together their first rankings for November 1. Though they'll also consider the eight weeks beforehand, Week 9 is likely to have a sizable impact on those initial rankings. All eight unbeaten teams in action between Thursday and next Tuesday go on the road, three of them against ranked opponents. Overall, 14 ...

The Tennessee Volunteers added a potential bellwether for their defense in a few years Wednesday, securing the commitment of inside linebacker Will Ignont, according to his Twitter account:  Ignont is the 12th-best player at his position in the 2017 recruiting class, per Scout. Size is one of the things that immediately jumps off the page when you take a look at Ignont. Scout lists him at 6'2" and 232 pounds. The Opening's Twitter feed showed off his massive biceps ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — If Dennis Smith Jr. impresses on the court as much as he does in interviews, North Carolina State is going to have the best player in the country. It's the year of the freshmen in the ACC. According to Scout, 23 of this year's top 100 recruits are joining what most believe will be the nation's best conference. Led by Duke at No. 1, the ACC has six of the top 13 classes. Only ...