The Oregon Ducks have agreed to a contract with Jim Leavitt to make him the team's new defensive coordinator under head coach Willie Taggart, according to Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports. According to that report, Leavitt—Colorado's defensive coordinator this past season—signed a four-year deal. The deal also will reportedly make Leavitt the highest-paid coordinator in Pac-12 history at a public institution, per Feldman, who offered more context on the signing: Leavitt indeed made a huge impact on Colorado's defense, as Dennis ...

New Florida Atlantic Owls head football coach Lane Kiffin found his quarterback just a day after officially being hired, signing former Florida State Seminoles signal-caller De'Andre Johnson on Wednesday, according to ESPN.com's Derek Tyson. The move may raise some eyebrows, though, as Johnson was dismissed from Florida State after punching a woman at a bar in 2015. Tyson added that Johnson, who has three years of eligibility left, will enroll at the school in January. Coming out of ...

Each week, Bleacher Report National Recruiting Analyst Tyler Donohue analyzes a different prospect based on in-person evaluation and intensive film study. Here's our latest scouting report of a promising young athlete and how he projects as a college player.   The prize of the Pacific Northwest in this 2017 college football recruiting cycle, offensive tackle Foster Sarell emerged as a monumental prospect—literally and figuratively—early in prep career. It's been more than three years since Bleacher Report noted his first Power Five offer ...

By Thursday evening, the roller-coaster ride that is recruiting will come to a halt for Detroit 5-star wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones. He is expected to make a nationally televised announcement and choose to play in the Big Ten, the ACC or the SEC. The big question: Will Peoples-Jones do what many are anticipating? Or will the Cass Tech High School standout, a guy who has done a decent job of keeping people guessing throughout his high school career, ...

The Auburn Tigers made a major splash on junior college signing day on Wednesday by landing a commitment from tight end Salvatore Cannella. Cannella made it official by posting the following video on Twitter: According to Scout, the 6'6", 230-pound pass-catcher is a 4-star player and is ranked No. 22 among JUCO transfers. Cannella is an Illinois native who played both wide receiver and tight end in high school before settling in as a tight end at Scottsdale ...

Michigan landed a commitment Wednesday from one of the top playmakers in the 2017 class in wide receiver Tarik Black. Irish Sports Daily had the report: The 4-star prospect is considered the No. 13 receiver in the country and the No. 1 wideout from the state of Connecticut, according to Scout. While you can question his competition at the high school level, he has all the physical tools necessary to succeed at the next level. At 6'3 ½", ...

Michigan football landed a critical piece to its 2017 class when 4-star receiver Tarik Black announced his commitment to the Wolverines on Wednesday.  The 6'3 ½", 206-pounder, who rates as the nation's No. 13 receiver and the No. 99 player overall in the 2017 cycle, selected Michigan over programs such as Alabama, Auburn, Stanford and UCLA, among others. Steve Lorenz of 247Sports reported the commitment: Last month, Black detailed to Bleacher Report his feelings on where the ...

Need a little extra scratch to make it through the holidays, or to pay for all those generous gifts you've purchased for family and friends? Have no fear, bowl season is here for those who enjoy putting a little something on the last batch of college football games from 2016-17. Just like any week during the regular season, the sheer volume of bowl games makes some lines juicier than others. The oddsmakers, as accurate as they ...

The last time the Troy Trojans played in a bowl game, six seasons ago, they beat up the Ohio Bobcats in the New Orleans Bowl. The Trojans are back in a bowl this year, and guess who they meet? The Bobcats in the Dollar General Bowl on Dec. 23 in Mobile, Alabama.         Dollar General Bowl point spread: The Trojans opened as five-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark (line updates and matchup report). College ...

Navy is 3-0 both straight up and against the spread in bowls the last three seasons; Louisiana Tech is 2-0 both SU and ATS in bowls the last two seasons. Two teams that apparently know what they're doing come bowl season meet when the Midshipmen battle the Bulldogs in the Armed Forces Bowl on December 23 in Fort Worth, Texas. Armed Forces Bowl point spread: The Midshipmen opened as one-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark ...