New Oregon head football coach Willie Taggart has found the man to lead his offense, reportedly hiring Alabama offensive line coach Mario Cristobal as co-offensive coordinator. Ryan Bartow of 247Sports first reported Cristobal's hiring at Oregon on Friday. Dan Wolken of USA Today confirmed the report. Bartow noted Cristobal is "recognized as one of the nation’s elite recruiters and top offensive line coaches," with these examples: Cristobal was named the National Recruiter of the Year by 247Sports in the 2015 cycle. He’s ...

Bleacher Report's CFB 150 is an annual ranking of the game's best players, regardless of NFL potential. Authors David Kenyon, Brian Pedersen and Barrett Sallee have studied, ranked and graded the top athletes in the country, narrowed that list down and sorted by position. Today, Sallee presents the top 16 safeties. Other CFB 150 Positions Quarterbacks Cornerbacks The role of a safety varies from team to team and situation to situation. The best are solid in coverage and passing situations and reliable in ...

Coveted wide receiver Jaylen Harris announced Friday that he's planning to play college football at Ohio State starting next fall. Harris announced his commitment in a video with Cleveland.com:  Harris is a 4-star prospect who rates as the No. 108 overall player in the 2017 recruiting class, according to the Scout player rankings. He also checks in as the No. 14 wideout in the group and the best recruit at the position from the state of Ohio. The Cleveland Heights High School ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The genesis of "the undersized hero who could" began nearly two years ago, far away from the greatest moment of the college football season. Deep in the monotonous grind that is scout team preparation, a tough, undersized wide receiver was driving the Clemson defense crazy. Frankly, the guys were pissed off. "He kept making plays and making us look bad," Clemson linebacker Ben Boulware told Bleacher Report. Hunter Renfrow is listed at 5'11" on the Tigers ...

Tamorrion Terry is heading to Florida State. Per Michael Langston of Warchant.com, Terry committed to the Seminoles.  “I've liked them (the ‘Noles) for a long time,” he told Langston. “I like how the coaches are with the players and also their ability to use bigger receivers. So this one is big. I committed to FSU. This is where I've wanted to be.” The 4-star wide receiver announced his intention to become a Seminole on Thursday, choosing them over other ...

Florida State wide receiver Travis Rudolph will skip his senior season with the Seminoles and enter the 2017 NFL draft. The Seminoles confirmed Rudolph's decision, releasing a statement from the wide receiver: Citing a source Thursday, Ryan S. Clark of Warchant.com reported the junior wideout was set to join FSU running back Dalvin Cook and left tackle Roderick Johnson by making the jump to the pro level. Cook posted a message on social media in support of his ...

Less than three weeks away from national signing day, several of America's premier college football prospects are officially on commitment watch. Count 5-star defensive back Devon Hunter among them. The Indian River High School (Chesapeake, Virginia) senior announced intentions this week to reveal his collegiate choice Jan. 20, with six programs in the picture: Hunter's half-dozen finalists consist of four SEC teams—Alabama, Auburn, Florida and Ole Miss—along with ACC squads North Carolina and Virginia Tech. "I'm ready to get to ...

Let's address the obvious while we're all still floating on this weightless football high. It is a convenient time to heap enormous praise on the sport. This much is certain and undeniable. Rarely has the game felt as delightful and huggable as it does at this moment after all that has taken place over the past week. But the outcome of Monday night is only part of the reason such momentum will continue. This is about far ...

Bleacher Report's CFB 150 is an annual ranking of the game's best players, regardless of NFL potential. Authors David Kenyon, Brian Pedersen and Barrett Sallee have studied, ranked and graded the top athletes in the country, narrowed down that list and sorted by position. Today, Kenyon presents the top 25 cornerbacks. Other CFB 150 Positions Quarterbacks While standouts at the position are most recognized for glamorous plays like interceptions, if quarterbacks aren't testing a corner, that's just as important. We've weighted coverage ability most ...

Auburn and head coach Gus Malzahn are searching for a new offensive coordinator after Rhett Lashlee departed from the school Wednesday to head UConn's offense, per a school announcement (via Tom Green of AL.com).  Continue for updates. Art Briles Won't Be Considered for Job Thursday, Jan 12 According to Brett McMurphy of ESPN, former Baylor head coach Art Briles is not in the running to take over as the team's offensive coordinator. That isn't a huge surprise given the controversy that ...