Arizona OL Zach Hemmila passes away Arizona offensive lineman Zach Hemmila (65) during the first half of an NCAA college football game against UTSA, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Awful news emerged out of Arizona Monday morning. Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez and athletic director Greg Byrne announced that offensive lineman Zach Hemmila passed away in … [Read more...]

Ball State surprises fifth-year walk-on with scholarship (Video) Programs often come up with special ways to reward walk-ons with scholarships. What Ball State did for Kyle Seger on Friday night is one of the best ones yet. To wrap up a long day of camp that included workouts and positional meetings, the Cardinals lightened the mood a bit by playing a game called “The Cardinal is Right” … [Read more...]

Boston College QB Patrick Towles says he's playing in honor of Harambe the gorilla Towles said he would be transferring in November (Getty). Boston College quarterback Patrick Towles is getting some unique inspiration in 2016. OK, it’s likely a joke, but Towles, a transfer from Kentucky, posted to Instagram on Saturday that he was going to play the 2016 season in memory of Harambe, the … [Read more...]

Louisville CB to miss season after foot wound from drive-by shooting (Getty Images) Louisville coach Bobby Petrino said Saturday that cornerback Cornelius Sturghill would miss the entire 2016 season. Sturghill, a redshirt sophomore, suffered a gunshot wound to his foot in a drive-by shooting in Memphis. “He was walking down the street,” Petrino said via the Louisville Courier-Journal. “There … [Read more...]

Kirby Smart believes grad transfers should be able to transfer within SEC Smart replaced Mark Richt at Georgia (Getty). Unsurprisingly, Georgia coach Kirby Smart supports Maurice Smith’s desire to transfer to Georgia. Smith, a defensive back at Alabama, wants to transfer to Georgia. As a graduate transfer, he’d be eligible to play immediately at his new school. Again, that new school is … [Read more...]

Louisiana Tech's likely starting QB arrested for DWI Higgins started six games in 2013 (Getty Images). Louisiana Tech quarterback Ryan Higgins was arrested for DWI Friday morning. According to The News Star, Higgins was arrested at 3:19 a.m. Friday in Ruston, Louisiana, the city where Tech is located. Higgins was allegedly speeding between 11-20 MPH over the speed limit in addition to … [Read more...]

Report: Accuser won't attend UF hearing regarding Antonio Callaway Antonio Callaway was Florida’s leading receiver in 2015 (Getty). A woman who has accused Florida wide receiver Antonio Callaway and transferred Florida quarterback Treon Harris of sexual assault will not be attending a school code of conduct hearing because of the appointed arbiter in the case. According to ESPN, a woman … [Read more...]

West Virginia juco transfer got a job in Morgantown working at Taco Bell (Getty Images) Justin Crawford was going to attempt to balance work, family, classes and football at West Virginia. Now work isn’t a part of the equation for the junior college transfer. According to the WV Metro News, Crawford was working part-time at a Taco Bell in Morgantown, West Virginia. He’s no longer working … [Read more...]

Alabama defends position to prevent DB from transferring to SEC school (Getty Images) Alabama is standing by its decision to prevent Maurice Smith from transferring to Georgia. The defensive back could transfer and play immediately at a different school after he graduates over the weekend. His mother said Smith wants to go to Georgia and raised questions about Alabama’s motives by noting … [Read more...]

Alabama opens season at No. 1 in coaches poll (Getty Images) The first preseason poll of 2016 is out. The preseason coaches poll was released Thursday and the defending national champions are No. 1. Alabama topped the rankings with Clemson, the team the Tide beat in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, is No. 2. Here’s the full list of 25 teams. Clemson (7), Florida State … [Read more...]