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USA Today
22-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Texas A&M HC Mike Elko is 'excited' about his starting QB's development this offseason
Texas A&M HC Mike Elko is 'excited' about his starting QB's development this offseason The 2025 college football offseason has entered it's "talk'n" phase when every Power 5 head coach begins to preview their rosters, including Texas A&M coach Mike Elko, who spoke to during Wednesday's Brazos Country Coach's Night. Ranging from senior running back Le'Veon Moss's health, improvement on defense, and starting quarterback Marcel Reed's progress this spring. While Elko's confirmation that Moss is set to be 100% healthy during fall camp after fully recovering from his season-ending knee injury was the breaking news on the night, the second-year head coach was more than positve while discussing Marcel Reed's progression as a pocket passer, fully expecting the redshirt sophomore to take the next step in his development during his first full season as the starting signal caller. "Marcel Reed's development is what I'm most excited about. His development as a leader and in the passing game is important. He was a great player last year, but you'll see a significantly better version of him this fall." A "better version" of Marcel Reed is a complete quarterback who can make the tough passes when needed, especially if the run game isn't working. Last season, after Le'Veon Moss went down, the offense relied on Reed's arm, and while he showed flashes in the 4 OT loss to Auburn, throwing for three touchdowns and nearly 300 yards, his poor performance against the Texas Longhorns resulted in lost confidence among the national media, and some of the Aggie fanbase. Still, while Reed's elite running skills will continue to be utilized in OC Collin Klein's scheme, the first two games of the season against UTSA and Utah State need to pose as tune-up games for Reed to gain comfortability in the pocket before the Aggies hit the road to face Notre Dame in Week 3. Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes and opinions. Follow Cameron on X: @CameronOhnysty.
USA Today
20-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Texas A&M flips 2026 four-star cornerback from Illinois out of Ohio
Texas A&M flips 2026 four-star cornerback from Illinois out of Ohio Texas A&M's 2025 spring game also serves as another opportunity for coach Mike Elko and his staff to host as many 2026 and 2027 prospects in College Station this weekend. The Aggies have picked up another commit for the second time today, flipping a 2026 four-star cornerback out of Toledo, Ohio. Following the spring game, it was announced that 2026 four-star Illinois commit Victor Singleton has flipped to Texas A&M. He makes the 11th commit of the 2026 class and the first cornerback. This is a big pick-up for the Aggies, who will need depth in the corner position with several upperclassmen on the roster. Before initially committing to Illinois, Singleton picked up nearly 30 scholarship offers from several Power 5 schools that showed interest. On top of being one of the top-rated cornerbacks in the country, he was added to the 2026 Polynesian Bowl roster. His junior season ended with a runner-up finish in the state championship along with 30 tackles, five tackles for loss, and four interceptions. A top-100 recruit, Singleton is currently ranked as the 57th-ranked prospect in the 2026 class, the 5th-ranked CB, and the No.1 prospect in Ohio by 247Sports. Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes, and opinions. Follow Jarrett Johnson on X: @whosnextsports1.
USA Today
09-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Iowa basketball lures former Texas Tech assistant coach to staff
Iowa basketball lures former Texas Tech assistant coach to staff Ben McCollum has added a fourth assistant to his first Iowa basketball coaching staff. McCollum is adding former Texas Tech assistant coach Luke Barnwell to his staff at Iowa. Barnwell spent each of the past two seasons with the Red Raiders where he helped lead Texas Tech to consecutive NCAA Tournaments, including a trip to this year's Elite Eight. Along the way, Texas Tech ended Drake and McCollum's NCAA Tournament run with a 77-64 victory in the round of 32. 'I have known Luke for a number of years,' McCollum said of Barnwell. 'He is an elite recruiter, excellent coach and has had a ton of success at the prep level. He also has a lot of experience at the Power 5 level with one of the top coaches in the country in Grant McCasland. We're excited to have Luke join our program.' Prior to arriving in Lubbock, Texas, Barnwell spent 10 seasons as head coach at Sunrise Christian Academy in Wichita, Kan. During his stint at Sunrise, Barnwell was recognized as the 2021 and 2022 Naismith High School Boys Coach of the Year and led the team to the 2022 National Interscholastic Basketball Conference Championships. "I am incredibly blessed to be a part of the University of Iowa and coach McCollum's staff. My family and I look forward to being back in the Midwest to work for this university, community and program," Barnwell said of joining Iowa. Barnwell helped with the development of Big 12 Player of the Year and second-team All-American JT Toppin. The forward averaged 18.2 points and 9.4 rebounds per game this past season. Texas Tech forward Darrion Williams earned All-Big 12 first team honors and Red Raider guard Chance McMillian garnered All-Big 12 second-team recognition under Barnwell's direction. Barnwell also coached NBA players Kennedy Chandler, Kendall Brown, Gradey Dick and Ochai Agbaji and helped train Buddy Hield and Ron Baker. A native of Emporia, Kan., Barnwell played college basketball at Newman University and Emporia State before beginning his coaching career as a student assistant. Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes and opinions. Follow Josh on X: @JoshOnREF
USA Today
13-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Minnesota basketball parts ways with head coach Ben Johnson, add Power 5 opening to watch
Minnesota basketball parts ways with head coach Ben Johnson, add Power 5 opening to watch The end of college basketball season means the end of eras at programs with head coaches departing. The latest head coaching change comes from the University of Minnesota. The Golden Gophers and head coach Ben Johnson have parted ways, as Marcus Fuller of the Star Tribune reported. The news came from an announcement released by Minnesota athletic director Mark Coyle. The move comes less than one day after Minnesota was bounced from the Big Ten Tournament at the hands of the Northwestern Wildcats in the first round of postseason action. Ben Johnson had been the head coach at Minnesota since 2021. Ben Johnson spent his collegiate playing career, ironically enough, between Northwestern and Minnesota. He spent two years with Northwestern and his final three with Minnesota before getting into coaching. Johnson climbed the ranks as an assistant coach at Dayton, Texas Pan-American, Northern Iowa, Nebraska, Xavier, and Minnesota before getting his shot as the head coach. During his stint at Minnesota, Johnson carried a 56-71 overall record but struggled in Big Ten play, going just 22-57. The Golden Gophers only had one postseason appearance under Johnson in 2023-24 when they qualified for the NIT.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Prime Time: Dunlap four-star prospect gets offer from Colorado football
Is Mack Sutter headed for Prime Time? The four-star Dunlap tight end picked up a scholarship offer from Deion Sanders' Colorado program on Tuesday, running his Power 5 college football tally to 38 since last January. This offer came Tuesday morning from Buffaloes tight ends coach Brett Bartolone. Grateful to receive an offer from The University of Colorado! 🦬 @DeionSanders @EDGYTIM @AllenTrieu @GregSmithRivals @SWiltfong_ @adamgorney @LemmingReport — Mack Sutter (@M4ckSutter) January 28, 2025 Sutter has seen a flurry of new offers over the last few weeks including North Carolina State along with Florida State, North Carolina and now Colorado in the last 24 hours. The 6-foot-6, 225-pound junior released his 12 finalists in August: Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Penn State and Tennessee. Inside the process: Dunlap football star is one of the nation's top recruits This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Colorado football recruiting: CU offers Dunlap, Illinois, tight end Mack Sutter
