Virginia Tech kicker John Love will continue to handle field goals and extra points in 2026. He also could add kickoff duties to his role if another kicker doesn't emerge in training camp.
Virginia Tech kicker John Love will continue to handle field goals and extra points in 2026. He also could add kickoff duties to his role if another kicker doesn't emerge in training camp.
Virginia Tech safety Quentin Reddish missed the final nine games of the 2025 season and didn't play in April's spring game. The redshirt sophomore is participating in summer workouts and should be a full participant in training camp.
Virginia Tech safety Quentin Reddish missed the final nine games of the 2025 season and didn't play in April's spring game. The redshirt sophomore is participating in summer workouts and should be a full participant in training camp.
Oklahoma shortstop Jaxon Willits signals to the bench after driving in a run against North Carolina during the fourth inning in Game 3 of the College World Series championship series at Charles Schwab Field on Monday in Omaha, Neb.
Oklahoma second baseman Kyle Branch drives in the first run of the game against North Carolina during the second inning in Game 3 of the College World Series championship series at Charles Schwab Field on Monday in Omaha, Neb.
Oklahoma first baseman Dayton Tockey celebrates scoring against North Carolina during the second inning in Game 3 of the College World Series championship series at Charles Schwab Field on Monday in Omaha, Neb.
Oklahoma center fielder Jason Walk catches a fly ball as right fielder Dasan Harris slides out of the way against North Carolina during the first inning in Game 3 of the College World Series championship series at Charles Schwab Field on Monday in Omaha, Neb.
Thanks to monster nights from Kyle Branch and Jaxon Willits, Oklahoma blasted No. 5 North Carolina 13-2 to win the program's third Men's College World Series title, taking the decisive Game 3 of the championship series on Monday in Omaha, Neb.
Branch went 3-for-4 with two runs and six RBIs, blasting a three-run homer in the eighth.
Branch was just 1-for-16 in the MWCS before his big night Monday.
Willits reached base in his first five plate appearances, finishing 3 for 4 with two runs, two RBIs and two walks.
The last four in Oklahoma's lineup went a combined 9-for-17 with eight runs and nine RBIs.
In the ninth, Jackson Cleveland struck out three consecutive hitters after a leadoff single to give the Sooners their first title since 1994.
The Sooners averaged eight runs per game in the MCWS.
It was an improbable run for Oklahoma, which dropped its final four Southeastern Conference series before going one-and-done in the conference tournament.
However, the Sooners got hot in the regional, eliminating No. 2 overall seed Georgia Tech before sweeping Kansas in the super regional to advance to Omaha for the second time in five seasons.
The SEC has won seven consecutive MCWS titles, with six different programs winning championships in that span.
The Sooners finished 14-16 in SEC play but wound up 43-23 overall.
Oklahoma scored in five consecutive innings to build a 9-1 lead, turning much of the latter part of the game into a celebration as pitchers Nick Wesloski and LJ Mercurius kept the Tar Heels largely off balance.
Mercurius (7-7) came on with one out in the third and surrendered just four hits and a run with five strikeouts and no walks in 5 2/3 innings.
North Carolina starter Jackson Rose had surrendered just three hits over 12 innings in the NCAA Tournament entering the Monday finale, but the Sooners touched him up for six hits in 2 2/3 frames. He fanned five without issuing a walk.
The Sooners broke through for two runs in the second.
The Tar Heels appeared to cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the second on Rom Kellis V's single to right with Erik Paulsen on second.
However, Dasan Harris came up firing to third, throwing out Carter French at third just before Paulsen crossed the plate to end the inning.
The Sooners made it 3-0 in the third before the Tar Heels scratched across a run in the bottom half.
After four consecutive one-out walks and a two-run single by Willits made it 6-1 in the fourth, Tar Heels freshman phenom Caden Glauber came in to escape the jam.
In North Carolina victory Game 2 win on Sunday, Glauber threw five shutout innings in relief, firing 65 pitches.
North Carolina had not lost a game this season in which Glauber appeared.
The loss keeps the Tar Heels (54-14-1) without a title despite 13 MCWS appearances. They were also the runner-up in 2006 and 2007.
According to NFL insider Jason La Canfora, the San Francisco 49ers are expected to release Brandon Aiyuk before training camp after failing to find a trade partner.
Having "played his last snap" for the San Francisco 49ers, wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk is apparently pushing for a cross-country move.
Aiyuk shouted out the Washington Commanders in his Instagram story on Sunday night, yelling "Go Commanders! Go Commanders! Go Commanders! Raise Hail! Take Command!" He also posted a photo of Washington quarterback Mark Rypien holding the Lombardi Trophy after Washington's win in Super Bowl XXVI.
Aiyuk, 28, has been in limbo this offseason after general manager John Lynch said in January that "it's safe to say that he's played his last snap with the Niners." San Francisco has not released him and has been unable to find a trade partner.
Aiyuk, who missed all of last season after tearing his ACL, MCL and meniscus in October of 2024, has been using his social media channels to vent his frustrations with the 49ers. Earlier this month, he called the team "dumb" and "stupid" for paying him and suggested that they were scared of how well he might play against them if he were on another team.
The wide receiver has a close relationship with Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, his former teammate at Arizona State.
Aiyuk signed a four-year, $120 million contract in August 2024. However, the 49ers voided the remaining guaranteed money on his contract last summer and later placed him on the reserve/left team list when he stopped showing up at the team facility to rehab his right knee.
Aiyuk led San Francisco with 1,342 receiving yards and seven touchdown catches in 2023. Over five NFL seasons, the 2020 first-round pick has amassed 294 catches for 4,305 yards and 25 touchdown catches for the 49ers.
