Jones has presently been serving as the assistant cornerbacks coach for Kalen DeBoer's Alabama program. A Florida native who played collegiately at Alabama A&M, where he switched from quarterback to defensive back, Jones worked at prestigious IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, following his playing career.

Georgia, not Miami, was the first team to offer Carson Beck when he entered the transfer portal. But the quarterback chose not to return to Bulldogs.

Alabama assistant cornerbacks coach Kobie Jones is departing the program to be Georgia Tech’s new cornerbacks coach. FootballScoop was the first to report the news via X.

South Alabama continued shoring up depth for a linebacker corp that was beset by injuries in 2024 by adding former Georgia Tech linebacker Caleb Dozier to he squad via the transfer portal.

Carson Beck resisted overtures from Georgia about returning for the 2025 season before he transferred to Miami, according to USA Today's Matt Hayes.

Georgia Tech has been active on the recruiting trail sending out offers to prospects and building relationships with kids in the 2026, 2027, and 2028 classes. L

Jacksonville St. at Sam Houston St., 3 p.m. Wichita St. at North Texas, 3 p.m. Alcorn St. at Texas Southern, 4 p.m. BYU at Texas Tech, 7 p.m. Grand Canyon at Tarleton St., 8 p.m. Fresno St. at Air Force, 3 p.m. New Mexico at Colorado St., 3 p.m.

A look at the day's live sporting events on television.

NFL PLAYOFFS: 4:30 p.m. — Houston at Kansas City in AFC divisional round (ABC, ESPN); 8 p.m. — Washington at Detroit in AFC divisional round (Fox). NHL: 12:30 p.m. — Philadelphia at New Jersey (NHL Network);

Army baseball opens the 2025 season on Feb. 14 at North Alabama. Black Knights seeks seventh consecutive NCAA tourney appearance.

Predicting next season's college football Top 25 in January is difficult. We tried early in 2024. How did it work out? A look at the hits and misses.

Alabama and Auburn enter offseasons with incredibly consequential quarterback competitions will dictate the direction of programs in need of momentum.