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The USC football program has two significant rivalries on its schedule. First, they play UCLA, and then Notre Dame in a unique cross-country matchup. The USC-Notre Dame rivalry is one of the most unique rivalry games in the sport due to that factor, but due to the changing landscape in college football, there were questions […]

The 2025 North Carolina football team might have the most attention of any program in the country. Bill Belichick was hired to replace Mack Brown as the head coach, and all the attention has been on the Tar Heels since. That hiring signaled a massive shift, telling everyone that the landscape in college has changed […]

The 2025 LSU football team has the potential this season to be not just Brian Kelly’s best team in Baton Rouge but also his best team overall. The team has had its fair share of ups and downs under Kelly, but this year is his most complete team yet. Thanks to an NFL-caliber quarterback in […]

The 2025 Texas football team has massive expectations and could become the best team in the country, but they need to get through their first game against Ohio State. This is an enormous game where they could make an early statement and stake their claim that their ranking as the top team in the country […]

The times have changed in college basketball and college sports at large. NIL and the transfer portal have reshaped how everything works, significantly reducing how the NCAA worked in the past. These changes prompted the Louisville basketball program to try to reinstate its 2013 national championship. A massive scandal rocked the Cardinals under Rick Pitino, […]

The San Francisco 49ers are dealing with many issues on the offensive side of the ball. Specifically, the 49ers have problems in the receiving corps due to injuries. Those issues only got worse when Demarcus Robinson was suspended for three games out wide for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. The suspension only leaves San […]

The 2025 Miami football team has much potential after last year’s events. Mario Cristobal and the Miami offense brought a massive transfer out of the portal to replace Cam Ward under center, Carson Beck. They also replaced a lot on this defense, which was their kryptonite. Those factors should help this fanbase gain hope and […]

The 2025 Alabama football team has the talent to bounce back from last season’s disappointment. The Crimson Tide had weapons all over this offense, but it was not nearly as smooth a transition under Kalen DeBoer’s offense as it should have been. Now, in year two, DeBoer is reunited with offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb, and […]

The 2025 North Carolina football team is the most interesting in the country this season. That is all because Bill Belichick has taken over the reins as the head coach. The Tar Heels said goodbye to many players and brought in a lot. One of the more interesting players they said goodbye to was Conner […]

The 2025 Michigan football offense is undergoing a massive makeover this season after its struggles last season. The most significant difference is that the Wolverines have one of the best quarterbacks under center for this game, Bryce Underwood, who is taking complete control of this offense. Michigan will also run the ball much more and […]

The 2025 Texas A&M football team is loaded this year and primed to make a run in a crowded SEC. Mike Elko has a talented team this season after grabbing some massive talent out of the transfer portal and in recruiting. The offense should be more settled with Marcel Reed having the reins all to […]

Coaching the Ohio State football program carries a tremendous amount of pressure. The Buckeyes are known for excellence, and Ryan Day finally overcame the hump last season after leading Ohio State to a national championship win. Ryan Day replaced a legend in Urban Meyer, and he still has had trouble beating Michigan. Despite the title […]

The Kansas State basketball program removed former Memphis forward Tyreek Smith from the transfer portal before the 2024 season started. Because he transferred mid-year in January, he planned to redshirt and play in 2025. However, he needed a waiver to play for a fifth year in college, which would have been in 2025. That waiver […]

The 2025 Alabama football team is littered with talent and is primed to bounce back after the Crimson Tides were too inconsistent last season. Head coach Kalen DeBoer needs to right the ship for a team that is used to winning, and one of the keys to that is his offense. Ty Simpson is the […]

The 2025 West Virginia football team is looking back to its glory days after hiring Rich Rodriguez. They are bringing back Rich Rodriguez after his incredible seasons with the Mountaineers in the early and mid-2000s. He left in 2007 but is back, and one of the first things he is doing is trying to get […]

The 2025 South Carolina football team will be the last to wear Under Armour after the Gamecocks decided to switch to Nike in 2026. The move is interesting because Shane Beamer and the Gamecocks have steadily become one of the better programs in the SEC. The move is also the latest in a chain of […]

The 2025 Oregon football team has talent, but is losing some of the talent that made it the elite team it was last season. The Big Ten is also better around them. Ohio State and Penn State have more proven talent this season, despite the Ducks still having gold on their roster. Dan Lanning has […]

The changing landscape of college football has revolved around two conferences: the SEC and the Big Ten. Due to those two conferences, the College Football Playoff moved from four to 12 teams, but there has been a holdup in increasing the number of teams since the Big Ten plays nine conference games and the SEC […]

The 2025 North Carolina football team is one of the most unique college football situations in the entire country this year. Bill Belichick is returning to coaching, but this time in college football. Belichick has talent on this Tar Heels roster, but there is so much unknown after they brought in a handful of new […]

The 2025 Missouri football team has a lot of talent on the roster, and they went out and grabbed one of the more interesting quarterback pickups of the offseason in Beau Pribula. That pickup was massive and created a big quarterback competition. He was in a quarterback competition with former four-star recruit Sam Horn, and […]

The 2025 Clemson football team is loaded and is seen as one of the best teams in the country this season. They opened the year ranked as the fourth-best team in the AP Poll, and for good reason. The Tigers are tied for first in the country in most returning starters, and because of that, […]

The 2025 Penn State football team has massive expectations this year, given the number of playmakers coming back and the talent coming in. Many fans and analysts are pointing to the issue with the Nittany Lions, James Franklin, and whether he can get over the hump and win a big game. That pressure only gets […]

The 2025 Oregon State football team has many questions entering this year. This is the Beavers’ second full season after the Pac-12 collapsed. The Beavers were 5-7 last year, but they have some hope this season, starting with the quarterback position. Transfer quarterback Maalik Murphy comes into Corvallis with a lot of talent and was […]

The Cincinnati basketball program is entering a make-or-break season for coach Wes Miller. The Bearcats started the 2024 season playing well, but they struggled down the stretch and could not maintain that success, resulting in their missing the NCAA Tournament. Jizzle James was their best player, but he will not be available for the team […]

The 2025 LSU football team is highly talented. It might be the best team Brian Kelly has ever had since being hired in Baton Rouge. The Tigers have a loaded offense, but the difference maker this year needs to be their defense after their recent struggles on that side of the ball. It starts with […]

The 2025 South Carolina football team has high expectations after the way it ended last year’s season. The biggest keys they are returning are LaNorris Sellers under center as a Heisman Trophy-caliber quarterback and Dylan Stewart off the edge on defense. They only had nine starters returning overall, and to add depth, they made many […]

The 2025 Michigan football team is still searching for its starting quarterback, and there is a chance it might not be the top incoming recruit, Bryce Underwood. However, Underwood is already among the biggest names in college football due to his ranking and the amount of money he commanded to switch to the Wolverines. Now, […]

The 2025 Notre Dame football team was interesting because it made a big run to the National Championship before losing to Ohio State. The Fighting Irish bring back 11 starters from last year’s squad, highlighted by a Heisman-caliber running back in Jeremiyah Love in the backfield. The quarterback position is a massive question mark that […]

The Cleveland Browns are entering their final preseason game and still have a crowded depth chart of quarterbacks. Joe Flacco was announced as the Week One starter, and then Pickett and Gabriel round out the top three, with Shedeur Sanders still being listed as the fourth string. Only Tyler Huntley is behind Sanders as the […]

There are many questions surrounding the 2025 Cal football team. Due to the transfer portal, the team underwent some significant changes in the offseason. The changes came after Fernando Mendoza transferred to Indiana, so true freshman Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele will start under center. Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele is a former five-star recruit from Hawaii’s 2024 class. After starting […]

The Stanford football program is in a unique position for the 2025 season. They made the unprecedented move of firing their head coach, Troy Taylor, in March, and then hired a temporary coach for the season due to the move happening so late in the offseason. Andrew Luck returned to his old NFL coach, Frank […]

One of last week’s biggest stories was what happened with new Oklahoma football transfer quarterback John Mateer. He was a massive pickup from the portal after the Sooners needed help on offense, and they lured his offensive coordinator from Washington State to Norman. This week was all about the potential that he might have gambled […]

The 2025 Illinois football team has high expectations for this season after finishing the 2024 season well. One of the biggest reasons the Fighting Illini have such high expectations this year is that Luke Altmyer is back under center after having a stellar year in 2024. Head coach Brett Bielema has a loaded team, and […]

The 2025 Notre Dame football team is set for a big year in South Bend. Last season, they ran to the national championship before ultimately losing to Ohio State. This year, the biggest key for the Fighting Irish will be what the ground game looks like, thanks to Jeremiyah Love, who will carry this offense […]

The 2025 Texas A&M football team improved even more than last year after spending a lot of money in the transfer portal. The Aggies have a loaded roster of talent this season. In particular, they boosted the expansive receiver room after adding Mario Craver and KC Concepcion to help Marcel Reed develop even more. This […]

The 2025 Oregon football team has a lot of intrigue this year, especially on the defensive side of the ball. The offense is going to look different after Dillon Gabriel got drafted. However, they have enough on defense, from the front seven to the back end in the secondary, that should help keep the Ducks […]

The Texas football team comes into this season with massive expectations. Despite losing pieces from last year’s team, they are the top-ranked team in the AP and the Coaches Poll. The key focus for the Longhorns is how Arch Manning will look after he steps into the starting role. The expectations are massive for Manning, […]

After last season’s disappointing finish, the 2025 Florida football team has much potential. It starts and ends with what the offense looks like with DJ Lagway under center. However, he is dealing with injuries as we get into the start of the season. More injuries are also piling across the team, with the latest coming […]

This year, Tennessee football was one of the bigger off-season stories after Nico Iamaleava’s NIL dispute. Iamaleava left, and the Volunteers quickly brought in Joey Aguilar from Appalachian State and UCLA, so the two programs swapped quarterbacks after Iamaleava joined the Bruins. It is not a foregone conclusion that Aguilar is the starter for Tennessee football, […]