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The 2025 Michigan football team started the season looking decent against New Mexico, winning 34-17 in Week 1. Bryce Underwood looked good in his first start, but the Wolverines were stuck and could not get into that third gear. Michigan needs more from this defense, and they need Underwood to be even better in his […]

The 2025 Nebraska football team started this season with a win, but they looked sloppy against Cincinnati at a neutral site game, which they played at Kansas City. They won 20-17, and a win is a win, but they struggled to get things going consistently. They are massive favorites against Akron back home this week, […]

The start of the 2025 Colorado football season did not go as planned for Deion Sanders, with the Buffaloes losing 27-20 to Georgia Tech. However, he thinks they are fine. One issue that prompted Sanders to appeal to the NCAA in his weekly press conference was what happened with the Colorado special teams. He said […]

In recent years, one of the biggest stories in college football was what happened between Nico Iamaleava and the Tennessee football program. He left the program and transferred in the spring due to an NIL dispute. Now, he is back closer to home at UCLA. However, things have not started well for him playing for […]

So far, the 2025 college football season has had more drama off the field than on the field, headlined by what happened with Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports last weekend in Columbus. Ohio State and the rest of the Big Ten agreed with FOX that he would not be allowed in stadiums. Well, the Big […]

There are massive expectations for the Washington Commanders this year. They burst onto the scene last year thanks to Jayden Daniels’s performance as a rookie. He led the Commanders to the playoffs last season, and they reached the NFC Championship game before losing. This year’s team has even higher expectations, but not everyone has the […]

The Penn State football team is set not to have a lot of drama on the field this year, given how dominant they have a chance to be, but some drama is happening off the field with the Penn State apparel line. There are some reports that the Nittany Lions plan to change brands from […]

The 2025 Texas A&M football team has a chance to make a lot of noise in the SEC. Mike Elko has been a great recruiter for the Aggies since coming over from Duke, and he has a lot of potential to help put the Aggies over the top in a loaded conference. The top cornerback […]

One of the biggest games of Week 1 for the 2025 college football season was between LSU and Clemson. The game was highly physical, but the LSU football team pulled out the big win on the road to make a season-opening statement win in one of the more difficult college football environments. Dabo Swinney said […]

The 2025 NFL season is getting ready to start, and teams are still fortifying their final rosters. The Tennessee Titans are preparing for Week 1, when they will face the Denver Broncos, but they signed Kyzir White to bulk up the linebacking corps as that matchup looms. After NFL reporter Jordan Schultz announced the signing […]

The 2025 Miami football team has talent and is ready to compete for an ACC and national championship. The key is Carson Beck, and they paid a heavy price to bring him over from Georgia out of the transfer portal. Beck was once seen as one of the best quarterbacks in college football and a […]

The Buffalo Bills have been one of the best teams in the NFL over the last few seasons, but they consistently run into their biggest kryptonite in the postseason: the Kansas City Chiefs. Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid led the charge into the Chiefs, one of the best dynasties ever seen. The Bills have the […]

One of the biggest stories of the NFL offseason has been what is going on with Micah Parsons and the Dallas Cowboys. Parsons is entering the 2025 season with one year left on his current contract. He is still on his rookie contract and wants a massive pay increase to show his value to the […]

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 […]