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While most of the former Pac-12 schools struggled with their transitions to the Big 10, Oregon was the lone exception, ending the regular season as the top-ranked team in the 2024-2025 College Football Playoffs. Ahead of its second season in its new conference, here are our 2025 Oregon football predictions. The Ducks went 13-1 in […]

Three months after Jim Irsay’s sudden passing, a cause of death has finally been reported. The late Indianapolis Colts owner’s daughters, who have assumed his former role, released a statement on his reported relapse from the drug addiction that plagued his life. Irsay struggled with drug addiction for years and overdosed three times in the […]

Star players do not typically double as return specialists, but that will not be the case for Oklahoma during the 2025 college football season. Head coach Brent Venables confirmed that star running back Jaydn Ott will double as Oklahoma’s kick returner to begin the year. Instead of protecting Ott from the dangers that come with […]

Coming off their first bowl game victory in a decade, the hype for Nebraska’s 2025 college football season is already off the charts. Senior safety DeShon Singleton does not believe fans are ready for what the Cornhuskers will bring in their Week 1 matchup with Cincinnati. Nebraska kicks off Week 1 of the 2025 college […]

Although he has only missed one regular season game in his two-year career, Jayden Reed has consistently found himself on the injury report. Entering the 2025 NFL season, the Green Bay Packers’ top returning receiver will begin the year with yet another issue. While Reed will begin the year with a Jones fracture in his […]

For the first time in a while, the fantasy football running back landscape did not change much in the 2025 NFL offseason. However, despite the lack of movement, a few players are in for bigger roles in the coming season than they had in 2024. With running back being arguably the most important position in […]

The Denver Broncos finalized their 2025 roster cuts to set their initial 53-man roster, but they are far from done making moves. Head coach Sean Payton believes that the team’s roster will be highly volatile in 2025. While most teams endure a grueling decision-making process to set their rosters, the Broncos might have had the […]

Jayden Daniels will begin the 2025 season without one of his best blockers in front of him. As they announced their finalized roster, the Washington Commanders confirmed that injured offensive line cornerstone Sam Cosmi would begin the year on the mend. While the Commanders expect Cosmi to return at some point during the season, they […]

Amid a series of roster moves, the Pittsburgh Steelers made the surprising decision to release former Los Angeles Rams and Houston Texans receiver Robert Woods. The Steelers parted with the veteran pass-catcher on Tuesday morning, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport. The 33-year-old battled retirement rumors all offseason, but remains committed to playing in 2025, […]

Another ‘Hard Knocks’ star will receive the axe in 2025. For the second consecutive offseason, the Buffalo Bills are releasing receiver KJ Hamler during their final roster cuts. The Bills cut Hamler on Tuesday morning just hours before the 4 p.m. ET roster deadline, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported. The move marked the second straight year […]

Ohio State and Texas will have all the attention as the biggest matchup of Week 1 of the 2025 college football season. However, the Buckeyes are already making headlines one week early for reportedly banning Fox Sports analyst and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy from attending the game. Amid reports of Portnoy’s banning, Ohio State […]

Just one month after signing his latest deal, Desmond Ridder will return to the open market. The Cincinnati Bengals released the backup quarterback on Tuesday as part of their final roster cuts. The Bengals signed Ridder in late July to compete with Jake Browning for their backup job. However, after appearing in all three preseason […]

The 2025 NFL roster deadline has claimed another victim. The New York Jets released former Arizona State and Notre Dame safety Jordan Clark, the son of ESPN analyst Ryan Clark, on roster cut day. Although the Jets released Clark on Monday, they plan to keep him on their practice squad, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported. New […]

One week after getting arrested on a DUI charge, Clemson football tight end Ian Schieffelin announced that he will not play in the team’s Week 1 matchup with LSU. Schieffelin was arrested on suspicion of a DUI on the weekend of Aug. 16. The team has since been vague on his punishment, but the tight […]

The Houston Texans are eyeing another potential trade to cut down to the 53-player mandate ahead of the NFL roster deadline on Tuesday afternoon. Less than two weeks after sending John Metchie III to the Philadelphia Eagles, general manager Nick Caserio is reportedly shopping left tackle Cam Robinson. Robinson was identified as a “name to […]

The Miami Dolphins are already dealing with multiple health concerns ahead of the 2025 NFL season, with kicker Jason Sanders the latest to join the injury report. After he missed the team’s final preseason game with an unspecified issue, head coach Mike McDaniel confirmed that Sanders would miss some time to begin the year. McDaniel […]

With a Week 1 matchup against Baylor on deck, Auburn appears close to beginning the 2025 college football season at full strength. The biggest concern was star receiver Eric Singleton, for whom head coach Hugh Freeze provided a massive update on Monday. Freeze said that Singleton, who suffered a minor injury late in the offseason, […]

After years of inadequate quarterback play, the New York Giants are arguably dealing with an embarrassment of riches at the position with 2025 roster cuts looming. Although head coach Brian Daboll will not directly address it, Tommy DeVito appears to be the odd man out. DeVito, 27, is the lone returning member of the Giants’ […]

Another year, another Jake Moody debacle during the offseason. Despite Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers seemingly committing to their former third-round pick ahead of the 2025 preseason, fans have found yet another reason to criticize the kicker’s standing with the team. Fans have been split on Moody throughout his two-year career, but the […]

Arizona Cardinals cornerback Will Johnson is entering the 2025 NFL season with a chip on his shoulder. Despite entering the draft as a projected top-10 pick, injury concerns caused Johnson to fall to the end of the second round. As difficult as the process was on him, Johnson admitted that watching the Los Angeles Chargers […]

ESPN released its annual NFL rank on Monday, predicting the top 100 players of the 2025 season. The list notably excluded Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Jalen Ramsey, who will play for his third team in four years after being traded by the Miami Dolphins in June. Following the release of their NFL rank, ESPN polled league […]

For the third straight year, Kentucky is naming a transfer as its starting quarterback to begin the 2025 college football season. Ahead of their Week 1 matchup against Toledo, the Wildcats named Incarnate Word transfer Zach Calzada as their starting signal-caller. Head coach Mark Stoops confirmed on Monday that Calzada will start in Week 1, […]

Unlike many teams around the league, the Chicago Bears have yet to make any significant cuts from their 2025 preseason roster. With final rosters due on Aug. 26, general manager Ryan Poles is coming down to the wire with Ben Johnson’s first team as head coach. The Bears were one of the busiest teams early […]

With the NFL roster deadline looming, the Minnesota Vikings are potentially looking to make one final last-minute addition to their 2025 team. Just days ahead of the Aug. 26 deadline, the Vikings worked out veteran quarterback Carson Wentz. Minnesota hosted Wentz for a private workout on Saturday, ESPN’s Lindsey Thiry reported. As arguably the best […]

For the first time in five years, Kansas State will begin the year at 0-1 after losing to Iowa State in the 2025 college football season opener. Fans are less than pleased with the rough start and have not hesitated to throw head coach Chris Klieman under the bus. After a turnover-filled first half, the […]

Tight end is arguably the trickiest position to navigate in fantasy football, with so few enticing options available at the position. The 2025 season is no different, giving thousands of managers another year of headaches. For years, Travis Kelce dominated the position and was a popular first-round target due to the positional edge he provided […]

Star guard Sabrina Ionescu’s red-hot month of August will hit the brakes as she takes a brief trip to the injury report. A lingering foot injury has finally caught up to Ionescu, who has been ruled out of the New York Liberty’s Saturday afternoon matchup with the Atlanta Dream. After being listed as questionable for […]

No WNBA team has been plagued by injuries in 2025 than the Indiana Fever, who remain without three of their top four guards. With Caitlin Clark still seemingly far from making a return, the Fever are signing veteran Aerial Powers to a hardship deal. The Fever gave Powers a seven-day hardship contract on Saturday morning, […]

Kansas State and Iowa State are set to kick off the 2025 college football season in Dublin, Ireland. The Wildcats will need to begin Week 0 without one of their best players in starting left tackle George Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick spent most of the summer dealing with an unspecified medical issue after being hospitalized during a […]

With his first season as the New York Jets’ head coach around the corner, Aaron Glenn has his work cut out for him with the 2025 final roster cuts looming. After being a part of the process for over a decade, the 53-year-old is now the primary decision-maker for the first time in his career. […]

The Cleveland Browns have arguably more to manage in the final weeks of the offseason than any other team in the league. The team’s quarterback battle has been widely publicized, but there are several other roster questions that General Manager Andrew Berry must address before Aug. 26. Given their current positioning, the Browns will inevitably […]

After going just 3-14 a year ago, the New York Giants are one of the top preseason candidates for the most improved team in 2025. However, with the influx of talent the team brought in over the offseason, a few notable veterans could find themselves as surprise roster cuts as the Giants finalize their 53-man […]

Ahead of his third season as Nebraska’s head football coach, Matt Rhule is trying his hand in the podcast world. Unlike some of his peers, Rhule has never previously been known as an on-air analyst. He is now attempting to introduce that side of himself to the rest of the college football community with the […]

After missing the playoffs for the second straight season, the Cincinnati Bengals returned to the drawing board in the 2025 offseason, resulting in significant changes to their unofficial depth chart. Their typical core returns, but the team made an effort to replace just about as much of its supporting cast as possible. Whether those changes […]

The New Orleans Saints have one preseason game remaining before the 2025 NFL season begins and have yet to decide on a starting quarterback. Ahead of their matchup with the Denver Broncos, head coach Kellen Moore detailed the team’s plan in its final exhibition contest with Week 1 looming. Moore said that the team will […]

Nearly three years after he last coached a Northwestern football game, Pat Fitzgerald has settled his wrongful termination lawsuit. The longtime head coach, who was released by the Wildcats during their investigation into hazing allegations, confirmed the settlement of the case on Thursday. While the lawsuit is officially settled, the specific terms of the deal […]

Despite insisting that Lamar Jackson is completely injury-free, the Baltimore Ravens sent a different message with their quarterback on Thursday. One day after reports that Jackson suffered a minor injury surfaced on Wednesday, the Ravens held their star quarterback out of practice on Thursday, Jeff Zrebiec of ‘The Athletic’ reported. Zrebiec also noted that cornerback […]

Three years into his college football career, Malachi Nelson might have finally found a home at UTEP. After stops at USC and Boise State, the former No. 1 quarterback recruit will have a third chance with the Miners in 2025. After an extensive offseason battle, the UTEP coaching staff told Nelson that he will be […]

Ryan Browne will get his second chance at the place where it all began. After an eventful offseason saw him enter the college football transfer portal and spend the spring with North Carolina, the redshirt sophomore was officially named Purdue’s starting quarterback to begin the 2025 season. Browne spent the 2023 and 2024 seasons with […]