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Week 9 of the College Football season saw five different teams ranked in the AP Top 25 fall, while others nearly found themselves upset. Still, six teams remain undefeated, and all are in this week’s Top 25 Power Rankings. With some teams struggling, there has been some movement in the College Football Top 25 Power […]

A few days after James Franklin’s dismissal, the Penn State football team is resetting under interim coach Terry Smith and leaning into an underdog mindset ahead of a trip to face No. 1 Ohio State. The Nittany Lions are 3-4 and searching for stability; Smith’s focus this week is less about outside narratives and more […]

This weekend, the football world was rocked by the sudden passing of former Ohio State and New York Jets center Nick Mangold. Mangold was dealing with kidney disease and went public with his condition earlier this month, asking for a kidney replacement. Kidney disease was something that Mangold had dealt with over the last 19 […]

Ten days after James Franklin’s firing, the reverberations are still felt in Happy Valley, Penn State’s football team seat. On ESPN’s College GameDay, Franklin said his “goal hasn’t changed,” insisting he plans to chase a national title elsewhere after a 3-3 start and a swift dismissal that followed losses to Oregon, UCLA, and Northwestern. Penn […]

It was a bit of a sleepy college football slate in Week 9, but there was still plenty of opportunity for teams in the College Football Playoff discussion to make a statement. Lines are drawn just about every week in the SEC, and that was no different on Saturday. Alabama staged a late comeback to […]

The 2025 Ohio State football team has played like the best team in the country up to this point in the year. They have been dominant on defense and have playmakers all over the place on offense. Despite their dominance so far this year, they have not been able to find a steady rotation in […]

Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day sent a clear message about recruiting quarterbacks after being successful with his transfer additions at the position. Day has taken advantage of the transfer portal with his last two Ohio State starting QB’s. Will Howard transferred in from Kansas State and went on to win the National Championship […]

Despite all of the changes in college football recently, the Ohio State football program has maintained its spot as one of the leaders in the sport, and that is a credit to Ryan Day. He wants to help fix the college football landscape as much as possible because the way a lot of the schedule […]

The 2025 Ohio State football season has been great, and it follows a year where the Buckeyes finally broke through and won the national championship. Ryan Day was under all sorts of scrutiny due to how talented Ohio State was under him, but they finally broke through last year, so as the head coach of […]

The 2025 college football season has hit the mid-way mark. As teams have started solidifying their hopes to make a run at the College Football Playoff, there is also a focus on the individual awards. The biggest of them is the Heisman Memorial Trophy, given to the most outstanding playing in college football. The award […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes’ defense is off to a historic start through seven games this season. The Buckeyes are number one in Week 9 power rankings and have allowed just 41 total points, the fewest by any FBS team through seven contests since the Florida State Seminoles surrendered 38 in 1993. The dominant start has […]

Five previously undefeated teams now have a mark in the loss column. Week 8 saw multiple upsets, while some teams got statement wins. The AP Top 25 had some major movement, as did the College Football Top 25 Power Rankings. 1. Ohio State Ohio State remains the top team in the nation. The offense was […]

The second half of the college football season is in full swing and Week 8 is in the rearview. Miami, Texas Tech and Ole Miss saw their undefeated records take a hit over the weekend, while traditional SEC powers Alabama and Georgia solidified their place at the top. Elsewhere, the fringes of the CFP picture […]

Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day praised freshman quarterback Julian Sayin’s poise after the Buckeyes throttled Wisconsin, 34-0, Saturday in a statement win that left no doubt about where Ohio State stands in the Big Ten, in an interview with CBS Sports following the game. “Well, we really tried to put a lot on […]

While going into Camp Randall Stadium would be a test for any program, the Ohio State football team is not just another program. Even in a down year, Wisconsin is usually a tough opponent to beat inside its home stadium. However, the Ohio State football program put on a dominant display during Saturday’s 34-0 win. […]

The Wisconsin Badgers suffered a brutal 34-0 Week 8 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday. During the postgame press conference, head coach Luke Fickell shared his disappointment with the loss while also sending a strong message in the midst of a down season. Fickell, who is 52 years old, admitted how difficult it […]

The Wisconsin Badgers have an incredibly difficult Week 8 matchup against the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday. With quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. still dealing with a knee injury, it appears that Hunter Simmons is in line for another start. Reports indicate that Simmons, who is a senior at Wisconsin, is expected to start […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes may be ranked as the country’s No. 1 college football team, but Ryan Day will not take Luke Fickell and the Wisconsin Badgers lightly. “We know going into any game on the road is a challenge in this league,” Day said, via Daniel Hager of On3sports. “We know what we’re gonna […]

James Franklin had a lot of success as the Penn State head coach, but, as Ohio State football’s Ryan Day knows, you have to deliver in the biggest moments. In parts of 12 seasons in Happy Valley, Franklin won more than 100 games, a Big Ten Conference title in 2016, made it into the College […]

Former New York Jets center Nick Mangold was known on the gridiron for years as one of the best offensive linemen in the game. Mangold, who also played at Ohio State in college, is retired from football. Mangold is asking fans to remember him, though, as he faces his next battle in life. Mangold is […]

It was a hectic week in the Big Ten. The conference saw Indiana upset Oregon, but it was not the biggest upset of the week. Northwestern upset Penn State, leading to Penn State firing James Franklin. This has resulted in multiple changes in the Big Ten Power Rankings, as we continue our series with the […]

Week 7 felt like a pivotal week in the college football season, with eye-opening results all over the country that will impact the College Football Playoff picture Some teams established themselves as contenders and others fell out of the picture with brutal losses (talking to you, Florida State). There was plenty of action across the […]

Top 25 teams had a solid week in Week 7, but there were still some upsets, plus some disappointing performances. As many teams are halfway through their schedule, the Top 25 is becoming clearer, as teams hope to make a run for conference titles and playoff spots. It is time to look at our Week […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes tightened the screws Saturday and left little doubt in a 34-16 win over the Illinois Fighting Illini, and coach Ryan Day used the postgame moment to send a firm but measured message to his team about consistency and expectations.  “One thing is we keep pushing them about being consistent in their […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes are playing well on Saturday as they ended the third quarter with a 27-10 lead over the Illinois Fighting Illini. However, superstar wide receiver Jeremiah Smith suffered an injury scare in the contest that seemed concerning at first. Luckily, it wasn’t anything serious, as reports indicate that Smith, who is 19 […]

Ohio State football (5-0) is deservedly the top-ranked team in the nation, and its smothering, top-ranked defense is a major reason why. The Buckeyes have allowed only 25 points and gave up just two touchdowns through their first five games this season. Although the defending national champions have only played one ranked opponent to this […]

With the No. 1 Ohio State football team taking on Illinois on Saturday, the program has been led by the impressive play of sophomore quarterback Julian Sayin. As fans lock in their bold predictions for the Ohio State football game against Illinois, former head coach Nick Saban would give flowers to the signal-caller. Saban was […]

Ohio State football alums Emeka Egbuka and Jaxon Smith-Njigba shared a wholesome moment after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 38-35 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday at Lumen Field. The game turned into a showcase for both former Buckeyes, but the postgame clip that circulated on social media was what won the fans’ hearts. Egbuka […]

The No. 17 Illinois Fighting Illini will host No. 1 Ohio State this Saturday. In reality, this game seems to be a mismatch on paper. Ohio State is a 14.5-point favorite, with a good defense allowing just 5.0 points per game. And if we look, everything seems to fall in favor of Ohio State. But […]

A couple of teams that were expected to make runs at the College Football Playoff lost in major upsets over the weekend, so we are going to have some new teams featured in our Week 7 College Football Playoff Predictions. Penn State lost to UCLA, and Texas went down against Florida. Let’s take a look […]

Last weekend, we saw the biggest upset of the college football season so far, and it happened in the Big Ten. Penn State went on the road to take on 0-4 UCLA, and the Bruins came out on top. James Franklin and the Nittany Lions are a disaster right now, and they are sure to […]

Two top-25 teams in the Big Ten are set to meet on Saturday as Ohio State visits Illinois. This will be the 104th meeting between the two schools, as they play for the Illibuck trophy. Ohio State has won the last nine, including the vacated victory in 2010. The last time Illinois defeated Ohio State […]

There weren’t a ton of marquee matchups during Week 6 of the college football season, but like usual, it ended up being an exciting weekend. There were a couple of huge upsets that are going to knock some teams out of our rankings, but we saw some other big teams take care of business in […]

After weeks of uncertainty surrounding Minnesota’s top offensive weapon, it appears the Gophers will finally get a major boost in the backfield. Star running back Darius Taylor, who has missed multiple games due to a lingering hamstring injury, looks poised to return to action. The Detroit native last played early in the season before re-aggravating […]

Last week’s results have created a lot of change in our Week 6 College Football Playoff predictions, and they will likely have a big impact on the CFP field when the regular season comes to a close. That’s how big of a week it was. Oregon took down Penn State, Alabama picked up a huge […]

One of the biggest games of the entire season went down on Saturday night as Oregon traveled to Happy Valley to take on Penn State. The Ducks picked up a massive victory, and they are now in the driver’s seat in the Big Ten. Oregon has a clear path to the Big Ten title game, […]

We are going to see a lot of shakeup in our College Football Top 25 Week 6 Power Rankings after some huge games went down over the weekend. There were a couple of big ones in the SEC as Alabama beat Georgia on the road, and Ole Miss took down LSU. In the Big Ten, […]

After the Ohio State football team won the clash against Washington, 24-6, it was led by complementary football, with the offense and defense once again playing well. Subsequently, as the Ohio State football team snapped Washington’s impressive streak of winning 22 straight home games, quarterback Julian Sayin spoke about the one play on offense that […]

The SEC and Big Ten each have a prime-time matchup splitting focus on Saturday night, with Alabama-Georgia and Oregon-Penn State providing plenty of compelling storylines that could remain relevant for the remainder of the season. But one must not overlook Ohio State football. Through four games, the Buckeyes are arguably the best team in the […]