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LSU football boosted its 2026 class on defense to start August. This time landing a homegrown defensive lineman and new four-star addition. Deuce Geralds added to the Tigers’ growing college football recruiting class Saturday. He enters into what On3/Rivals vice president Steve Wiltfong called “arguably the top defensive line haul in America” for LSU. Head […]

North Carolina entered the 2024 college football season with a decent amount of hype, but saw it all evaporate in Week 1 with quarterback Max Johnson suffering a gruesome broken leg injury. Entering 2025, Johnson claims that he is back to full health after a long and strenuous road to recovery. While Johnson noted he […]

North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick has definitely brought a lot of attention to the program, after getting the job some months ago. Belichick is preparing to lead the team for his first campaign as head coach. He is ready for the task ahead. “It’s almost football season here,” Belichick said to reporters at a […]

Jeremiah Smith is approaching the second season of his collegiate career with the Ohio State Buckeyes. After a strong rookie campaign last year, he looks forward to building off it to be scary against opponents in 2025. Smith and Ohio State completed the first practice session of fall camp, getting themselves settled before their season […]

Matt Campbell has helped the Iowa State Cyclones grow in the Big 12, earning a contract extension in the process. Campbell’s current contract was going to run until the end of the 2028 season. However, he will be with the Cyclones until the conclusion of the 2032 campaign, getting a four-year extension from the program, […]

North Carolina football is already aggressively attacking August. Bill Belichick secured not one, but two commitments to start the month. But the latest is a four-star Tennessee flip. Belichick landed his prized 2026 tight end Friday. Flipping four-star Carson Sneed over to UNC. Hayes Fawcett of On3/Rivals even created a graphic showing the Nashville prospect […]

Teddy Keaton and his Clark Atlanta Panthers secured a huge win recently as they returned a star reciever to their SIAC Championship contending team. Per a report by HBCU Gameday, WR Armone Harris has rejoined the team after entering the transfer portal. He initially committed to Johnson C. Smith University, announcing his commitment to the […]

North Carolina football and Bill Belichick will launch their new era together in one month. The Tar Heels head coach still worked behind the scenes in filling his 2026 class. And now landed a “massive” addition from a past USC and Oregon commit. Belichick and UNC earned a new verbal commitment from Viliami Moala. The […]

Texas football witnessed Quinn Ewers gain celebrity status thanks to NIL. But Arch Manning is fueling a far different level of hype in Austin. Leading to an honest admission from one analyst. Danny Parkins filled in for Colin Cowherd on Friday during “The Herd” to dive into Manning Mania. His words surfaced following some eye-catching […]

As the Ducks approach fall camp, Oregon faces a defensive rebuild after losing 11 of its top 15 tacklers from last year’s Big Ten championship team. While linebacker Bryce Boettcher and edge threat Matayo Uiagalelei return, defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi must overhaul the starting defensive line and secondary. Boettcher led the team with 94 tackles […]

Texas football is moving full speed toward the Arch Manning era, as there is now less than a month to go until the SEC power collides with reigning national champion Ohio State in its season opener. The new Longhorns starting quarterback has attracted copious attention and acclaim since he first arrived in Austin. Fans have […]

Four-star 2026 safety Jordan Deck announced his commitment to Baylor on June 24th, but a few weeks ago, he decided to flip to the Michigan football team. It was a big pickup for Sherrone Moore and the Wolverines, who are currently scorching hot on the recruiting trail. Any commitment is big, but it especially feels […]

Up until the last week of November, last season was an incredibly disappointing one for the Michigan football team. The Wolverines came into their regular season finale against Ohio State with a 6-5 record, and they were massive underdogs on the road against the #2 team in the country. No one gave Michigan a chance, […]

Sherrone Moore is getting ready to begin his second season as the head coach of the Michigan football team, and he knows that he needs to improve on last year’s 8-5 mark. The good news for the Wolverines is that they ended the 2024 season strong, and they are bringing momentum into the new year. […]

There has been a lot of talk about scheduling during this college football offseason as there isn’t a lot of incentive to schedule difficult non-conference games with the new 12-team College Football Playoff format. Teams in the Big Ten and SEC will likely get in with a 10-2 record because of their conferences, so why […]

The Atlantic Coast Conference is deep at quarterback this fall. Cade Klubnik and Kevin Jennings help lead their respective offenses at Clemson and SMU. But they need their offensive line to flourish in ACC play. Even incoming head coach Bill Belichick needs his trenches to ease into his highly anticipated role. His past New England […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes are preparing for a crucial 2025 season. But before they kick it off, they had an injury update to share about defensive lineman Eddrick Houston. Ohio State began their first set of fall practice sessions this week. They held the first practice on Thursday, beginning the process of the routines that […]

As the football season rolls in, twenty HBCU players have been named to the HBCU+ Player of the Year watchlist. The award, developed through a collaboration between Stats Perform and Urban Edge Network (parent company of HBCU+), aims to recognize the top player from the 21 HBCU programs in the Division I subdivision. This includes […]

With football season just around the corner, three standout HBCU players have earned spots on the preseason watchlist for the Buck Buchanan Award. Southern University defensive lineman Ckelby Givens, Morgan State linebacker Erick Hunter, and North Carolina Central defensive back Malcolm Reed are representing black college football this season. One of them could follow in […]

The Big 12 annually features offensive fireworks. And the 2025 season will feature a deep group of quarterbacks from Sam Leavitt to Josh Hoover. But let’s not ignore the secondary units populating in the Big 12. Travis Hunter creates an opening here for top DB in the conference. Of course he also won the Heisman […]

Tennessee football swooped up a massive college football recruiting win in the Mountain region. Winning over this five-star amid a push from Michigan and Utah. The Volunteers grabbed Salesi Moa from Odgen, Utah. Hayes Fawcett of On3/Rivals confirmed the 6-foot-1, 190-pound athlete had the hometown Utes in his final running. Same with the Wolverines. But […]

The Oregon football team picked up a massive addition to its 2026 recruiting class on Thursday as five-star EDGE Anthony Jones announced that he will play for the Ducks. Jones is one of the best players in the entire 2026 class, and he is joining an already stacked recruiting class. Alabama and Texas A&M were […]

The college football season is right around the corner, and it is going to be an exciting one in the Big Ten. The conference is loaded with good teams, and there are high expectations after back-to-back national championships. Michigan won it all in 2023, and Ohio State captured the crown last season. There should be […]

Not a lot of people knew about LaNorris Sellers entering last season. Today, he’s the hottest ticket in the SEC. Sellers announced himself to the football world last fall, turning a 5-7 South Carolina team last season into a top 25 squad in one of the hardest divisions of college football. LaNorris Sellers chose South […]

The college football season is right around the corner, and it is going to be an exciting one in the Big Ten. The conference is loaded with good teams, and there are high expectations after back-to-back national championships. Michigan won it all in 2023, and Ohio State captured the crown last season. There should be […]

Right now is an exciting time to be a Texas football fan as the program is in as good of shape as it has seen in a while. The Longhorns have an outstanding head coach in Steve Sarkisian, and they have made the College Football Playoff semifinals two years in a row. This surge has […]

In a shocking move, Alabama A&M has removed Mekhi Hagens from its roster, per a report by Stats Perform’s Craig Haley. “#FCS Alabama A&M has removed QB transfer Mekhi Hagens from its roster, due to academics, a source close to the team confirmed,” he posted on Wednesday evening. Hagins joined the Bulldogs after playing at […]

The SEC has some of the best quarterbacks in the country, but those elite signal callers will also have plenty of talented SEC wide receivers to throw the ball to when the season gets going at the end of August. There are plenty of great returning players on the outside, headlined by Alabama star Ryan […]

The 2025 LSU football team is set to be one of the best in the country. Head coach Brian Kelly brought a monster of a haul in the transfer portal and high school recruiting. One of the keys to this season is the offense, and they brought over a big-time transfer in Nic Anderson as […]

The Nebraska football team has played in a lot of close games over the years, and it seems like they end up on the losing side of almost all of them. That has been the theme for the Cornhuskers throughout the past five years or so. Head coach Matt Rhule was brought in to fix […]

After three seasons with the California Golden Bears, running back Jaydn Ott decided to take his talents to the SEC, announcing last April that he would be transferring to Oklahoma football. But before he made that decision, other programs in the conference were after him as well, which isn’t surprising given how effective he was […]

Linebacker Deontae Lawson was one of the leaders of the Alabama football defense last season, but he suffered a heartbreaking injury near the end of the regular season that ended his 2024 campaign early. Lawson went down with a knee injury against Oklahoma that ended his season, but he is back in 2025 for another […]

For years, South Carolina State head coach Chennis Berry has been one of the most interesting stories in HBCU football. After a 5-5 season with Benedict College in 2021, his first season with the program, he turned the Tigers into a perennial Division II superpower. They won back-to-back SIAC Championships and ranked at the top […]

Lincoln Riley lured in one more past NFL personality to his USC football coaching staff. This new hire joins Rob Ryan in adding to the Super Bowl winning lineup on the Trojans. And is one coming with New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers ties. Adrian Klemm adds to Riley’s 2025 staff, with Matt Zenitz of […]

The East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 list featured several HBCU stars who are predicted to have huge seasons this Fall. Per their website, the Shrine Bowl 1000 list looks insight into their scouting process while providing an early look at college players eligible for the 2026 East-West Shrine Bowl and the 2026 NFL Draft. Howard University […]

Defenses down south face a fierce gauntlet of Southeastern Conference quarterbacks for 2025. The likes of Garrett Nussmeier, Arch Manning, D.J. Lagway and LaNorris Sellers among others will attempt to pick defenses apart. However, these SEC secondaries present a big counterpunch to those gunslingers. The SEC welcomes back loaded and reloaded defensive back units east […]

Ahead of the football season, the John Madden Foundation has announced a major HBCU partnership with the Black College Alumni Hall of Fame, according to a statement by both organizations on Tuesday afternoon. The foundation is now an Official Partner of the Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl, offering essential support to HBCU students. The John Madden […]

After a breakout redshirt freshman season, Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed is preparing to lead the Aggies into 2025 with even more confidence and insight, thanks in part to an unforgettable offseason experience with Peyton Manning. Reed was invited to the prestigious Manning Passing Academy this summer, where he spent several days learning from some […]

It is unclear how Ole Miss football will fare after losing quarterback Jaxson Dart and most of its starters from last season, but thanks to Lane Kiffin, fans have not had much time to focus on the team’s ceiling. The outspoken head coach continues to churn out sound bites this summer, sharing his opinion on […]