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Over the weekend, the Alabama football program punched its ticket to the next round of the college football playoff with a resounding road win over the Oklahoma Sooners. Despite falling behind 17-0 early, Alabama stayed with it, and was able to exact revenge for its loss against the Sooners earlier this year in Tuscaloosa. The […]

Miami (FL) football will watch an abundance of Ohio State playmakers on film including Jeremiah Smith. The difference is, Mario Cristobal and company has Ryan Day to scrutinize too before their College Football Playoff showdown. Day left the offensive play-calling in the hands of Brian Hartline and Chip Kelly the past two seasons. The latter […]

The Miami Hurricanes are feeling good after squeaking by the Texas A&M Aggies in round one of the College Football Playoffs. Led by edge rusher Ruben Bain’s three-sack performance, the Hurricanes set up a pivotal matchup against the No. 2-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes on New Year’s Eve in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl.  Although Miami is […]

The 2025 Oregon football season continues after a big win this past weekend against James Madison. The Ducks advanced to the College Football Playoff semifinals after beating James Madison 51-34. They are playing Texas Tech next in the quarterfinals at the Orange Bowl in Miami, and head coach Dan Lanning says he thinks it is […]

The Washington Huskies quietly put together a strong 2025 season. While Indiana’s resurgence, led by Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza, stole headlines in the Big Ten, the Huskies accumulated a 9-4 record. The Huskies turned that success into a dominant 38-10 win vs. the Boise State Broncos in the LA Bowl. A big reason for Washington’s […]

The 2025 Michigan football season was solid on the field, but it quickly got overshadowed by all of the issues off it. Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore was fired for cause after he had an alleged affair with a football staffer. The situation only escalated with Moore’s arrest. Michigan is also still looking for a […]

South Carolina football overheard rumblings that LaNorris Sellers would run it back with the Gamecocks. Sellers finalized his future Monday — announcing his return. Sellers himself dropped a recommitment video revealing his decision to stay put. “Last season, it didn’t end how we wanted or how I wanted it. I know what I left out […]

One of the more unique rivalries in college football is between USC and Notre Dame. The USC football program has been the premier powerhouse on the West Coast, while the Notre Dame football program has been one of the best programs in the Midwest. However, due to the ever-changing landscape, these two are going on […]

Jeremiah Smith wasn’t born yet when Ohio State football stunned Miami for the 2002 season national title. But the Buckeyes wide receiver is aware of the chatter involving the Cotton Bowl matchup. He’s fully healthy to take on the Hurricanes in the next round of the College Football Playoff. He even vows he has “something […]

The playoff runway looks a lot clearer for Ohio State now that its most dangerous weapon says he’s finally back to full speed. After gutting through late-season wear and tear, wide receiver Jeremiah Smith said he’s feeling 100% healthy again, a crucial development as the Buckeyes prepare for the College Football Playoff with Ryan Day […]

Texas Tech’s football team offseason buzz keeps growing, and it’s not just because the Red Raiders are still alive in the playoff picture. Between adding a high-end recruiting piece and getting linked to a major portal quarterback, the program is clearly trying to keep its foot on the gas heading into a massive matchup with […]

The 2025 Auburn football season ended in disaster, culminating in the firing of Hugh Freeze. However, they rebounded from that by hiring Alex Golesh from South Florida. The Bulls have been completely transformed under Golesh, and he can bring that to Auburn. The key will be to replicate Auburn’s inconsistent offense. That could start with […]

Oregon’s football team’s playoff push got a whole lot louder after Dante Moore detonated James Madison early, putting together one of those first halves that instantly becomes a reference point. He helped Oregon build real separation fast and finished the night with 313 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, two interceptions, plus a rushing score on […]

Following the firing of head coach Brian Smith, the Ohio football program is apparently close to naming his replacement. According to ESPN college football reporter Pete Thamel, the Bobcats’ top two candidates are clear. “The school is expected to hire a coach after Tuesday’s Frisco Bowl,” Thamel said of Ohio. “The leading outside candidate, per […]

The Biletnikoff conversation isn’t going away in Columbus, because a lot of people around the Ohio State football team clearly felt Jeremiah Smith had the kind of season that usually ends with hardware. He finished as a finalist again and didn’t win again, and that stings, especially when the belief is that no receiver forced […]

With the Georgia football team preparing for the College Football Playoff game against the Ole Miss Rebels, there’s no denying that their opponents have experienced a recent major change at head coach. After the Georgia football program crushed the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC title game, the team is ready to get back on […]

A lot of the national playoff chatter has been split between brands and résumés, and Georgia keeps landing in the same place: a roster people trust, paired with a coach who’s already proven he can navigate the pressure cooker. In a coaches’ survey cited by The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman, Georgia was one of the most […]

More alarming details of Sherrone Moore’s tenure as Michigan football coach have been revealed. In the aftermath of Moore’s shocking firing and his subsequent arrest, multiple college football reports have gathered information that seemingly indicates that the once fast-rising coach, according to The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman, Austin Meek, and Katie Strang, “became increasingly volatile” before […]

The 2025 Texas football season was a roller coaster, given the expectations that followed after they opened as the top-ranked team in the country. The key to the Longhorns was their offense, and although Arch Manning started slowly, he played well and finished with a solid season. They were set up for an even better […]

The Ohio State football program is currently gearing up for its upcoming matchup against the Miami Hurricanes, which was recently solidified with Miami’s road win over the Texas A&M Aggies over the weekend. Ohio State is looking to bounce back after dropping the Big 10 Championship Game in narrow fashion against Indiana a few weeks […]

The Notre Dame football program is still sifting through the rubble after their surprising exclusion from the 2025 college football playoff field in favor of the Miami Hurricanes. Miami vindicated the committee’s decision with a road win over Texas A&M over the weekend, but that still isn’t going to take the sting out of the […]

South Florida football was without their starting quarterback, Byrum Brown, in the Cure Bowl against Old Dominion, and they won’t be seenf him in the future as well. With several changes happening within the program, Brown has decided to move on and take his talent elsewhere, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. “USF quarterback Byrum Brown […]

Michigan football made Biff Poggi their interim head coach after firing Sherrone Moore, as the program looks to go in a different direction. Though the team may be looking for a full-time head coach, Poggi should be qualified for the spot and has interviews for the position, according to Austin Meek of The Athletic. “Biff […]

The Michigan football program has been in the headlines for all of the wrong reasons lately, with head coach Sherrone Moore being fired for an alleged inappropriate relationship with a staff member and then getting arrested shortly thereafter. In the meantime, the Wolverines brass have named Biff Poggi as their interim coach as the team […]

After very nearly missing the College Football Playoff entirely, Miami football is now headed to the quarterfinals after winning a 10-3 slugfest on the road against No. 7 Texas A&M in Saturday’s first round. Both defenses starred throughout, as did the windy weather which made both passing and kicking extremely difficult. However, Miami running back […]

Despite everything that went wrong in Bill Belichick’s first season as North Carolina football head coach, there was no shortage of intrigue. Well, the NFL legend just ensured that Chapel Hill will remain a headline machine in 2026. The Tar Heels are hiring Bobby Petrino to be their new offensive coordinator, per Chris Low, Pete […]

A sweeping outside review is now at the center of Michigan’s football team response to the Sherrone Moore firing, with interim president Domenico Grasso saying the school is focused on finding facts, expanding oversight, and moving quickly if the investigation uncovers additional misconduct beyond the former head coach. From there, the questions around how this […]

This weekend saw the first round of the College Football Playoff. Four team saw their season end, and four teams will move on to the second round. Three of the four teams will be underdogs in the quarterfinals. Regardless, outside of the wins and losses on the field, the first round saw other wins and […]

LSU football head coach Lane Kiffin sent a kind message to Ole Miss staff members after beating Tulane. But he plucked from the Rebels staff on Sunday. Kiffin siphoned a big member from the Rebels coaching crew, per Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports. “LSU has finalized to deal to hire Ole Miss’ Kevin Smith as […]

Kansas State football plucked from Texas A&M to land school legend Collin Klein as head coach. Now Klein is taking a high-profile Aggies assistant with him to Manhattan. Texas A&M co-defensive coordinator Jordan Peterson is heading to the Wildcats, with Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports confirming the move Sunday. Peterson also was the defensive backs […]

The first round of the College Football Playoffs is in the books. The biggest upset of the weekend was Texas A&M falling to Miami. It was a defensive battle between Texas A&M and Miami, but the Hurricanes took the 10-3 victory. The Miami season carries on as Texas A&M looks towards next season, after a […]

The Oklahoma Sooners had everything going their way in their first-round College Football Playoff matchup with the Alabama Crimson Tide. The Sooners had jumped all over the visitors with a 17-0 lead and all they had to do was not collapse on their homefield. In the first two years of the expanded college postseason, home […]

Dante Moore’s spectacular season continued with a historic performance on Saturday night. While leading Oregon to a dominant win over James Madison in round one of the College Football Playoffs, the star quarterback achieved a feat unprecedented since Zach Wilson achieved it in 2020. Moore and the Ducks got out to a quick start by […]

Less than 24 hours after Tulane was bounced from the College Football Playoff (CFP) by Ole Miss, a Green Wave standout is on the verge of transferring. Among the first in what will likely be many, Tulane defensive lineman Tre’Von McAlpine plans to enter the transfer portal, according to Zach Cardenez of Brick Athlete Enterprises […]

As the Texas A&M football team lost to the Miami Hurricanes in the first round of the College Football Playoff (CFP) game, 10-3, it was no doubt an immensely disappointing result on their home field. With the Texas A&M football offense led by quarterback Marcel Reed, he would reflect on the season he and the […]

Texas A&M walked out of the College Football Playoff with a loss, but the program’s tone around Marcel Reed hasn’t shifted into panic, it’s still framed as a young quarterback taking lumps now, with a higher ceiling later. After the 10-3 defeat to Miami, head coach Mike Elko said he expects “a much better version” […]

Florida’s football team transition under Jon Sumrall keeps moving quickly, and special teams is the latest area getting a clear direction after a strange few weeks where he’s been balancing Tulane’s CFP push while assembling a new staff in Gainesville. Per Matt Zenitz, Florida is set to hire Tulane special teams coordinator Johnathan Galante to […]

Michigan football has been in turmoil since the end of its regular season, and now it has more holes on its coaching staff to fill. The Wolverines fired head coach Sherrone Moore shortly after losing to Ohio State in the regular season finale after he was found to have had an inappropriate relationship with a […]

No. 5 Oregon Ducks defeated the No. 12 James Madison Dukes 51-34 in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday night at Autzen Stadium, earning the program’s first playoff win since 2014. Oregon, 12-1 on the season, advanced to face No. 4 Texas Tech in the CFP quarterfinals at the Orange Bowl […]