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Ole Miss football has been hanging onto its playoff hopes for dear life over the last few weeks, and it gets a massive chance to thrust itself right back into the postseason conversation on Saturday. Lane Kiffin and the Rebels host No. 3 Georgia with a chance to pick up a marquee win and get […]

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) football season concludes this weekend, with three teams in contention for the 2024 CIAA football championship set for November 16 in Salem,NC. Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) (8-1, 5-1 CIAA), Virginia Union University (VUU) (7-2, 6-0 CIAA), and Virginia State University (VSU) (6-3, 5-1 CIAA) all have a shot […]

Missouri football has had somewhat of an odd season so far, but it still finds itself on the fringes of the SEC title picture with a month to go in the regular season. Missouri has looked unimpressive at times and uncompetitive at others, but the Tigers enter Week 11 at 6-2 with just a pair […]

Colston Loveland and the Michigan football team has another crucial matchup this weekend as they will be hitting the road to take on #8 Indiana. The Wolverines had a top-10 battle last weekend as well as they fell at home against #1 Oregon. Michigan has dominated Indiana since the two schools started to playing each […]

LSU football has a de facto playoff game this weekend when it takes on Alabama in a huge SEC showdown on Saturday night in Baton Rouge. This game will renew one of the best rivalries in college football, and the two have played some instant classics in recent years. Ahead of the big game, LSU […]

The Michigan football team has another crucial matchup this weekend as they will be hitting the road to take on #8 Indiana. The Wolverines had a top-10 battle last weekend as well as they fell at home against #1 Oregon. Michigan has dominated Indiana since the two schools started to playing each other, and they […]

In its first season in the Big 12, Arizona State football has been one of the big surprises of the 2024 college football season so far. Kenny Dillingham and company have shocked team after team, and the Sun Devils have already clinched bowl eligibility at 6-2. This weekend is going to be a bit tougher […]

With one game left in the season winning the next game is mandatory for a few DII HBCU programs. The 2024 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) football championship race will be decided this week, with four teams still in contention and one slip-up can shift the entire conference. Let’s look at the current scenarios for […]

Florida football (4-4) is actually mired in less uncertainty than many fans anticipated heading into a Week 11 meeting with No. 5 Texas. Athletic director Scott Stricklin is reasserting his loyalty to head coach Billy Napier despite two consecutive seasons of stagnancy. The program is more concerned about the short-term questions facing the health of […]

Ohio State football needs a win on Saturday as it goes up against lowly Purdue. The Buckeyes need to keep picking up victories in order to keep up in a competitive Big Ten Conference. Ohio State enters the game with a 7-1 record, and a 4-1 conference mark. The squad trails Oregon and Indiana in […]

Michigan football is getting some bad news ahead of a big game on Saturday with Indiana. The Wolverines will be without cornerback Will Johnson for the game, per ESPN. Johnson is dealing with a lower body injury. Michigan’s season would get a huge boost if it is able to knock off the undefeated Hoosiers on […]

The old saying goes that weather is the great equalizer, but Saturday afternoon’s matchup between the Georgia Bulldogs and Ole Miss Rebels already feels pretty even. The 2nd-ranked Bulldogs are a 2.5-point favorite in Oxford, but a recent struggle against the Florida Gators has led some prognosticators to believe that the desperate Rebels could have […]

LSU football is set to have a live tiger present for its game against Alabama on Saturday. The decision is getting hit with criticism by the animal rights organization PETA. “Tigers are naturally solitary and shun human contact, and to deny them their nature by treating them like a sideline spectacle is the epitome of […]

USC school president Carol Folt is retiring in 2025, per ESPN. The Trojans president oversaw the school’s transition from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten Conference in athletics. “I am excited to embrace the freedom that comes with the next big leap,” Folt said in a statement released to X, formerly Twitter. It wasn’t known […]

Former Texas Longhorns wide receiver Johntay Cook II faded into the background before his ultimate exit from Austin, but he is a hot commodity nevertheless. The former high-end recruit is receiving early interest from the No. 1 ranked team, the most consistently excellent program in the sport today and one of the most offensively-friendly places […]

As the calendar page turns to November and the weather around the country begins to cool, it’s officially the time of the year where the seats of many head coaches around the nation begin to get hotter. It was widely assumed, really since the beginning of the 2024 season, that Florida Gators head coach Billy […]

Player comparisons in NFL draft evaluations are usually oversimplified, especially at quarterback positions. Every quarterback who can run is compared to Lamar Jackson. Every quarterback with a big arm is the next Josh Allen. In any case, player comps aren’t going anywhere, and they’ve already started in this year’s batch of 2025 NFL Draft scouting […]

For the first time in nearly a decade, the LSU football team might bring a live mascot into Tiger Stadium for their pivotal Week 11 matchup with Alabama. LSU head coach Brian Kelly has no problems with that plan, should it come to fruition. “Listen, I’m a tiger fan,” Kelly said on The Pat McAfee […]

Ohio State football is giving a tribute to alum Kirk Herbstreit, following the death of his dog. Herbstreit’s dog Ben recently died after suffering from cancer. He was 10 years old. Rest in Peace to the best boy, Ben. You will be missed ❤️ @KirkHerbstreit pic.twitter.com/ZSDsaYquU3 — Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) November 7, 2024 Ohio […]

Penn State police are still looking for a man involved in an incident with former NFL player Jason Kelce that went viral. Law enforcement has been unable to identify the man, per TMZ. An incident occurred before a recent Penn State football game, between the Nittany Lions and Ohio State. A man approached Kelce and […]

The Georgia Bulldogs aren’t just topping off their already stout 2025 football recruiting class. They’re going after 2026 talent, including one heavily coveted by Notre Dame. The Bulldogs offered four-star 2026 prospect Joey O’Brien, per On3.com’s Chad Simmons on Thursday. The offer fires off the signal that head coach Kirby Smart and his staff are […]

The coming weekend marks another round of college football games. As the regular season enters its latter stages, teams are looking to make the most out of their remaining outings for either a CFP bye — if they still have a chance at contention — or at least a strong finish to end the year. […]

Oklahoma football used last Saturday’s game against Maine as a chance to regain their confidence and work out some of their offensive issues. Trouncing an FCS opponent at home is far different than defeating an SEC squad on the road, though. Quarterback Jackson Arnold is hoping to build off his strong Week 10 outing in […]

Coming off a bye last week, the No. 5 Texas Longhorns (7-1, 3-1 SEC) return home in Week 11 to host the Florida Gators (4-4, 2-3 SEC) in SEC play. The Longhorns, led by quarterback Quinn Ewers, will be looking to keep their College Football Playoff dreams intact. The Gators, on the other hand, just […]

Florida State football and head coach Mike Norvell just suffered another blow, this time in the recruiting space. The program and grad transfer quarterback Dj Uiagalelei have had a nightmare season in 2024. Because of these struggles, Seminoles’ recruiting classes have taken some hits. And, with this update on prized recruit Izayia Williams, things are […]

There are some Michigan football fans that have voiced their displeasure for Sherrone Moore and how this season is going. Not many Wolverines fans saw becoming bowl eligible being an issue this year, but that is where the team is right now. There are people ready to give up on Moore, but is he really […]

Back in 2023, the Syracuse head coaching job was open and the rumor mill had many thinking former Florida head coach Dan Mullen might take it. However, he shut that down and the job was given to Fran Brown. Now, as the Orange are set to face Boston College, Mullen shed some light on those […]

The Coastal Carolina football program is gearing up for an intense rivalry matchup with the Appalachian State Mountaineers. Before the game, Chanticleers head coach Tim Beck gained attention for an amusing drinking display with former college coach and ESPN analyst Dan Mullen. Beck appeared to chug a beer alongside Mullen and two other reporters in […]

Auburn football is on a bye before facing Louisiana Monroe. However, that won’t stop people from talking about the job security of head coach Hugh Freeze, who is in his second season with the Tigers. Now, with Florida head coach Billy Napier’s job safe, Freeze might have one of the hottest seats in the country […]

Arkansas football head coach Sam Pittman has seen his not come up in hot seat rumors, even despite the head coach leading an upset over No. 7 Tennessee. Those rumors would seemingly get louder after Arkansas suffered a 63-31 drubbing to Ole Miss. However, the fifth-year head coach with a 28-29 record now has a […]

The Boise State football team has one of the best players in the entire country in running back Ashton Jeanty. Jeanty is having a historic season so far and he will likely be a Heisman finalist and could potentially take home college football’s most prestigious award. He is an incredible player, and his teammate, wide […]

Wide receiver Johntay Cook is no longer part of the Texas football team. Cook and the Longhorns reportedly reached a mutual decision to part ways, and Cook will search for a new home in the transfer portal. Cook was a highly ranked recruit and he has been successful during his two seasons at Texas, but […]

As the football season moves past its midway point, ten HBCU standouts have been named as finalists for the Aeneas Williams Award. Howard DB Kenny Gallop Jr. won the award last season and he headlines the HBCU defensive stars making plays for their respective teams this season. The list of nominees is below. Kendall Bohler, […]

In what may be the most surprising news of the day, the University of Florida has decided to retain head football coach Billy Napier. The third-year coach will officially enter the 2025 season as the Gators’ head coach, according to the university’s athletic director, Scott Stricklin. The announcement comes at an unusual time, with Florida […]

Nobody expected that life would be easy for the Oklahoma Sooners as they made the transition from the Big 12 to the SEC. But in Norman, you would’ve been hard-pressed to find anyone who thought that a season that would end without an appearance in a bowl game was on the horizon. But that’s exactly […]

The LSU Tigers are set to face the Alabama Crimson Tide this weekend in one of the biggest games of the week and one that could determine the College Football Playoff. With the Tigers hosting, they’ve decided to throw an exciting twist in, bringing their infamous live Tiger to the sideline as College Gameday makes […]

Just a little over a month ago, Baylor head coach Dave Aranda was sitting on a seat that was hot as all get out. The Bears had lost three games in a row and only had victories over one-win Air Force and FCS opponent Tarleton State. But since then, Baylor has course-corrected and now sits […]

The Florida Gators are set to face the Texas Longhorns this weekend with the Gators searching for bowl eligibility despite a string of injuries. However, despite many thinking he was on the hotseat, Florida confirmed Napier would be returning in 2025. Shortly after, Florida football got a huge recruiting prediction. In a recent story predicting […]

The college football world took to social media on Thursday to mourn a loss. Ben, Kirk Herbstreit’s dog, passed away on Thursday, the analyst announced on social media. His colleagues, fans, and people across the sports world honored the dog who recently became a figure at Kirk’s games. This is really hard to write but […]