NCAA Football Articles - Page 281

The College Football Playoff (CFP) has been a unique way for NCAA teams to compete for a national championship since its inception in 2014. However, its format is on the cusp of change after a pivotal agreement between the FBS conferences and Notre Dame. College Football Playoff in route to include a 14-team field All […]

Nick Saban retired from his role as the Alabama football coach at the end of the 2023 college football season. Saban is one of the best coaches of all time, and it came as a big surprise to many to see him retire. At first, it was unclear what the true reason behind the retirement […]

Ross Bjork is departing from Texas A&M which means that the Aggies searched for a new athletic director. The idea was to get someone with a lot of experience in running a competitive program. Trev Alberts clearly fits the bill. Now, it is the Nebraska football program that is in need of a new athletic […]

The Alabama football team has a ton of work to do this offseason in preparation for the defense of their 2023 Southeastern Conference Title. The Crimson Tide will lose their previous head coach but picked up Kalen DeBoer of the national runner-up Washington Huskies. Now, quarterback Jalen Milroe’s success is in the crosshairs as the […]

Savannah State alumnus and Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe and his company Shay Shay Media have partnered with The Volume, a digital networking and podcast organization to create an internship opportunity for Savannah State students. The description of the internship reads: “Savannah State alum Shannon Sharpe and his company Shay Shay Media joined The Volume […]

Amid discussions about taking a potential coaching job at his alma mater Ohio State, Tennessee State head coach Eddie George emphatically denies the rumors. George, now entering his fourth year at Tennessee State, told longtime Ohio State reporter Tim May that he’s staying in Nashville. “To nip one rumor in the bud, former Ohio State […]

The Morgan State Bears are preparing to add Apollo Wright as their new offensive coordinator. Wright is coming from Fernandina Beach High School as a head coach over the past two years. Wright is replacing former offensive coordinator B.T. Sherman who accepted the wide receivers coaching position at Central Michigan. 🐻🏈Bears hire Apollo Wright as […]

The most bitter rivalry in all of college sports is between Michigan football and Ohio State. Not only is it the most bitter in college athletics, but it also one of the most hated rivalries in all of sports. The Wolverines and Buckeyes do not like each other, and Ohio State running backs coach Tony […]

A big reason why the Michigan football team was able to win a national championship is their defense. When former head coach Jim Harbaugh needed answers on that side of the ball, he went to his bother, John Harbaugh, who is the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens. The past two defensive coordinators for the […]

The Nebraska football team and the rest of the Cornhuskers athletic programs are expected to lose Athletic Director Trev Alberts to Texas A&M, according to a report from The Houston Chronicle. This move comes as a bit of a surprise as Alberts is leaving Nebraska for the same job with the Aggies. Albert has been the AD for […]

EA College Football 25 promises to have a ton of authentic content, but what about the Heisman Trophy? Perhaps the most coveted trophy in the entire league (except the National Championship), the Heisman is awarded to the most outstanding player in from the season. With EA College Football 25 including all FBS Schools, their stadiums, […]

As a flurry of signings and player movements currently take place all over the NFL, one particular transaction sent a jolt throughout the league. On Tuesday, the Baltimore Ravens landed one of the most coveted running backs in free agency, Derrick Henry. This prompted a flurry of reactions from the football community, and that included […]

The roster depth of Penn State football is getting a bit thinner, and their weight room will also be less intimidating. Defensive tackle Jordan van den Berg is transferring to Georgia Tech after spending the last three years with the Nittany Lions, per The Daily Collegian’s Sam Woloson. The South African-born athlete recorded 11 combined […]

The Texas football team has a big season ahead of them as they are joining the SEC and looking to make it back to the College Football Playoff. They are expected to be a national title contender once again as they are returning a lot of talent from last year. One player that will be […]

USC football is one of the biggest brands in college football, and they have players all over the NFL doing big things. One of those players is wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. Pittman Jr. currently plays for the Indianapolis Colts, and both parties just reached a deal that will keep Pittman with the Colts for […]

Legendary college football coach Nick Saban retired in January, leaving behind one of the greatest legacies and résumés in the sport’s history. But since retiring, the former Alabama football head coach has consistently spoken out about his distaste for the state of college football. Over the past two months, Saban has explained that he retired, […]

Ohio State football has taken a step closer to landing 2025 class 4-star prospect tight end Nate Roberts after he whittled down his list to five schools, including the Buckeyes. Roberts now has only Ohio State, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Oklahoma Sooners, and Ole Miss Rebels. “I would like to thank each school […]

The Michigan football team is expected to get Quinten Johnson back after the safety was shown on the Twitter page of one of the program’s most noted NIL partners, a Michigan based automotive group. The Twitter post came just days after a popular Michigan football reporter stated that a return could be imminent for the […]

Alabama football’s 2025 recruiting class received a significant boost on Monday as four-star athlete Derick Smith announced his commitment to the Crimson Tide. Ranked 51st in the 2025 recruiting class and sixth among receivers, Smith made his decision to commit to Alabama football over Georgia and interstate rival Auburn, among other schools, via Hayes Fawcett […]

New Missouri football quarterback Drew Pyne is revealing his reasons for choosing the Tigers as his new home. Pyne picked Missouri as his new school after playing at Arizona State and getting a college degree from Notre Dame. “From the beginning, Missouri stood out,” Pyne said, per ESPN. “The program has great momentum as one […]

The USC football team had one major issue last season and it was their defense. The Trojans had one of the best offenses in the country, but when you can’t get stops, it’s incredibly hard to win. USC head coach Lincoln Riley hired D’Anton Lynn as the new defensive coordinator to help solve those problems, […]

Among the many standouts from the week spent in Indianapolis for the NFL Scouting Combine, arguably the biggest winner of the week was Texas Longhorns wide receiver Xavier Worthy. Worthy, who heading into Combine week was already considered one of the dozen or so best receivers in the 2024 draft class, set the Combine record […]

The Deion Sanders era with the Colorado football team started off with a bang last season as the Buffaloes started the season 3-0 and found themselves ranked in the AP poll. The final nine weeks of the season were a different story, however. Colorado went 1-8 after that 3-0 start and they ended up finishing […]

The 2024 NFL Scouting Combine is over and the NFL draft is right around the corner. At the annual pro football pilgrimage to Indianapolis, some players thrived while others flopped. When it comes to the NFL draft running backs, several stood out, including Oregon’s Bucky Irving and Texas’ Keilen Robinson. While the 2023 draft featured […]

Brenda Tracy, the anti-sexual violence educator who accused former Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker of sexual harassment, is planning a $75 million lawsuit against Tucker, the university of its board of trustees  to sue Tucker for “damaging her personal and professional reputations,” according to legal filings. Trace filed two notices this week with the […]

Nowadays, NCAA athletes have more opportunities for financial gain. With the league officially allowing players to profit off of their Name Image and Likeness (NIL) back in 2021, college stars are already earning money despite not playing a single minute of professional sports yet. This has become a widely discussed topic and was recently touched […]

EA Sports’ College Football 25 may have missed out on including the other top awards in the game, but hey, at least they got the most important one: the Heisman Trophy. College football’s highest individual honor will officially be in the upcoming EA Sports game, with the organizers themselves confirming that gamers will have a […]

The Michigan football team won the national title exactly two months ago, but the Wolverines look very different now than they did then. Michigan is losing a record number of players to the NFL, Jim Harbaugh left for the Los Angeles Chargers job and he took a lot of good coaches with him. Now, the […]

Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan is headlining his alma mater Texas Southern University’s 2024 Sports Hall of Fame Class, per a release by the institution. The  Sports Hall of Fame was recently reinstated by Texas Southern and the 2024 class will be the first class inducted since 1996. Alongside Strahan, 23 other former […]

Ohio State football just landed an exciting recruit out of Australia. His name is Nick McLarty and he’s set to be the new punter for the Buckeyes next season. However, the sheer size of this kid has fans in total disbelief. Typically, punters and kickers are a bit smaller than the rest of their teammates. […]

Recruitment and injury updates are usually news that involves college football coaches two months after the season has wrapped. For Trojans Coach Lincoln Riley, it may be different as his star Caleb Williams is about to hit the 2024 NFL Draft. But, that was also not why the USC football head honcho’s name was all […]

Tennessee State didn’t take long to hire a new offensive coordinator after the departure of Travis Rohel to Iowa State, announcing the hire of Travis Partridge. Partridge, who will also serve as quarterbacks coach, joins the staff after three seasons as passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach at UT Martin. Coach @CoachTPart can’t wait to […]

Even though he’s barely stepped foot on the field, you already know the name Arch Manning very well. Most of that comes through his famous family lineage, starting with his grandfather Archie Manning, and his two Super Bowl-winning uncles, Peyton and Eli Manning. The other part of that comes from him being one of the […]

When Alabama football head coach Nick Saban retired earlier in the offseason, there were some rumors that Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian could become the next coach of the Crimson Tide. He came to the Longhorns from Alabama, and after the success that Texas had last year, he became a more attractive option. Sarkisian […]

The college football offseason is going to be a little bit easier for fans this season as the new EA Sports college football video game is coming out over the summer. NIL was able to save the game and now players can choose whether or not they want to be in the game. The game […]

The Texas football program has had a lot of legendary players come through and they have had a lot of legendary moments as well. One of the biggest legends is quarterback Vince Young. Young was with the Longhorns back in the early-mid 2000s and helped lead Texas to their last national title in a thrilling […]

The Ole Miss football team has been very solid since Lane Kiffin took over as head coach, but they haven’t made it to the College Football Playoff. With the playoff expanding to 12 teams, the door is open for the Rebels to make their first appearance, and Kiffin is working hard to make that a […]

When Nick Saban announced his retirement in January, the Alabama football head coaching job that Saban had occupied and excelled in for nearly 20 years instantly became vacant. The accolades and resources that Alabama can provide make the position one of the most attractive and exclusive possible in college football, and the rumors about who […]

College sports look very different with NIL, and college football especially has seen drastic changes as the most money is there. For some coaches, there are no complaints. However, for others that don’t have the same resources, it can be a challenge. Ole Miss football head coach Lane Kiffin has had some complaints about it […]