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When Nick Saban retired from his duties as the Alabama football head coach, the job instantly became the hottest on the market, and the biggest names in college football started to be talked about for his replacement. The Crimson Tide wanted to move quick, and there were rumors about Dan Lanning, Steve Sarkisian, Lane Kiffin […]

The NFL Scouting Combine is over, which means the 2024 NFL Draft is on the horizon. There were several NFL combine winners and losers coming out of the annual event in Indianapolis, but the biggest winner was any team that needs a wide receiver in the draft. The pass-catchers balled out across the board in […]

Legendary college football coach Nick Saban announced his retirement in January, ending a 50-year career that included seven national championships, the last six of which at the University of Alabama. Less than two weeks after losing to Michigan in overtime of the College Football Playoff semifinal, Saban shocked the college football world by retiring, vacating […]

The Alabama football team ended their season with a loss to Michigan football in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Rose Bowl a couple months ago. Little did we know that it would be the last time we saw Nick Saban lead the Crimson Tide into battle. Saban shockingly retired after the college football […]

The 2024 NFL Draft is right around the corner, and many players recently improved their stock at the NFL Combine. One player that definitely did is Texas football wide receiver Xavier Worthy. We knew coming into the combine that Worthy was fast, but he ended up breaking the record for the fastest ever 40-yard dash. […]

Every year, college football coaches come in facing questions, with the number one being how they can improve. If you’re someone like Ohio State football’s Ryan Day, it’s about getting back to the National Championship. But if you’re someone like Colorado football’s Deion Sanders, it’s about just getting to a bowl game. There are stark […]

Last season, the Ohio State football team had a lot of talent on the team, but the quarterback position held them back a bit. The Buckeyes had been used to having elite QB talent every single year, and Kyle McCord was still good, but he wasn’t like past Ohio State QBs. Now, the Buckeyes will […]

The Ohio State football team is loaded with talent for the upcoming 2024 season, and the Buckeyes are coming it for it all. There are a lot of familiar faces on the team, but Ohio State also has brought in a lot of talent from the transfer portal and their 2024 recruiting class. A couple […]

Florida A&M defensive pass game coordinator and safeties coach Davon Morgan announced he is leaving the university after two years of service. Morgan released a heart-felt statement on ‘X’ filled with appreciation and gratitude for all the people he met in Tallahassee. “I come to you today forever humble and grateful to have been a […]

Former North Carolina Central quarterback Davius Richard is in “good spirits” after his injury in the HBCU Legacy Bowl. Richard released an update on ‘X’ expressing gratitude for the amount of support he received following the injury. “I would like to thank everyone for the overwhelming amount of support and prayers expressed following my injury […]

The UCLA Bruins are seeking to bolster their coaching staff by targeting Howard graduate Ted White as their quarterbacks coach. In an effort to revitalize their offense, the Bruins hope to pair White with former Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Commanders’ offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, according to Doug Samuels of Football Scoop. Like Bieniemy, White […]

The NFL scouting combine wrapped up this weekend, which can only mean one thing: The 2024 NFL Draft is almost here. Prospects from all over the country got together to interview with and perform in front of NFL teams to bolster their draft stock and help make their pro football dreams come true. One of […]

It was a surprise to many when Chip Kelly stepped down as UCLA head coach to become the offensive coordinator at Ohio State in February. It’s rare for head coaches to take a demotion, even with a “better” program, but Kelly did just that after the Bruins decided to retain him despite a push from […]

The annual NFL scouting combine took place this weekend, which gave hundreds of incoming prospects the chance to improve their draft stock and help make their NFL dreams come true. One of those players was Florida State edge rusher Jared Verse. Verse could’ve been a potential top pick in last year’s NFL Draft had he […]

The 2024 Colorado football season will be a special one for head coach Deion Sanders and his family. His two sons on the team, Shilo and Shedeur, are both likely to enter their names into the NFL Draft in 2025, meaning this will be their final college seasons and with it, the final time the […]

Oklahoma football is adding a new assistant coach to the staff. The Sooners are bringing in former Duke offensive coordinator Kevin Johns, per Rivals. Johns is expected to work as an offensive analyst on the Oklahoma coaching staff. Oklahoma football is adding Johns in the midst of a large transition for the school. Oklahoma is […]

Ole Miss football will be looking to capitalize on what was one of the most successful seasons in program history. The Rebels walked away with their first 11-win season, finishing with a Peach Bowl victory over Penn State. Couple that with the work that Lane Kiffin and his staff did in the transfer portal, and […]

The Texas football program has a big decision on its hands this fall in terms of its starting quarterback position and Arch Manning factors in big-time according to Coach Steve Sarkisian. The Manning legacy quarterback was a five-star in high school but so is Longhorns incumbent quarterback Quinn Ewers who led the team to the […]

The Edward Waters Tigers just revealed their schedule for the 2024 football season with an appearance from a SWAC school. The Tigers are coming off of a successful 6-4 season last year. They finished 5-3 in the SIAC, which tied them for third place in the conference along with Allen. They will look to improve […]

The Alabama football team is busy building cohesiveness during the offseason with Coach Kalen DeBoer recently having been spotted at a hoops game with Jalen Milroe, Nick Saban and others in attendance. DeBoer is not done yet putting his stamp on the program as evidenced by his latest hires of two ex-Washington football staffers, as well […]

It’s interesting, because I’m certain that most normal people probably haven’t had a discussion about Michigan wide receiver Braylon Edwards in years, and yet, because Braylon Edwards is my friend Collin’s favorite college football player ever, I don’t qualify as a normal person. And as we learned today, even Braylon Edwards himself isn’t a normal […]

When EA Sports College Football 25 arrives in stores this summer, there will be thousands of real college football players in the game. The video game series, which last appeared in 2013, will feature all 134 FBS teams, and the company making the game hoped for 11,000 players to opt into their NIL offer of […]

Lincoln Riley is beefing up the USC coaching staff for the 2024 season, adding accomplished running backs coach Anthony Jones from the TCU football program. “USC is set to hire TCU’s Anthony Jones as its new running backs coach, sources tell @247Sports,” Matt Zenitz reported on Monday. “At TCU, Jones has coached players such as […]

Washington Huskies quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is one of the top quarterback prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft. If you look at just his last two seasons with the Washington football program, he would be in the conversation with the top three QBs heading into the league. However, age and injury are a real concern, […]

Oklahoma football has been a fixture on the recruiting battlefield for years, but they might have to be even more industrious in this crucial area now that it is joining the vaunted SEC. While head coach Brent Venables prepares for the 2024 campaign, he is also focused on pursuing some of the most talented prospects […]

If asked the question “Who is the best college football quarterback of the 21st century,” there are plenty of directions you could choose to go. And then there’s the right direction. ESPN did not go the right direction. On a recent episode of the “4th and 1 Show,” former Heisman Trophy and National Championship winning […]

Colorado football lost one of its players to transfer portal over the weekend, with long snapper, Jacob Politte, who came over from Jackson State, announcing his decision to try his luck in college’s version of free agency. “I have officially entered the transfer portal with 2 years of eligibility remaining. Thank you @DeionSanders for the […]

Despite spending six years in college, Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joe Milton III may have only one full season as a starting quarterback under his belt, and that will be cited as one of the reasons why he likely won’t be selected until the fifth or sixth round of the NFL Draft. But there’s an important […]

The NFL Combine was busy on Saturday with players from around the college football world, and one school that had one of the best showings is Texas football. Xavier Worthy especially had a great day and stole the show as he broke the all-time NFL Combine record for 40-yard dash time as he ran it […]

Michigan football quarterback JJ McCarthy finished up his legendary career with the Wolverines a couple months ago by winning the national championship. He only lost one game as a starter at Michigan, and he is now heading to the NFL. He is at the NFL Combine right now, and as the days go on, his […]

The NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana is annually one of the most interesting events of the NFL calendar. Prospects of all different positions and pedigrees get to step onto the field and into the meeting rooms in order to boost their stock ahead of April’s NFL Draft. One development we see play out each […]

Next year is going to be an interesting one for the Alabama football team. For the first time in awhile, the Crimson Tide will not have Nick Saban as their head coach. The legend retired after the 2023 season, and Kalen DeBoer is now the head coach of Alabama. He is already doing a good […]

The move is now official as Eric Bieniemy has joined the staff of the UCLA Bruins as the team’s associate head coach and offensive coordinator. He is the first significant hire on head coach DeShaun Foster’s staff since he was hired in mid-February to replace Chip Kelly. “It’s time.” – Coach Bieniemy pic.twitter.com/NjH1uOyMwJ — UCLA […]

Shortly after joining Tennessee State and Eddie George as the offensive coordinator, Tyler Roehl leaves Nashville to join the coaching staff at Iowa State. Roehl is set to become the assistant head coach and running backs coach at Iowa State, according to Mike Organ of The Tennessean. Tennessee State thought they had hit a home […]

Virginia State cornerback Willie Drew put all the scouts on notice at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis with his impressive athleticism. One of two HBCU players invited to the Combine, Drew showed out in the 40-yard dash and 10-yard split. In the dash, Drew ran a 4.46, which tied for 13th among the 29 cornerbacks […]

Texas A&M football wide receiver Ainias Smith is getting some bad news. The Aggies’ standout has a stress fracture in his shin that will end his time at the NFL Combine, per NFL Network. Smith is expected to meet with a specialist soon to evaluate the injury. Smith’s injury was identified during a medical evaluation […]

Alabama football defensive back Terrion Arnold is giving a shout out to his mom as he prepares to complete the NFL scouting combine. The Crimson Tide defensive back is one of several Alabama players expected to be drafted in the league this year. .@AlabamaFTBL DB Terrion Arnold's message to his mom his beautiful. ❤️🥹 "I'm […]

Former Texas A&M football quarterback Johnny Manziel is not happy with how former USC star Reggie Bush has been treated by the NCAA. Manziel says he’s going to boycott the Heisman Trophy ceremony until Reggie Bush’s trophy is reinstated, per his social media. Bush gave up his Heisman Trophy, following an NCAA investigation into Bush’s […]

Michigan quarterback JJ McCarthy is a hot name in NFL draft circles. The National Title winning quarterback certainly has the physical attributes and the championship pedigree to be a star at the next level, and if McCarthy had gone to a school that didn’t often win with a physical running game and a lights out, […]