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EA Sports College Football 25 is seemingly going above and beyond in terms of presentation. From real-player opt-ins, to multiple sports personalities, to the inclusion of all 134 teams and Bowl games, College Football 25 seems like the ultimate NCAAF video game. However, while we can’t wait it’s release this summer, one thing has been […]

This past season was an interesting one for the Oregon football team. The Ducks started off the season before hitting the road to take on Washington in a battle of undefeated Pac-12 rivals. It was a fantastic game, but the Huskies ended up finding a way to get the win. Then, both Oregon and Washington […]

The Georgia State football program was suddenly in need of a new head coach after Shawn Elliott left to take an assistant role with the South Carolina Gamecocks. However, it seems the Panthers are set to finalize their next head coach with Georgia assistant Dell McGee being offered the job, per Matt Zeneitz of 247Sports. […]

The Oklahoma Sooners will be entering a new chapter in the next college football season. After residing in the Big 12 for an extended period, the Sooners will be moving to the SEC in the 2024 season. With a new conference comes an important change in Oklahoma’s coaching staff. Oklahoma football is set to sign […]

New EA College Football 25 info released this week, including information on the new CFP structure and Bowl Games. With the College Football Playoff structure expanding to 12 total teams, many want to know if those new rules apply to EA Sports’ upcoming game as well. Thankfully, we now have info on the CFP structure, […]

Former Arizona football and Washington State football quarterback Jayden de Laura declared for the 2024 NFL Draft on Thursday, the 22-year-old announced on his X account. After withdrawing his transfer to Texas State, de Laura will turn pro and go for his shot to play in the NFL. In a lengthy statement, de Laura thanked […]

Florida State football will once again be bringing in a top 10 ranked transfer portal class in 2024. During the latest cycle, the Seminoles added 15 transfer commits, consisting of five three-star players and 10 four-star players, the most for any team, which was good enough for the No. 4 ranked class. Since arriving in […]

After parting ways with Alcorn following a series of events and being passed over for the head coaching role at Texas Southern, Fred McNair has now become a part of the coaching team at Southern University. According to Reggie Flood, the WBOK radio host of the Jaguar Journal program that focuses on sports at Southern […]

The Alabama football team is hoping to repeat as SEC Champions in 2024 and will have to do it in a major transition year. Arguably the greatest and most successful college football coach of all-time Nick Saban has decided to hang up his whistle, and now NCAA runner-up coach Kalen DeBoer will take a stab […]

In 2024, there will be multiple quarterbacks who will get their first crack at becoming full-time starters for their respective teams. In this case, we’re looking at four specific sophomores who look to be the next greats to hold the position at their programs. These four are Tennessee’s Nico Iamaleava, Kansas State’s Avery Johnson, Oklahoma’s […]

Former Boston College football head coach Jeff Hafley surprised many fans in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts when he abruptly left the Eagles for the Green Bay Packers’ defensive coordinator position. There is speculation that he jumped off a sinking ship in order to limit any damage to his coaching reputation, but Hafley explains that the opportunity […]

Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders and his Buffaloes are currently in the midst of what figures to be a highly important offseason for the future direction of the program. Colorado just finished up what was a relatively successful first season, at least by recent historical standards, for the organization in which Sanders drew the […]

Neal Brown has a lot of work to do to reinvigorate the West Virginia football squad. He needs to develop Nicco Marchiol in the coming months such that the Mountaineers have a steady play-caller come fall. However, the head honcho has other concerns at the moment. He is particularly concerned about changing the outlook when […]

The USC football program could lose a load of talent to the 2024 NFL Draft. In addition to star quarterback Caleb Williams, junior running back MarShawn Lloyd looks to go professional. Moreover,  Lloyd received a flattering draft comparison to Philadelphia Eagles RB D’Andre Swift. Trojans RB receives a high compliment before the 2024 NFL Draft […]

One of the top defensive tackles in the 2024 NFL Draft will be forced to miss the scouting combine. Illinois football star Jer’Zhan “Johnny” Newton, a projected first-round pick, underwent surgery in January to repair a partial Jones fracture in his foot and won’t be ready to participate in drills and workouts in Indianapolis next […]

It seems like when you’re talking about Deion Sanders and Colorado football, you’re talking about the transfer portal. At this point, they just go hand in hand with each other. Since his arrival in Boulder and becoming the new head coach of the Buffaloes, no coach in the country has exercised their right to acquire […]

As the 2000’s rolled on, HBCU players started to be drafted less and less. It wasn’t due to a lack of talent. The new millennium saw greats such as Robert Mathis, Shaq Leonard, Javon Hargrave, and Tarik Cohen drafted. 2015 saw the advent of the Celebration Bowl, meant to draw more attention to HBCU football […]

Will EA Sports College Football 25 include the fan favorite Road To Glory & Dynasty Modes? Along with confirming all FBS schools and announcers, several details on EA College Football 25 were announced today. While we don’t know all details yet, we can at least confirm the appearance of the two popular modes. It’s quite […]

It appears USC football head coach Lincoln Riley is losing a key part of his staff. Trojans running back coach Kiel McDonald is finalizing a deal to take over that same position on Jim Harbaugh’s Los Angeles Chargers staff, according to Adam Schefter. As the NFL insider pointed out, McDonald also had opportunities to be […]

With the transfer portal now closed until later in the spring, Tennessee football has concluded their class ranked as the No. 22 in the country and No. 10 in the SEC. The Volunteers will be bringing in just eight commits from this cycle, while sending 12 out. The eight transfers consist of four three-stars and […]

The Texas football team is getting ready for their first season in the SEC, and head coach Steve Sarkisian just brought in a coach that used to be on the staff for the Longhorns. Chris Gilbert is returning to Sarkisian and Texas to be a special assistant to the head coach. Chris Gilbert has worked […]

EA Sports College Football 25 will include real players who opt-in, but the same doesn’t apply to coaches. For those hoping to see 3D Kirby Smart or Dabo Sweeney, it seems you might have to wait a bit longer. However, just because they may not appear in this year’s title, doesn’t mean the same for […]

The EA Sports College Football 25 Announcers have been revealed, along with info about player compensation and all participating schools. Although we await the full reveal in May, EA Sports is slowly releasing more information to keep fans excited. College Football 25 received its first trailer not long ago, and while there’s no gameplay just […]

Iowa football cornerback Cooper DeJean will not participate in the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine after undergoing leg surgery this past season, per Bruce Feldman of The Athletic. Feldman adds that DeJean is planning to still work out for teams before the NFL Draft, but will do so at a later date. The NFL Scouting Combine […]

The college football landscape has changed quite drastically over the last five or so years, and there are no signs of stagnation on that front. Things are only going to continue to get wackier, with players entering the transfer portal with a staggering degree of regularity because of their desire for more money and more […]

In a surprising turn of events, former Florida A&M head football coach Willie Simmons has been linked to the head-coaching vacancy at Georgia State. Per Football Scoop, Simmons is part of a group of potential coaching candidates who are slated to speak or have already spoken to Georgia State officials about the open position. “Other […]

After years of waiting, the fans at the intersection of college football and video games are finally getting what they’ve long asked for. With the release of the first EA Sports College Football 25 trailer in mid-February, the popular video game (then NCAA Football) that went away in 2013 is finally here. However, questions remained […]

The Oklahoma football team is heading into the SEC next season, and the Sooners are preparing for the transition by giving Jackson Arnold a strong receiver room, featuring Purdue transfer Deion Burks joining receivers Jalil Farooq, Andrel Anthony, Nic Anderson and Jayden Gibson. Arnold spoke on the receiver room and how he is already building […]

This next season of Alabama football is going to be an intriguing one as there will be a lot of new faces around the Crimson Tide program. Obviously, Kalen DeBoer is the new head coach after Nick Saban’s retirement, and DeBoer has brought in a lot of new coaches on the staff. Alabama will also […]

New Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer is filling out his staff in Tuscaloosa, and he’s bringing in a lot of familiar faces to do so. The latest addition to the Crimson Tide sideline is Mitch Dahlen, who was on the Washington Huskies football staff before this latest move. “Alabama adds analyst who was part of […]

The Texas football team has waited a long time to be back, but after the season that the Longhorns had this year, I think it’s safe to say that they were back. However, the big question is whether or not Texas is here to stay, or if they will fall back into the abyss after […]

Ohio State football created plenty of noise this offseason. The Buckeyes made a lot of additions in the transfer portal, with the most notable addition perhaps being former Alabama safety Caleb Downs. They also made major headlines recently by adding former Oregon and UCLA head coach Chip Kelly as their offensive coordinator. The also were […]

Michigan football is coming off of a 15-0 season and preparing for what could be another long run into the College Football Playoffs this season. The Wolverines hired Sherrone Moore as head coach and Greg Scruggs has been brought in to replace Mike Elston, who departed for the San Diego Chargers. Recently top recruiting target […]

A proposal of a 14-team College Football Playoff starting in the 2026 season was discussed at CFP meetings in Dallas on Wednesday, just months before the start of the first season with a 12-team playoff is set to begin, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel: “Talk of a 14-team playoff starting in 2026 was the buzz […]

Johnny Manziel won the Heisman Trophy with Texas A&M football in 2012 and went on to become a first round pick of the Cleveland Browns in 2014. Manziel recently shared a shocking first-hand account of an alleged $3 million dollar deal to return to the Aggies the year he was drafted, stating that “bag men” […]

The life of Johnny Manziel gets more interesting as his stories of previous years start to unravel. Before entering the NFL Draft, he was a highly-touted star in the Texas A&M football program. Kevin Sumlin knew exactly how he fit in the Aggies’ offensive system and used him to the best of his potential. This […]

The 2024 season was quite a year in college football for starting quarterbacks, especially those who had previously transferred. In fact, three of the Heisman Trophy finalists were quarterbacks who had all transferred from a previous school, namely Michael Penix Jr., Bo Nix, and winner Jayden Daniels. With that said, we’ve seen the effects the […]

The end of the century saw several talented HBCU Players get selected out of HBCUs. Some of the players selected are known today for their contributions off of the field like Reggie Barlow, who became an HBCU head coaching mainstay for Alabama State and Virginia State. He now serves as head coach for the DC […]

On Tuesday, the College Football Playoff board of managers unanimously approved the 5+7 format. The format will outright guarantee the five highest-ranked conference champions inclusion in the new, expanded 12-team field starting in the fall of 2024, along with the seven highest-ranked teams. Now that the Pac-12 has all but been eliminated, minus the two […]