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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 […]

The Michigan football team just won the national championship, but it is going to be tough to repeat their success with everything that they are losing this offseason. Almost all of their offensive production is leaving for the NFL, and Jim Harbaugh is no longer with the Wolverines as he is the head coach of […]

Being a head coach of a college football team isn’t easy, and Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham is aware of that. In fact, Dillingham has one of the toughest power five head coaching jobs in the country. It’s not easy to be successful at Arizona State, but Dillingham isn’t complaining. There’s no question that […]

The Michigan football team finished up their 2023 season last month with a win against Washington in the national title to cap off a perfect 15-0 season. Fans of the Wolverines have been waiting for a season like this for a long time, and they finally were able to pull it off this year. There […]

While there is not a clear No. 1 running back with the Ohio State football team, head coach Ryan Day compliments the likes of TreVeyon Henderson as possibly being the leader of the group. Henderson is now entering his fourth year with the Ohio State football program and per his coach, his leadership has been […]

Ohio State football does not have the best reputation when it comes to their quarterbacks making the leap to the NFL. For years, fans would instantly groan when they saw a Buckeyes signal-caller being projected to their team in a mock draft. CJ Stroud effectively shattered that stigma by leading the Houston Texans to a […]

It was a tough first year in the Big Ten Conference for Matt Rhule. He could not get his Nebraska football program near to contend for a College Football Playoff spot. The Cornhuskers ended the year with only five wins which was far from their former glory back in 2008 to 2014. Currently, they have […]

Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian has lofty ambitions for the program, and they will be heavily tested in the deep SEC. He is loading up on premium talent from both the transfer portal and recruiting pool to ensure that the Longhorns build off their College Football Playoff appearance from last season. The field is […]

Carl Nassib played for the Penn State football team from 2013-2015. While he was with the Nittany Lions, he racked up 64 total tackles as a defensive end, 17.5 sacks, one interception and one forced fumble. Nassib had a great career for Penn State, and he ended up being an All-American. Nassib played in the […]

The Oklahoma football team has a big move coming as they will be heading to the SEC for the 2024 college football season. The Sooners had a solid year last season, but things will be much tougher in their new conference. This is a crucial offseason for Oklahoma, and one thing that the Sooners can […]

The SMU football program had a fairly good season. Rhett Lashlee led the team to 11 wins and just three losses. Their run was highlighted by not losing a single game in the nine matchups where they had to AAC teams. They then proceeded to win the AAC championship. To cap it off, the Mustangs […]

The 2024 Miami football team is set to once again be greatly impacted by the transfer portal. Head coach Mario Cristobal has once again leaned into the portal in hopes of building, at the very least, an ACC contender, with the hopes of making the conference title game for the first time under his leadership […]

On Monday, Feb. 20, athletes across multiple conferences and divisions congregated in New Orleans, LA to participate in the 2024 NFL HBCU Combine. Players from every position performed in typical combine tests and did separate drills in front of NFL scouts in preparation for the Draft in April. Canadian Football League scouts also attended the […]

The Alabama football team has had a busy offseason in terms of new hires. First, head coach Nick Saban decided to retire after the conclusion of the season, so the Crimson Tide needed a new coach. Alabama got Kalen DeBoer from Washington football, and now the Crimson Tide have handled business with their offensive coordinator […]

The stage is set for the next chapter of the College Football Playoff. College football’s ultimate event is expanding to 12 teams after new rules were finalized by the board of managers Tuesday, per the CFP. The CFP is expanding to 12 teams, with the highest-ranked five conference champions given automatic bids to the playoff. […]

Kansas basketball player Kevin McCullar Jr. returned from injury over the weekend in the win over Oklahoma, but head coach Bill Self revealed that he suffered a setback during the game. Kevin McCullar Jr. has been dealing with a bone bruise, and Bill Self said that he “tweaked it again,” according to Jordan Guskey of […]

Penn State football’s highly touted 2025 recruiting class has another commit. Three-star wide receiver prospect Lyrick Samuel announced his commitment Monday on Twitter. “I will like to thank every program that has taken the time to show an interest in me. After deep consideration and conversations with my family I have decided that I will […]

USC football is making the cut for a blue-chip high school football recruit. High school defensive tackle Kevin Wynn is including the Trojans in his top choices for schools, per Sports Illustrated. Wynn is a member of the 2025 recruiting class. Wynn is a 6-foot-2, 320 pound defensive player from Georgia. He’s a highly recruited […]

Nebraska football made a move that officially puts the Cornhuskers in the Brady Smigiel sweepstakes. Smigiel, who is a five-star quarterback prospect for the 2026 college football season, just received an offer from the Big Ten school, per Cornhuskers Wire. “The Nebraska Cornhuskers have made a scholarship offer to a California quarterback. Brady Smigiel is […]

Oklahoma football is losing a key piece of its staff. Oklahoma assistant coach J.R. Sandlin is leaving the Sooners to take a job at SMU, per Sports Illustrated. Sandlin has played a major part in recruiting for the football program. He worked at Oklahoma as director of player personnel and recruiting. Sandlin is going to […]

Just because Nick Saban is no longer the head coach of Alabama football, it doesn’t mean he can’t impact the program anymore. His presence in Tuscaloosa will still be felt, as it’s been revealed that he will have an advisory role for the Crimson Tide. The multi-titled head coach gave a little bit more insight […]

In the day and age of the transfer portal, it’s rare to have a room stacked with college football quarterbacks. Even if those highly recruited, talented quarterbacks have barely touched the field or never touched it at all, with their itching to become a starter, most will head toward a new school, leaving their former […]

The 1990s saw a huge infusion of notable HBCU football players who made their mark on the game. Michael Strahan came out of Texas Southern and became a defensive stalworth, then turning his success on the football field into a thriving media career. Alcorn’s Steve McNair made history, becoming the highest-drafted offensive player out of […]

The National Coalition of Minority Coaches named former Florida A&M head coach Willie Simmons as its 2023 Coach of the Year. Simmons accepted the award during a ceremony at the Coalition Convention in Las Vegas on Feb. 17. He later posted about the award on his ‘X’ page. “I’m extremely humbled to receive this most […]

Michigan football’s secondary was the best in the country last season according to many onlookers and it helped shut down the vaunted Kalen DeBoer and Michael Penix Jr. led Washington Huskies in the National Championship Game. Now a Michigan football starter is headed to Coach DeBoer’s Alabama football program after Jim Harbaugh’s departure to the […]

The Alabama football team won the SEC title last season but fell short of its National Championship goals with a loss to eventual champ Michigan. Nick Saban retired and Kalen DeBoer is now at the controls of the most successful college program of the last two decades. On Monday, a new likely hire was announced […]

After two of the best seasons in Duke football history under Mike Elko, the Blue Devils may be in a bit of a reset with Elko headed to Texas A&M. However, former Penn State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz moved in quickly and took the head job in Durham, hoping to continue some of the same […]

Despite Deion Sanders‘ departure from Jackson State in December 2022, the Tigers continue to endure the financial repercussions of a decision influenced by the now-head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes. Per a report by the Clarion Ledger, Jackson State had to pay $800,000 to settle a lawsuit with Summitt Management Corporation. The lawsuit was filed […]

In Jeff Brohm’s first year as the head coach for Louisville football, he took the Cardinals all the way to the ACC Championship Game and finished the season with a 10-4 record, earning a College Football Playoff ranking of 15th. They’ll hope to replicate that success and maybe even do better in 2024. Louisville football […]

The Pac-12 Board of Directors on Monday announced that Teresa Gould will replace George Kliavkoff as commissioner, effective March 1, per Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic: “NEWS: The Pac-12 board of directors today announced that Teresa Gould has been appointed as the new commissioner of the Pac-12 Conference, George Kliavkoff, effective March 1.” With today’s […]

The 2024 season will be Hugh Freeze’s second year on the Plains as Auburn football’s head coach. The Tigers finished 6-7 in 2023, failing to win their last game in the Music City Bowl. That record also gave the Tigers their fourth consecutive season finishing unranked. Freeze will look to increase the Tigers’ win total […]

A drastic year of change continues for the Arizona Wildcats, as the university looks to hire Desireé Reed-Francois to be its new athletic director, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The former Missouri AD is expected to lead the school during one of its most crucial eras yet. Arizona is in the midst of a financial crisis […]

The Alabama football program has seen a flurry of coaching changes following Nick Saban’s sudden retirement. With Kalen DeBoer as the new head coach, his staff is almost completed. Former offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb recently became the OC with the Seattle Seahawks, and he took Scott Huff to Seattle with him as well. As a […]

Billy Napier and Florida football took a step back in 2023, finishing the season with a 5-7 record, one win less than the previous season, and without a chance to make a bowl game. As they enter Year 3, it seems Napier needs to make a statement in 2024. Perhaps the No. 16 ranked transfer […]

Many didn’t know how Brian Kelly would work out in his departure from Notre Dame to the LSU football program and the SEC. But things have worked out pretty well for him thus far, including either a first or second-place finish in the SEC West, with an SEC Championship Game appearance in his first season […]

Florida football just boosted its frontline. The Gators recently secured the commitment of four-star interior offensive lineman Peyton Joseph. A class of 2025 recruit, Joseph picked Florida over other suitors such as Florida State, Georgia Tech, Tennessee and Alabama. Standing at 6-foot-4 and weighing 305 lbs, Joseph is a top-five IOL recruit in his class. […]