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The Michigan football team is preparing for its first national title defense since the 1998 season when the Wolverines dropped two early games to Notre Dame football and Syracuse football, who was led by Donovan McNabb at the time. For Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore, the theme of the 2024-25 season is Moore’s now-famous catch […]

The Michigan football team returns a ton of talent from last year’s 15-0 national title winning squad but must contend with a gaping hole at the quarterback position. JJ McCarthy is a projected top 15 NFL Draft pick and his former coach Jim Harbaugh thinks he could go number one overall. On Sunday, reporter Anthony […]

The late eighties saw a diversity of HBCU talent from across the country get the opportunity to play at the highest level. 1987 saw the inclusion of Greg Lloyd from Fort Valley State to a ferocious Pittsburgh Steelers defense that was feared and 1990, of course, saw the arrival of Shannon Sharpe from Savannah State […]

College football fans everywhere can’t wait for this summer as the NCAA football video game will be returning. NCAA 14 was the last edition of the game, but with NIL, the game is back. Now, people are wondering what overall ratings all of the best players will be, and many are talking about Colorado football […]

Nebraska football is putting its new quarterback through the paces. Nebraska’s Dylan Raiola is in the driver’s seat to get the starting job in 2024 with the Cornhuskers, per the Athletic. Nebraska football had a disappointing season in 2023, finishing the season with a losing record at 5-7. It’s a far cry from the days […]

A pair of USC football stars will get the chance to show out in front of coaches, scouts and executive at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine. Defensive back Christian Roland-Wallace and wide receiver Brenden Rice will join a handful of teammates who’d previously received invitations to Indianapolis. INVITED ‼️@xhrisroland has officially been invited to the […]

The college football offseason is upon us, and it is a big one for a lot of teams. Next season is a big year in college football as there are a lot of changes coming, and no one wants to be left in the dust. It is an important season for everybody. This offseason is […]

The Michigan football team won the national championship a little over a month ago, but it is going to be tough for them to repeat that success as they are losing a lot this offseason. Jim Harbaugh is no longer the head coach of the Wolverines as he is now with the Los Angeles Chargers, […]

New Grambling head coach Mickey Joseph’s contract with the football department has been made public, per the Louisiana Board of Supervisors agenda. Joseph’s contract is effective as of January 2, 2024, and Grambling interim president Connie Walton has requested approval of the contract by the University of Louisiana Board of Supervisors, which is scheduled to […]

Deion Sanders seems to be one of the many people in the football world fired up about the well-anticipated release of EA Sports College Football 25. The gaining company is reviving its popular college football series that last came out in 2013 as NCAA Football 14 and released a teaser trailer for the release of College […]

The college football offseason has been going on for a little over a month now, and this is a big offseason for the Michigan State football team. The Spartans have a new head coach coming in as Jonathan Smith is taking over for the fired Mel Tucker. Smith is coming to Michigan State from Oregon […]

The Georgia State football program suddenly was in need of a new head coach. On Thursday, Shawn Elliott decided to leave the program and take a job with South Carolina coaching tight ends in a stunning move. On Friday, the Georgia State football program named strength coach Mike Sirignano as its interim coach in a […]

Texas A&M football will be taken in a new direction in 2024 under new head coach Mike Elko after Jimbo Fisher was fired midseason last year. Those in College Station just hope this new direction leads to more wins and fewer losses. That will require a bit of a shakeup, though. At least Elko seems […]

1985 was a seminal moment in HBCU football history. Arguably, the greatest NFL player of all time Jerry Rice was selected by the San Francisco 49ers out of Mississippi Valley State University. Rice changed what was possible for the perception of HBCU players who had the privilege of making it to the next level in […]

Fort Valley State Athletic Director Dr. Renae Myles Payne is leaving the institution after a year of service. D2.Ticker first reported the news of Payne’s departure and she confirmed her departure in a post on Twitter. “Thank you @FVSUATHLETICS @FVSU for the opportunity to serve,” she said in a tweet. “We had a 68% increase […]

Coach James Franklin has a lot to figure out when it comes to the Penn State football defense. With Chop Robinson and Asida Isaac declaring for the 2024 NFL Draft, a huge void in the Nittany Lions’ linebacker corps. One person was ready to make the big move and step up for the team. He […]

The Ohio State football team is coming for it all in 2024. The Buckeyes are returning a ton of talent from the 2023 squad that a lot of people were expecting to go pro. Ohio State also has one of the top transfer portal classes in the country coming in, and one of the best […]

The USC football team has had the luxury of having the best quarterback in college football as their starter for the past two seasons. Caleb Williams won the Heisman during his first season with the Trojans, and he had another special year this past season. Now, Williams is headed to the NFL, and he is […]

LSU football has hit the news cycle for all the wrong reasons. With spring training right around the corner, running back Trey Holly was reportedly taken into custody with three felony charges. Holly is being charged with “attempted second-degree murder, aggravated criminal damage to property, and illegal use of a weapon,” according to Pete Thamel […]

The USC football team is looking to bounce back from what was a disappointing campaign this year. The preparation for the 2024 season is underway for the Trojans, and it’s a big one for Lincoln Riley. It will be the third season of the Riley era at USC, and he unfortunately just lost a staff […]

The Nebraska football program is setting up its roster for the upcoming season with the spring game right around the corner. However, many noticed something different about the Cornhuskers’ roster, as one defensive player wasn’t listed on the latest roster update. Corey Collier Jr., a defensive back for the Nebraska football team, is confirmed not […]

The EA Sports College Football 25’s Teaser trailer was released in February, giving us a glimpse of some of the confirmed schools in the game. Therefore, we decided to create a list of all-known teams appearing in the game. A recent tweet from EA Sports confirmed all participating schools in EA College Football 25. Without […]

The Nebraska football program is trying to improve for the 2024 season and beyond. Matt Rhule’s team took a massive step in that direction by landing five-star quarterback and former Georgia commit Dylan Raiola. Raiola initially considered Nebraska before going to Georgia but decided to come to the Cornhuskers this offseason. Rhule recently spoke about […]

If there’s one thing that Ohio State football is going to do, it’s recruit. Even in the past fews when the Buckeyes have been in a down period (yes, even though they have been winning 10-11 games each year, it’s still a down period by their standards), they haven’t missed a beat in recruiting. Ohio […]

Bill O’Brien has had quite the offseason. O’Brien was the offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots last season, but he took a job with Ohio State football to be come their next offensive coordinator shortly after after the Buckeyes’ season ended. That stint didn’t last long. Shortly after that, the head coaching job at […]

South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer just hired a tight ends coach for the Gamecocks’ upcoming season, which would usually rank fairly low on the news scale, even among diehard SC fans. However, this coach was now-former Georgia State head coach Shawn Elliott, who shockingly left his FBS program in the lurch to take a […]

Georgia State football has postponed its spring practice and spring football game due to head coach Shawn Elliott resigning to become the tight ends coach at South Carolina, according to Brandon Marcello of 247 Sports. It is a bizarre event, as Shawn Elliott left the Georgia State football program just two days into spring practice. […]

It’s going to feel weird not seeing Nick Saban on the sidelines for Alabama football next season. The legendary coach decided to retire after the 2023 season, and now Kalen DeBoer is the head coach of the Crimson Tide. It’s been a few years now since Alabama won the national championship, and that’s a long […]

The Florida State football team had one of the most bizarre college football seasons that we have seen in the College Football Playoff era in 2023. The Seminoles finished the regular season 12-0 and went on to the ACC Championship game where they took down Louisville to improve to 13-0. Since the College Football Playoff […]

EA Sports College Football unveiled their new logo on their X (formerly Twitter) page today, with a Full Reveal coming this May! Overall, this comes as great news, since it means we’ll finally be receiving some more info on the game soon. Furthermore, we know now the title is indeed EA Sports College Football 25. […]

Deion Sanders and Colorado football have continued to capture headlines since Coach Prime set up camp in Boulder. Much of this attention is due to Sanders’ magnetizing character, which never goes unnoticed by his team or opponents. With that magnetism comes the ability to attract potential prospects to join his Buffaloes football team, such as […]

For their 2024 homecoming game, the Howard Bison will take on Eddie George and the Tennessee State Tigers. The university’s newsroom staff just unveiled the Tigers as their homecoming opponent, which will take place on Oct. 19. The 2024 homecoming game for Howard marks their 100th anniversary, dating back to Nov. 27, 1924, when the […]

As we celebrate what would have been Steve “Air” McNair’s 51st birthday, let’s take a look back on his illustrious collegiate and NFL career. McNair was born Feb. 14, 1973 in Mount Olive, Mississippi. He decided to attend the local Alcorn State, and the rest was history. McNair played all but one game for the […]

The Iowa football team lost in the Big Ten Championship Game to the Michigan Wolverines this past season, highlighting the team’s needs on offense. In the offseason, Coach Kirk Ferentz’s team hired former Western Michigan Broncos coach Tim Lester to be its new offensive coordinator, replacing the oft-maligned and now departed Brian Ferentz. Even with […]

Notre Dame football continues to be a consistent program under second-year head coach Marcus Freeman, who is only 38 years old. He took the Irish from 9-4 in 2022 to 10-3 in 2023 and now has two bowl wins under his belt with two top-25 finishes as well. Freeman, like a lot of young coaches […]

It’s been an unusual start to the offseason for Alabama football. To begin with, their head coach of almost 20 years, arguably the greatest of all time, Nick Saban, decided to retire and was replaced by Washington’s Kalen DeBoer. It didn’t stop there, though. The overall result was a domino effect to the sport the […]

The offseason just started for college football about a month ago, but it’s never too early to start getting excited for the 2024 season. Notre Dame football fans now have something else to get excited for as their November 23rd matchup with Army football will be played at Yankee Stadium. Last season, the Fighting Irish […]

With the changing landscape of college sports, NIL is becoming extremely important, especially in college football. The Michigan football team got some positive news in that regard on Wednesday as the team is partnering with Altius Sports and creating a NIL general manager position. This is huge for the Wolverines as they haven’t been as […]

A team that seems to be on the rise in college football is Ole Miss. That, of course, is in large part due to Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin, who will be entering his fifth season in Oxford. Under Kiffin, Ole Miss football achieved its best record in program history, going 11-2 and finishing last […]