NCAA Football Articles - Page 29

The Biletnikoff conversation isn’t going away in Columbus, because a lot of people around the Ohio State football team clearly felt Jeremiah Smith had the kind of season that usually ends with hardware. He finished as a finalist again and didn’t win again, and that stings, especially when the belief is that no receiver forced […]

With the Georgia football team preparing for the College Football Playoff game against the Ole Miss Rebels, there’s no denying that their opponents have experienced a recent major change at head coach. After the Georgia football program crushed the Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC title game, the team is ready to get back on […]

A lot of the national playoff chatter has been split between brands and résumés, and Georgia keeps landing in the same place: a roster people trust, paired with a coach who’s already proven he can navigate the pressure cooker. In a coaches’ survey cited by The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman, Georgia was one of the most […]

More alarming details of Sherrone Moore’s tenure as Michigan football coach have been revealed. In the aftermath of Moore’s shocking firing and his subsequent arrest, multiple college football reports have gathered information that seemingly indicates that the once fast-rising coach, according to The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman, Austin Meek, and Katie Strang, “became increasingly volatile” before […]

The 2025 Texas football season was a roller coaster, given the expectations that followed after they opened as the top-ranked team in the country. The key to the Longhorns was their offense, and although Arch Manning started slowly, he played well and finished with a solid season. They were set up for an even better […]

The Ohio State football program is currently gearing up for its upcoming matchup against the Miami Hurricanes, which was recently solidified with Miami’s road win over the Texas A&M Aggies over the weekend. Ohio State is looking to bounce back after dropping the Big 10 Championship Game in narrow fashion against Indiana a few weeks […]

The Notre Dame football program is still sifting through the rubble after their surprising exclusion from the 2025 college football playoff field in favor of the Miami Hurricanes. Miami vindicated the committee’s decision with a road win over Texas A&M over the weekend, but that still isn’t going to take the sting out of the […]

South Florida football was without their starting quarterback, Byrum Brown, in the Cure Bowl against Old Dominion, and they won’t be seenf him in the future as well. With several changes happening within the program, Brown has decided to move on and take his talent elsewhere, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. “USF quarterback Byrum Brown […]

Michigan football made Biff Poggi their interim head coach after firing Sherrone Moore, as the program looks to go in a different direction. Though the team may be looking for a full-time head coach, Poggi should be qualified for the spot and has interviews for the position, according to Austin Meek of The Athletic. “Biff […]

The Michigan football program has been in the headlines for all of the wrong reasons lately, with head coach Sherrone Moore being fired for an alleged inappropriate relationship with a staff member and then getting arrested shortly thereafter. In the meantime, the Wolverines brass have named Biff Poggi as their interim coach as the team […]

After very nearly missing the College Football Playoff entirely, Miami football is now headed to the quarterfinals after winning a 10-3 slugfest on the road against No. 7 Texas A&M in Saturday’s first round. Both defenses starred throughout, as did the windy weather which made both passing and kicking extremely difficult. However, Miami running back […]

Despite everything that went wrong in Bill Belichick’s first season as North Carolina football head coach, there was no shortage of intrigue. Well, the NFL legend just ensured that Chapel Hill will remain a headline machine in 2026. The Tar Heels are hiring Bobby Petrino to be their new offensive coordinator, per Chris Low, Pete […]

A sweeping outside review is now at the center of Michigan’s football team response to the Sherrone Moore firing, with interim president Domenico Grasso saying the school is focused on finding facts, expanding oversight, and moving quickly if the investigation uncovers additional misconduct beyond the former head coach. From there, the questions around how this […]

This weekend saw the first round of the College Football Playoff. Four team saw their season end, and four teams will move on to the second round. Three of the four teams will be underdogs in the quarterfinals. Regardless, outside of the wins and losses on the field, the first round saw other wins and […]

LSU football head coach Lane Kiffin sent a kind message to Ole Miss staff members after beating Tulane. But he plucked from the Rebels staff on Sunday. Kiffin siphoned a big member from the Rebels coaching crew, per Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports. “LSU has finalized to deal to hire Ole Miss’ Kevin Smith as […]

Kansas State football plucked from Texas A&M to land school legend Collin Klein as head coach. Now Klein is taking a high-profile Aggies assistant with him to Manhattan. Texas A&M co-defensive coordinator Jordan Peterson is heading to the Wildcats, with Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports confirming the move Sunday. Peterson also was the defensive backs […]

The first round of the College Football Playoffs is in the books. The biggest upset of the weekend was Texas A&M falling to Miami. It was a defensive battle between Texas A&M and Miami, but the Hurricanes took the 10-3 victory. The Miami season carries on as Texas A&M looks towards next season, after a […]

The Oklahoma Sooners had everything going their way in their first-round College Football Playoff matchup with the Alabama Crimson Tide. The Sooners had jumped all over the visitors with a 17-0 lead and all they had to do was not collapse on their homefield. In the first two years of the expanded college postseason, home […]

Dante Moore’s spectacular season continued with a historic performance on Saturday night. While leading Oregon to a dominant win over James Madison in round one of the College Football Playoffs, the star quarterback achieved a feat unprecedented since Zach Wilson achieved it in 2020. Moore and the Ducks got out to a quick start by […]

Less than 24 hours after Tulane was bounced from the College Football Playoff (CFP) by Ole Miss, a Green Wave standout is on the verge of transferring. Among the first in what will likely be many, Tulane defensive lineman Tre’Von McAlpine plans to enter the transfer portal, according to Zach Cardenez of Brick Athlete Enterprises […]

As the Texas A&M football team lost to the Miami Hurricanes in the first round of the College Football Playoff (CFP) game, 10-3, it was no doubt an immensely disappointing result on their home field. With the Texas A&M football offense led by quarterback Marcel Reed, he would reflect on the season he and the […]

Texas A&M walked out of the College Football Playoff with a loss, but the program’s tone around Marcel Reed hasn’t shifted into panic, it’s still framed as a young quarterback taking lumps now, with a higher ceiling later. After the 10-3 defeat to Miami, head coach Mike Elko said he expects “a much better version” […]

Florida’s football team transition under Jon Sumrall keeps moving quickly, and special teams is the latest area getting a clear direction after a strange few weeks where he’s been balancing Tulane’s CFP push while assembling a new staff in Gainesville. Per Matt Zenitz, Florida is set to hire Tulane special teams coordinator Johnathan Galante to […]

Michigan football has been in turmoil since the end of its regular season, and now it has more holes on its coaching staff to fill. The Wolverines fired head coach Sherrone Moore shortly after losing to Ohio State in the regular season finale after he was found to have had an inappropriate relationship with a […]

No. 5 Oregon Ducks defeated the No. 12 James Madison Dukes 51-34 in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday night at Autzen Stadium, earning the program’s first playoff win since 2014. Oregon, 12-1 on the season, advanced to face No. 4 Texas Tech in the CFP quarterfinals at the Orange Bowl […]

Oregon Ducks secured their first College Football Playoff victory under Dan Lanning on Saturday night, but the mood inside the Ducks’ locker room didn’t reflect a typical postseason win celebration. After a 51-34 win over the James Madison Dukes at Autzen Stadium, senior wide receiver Malik Benson offered a candid admission that raised eyebrows across […]

Ole Miss Rebels found itself at the center of history Saturday, hosting the College Football Playoff game on a Deep South campus, and doing so amid emotional turbulence following Lane Kiffin’s abrupt departure to LSU. In front of a record-setting crowd of 68,251 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, the Ole Miss football delivered a decisive 41-10 win […]

Dan Lanning’s Oregon Ducks officially punched its ticket to the College Football Playoff quarterfinals on Saturday night, but the Ducks’ dominant 51-34 win over James Madison Dukes came with a dose of frustration from head coach Dan Lanning. For much of the night, Oregon looked every bit like a national title contender. The Ducks raced […]

The No. 5 Oregon Ducks torched the No. 24 James Madison Dukes with a unique punt return touchdown during their matchup in the first round of the 2025 College Football Playoff on Saturday night. Oregon dominated the regular season as one of the best teams in the country, securing its place in the CFP for […]

Ole Miss fans roasted Lane Kiffin following Pete Golding’s achievement in the No. 6 Rebels’ 41-10 blowout win over the No. 20 Tulane Green Wave in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday afternoon. The Rebels had a chaotic ending to the 2025 regular season. They shined as one of the best […]

Pete Golding’s first game as Ole Miss Rebels’ head coach could hardly have gone more smoothly. Thrust into the role after Lane Kiffin’s abrupt departure to LSU, Golding guided the No. 6 Rebels to a dominant 41-10 victory over No. 11 Tulane in the opening round of the College Football Playoff, quieting any doubts about […]

Jon Sumrall’s Tulane Green Wave had a magical 2025 season, but came to a painful conclusion Saturday night, as No. 11 seed Tulane was overwhelmed 41-10 by No. 6 seed Ole Miss Rebels in the opening round of the College Football Playoff. The loss ended the Green Wave’s championship run, but it did not dull […]

Oregon football entered Autzen Stadium favored by more than 20 points against James Madison. The College Football Playoff meeting immediately lived up to the hype — of an Oregon onslaught. The host Ducks raced to the early 13-3 first quarter lead. But then increased the advantage to 34-3 — all before halftime. Dante Moore shredded […]

Ole Miss Rebels appear to have avoided a worst-case scenario after star running back Kewan Lacy exited multiple times during Saturday’s College Football Playoff win over Tulane Green Wave. After the 41-10 victory at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding addressed concerns surrounding Lacy’s health, offering a cautiously optimistic update. “He banged his […]

James Madison entered the College Football Playoff as the ultimate underdog, a program with much to prove after it squeezed into the 12-team bracket without any signature wins to its name. You could say it is the Dukes versus the world in Saturday’s showdown in Autzen Stadium. Unfortunately for them, Oregon does not have an […]

Quinn Gray hasn’t officially been announced as head coach of Florida A&M yet, but the university is undoubtedly on the track to solidify his hire as early as the end of the month. The institution posted a copy of the 11-page contract draft for Gray’s coaching services, which includes numbers that will make him one […]

A former HBCU player is celebrating a milestone achievement at the University of Georgia. Former Southern University wide receiver Devon Gales has received a communications degree from Georgia, ten years following the catastrophic injury that left him paralyzed from the chest down in Southern University’s out-of-conference matchup against the Bulldogs on September 26, 2015. In […]

Ole Miss football turned the page to the Pete Golding era following Lane Kiffin’s abrupt exit to LSU. Now Rebels fans are turning up the idea that their team looks national championship ready after dismantling Tulane. With soon-to-be Florida head coach Jon Sumrall on the other side, Ole Miss walloped the Green Wave 41-10 Saturday. […]

Miami (FL) football turned loose its defenders to make a huge national statement Saturday. Rueben Bain became unleashed both on the field then online after beating Texas A&M. But Bain and the Hurricanes hit an uncanny mark facing Marcel Reed. The dual-threat quarterback entered the College Football Playoff as one of the least sacked QBs […]