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The Pro Football Writers of America released its 2023 All-Rookie teams last week with 27 total first-year players being honored as the top rookies at their respective positions. A pair of defensive studs who played their college ball with Penn State football, Joey Porter Jr. and Ji’Ayir Brown made the team. The duo starred for […]

With Michigan taking the national championship and the college football season wrapped up, the attention turns to t he NFL Draft that is approaching in April, and the Ohio State football program still stands above the rest with the most first-round draft picks of all time with 90, according to College Football Report. The Ohio […]

Deion Sanders and Colorado had a successful offseason by every metric. Following their 4-8 season last Fall the Buffaloes looked to improve their offensive line to better protect starting QB Shedeur Sanders, even landing top-ranked offensive tackle Jordan Seaton. Colorado also made impressive additions to the defense. However, per comments by Sanders on Fox Sports […]

Jackson State’s Vice President and Athletic Director Ashley Robinson and university president Marcus L. Thompson are in line for a significant award. The two will be recipients of the Diamond Award Excellence in Leadership from the Not Alone Foundation. The foundation focuses on promoting awareness around kidney disease through mediums of entertainment, wellness, and arts […]

It is the offseason for college football, but Tennessee football has been grabbing the headlines for the wrong reasons, with the NCAA all over the program amid an ongoing investigation into the school’s utilization of name, image, and likeness benefits. The NCAA’s scrutiny of Tennessee is not sitting well with plenty of people, including former […]

Iowa football is bringing in Green Bay Packers assistant Tim Lester to be the team’s next offensive coordinator.  Lester has worked as a senior analyst for the Packers. Lester spoke on being hired at Iowa football, per Eliot Clough of Rivals: “When you have coached at every level of football, you have a true appreciation […]

The Alabama football team will look a little bit different next year without Nick Saban on the sidelines. The legendary head coach of the Crimson Tide decided to retire after the conclusion of the season, and now, Kalen DeBoer is the new head coach at Alabama. He just took Washington football to the national title […]

The Alabama football program has seen a ton of changes since legendary coach Nick Saban decided to retire. Kalen DeBoer came from Washington to Alabama and was followed by a number of players in the transfer portal. One big addition was freshman signal-caller Austin Mack, who followed DeBoer to Tuscaloosa and is expected to be […]

On Jan. 24, Tennessee State University officially announced former North Dakota State offensive coordinator Tyler Roehl as the Tigers’ new offensive play caller. A recent interview with John Brice of Football Scoop revealed that head coach Eddie George had been in contact with Roehl long before his hiring. It all began back at the start […]

The Albany State Golden Rams look to improve upon their successful season as they reveal their 2024 football schedule. The Golden Rams went 6-5 overall last season, but they had an impressive 6-2 record in the SIAC. In two of their wins against Central State and Miles College, they put up 48 points. Golden Rams […]

Former Michigan football star Roman Wilson is currently in Mobile, Alabama participating in the 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl. The Senior Bowl gives draft-eligible players a chance to showcase their skills in scrimmage, as well as 1-on-1 drills. Wilson made a statement with a one-handed grab in front of NFL scouts, showing his route-running ability and […]

The Florida A&M football program has its next head coach, but the university forked over quite a bit of cash to ‘search’ for a man right in front of it. The Rattlers introduced James Colzie III as the next FAMU head football coach Monday, officially naming him the replacement for Willie Simmons, who joined Manny […]

USC football wide receiver Brenden Rice is on track to follow in the footsteps of his father, Hall of Famer Jerry Rice to the NFL. Rice was among the prospects present at Senior Bowl practice. Asked what it would be like to be drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, this is what the USC football […]

Penn State football’s Beaver Stadium is set to undergo a $700 million renovation. Nittany Lions Athletic Director Patrick Kraft spoke on the preparation to have the stadium ready for next football season and the updates that fans could expect. The main renovation will take place on the west side of the stadium, working on a […]

The Nebraska football program seems to be headed in the right direction in terms of improvement on the field and in the coaching staff. Two of the biggest additions to the Cornhuskers in the offseason were five-star quarterback Dylan Raiola and quarterbacks coach Glenn Thomas. Head coach Matt Rhule is turning the tide in Lincoln, […]

The Tennessee football program is involved in alleged NIL violations, which prompted an NCAA investigation. University Chancellor Donde Plowman responded promptly to the allegations. However, a new development around freshman QB Nico Iamaleava’s NIL deal provides clarity on the situation. The Volunteers QB has an NIL contract under question but it reportedly should not break […]

The Alabama football team wasted no time in replacing Nick Saban with Kalen DeBoer, the former head of the Washington Huskies’ national runner-up football team out of the Pac-12. With the Big Ten scheduled to add four Pac-12 teams to its conference next season including Washington, prevailing thought in some circles was that DeBoer was […]

LSU football head coach Brian Kelly and his Tigers are currently in the process of trying to make their team competitive in the short term while also building for the future of the program. Last season for LSU was not exactly a success for Kelly and his staff, as the team wasn’t able to generate […]

The University of Tennessee is under investigation by the NCAA for NIL interactions. Tennessee Chancellor Donde Plowman took exception to the allegations. Thus, she wrote an elaborate letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker defending the school and noted the NCAA’s ambiguous NIL guidance. Tennessee wants clarity on the NCAA’s NIL allegations and guidance Donde Plowman […]

Notre Dame football quarterback Riley Leonard is set to miss winter workouts after undergoing ankle surgery. Leonard suffered an ankle injury in October against Florida State and decided on surgery following the season. Leonard will miss time in the winter and may miss further time during spring practice as he recovers, per Tyler Horka at […]

On Jan. 10th, Nick Saban retired from his head coaching position with the Alabama football program. The longtime coach achieved too many accolades to name, but he will enjoy some well-deserved time off. Saban appears to be killing time in the golf world, as he prepares for the WM Phoenix Open event. Nick Saban is […]

It’s never too late to make a splash in the transfer portal. Notre Dame football and head coach Marcus Freeman have already made major headwinds in the portal this offseason, snagging the likes of former Duke quarterback Riley Leonard, Clemson wide receiver Beaux Collins, Florida International wide receiver Kris Mitchell, and Northwestern cornerback Rod Heard […]

Ohio State football has been a wide receiver factory over the past decade, producing some of the best receiving prospects in the country on a consistent basis. Quarterback Will Howard, who’s set to play his first season with the Buckeyes in 2024 after transferring from Kansas State, spoke on the skilled receiving room in Columbus. […]

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders, also commonly known as Coach Prime, said Tuesday he still believes the Buffaloes can qualify for the College Football Playoff in 2024. When asked by Skip Bayless if he was “sticking by” his assertion that Colorado can make it into the expanded, 12-team playoff next season, Sanders said he was. […]

University of Tennessee football and other programs are reportedly under investigation by the NCAA for potential “major” rules violations, according to Pat Forde of Sports Illustrated. The case with Tennessee involves multiple programs and comes after the football program was penalized for more than 200 rules infractions last summer. The nature of the potential violations […]

Former Florida State football player Jordan Travis still has a bitter taste in his mouth from his team being left out of this past season’s College Football Playoff. Florida State missed the CFP despite of a 13-0 record in the ACC. Travis suffered a devastating season ending ankle injury that was seen by some as […]

Ohio State football defensive back Caleb Downs was quite a popular person before he chose to commit to the Buckeyes. Downs is revealing he received more than 100 phone calls in a day when he decided to leave Alabama. “I got 102 calls in one day – well not in one day, probably seven or […]

Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze is putting together his staff for the 2024 season, and he just added an experienced SEC defensive coordinator in DJ Durkin. “Hugh Freeze is hiring DJ Durkin to be @AuburnFootball’s DC, sources tell ESPN,” Pete Thamel reported on Tuesday. “It will be Durkin’s fourth different stint as a DC in […]

Ohio State football defensive back Caleb Downs is revealing some lessons he learned while spending time with former Alabama football coach Nick Saban. Downs says Saban taught him a great deal about sincerity and conviction. “He [Saban] was committed every single day to being his best self,” Downs said, per On3. “Not many people can […]

Nebraska football has officially thrown its hat in the ring in pursuit of Emmanuel Karmo, the top-ranked player from Minnesota for the class of 2025. Karmo revealed that he received an offer from the Cornhuskers via a post on X earlier this week. After a great talk with coach @s_kwilli32 I am blessed to say […]

Following the surprising retirement of Nick Saban and subsequent hiring of former Washington head coach Kalen DeBoer, the Alabama football team was hit hard by transfer portal departures, losing 30 players who were on the team last season within weeks of Saban’s retirement. Now of course, within today’s college football landscape, wholesale changes being made […]

The Nebraska football program has seen a lot of turnover since Matt Rhuke became the head coach. Perhaps the biggest addition was Dylan Raiola, who decided to flip his commitment and join the Nebraska football program in the offseason. The highly-recruited quarterback was previously committed to Georgia, but the decision to come to the Cornhuskers […]

Michigan football is losing another coach. Wolverines’ assistant Ben Herbert is leaving Ann Arbor to join Jim Harbaugh on the L.A. Chargers staff, per the Detroit Free Press. Herbert worked with Michigan football as the strength and conditioning coach. He worked at the school for six years, and was on the staff for the Wolverines’ […]

Washington football’s loss is Oklahoma football’s gain, as offensive line Geirean Hatchett has decided to take his talents to Norman after entering the transfer portal, Hayes Fawcett of On3 reports. “Out of high school Oklahoma was one of my top schools, so I already felt really comfortable down there,” Hatchett told Hayes about his decision […]

The Alabama football team is hoping for improved results in the College Football Playoff this coming season and beyond under new coach Kalen DeBoer, who came over following a title game appearance with Washington football. Recently the Alabama football team got a comparison to Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs of the NFL. DeBoer scored a […]

Throughout his ascension to the top of the NFL, Detroit Lions’ executive vice president and general manager Brad Holmes has had a supportive voice in his ear the entire time. Bill Hayes, the legendary football coach at North Carolina A&T, has stuck with his former player from his lowest moments all the way to the […]

After an extensive search for a head coach, the Florida A&M Rattlers decided to look internally and promoted interim head coach James Colzie III to the full time position. The university held a press conference on Jan. 29 to officially introduce Colzie as the 19th head football coach. Colzie began and ended his portion of […]

William Roberts III, the son of famous rapper Rick Ross, committed to the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats football program for next season. Roberts continues the HBCU family legacy as his father was a graduated from Albany State. Coincidentally, Albany State reportedly offered Roberts, but he chose to go to Bethune-Cookman. In addition to Albany State, the 6’2″, […]

The transfer portal buzz has slowed down considerably with all of the coaching openings coming to a close. However, Deion Sanders and the Colorado football program just landed former Arizona State EDGE BJ Green II in a massive flip, per Hayes Fawcett of On3. ‘BREAKING: Former Arizona State EDGE BJ Green II has flipped from […]