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Duke Blue Devils head coach Manny Diaz received a Frosted Flakes shower after Duke secured a 42-39 victory vs. the Arizona State Sun Devils in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl. Tony the Tiger and defensive lineman Anthony Hall poured the oversized cooler on Diaz as players and staff celebrated on the field. The moment […]

If Arch Manning’s performance Wednesday night against the Michigan Wolverines was any indication of what’s to come from him in 2026, then Texas football fans will have a huge reason to expect big things from the program. Against the Michigan Wolverines in the Citrus Bowl at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, Manning put on […]

So I’m going to do something a little bit different to start off the new year. Typically, I deal with what’s in front of me. But there was a lot that occurred in 2025 that I have to recap. So, let’s recap the most interesting HBCU football stories of 2025. These stories are not obscure; […]

Texas football star quarterback Arch Manning turned on the jets in the fourth quarter of Wednesday night’s Citrus Bowl game against the Michigan Wolverines at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. After a fake hand-off, Manning found a wide-open gap in Michigan’s defense and showed off his wheels on a 1st-and-10. He took off for […]

The TCU Horned Frogs erased a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the No. 16 USC Trojans 30-27 in overtime at the Alamodome, completing an epic Alamo Bowl comeback to cap off the program’s season. The win capped a dramatic postseason moment for a program that has built a reputation for late-game resilience on the bowl […]

For the first time in the Manny Diaz era, the Duke Blue Devils have a bowl game win to celebrate. Duke football came away with a 42-39 victory over the Arizona State Sun Devils in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl on Wednesday at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. What sealed the win […]

Marshall Faulk has made another huge addition to his inaugural coaching staff at Southern University, adding former NFL All-Pro Donald Peen as an offensive line coach. Penn brings more NFL experience to Faulk’s coaching staff, which will be a vital tool as the Pro Football Hall of Famer looks to expose his athletes to multiple […]

Philip Rivers and the Indianapolis Colts are out of contention for a spot in the NFL playoffs, but he has a different postseason that he’s keeping a close eye on. The 44-year-old quarterback and former NC State Wolfpack star expressed his support for Curt Cignetti and the No. 1 seed Indiana football, as the Hoosiers […]

The final College Football Playoff quarterfinal on Thursday night is a rematch from earlier in the season when Georgia takes on Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl down in New Orleans. The Rebels aren’t big fans of the state of Louisiana at the moment, but an upset of the Bulldogs would make them feel a […]

Virginia State University athletic director Tiffani-Dawn Sykes was a special guest on HBCU Sports’ “12-Hour New Year’s Eve Pod-A-Thon” and broached the topic of a potential move to the MEAC. MEAC expansion is always a huge topic in HBCU athletics, and schools such as Tuskegee, Clark Atlanta, and Morehouse are often spoken about. But, Virginia […]

Oregon football coach Dan Lanning has a loaded Ducks team this year, but he also had some criticisms of the college football schedule as they get ready for the Orange Bowl. Lanning is the latest to raise concerns about the college football calendar, as it will be a month since the teams that had byes […]

The College Football Playoff continues on New Year’s Day, with one of the games being at the Rose Bowl between Alabama and Indiana. Both Kalen DeBoer and Curt Cignetti took questions at a press conference on Wednesday. One of the questions was about the potential weather at the game, and Cignetti did not seem to […]

We’ve got the Alabama vs. Indiana Rose Bowl results according to College Football 26. The College Football playoffs enter the Quarterfinals, and the final eight teams will fight to make it to the National Championship. Indiana earned a bye while Alabama defeated Oklahoma 34-24 in the first round. However, only one team can advance to […]

Missed opportunities marked the 2025 USC football season. The Trojans had a 9-3 record on their way to the Alamo Bowl matchup against TCU. The Horned Frogs were missing their starting quarterback, Josh Hoover, due to the transfer portal, but it did not matter. The Horned Frogs shocked the Trojans in overtime and came away […]

We’ve got the Ole Miss vs. Georgia Allstate Sugar Bowl Results according to College Football 26. The College Football playoffs enter the Quarterfinals, and the final eight teams will fight to make it to the National Championship. Georgia earned a bye in the first round while the Rebels are coming off a 41-10 win over […]

With the rivalry between the Notre Dame football team and the USC Trojans coming to an end for the foreseeable future due to being unable to agree, the hope is that both programs can renew it down the line. As Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley blamed the Notre Dame football team for not extending the […]

If someone told you a couple of years ago that Alabama and Indiana would be playing in a College Football Playoff game, everyone would be imagining the same thing. Surely, the Hoosiers would be the heavy underdogs, just sneaking into the field after a Cinderella-type season in the Big Ten. On the other hand, the […]

For the second consecutive year, Illinois went home with a bowl trophy. On Tuesday, the Illini defeated Tennessee 30-28 in the Music City Bowl after being predicted to lose. A 29-yard field goal by David Olano with no time left on the clock sealed the victory.  It marked the culmination of a run of historic […]

LSU’s football team transition into the Lane Kiffin era keeps turning into a slow-moving tug-of-war with Ole Miss, and the latest thread sits right on the offensive line. While Ole Miss officials have publicly complained about the pressure on players and staff during a playoff run, LSU’s postseason staffing plan looks like it’s already being […]

We’ve got the Oregon vs. Texas Tech Capital One Orange Bowl Results according to College Football 26. The College Football playoffs enter the Quarterfinals, and the final eight teams will fight to make it to the National Championship. Texas Tech earned a bye in the first round, while the Ducks are coming off a 51-34 […]

USC Trojans’s 2025 season ended in familiar frustration, as the Lincoln Riley’s team surrendered a late lead and suffered a heartbreaking 30-27 overtime loss to TCU in the Valero Alamo Bowl. The defeat marked USC’s fourth loss of the year and capped another campaign defined by defensive breakdowns at the worst possible moments. TCU’s comeback […]

Indiana Hoosiers’ historic College Football Playoff run unexpectedly received notable recognition this week. During Rose Bowl media day in Los Angeles, Alabama Crimson Tide’s linebacker Deontae Lawson delivered high praise for Heisman winning Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza, offering a candid assessment that underscored just how seriously the Crimson Tide are taking Indiana’s offense. When asked […]

Texas Tech Red Raiders’ rise to the College Football Playoff has come with plenty of praise and plenty of skepticism. As the Joey McGuire’s squad prepare to face Dan Lanning’s Oregon Ducks in the Orange Bowl, a recurring national narrative has followed them, that their breakthrough season was fueled primarily by NIL money rather than […]

USC football fans had good reason to be optimistic about the program after the Trojans won 11 games during Lincoln Riley’s first year at the helm. Their confidence rattled a bit, however, following a fourth-quarter collapse versus Tulane in the Cotton Bowl. Fast forward past a few disappointing seasons, and it seemed like the team […]

The TCU Horned Frogs captured the Alamo Bowl with a 30-27 overtime victory over the USC Trojans on Tuesday night. After USC took a 27-24 lead with a field goal in overtime, TCU answered immediately. On second down, Jeremy Payne took a handoff from Josh Hoover, bounced to the right edge, broke a tackle near […]

The landscape of Notre Dame football is shifting as leading analysts increasingly question the value of scheduling the independent powerhouse. FOX Sports’ lead analyst Joel Klatt recently outlined why Power 4 programs have little incentive to face the Fighting Irish program under the new postseason format. The debate centers on the 12-team College Football Playoff, […]

USC football somehow slipped in one last contender for 2025 Catch of the Year. Even with 2026 still less than 30 hours away. Jaden Richardson sparked new conversations with a monster one-handed grab against a TCU team without Josh Hoover in the Alamo Bowl. The wide receiver was tightly covered near the left side of […]

If anything, Tremaine Jackson is one of the most compelling personalities in HBCU coaching today. From throwing shade at former LSU head coach Brian Kelly to singing about Prairie View A&M making it to the “Land of Purple & Gold” in Atlanta, Jackson announced his presence early in his first season with the Panthers. He […]

Indiana football will look up and feel rain on New Year’s Day. But Hoosier fans can look straight ahead at history: IU’s first-ever January Rose Bowl trip since 1967. Only this time Alabama stands between the roses and a trip to the College Football Playoff semifinals. This matchup is certainly a tale of two vastly […]

As Georgia football prepares for the College Football Playoff in New Orleans, head coach Kirby Smart took time to reflect on the journey that brought them here. Speaking at Sugar Bowl Media Day, Smart identified “elite execution” as the defining trait of his squad, singling out two specific moments from the season that exemplified this […]

Incoming HBCU football player K’aun Green is set to be the recipient of a historic settlement that marks a three-year journey for justice. Green is set to receive an $8 million settlement, pending approval by the city of San Jose. This comes after Green was involved in a 2022 police shooting due to mistaken identity. […]

Oregon football entered the College Football Playoff with an NFL Draft distraction potentially hovering above. Dante Moore is hearing first round chatter before facing Texas Tech. Talks of Moore’s potential grew after shredding James Madison. Duck fans will love Moore’s mindset, though, involving the draft talk. He revealed where his mental state is via Erik […]

Quinn Gray is now officially the head coach of Florida A&M, and he’s already getting a ringing endorsement from a coaching legend with whom he’s very familiar. In a promo posted by the O&G Strike Zone to secure donations for the football program, legendary Florida A&M coach Billy Joe spoke highly of Gray and gave his […]

Tiger Woods and Lane Kiffin have quite a bit in common. They each attended California-based universities around the same time, have polarizing personalities, draw plenty of buzz to their respective sports and have both struggled with loyalty. The two men also share another similarity as of Dec. 30. The all-time great golfer celebrated his birthday […]

Oregon football has touched down in South Florida for a massive showdown — but all eyes are on the head coach. Dan Lanning took the podium Tuesday in Miami Gardens and delivered a masterclass in misdirection surrounding the status of his star receiver. With a high-stakes College Football Playoff clash just days away, the true […]

The Ole Miss-LSU saga seems far from over. When Lane Kiffin bolted from Oxford for Baton Rouge a month ago, he brought with him multiple assistant coaches, who were allowed to continue on with the Rebels’ College Football Playoff (CFP) run. But that hasn’t stopped the suspicion of tampering; in fact, it might have enabled […]

Penn State football is officially turning the page on a historic era in Happy Valley. Star running back Kaytron Allen has announced his decision to forgo his remaining eligibility and prepare for the 2026 NFL Draft. The announcement marks the end of one of the most productive careers in Penn State football history. The senior […]

Ohio State football quarterback Julian Sayin earned the respect of Mario Cristobal already. The Miami head coach raved about Jeremiah Smith, but handed the freshman quarterback eye-opening praise ahead of the Cotton Bowl. Cristobal’s words via Dan Hope of Eleven Warriors reveal how serious the opposing coach is taking Sayin. “He does not look like […]

Even big programs like Texas struggle to keep up with the current state of NIL and the college football transfer portal. After five years with the Longhorns, head coach Steve Sarkisian admits he sometimes struggles to stay up to date. Sarkisian, who is now in his third decade as a head coach, leads one of […]