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College football fans know that in recent years commitments alone aren’t enough for recruits to stay in their chosen schools. Flipping recruits has become as common as them committing to specific schools, which adds to the burden of college programs. Now, they must double their efforts to ensure their recruits stay where they are. Just […]

It’s an exciting time to be a college football fan, and one fan base that is excited for the season is Florida State football fans. The Seminoles have a lot of hype coming into the 2024 season. We’re almost there. Another long college football offseason is almost over as the calendar now reads August, and […]

The SEC will see Texas football compete in the conference for the first time this season. However, the Longhorns’ backfield is already compromised. Backup running back Christian Clark may miss significant time, via Orangebloods.com’s Anwar Richardson. “I can confirm that true freshman RB Christian Clark has sustained what is believed to be a serious lower […]

A lot has changed with the Alabama football program in 2024. Nick Saban, arguably the greatest head coach in college football history, announced his retirement after Alabama football’s 27-20 overtime loss to Michigan. Washington’s Kalen DeBoer replaced him after their National Championship appearance last season. DeBoer has his work cut out for him after many […]

It’s an exciting time to be a college football fan, and one fan base that is excited for the season is Nebraska football fans. The Cornhuskers have a lot of hype coming into the 2024 season. We’re almost there. Another long college football offseason is almost over as the calendar now reads August, and the […]

It’s an exciting time to be a college football fan, and one fan base that is excited for the season is Notre Dame football fans. The Fighting Irish have a lot of hype coming into the 2024 season. We’re almost there. Another long college football offseason is almost over as the calendar now reads August, […]

The first two years of the Mario Cristobal era have not gone how Miami football would have hoped. An inexcusable 5-7 2022 season was followed up by a 7-6 campaign in 2023. Heading into year three, Cristobal and company are expecting more. The Hurricanes return many of their key players from last year’s team and […]

The preseason AP Poll was released on Monday, and Ohio State football fans will be happy to see where their Buckeyes are ranked to start the season. Ohio State is only behind Georgia to start the season as the Buckeyes are ranked number two, and they have crystal clear expectations for this season: Win a […]

Former HBCU Stars Jarveon Howard and Emanuel Wilson played a major role in the Green Bay Packers preseason win vs. the Washington Commanders. Wilson led the team in rushing with 13 carries for 67 yards and a touchdown, while Howard was second on the team with 8 carries for 44 yards. Wilson showcased an elite […]

HBCU Star receiver Shaquan Davis re-signed with his first NFL team, the New Orleans Saints. On Sunday, the New Orleans Saints announced Davis’ signing in their list of transactions. The South Carolina State standout returns to the Saints after a stint with the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles waived Davis on Aug. 7. The Saints’ efforts […]

You know the college football season is close when the preseason AP Poll is released, and that happened on Monday. The start of the college football season is less than two weeks away, and we now know where each team stands headed into the season. The Michigan football team ended last year as the number […]

Now I will admit that I do belong to a camp that wonders each year what the practical purpose of a preseason poll is, but I, just like every other college football fan who has been counting down the Saturday’s since March, was elated to see the release of the preseason AP Top 25 Poll […]

The 2024 season is the beginning of a new era for Alabama football. After 17 years at the helm, Nick Saban announced his retirement from coaching at the conclusion of the 2023 campaign, leaving an incredibly big hole for the team to fill. Kalen DeBoer has been tasked with replacing him, and considering how much […]

The University of Oregon football was one of the best teams in all of college football last season. They finished with a 12-2 record and were three points shy of topping Washington to make the College Football Playoff. They are now set to embark on the 2024 season and their first year in the Big […]

The month of August is close to halfway gone, and that means that college football season is right around the corner, and aside from that opening Saturday afternoon of action, no moment does a better job of marking the arrival of college football than the release of the first AP Top 25 Poll of the […]

The 2024 college football season is a big one for the University of Texas. They are making their transition to the SEC after years of dominating the Big 12 conference. That program also lost a number of key players from last year’s team that made the College Football Playoff. Luckily for Texas football, they brought […]

“Different” is probably the best word to describe Washington football this year. With an entirely new-look team, the Huskies will be starting their Big Ten chapter under newly hired head coach Jedd Fisch. The team is coming off a heartbreaking National Championship loss, and they’d surely want nothing more than redemption this time around. It […]

Georgia football just took a hit on the recruitment front after the reported decommitment of four-star defensive weapon Christian Garrett, according to Hayes Fawcett of On3. BREAKING: Four-Star DL Christian Garrett has Decommitted from Georgia, he tells me for @on3recruits. The 6’4 278 DL from Bogart, GA had been Committed to the Bulldogs since June. […]

The pressure is never off at Ohio State. Especially after three consecutive losses to archrival Michigan. Ohio State head coach Ryan Day should have an elite team on his hands once again this season, and since the Wolverines don’t have J.J. McCarthy at quarterback and Jim Harbaugh is no longer roaming the sidelines, the advantage […]

The Michigan football team had more players drafted than any other school in the 2024 NFL Draft as they had 13 players hear their name called. Because of that, there will be a lot of new faces on the 2024 Wolverines squad. There are a lot of players that have been in the program and […]

The Michigan football 2025 recruiting class got stronger over the weekend as the Wolverines picked up a commitment from four-star cornerback Jayden Sanders. Sanders chose Michigan over Baylor and Oklahoma State, and he is the 16th commit in the Wolverines’ 2025 class. Michigan has had a good summer on the recruiting trail and they are […]

Missouri football had one of the best seasons in school history in 2023. The team won 11 games, including an exciting Cotton Bowl victory over Ohio State. The team finished in the top 15 of the final college football poll. In 2024, expectations remain high. In the preseason coaches poll, the Tigers are ranked no. […]

It will be rough news for Texas A&M football fans as running back Rueben Owens will miss the entirety of the upcoming season as he deals with a “lower body injury” during a scrimmage Saturday according to Max Olson of ESPN. He was entering in his sophomore season after a freshman year of recording 743 […]

The excitement at North Carolina A&T is real as the campus prepares for yet another headlining homecoming celebration, affectionately known as “GHOE.” On August 7th, the institution announced that tickets for the football game against Hampton University, or as some may say the real “HU” are already sold out. The announcement came during last year’s […]

The Georgia Bulldogs are gearing up for another college football season where they expect to win the SEC Championship and compete for the national championship. The Bulldogs were national champions two years ago and fell just short last season. Kirby Smart’s squad is eager to get back to the big game and win it all, […]

The Ohio State football program is one of the most storied and successful college football programs in the country. That is almost an undisputed fact. They’ve won multiple national and conference championships, and recent history notwithstanding, have played excellent against the school up north, aka the defending national champions Michigan Wolverines. As painful as it […]

Super Bowl Winning HBCU alum Quinton Bell debuted for the Miami Dolphins this past Friday. Bell played a role in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl run in 2020, and has continued to prove his worth as an athletic and versatile defender. Now in Miami, Bell prepares to have a great year coming off the […]

Southern University Tight Ends coach Fred McNair recently shared his thoughts on his departure from Alcorn State University, reflecting on his tenure and the circumstances leading up to his exit. During an interview with “Locked On HBCU Sports,” McNair expressed a mix of nostalgia and frustration. “When you’re at a place so long, a place […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes have been on the verge of winning a National Championship for the past half-decade, but they haven’t quite managed to reach the top of the mountain. Ohio State football’s biggest challenge seems to be fielding an elite offense and defense at the same time, as they tend to rotate one unit […]

In a significant boost to its offensive line, the Colorado Buffaloes, led by head coach Deion Sanders, have secured former LSU and HBCU standout lineman Kardell Thomas, according to Colorado Buffaloes on Sports Illustrated. Thomas, who brings a championship pedigree from LSU’s 2019 title-winning team, will join the Buffaloes following a successful stint at Florida […]

Penn State football has some major expectations this coming season. The Nittany Lions are picked ninth in the country, in the preseason coach’s poll. Penn State is led by a head coach in James Franklin, who has won a lot of games. The team has a solid young quarterback in Drew Allar. Despite these weapons, […]

Ahead of their season opener in three weeks, Washington football is currently in the midst of preparations. It will be a new chapter for the Huskies, who experienced the departure of Kalen DeBoer in the aftermath of last season’s CFP run. As his replacement, the University of Washington hired Jedd Fisch, who coached Arizona these […]

Former Jackson State defensive standout James Houston IV aims to return to terrorizing quarterbacks for the Detroit Lions. A season-ending injury resulted in James Houston playing 3 games in 2023. Houston would not be able to showcase his pash-rushing prowess last season after suffering a fractured ankle on September 17, 2023, in a week two matchup vs […]

It seems the Ohio State Buckeyes rarely miss at the quarterback position. Entering his fifth-year senior season as a transfer from the Kansas State Wildcats, Will Howard is already getting hyped up by his new teammates Denzel Burke, Jeremiah Smith and Brandon Inniss. Is the Buckeyes’ locker room speaking a winner of Ohio State football’s […]

Ohio State football wide receiver Jeremiah Smith is already receiving praise from people around the program as they are in the swing of preparing for the start of the season. Already impressing as a freshman, Buckeyes co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach Brian Hartline among others sung Smith’s praises Friday. Smith was a five star […]

Colorado football has been picked as a team to watch this season based on the star power possessed by Coach Deion Sanders, quarterback Shedeur Sanders and the rest of the team. Sanders took what could be construed as a sly dig at the Pittsburgh football head coach Narduzzi recently in a press conference, igniting further thoughts […]

Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes are set to be the most talked about story in college football once again. After his first season garnered a lot of criticism and conversation, Coach Prime took note of one particular reporter who criticized him and the team and called him out at a pre-season press conference on […]

Michigan football will welcome former head coach Jim Harbaugh back to The Big House for the team’s season opener later this month. Harbaugh recently received NCAA sanctions that make it difficult for him to coach again in college football. However, that won’t stop him from making an appearance with the team later this month. Michigan’s […]

This weekend, the College Football Hall of Fame is celebrating its 10th anniversary in Atlanta this month. To kick off the celebration, Atlanta native and rapper Antwan “Big Boi” Patton is set to host a free concert. The celebration coincidentally takes place on the same weekend as the MEAC/SWAC Challenge, an annual historically black college […]