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Jackson State football does not currently have a stronghold on the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) the way it did while Deion Sanders was at the helm, but it still enjoyed another winning season and finished near the top of the league standings under first-year head coach T.C. Taylor. Though, there is a reality in which […]

On Sunday afternoon, Florida State football found itself on the wrong end of history when it became the first ever undefeated Power Five conference champion to be excluded from the College Football Playoff. Sliding into the fourth spot instead of Florida State was the Alabama Crimson Tide, who defeated Georgia in the SEC Championship Game […]

This weekend, Florida State football found itself on the wrong end of controversy when they were left out of the College Football Playoff in favor of the Alabama Crimson Tide despite finishing the season as an undefeated ACC Champion (Alabama lost a game this year). The shocking snub led many to question the validity of […]

There weren’t a lot of bright spots for the Colorado football team this season after the first three weeks of the season. The Buffaloes started the season 3-0, but they lost eight of their final nine games to finish the season 4-8. There is still a lot of work to be done in Boulder, but […]

The USC football team is reeling after a finish to the 2023 regular season that saw them lose four out of five games down the stretch. Recently, USC Coach Lincoln Riley shared his thoughts on adding a starting QB through the transfer portal to replace NFL-bound Caleb Williams. Riley announced that the future NFL Draft […]

The USC football team was expected to be one of the best teams in the country this season, but they were far from it. The Trojans ended up losing five of their final six games, and they finished the regular season with a 7-5 record. This team was expecting to go to the College Football […]

The transfer portal has only been open for a couple of days, but there are already some big-name players that have entered, and there are over 1,200 players in so far. One of those big-name players that is in the portal is Oregon State football quarterback DJ Uiagalelei. Uiagalelei is no stranger to the portal […]

Deion Sanders and the Colorado football team are seeing a lot of departures after a hot 2023 start turned ugly. The Buffaloes have had numerous players enter the transfer portal so far, and they are also seeing coaching departures as well. Colorado started the season 3-0 and they surged into the top-20 of the AP […]

College football analyst Paul Finebaum was on the show called “The Source” where he defended the decision of the Alabama football team making the playoffs over the likes of the undefeated Florida State Seminoles. He said that the event should have the four best teams and believes the Crimson Tide are part of that according […]

The 2023 college football season is just about to be all wrapped up. The Army-Navy game is all that stands in the regular season. Soon after, bowl games and the College Football Playoff will come through the pike, but until those kick off, the attention regarding college football is going to shift to the transfer […]

The Michigan football team just won the Big Ten Championship for the third straight season and they are going back to the College Football Playoff for the third straight season as well. The Wolverines are the number one team in the country, and a big reason why is the play of quarterback JJ McCarthy. McCarthy […]

The college football transfer portal has only been open for a few days, but there have already been more than 1,200 players to enter it. It seems like every year the portal option is becoming more popular for college football players, and that seems like this case this season. One player that is already getting […]

We now know who the Heisman Trophy finalists are, with four players making this year’s list of candidates for the coveted prize. The finalists are LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels, Oregon quarterback Bo Nix, Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr., and Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. Out of those four players, one will be awarded […]

Wide receiver Kris Mitchell has reportedly committed to Notre Dame football, per Hayes Fawcett of On3. Mitchell, who previously attended FIU, was a top 10 wide receiver in the transfer portal. The Fighting Irish are receiving a star in this move. Notre Dame football enjoyed a strong 2023 season. They closed out the regular season […]

North Texas quarterback Chandler Rogers has entered the transfer portal, per Matt Olson at The Athletic. The transfer portal chaos has officially begun, with Monday marking the first day that players can officially enter their names. ‘North Texas QB Chandler Rogers has entered the portal as a grad transfer, @TheAthletic has learned.’ While the transfer […]

The sports world has been buzzing for days since the Selection Committee announced their choices for the College Football Playoff on Sunday, December 3rd. Most notably excluded from the list was undefeated Florida State football which became the first undefeated Power 5 conference team to go unselected.. It is worth noting that in the 12-1 […]

The Oregon Ducks missed out on the Pac-12 title after losing to Washington, and Heisman Trophy finalist Bo Nix is headed for the NFL after the season. Suddenly, the Oregon football program has emerged as the favorite to land Oklahoma transfer QB Dillon Gabriel, per the latest update from Pete Thamel of ESPN. “Sources just […]

The Penn State football program is losing a star player with Chop Robinson officially declaring for the 2024 NFL Draft, per Jordan Reid of ESPN. Robinson also posted a lengthy message to X to announce his decision. ‘Penn State EDGE/OLB Chop Robinson announces that he will not play in the team’s bowl game and enter […]

The Texas football team is in the College Football Playoff and will face the undefeated Washington Huskies in the Sugar Bowl. However, the Longhorns will be without safety Derek Williams for the first half of the game after his targeting appeal was denied, per Chip Brown of 247Sports. ‘BREAKING: #Texas S Derek Williams will miss […]

If you look at the front of the Washington football team’s helmets, it reads “Dawgs.” But by now, perhaps it should read “underdogs.” With the College Football Playoff top-4 set—controversy and all—it’s now left to two semifinal games with the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl to decide who will vie for the national championship. The […]

The Oklahoma football program saw Dillon Gabriel enter the transfer portal, and now they will likely be in the market for another quarterback for 2024. The Sooners face Arizona in the Alamo Bowl, and questions surround whether or not Gabriel will suit up for the game, which would be his final one in an Oklahoma […]

New Mexico football is continuing its search for a new head coach. The school is reportedly vetting several candidates as finalists including: Bronco Mendenhall, Matt Wells, and Rocky Long, per The Athletic. All three men have ties to the school. New Mexico’s next coach will have a tough job to do to turn around the […]

Eight teams will be able to wear a patch upon their jerseys and represent the Pac-12 conference one last time in their respective bowl games before the conference ceases to exist as we know it. The Pac-12 will be well-represented in their last season, which includes two New Year’s Six bowls. The most notable one […]

It Seems EA Sports College Football won’t receive a delay, with a release window set for 2024. Recent Reports suggest that the licensing lawsuits against EA Sports College Football video game have been withdrawn. The lawsuits, filed by The Brandr Group and OneTeam Partners were all directed at reports suggesting EA Sports would pay roughly […]

Another outstanding college quarterback is entering the transfer portal. Toledo football player Dequan Finn is entering the portal as a grad transfer, per The Athletic. Finn was the MAC Player of the Year this season. Finn will be highly sought by schools looking for an experienced play-caller. He threw for more than 7,000 yards in […]

The chief of the NCAA is proposing a reform plan to the college athletics system that would allow more revenue sharing between schools and their athletes. NCAA President Charlie Baker wants to create a new college athletics subdivision rooted in direct athlete compensation, per Yahoo Sports. Baker’s plan includes allowing Division I schools in college […]

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa weighed on his alma mater, Alabama’s controversial pick over Florida State by the College Football Playoff selection committee. During an appearance on ESPN’s Manningcast during last night’s Monday Night Football game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cincinnati Bengals, Tagovailoa offered a restrained commentary on the subject. The Dolphins’ quarterback’s comments […]

Ohio State star Marvin Harrison Jr. was recently announced as one of the four Heisman trophy finalists and his selection is drawing mixed reactions from the college football world. Harrison was announced as a finalist alongside Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr., Oregon quarterback Bo Nix, and LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels. Harrison, notably, is the only […]

The Heisman trophy finalists are in! Michael Penix Jr., Bo Nix, Marvin Harrison Jr., and Jayden Daniels were the final four candidates that stood out this season. They are now one step closer to acquiring the highly-coveted individual trophy in all of college football. However, much like the College Football Playoff news, Mike Norvell and […]

Seeing an untarnished record after 13 wins not reach the College Football Playoff is a rarity. This is why a lot of members of the sports world came together. They blasted the selection committee after it was announced that Mike Norvell’s Florida State football squad did not get a shot. The squad went through a […]

Riley Leonard has recently expressed his decision to enter the transfer portal, meaning that his time with Duke Blue Devils is over. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are believed to be a likely landing spot for the former Blue Devils quarterback, and rumors about his looming arrival in South Bend should only get louder amid […]

The College Football Playoff committee’s greatest fears came true last Saturday night when No. 8 Alabama upset No. 1 Georgia in the SEC Championship Game. How could the committee leave out the SEC Champion—something it had never done since the inception of the playoff—and, better yet, how could it then leave out Texas football, who […]

More and more college football programs have and will use the transfer portal to their advantage in search of an overnight rehaul or revamping of their roster. The Nebraska Cornhuskers are hoping for a big turnaround in 2024, and the transfer portal can help. Matt Rhule will be entering the second season of his coaching tenure […]

There is only one game left in the 2023 college football regular season, which will conclude after the Army-Navy game this weekend. There is still much to get excited about; the college football playoff field looks tremendous and there are plenty of bowl games that are about to come through the pike. But it is […]

Arch Manning came into the Texas football program as the number one recruit in the 2023 class, but he might not see much playing time on the field. Star Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers is leaning towards returning to the Longhorns in the 2024 season instead of declaring for the 2024 NFL Draft, per 247SPorts. Ewers’ […]

The Texas Longhorns are headed to the College Football Playoffs, where they will take on Washington in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day. But Texas football will be without one of their defensive players. Texas defensive back Jalen Catalon has entered the NCAA transfer portal, according to On3 Sports. Catalon racked up 17 tackles and one […]

The discourse around Florida State being snubbed from the College Football Playoffs has taken over the sports world and injured quarterback Jordan Travis weighed in via Twitter/X. Travis was a key piece of the Seminole’s explosive offensive attack before his season-ending injury in his team’s 58-13 win over North Alabama. Travis tweeted, “Devastated. Heartbroken. In […]

An untarnished 13-win record will often make a team climb atop the College Football Playoff standings. Unfortunately, this was not the case for Mike Norvell and the Florida State football squad. The Seminoles came off huge wins against teams but just could not make the cut alongside programs like Alabama, Washington, Michigan, and Texas. Although, […]

With the regular season now concluded, we are now onto bowl season. Not including the national championship game, there will be 41 total bowl games played, starting on Dec. 16. The most coveted out of these games are the ones set for the best teams in the country, which become aptly known as the New […]