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New Syracuse head football coach Fran Brown is not wasting time putting his own stamp on the program. In addition to bringing in a slew of high-profile transfers, the latest news is that 2023’s leading receiver, Damien Alford has been dismissed from the team. “Sources: Syracuse has dismissed Damien Alford, who was the school’s leading […]

After Chip Kelly spurned the UCLA football program to take a job as offensive coordinator for Ohio State, the Bruins have found a replacement. The new UCLA football coach will be a familiar name to the program’s alumni and fans, as former Bruins running back DeShaun Foster will lead the team moving forward. “Sources: UCLA […]

With Chip Kelly leaving the UCLA Bruins, speculations abound about who could be his replacement as the program’s head coach. One who is not a candidate for the job is Washington football head coach Jedd Fisch, who has already categorically denied any form or shape of intent in coaching the Bruins (h/t Bruce Feldman of […]

The San Francisco 49ers have just lost in heartbreaking fashion to the Kansas City Chiefs. In overtime, the Chiefs converted a final touchdown with three seconds left to seal the victory. Still, the 49ers put up a fight, with multiple players garnering points on their end. One of them was former Michigan football placekicker Jake […]

Kyle Shanahan is beating Andy Reid in schemes so far during Super Bowl 58. The San Francisco 49ers head honcho has been calling insane plays to get the Brock Purdy and Christian McCaffrey-led offense. His best play involved Jauan Jennings because he knew the hidden skills that his players. The last time that something like […]

The University of Michigan may have won the national championship when they beat Washington in the title game, but the decision by head coach Jim Harbaugh to leave the Michigan football program has cost them a four-star recruit. 💙 pic.twitter.com/bQGOjBee0b — J4 (@jadensmith200) February 11, 2024 Linebacker Jaden Smith had committed to the Wolverines in […]

Earlier this week, UCLA football head coach Chip Kelly sent shockwaves throughout the college football landscape when he announced that he would be abandoning the program in order to take the vacant offensive coordinator position at Ohio State under head coach Ryan Day. Kelly wasn’t with the Bruins for particularly long but found a certain […]

Oklahoma football is undergoing some big changes in 2024. The school is leaving the Big 12 conference after years of winning and success, and headed to the SEC. The SEC is a bear that will bring top competition to the Sooners each week. In order to compete and win, the Sooners must make some big […]

With the college football transfer portal closed until August 1 of this year, the sport can at least begin to calm down a bit — that is if no more head coaches decide to leave their respective teams. Programs like Mario Cristobal’s Miami football team can now begin to go through their rosters and prepare […]

Penn State football had a great season in 2023, but the Nittany Lions weren’t able to get over the hump and defeat some conference rivals. Penn State lost to Ohio State and Michigan, en route to a 10-3 season. Penn State is working in the transfer portal, and through their recruiting class, to get the […]

Notre Dame football is adding another legacy player. The Fighting Irish are getting the son of former NFL wide receiver Plaxico Burress. Elijah Burress is committing to Notre Dame, per ESPN. Elijah is a wide receiver, just like his father. He caught 25 passes for 434 yards and five touchdowns in 10 games as a […]

The Texas football team is coming off of a College Football Playoff semi-finals appearance and headed for life after the Big 12 this season with a move to the Southeastern Conference. Arch Manning could be a big part of this season’s team or he could head elsewhere depending on how things shake out in the […]

For the second time in four years, the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will meet in the Super Bowl. Many may remember Super Bowl 54 in 2020 when these two teams met the first time, and the Chiefs walked away with the 31-20 victory. The Niners boast one of the most explosive offenses […]

HBCU football players continued to be drafted into the NFL as the 1970s rolled on. Multiple teams started to select HBCU players, even spending first-round capital on select players that they believed would be game changers. 1976 saw Jackie Slater enter the league after dominating in the SWAC alongside Walter Payton and Robert Brazile on […]

Oklahoma State football is almost always competitive under head coach Mike Gundy. In 2023, that story wasn’t any different. The Cowboys finished the season with a 10-4 record and an appearance in the Big 12 championship game. The Cowboys defeated Texas A&M in the Texas Bowl, 31-23. The team is poised to break through and […]

Wisconsin basketball was 16-4 overall, 8-1 in Big Ten play and ranked #6 in the country last week. Things can change quickly in college basketball, and things have gone downhill quickly for the Badgers. Wisconsin hit the road on Saturday for a matchup with Rutgers basketball, one of the bottom teams in the Big Ten. […]

The Michigan football team won the national title just over a month ago, but the offseason hasn’t gone too well for the Wolverines. Head coach Jim Harbaugh left the program to be the head coach for the Los Angeles Chargers, and he is taking a lot of the staff with him. Sherrone Moore is the […]

The Texas football team has waited a long time to be back, but after the season that the Longhorns had this year, I think it’s safe to say that they were back. However, the big question is whether or not Texas is here to stay, or if they will fall back into the abyss after […]

Michigan football has hired Chicago Bears Chief of Staff Sean Magee as their senior associate athletic director, per Matt Zenitz at 247Sports. Magee was with the Wolverines for five seasons prior to his time with the Bears. He previously served as the associate athletic director with Jim Harbaugh as the program’s head coach. Magee was […]

Colorado football quarterback Sheduer Sanders has a confident take about himself compared to the other signal-callers coming out of college and entering the upcoming NFL Draft. He bluntly said “I don’t see a quaterback that’s better than me” according to Tom Dierberger of Sports Illustrated. “I’m biased, but I don’t see a quarterback that’s better […]

Kansas football is hoping for big things in 2024. With Texas and Oklahoma leaving the conference, the opportunity is there for the Jayhawks to make waves and steal a Big 12 Championship. The Jayhawks’ coach, Lance Leipold, has the program moving in the right direction. The Jayhawks have had back-to-back seasons with bowl appearances, and […]

The USC football team hired Lincoln Riley to be their head coach a couple seasons ago, and Riley left Oklahoma to coach the Trojans. Riley had been very successful as the head coach of Oklahoma, and his first season as the head coach of USC was a success as well. The Trojans had struggled in […]

The Ohio State football team ended their 2023 season in disappointing fashion as they were 11-0 and ranked No. 2 in the country, but they lost their final game of the regular season to miss out on the College Football Playoff, and then the Buckeyes scored just three points in their Cotton Bowl loss against […]

The Michigan football team finished up their 2023 season last month with a win against Washington in the national title to cap off a perfect 15-0 season. Fans of the Wolverines have been waiting for a season like this for a long time, and they finally were able to pull it off this year. There […]

So much for Ryan Grubb staying in Tuscaloosa. Two days after publicly introducing himself to Crimson Tide fans as Alabama football’s new offensive coordinator, Grubb has been hired for that same role with the Seattle Seahawks, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The #Seahawks are expected to hire #Bama OC and QBs coach Ryan Grubb […]

On Friday, the UCLA football program received some disappointing news when it was announced that head coach Chip Kelly when be ditching the program to become the new offensive coordinator for Ohio State, per Pete Thamel of ESPN. Kelly had been relatively successful in his short tenure with the Bruins, but evidently, the opportunities that […]

In one of the more surprising moves of the college football offseason thus far, UCLA head coach Chip Kelly decided to leave the Bruins to become the next offensive coordinator for Ohio State football, linking up with former colleague Ryan Day again. The two coached together in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles and the […]

Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day and his Buckeyes are currently in the midst of what figures to be a highly important offseason for the future of the franchise. The team had a relatively successful regular season this past year under Day, but the Buckeyes ultimately were unable to overcome the Michigan-sized barrier that […]

Former HBCU head coach and University of Tennessee running back coach, Jerry Mack, is reportedly on the verge of joining the Jacksonville Jaguars staff per a report by Football Scoop. While the terms of the deal have not been disclosed, Mack is set to become an assistant to Offensive Coordinator Press Taylor under Head Coach […]

The turn of the 1970’s was a seminal moment for HBCU players who were selected to go to the next level. The late ’60s and early ’70’s saw the formation of all-time great HBCU teams such as the 1974 Jackson State squad led by Robert Hill. That team featured three future Pro Football Hall of […]

Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders and his Buffaloes are currently in the midst of what would figure to be a highly important offseason for the future of the organization. Sanders led somewhat of a revival for the program toward the beginning of the 2023 schedule, but Colorado ultimately fizzled down the stretch, finishing the […]

Caleb Williams may well be the consensus choice at this point as the No. 1 pick in the upcoming NFL Draft, but that does not mean he is without detractors. Count former NFL running back Merril Hoge as one of the analysts who does not believe that Williams is worthy of the No. 1 draft […]

The college football coaching carousel never stops. Even after most of the openings filled, one move leads to another. UCLA football is the latest program with a vacancy with head coach Chip Kelly departing the university. Kelly is expected to become Ohio State football’s next offensive coordinator, via Bruce Feldman of There is some familiarity […]

The Ohio State football team has had quite the busy offseason when it comes to coaching hires and transfer portal additions. The Buckeyes have done a great job all around, and one of their big hires was bringing in Bill O’Brien to be their offensive coordinator. Well, that move didn’t last long. O’Brien just left […]

Chip Kelly is reportedly on his way to Ohio State to become their new offensive coordinator. As a result, the UCLA football program must find a replacement and it sounds like a top candidate has already emerged for the Bruins. Minnesota football’s head coach, PJ Fleck, suddenly becomes that candidate for UCLA, per Brett McMurphy […]

Chip Kelly is reportedly leaving UCLA, per Matt Zenitz of 247Sports and CBS Sports. Kelly is reportedly being linked to Ohio State and could become their next offensive coordinator, per Pete Thamel of ESPN. “Sources: Ohio State is expected to target UCLA coach Chip Kelly as the school’s next offensive coordinator. A deal could come […]

Shortly after taking the offensive coordinator job for Ohio State football, Bill O’Brien left for the head coaching job at Boston College. The Buckeyes are left to fill an important role and it sounds like they have some exciting options on the table. Including UCLA head coach, Chip Kelly. Kelly has been involved with numerous […]

National Signing Day was earlier this week, and college football programs around the country finalized their 2024 recruiting class. One team that did pretty well is Nebraska football. The Cornhuskers have been struggling for awhile now, but this recruiting class could be a sign that Matt Rhule is going to bring them back. Nebraska finished […]

The college football transfer portal has seemingly come to a standstill. However, the Georgia football program got one big addition as Stanford tight end Benjamin Yurosek announced his decision to play for Kirby Smart’s team, per Pete Thamel of ESPN. ‘Former Stanford star Benjamin Yurosek, one of the top tight ends in the NCAA transfer portal, has committed […]