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Times are good for USC football. The team is ranked 6th in the AP Top 25 poll to start the season. They have a Heisman Trophy winner in quarterback Caleb Williams. But the biggest star at practice last week was none other than actor Will Ferrell. Head coach Lincoln Riley had Ferrell speak to the […]

An anonymous Big 12 defensive coordinator believes Texas football’s freshman quarterback Arch Manning could take the starting job from Quinn Ewers this season, per ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg. Head coach Steve Sarkisian has made it clear that Ewers is the starter, and that hasn’t seemed likely to change. “I would watch for the other kid (Arch […]

The South Carolina Gamecocks football team received a big boost when 5-star WR Nyckoles Harbor committed earlier this year, and it hasn’t taken long for the impressive freshman athlete to garner some monster comparisons from his coaching staff. Harbor is drawing lofty NFL comparisons from South Carolina coach Jody Wright, who has coached in the […]

The Alabama football program has a quarterback battle going on between Jalen Milroe, Tyler Buchner and Ty Simpson, and head coach Nick Saban commented on all three of their performances in the final scrimmage of fall camp in 2023. “They all got to play,” Nick Saban said, via Stacey Blackwood of Roll Tide Wire. “They […]

The Georgia Bulldogs football team is coming off its second consecutive national championship, following last year’s victory over TCU in the big game. What appeared to be a longstanding curse hovering over the state of Georgia and its sports teams, preventing them from achieving success, has now transformed into a blessing with the Bulldogs leading […]

Ohio State football tight end Cade Stover, linebacker Tommy Eichenberg and wide receiver Xavier Johnson were named the Buckeye’s team captains, according to a Saturday article from NBC4 Sports reporter Justin Holbrock. Stover, a former four-star recruit in Ohio State’s 2019 football recruiting class, finished the 2022 season with 406 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns. He […]

While Missouri football has qualified for two straight bowl games, they’ve failed to win either of them and went just 6-7 both years. The Tigers haven’t had a win percentage over .500 since 2018 and haven’t won a bowl game since 2014. As head coach Eli Drinkwitz and company look to turn Missouri football around, […]

As UCLA football fans watch the Bruins’ long-time signal-caller Dorian Thompson-Robinson light things up as the surprise success story of the Cleveland Browns preseason, the next great Chip Kelly quarterback is quietly putting in work in Westwood, even if the program isn’t necessarily sure who will be taking snaps under center – read: from the […]

The college football season is almost here, with Washington football set to play their first game in two weeks time. The first games kick off in about a week from now on Aug. 26th. The Washington Huskies won’t be one of those teams to begin their season in Week 0. The Huskies have made a […]

Michigan football has lofty aspirations for the 2023 season. The Wolverines are fresh off back-to-back strong campaigns, and want to bring home a national championship this year. Head coach Jim Harbaugh understands that a winning mindset begins during the preseason. Harbaugh recently addressed Michigan’s “vibe” ahead of ’23 season. “This is vibrant,” Harbaugh said, via […]

Former Ohio State football quarterback and current Houston Texan CJ Stroud offered his take on the Buckeyes’ quarterback battle between Kyle McCord and Devin Brown. Via The Columbus Dispatch: “I think he’s definitely ready,” Stroud said of McCord, who was his teammate for his final two years with Ohio State. “He’s very accurate, very smart, […]

Notre Dame football took only a slight step backwards in 2022, the first year following longtime Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly’s departure for LSU. They finished 9-4, their first season under 10 wins since 2016. Kelly’s 2021 defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman succeeded him, and led Notre Dame football to an up-and-down first season. The […]

Nick Saban and Alabama football continue to dominate the college football recruiting game. According to Hayes Fawcett of On3 Sports, Alabama has garnered the commitment of class of 2024 safety Dre Kirkpatrick Jr over Missouri, Auburn, and other schools that had made offers. BREAKING: Class of 2024 Safety Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. tells me he has […]

The ceiling of Ohio State football depends heavily on the strength of their defense. They nearly pulled off the colossal upset against Georgia in the Peach Bowl last December, despite surrendering 42 points. The team has the potential to return to that position if it cleans things up a bit. The X-factor this season could […]

Ohio State is hoping to get back to the top of the Big Ten and regain another position in the College Football Playoff. To get back to the top of the conference, the defense will have to take a step up and the Buckeyes will have to find a way to beat Michigan after 2 […]

Tuskegee University Athletics has undergone big-time renovations to its athletic facilities. According to a university statement, the next phase of upgrades is set to kick off, with a focus on revamping locker rooms to improve the experience for both male and female athletes. The university also revealed that a brand-new video scoreboard was being installed at […]

New season + Deion Sanders = same old Colorado football? That’s the sentiment at least one returning player is pushing back against. Van Wells, a sophomore offensive lineman who played in nine games for the Colorado Buffaloes last season, is not happy with the results of the preseason media poll. The poll is a vote […]

It is the most coveted award in College Football, the Heisman Trophy. It is time to continue our College Football odds series with a special 2023 Heisman Trophy Winner prediction and pick. First presented in 1935 to Jay Berwanger, the Heisman Trophy is the top award for an FBS player. It is given each year […]

The College Football season is right around the corner, and a multitude of running backs will be looking to come home with honors this year. It is time to continue our College Football odds series with a special 2023 Doak Walker Award Winner prediction and pick. Since 1990 the Doak Walker Award has been given […]

Few college athletes were as polarizing as Tim Tebow. The Florida football superstar and Heisman Trophy winner is arguably the greatest quarterback in college football history, but his devotion to his religion is perhaps the most important aspect of his life. Tebow was asked about his sex life in college, in which he said that […]

The school year has started and football is about to kick off, which means that HBCU Homecoming Season is around the corner. Homecoming is a time to celebrate the legacy and contributions of historically black colleges and universities around the nation as well as a time for alumni to come back to visit their alma […]

The second half of August is now upon us, which means the college football season isn’t far behind. The preseason rankings are all out, and so-called “Week 0” games are just over a week away. After months of conference realignment talks dominating headlines, we’re finally at a point where we can start talking about the […]

Alabama football has all of the veteran and sage wisdom that they need with Nick Saban at the helm. Although, the Crimson Tide can never have too much of something. This is why they enlisted the help of legends like Ken Griffey Jr, Pete Rose, Doc Rivers, CL Shepherd, and Michael Strahan to impart their […]

The 2023 Michigan football team will be a force to be reckoned with. This is arguably the most talented roster the program has ever had — at least under Jim Harbaugh — and the Wolverines have high hopes for the season. Quarterback J.J. McCarthy proved in 2022 that he’s capable of leading this team to […]

When Lincoln Riley up and left the Oklahoma Sooners’ football program at the end of the 2021 season, it came as a complete shock to those in Norman. After all, Oklahoma is part of the elite in all of college football, right? Who would dare leave such a prominent program that was already established enough […]

No one should be surprised that the Colorado football team is making waves on social media. That’s just part of the deal when you hire Deion Sanders to oversee the program, after all. The latest decision to make headlines? Colorado Buffaloes players wearing their social media handles on the backs of their practice jerseys, rather […]

Michigan football’s most recent ESPN power ranking will fire up their fans and annoy Ohio State football die-hards. ESPN ranked Michigan football second in its college football preseason power rankings on August 16. The network predicted its best-case scenario is winning the College Football Playoff championship. The return of JJ McCarthy, Blake Corum, and Donovan […]

Can the hype be real? Is the Texas Longhorns football program truly back this year? Or will college football fans be fooled once again by believing in a false narrative, a false hope that has long been reported but continuously left unfulfilled? The hype for the Longhorns is the largest it’s been in some time, […]

Year 2 of the Brian Kelly era of LSU football begins Sept. 3 in the second leg of a two-year matchup against Florida State. The Seminoles claimed victory in last year’s game, when they blocked the Tigers’ game-tying extra point attempt with no time on the clock. It made for an embarrassing LSU debut for […]

Rookie head coaches tend to just inherit a system from the ones that came before them. Everything seems to be laid out with only a few key departing seniors and some new freshmen entering the squad. Logistical problems do not seem to arise with expectations fairly low. This is not what Coach Kenny Dillingham’s Arizona […]

When will the The U, the Miami Hurricanes football team, be back? That’s a question that’s been repeatedly ask for two decades now. The Hurricanes haven’t won a National Championship since 2001, where they displayed the greatest college football team imaginable on the field. Although they returned to title game the next season against Ohio […]

Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze offered his own take on the Michael Oher-Tuohy family situation. Earlier this week former NFL offensive tackle Michael Oher, who’s life became the subject of the movie, “The Blind Side,” sued the Tuohy family. According to Oher, the Tuohy family never actually adopted him, but instead fooled him into […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide football team surprised everyone last year when they did the unthinkable—not making the College Football Playoff. It was only the second time since the system’s inception back in 2014 that Alabama didn’t make the playoff, with the other time being in 2019. Nick Saban and Alabama are hoping to rebound as […]

The Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame (OSHOF) just revealed the 2nd Annual Aeneas Williams Award Preseason Watch List per a release by the organization. Handpicked by a dedicated screening committee in collaboration with DraftHBCUPlayers and the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award, the award is given to the best defensive back in Division I HBCU Football. Last […]

The Auburn football program hired Hugh Freeze as its new head coach in his return to the SEC world. Of course, a flurry of players left the program, and others came in, which isn’t unsurprising once a new coach is hired. With the Tigers undergoing a quarterback competition, it appears it is now over, and […]

As the Northwestern football hazing scandal rages on, former Wildcats head coach Pat Fitzgerald is back to coaching football, but his new role with the Loyola Academy Ramblers is a massive step down from his formerly lofty perch in the Big 10. Fitzgerald will spend the 2023 football season as a volunteer assistant coach for […]

Texas football has high aspirations for the 2023 season. The Longhorns displayed signs of promise during the 2022 campaign and it’s clear they are trending in a positive direction. With a core of young and talented players, Texas will contend this season. In fact, college football analyst RJ Young believes they have the “clearest” route […]

Colorado football tight ends coach Tim Brewster praised quarterback Shedeur Sanders, calling him a “top level” player at his position. Via DNVR Buffs’ Jake Schwanitz: Coach Brew starts by saying: “We’ve got a top level quarterback. He’s elite. Shedeur is playing with a confidence and poise, he processes extremely well.”#SkoBuffs🦬 — Jake Schwanitz (@JakeDNVR) August […]

Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes has had an eventful last few weeks with the collapse of the Pac-12, and he opened up about what the path forward is for the school and conference. “At some point those emotions sort of settled down, and folks start to understand that we’re going to find a path […]