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The Georgia Bulldogs finished their 2022 campaign on top of the college football world following a 65-7 win over the TCU Horned Frogs in the College Football National Championship. Quarterback Stetson Bennett, who made his first career start against South Carolina in September, finished the matchup with 304 passing yards and four touchdowns. It would […]

The College football season kicks off in just under three weeks, and Monday was a big day as the first preseason poll of the season came out. The Coaches Poll was released on Monday morning, giving fans that much more excitement for the start of the season. After winning the last two national championships, it’s […]

The 2024 college realignment debacle has been all the buzz recently. This has taken away from the fact that college football returns in the gridiron and on-screens this month. With that, power rankings are back in order to rile fans up and benchmark the possible success of their alma maters and teams that they are […]

For years, the Alabama Crimson Tide’s quarterback position has been a stronghold of talent and consistency. From the days of Jalen Hurts to the era of Mac Jones, the lineage of successful signal-callers has been unbroken, seamlessly passing the torch to maintain the team’s dominating performance. However, as the 2023 season approaches, there is a […]

On Monday morning, the Oregon Ducks received terrific news when they learned that four-star cornerback Dakoda Fields would be committing to their football program after he originally committed to the USC Trojans’ football program in early June (per Max Torres of the Belleville News-Democrat). Fields is the first Oregon recruit since the school announced they […]

USC football’s Lincoln Riley isn’t concerned about the recruiting implications of Oregon and Washington joining the Big Ten. He also reiterated that USC’s own move to the Big Ten was not dependent on the actions of any other school. “We’re going to recruit locally and nationally as hard as we can,” Riley said, according to […]

College football coaches are usually the ones that get credited for the success of their players before entering the NFL. Although, high school football programs also play a huge part in the development of their styles of play. Coach Steve Sarkisian is starting to change the culture by dropping huge praise on the DeSoto High […]

The start of the college football season is just under three weeks away and fans across the country are eager to watch their teams in action. One fan base that has a lot of reason for excitement heading into the 2023 season is Michigan football. The Wolverines have taken the big step the past two […]

Coaches are known to be serious and focus first on managing egos and plotting schematics for games. Although, a lot of them are not that one-dimensional. A lot of really good coaches act as mentors and some even father figures to their players. A certain amount of unwavering belief is needed for all of that […]

Realignment has taken the NCAA by storm and no conference has been hit more than Washington State football’s home. The Pac-12 Conference will only be left with four teams after the departures of their other eight members. Oregon, USC, UCLA, and Washington football will all transition into competing in the Big Ten conference. Arizona, Arizona […]

The college football preseason coaches poll dropped Monday, triggering the debates about which teams are underrated or overrated. The Texas Longhorns are among four teams I think are getting too much credit from the coaches. The 2023 College Football Preseason Coaches Poll is here. Which team(s) are too high or too low? Which team(s) got […]

Apparently, the Big 12 Conference has had enough. It has closed the door on San Diego State and the remaining Pac-4 teams in terms of realignment. The Big 12 Conference made it clear it won’t add new members any time soon, per Action Network’s Brett McMurphy. It now seems Oregon State’s and San Diego State’s […]

With the college football landscape undergoing significant upheaval in just the past couple of weeks with the Big Ten and Big 12, is there a natural inclination to find someone to hold responsible, right? The onus has to be put on someone, with the easiest targets likely being the University of Oklahoma and the University […]

The ACC reportedly has two calls to vet and have exploratory discussions regarding potentially adding Cal and Stanford to the conference. One call is with the ACC athletic directors, while the other is for the league’s presidents and chancellors, according to Pete Thamel of ESPN. It is a fluid situation for the remaining Pac-12 schools […]

We’re just mere weeks away from the beginning of the 2023 college football season, yet most are now looking well into the future, to 2024, as the landscape of the sport will take on a completely new dynamic by then. The Big Ten will for sure be realigned and expanded, now not only adding USC […]

HBCU presidents in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) are sponsoring a proposal to allow a Week 0 football game to be played. The two historically black conferences are joined by the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA), Gulf South Conference (GSC), and the Lone Star Conference (LSC). “One membership-sponsored […]

Tempers flared at LSU football fall camp practice on Monday, as punches were thrown and a fight broke out involving multiple players, including stars Harold Perkins and Malik Nabers, per Wilson Alexander of Nola.com. Tigers head coach Brian Kelly was reportedly furious, sending Nabers and fellow wideout Kyren Lacy back to the locker room- Perkins […]

It seems that the Pac-12 conference is nearing extinction, as over the last two years USC, UCLA, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State and Utah have announced plans to leave the conference. That leaves Cal, Stanford, Oregon State and Washington State in a sticky situation. Cal has now reportedly scheduled a “special” meeting on Tuesday […]

The Alabama football program enters the 2023 season looking to rinse the bad aftertaste from an underwhelming (by Crimson Tide standards) 2022 campaign. And the Tide have the perfect mentality to do just that, as sophomore offensive lineman Tyler Booker bluntly revealed the Alabama football offensive philosophy: make people quit. Here’s what Booker had to […]

There will surely be an in-depth documentary about the collapse of the Pac-12 Conference years from now, with every major decision of current commissioner George Kliavkoff and those who preceded him likely to be nitpicked and maligned. It is a historic low light that will warrant a full examination. However, before the dust even settles […]

Travis Hunter is expecting to be a marquee player for the Colorado football program and Deion Sanders this year. When asked about what his best play at the Buffaloes training camp was this year, Hunter gave an epic response, reports DNVR Buffs’ Jake Schwanitz. “Travis Hunter was asked what he thinks his best play was […]

South Carolina State football alumnus Decobie Durant is back with the Los Angeles Rams for year two and is making big plays during training camp. The second-year cornerback has been showing out in Rams training camp, as shown by a clip posted by the team on Twitter. .@One4_era lockin' it down! 🔒🔒 pic.twitter.com/to8EuqihSV — Los […]

Arizona is one of the latest programs from the Pac-12 to announce their departure from the conference for greener pastures. Arizona will be playing in the Big 12 starting in 2024, and their president Bobby Robbins recently spoke out on how moves to the Big 12 and Big Ten materialized for all of the former […]

The Pac-12 Conference is now down to just four teams after Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah all left in the span of just a couple of weeks. The future of the conference is murky, at best, and there have even been talks of a Pac-12-Mountain West merger. Now, the American Athletic Conference […]

Rumors of a merger between the Mountain West and Pac-12 have been circling recently ever since the Pac-12 started to lose programs left and right. Speaking on the potential merger of his school’s conference, Wyoming athletic director Tom Burman gave his candid thoughts on a union, reports Casper Star Tribune’s Ryan Thorburn. “For Wyoming, we […]

North Carolina A&T football has an Aggie returning to the Carolinas as Mac McCain was signed by the Panthers. McCain signed with the Panthers after being released by the Detroit Lions in May, per Darin Gantt of Panthers.com. “The Panthers made a change in the secondary Friday, after working some players out following practice. The […]

With the Pac-12 disintegrating beyond comprehension, it is easy to overlook all of the other conflict and tribulation plaguing college sports. Wake Forest football, for example, just suffered a big loss to their offense on the first day of fall practice. Wide receiver Donavon Greene will miss three to five months with a knee injury, […]

Rumors have been swirling of San Diego State and Oregon State switching over to the Big 12 amid massive conference transformation across college sports. However, these rumors have now been hit with a massive road block, The Athletic’s Max Olson reports. “The Big 12 is not discussing adding Oregon State or San Diego State at […]

The UCLA Bruins are entering a new chapter in their rich program history. With Dorian Thompson-Robinson now in the NFL, it’s time for UCLA football to introduce a new face under center, and that’s no other than freshman Dante Moore. However, Moore is already being surrounded by rumors before he even suits up for his […]

Florida A&M football great Ken Riley is officially enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The bust of the former Cincinnati Bengals cornerback was unveiled Saturday afternoon in Canton, Ohio in the annual ceremony. Riley joined Anthony Munoz as the only Bengals players to be immortalized in the Hall of Fame. Riley was honored […]

In a shocking move, Jackson State football’s John Graves III is headed to Florida A&M. The defensive tackle posted news of his transfer to the Rattlers on his Twitter account Saturday afternoon. Graves, a former Southeastern Louisiana standout, announced his transfer to Jackson State in April. Graves joins 13 other defensive players that have entered […]

Comparisons are not new in the space of college football. Some athletes are able to get their sick name through birth or they are baptized with it by their teammates. Texas football along with other programs has been doing this for a long time. The latest nickname they gave out involved Colton Vasek. The freshman […]

Liberty football freshman offensive lineman Tajh Boyd has passed away. He was just 19 years old. The school did not disclose the cause of Boyd’s death. Liberty football released a statement on Boyd’s passing on Sunday, per Yahoo! Sports’ Jason Owens. “It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the loss of […]

Bryce Young had been the cornerstone of the Alabama football offense for years. His departure from Nick Saban’s nest makes him a huge loss for the team. Also, a new quarterback must be put in place. Although, it may not be easy as their top recruits for the position are highly competitive. Jalen Milroe, Ty […]

The landscape of college football has undergone seismic change recently and suddenly. Alabama football head coach Nick Saban is not a fan. Saban bemoaned what conference realignment would mean for the sport. At his annual Media Day press conference, he remarked that celebrated college football traditions are going to “get sort of pushed by the […]

The Alabama football program has an intriguing quarterback battle with Jalen Milroe, Tyler Buchner and Ty Simpson, and head coach Nick Saban opened up about what he has told each of the quarterbacks at fall camp. “I’ve told our quarterbacks you know fall camp is not the beginning of the end,” Nick Saban said, via […]

Geography plays a huge part in the success of a team in any sport. Homecourt advantage in places like Denver bothers a lot of their opponents. Traveling for away games plays a huge part in the advantages that a squad can get throughout the season. Coach Matt Rhule thinks that his Nebraska football program and […]

Four-star wide receiver Gatlin Bair’s decision to take his talents to Boise football than in Ann Arbor has caught many by surprise, including Michigan football supporters. It once looked as though the Michigan Wolverines had a strong chance of adding the wideout to their 2024 class, but it just did not work out that way […]

All eyes will be on Quinn Ewers in the 2023 college football season with the Texas Longhorns sticking to him as the team’s starting quarterback. Some might mistake Ewers though for somebody else during the early goings of the season, with the Texas football star no longer sporting a mullet. Longhorns tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders […]