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With Caleb Williams likely departing for the NFL Draft, and Kyle McCord on his way to Syracuse, the USC Trojans and Ohio State Buckeyes are both in search of their 2024 starting quarterback, and each team has their sights set on one of the biggest remaining prizes in the NCAA’s transfer portal. Will Howard, a multi-year starter at […]

Former Texas quarterback Ja’Quinden Jackson, who spent this past season as a running back for Utah football, has reportedly entered the transfer portal, per Pete Nakos of On3. “Jackson started his career at Texas as a QB. He was the No. 6 quarterback recruit in the 2020 class. Rushed for 797 yards and 4 TDs […]

The Ohio State football team is currently preparing to take on Missouri football in the Cotton Bowl, but if the Buckeyes had won their final regular season matchup, their postseason would look a lot different. Ohio State came into week 13 with an 11-o record, but they fell against Michigan football for the third straight […]

Lane Kiffin’s Ole Miss football program is entering a more normal week than usual this time of year, as they are preparing to face Penn State on Saturday in the Peach Bowl. Throughout the month of December, college football programs are dealing with the transfer portal, whether that be departures or recruiting players to join […]

The opt-outs across college football are at an all-time high, and it’s no surprise as a lot of players have entered the transfer portal and others are focused on the 2024 NFL Draft. One recent opt-out is Tennessee starting quarterback Joe Milton, who announced his decision on an Instagram post. Milton won’t be playing at […]

In the most anticipated bowl game to date this season, Arizona will take on Oklahoma in the Valero Alamo Bowl. It will be only the second bowl game so far this season to feature two ranked teams, and it will be the game that kicks off the most exciting bowl games to come. In this […]

With the College Football Playoff expanding to 12 teams in 2024, the Penn State football team is hoping that they can make their first appearance next season. The Nittany Lions have finished the last two regular seasons with a 10-2 record, and last year, Penn State won the Rose Bowl to finish 11-2. The Nittany […]

Penn State football is getting ready to take on Ole Miss football in the Peach Bowl this weekend. The Peach Bowl is one the best bowl games you can get, and both the Nittany Lions and the Rebels are seeking their 11th win of the season. This is a big bowl game for Penn State […]

The Kansas football team finished off their 2023 season on Tuesday night in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl against UNLV football. The game ended up being an absolute shootout, and it was a terrific matchup. The Jayhawks ended up winning the game 49-36 to pick up win #9 on the season, and Kansas quarterback Jason Bean […]

Any good football program may boast previous records and players that have reached great lengths. But, all of that lies in the foundation of a solid coaching staff that has been molding talent for generations. The Duke football program is pivoting towards that and it is starting out great. Manny Diaz was the first person […]

Nebraska football commit Willis McGahee IV is not all that worried about the different weather and climate he’ll be experiencing in Lincoln than the one he got used to growing up in Florida. His parents had already given him the wisdom to start getting used to the changing seasons of his new environment (via Brian […]

The Nebraska football team finished the 2023 season with a 5-7 record and they missed a bowl game, but the program seems to be trending in the right direction. 2023 was Matt Rhule’s first season as the head coach of the Cornhuskers, and while it wasn’t a big success, Nebraska showed some promise. Now, the […]

Camping World Stadium will play host to the Pop-Tarts Bowl, featuring No. 18 NC State against No. 25 Kansas State in a battle for what will now be the most prestigious, delicious trophy in all of sports and bowl game history. Had to call in some reinforcements to help with the unveil! pic.twitter.com/peOlC6uExc — Pop-Tarts […]

It will be No. 22 Oklahoma State versus Texas A&M in the TaxAct Texas Bowl on Dec. 27 in a battle of what used to be a somewhat familiar Big 12 matchup. The Cowboys (9-4) have been a stable program under Mike Gundy, who will be finishing up his 19th season in Stillwater. If he […]

The transfer portal has been in full force since it opened up, and one team that has been hit hard with departures is Oklahoma football. First, the Sooners lost their star quarterback as Dillon Gabriel entered the portal and then committed to Oregon. Losing a QB is always tough, but that wasn’t the end for […]

The Kansas Jayhawks had a solid 2023-24 college football season. The Jayhawks boast an 8-4 record as they prepare for a postseason bowl game against the UNLV Rebels. Part of Kansas’ success was earned by star junior tailback Devin Neal. Neal contemplated going to the NFL, but Kansas received a positive update on his decision. […]

The Pinstripe Bowl is an annual event featuring a matchup between the Atlantic Coast Conference and Big Ten. It previously had ties with the Big 12 and Big East Conference. The New Era Cap Company was the title sponsor from 2010 to 2022. In 2022, Bad Boy Movers became the sponsor. This year’s edition will […]

The Texas Southern football team is currently in the middle of a head coaching search after a disappointing 3-9 season. Clarence McKinney had been the head coach of the Tigers since 2019, but he will not be back in 2024, and a coaching search is on. It recently looked like a certainty that Fred McNair […]

The Michigan football team passed, ran, sacked and intercepted its way to an undefeated regular season and Big Ten Championship Game victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes, securing its position as the number one team in all the land. On New Year’s Day, the Wolverines are scheduled to take on the Alabama football team and Coach […]

Michigan football is the #1 team in the country and they are getting ready to face a surging Alabama football team in a few days. The Crimson Tide are ranked #4 in the country, and they will square off with the Wolverines in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Rose Bowl on New Year’s […]

The Peach Bowl is one of the best bowl games every year and it is coming up this weekend. This year’s matchup will pit #11 Ole Miss football against #10 Penn State football. The Rebels and Nittany Lions are very similar as they are both almost always contenders in their conference, but they typically lose […]

The College Football Playoff is less than one week away, and both semifinal matchups should provide a lot of excitement. The first semifinal game will take place at the Rose Bowl between #1 Michigan football and #4 Alabama football. This is expected to be a tight matchup, and while the Crimson Tide are ranked #4, […]

The 2023 college football regular season was over in a blink, and we are now in the depths of bowl season. The College Football Playoff is less than one week away, and some of the best non-CFP bowl games will happen soon as well. One game that everyone in the college football world will have […]

The 2o23 college football season seemed to have flown by in a flash, and the College Football Playoff is almost here. This season created more controversy in the playoff than we ever seen with this format, and because of that, it should be a very entertaining slate of games. Things will kickoff on New Year’s […]

There’s really no hard limit on what you can ask Santa Claus for leading up to Christmas. Lord knows I’ve had no shortage of out-there requests on my Christmas list over the years (I’ll get to one in a minute). But this one, well, this feels new. Now granted, we’re in a new era of […]

The College Football Playoff has been highly acclaimed since its debut in the 2014 season. In every season starting in 2014, the nation’s top four teams have advanced to play in a playoff to decide the national champion. Prior to that, national champions were made with the Bowl Championship Series, Bowl Alliance, Bowl Coalition, and […]

The Wasabi Fenway Bowl is an annual game featuring a matchup between the Atlantic Coast Conference and the American Athletic Conference. It’s operated since 2022, with Wasabi Technologies being the title sponsor. ESPN Events and Fenway Sports Management organize the event. This year’s edition will feature the SMU and Boston College football programs. In this […]

With EA Sports College Football on the way next year, we can’t help but wonder who the announcers will be. With the game set to (hopefully) release in 2024, many fans want to know who they’ll be hearing for years to come. We thought of two former EA Sports announcers who fit the bill and […]

While bowl season is firmly underway in the world of college football, at the moment, all eyes are on the transfer portal. Despite the regular season being over for most teams for just about a month, more and more new names are finding their way into the portal. Over 3,000 players have entered the portal […]

Ohio State football will try for its 12th win of the season on Friday when the Buckeyes play the Missouri Tigers in the Cotton Bowl. They may be doing so without star wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. who did not practice on Tuesday although he was present and had his jersey on. Harrison was working […]

The Pop-Tarts Bowl will take place on Thursday, December 28 with Kansas State and North Carolina State battling one another. Both teams are ranked in the top 25, with NC State sporting a 9-3 record and Kansas State an 8-4 record. While this game has plenty of intrigue despite both programs losing some key players […]

The Duke’s Mayo Bowl is an annual bowl game that has been played in the state of North Carolina since 2002. It began as the Continental Tire Bowl but became the Meineke Car Care Bowl from 2005 to 2010. From 2011 to 2019, it was the Belk Bowl before moving on to its current sponsorship. […]

Ohio State football might’ve missed out on the College Football Playoff, but Friday still presents a big opportunity to win the Cotton Bowl against Missouri. The Buckeyes have a ton of draft-eligible players headlined by Marvin Harrison Jr., but it does appear the majority of them will play. That includes running back TreVeyon Henderson, who […]

With a few days before the 2024 calendar year, the college football transfer portal is slowing down as many players have found new programs. But, one big recent entry is Purdue football star Nic Scourton, who was the Big Ten sack leader this past season (h/t Bruce Feldman of The Athletic). ‘Purdue Nic Scourton, the Big […]

The Military Bowl is an annual game featuring a matchup between teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the American Athletic Conference. It’s operated since 2008 but didn’t field two teams during the 2020 and 2021 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bowl has seen plenty of changes to its title sponsor, but starting […]

Texas A&M fired Jimbo Fisher, and a number of his players have already left the football team. The Aggies disappointed this year, but their season is not over. They will be playing an Oklahoma State football team whose roster is still intact in the TaxAct Texas Bowl, and we will explain how you can watch […]

Tuesday’s Guaranteed Rate Bowl game between Kansas and UNLV will be a matchup between overachievers. The Jayhawks (8-4) under third-year head coach Lance Leipold have had a massive turnaround in 2023, winning eight games for the first time since 2008 and more than three since 2010. The 2008 season was also the last time that […]

It’s not the College Football Playoffs. It’s not even a New Year’s Six bowl game. It’s the Holiday Bowl that USC football will be competing in this year. Needless to say, this is not where Trojans fans thought they would be by season’s end. A preseason No. 6 team, USC (7-5) was supposed to be […]

A truly remarkable year for Florida State football feels destined to end in a beatdown and plenty of uncertainty. Quarterback Tate Rodemaker, who replaced the injured Jordan Travis, is entering the transfer portal and will therefore not be playing in Saturday’s Orange Bowl against Georgia, according to 247 Sports’ Matt Zenitz. The decision itself is […]