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One of the most intriguing prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft — assuming he declares — will be Michigan football’s J.J. McCarthy. While Caleb Williams and Drake Maye are seemingly guaranteed to be the top two quarterbacks off the board barring any drastic changes or surprises, many consider McCarthy a first-round pick. What makes McCarthy […]

The Heisman trophy winner will be announced one week after conference championship weekend, and right now, it seems like a three man race between Oregon football’s Bo Nix, Washington football’s Michael Penix Jr and LSU football’s Jayden Daniels. The Huskies and the Ducks will do battle on Friday night in Las Vegas for the Pac-12 […]

The cliche “so close and yet so far” has never felt more fitting than it does now for Florida State football. The program is on the verge of punching its ticket to the College Football Playoff for the first time since the format was introduced in 2014 but will have to survive a meeting with […]

Notre Dame football’s leading receiver, Rico Flores Jr., is entering the transfer portal. The highly-recruited Flores emerged as the team’s leading pass catcher this season after a spring battle for a place on the roster. Flores Jr. joins other Irish receivers, Chris Tyree, Tobias Merriweather, and Braylon James, in the transfer portal as the 2023 […]

In the shortened 2020 COVID season, had the Big Ten stuck with the rules they made at the beginning of the season, Indiana football would’ve represented the Big Ten East in the title game. Instead, a rule change was made, and Ohio State went to Indianapolis. The Hoosiers haven’t come close to replicating the success […]

One year after joining the Sun Devils, Arizona State football’s Drew Pyne is headed back to the transfer portal. The move was first reported by ESPN’s Pete Thamel Friday afternoon. Pyne’s transfer comes after a short-lived tenure in Tempe that was marred by injury. After applying for a medical redshirt, Pyne is expected to have […]

On the surface, Nebraska football just endured their seventh consecutive losing season and remain plagued by the same issues that have tainted this once prestigious program. A closer look, however, will show fans that things are definitely on the mend in Lincoln. At least defensively. And the Cornhuskers are responding accordingly by making associate head […]

“Texas Hate Week” has unfortunately taken a disturbing turn. Oklahoma State University condemned the vile act that occurred on Friday morning when a longhorn cow’s carcass was found dead on the lawn of an OSU fraternity. This comes ahead of Oklahoma State’s upcoming Big 12 college football showdown against the Texas Longhorns. “OSU is appalled […]

It won’t be long until we find out what the last four-team field for the College Football Playoff will look like before the field expands to twelve teams next year, and all that stands in the way of that announcement are 48 hours and five Conference Championship Games, all which potentially have major CFP implications. […]

At one point this season, the Washington State football team was 4-0 and ranked #13 in the country with two wins against ranked teams. Quarterback Cameron Ward was playing stellar football, and the Cougars were firing on all cylinders. However, things quickly went downhill as they finished the season 5-7 (2-7) and in second-to-last place […]

Though it’s not set to officially reopen until Monday, Dec. 4, the college football transfer portal has already had many players announce their intentions of entering and leaving for other schools. One of those names is former Duke football quarterback Riley Leonard, who after three seasons with the Blue Devils will be off to a […]

Tuskegee University star wide receiver Antonio Meeks is entering the transfer portal, per a post on Twitter/X on yesterday evening announcing his decision. The move comes as a blow to a Tuskegee team that made the SIAC Championship in 2022 and was in the driver’s seat for a second appearance in the game opposite Benedict […]

Deion Sanders caused a stir right when the Colorado football program hired him. A clip of him warning players that new transfers would be coming in went viral, as it caused mixed reactions across social media. Now, it sounds like one of the players who was let go by Sanders is voicing his frustrations with […]

The Michigan football team looked like the most consistent and dominant team in the country after nine weeks of the season, but they hadn’t played anyone yet. Game #10 was their first big game of the year as they played at #10 Penn State, and the Wolverines had to do it with Jim Harbaugh suspended. […]

What a season it has been for the Michigan football team. The Wolverines have been one of the best teams in college football as they are 12-0 and ranked No. 2 in the country, and they have picked up half of their wins without head coach Jim Harbaugh. He missed the first three games of […]

Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule hasn’t been quiet about his crowded quarterback room in the wake of the team’s 5-7 finish. And late Thursday, another name appeared to have entered the mix of potential Cornhusker signal callers. North Carolina State quarterback M.J. Morris made news last month after opting to redshirt after much-publicized back-to-back […]

Conference championship weekend is here in college football and we have a loaded slate of marquee matchups to take in this weekend. The College Football Playoff field will be released on Sunday, but there are about eight teams still in the running to make it, and only four will survive. Not only will we find […]

Coming off the conclusion of a disappointing 5-7 campaign that left them narrowly out of bowl contention, Nebraska football is already looking toward their 2024 season. High school recruit Amare Sanders could add to that hype Friday as he prepares to announce his Top 5 potential schools — and the Cornhuskers hope to be among […]

Chennis Berry has been linked to several HBCU coaching vacancies over the past few months but none have been  more plausible than the South Carolina State position. Buddy Pough announced his retirement from the job after 22 years at the helm slightly before the season started. The move led to massive speculation on who would […]

The Appalachian State Mountaineers take on the Troy Trojans in the Sun Belt Championship Game. Check out our college football odds series for our Appalachian State Troy prediction and pick. Find how to watch Appalachian State Troy. The Appalachian State Mountaineers are 8-4, while the Troy Trojans are 10-2 entering this game. You could look […]

The Miami (Ohio) Redhawks take on the Toledo Rockets in the MAC Championship Game. Check out our college football odds series for our Miami Toledo prediction and pick. Find how to watch Miami Toledo. The Miami Redhawks and Toledo Rockets give the MAC Championship Game an all-Ohio identity. Toledo is 11-1 and Miami 10-2. The […]

The college football transfer portal already has a wide array of talented players announcing they are entering ahead of the Dec. 4 reopening. That should give teams like Colorado football and head coach Deion Sanders an idea of who they may go after once they’re able to start signing players. Deion Sanders and Colorado football […]

Now that the majority of college football teams have ended their season, it is time to shift attention over to the transfer portal. Many teams have been using the portal to reshape their football program in their image and have done so with quite success. That should help make Kansas State quarterback Will Howard a […]

Florida State football is looking to capture their first conference title since 2014 when they face Louisville in the ACC Championship Game on Saturday. That was also the last year they made their one and only playoff appearance, where they lost to Oregon, 59-20, in the Rose Bowl semifinal game. Even currently at 12-0 and […]

Of all the college football players entering the transfer portal, there might not be a bigger belle of the ball than Duke quarterback Riley Leonard. Leonard was an NFL Draft darling with his 6-4 212 pound frame, strong arm, and athleticism and ability as a runner to go with all that. But he didn’t have […]

The Colorado football team managed to win just four games this past season after a promising start that saw them knock off the College Football Playoff runner-up TCU Horned Frogs. Rival coaches slapped Sanders with a harsh reality in comments about Colorado football’s frustrating end to the season. Sanders was named the ‘Sportsperson of the […]

After the Egg Bowl loss last Friday, Mississippi State football quarterback Will Rogers announced he was entering the transfer portal, via his X account. With four years’ worth of experience, that accounts for 12,315 yards, 94 touchdowns, and 28 interceptions, expect the former Bulldogs quarterback to have plenty of offers from other schools once the […]

Conference Championship week is the biggest week in the college football season. While the Power-5 schools get a lot of attention, there are some great mid-major battles that will happen this week as well, and some of them will be great games. One such game will be the AAC Championship game between SMU and Tulane. […]

College football fans, it is time to rejoice as championship weekend has finally arrived! In what should be a fierce matchup in Sin City at Allegiant Stadium, the Boise State Broncos will square off with the UNLV Rebels for all of the marbles in the Mountain West Championship. Without further ado, let’s take a sneak […]

Florida football quarterback Graham Mertz is returning for his second and final season with the program in 2024. Mertz made the announcement via an epic video montage on his official X account on Thursday. One more year… 🐊 #UnfinishedBusiness pic.twitter.com/kFDEuvg83i — Graham Mertz (@GrahamMertz5) November 30, 2023 On the other hand, a reliable Florida football […]

After their best season in years, Texas football is back in the Big 12 Championship game. It is their first appearance in the game since 2018. The Longhorns have had a nearly flawless season, but the one dent in their resume is a loss against a school from the state of Oklahoma. That team didn’t […]

Soon after Jonathan Smith left Oregon State football for the Michigan State job, quarterback DJ Uiagalelei entered the transfer portal. He played well for the Beavers and is already garnering interest from both Oregon and Florida State. So much so, that both schools have reportedly become early contenders to possibly acquire the star quarterback, according […]

The college football season is nearly over, as we await to see who makes the College Football Playoff. Even so, speculation is rising that Michigan football is in the mix of potentially landing Dante Moore, who is entering the transfer portal. Moore finished this season playing for the UCLA Bruins. However, it sounds like he’s […]

When Florida State and Louisville face off for the ACC Championship, there will be more than the ACC title on the line for Florida State. The Seminoles leaped Washington in Tuesday’s latest College Football Playoff rankings, putting them at No.4 heading into conference championship weekend. They will control their destiny, as an undefeated ACC champion […]

Penn State is on a mission to improve its offense after it struggled against top-ranked football opponents during the 2023-24 season. Head coach James Franklin and the Nittany Lions have been searching for a new offensive coordinator after the program parted ways with Mike Yurcich. Now, PSU sets its eyes on former Kansas football OC […]

As names continue to fill the college football transfer portal, another high-profile quarterback has entered the fold. UCLA football’s Dante Moore is entering the portal after one season with the Bruins, sources tell Bruce Feldman. A five-star recruit, Moore struggled in his first season of college ball. He appeared in nine games for UCLA, starting […]

The Big Ten Championship returns to the home of the Indianapolis Colts as the Michigan Wolverines take on the Iowa Hawkeyes. It will be easy for Michigan to look ahead to the College Football Playoff as they take on Iowa as 21.5-point favorites. Iowa has struggled to score, creating a big storyline heading into the […]

The stakes for the Michigan football vs. Ohio State football game last weekend couldn’t have been any higher. First, the obvious, both teams were 11-0, ranked #2 and #3, and a Big Ten title and College Football Playoff berth were on the line. That was only the beginning, however. The Wolverines had won two games […]

With the college football season over for the overwhelming majority of the landscape, it is time to start paying attention to the transfer portal. Like it or not, the transfer portal is already seeing big names throwing their hat in the ring in search of more playing time or a bigger stage to showcase their […]