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Arizona State football linebacker Juwan Mitchell has been dismissed from the team following an incident at Saturday’s practice. First-year Sun Devils coach Kenny Dillingham discussed the senior’s ousting, framing it as part of the cultural reset he’s striving to instill in Tempe. “Juwan Mitchell is no longer with the team,” Dillingham said on Monday, per […]

If Ohio State football hasn’t become quarterback university (QBU) yet, they’re getting close. They’ve had three quarterbacks selected in the first round of the NFL Draft since 2019, thanks to Dwayne Haskins, Justin Fields, and CJ Stroud. For all the talk Ohio State’s wide receivers get, they’ve had some really talented players to get them […]

The Michigan Wolverines football team is set for another massive season. Quarterback JJ McCarthy has a lot of expectations as Jim Harbaugh decided to return to Ann Arbor despite more NFL head coaching interest. The defense for the Wolverines is always a strong suit, and even after losing Aidan Hutchinson, Mike Morris, David Ojabo, and […]

North Carolina transfer wide receiver Tez Walker’s waiver for immediate eligibility has been denied, according to a Tuesday tweet from Inside Carolina Sports Reporter Taylor Vippolis. “Major news for Carolina: Tez Walker’s waiver for immediate eligibility has been denied,” Vippolis wrote. “UNC is trying to appeal the decision by the NCAA. This comes a day after […]

The college football season is right around the corner, and the rivalry between Alabama and Georgia is going to be fun to watch once again. However, Nick Saban and the Alabama football program just stole away a four-star commit from Kirby Smart and Georgia. Talented safety Peyton Woodyard has decided to join the Crimson Tide, […]

Before you know it, the weather will be turning colder, everything will be turning into something pumpkin spice flavored, and college football will be back on our television screens every Saturday. There’s not a better time of the year. But before sweater weather arrives and we hear the marching bands and student cheering sections combine […]

The University of Georgia has fired recruiting staffer Victoria Bowles, the individual who survived a car crash in January that killed Devin Willock and Chandler LeCroy, just under a month after she filed a lawsuit against the university’s athletic association. Bowles was dismissed because she “refused to cooperate with an internal investigation into the crash,” […]

The landscape of the NCAA is dramatically changing quickly because of conference realignment. Amid the Big Ten and Big 12 practically crippling the Pac-12 with their own conference expansion, NCAA President Charlie Baker indicated that he’s troubled by recent events. The additions of Oregon and Washington are set to give the Big Ten 18 teams. […]

The Pac-12 is getting absolutely tethered across the sports world after programs opted to leave for the Big 12 and Big Ten. Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin is the latest to torch the conference, responding to a Pac-12 athlete who explains why she chose the conference and why she is now upset. “I chose […]

Auburn Tigers running back Jaquez Hunter is back practicing with the team. Hunter was seen on the field with fellow Auburn football players after missing the first four practice sessions of the Tigers amid an investigation into a possible violation, as noted by Nathan King of 247 Sports. It can be recalled that the Hunter […]

An Alabama State football facility just received a huge upgrade in time for the season. The players’ lounge in the Houston Markham Football Complex recently finished renovations due to funding efforts by the university’s football alumni association, per a release shared by HBCU Gameday. The walls in the lounge feature new wraps produced and installed […]

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 […]