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Unfortunate news here for Florida football and the family of Kiyaunta Goodwin as the former 5-star is leaving the program due to his mother’s recent cancer diagnosis, according to 247 Sports. Goodwin transferred to Florida from Kentucky football and was expected to compete for a starting job for the upcoming 2023 season. Goodwin still does […]

Confidence certainly runs in the Sanders’ family. Colorado football quarterback Shedeur Sanders, son of Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders, showed that he certainly inherited his father’s confidence during a press conference Friday. After being asked about the pressure he’s set to face as a quarterback, Shedeur had the perfect response, “I’m a Sanders, I don’t feel […]

Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff downplayed the recent rumors of schools in the conference leaving for the Big 12 at Pac-12 Media Day in Las Vegas. The state of the Pac-12 is rocky at the moment. The conference has been unable to secure a suitable TV contract for its media rights. USC and UCLA are exiting […]

When Grambling State football head coach Hue Jackson speaks, ears will perk up due to his previous shocking claims about the Cleveland Browns. He recently provided another notable quote, but one that will only spark feelings of pride and optimism among Tigers fans and the HBCU community. “Year 1, it was kind of a feeling […]

USC football coach Lincoln Riley showed Colorado football coach Deion Sanders some love during Pac-12 Media Day. On Friday, Lincoln Riley was asked about Sanders and the massive roster turnover that he’s made upon his arrival to Colorado. The USC football coach was nothing but complimentary toward Coach Prime. “I give (Sanders) credit,” Riley said, […]

Media days are happening across the country as the college football season is right around the corner, and SEC football was one conference in the spotlight this week. One of the most intriguing part of media days is when the media preseason poll is released. While there was one big surprise in the SEC poll, […]

The Ohio State football team gave their fans a little tease of the alternate gray uniforms the team will be donning when they take on the Michigan State Spartans in November. The Buckeyes posted a picture on the football team’s Twitter account, sharing a few photos of the epic uniforms, to the delight of Ohio […]

Pac-12 Media Day is underway and USC football quarterback Caleb Williams is arguably the most enticing player for soundbites out of the conference. Although this is mostly because of how good Williams is on the field, he spent some time talking about other players on the gridiron that should help USC this season, including new […]

Caleb Williams was the best player in college football last season, winning the Heisman Trophy and cementing himself as a likely No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft during his debut with USC football. Given the Trojans’ layered offensive upgrades on the transfer portal, don’t be surprised if he’s even more dominant in 2023. […]

Pac-12 Media Days are currently happening in Las Vegas, and there is a lot of discussion in regard to conference expansion and TV deals. The Big Ten, SEC and Big 12 have all made big news in terms of both expansion and media rights deals recently, but there hasn’t been much from the Pac-12. Oregon […]

USC football coach Lincoln Riley spoke about teaming up with quarterback Caleb Williams for the upcoming 2023 season at Pac-12 Football Media Day. Riley and Williams will most likely have one more year together on the Trojans before Williams heads for the NFL Draft, where he’s projected to become a top prospect. Riley spoke about […]

The Pac-12 Conference is full of loaded teams this season, which will be the last one with USC and UCLA before they go to the Big Ten. However, the Utah football program has back-to-back Pac-12 titles and is searching for a three-peat. Despite that, Utah was picked to finish third by the media in the […]

Any poll is bound to produce mixed reactions from the public, but the latest SEC football preseason media voting results will have many people calling for an end to the practice altogether. The Vanderbilt Commodores, who have not had a winning season since 2013 and won just three conference games in the last four years, […]

Texas running back Taylor Tatum, who is rated the No. 1 prospect at his position by the 247Sports Composite in the 2024 class, has committed to Oklahoma football, according to On3’s Hayes Fawcett. Tatum will also play baseball for the Sooners, Fawcett said. Tatum preps at Longview (Texas) and had a standout junior season, rushing […]

Utah quarterback Cam Rising’s status for the team’s season opener versus Florida Aug. 31 is “going to come right down to the wire,” Utes football coach Kyle Whittingham said at Pac-12 Media Day Friday. Whittingham said tight end Brant Kuithe, a preseason first-team All-Pac-12 selection, is expected to play in the game. Rising and Kuithe […]

The Utah Utes have no plans on leaving the Pac-12 conference according to their athletic director Mark Harlan. Many representatives from Pac-12 football programs met up in Las Vegas Friday for Pac-12 Football Media Day, a little over a month before the College Football season kicks off. This included Utah’s athletic director Harlan. Amid UCLA […]

Kyle Whittingham is set to enter his 19th full season as the Utah Utes head coach, and during his time in charge, he has managed to accomplish quite a bit with his team. Utah is consistently one of the top teams in the Pac-12 conference, and have won their conference championship for two straight seasons […]

One of the biggest pieces of news surrounding media deals as of late is that Big Ten football will be aired on NBC Sports this upcoming season. Not only will the games be on NBC, but it was also recently announced that NBC will air a show called “B1G College Countdown” according to a tweet […]

Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff appeared to indicate the conference has a new TV deal at its media day Friday. Then, he backtracked and said a deal is not done. Via Yahoo! Sports’ Ross Dellenger: In a follow-up to this comment, George Kliavkoff says we are "reading too much into it" to assume the TV deal […]

The arrival of Deion Sanders at Colorado has already made a massive impact on its football program. With the legendary coach at the helm, interest in the team is at an all-time high. The ticket sales for Colorado football, the hype, and the many high-profile recruits are proof of this. However, Sanders’ health has also […]

The past month or so has been rough for the Northwestern football program as head coach Pat Fitzgerald was originally put on a two-week leave amid the hazing issues within the program. However, since the situation came to light, former players have spoken out on the severity of the hazing, and Fitzgerald has since been […]

A major bill was signed this week in the state of Michigan that will allow alcohol to be sold at college athletic events. With that said, when the stadium gates open this fall for Michigan football, there could be alcohol sold at the premises. Wolverines fans like the sound of that. It’s also important to […]

Texas football just shored up its defensive line in a big way for the 2024 NCAA season. Four-star defensive lineman D’antre Robinson committed to the Texas Longhorns on Thursday. The Longhorns and Florida Gators were the last two teams on his shortlist, per ON3.com’s Hayes Fawcett. Prior to whittling down his choices to two programs, […]

Former Ohio State football wide receiver Kaleb Brown opened up on his transfer to Iowa. Via Go Iowa Awesome on Rivals: “Going into the transfer portal — my reasoning for leaving — was just how stacked we were at Ohio State,” Brown said. “The two boxes I wanted checked were quarterback stability and a place […]

SEC Media Days are currently taking place and one of the representatives to take the podium on Thursday for Tennessee football was QB Joe Milton. Milton is now QB1 for the Volunteers, but he once was the starter for Michigan football before transferring over to the SEC. When it comes to power five conferences, it’s […]

Ryan Day and Ohio State football are hosting two open practices in August to get Buckeyes fans amped up for the 2023 season. Tickets to these practices went live at 10 a.m. Thursday and sold out in just 75 minutes, per Ohio State football beat writer Patrick Murphy. The practices in question are on August […]

The Pac-12 preseason media poll dropped Thursday ahead of the conference’s annual media day in Las Vegas. USC dominated the list with 25 first-place votes, and Utah football came in at third in the rankings. Despite the Utes beating the Trojans twice last season, Pac-12 media members are rocking with Caleb Williams and Lincoln Riley. […]

College football fans will be hoping the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs play each other at some point in 2023 after comments made by Tide star offensive lineman JC Latham at SEC Media Days. Latham, who is not a fan of the disrespect Alabama football is receiving from pundits, was asked if Georgia, […]

With SEC media days taking place, there are plenty of storylines, including Ole Miss HC Lane Kiffin and his golden quotes. However, the Tennessee football program is in the spotlight after the NCAA revealed its course of action for the Jeremy Pruitt era. Current Volunteers head coach Josh Heupel has a lot of eyes on […]

With Texas joining the SEC for the 2024 season, Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel was asked whether or not the label “UT” belongs to Tennessee or Texas, and he responded in a way that Tennessee fans will absolutely love. “There’s only one real UT and only on right shade of orange,” Josh Heupel said, via […]

Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin said the state of college football is a “disaster” at SEC Media Day amid NIL and transfer portal changes. He was criticized by ESPN’s Paul Finebaum, who said Kiffin “just retired the trophy” of hypocrisy. “He may be right, but talk about hypocritical people,” Finebaum said. “Like, does anyone […]

Northwestern football continues to feel the fallout of a hazing investigation within the program. It apparently goes much further and deeper than Pat Fitzgerald’s time as head coach. The Athletic talked to players and members of the Northwestern football program dating all the way back to the 1990s. As time passes since Fitzgerald’s firing, things […]

NFL running backs aren’t nearly valued the way they used to be, and Ole Miss football star Quinshon Judkins is taking note. With Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs and New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley failing to get long-term contracts, Quinshon Judkins is already preparing to make the most money possible when […]

The Colorado football program is feeling the Deion Sanders effect in full force right now. They hadn’t sold out a game since 2019, but they are announcing that they have already sold out two for the upcoming season, reports The Athletic’s Nicole Auerbach. “Colorado says it has already sold out two football games — the […]

Spencer Rattler made the intriguing decision to return to South Carolina football for the 2023 season. Rattler recently revealed his motivation for returning to the program, per ESPN’s Chris Low. “A big reason Juice (Wells) and I came back to school was to show what we’ve got. We left something on table,” Rattler said. He […]

Ole Miss football head coach Lane Kiffin gave a whole lot of bulletin board material at SEC Media Days on Thursday and among his comments were a crucial injury update on Oklahoma State transfer Spencer Sanders. Kiffin said the QB is at full strength and will be ready to roll for preseason. Via the Clarion […]

Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin usually makes headlines when he is speaking to the media, and he did that at SEC media days when he was speaking about Paul Finebaum providing Alabama football coach Nick Saban with motivation ahead of the 2023 season. “It’s why we have Finebaum so he can motivate him every […]

The SEC is already considered the best conference in college football without the addition of Texas and Oklahoma. With those two powerhouses, there’s no telling how difficult the conference will be to navigate in 2024. Ole Miss football head coach Lane Kiffin says the schedule is comparable to the pros. “Our schedule is like playing […]

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders and his son, Shedeur Sanders, hope to turn the program’s fortune around after it won just one game this past season. Deion put the program in a massive overhaul with the transfer portal and brought in Shedeur and other players to quickly try and make the Buffaloes competitive. Shedeur will […]