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Auburn football is ready to go back to their winning ways. The college football world should be prepared and scared because Hugh Freeze is back at the helm. The former Ole Miss football coach went out to discuss his new job and his plans during the SEC media days. Press conferences often start with the […]

Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs are still on top of the college football world. After all, they are the reigning national champions. However, former Florida football head coach Steve Spurrier isn’t taking that into consideration when he took a friendly jab at Smart over a recent comment the Georgia football made about the rivalry […]

Gloria Nevarez’s Mountain West Conference and San Diego State have been going at it for months. The Aztecs intended to leave the conference in pursuit of greener pastures. However, there has been much hesitation for San Diego State due to the amount of bureaucracy that they will need to go through. All of that may […]

The Georgia Bulldogs have been the toast of college football for the last two years, and are projected to do some serious damage in the SEC and perhaps the college football playoff again this season. Head Coach Kirby Smart has crafted a system that prioritizes speed and toughness in recruiting, and it has paid off […]

The Pac-12 will not be announcing a new TV deal at the conference’s annual media day in Las Vegas on Friday, Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger reports. It appears there will be no deal until August. The Pac-12 continues to move the needle on a timeline for a TV deal. The conference is in the midst […]

Newly appointed Auburn football head coach Hugh Freeze made his first major appearance at SEC Media Days for the first time since 2016, after his Ole Miss career ended in disaster. He opened his presser with a quip about his return to the conference, before it was ended in a scandal and resignation before the […]

The Georgia football roster will be a bit lighter than fans anticipated, as head coach Kirby Smart confirmed that former Texas A&M transfer Smoke Bouie is no longer with the program, according to Radi Nabulsi of UGASports.com. The unfortunate yet expected news comes after the four-star cornerback recruit was not spotted in Athens with the […]

Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders has spoken up against a fake quote that’s gotten viral amid the recent comments of Oklahoma football head coach Brent Venables. “Please read this slowly. I’ve Never responded to any of these Great coaches that choose to target me or our program here @CUBuffsFootball . I’m Great at walking […]

The status of Auburn football star Jarquez Hunter is still unknown with the start of the season a month and a half away. It’s been two months since an alleged sex tape that appeared to feature Jarquez Hunter was made public. Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze offered little clarity on whether or not Hunter would […]

It’s no secret that Georgia football is entering a new era at the quarterback position with two-time national champion Stetson Bennet now with the Los Angeles Rams. What remains a secret is who will take Bennett’s place under center for the back-to-back champion Bulldogs in 2023. Naturally, the subject was a talking point on Tuesday […]

Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart had the perfect response to people accusing the Bulldogs of having a “cupcake” schedule. After many have called the Bulldogs schedule easy and a “cupcake” schedule, Smart gave a simple but effective answer in response, “come play it,” per a tweet by Brett McMurphy of Action Network. Georgia’s Kirby […]

Northwestern football’s nightmare scenario is just getting started. After the school announced the firing of head football coach Pat Fitzgerald after hazing allegations toward the Northwestern football team surfaced, the school also fired the baseball coach, Jim Foster, after allegations of “abusive behavior” were brought up about the coach. University president Michael Schill, who played […]

The Auburn football program moved on from Bryan Harsin and hired Hugh Freeze. In his return to the SEC, there are a lot of expectations for Freeze and the Auburn Tigers. Unfortunately, the program took a hit when TJ Finley decided to enter the transfer portal, throwing a massive wrench in the team’s plans under […]

The Georgia football program has been dominant for two seasons in a row, but lately, the Bulldogs have had a reoccurring problem with its players speeding, and head coach Kirby Smart had some comments regarding the trend that were puzzling to many. “It’s not an out of control what the media has made it,” Kirby […]

The Northwestern football program has been the subject of unfortunate headlines ever since the hazing allegations surfaced. As a result, Pat Fitzgerald was fired as head coach after nearly two decades with the Wildcats, and a new chapter of Northwestern football is taking place. Now, Fitzgerald was named in a lawsuit that was filed over […]

Marvin Harrison Jr. has a chance to be the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft next year, and he’s already earning comparisons to All-Pro players. NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah wrote a scouting report about Harrison and said the Ohio State wide receiver is comparable to wideout A.J. Green. “The best comparison is seven-time […]

The Georgia football program will be looking to 3-peat as national champions once the college football season gets underway this fall. However, head coach Kirby Smart is not one for entertaining any such conversation of a 3-peat, reports Action Network’s Brett McMurphy. “I don’t care about 3-peat, 2-peat, 1-peat. I care about complacency.” Kirby Smart […]

Recruitment season is underway and some coaches have been making their programs more attractive for high school recruits. A part of this whole fiasco would be coaches developing mentorship roles with the new recruits. The best at doing this is Ryan Day’s Ohio State football with Justin Frye as one of their men. They may […]

Ashely Griggs, the mother of Ohio State football freshman Carnell Tate, died in a fatal drive-by shooting in Chicago, IL on July 16. The 40-year-old Griggs succumbed to multiple gunshots from an unidentified assailant riding a vehicle on Chicago’s West Side at 2.25 a.m. on Sunday, per WGN. Griggs and several people were leaving an […]

The NIL debacle does not just extend throughout the systems of the NCAA. Individual teams and players get affected by it. Their team chemistry often dwindles which defeats the purpose of a team sport like football. A perfect example of this is Coach Jimbo Fisher’s Texas A&M football. Ainias Smith unveiled why it hampered their […]

Penn State football alumnus and current Panthers running back Miles Sanders may have the secret formula for his alma mater to make the College Football Playoff. Penn State football has never been to college football’s prestigious postseason tournament, coming closest in 2016 when they had one loss on the season and the Ohio State Buckeyes […]

No. 1 Massachusetts prospect Liam Andrews is set to announce his commitment Friday. The choice is down to Penn State, South Carolina or Wisconsin. Penn State football coach James Franklin made one thing clear to Andrews: “I can’t let you go anywhere else.” “He said I am a priority and they want me at Penn […]

Paul Finebaum, known for his outspoken nature, once again shared one of his hot air opinions during SEC Media Days on Monday. When questioned on ESPN’s First Take about whether Nick Saban’s legacy could be viewed differently if he were to miss this year’s College Football Playoff, Finebaum responded with, “I think, yes, you have […]

The exodus might have just started for the Northwestern Wildcats amid the Pat Fitzgerald firing. Four-star recruit and freshman linebacker Nigel Glover has reportedly entered the transfer portal, making him the first Northwestern football player to do so since the dismissal of Fitzgerald, as noted by Matt Zenitz of On3. This is not a good […]

After 12 largely successful years at Notre Dame, Brian Kelly took the head coaching job for LSU football in 2021. Turns out, Kelly didn’t want it at first. He had his sights set on the Texas Longhorns job, the Tennessee Volunteers job or perhaps an NFL position, according to Chris Low. When Kelly’s agent called […]

With both Deion and Shedeur Sanders leaving Jackson State for Colorado, the Tigers will be looking at a much different team in 2023. But as Jackson State looks towards 2024, some help at the quarterback position will be coming. Ethan Terrell has committed to Jackson State, he announced via social media. The quarterback ranked as […]

The 2022 season for Miami (FL) football didn’t exactly bring The U back. In fact, finishing a season at 5-6 with losses to the likes of Middle Tennessee State and a 45-3 beating to bitter rival Florida State, left many believing if anything would ever revive that mantra. To rectify last seasons woes, head coach […]

One of the biggest storylines surrounding Texas A&M football heading into the 2023 season is the team’s play-calling situation. Will head coach Jimbo Fisher call the shots or will it be the much-maligned Bobby Petrino, who was brought in as offensive coordinator this offseason? Predictably, Fisher was asked about who will call the plays at […]

The Nebraska football program is entering a new era in 2023 under the leadership of head coach Matt Rhule. With Rhule at the helm, the team is undergoing a complete roster restructuring and implementing new schemes that will undoubtedly challenge and improve the players. It promises to be an intriguing year for the Cornhuskers as […]

The Northwestern football hazing scandal that cost head coach Pat Fitzgerald his job has taken another turn. Now, eight former players have secured representation from a prominent civil rights attorney, signaling their intent to pursue legal action against the school, and that may just be the tip of the iceberg. Eight unnamed former Northwestern football […]

Usually when you have a resume as exemplary and robust as Alabama football head coach Nick Saban’s, your place at the mountaintop cannot really be questioned. Recently, however, the Crimson Tide have proven to be fallible and stunningly fell short of the College Football Playoff last year. Meanwhile, their rival Georgia has assembled its own […]

Allstate has been named the sponsor of the classic “Red River Rivalry” game between the Texas football program and the Oklahoma football program that takes place at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. The new name is the Allstate Red River Rivalry, bringing back the “rivalry” name for the first time since 2013, according to a […]

When it comes to the SEC, LSU football and the rest of the conference are chasing the Georgia Bulldogs, who won the conference title in 2022 and have been victorious in back-to-back national championships. Tigers head coach Brian Kelly knows the ‘Dawgs are the team to beat and was asked if he felt his program […]

Oklahoma football coach Brent Venables has taken another shot at a coach and their program, this time taking aim at Deion Sanders and Colorado football. Venables, who took a subtle shot at Miami and Mario Cristobal while recapping the Sooners’ disappointing 2022 season, criticized Sanders and the Buffaloes’ massive turnover through the transfer portal, per […]

No empire was born under limited ambition. And make no mistake, SEC football is a full-blown empire ruling the NCAA with an iron fist. Commissioner Greg Sankey has comfortably sat in the throne since 1996, overseeing immense financial growth and on-field success during his storied tenure. And he remains as ambitious as ever. With Oklahoma […]

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) media days kicked off on Monday with all eyes on the best conference in college football. Commissioner Greg Sankey kicked off media days in a touching way, honoring late Mississippi State football head coach Mike Leach. During Big 12 media days, Texas Tech HC Joey McGuire paid respect to Leach in […]

Urban Meyer is loved at Ohio State due to his work with the Ohio State football program from 2012-2018, and he posted an epic video on Instagram, throwing it back to his days building “the brotherhood” with the Ohio State football program. Urban Meyer had a ridiculous 83-9 record with Ohio State in his time […]

Ryan Day is the head coach at Ohio State University, a position that may be the No. 2 position in all of college football behind Nick Saban at Alabama. Day has been in his position since the start of the 2018 season. Day has done a brilliant job in 5 seasons, leading the Buckeyes to […]

Caleb Odom, the No. 4 ranked tight end in the class of 2024, announced his commitment to play for Alabama football, per 247Sports. Nick Saban lands a promising playmaker out of the state of Georgia over Texas A&M, Florida and Miami. This is the 14th player to commit to Alabama in the class, and Nick […]