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Notre Dame is the talk of college football, and unfortunately, it’s not for good reasons if you’re the Irish. Firstly and certainly more importantly, Notre Dame inexplicably fell out of the College Football Playoff (CFP) field in favor of Miami despite neither team playing between the time the committee ranked ND ahead of Miami (despite […]

Auburn’s football team quarterback carousel is spinning again as former five-star Jackson Arnold prepares to hit the transfer portal after just one season on the Plains, according to Justin Hokanson of On3 Sports. The 2022 Gatorade National Player of the Year will now be looking for his third school in as many years after stops […]

The 2025 Penn State football season was a giant roller coaster on the field and off it. They had national championship expectations, but the season turned to disaster, and they fired James Franklin. After firing Franklin, the Nittany Lions had a long coaching search, but finally landed a home-run hire by managing to pry Matt […]

Alabama is coming off a 28-7 blowout loss in the SEC Championship. Kalen DeBoer did not seem stressed after the game, praising Georgia, while also being confident that they will be in the College Football Playoff. Regardless, preparing for the playoffs will need a look back at the game with Georgia and figuring out what […]

Penn State football is ushering in what it hopes is a program-altering era on Monday, as it introduces new head coach Matt Campbell to University Park. Though, before the team moves full speed ahead with its new leader, it had to handle an awkward situation. Fourth-year athletic director Pat Kraft addressed critical comments he made […]

Although he led the Gators to a decisive win over archrival Florida State, Florida interim coach Billy Gonzales will not be back in Gainesville next year. According to On3’s Pete Nakos, Gonzales, a fixture at Florida, “is not being retained” by new head coach Jon Sumrall as he builds his inaugural Gators staff. Sumrall was […]

Head coach Matt Campbell has not even coached a game at the Penn State football team yet, but his early moves make it clear he plans to rebuild the Nittany Lions from the inside out. One of his first major steps was prying Derek Hoodjer away from Iowa State to serve as his personnel chief […]

The 2025 Arizona State football season was one full of promise, but ended in disappointment given the team’s expectations. The Sun Devils were derailed by injuries this season, mainly to their starting quarterback, Sam Leavitt. He suffered a lower leg injury midseason, and after trying to play through it, he got season-ending surgery. He is […]

The College Football Playoff field is official and the controversy of Selection Sunday is behind us. Alabama and Miami are in and Notre Dame is out — surely everyone is completely content with this, right? Indiana is the top seed after taking down Ohio State in the Big Ten title game, while the Buckeyes are […]

Texas football entered the 2025 season as the No. 1 ranked team in the land and the biggest story in the sport. The Longhorns will instead end the year facing Michigan in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. Processing a disappointing campaign is even more challenging in the transfer portal era. Just one day after officially being […]

Recently, the Tennessee football program’s disappointing 2025 regular season came to an end with a loss against Vanderbilt at home in blowout fashion over rivalry weekend. Tennessee will now face off against Illinois in the Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl on December 30, after which head coach Josh Heupel will try to sift through the […]

On Sunday afternoon, the final college football playoff rankings came out, and to the surprise of many, the Notre Dame Football program was not among the 12 teams who will be competing for a championship. Instead, the Irish were jumped by Miami, who did beat them earlier in the regular season, despite neither team having […]

Miami’s football team climbed into the College Football Playoff ended exactly where its whole argument began: with Notre Dame. The committee finally nudged the Hurricanes ahead of the Irish for the final at-large berth, leaning hard on Miami’s 27-24 win in Week 1 as the decisive tiebreaker between two 10-2 teams. Inside the program, Mario […]

With the regular season behind us, Tulane football has officially become one of the stories of this college football season with its run to the American Championship and the College Football Playoff. As many successful Group of Five teams have learned in the past, attrition is inevitable. When the season comes to an end, Green […]

Notre Dame football swung open a rare door for 5-7 teams Saturday. But it stems from the Fighting Irish declining a bowl bid — all because of ND’s College Football Playoff snub. Now one team earned a bowl bid to top off the postseason. Appalachian State, despite finishing under .500, gets in the Birmingham Bowl […]

The Nebraska Cornhuskers have named Rob Aurich, San Diego State’s defensive coordinator, as the program’s next defensive coordinator (h/t ESPN’s Pete Thamel). A Michigan native who played collegiately at Minnesota-Duluth, Aurich has agreed to a three-year contract and will take over after Nebraska dismissed John Butler on December 1 following a single season in Lincoln. […]

Heisman Trophy ballots are due on Monday, and the finalists will be announced on Monday as well. Players have done everything they can do on the field to prove they deserve the award. As the final ballots are cast, we provide the final Heisman Trophy Power Rankings of 2025. 1. Fernando Mendoza- Quarterback- Indiana Fernando […]

Notre Dame football endured a rigid Sunday that’ll likely be remembered for years to come. It started with the Fighting Irish snubbed out of the College Football Playoff selections. Then, Notre Dame backed out of its invite to the Pop Tarts Bowl after learning its CFP fate. But one bowl official put ND on blast […]

The conference championships have concluded. Now, teams will be looking towards their next steps. For 12 teams, it is the College Football Playoff, and for other top teams, it will be bowl games. As the conference championships saw some upsets, there are some changes in the College Football Top 25 Power Rankings.  1. Indiana Indiana […]

Oklahoma football secured two significant spots Sunday. The Sooners learned they’ll be the eighth seed in the College Football Playoffs. But OU additionally defeated USC, Nebraska and CFP representative Oregon — by landing a four-star defender. Hours after learning their CFP fate, OU landed defensive lineman Elija Harmon out of Inglewood High in California. Harmon […]

The Notre Dame football team continues to be baffled by their snub from this year’s College Football Playoff selection committee. Notre Dame didn’t receive a CFP berth, despite 10 straight wins and a strong resumé. Fighting Irish athletic director Pete Bevacqua says that this snub reflects his belief that Notre Dame should remain independent in […]

Despite failing to make the SEC title game, Oklahoma earned the No. 8 seed in the 2025-2026 College Football Playoffs and will face Alabama in the first round. The Sooners will be shorthanded for that game, however, after ruling out cornerback Gentry Williams. Williams has been out since Oct. 18, when he injured his shoulder […]

The College Football Playoff committee had their work cut out for them this week, as they had to make some tough decisions on which teams would be in and which ones would make the cut. There are always some surprises, and one of them was Notre Dame not getting in. There could be many reasons […]

With the sports world reacting to the Notre Dame football team missing the College Football Playoff (CFP) this season, there is no doubt that an element of surprise, especially from the program itself. As there will be some disagreement with the decision of Notre Dame football being snubbed and with the Miami Hurricanes getting in, […]

The Tulane football team is in the College Football Playoff, after winning the AAC championship over North Texas. Tulane is in the CFP for the very first time, playing as a no. 11 seed. The Green Wave have to go on the road in the first-round, to play at Ole Miss. Tulane head coach Jon […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were hopeful to be included as an at-large in the College Football Playoff. That did not happen, as Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua has called the process a joke. In the midst of the disappointment, the team has announced via X, formerly Twitter, that they will not be playing […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes saw their undefeated run come to an end in the Big Ten title game against an inspired Indiana Hoosiers team. The loss came a week after Ohio State got the most important win of their season when they beat Michigan to end a four-game losing streak against their archrivals. That was […]

The College Football Playoff bracket was revealed on Sunday, and it spelled doom for Notre Dame fans. The Fighting Irish were snubbed of a bid, as was BYU and other teams. Miami (FL) earned the no. 10 seed, which was the final at-large bid. Interestingly, the old BCS ranking formula would have resulted in a […]

One of the biggest times of college football is when teams find out if they’ve made the playoffs, as the committee tries to make it fair for all parties. This time, there was going to be some controversy with some teams, including Alabama, who seemed to have a compelling argument to be in the playoffs, […]

Miami’s football team’s path into the College Football Playoff ended exactly where its argument started: with Notre Dame. The CFP committee finally flipped the Hurricanes over the Irish on Selection Sunday, sliding Miami into the field as the No. 10 seed and leaving Notre Dame on the outside. Chair Hunter Yurachek said that once Miami […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were left out of the College Football Playoff after the committee chose the Miami Hurricanes and Alabama Crimson Tide over them. Athletic Director Pete Bevacqua is seemingly not happy, as he went off on the selection committee about their decision. Bevacqua, who has been Notre Dame’s AD since March 2024, […]

The Georgia football team did not just beat Alabama for the SEC title, but it rubbed salt in the wound. As the final seconds ticked away on a 28-7 demolition, Bulldogs players grabbed prop belts on the sideline, gleefully waving them to symbolize the beating they had just delivered. After a regular-season loss to the […]

Oklahoma’s push into the College Football Playoff comes in the middle of a chaotic recruiting window. The Sooners just took a hit in their 2026 class when four-star wide receiver Brayden Allen decommitted days before the early signing period. Allen, a dynamic 6-foot-1 playmaker from Lafayette Christian Academy with 55 catches for 1,155 yards and […]

In the aftermath of Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman’s retirement, the Wildcats have decided not to attend a bowl game this postseason. Kansas State became bowl-eligible in the final game of the regular season, a 24-14 home win vs. Colorado, but less than a week later, Klieman announced his retirement from coaching. And although […]

The 2025-26 College Football Playoff bracket is officially set. With 12 teams in the postseason, the battle for the championship will begin on December 19. However, the possibility for expansion seems to be on the horizon. We now have a better idea as to when that decision could be made. Reports indicate that the CFP […]

On Sunday, the college football playoff committee revealed the final 12 teams that would be playing for a championship over the coming months, and to the surprise of some, the Alabama football program was able to backdoor its way into the mix. This occurred despite the Crimson Tide laying an egg on Saturday in the […]

The Miami (FL) football program made the College Football Playoff, sneaking in as the final at-large bid on Sunday. Miami is the no. 10 seed, upending other schools including Notre Dame. The CFP chair justified the move when speaking to the press. “Once we moved Miami ahead of BYU, we had that side-by-side comparison (with […]

On Sunday afternoon, the final college football rankings were revealed, and to the surprise of many, the Notre Dame football team was not among the 12 squads to make the playoff. It was widely assumed to be a two-team race between Notre Dame and Miami for one spot in the final rankings, but up to […]

The Iowa State Cyclones finished the 2025-26 season with an 8-4 record, effectively qualifying the team to participate in a bowl game. However, after losing head coach Matt Campbell to the Penn State Nittany Lions, the program decided to decline a bowl invitation. That decision has led to a $500,000 fine, according to Brett McMurphy of […]