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Conference realignment rumors have been arguably the biggest topic in college sports over the last two years, including Colorado Football, and it’s not hard to see why. With Texas and Oklahoma heading to the SEC, plus USC and UCLA going to the Big Ten next year, the landscape of college sports is rapidly changing. After […]

Jalen Kitna is hoping to continue his college career outside of Gainesville. The former Florida Gators quarterback has made the decision to enter the NCAA transfer portal days after his five child pornography charges were dropped via a plea deal, according to Matt Zenitz of On3. While Jalen Kitna is no longer charged with any […]

A former Northwestern football player who brought hazing allegations within the program to the public eye says Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald should be fired for his negligence. Fitzgerald was suspended for two weeks by the school and said he did not know about the hazing. A university investigation found that coaches did not know […]

4-star 2024 corner back recruit Zabien Brown has picked Nick Saban and Alabama football over USC and Ohio State, according to On3. A Mater Dei product, Brown is the No. 7 ranked cornerback in his class. Saban steals a promising prospect from USC’s backyard. With this pickup, Alabama football’s 2024 recruiting class sits firmly in […]

Nick Saban and Alabama football found their latest 2024 recruit in an unusual place: Germany. The Crimson Tide landed 3-star linebacker Justin Okoronkwo from across the pond and added their 11th commitment in the class. Okoronkwo originally committed to Maryland in November. Despite his commitment, he made four official visits in June to Maryland, Alabama, […]

Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald was recently suspended for two weeks after an investigation into alleged hazing in the program, but more details have come out this weekend that have the university reconsidering the punishment. One former player gave a detailed account of the hazing to The Daily Northwestern, and ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg reported Sunday […]

Northwestern football has been suddenly embroiled in controversy in the last week, after shocking hazing allegations were released from an independent investigation, and implicating long time head coach Pat Fitzgerald. The allegations detailed abuse and harassment occurring in the football locker room, and claim that coach Fitzgerald was aware and complicit in these incidents. Fitzgerald […]

James Madison will look to build on what was a succesful season in the Sun Belt. We are here to share our college football odds series by making a James Madison over-under win total prediction and pick for the 2023 season. The James Madison Dukes went 8-3, including a 6-2 conference record, in their debut […]

Sports business reporter Darren Rovell has known Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald for over 27 years now, so when the alleged hazing incidents that happened in the Wildcats under his tutelage surfaced, he isn’t simply believing it. For those who missed it, Fitzgerald has been suspended for two weeks starting Friday due to the hazing […]

Amid the hazing allegations thrown at head coach Pat Fitzgerald and his Northwestern football program, the Wildcats have released a statement with regards to the issue. The team not only denied the accusations and called them “exaggerated and twisted,” but it also highlighted the innocence of Fitzgerald and his involvement in the said matter. For […]

Scandalous details have emerged in the Northwestern hazing story that has resulted in a two-week suspension to head coach Pat Fitzgerald. Based on a report in the Daily Northwestern, an anonymous former Northwestern player  alleged that the “hazing” identified by an independent investigator in a report issued Friday involved forced sexual acts among players, and […]

The Prairie View A&M Panthers football team finished with a 5-3 record in the Southwestern Athletic Conference last season, 6-5 overall. The Panthers’ last conference championship came in 2009 under Head Coach Henry Frazier III. Last month, HBCU advocate and current Colorado Buffaloes Head Coach Deion Sanders had high praise for the school. Prairie View […]

The Georgia Bulldogs are stacked to the gills on the recruitment front for the 2024 college football season, particularly on the offensive line. Georgia football landed yet another big win this offseason when they secured the commitment of 6-5 offensive tackle Marques Easley to add to its pass protection unit in 2024 that already boasted […]

The Oklahoma Sooners have another reason to smile this summer, with five-star tight end Davon Mitchell choosing to go to Norman for college, according to Manny Navarro and Ari Wasserman of The Athletic. Mitchell, who is the No. 2 tight end on 247 Sports’ rankings, is part of the 2025 class for Oklahoma football but […]

Shocking details of the hazing incidents that allegedly occurred on the Northwestern football team emerged on Saturday, as former players spoke out through the school newspaper. Perhaps the most stunning of claims by one former player is that head coach Pat Fitzgerald knew about the hazing and even encouraged it. If true, that not only […]

Northwestern football head coach Pat Fitzgerald is coming under fire on Twitter after graphic details emerged on the hazing incidents that allegedly occurred under his watch. In fact, Twitter is calling for Fitzgerald, who was suspended for two weeks on Friday, to be fired. Pat Fitzgerald shouldn’t be coaching at Northwestern next year https://t.co/TOo8kAn3cy — […]

Northwestern football’s Pat Fitzgerald was suspended for two weeks on Friday after an investigation into hazing incidents that allegedly occurred in the head coach’s program. On Saturday, former Wildcats players revealed the graphic details of the hazing incidents- and Fitzgerald’s role in said occurrences. Here is what the former Northwestern football players told the school’s […]

Expectations for the Texas Longhorns’ football program in 2023 are as high as the heat in the Lonestar state, where, at the very least, it has most talking Big 12 Championship aspirations. That includes head coach Steve Sarkisian. “I really feel like our team is on a mission,” Sarkisian said via the Always College Football […]

The Mississippi State football team has landed arguably the best player in the transfer portal. Seydou Traore has committed to Mississippi State, transferring from Colorado. Seydou Traore told 247Sports that he’s enrolled at Mississippi State. According to the 247Sports rankings, the Mississippi State football team is getting the top player who is in the transfer […]

East Carolina will look to build on the foundation they set last season. We are here to share our college football odds series by making an East Carolina over-under win total prediction and pick. The East Carolina Pirates had a good season, as they went 8-5, including 4-4 in the AAC. Now, they must overcome […]

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders has made a surprising reunion with Nike. Six years after Deion Sanders said he would never wear Nike shoes again, the Colorado football coach has signed agree to a new deal with the brand. Sanders announced the move Friday with a post on Instagram. The Colorado football coach shared a […]

As the landscape of college football continues to be in a flux, conference expansion and realignment are at the forefront. The Big Ten Conference and SEC have been the trend setters of this movement, as they each will be adding to their conferences next season, totaling the number of schools to 16 for each. That’s […]

The Colorado football program continues to benefit from Deion Sanders’ arrival as the new head coach. Aside from a plethora of new recruits, the Buffaloes are set to lure in a proven NFL coach by the name of Pat Shurmur. Via Carl Reed Jr: “Veteran NFL Coach Pat Shurmur has been on Campus at Colorado […]

When a college football coach finds his name in the headlines in the early part of summer, it almost always means trouble. Northwestern head coach Pat Fitzgerald has learned that first hand as his employer handed him a two-week unpaid suspension. An independent investigation into a charge of hazing that took place last year before […]

Notre Dame Football is staying independent. With many college football and college athletic programs shifting into a new conference, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick confirmed that Notre Dame Football will remain independent from any of the NCAA conferences, per Tyler Horka of on3.com. “Every one of these stories is about us. What’s Notre Dame […]

It seems each day it becomes a bit harder for head coach Kirby Smart to deny that Georgia football has a cultural problem. On the same day that junior wide receiver Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint plead guilty to speeding (90 mph on 45 mph limit on highway), freshman linebacker and four-star recruit Samuel M’Pemba was also cited […]

Arch Manning didn’t exactly look like the No. 1 quarterback in his recruiting class during the 2023 Texas football spring game. The nephew of Eli and Peyton Manning had a rough go of it during his first showing in a Longhorns uniform. It’s not something that Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian seems to be concerned […]

Johnie Cooks, an SEC football legend and 10-year NFL veteran linebacker, passed away at the age of 64 on Thursday, Mississippi State football announced. No cause of death has been released. Cooks played for Mississippi State from 1977-1981, earning three All-SEC honors. He was an All-American in 1981 as a senior, finishing his Bulldogs career […]

Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald has been suspended for two weeks, following an investigation into alleged hazing incidents in the locker room. Northwestern didn’t find evidence that Fitzgerald knew about the allegations. An independent investigation into the Northwestern football program started at the end of the 2022 season. Pat Fitzgerald’s suspension is unpaid and starts […]

The Georgia football program continues to stack up victories on the recruiting trail, as Kirby Smart and company added to their no. 1 2024 class with a commitment from 4-star defensive lineman Joseph Jonah-Ajonye, per Hayes Fawcett of On3 Sports. The Bulldogs, who have won back-to-back national championships, have added to that success on the […]

The NCAA’s rules on vacating wins have once again come into the spotlight, and this time it has left former LSU football coach Les Miles on the outside looking in for the College Football Hall of Fame. The decision to vacate 37 wins from Miles record from 2012 to 2015 due to self-imposed penalties for […]

Former New Orleans Saints star Mark Ingram has decided to hang up the cleats and make the leap from the field to the broadcast booth, inking a deal with FOX Sports College Football to join their kickoff show. Ingram played for 13 seasons in the NFL, 10 of which were with the Saints in two […]

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian is looking to bolster the passing game in his offense. Sarkisian remarked that in 2023 he wants to balance the offense by improving the Texas pass attack in an interview with ESPN’s Greg McElroy. Texas went 8-5 last year, but largely behind their running game which starred Bijan Robinson and Roschon […]

College decisions are made easier for highly-touted prospects because of how close a great program is to them. Coach Jedd Fisch and Arizona football have been the latest program to benefit from it. They got the commitment of Elijah Rushing over Notre Dame football and Oregon football through their proximity. Elijah Rushing is a highly-touted […]

The Ohio State football program has added more talent to its 2024 recruiting class. Four-star cornerback Miles Lockhart has announced his commitment to the Buckeyes. Miles Lockhart bolsters a 2024 Ohio State football recruiting class that is already in contention to be the nation’s best. With 18 commitments for the season after next, the Buckeyes […]

The Clemson Tigers football program is entering an interesting season this year. For the last several seasons, the Tigers have been one of the perennial favorites to win the College Football Playoff Championship. This year, not only are they not one of the top-3 favorites to win the College Football Playoff, they’re not even the […]

Coming off a 10-2 campaign that culminated with a stirring win over Deion Sanders and Jackson State in the Cricket Celebration Bowl, North Carolina Central football is taking its summer strength and conditioning program to another level before kickoff of the 2023 season. How? By training with the Durham Fire Department, of course. “I got […]

Ohio State football was very close to defeating Georgia and making the National Championship game last season, but Ryan Day’s program limped into the playoff after a blowout loss to Michigan football and missing the Big Ten championship game. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith was asked whether or not Ryan Day was on the […]

College football season is going to be fun, especially with some new programs in the Big 12 Conference and plenty of other realignment rumors. On Thursday, the Big 12 media preseason poll was released, and the Texas Longhorns landed on top of the list in the new-look conference. Texas is BACK (atop the Big 12 […]