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Tennessee football may have lost a five-star name, but it quickly found a new leader. Joey Aguilar’s first start as the Volunteers’ quarterback helped power a 45-26 win over Syracuse, proving that his arrival has already softened the blow of Nico Iamaleava’s departure. Joey Aguilar threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns that game, rushing […]

The LSU football team is 2-0 on the year and jumped up to No. 3 in the top 25 poll. LSU began the year with a big win over Clemson, 17-10, and followed it up with a win over Louisiana Tech, 23-7. In Week 3, LSU faces a winless Florida team and one coming off […]

A week ago, LSU and Florida were set to meet in a battle of top-15 teams. The No. 13 Gators spoiled that matchup after being upset by USF in Week 2 and were promptly knocked out of the AP Top 25. The Week 3 meeting will now feature No. 3 LSU trying to hold its […]

With the Texas football team looking to move on from the Ohio State debacle, the program bounced back in Week 1 with a 38-7 win over San Jose State. As Texas football star Arch Manning had eye-opening plays, one aspect of the team that garnered the attention of head coach Steve Sarkisian was the offensive […]

Sherrone Moore is in his second year as the head coach of the Michigan football team, and it’s off to a rough start after the Wolverines suffered their first loss of the season last weekend. Moore’s first year at Michigan was a rough one, but it was excusable based on the situation he was in. […]

When the Alabama football team lost to Florida State in Week 1, there were plenty of questions to be asked about the program. Despite entering the year with a top 10 ranking, losing 31-17 to the Seminoles was not the start many were hoping for. In Week 2, Alabama responded a bit with a win […]

One of the biggest games on the Week 3 slate is the SEC clash between Georgia and Tennessee. This will be the 55th all-time meeting between the two schools, as Georgia leads the series 29-23-2. Georgia is one of the top teams in the SEC, but it will face its first difficult test of the […]

Bill Belichick was able to pick up his first win as a college football head coach last weekend against Charlotte. The Tar Heels, albeit on the road, came away with a 20-3 win over the 49ers. Could this be the beginning of Belichick and UNC turning things around quickly? Those in Chapel Hill certainly hope […]

The Illinois Fighting Illini are quickly turning heads in the Big Ten. CBS Sports analyst Brian Jones went as far as to say Illinois might already be the third-best team in the conference, behind only Ohio State and Oregon, and even ahead of Penn State. His reasoning? Pure dominance in the trenches and a clear […]

The South Florida Bulls have made wholesale changes to their roster and coaching staff in recent weeks and months, and have started the season with back-to-back wins against ranked opponents. Now, they have announced the signing of Rob Higgins as the program’s first-ever CEO of Athletics. The move marks a major homecoming for the Tampa […]

Colorado coach Deion Sanders has stayed mum on who will start at quarterback when they go up against Houston on Friday. A report, however, claimed that Ryan Staub will get the nod after his valiant effort in their win over Delaware, 31-7, on Saturday. Staub, who came off the bench in the closing seconds of […]

Arkansas football is flying under the radar a bit in 2025, in part because of relatively tame preseason expectations and in part because the Razorbacks have not been tested yet during the non-conference slate. Arkansas has taken care of business against its lesser opponents, picking up a 52-7 win over Alabama A&M and a 56-14 […]

After a stellar 2024 season, Oregon football has not yet been tested in the 2025 season but it has still looked very formidable through two games. The Ducks took on Montana State, one of the best FCS programs in the nation, and crushed them 59-13. Then, Lanning and company took on Oklahoma State, which has […]

In 2025, when an opposing coach says something bad about Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning and how his program built their roster, bad things tend to happen. Case in point, Mike Gundy, the Oklahoma State head coach, who told anyone that would listen that the Ducks had the best lines money could buy, only […]

The Michigan football team is 1-1 through two weeks, and head coach Sherrone Moore is now serving a suspension. Moore will be out for the next two games as he is facing a two-game, self-imposed suspension stemming from the Wolverines’ sign-stealing investigation. Michigan plays Central Michigan and Nebraska on the road, and associate head coach […]

The 2025 LSU football season started with a massive win against Clemson on the road, but in Week 2, the Tigers looked sluggish after coming down from the high of that Week 1 win, with a sloppy win against Louisiana Tech. They are still one of the best teams in the conference. A massive key […]

After an embarrassing 48-14 loss to TCU in new head coach Bill Belichick’s first game in charge, the North Carolina football program notched a 20-3 win over Charlotte to win their first matchup under the legendary head coach. Week three should bring another win, as Richmond will visit Kenan Stadium. Ahead of their game on […]

The 2025 Notre Dame football season has started slowly this year. The Fighting Irish looked sluggish in their first game against the Miami Hurricanes. After a comeback, they lost a close game, and then they had week two off due to an early bye week. They have a massive game against Texas A&M this week […]

The Penn State football program has gotten off to a strong start to the 2025 college football season, cruising to two straight comfortable wins over less-than-stellar competition to kick off the new year. Penn State is currently ranked at number two in the country, a spot that some skeptics have labeled as unwarranted, but nothing […]

The Louisville football team is getting some bad news. Louisville is going to be without star linebacker Stanquan Clark for several weeks. Clark is dealing with a lower leg injury, per CBS Sports. “As I noted in this post earlier, the belief is that it will be well into October at the very least until […]

Following Southern University’s 30-7 loss to Alabama State, Terrence Graves has promoted Fred McNair to the co-offensive coordinator position alongside Mark Frederick. “(McNair will) be the play caller, coach Frederick will still be co-coordinator, and he’ll still be implementing things as well,” Graves said in a press availability on Tuesday in a quote secured by […]

The San Diego State Aztecs won their first game of the season in blowout fashion. However, things got real when the Washington State Cougars handed the Aztecs and their new quarterback a big loss. With a game against the California Golden Bears looming, the Aztecs bolstered the defense. San Diego State brought in Tatuo Martinson, […]

The LSU Tigers are off to a strong start in 2025. On Saturday, Brian Kelly’s squad improved to 2-0 with a 23-7 win over Louisiana Tech in Baton Rouge. The victory was comfortable but came at a cost, as a couple of key players picked up injuries. At his Monday press conference, Kelly confirmed that […]

Oklahoma football quarterback John Mateer had a spectacular day, in the team’s recent win over Michigan. The Sooners defeated Michigan, 24-13, behind Mateer’s 270 passing yards. The quarterback threw a touchdown, while also running for two more scores. Oklahoma offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle says that the quarterback is a special player. “John Mateer is a […]

The Auburn Tigers showed some areas of concern in their season opener. Hugh Freeze his team make big plays on the way to a 38-24 win over the Baylor Bears, but there was a lot to improve. After a 42-3 blowout of the Ball State Cardinals, the level of worry is lower around Auburn. Jackson […]

The Alabama football program got into the win column on Saturday evening with a 73-0 win at home over Louisiana-Monroe. Making matters even more impressive for the Crimson Tide was that they did so without star wide receiver Ryan Williams in the lineup due to a head injury he suffered in the team’s opening week […]

The popularity of name, image, and likeness(NIL) deal has grown exponentially over the last few years. Athletes that used to play college sports for no compensation outside of their scholarships are now enjoying big paydays. Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze has leaned into the new era with his team. Wide receivers Cam Coleman and […]

Week two of the 2025 college football season was filled with great games, but in the Big 12, one of the biggest storylines happened in the renewed rivalry matchup between Kansas and Missouri. The conference announced on Tuesday that the Big 12 reprimanded the entire officiating crew following a rules violation in Missouri’s 42-31 win […]

Nebraska football blasted Akron to improve to 2-0 this college football season. The Cornhuskers won, 68-0. Nebraska coach Matt Rhule wasn’t pleased though with how his team played at points during the game. Despite being up 33-0 at halftime, Rhule was not satisfied. “I went after them at halftime,” Rhule said, per Sports Illustrated. “I […]

The No. 2 Penn State Nittany Lions are 2-0 on the season after a couple of blowout performances against Nevada and Florida International. The defense has been almost perfect, and while the offense has not been off to the greatest start, they still have a lot to look forward to on that side of the […]

While several fans were awaiting Bill Belichick’s debut as the UNC football head coach, onlookers couldn’t help but stare at what was inside Jordon Hudson’s purse. Hudson has been dating Belichick since 2023, and the former college cheerleader was turning heads at UNC’s first two games of the season. UNC played the TCU Horned Frogs […]

The Ohio State football program has gotten off to a strong start to the 2025 season, currently sitting at 2-0 after a resounding 70-0 victory over Grambling State on Saturday afternoon in Columbus. It’s been an impressive opening act for a Buckeyes team looking to defend its national championship from a year ago, and having […]

The Colorado football program has gotten off to an uneven start to the 2025 season, currently sitting at 1-1 after a blowout win over Delaware at home. Before that came a home loss to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, which had Deion Sanders and company realizing that replacing his son Shedeur Sanders at quarterback will […]

Following Saturday’s 24-13 loss on the road at Oklahoma, the Michigan football team will look to move forward this coming weekend. The Wolverines will host their in-state rival, Central Michigan, on Saturday. A win against the Chippewas should get the Michigan football program back on track. Ahead of the Saturday matchup, Michigan football head coach […]

A high school football announcer has been fired following a racially insensitive comment made during the most recent Christ Church Episcopal School game on Friday against Riverside. Per a report by Peyton Furtado of WIS-TV, the announcer compared HBCU students who attend South Carolina State University to criminals in the unspecified comments a day before […]

Ohio State football coach Ryan Day wants his team to stay motivated, ahead of their next game against Ohio. Ohio just upset West Virginia in Athens, and now travels to Columbus to take on the Buckeyes. Day doesn’t feel that his team will take Ohio lightly. “I don’t think it’s gonna be hard for us […]

No. 6 Georgia football will face its first major test of the season when it travels to Knoxville to play the No. 15 Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday. Head coach Kirby Smart, who has lost a grand total of five games over the last four-plus seasons at the helm in Athens, spoke to the media ahead […]

Social media personality Charleston White recently made a contentious appearance at an HBCU that led to his abrupt departure. White was a part of a discussion at Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi, that went viral on social media after several appearances of his clips circulated social media. While it’s not entirely clear why White was […]

Florida football player Brendan Bett made a massive mistake Saturday when he spat in the face of a USF player, costing the Gators 15 yards on the Bulls’ final drive of the game. Unfortunately for Bett, the penalty came in the final few minutes of what was then a one-point game in which Florida led. […]