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The Florida football team is off to a 1-1 start with a loss to Utah and a win over McNeese State. In Week 3, they have a massive showdown in Gainesville against the Tennessee Volunteers, and this is a huge opportunity for Billy Napier and his team to make a statement. Ahead of the game, […]

After Clemson’s week 1 upset loss to Duke in prime-time on Monday night, Dabo Swinny got a text message from a person no one would’ve thought of: Norfolk State head coach Dawson Odoms. Odoms, whose Spartan team had an upset loss of his own to CIAA foe Virginia State University 33-24,  spoke about what he […]

In a week without a top-25 matchup, the Tennessee vs. Florida football game will be one of the most highly anticipated in Week 3 of college football action. Both teams are coming off of performances in which they dismantled small school non-major teams. Now, both teams will be facing their toughest challenge yet in the […]

The Pittsburgh football team had a disappointing 27-21 loss against Cincinnati at home in Week 2 of the season, and Pat Narduzzi’s team is going to try to bounce back with a win on the road against West Virginia this week. Pat Narduzzi outlined why Pittsburgh football lost against Cincinnati and what they need to […]

Fresh off of a shocking upset of TCU and a blowout win over Nebraska, Deion Sanders and Colorado football are flying high heading into a conference matchup against Colorado State. Rams head coach Jay Norvell seems to be tired of the Sanders-Colorado football hype, as he took a shot at Coach Prime before the Week […]

Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes have taken the college football world by storm, and it seems that rival coaches are now starting to catch on to the wave. ESPN+ released an article where college football insiders Heather Dinich and Adam Rittenberg were interviewed about several storylines in College Football ahead of Week 3. One […]

Florida football has its biggest test of the season Saturday against SEC East foe No. 11 Tennessee. The Volunteers have quarterback Joe Milton, who is considered the best arm talent in college football. Here is what coach Billy Napier said of the keys to a Florida win. Via ESPN: “Napier told ESPN this week the […]

The Colorado football program has turned some heads so far this season with Deion Sanders taking over as head coach of the team, but offensive coordinator Sean Lewis is a big part of the success so far as well. Sean Lewis is a former head coach in FBS, and led the Kent State football program […]

The Colorado Buffaloes are the talk of the football world right now. The highly publicized revamp of the Colorado football team has proven to be a success in the early parts of the college football season. In Week 1, they beat TCU, a team that was fresh off of a College Football Playoff National Championship […]

North Carolina A&T alumnus and former Chicago Bear standout Tarik Cohen is on his way back to Carolina to join the Panthers and he is super excited for the full circle moment. Panthers RB Tarik Cohen talks about how exciting it is for him and his family to be back in North Carolina. pic.twitter.com/Mxf3ZabGV6 — […]

Ohio State has opened their 2023 season with a pair of easy victories over Indiana and Youngstown State, but it’s clear that there are some areas where the team can improve. One such area is their offensive line, and it looks like the Buckeyes offensive line coordinator, Justin Frye, has devised an interesting solution to […]

NCAA coaches and players get blasted a lot for the play calls and team decisions that they make. This is especially true when they experience tough losses just like Nick Saban when they went against the Texas football squad. These comments could get out of hand and instead of targeting the decisions, they involve the […]

If you’re looking for the fastest player in Week 2 of the 2023 college football season, then good luck catching up to him. Among all players who played last week, Ohio State football star wide receiver Marvin Harrison had the biggest turbo jets, as he maxed out at 22.2 miles per hour during his incredible […]

Deion Sanders still has it. Not just in football, but in the endorsement arena as well. The Colorado football head coach is enjoying plenty of attention again this week following the release of a new KFC commercial that also features his family, including sons Shedeur & Shilo Sanders. Colorado football quarterback Shedeur Sanders shared the […]

The Michigan football team is off to a 2-0 start after taking down East Carolina and UNLV to begin the season. In the Wolverines’ first two games, the starters have been taken out in the third quarter due to big leads, and those starters have been firing on all cylinders. JJ McCarthy has been terrific […]

Urban Meyer saw pretty much exactly what everyone else did from Jalen Milroe while watching Texas’ upset of Alabama football last week. While the former Florida Gators and Ohio State Buckeyes head coach knows the Crimson Tide’s new starting quarterback is loaded with talent, Meyer left Week 2 believing Milroe has a lot of work […]

Since Nick Saban took over as the head coach for the Alabama football team, there has not been a three-year span where the Crimson Tide didn’t win a national championship. Saban was hired in 2007. That is one of the most absurd stats in college football, and that streak is on the line this season […]

Colorado football is 2-0, climbing all the way up to No. 18 in the country after season-opening wins over proud programs like TCU and Nebraska. The Buffaloes are likely headed higher up the rankings after Saturday’s home tilt with rival Colorado State, too. Yet even before his team faces its first real test the following […]

The Michigan football team is 2-0 after easy wins to begin the season against East Carolina and UNLV. There have been a lot of players stepping up on the field so far this year for the Wolverines, some old and some new. JJ McCarthy has been absolutely terrific to start the season and looks like […]

The biggest reason the Texas Longhorns are off to a blazing start in the 2023 college football season is no other than quarterback Quinn Ewers. The sophomore signal-caller boosted his Heisman Trophy stock with great performances in the two games Texas football has played so far this season, and he’s also got former Florida Gators […]

Following a turnover-riddled loss to Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes, the Nebraska football team will likely have to pick up their first victory without their starting QB Jeff Sims. Sims hurt his ankle in the fourth quarter of a 36-14 loss on Saturday afternoon, and has missed or been limited in practice since then, […]

The Miami Hurricanes football team will enter Week 3 now as the AP Poll 22nd ranked team in the country. This, of course, all comes after beating Texas A&M last weekend, where the Hurricanes put almost 50 points on the Aggies. The matchup this week, however, will more than likely be a lot less stressful […]

Lincoln Riley’s move to the USC football program was not initially received well by Sooners fans. Some members of the Oklahoma football faithful barged into his home. Others pleaded with him to stay while others had their blood boiling because the Trojans poached the centerpiece of their program. But, the NCAA coach kept it classy […]

Lincoln Riley was the head coach of the Oklahoma football team from 2017-2021 and he led the Sooners to a lot of success. The team won four Big 12 championships with Riley, made the College Football Playoff three times and Riley coached two Heisman Trophy winners at Oklahoma (not including Caleb Williams who won when […]

USC football hired Lincoln Riley to be the head coach of the Trojans before the 2022 season, and he has done a great job since taking over. USC immediately became a contender under Riley and was one win away from making the College Football Playoff last year, but a loss against Utah football in the […]

Nico Ragaini has been publicly reprimanded by the Big Ten  Conference following his scathing remarks on officiating during Iowa football’s Week 2 win against Iowa State. For those who missed it, Ragaini had a NSFW-laced tirade after their 20-13 victory. He took issue with a non-call that he believes should have been a pass interference. […]

Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders is always a sound-bite machine, but today he gave us a new quotable that I know we didn’t expect in the middle of September. Sanders was asked by a reporter at his weekly coaches press conference if he’s taking the time to soak in the early success of his […]

USC football coach Lincoln Riley just turned 40 years old eight days ago. If things go to plan, this may be his the last decade coaching football for the Trojans coach. Though Lincoln is not setting anything in stone, he does hint at the possibility of retiring from coaching when he turns 50 so he […]

The Penn State football team will visit Illinois Saturday afternoon to kick off its Big Ten schedule. It will mark the eighth season in a row in which the Penn State football team has started Big Ten play on the road. It’s an issue that Penn State officials are not happy about, but one that […]

HBCU GO has announced a 10-year media partnership with the CIAA (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) to receive exclusive coverage of all CIAA sports, per a release by Allen Media Group obtained by HBCU Pulse. HBCU GO will receive cable, linear, streaming, broadcast, VOD, and pay-per-view rights for all CIAA teams until June 30, 2032. “We […]

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats travel to south Florida to take on the 22nd-ranked Miami Hurricanes on Thursday evening! Join us for our College Football odds series where our Bethune-Miami prediction and pick will be revealed. After getting blasted 56-14 to Memphis in Week 1, it proved to be the Wildcats that bounced back in impressive fashion by […]

Alabama A&M head coach Connell Maynor is one of the more compelling personalities among the HBCU coaches but he outdid himself during his media remarks this week prior to Bulldog’s matchup with Southern University. In an interview with Fox 54 Sports Director and Southern University alumnus Mo Carter, Connell Maynor spoke about how excited he […]

Hugh Freeze’s Auburn football program has started 2-0 in 2023, but there are some legitimate quarterback concerns when it comes to whether Payton Thorne or Robby Ashford should start for the team, especially after the latest game against Cal. Hugh Freeze spoke about the quarterback situation, and he remains very honest. “We’ve got to decide […]

The Nebraska football team has gotten off to a 0-2 start, which is a bit of a disappointment after hiring Matt Rhule. However, games against Minnesota and Colorado aren’t bad losses by any means, and there is still hope for the Nebraska football team. With a Week 3 matchup against Northern Illinois on the docket, […]

USC football defensive coordinator Alex Grinch has a surprising pick for who he thinks is the defensive MVP through three weeks. Grinch says defensive end Solomon Byrd has been the MVP, over other defenders like linebacker Mason Cobb. Through the first three games, Byrd has put up 2.5 sacks, 10 pressures, and forced two fumbles […]

Colorado football quarterback Shedeur Sanders is racking up another honor after a second great game in the 2023 season. For the second straight week, Sanders was named one of the Manning Award Stars of the Week. The Manning Award, named in honor of Archie, Peyton, and Eli Manning, was created in 2004 by the Allstate […]

Alabama football suffered its first defeat of the 2023 season on Saturday in a stunning 34-24 loss to Texas at home. It was Alabama’s first home loss since 2019 and raised even more questions about whether the Crimson Tide can still remain in the ‘elite’ conversation of the college football world. Alabama got mediocre quarterback […]

Southern University head coach Eric Dooley is not happy with his team’s 0-2 start, and his comments in the SWAC ‘s weekly coaches call for media members show that he’s looking for a change. Southern lost to Jackson State 27-14 in the Pete Richardson Classic that served as their home opener. Although Southern ended the […]

Navy and Memphis open conference play on Thursday night. It is time to continue our College Football odds series with a Navy-Memphis prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Navy opens conference play with a 1-1 record on the year. After being dominated by Notre Dame in the season opener, they bounced back in week two, beating Wagner […]