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As the preseason ends, several HBCU football alumni have earned the honor of being named to the 53-man roster for NFL teams around the league. These players look to make a mark on their teams and become All-Pro and Hall-of-Fame talent in the league like several HBCU alumni that have played before them. The list […]

It is the start of week one of the College Football season as the Kent State Golden Flashes take on the UCF Knights. It is time to continue our College Football odds series with a Kent State-UCF prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. This could be a long season for Kent State. Last year Sean Lewis and […]

The MEAC/SWAC Challenge matchup between Jackson State and South Carolina State drew 922,000 television viewers on ABC, per a ratings report from Sports Media Watch. The 18th edition of the Week 0 matchup was second only to the Navy vs. Notre Dame game on NBC, which drew 3.56 million total viewers. The viewership number for […]

Deion Sanders said in a press conference yesterday evening that he isn’t a Florida Seminole because he didn’t graduate and let it be known that he’s a graduate of Alabama-based HBCU Talladega College. Deion Sanders says he isn't a Nole in response to question about Florida State: “I graduated from an HBCU.”https://t.co/aIB1gjGT9Apic.twitter.com/aPT69fb6Na — On3 (@On3sports) […]

Dana Holgorsen is back to being a Big 12 head coach after Houston joined the league this year, and he is renewing his media spotlight ahead of the season, and taking shots at some of the big names in the conference. He recently addressed the idea that the Big 12 is less desirable with the […]

The 2023 college football season is already underway, and it starts this Saturday for most teams. No. 4 Alabama football opens at home against Middle Tennessee in just four days, yet Nick Saban still hasn’t named a starting quarterback. This has been the question of the summer at every Alabama football press conference. Saban has […]

Coach Matt Rhule is already having a hard time in his first season leading the Nebraska football program. Arik Gilbert might have his NCAA eligibility revoked on account of alleged burglary. The Cornhuskers’ five-star tight end was arrested after he was seen walking with a huge bag of liquor and vapes. His stint with Nebraska […]

On the heels of the massively popular Florida football documentary, ‘UNTOLD: Swamp Kings,‘ Gator fans and those intrigued by the team will get to see Florida football in action for the first time in the 2023 college football season. Florida is actually underdogs, as they kick-off their season against number No. 14 ranked Utah. Here […]

Fort Valley State alumnus and rookie running back Emanuel Wilson has secured a spot on the Green Bay Packers’ 53-man roster, per an announcement on his Instagram account. “All glory to God, I made the 53-man roster,” Wilson said in a post on his Instagram Story with a picture of him running in a pre-season […]

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders is getting real about the time he pulled a Ronnie Lott while coaching for Jackson State. During the 2021 season, Sanders underwent surgery for a dislocated toe, but he ended up with three life-threatening blood clots. He was able to avoid having a leg amputation, but had two of his […]

The Texas football team is just days away from kicking off its 2023 season, yet it’s still unknown if Arch Manning or  Maalik Murphy will be the No. 2 quarterback. After the Longhorns’ spring game, Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian ended any notion that Arch Manning would beat out Quinn Ewers for the starting quarterback […]

USC football quarterback Caleb Williams is coming off of a Heisman Trophy winning season, and he is taking advantage by capitalizing on the NIL opportunities. Williams paired up with former USC football quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart by starring in a Wendy’s commercial that will be airing this fall, reports On3 NIL. USC […]

Penn State football coach James Franklin is reluctant to name his starting quarterback ahead of the opening game versus West Virginia. However, it’s widely expected that Drew Allar will get the start. Franklin said he doesn’t want to officially name a starter because he doesn’t want to give any excess information to opponents, but many […]

Nebraska football tight end Arik Gilbert was arrested early Tuesday Morning and booked on a burglary charge, and head coach Matt Rhule spoke on his disappointment when finding out the news. “Really disappointed, really sad for him,” Matt Rhule said, via Michael Bruntz of 247Sports. “When we took Arik, we knew we had a good […]

Deion Sanders is preparing for his debut as the head coach of Colorado football this coming weekend against TCU. Ahead of the Buffaloes opener, Dallas Cowboys legend Michael Irvin shares an extreme vote of confidence in Deion Sanders’ ability to lead the charge, reports Undisputed. "Deion is going to take this place and make it […]

Before he became the coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, Deion Sanders was almost the TCU football coach. Ahead of Colorado football’s opening game versus TCU, Sanders is reflecting on the opportunity he almost had with the Horned Frogs one year before he became the coach of the Buffaloes. Prior to TCU hiring current head coach […]

The question surrounding the Ohio State football program all offseason is whether Kyle McCord or Devin Brown will be the starting quarterback, and with their first game against Indiana on Saturday, Ryan Day announced that Kyle McCord will start, but Devin Brown will play in the game as well. “I think that’s significant that we […]

If there’s one thing Deion Sander has no shortage of, it’s definitely confidence. So, it should not surprise anyone who’s followed his career from being a football player to a coaching gig, this time with Colorado football, that he’s not at all bothered by the fact that his team is a 21-point underdog against the […]

The Alabama football program did not release a depth chart this week, so we do not know who is going to be the team’s starting quarterback for Saturday’s game against Middle Tennessee, and offensive lineman Tyler Booker spoke about the situation during an appearance on “The Next Round.” “We don’t know,” Tyler Booker said on […]

Deion Sanders has had to deal with complicated health issues on his left leg over the last few years that have resulted in nine separate surgeries. Fortunately for Sanders, he is hoping to shed the walking boot that he has been in before the Colorado football opener vs. TCU on Saturday, reports Yahoo Sports’ Ross […]

Michigan football is preparing for their season opener on Saturday. Head coach Jim Harbaugh has dealt with plenty of uncertainty during the offseason, but he remains confident in quarterback JJ McCarthy. While speaking on the Inside Michigan Football radio show, Harbaugh shared his honest thoughts on McCarthy, via maizenbrew.com. “He’s so terrific at so many things. […]

Well, that’s not a good sign. Amid the start of the college football season, the Nebraska team is already suffering from some roster issues. One of their players, tight end Arik Gilbert faced questions about his eligibility. Now, Gilbert is facing a different problem, as he’s been arrested, per on3.com. “Gilbert was taken into custody […]

The college football world awaits the collegiate return of Matt Rhule. Rhule, one of the most popular coaches in the nation during his coaching days at Baylor, has returned to college football to coach Nebraska, a once proud program that has fallen off the deep end. Rhule looks to return Nebraska football to their previous […]

The Florida football team has their opening game coming up on Thursday on the road against Utah, and the team’s travel plans have been altered with hope of avoiding hurricane Idalia, according to ESPN. A team spokesperson said on Monday that the Florida football team will fly to Dallas on Tuesday, then will practice and […]

Deion Sanders cleaned up the Colorado football program from top to bottom. Coach Prime ensured that the Buffaloes system would only be available to willing players and coaches. The team saw a massive exodus of former players but also a record-breaking influx of newcomers. These included his sons Shedeur Sanders and Shilo Sanders. But, a […]

Notre Dame football quarterback Sam Hartman garnered plenty of interest after he entered the transfer portal prior to the 2023 NCAA season. Hartman admitted Alabama, Florida, and Auburn were interested in his services after he left Wake Forest following his redshirt junior season. He spilled out the facts in an interview with radio sports talk […]

An interesting theme for a lot of top contenders in college football this season is new quarterbacks. Alabama football, Georgia football, Ohio State football: all breaking in new QBs. One team that isn’t, however, is Michigan football. The Wolverines are returning last year’s starter, JJ McCarthy, and he’s expected to have a big year. Wolverines […]

With just a couple weeks before Michigan football kicked off the season against East Carolina football, the school that announced that Jim Harbaugh would be suspended for the first three games of the season due to recruiting violations. There has been an ongoing investigation into the situation during the offseason that almost resulted in a […]

Ryan Walters will have the spotlight placed under him in the upcoming Big Ten conference football season. The Purdue football program has undergone a massive overhaul after Jeff Brohm’s exit. He now inherits a system that has had success in the past but struggled to create new achievements in recent years. The best time to […]

USC football opened the season on Saturday at home against San Jose State football, and the Trojans took down the Spartans 56-28 to improve to 1-0. Not everything was perfect, but one incredibly bright spot was true freshman wide receiver Zachariah Branch. Branch burst onto the scene in his first game and led the team […]

The Notre Dame football team started their season off with a bang last Saturday after they and transfer quarterback Sam Hartman crushed Navy 42-3 in Dublin, Ireland. The Fighting Irish had the early advantage of being put on display in one of the Week 0 spotlight matchups. With their performance against the Midshipmen, Notre Dame […]

The hype around the Michigan football program has been loud this offseason, and the Wolverines are expected to make a lot of noise in 2023. Michigan got a bunch of key players back from last season that are expected to have big seasons, and the Wolverines also did a ton of work this offseason in […]

Kirby Smart and Georgia football have history on the line in the 2023 season, as the Bulldogs, winners of each of the last two national titles, can become the first team in nearly a century to win three championships in a row. Just don’t tell Smart that. The Georgia football coach was asked Monday if […]

TCU football was on a tear last year that they even got an unexpected national championship match berth against Georgia football. The team got demolished by Jalen Carter and his squad but they were shorthanded. Chandler Morris was notably absent from Coach Sonny Dykes’ bench. The Horned Frogs quarterback was not around for the season […]

The general perception seems to be that Jim Harbaugh was merely slapped on the wrist by Michigan football, which levied a three-game suspension on the longtime Wolverines head coach as a result alleged Level I and II NCAA violations that Harbaugh is said to have committed. To Harbaugh, however, the suspension is agonizing. Not only […]

The wait is almost over for Michigan football fans as the Wolverines kickoff the 2023 season on Saturday at home against East Carolina football. Michigan is coming into the season ranked #2 in the country, and after two straight years of losing in the College Football Playoff, this team is hungry to win a national […]

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian wants his team to “embrace the hate” as the Longhorns enter their first game week of 2023. Expectations and preseason hype are immensely high for Texas football this year, and Sarkisian really needs to deliver. Texas is No. 11 in the country and the favorite to win the Big 12 […]

The Nebraska football team is just a few days away from beginning a massive season with high expectations. Despite a lot of struggles in recent years during the Scott Frost era, hopes are high in Lincoln that Matt Rhule can turn things around in his first season. Even during the tough times, Cornhukers fans continued […]

Former Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen joined NFL Network’s Good Morning Football to speak about the importance of HBCUs. Cohen is an alumnus of North Carolina A&T and is a proud alumnus of the institution. “One reason why I feel that [HBCUs] are so important to the sport of football is you look at […]