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Lincoln Riley’s first season as USC football’s head coach marked a serious turnaround for the program. In one year with Riley calling the shots and his transfer talent executing the game plan, the Trojans went from 4-8 to 11-3, falling just short of the program’s first College Football Playoff appearance. Caleb Williams won the Heisman […]

The Nebraska Cornhuskers football team is gearing up for their first season under new head coach Matt Rhule, and the former NFL HC is bringing serious changes to beef up their offensive strategy. The Huskers have struggled in the red zone in recent years, and Rhule is bringing his years of experience to right the […]

Georgia football lost freshman tight end Lawson Luckie to an ankle injury suffered in Saturday’s team scrimmage, per Marc Weiszer. Luckie will have a procedure on the ankle on Wednesday and doesn’t have a timetable for a return. Luckie was the No. 2 tight end in the class of 2023 at 6-3, 240 lbs, according […]

Could it be that conference realignment, after what seemed like an endless cycle of movement, is finally coming to a halt? Everyone from school presidents to athletic directors to college football fans, in general, is looking for a bit of a breather after what has been a wild month of conference shakeups. While ACC members […]

All seems fine with Washington Huskies quarterback Michael Penix Jr., as he has returned to Washington football practice after recently dealing with an arm issue, per  Christian Caple of On Montlake. “Penix suited up and threw in some drills but didn’t take any reps with the No. 1 offense during team periods for three consecutive […]

Ohio State football wide receiver Marvin Harrison, Jr. has spoken: he will turn on the afterburners in the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine. Harrison predicted he will run 4.3 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the combine early next year, per The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman. The highly-touted wideout gave credit to his strict nutrition habits for […]

The ‘Camback’ is one of the greatest moments in college football history. Alabama football was dominating the Iron Bowl in 2010. Coming back from a 24-to-nothing deficit seemed impossible for any player to overcome. But, Cam Newton and the Auburn football program were a different breed. They shattered the spirits of Nick Saban and the […]

As always, Nick Saban has a ton of talent in the Alabama football complex gearing up for another run at a title. However, there’s still one major question ahead of the 2023 season. Who is Alabama’s quarterback this year? While Saban still doesn’t have that answer, he has made it clear what the criteria is […]

A new Kansas football stadium is on the horizon; the university announced plans to renovate the David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. It’s a $300 million investment into new athletic facilities, primarily centered on the Kansas football stadium, according to Pete Thamel. The future home of Kansas Football 🔥 The transformed David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium […]

When Deion Sanders entered into a Power Five program with the Colorado Buffaloes football team coming out of Jackson State in Mississippi, he upset the established order of the sport of college football entirely. He upset coaches, analysts, players and probably even some parents along the way. He did things like he always has — […]

Texas football fans are having some fun with the announcement that Quinn Ewers has made the Manning Award watch list. It’s impossible to escape the fact that the Manning Award was named after three NFL stars who are related to Arch Manning, Quinn Ewers’ backup with Texas. Tuesday’s announcement served as a reminder that Arch […]

The College Football season is right around the corner, and a multitude of pass-catchers will be looking to come home with honors this year. It is time to continue our College Football odds series with a special 2023 Fred Biletnikoff Award Winner prediction and pick. Since 1994, each year the Fred Biletnikoff Award is presented […]

The Black College Football Hall of Fame released their annual Player of the Year watch. list. The list features 49 players from the SWAC, MEAC, SIAC, and CIAA. The award, established in 2016, is given to the most outstanding all-around player in HBCU football. Previous award recipients include North Carolina A&T’s Tarik Cohen, Bowie’s Amir […]

As Michigan football gears up for another run at the College Football Playoff, some of its preseason workouts are going viral. Any team as talented as Michigan is bound to have some freaks of nature on the roster, and that’s a fantastic way to describe junior defensive lineman Kris Jenkins. Video of Jenkins doing a […]

USC football is really excited about the possibility of getting plays from redshirt freshman Zion Branch at the safety position this year. The Trojans defensive coordinator Alex Grinch is gushing over how much progress Zion Branch has made ever since being cleared to return from the knee injury that kept him out last season, reports […]

Texas football star Quinn Ewers has landed on the 2023 Manning Award watch list. The preseason watch list includes the top quarterbacks in college football, highlighted by USC’s Caleb Williams and North Carolina QB Drake Maye. Quinn Ewers will try to become the first Texas football player to win the Manning Award in 15 years. […]

Colorado football wide receiver Travis Hunter is one of the most hyped prospects in college football, and one of his coaches is not slowing down the hype train by any means. The Buffaloes wide receivers coach Brett Bartolone says that Travis Hunter’s progress from Spring to Fall has been incredible, reports CUSportsReport’s Nicolette Edwards. “Night […]

Suspended safety Myles Farmer has found a new home in college, according to Chris Carlson of Syracuse.com. The now-former Nebraska football defensive back has joined the Syracuse Orange as a transfer, hoping that the ACC school will be a fight for him as he continues his college career. “Syracuse added an experienced defensive back to […]

Fans know that the college football season is close when the AP preseason poll comes out, and we finally got it on Monday. To no surprise, Georgia football came in #1. Georgia has won the last two national championships and has looked to be on a different level than the rest of college football the […]

The end of the last season was heartbreaking for Michigan football running back Blake Corum. He was having an incredible year and was firmly in the hunt win the Heisman trophy. However, he ended up going down with a knee injury against Illinois football, and after trying to come back the next week against Ohio […]

Arkansas football has been parting with a lot of their beloved players this year. They lost defensive lineman Dion Stutts who was supposed to be great with the Razorbacks under Coach Sam Pittman. Legends of their program like Ryan Mallett and Chris Smith had also passed. Now, the Razorbacks mourn Alex Collins’ death. There is […]

The Colorado football team is expected to have a rough go of things in their first season under new Head Coach Deion Sanders. Sanders, for his part, seems unbothered by the changes and is ready to take on all comers in Boulder. Recently, the NFL Hall-of-Famer got brutally honest on starting a new culture with […]

A crucial season is about to get underway in Columbus for Ohio State football. A lot of pressure is on Ryan Day and the entire program after back-to-back losses to rival Michigan football. The Buckeyes have a lot of talent and should be very good again this year, but some unfortunate injury news hit the […]

Matt Rhule is entering his first season as head coach of the Nebraska football program, and while Rhule has big expectations long-term, he was honest about where the team stands in 2023. “I don’t want to take shortcuts,” Matt Rhule said, via Eric Olson of The Associated Press. “I don’t want to build something (where) […]

Texas football is just a few short weeks away from beginning a crucial 2023 campaign. Expectations are once again high for the Longhorns, as they enter the season as the favorites in the Big 12, but they need to find a way to meet those expectations this season. Texas has had a loaded roster heading […]

Until we can start debating which teams deserve their rankings through their performance on the field, we’ll first have to settle for the initial preseason college football Associated Press (AP) poll. As is the case every year, there are question marks throughout the entire set of 25 ranked teams. There are snubs, misrankings, overrated and […]

Alabama football under Nick Saban has been one of the best dynasties in modern sports. The Crimson Tide have won six national championships since the 2009 season and have not lost more than two games since 2010. Monday, the preseason AP Top 25 was released and Alabama football is shockingly not a top-3 team. The […]

New Ole Miss football defensive coordinator Pete Golding spent five seasons with the Alabama football program under Nick Saban, and he recently cited family reasons as to why he made the join Lane Kiffin’s staff. “I think you get so locked into a career and you get focused on the next step,” Pete Golding said, […]

Michigan football had two of the best running backs in the country last year with Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards. Corum was in the Heisman race until he went down with a season-ending injury against Illinois football. That’s when Edwards burst onto the scene and had a historic performance against Ohio State football. The Wolverines […]

USC football quarterback Caleb Williams, rush end Jamil Muhammad and running back MarShawn Lloyd praised freshman linebacker Tackett Curtis for his impact in fall camp. Via The Athletic’s Antonio Morales: “If I had to call him something, he’s a destroyer,” Williams said. “He’ll run down people whether they’re ahead of him by 20 yards, whether […]

Five-star defensive end Williams Nwaneri committed to the Missouri Tigers on Monday afternoon, cementing himself as one of the top-ranked Mizzou recruits of all time. The 6-foot-6, 260 pound defender selected the Tigers over the Oklahoma Sooners and national champion Georgia Bulldogs. Brent Venables and Oklahoma were rumored to be leading the recruitment for a […]

Conference realignment has been wild over the last couple of years, and the SEC started it off with the additions of Oklahoma and Texas. Georgia president Jere Morehead gave his perspective on where the SEC stands, and what the future could hold for the conference. “This is just my opinion, I’m not speaking for other […]

Iowa State football, and many other athletic programs at Iowa State and the University of Iowa, have been involved in an ongoing gambling scandal recently. Players from five different athletic programs at the two universities were accused of betting on games involving their own teams, and Iowa State football is one of those programs. One […]

The first Associated Press (AP) Preseason Poll was released on Monday, announcing the top 25 teams heading into the 2023 college football season. This is now the second poll in as many weeks after the coaches’ poll was released. There are some obvious similarities, such as the No. 1 ranking for last year’s national champions, […]

Former Baltimore Ravens star Michael Oher is petitioning a court order alleging that the Academy Award-winning film, “The Blindside,” of which he was the subject, was built on a lie that he was adopted by the Tuohy family, per ESPN’s Michael A. Fletcher. The retired offensive tackle says that he was “tricked” into signing over […]

The 2023 American Football Coaches Association FCS Preseason Poll is out and North Carolina Central football and Florida A&M football are the only two HBCUs on the list. North Carolina Central is ranked 19th and FAMU is ranked 25th on the AFCA FCS Preseason Coaches Poll per a statement by afca.com. This is the second […]

Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day announced that sophomore tight end Bennett Christian will not play for the Buckeyes this season after testing positive for a banned substance, according to Bill Rabinowitz. The test took place in January and Christian is ineligible to play for one year from the time of the test, per […]

The Ohio State football team is undergoing a quarterback competition in camp following CJ Stroud’s departure to the NFL. Both Devin Brown and Kyle McCord are battling it out in hopes of landing the job, and with the season a couple of weeks away, there has yet to be a decision. On Monday, Buckeyes head […]

South Carolina State’s football program has always been a producer of professionals ready to make big plays. Defensive stalwarts such as Colts Pro-Bowl linebacker Darius Leonard and Rams defensive back DeCoie Durant are Bulldogs succeeding in the NFL today. But, four former South Carolina State football players are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of […]