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Pittsburgh Steelers legend Ben Roethlisberger stunned the college football world by floating a coaching idea no one saw coming — Mike Tomlin, the longtime face and head coach of the Steelers, taking over at Penn State. The two-time Super Bowl champion opened the door to that possibility during the latest episode of his Footbahlin podcast, […]

Prairie View A&M Head Coach Tremaine Jackson led his team to the SWAC Championship game in his first season and is being rewarded for it. The Southwestern Athletic Conference released its postseason honors on Monday, naming Jackson the SWAC Coach of the Year. The Panthers also secured another major award victory, with running back Chase […]

The North Texas Mean Green football program is wasting no time addressing its head coaching vacancy after Eric Morris left for the Oklahoma State job. Early indications show the Mean Green have already zeroed in on a preferred replacement, with former West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Neal Brown emerging as the top candidate in the […]

NBA Champion Kyrie Irving has formalized a significant philanthropic partnership with Paul Quinn College, the only Historically Black College and University in Dallas, Texas. This isn’t your ordinary sneaker drop. 👀 @NBA legend @KyrieIrving from the @DallasMavs will outfit our basketball teams with brand new @ANTAsportswear shoes and apparel for the next three years! 🔥 […]

Albany State University is in a rare and powerful position for an HBCU in college football. They entered the NCAA Division II playoffs as the top seed in Super Region Two and are now hosting their third consecutive home playoff game against Newberry College. The Golden Rams hold a plausible shot at making and potentially […]

As the shockwaves from LSU’s aggressive pursuit of Lane Kiffin rolled across college football, many wondered how the shakeup might affect Ole Miss’ College Football Playoff hopes. Yet when the latest CFP rankings were released Tuesday night, the Rebels didn’t fall, they actually climbed to No. 6. CFP committee chair Hunter Yurachek spoke to the […]

The UCLA Bruins football team took a hit in the transfer portal Tuesday as sophomore defensive back Cole Martin announced to move on from the program. The news comes days after the hiring of new head coach Bob Chesney and adds another twist to a roster already in flux. For a UCLA team trying to […]

Vanderbilt football secured one of the biggest recruiting wins in program history Tuesday evening when Nashville Christian School Elite quarterback Jared Curtis officially flipped his commitment from Georgia. The announcement came after Curtis publicly denied that a decision had been made, concluding a whirlwind filled with mixed signals and mounting speculation. In his statement on […]

The fallout of coach Lane Kiffin leaving Ole Miss to go coach at LSU continues. It is not only fans jeering him at the airport; his former players are calling him out as well.  On Tuesday, Ole Miss OL Brycen Sanders took to social media to take issue with Kiffin for a statement he made […]

The California Golden Bears football program has moved into the final stages of a major transition as the school targets Oregon defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi to become its next head coach. This development marks a major step in the California head coach search, one that advanced quickly after the dismissal of Justin Wilcox and placed […]

The tension around the College Football Playoff bubble took an unexpected turn this week when Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian publicly questioned how the Miami Hurricanes closed out its latest 38-7 win against Pittsburgh. Miami head coach Mario Cristobal did not hesitate to respond to Sarkisian’s shot at the Hurricanes. Speaking with Brett McMurphy […]

It’s a full-circle moment for Washington Commanders quarterbacks coach Tavita Pritchard after he was hired by his beloved alma mater, Stanford, to be its head coach. Pritchard will take over from interim coach Frank Reich, who stepped in after Stanford axed Troy Taylor in March. Amid the good news, the Commanders made sure to express […]

The debate never ends in the College Football Playoff realm, and there’s more for fans to talk about following the latest release of the CFP rankings ahead of conference championship weekend. Among those that have sparked lots of reactions was the switch in positions involving the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. […]

There was not much to debate entering Week 14 of the college football campaign, but there is plenty to ponder following the regular season finale. Multiple teams earned their spot in conference championship weekend, others made their last pitch to the College Football Playoff selection committee and a few saw their dreams come to an […]

The 2025 Kentucky football season ended in another disappointment, as the Wildcats finished 5-7. The season also marked the end of the Mark Stoops era in Lexington, with the Wildcats firing Stoops after two straight losing seasons. It was the end of an era in Lexington after Stoops had served as the head coach at […]

DJ Durkin is not going anywhere else. Auburn football’s defensive coordinator, who also took on the interim head coach role after the Tigers parted ways with Hugh Freeze, is staying with the program, as Alex Golesh takes over as the program’s new head coach. In a statement, Golesh said that the Tigers are keeping Durkin […]

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons football program announced Tuesday that the school has reached a deal with first-year head coach Jake Dickert on a long-term contract extension following his remarkable first full campaign guiding the program. The move reinforces the school’s commitment to the defensive-minded coach who transformed the program in just one year, reshaping […]

Earlier this week, Lane Kiffin shook up the college football world when he announced that he would be abandoning ship ahead of Ole Miss football’s likely college football playoff run in order to accept the head coaching position with LSU football. The wacky setup of the NCAAF calendar necessitated that Kiffin make his decision prior […]

The Ohio State football team continues its journey through the 2025 season, by appearing in the Big Ten championship game Saturday. Ohio State is hoping to win another national championship and remain undefeated this season. Standing in the way are the Indiana Hoosiers, who like Ohio State are also undefeated at 12-0. The Buckeyes have […]

The BYU football program is currently gearing up for a huge matchup in the BIG 12 championship game against Texas Tech on Saturday, with a spot in the college football playoff on the line. BYU finished 11-1 this regular season, but will still likely need to win their conference championship in order to secure their […]

Retired NFL Super Bowl champion quarterback Eli Manning has spoken openly about the Lane Kiffin situation. Kiffin left Manning’s alma mater, Ole Miss, to take the LSU head coaching job. Reports indicate Ole Miss football fans were heckling Kiffin on his way out of Oxford. Manning had a one word response when Kiffin announced during […]

Early signing day in college football is on Wednesday, and one of the biggest storylines is what is going to happen with five-star quarterback Jared Curtis. He is committed to play for the Georgia football program, but Vanderbilt has been pushing to get him to flip and join the Commodores. There were initial reports that […]

HC Lane Kiffin used his LSU football team introductory presser to stress that his move to Baton Rouge was not just about money. He revealed, via Nicole Auerbach, that both Ole Miss and Florida put forward offers comparable to what LSU ultimately gave him, framing his decision as a bet on the Tigers’ ceiling as […]

Head coach Joey McGuire has spent the 2025 season reminding everyone that the Texas Tech football team can be a national player in the NIL era. On national shows, he has been blunt about how aggressively the Red Raiders attacked recruiting and the transfer portal, leaning on major donor Cody Campbell to upgrade the roster, […]

Recently, the Ole Miss football program learned that head coach Lane Kiffin would be abandoning the team in order to accept the head coaching job at SEC rival LSU. The Ole Miss brass insisted that Kiffin not coach the team on their upcoming playoff run, which is expected to be confirmed by the playoff committee […]

The 2025 Texas Tech football season has completely exceeded expectations. They are on the cusp of winning the Big 12 Championship game, and they are also knocking on the door of a College Football Playoff berth as one of the best teams in the country. The emergence of Texas Tech has been in large part […]

The BYU football team is preparing for the Big 12 championship game, against Texas Tech. BYU is also working hard to keep their head coach. Cougars coach Kalani Sitake is in talks with Penn State for their coaching job, but BYU continues efforts to try and keep him. “BYU is working hard to try to […]

A likely playoff spot is on the line in the American Championship Game as North Texas visits Tulane. Tulane got the top spot in the conference due to having a higher ranking in the College Football Playoff rankings. Then, North Texas won a tie-breaker over Navy due to a head-to-head win. Now, the two face […]

The 2025 Auburn football season turned into a disaster. The Tigers had talent, but could not finish games, and the offense was a disaster. The result was Hugh Freeze getting fired. The Tigers were one of the many schools that entered the crowded coaching carousel. Jon Sumrall at Tulane was one of the hottest names […]

On Saturday, the Ohio State Buckeyes finally ended their ugly losing streak vs the Michigan Wolverines with a comfortable win on the road over their bitter rivals. The win allowed Ohio State to finish their regular season at a perfect 12-0, and they will now look ahead to a matchup against Indiana in the Big […]

Last Saturday, Ohio State had a seismic win over longtime rival Michigan, 27-9. Indeed, Michigan fans are bearing the brunt of losing the latest rendition of one of the most storied rivalries in sports. One of those is former Wolverine Taylor Lewan, who has said some harsh things in the past about Ohio State head […]

Lane Kiffin has left for LSU, and the theories that an 11-1 Ole Miss football team will miss the College Football Playoff (CFP) have officially arrived. Despite winning every game but a road clash with SEC Championship Game participant Georgia, which they were beating in the fourth quarter, the Rebels may be at risk of […]

Vanderbilt football has just capped a 10-2 season with an impressive win over Tennessee. The team was ranked 14th in the Week 14 College Football Playoff Rankings, and after the impressive final win of the year, Vanderbilt is making a case for the College Football Playoff. The case has a lot of merit, and Vandy […]

Recently, the Vanderbilt football program completed its 2025 season with a resounding road win over Tennessee. The win gave Vanderbilt its tenth victory of the year and should garner them serious consideration for a berth in the college football playoff when the selections are announced over the weekend. On Tuesday, Vanderbilt got some exciting news […]

After Lane Kiffin decided to leave Ole Miss for LSU, Rebels fans didn’t take too kindly to the situation. Ole Miss fans unleashed their fire at Kiffin as he left on a jet at the airport. Now, it appears that even more people who knew Kiffin aren’t taking kindly to his decision to leave Oxford. […]

Head coach James Franklin’s Virginia Tech football team rebuild continues to draw from his old recruiting board at Penn State. After already convincing four-star linebacker Mathieu Lamah to stay home in Virginia and join him in Blacksburg, the new Hokies head coach has now doubled down on that blueprint, turning former Nittany Lions pledges into […]

It has been a stellar season for Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love. This has led Love to get Heisman consideration, as he continues to lead the Fighting Irish. Still, a recent Instagram post from the star player has led to some panic among fans. View this post on Instagram The post is simple, just […]

LSU football coach Lane Kiffin found himself the villain of the college football world, when he left Ole Miss in recent days to become the head coach in Baton Rouge. Kiffin departed Ole Miss after leading that school to an almost assured College Football Playoff appearance this season. Now, Kiffin is facing some even deeper […]

The regular season has come to a close in college football. Ballots for the Heisman Memorial Trophy will soon be distributed and are due back on December 8th. Until then, voters will need to decide who takes home the most prestigious award in college football. The race tightened over the weekend, but there is still […]