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The Texas Football program went 8-5 overall in the 2022 season, and quarterback Quinn Ewers spoke about instances when he was hard on himself, and he said that he was most hard on himself after the 41-34 loss against Oklahoma State. “I was pretty hard on myself, especially after that Oklahoma State game,” Quinn Ewers […]

Now that the UCF football team is in the Big 12, the Golden Knights’ biggest rivalry has been put on hold. That doesn’t necessarily mean it won’t resume at some point. The athletic directors for UCF and USF have indicated that the teams could face off again in the future. The UCF football team has […]

Oklahoma football will be in the spotlight a lot this season as they compete in their final athletic year in the Big 12. Oklahoma, along with Texas, is leaving the Big 12 for the SEC in 2024, the first of many conference realignments and expansions to be announced. With the move comes the inevitable loss […]

Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire paid tribute to Mike Leach with an incredible jacket at Big 12 Media Days. Joey McGuire’s jacket honored former Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach, who unexpectedly passed away in December 2022. The death of former Texas Tech coach Leach was felt by many across all levels of football. […]

Big 12 media days have been fun to watch, especially with all of the rumors swirling regarding expansion. However, West Virginia football head coach Neal Brown was extremely candid and honest when discussing the preseason media poll. The Texas Longhorns were picked first by the media, which itself brought a ton of reactions. But, the […]

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) has become a powerhouse in both college football and college basketball. The LSU Tigers baseball team also won in college baseball and the women’s team won with Angel Reese becoming a sensation. As a result, Commissioner Greg Sankey has been rewarded with a contract extension that will run through 2028, as […]

Texas football quarterback Quinn Ewers stunned Longhorns fans when he decided to cut his signature- and instantly recognizable- mullet this offseason. But that wasn’t the only change Ewers made. The Texas football signal-caller also changed his diet and has been eating healthier, resulting in a leaner physique heading into 2023. Ewers revealed why he chose […]

Northwestern football has been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately. Following reports that there was significant hazing being ignored by the program’s leaders and racism-based allegations against head coach Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern fired Fitzgerald after his 17 seasons with the team. The Wildcats are on the hunt for their next head coach […]

Steve Sarkisian’s Texas football program was picked as the preseason favorite to win the Big 12, and the head coach certainly didn’t shy away from such lofty expectations at Big 12 Media Days on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters, Sarkisian, whose Longhorns team will be playing one final season in the Big 12 before packing their […]

Kansas football has been a laughingstock in the college football world for the better part of a decade and hasn’t had a winning season since 2008. Last year was their most exciting and successful season in quite some time and it was in large part due to the play of quarterback Jalon Daniels. Daniels returns […]

TCU football was picked to finish seventh in the Big 12 in the conference’s preseason media poll in 2022. Horned Frogs coach Sonny Sykes said he expected his team to be selected lower. Instead, TCU had one of its best seasons in program history. The Horned Frogs went 13-2 and advanced to face Georgia in […]

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian has a message for all 32 NFL teams, specifically the ones that will need a new quarterback next season. And that message is that Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers deserves to be a first-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. At Big 12 media day, Sarkisian sang the praises of his […]

The Big 12 conference looks significantly different than it did a few years ago, with the departures Oklahoma and Texas, along with BYU, Houston, Cincinnati and UCF. However, Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy did not pull any punches when talking about Oklahoma’s decision to leave the conference at Big 12 media day. “The Bedlam […]

Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark put Oklahoma and Texas Football in their place at Big 12 media day. After Yormark was asked about Oklahoma and Texas “carrying the conference” in recruiting, Yormark disagreed. “I don’t think they’ve carried the conference in recruiting. They haven’t been in our championship game the past few years,” per Brett […]

Conference realignment and expansion in college sports have become prominent in recent years with no sign of it slowing down any time soon. The Big 12, SEC and Big Ten all will have new members in 2023 and 2024 and the Big 12 is apparently looking toward adding more schools after Oklahoma and Texas leave […]

Ohio State football coach Ryan Day discussed the 12-team College Football Playoff that will be introduced in 2024, specifically with how teams will approach the season. Via “The Joel Klatt Show”: “I think so many of those games, one or two games could ruin your entire season right now the way we have it set […]

One day after Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald was fired amid allegations of hazing within the program, University president Michael Schill and athletic director Derrick Gragg met with the team. The players asked Schill about Fitzgerald’s firing and expressed their opinion about the next coach, according to On3. Schill admitted it was a mistake to […]

After Pat Fitzgerald said on Monday that he and his team are exploring their legal options to address his firing as Northwestern football head coach, his attorney Dan Webb commented more on the issue and slammed the university for its decision. Fitzgerald has been fired by the university amid the hazing, sexual misconduct and racism […]

The University of Georgia has sent a demand for the retraction of a recent Atlanta Journal-Constitution article by investigative reporter Alan Judd that detailed allegations of sexual assault and domestic violence within UGA’s football program. The letter from UGA states that “none of the three examples support Mr. Judd’s claims” that the university rallies for […]

ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum had a controversial take on Urban Meyer’s tenure with Ohio State football. While appearing on “The Matt Barrie Show,” Finebaum revealed that he believes Urban Meyer “underachieved” during his time as head coach for Ohio State, per Daniel Bates of The Spun. Finebaum said, “I would argue going back in time, […]

The college football recruitment cycle is never ending, even in the middle of the summer. Moreover, high school players have gotten more and more creative with commitment announcements. In one of the most creative commitment videos in recent memory, four-star Class of 2024 player Anelu Lafaele announced his destination and made Luke Fickell and the […]

The NFL Supplemental Draft is helpful for college football hopefuls to make a jump in the NFL. This is an opportunity for standouts to get a second chance at getting to live their dream in professional sports. Individuals like Jackson State football’s Malachi Wideman and Purdue football’s Milton Wright got that opportunity. Malachi Wideman and […]

Georgia football has been at the center of controversy for a few years now. The Bulldogs may be a great team on the field. However, it is their antics off it that make life hard for them. An uptick in speeding and road mishaps has been plaguing Coach Kirby Smart’s roster. He unveiled his internal […]

USC football, and also USC Baseball, is stoked to see dual-sport phenom Duce Robinson go undrafted in the 2023 MLB Draft. Lincoln Riley gets his 5-star tight end, and Andy Stankiewicz gets an elite outfielder without having to use a scholarship on him. Robinson is the No. 1 TE in the class of 2023 and […]

After Northwestern football fired head coach Pat Fitzgerald amid allegations of hazing, questions lingered around the future of the rest of the University’s coaching staff. The Wildcats ended any speculation, as they will be retaining their coaching and support staff for the 2023 season, sources told Adam Rittenberg of ESPN. Northwestern University athletic director Derrick […]

Northwestern football finds itself in unique circumstances following the firing of longtime head coach Pat Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald was fired on Monday after additional information regarding hazing incidents that occurred during his tenure as the Wildcats’ head coach came to light. Northwestern football faces difficult hire Having spent 17 seasons with the program, Fitzgerald’s departure marks […]

In the age of conference realignment, it has become standard practice to expect somewhat unforeseen conference switches by schools. But of all the moves that have taken place in recent years, none was as surprising as UCLA and USC leaving the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten. The move sent the world of college football […]

The Northwestern football program has been in the headlines a ton with Pat Fizgerald’s hazing allegations. On Monday, he was fired as the coach of the program after nearly two decades, and now nobody knows what is next for the Wildcats. However, Bruce Feldman of The Athletic revealed a list of potential candidates, including a […]

Last year was just three wins for Butch Jones and Arkansas State Football. It is now time to continue our college football odds series with an Arkansas State football win total prediction and pick. Arkansas State was once the model for consistency in the Sun Belt. It started with Hugh Freeze in 2011, as they […]

anThe NIL debacle has long been on Capitol Hill. Notable figureheads like NCAA President Charlie Baker and Alabama football’s Nick Saban have promised to take action. While no concrete plan or resolution has been decided on, Ohio State football coach Ryan Day proposes a model similar to the NFL. Ohio State football has been a […]

Texas A&M football recruit Eric Karner is an imposing figure at 6-5, 220 lbs. 247Sports ranks the 4-star as the 20th-best tight end in the class of 2024 and compared him to Detroit Lions second-round draft pick Sam Laporta. The main reason for the Laporta comparison is that Karner plays like more of a big, […]

It’s about to get messier for the Northwestern Wildcats following the dismissal of Pat Fitzgerald from the team due to hazing allegations on the team. The school fired Fitzgerald as head coach of Northwestern football, but some players have also taken direct shots at University President Michael Schill and Athletic Director Derrick Gragg. “To zoom […]

Former Northwestern football head coach Pat Fitzgerald isn’t letting the university off the hook easily with his firing. After the Wildcats decided to part ways with Fitzgerald in light of the recent hazing scandal involving his program, the 48-year-old tactician released a statement sharing his intention to take legal action with regards to his dismissal. […]

As college football undergoes conference expansions, one team that will eventually need to find a conference home is Notre Dame football. While Notre Dame has affiliations with the Big Ten and ACC, the Fighting Irish officially remain an independent team. Being independent has been Notre Dame’s longstanding tradition, so if they do decide to join […]

Pat Fitzgerald was booted from Northwestern football after multiple alleged cases of hazing on the team. The Wildcats coach failed to act on his duty and regulate the players’ behavior off the field. Their administration is now on the hunt for a new coach as David Braun oversees the position for a while. Northwestern football […]

Northwestern football has officially fired head coach Pat Fitzgerald amid the hazing scandal that his program is involved in. Sure enough, plenty of Twitter users and college football fans are relieved with the decision, especially after several calls were made for the team to part ways with the controversial coach. Fitzgerald has been initially suspended […]

Pat Fitzgerald was fired as head coach of the Northwestern football program after allegations of hazing, and former NFL quarterback Danny Kanell put out two tweets regarding the situation that have received a lot of criticism, with one of them being right before Fitzgerald’s firing from the Northwestern football program was announced. “Something feels off […]

Following Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald’s firing Monday, Northwestern president Michael Schill released a public statement condemning the hazing scandal. “The decision comes after a difficult and complex evaluation of my original discipline decision imposed last week on Coach Fitzgerald for his failure to know and prevent significant hazing in the football program,” Schill said. […]

2024 4-star wide receiver David Washington out of Las Vegas Academy has committed to play for Kyle Whittingham and Utah football, according to 247Sports. Washington is the No. 2 ranked player in Nevada and is the No. 46 wide receiver in the country. Washington is listed at 6-0, 180 lbs. As a junior in high […]