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There will be no football to be played between Ohio State football and Washington in the 2024 and 2025 college football seasons, according to Brett McMurphy of The Action Network. “Ohio State cancels home/home series w/Washington in 2024 & 2025. Ohio State said it will abide by the terms of the contract, including any liquidated […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are still without an offensive coordinator, but they are filling a vacant position with Pete Thamel of ESPN reporting that Notre Dame football is hiring Gino Guidugli to be the program’s newest quarterbacks coach. “Wisconsin assistant Gino Guidugli is expected to be the next quarterbacks coach at Notre Dame,” per […]

Traeshon Holden has seen his time with Oregon football end before it even began. The Alabama Crimson Tide transfer was arrested early Wednesday morning on charges of menacing, unlawful use of a weapon, and coercion, according to Jarrid Denney. Shortly after the incident happened, the Ducks cut ties with the WR, who just played two […]

LSU football had a season to remember in 2022. The Tigers had two mediocre seasons following their 2019 national championship, leading them to fire Ed Orgeron and bring in longtime Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly. They entered the season with mild expectations but surprised everyone by finishing 10-4, beating Alabama and winning the SEC West. […]

Washington football is getting a much earlier taste of the Austin Mack experience after the 4-star quarterback made the decision to reclassify from 2024 to the Class of 2023, which he revealed via a statement released through his Twitter account. Austin Mack’s announcement reads: “I would like to thank Folsom High School and all of […]

Damar Hamlin considers himself lucky to still be here with his family and friends after the scary injury he suffered in last season’s Week 17 game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals. If it weren’t for the quick action of the medical personnel who rushed to help Hamlin on the field and performed […]

The Miami Hurricanes are seeing yet another member of Mario Cristobal’s coaching staff part ways with the program. In a report by Chris Low of ESPN, Miami football running backs coach Kevin Smith is leaving town for the same job with Lane Kiffin’s Ole Miss Rebels. “Kevin Smith is finalizing a deal to reunite with […]

The Notre Dame football team won’t be hiring Utah offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig for financial reasons, and the Fighting Irish fans aren’t too happy about it. After losing offensive coordinator Tommy Rees to Alabama, Notre Dame interviewed Andy Ludwig for the position. The Utah coach told the Fighting Irish that he would be staying put, […]

News broke recently that the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners had reached an agreement to leave the Big 12 early and depart for the SEC. All in all, the two programs will pay out somewhere in the neighborhood of $100 million to the Big 12 for their departure. Their arrival in the SEC marks the […]

Maryland Football has its new offensive coordinator and tight ends coach, after former Texas A&M boss Kevin Sumlin was hired by head coach Mike Locksley on Tuesday, according to InsideMDSports’ Jeff Ermann. Sumlin has been a frequent visitor in College Park assisting Locksley as an analyst, and replaces Dan Enos, who was hired as Arkansas’ […]

Life coaching football in the SEC is as hard as it gets, and Florida head coach Billy Napier is finding that out in a hurry. Even with the tough environment, Napier should be able to have an extended opportunity to turn things around at the program, right? Apparently, things aren’t guaranteed just because a contract […]

The Miami (FL) football program hired Houston coach Shannon Dawson as the team’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, according to a Tuesday tweet from Sports Illustrated college football writer Ross Dellenger. Dawson spent four seasons at Houston after he was hired on to be the football team’s tight ends coach in 2019 under head coach […]

Cross out Andy Ludwig’s name on the list of potential Note Dame Fighting Irish offensive coordinators. According to Pete Thamel of ESPN, Ludwigh will stay with Utah football with at least one box on the requirement list for a successful transfer left unchecked. “Sources: Utah offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig is staying at Utah. His buyout […]

The Michigan Wolverines parted ways with Michigan football assistant coach Matt Weiss back in January, and now, further details that shine more light on the surprising decision by the program are starting to emerge. Following an investigation, it was found that Weiss had “inappropriately accessed” a number of computer accounts (via Angelique S. Chengelis of […]

Quarterback Max Duggan put TCU on the map this past season. His work under center for the Horned Frogs helped lead TCU to the National Championship. Duggan played in 15 games for TCU, throwing for 3,698 yards, 32 touchdowns and eight interceptions. He was the Heisman Trophy runner-up and proved to be a true spark […]

In the game we like to call college sports realignment, it’s safe to say the Pac-12 has not been the conference who can say they’re winning. After losing charter schools USC and UCLA to the Big Ten, the conference is scrambling to figure out how they want to look for the future. Part of that […]

Alabama football coach Nick Saban has officially announced the additions of Tommy Rees and Kevin Steele to the Crimson Tide staff. Saban is finally speaking on the Alabama football hirings, which have been known for well over a week. Kevin Steele left Miami for his third stint with Alabama and has been named the team’s […]

Jimbo Fisher and Texas A&M are trying to get their program back on track this upcoming season. In the process of getting the Aggies back into title contention, Fisher has made a new addition to his offensive coaching staff. Texas A&M has hired Marquel Blackwell as their new running backs coach, via Billy Liucci of […]

Nick Saban is one of the winningest coaches in college football history, and even his presence is enough to intimidate young recruits. Eli Owens is one of those recruits, and he spoke with the Knoxville News Sentinel about his experience at Alabama and, specifically, meeting Saban. “[Nick Saban] was the person who offered me,” Owens […]

The USC Trojans had plenty of what-ifs in their 2022 Pac-12 Championship Game defeat to the Utah Utes. For one, USC quarterback Caleb Williams dealt with a nagging hamstring injury in the contest. Williams suffered the ailment after completing a 59-yard run in the first quarter. As USC needed a win to keep its College […]

After Super Bowl 57, most eyes will turn to the NFL free agency and, of course, the 2023 NFL Draft. Ohio State football quarterback CJ Stroud is expected to go early in this year’s draft, and he’s clearly confident that the team who’ll call his name will not be making a mistake. When asked what […]

Utah quarterback Cam Rising had high hopes that he could lead the Utes to an upset of Penn State in the Rose Bowl January 2. Utah QB Cameron Rising tore an ACL in Rose Bowl and underwent surgery in January, Rising revealed Friday to @espn700bill. "I have to make sure I'm doing everything I can […]

Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterback Jalen Hurts received an epic hype video and message from Alabama football ahead of the Super Bowl, per the Alabama football Twitter account. "It's not about where you came from, it's about where you're 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜." From two Crimson schools, good luck in the Super Bowl @JalenHurts! #BuiltByBama x #OUDNA x #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/HB4YqK572A […]

As If it was possible, the 2024 college football season just got even bigger. Oklahoma and Texas football are jumping from the Big 12 to the SEC a year early in 2024, and SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey is now in scramble mode to figure out how to best organize this complex, highly lucrative 16-piece puzzle. […]

Alabama football coach Nick Saban seems to believe that new offensive coordinator Tommy Rees can help the Crimson Tide thrive without a star quarterback. Nick Saban hired Tommy Rees to be the Alabama offensive coordinator for the 2023 college football season, following the departure of 2021 Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young. Saban was impressed with […]

When looking at any mock results for the 2023 NFL Draft, it’s clear to see that there’s no consensus No. 1 quarterback between Alabama Crimson Tide’s Bryce Young and Ohio State Buckeyes’ CJ Stroud. An AFC scout shared an eye-opening claim regarding Young, saying that the signal-caller was “as low as 168 pounds” earlier in […]

Jaxon Smith-Njigba has a bit of an uncertain NFL Draft projection after in injury-riddled 2022 season for the Ohio State football program. Don’t tell that to his former Buckeyes teammate and New York Jets wideout Garrett Wilson, though. Wilson was asked if Smith-Njigba is the number-one wideout in the 2023 NFL Draft. His response was […]

Notre Dame football’s Marcus Freeman is in the process of conducting a search for the Fighting Irish’ next offensive coordinator after the departure of Tommy Rees to Alabama. It was reported on Friday that Freeman and Notre Dame football had themselves a leading candidate for the offensive coordinator role in the Utah Utes’ Andy Ludwig. […]

LSU head football coach Brian Kelly filed for divorce from his wife of 28 years in a Baton Rouge, LA court this week, but the two have reportedly reconciled and are actively trying to have the case withdrawn from the courts, according to WBRZ News. The couple’s three children have also made their stances known […]

Notre Dame is in need of a new offensive coordinator after watching Tommy Rees bolt for Alabama. The Fighting Irish will need to keep looking after one of their top candidates bowed out of the Notre Dame OC race. Kansas State’s Collin Klein has decided to return to the Wildcats, via The Athletic’s Max Olson. […]

Brett Yormark and the Big 12 are moving fast this season. After Texas and Oklahoma decided to leave the conference for the SEC earlier than expected, the college football conference is already looking to make moves. Their next goal after the departure of the Sooners and the Longhorns is to expand even further. The reason? […]

In a huge turn of events, the Big 12 has come to an agreement with the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners football programs to leave the conference early for the SEC in 2024, sources told Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated. Both the Texas and Oklahoma football programs are now leaving the Big 12 one year […]

In college sports, football is the driving force to behind anything dealing with expansion. In the arms race for star power and money, there may be a few who catch the short end of the stick, and this is the reality facing the Pac-12. Since it was announced two charter Pac-12 schools, USC and UCLA, […]

Charlie Strong spent this past season as Miami’s co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. But after just one year with Miami, Strong won’t be returning to his position. Strong has informed Hurricanes’ head coach Mario Cristobal that he won’t be returning next season, via ESPN’s Chris Low. The decision stems from Cristobal and Miami choosing not […]

Former Ohio State wide receiver Dimitrious Stanley, 48, died after a battle with prostate cancer. His death was announced Thursday by Mike Picetti, his former high school football coach. Stanley played 4 years for the Buckeyes, and he was the team’s leading receiver in the 1996 season when he caught 43 passes for 829 yards […]

Ohio State football sophomore wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. reacted to a Georgia memorabilia company selling a signed print of Javon Bullard’s hit on Harrison with the words “Night Night” inscribed in a Wednesday tweet. “‘Night Night’ lol bet,” he wrote. Harrison Jr. was hit by Bullard in the back of the endzone as he […]

The Pac-12 will be unrecognizable in 2024 following the departures of conference staples USC and UCLA, but that does not mean it will fold. Commissioner George Kliavkoff is meeting with SMU Wednesday as he continues to search for alternatives to outright obliteration. The Pac-12 is in desperate need of more members if they are to […]

Former Ohio State Buckeye Harry Miller will join President Joe Biden at the annual State of the Union address as an honored guest on Tuesday night, according to 247Sports. Miller is one of 25 guests invited to the event “because they personify issues or themes to be addressed by the President in his speech, or […]

Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks coach Brian Johnson will interview for the open Notre Dame football offensive coordinator spot after the Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl, according to a Tuesday tweet from The Irish Tribune. Johnson was hired on as the Eagles’ quarterbacks coach in 2021, playing a role in developing […]