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The arrival of Lincoln Riley at USC has sparked hope and excitement that had been longing at the program. Riley’s move to USC also helped to bring in multiple coveted talents via the transfer portal. Caleb Williams headlined USC’s transfer activity this year, as he decided to follow Riley from Oklahoma to the Pac-12 powerhouse. […]

Penn State football looked like a true national title contender early in the 2021 season. The Nittany Lions were the fourth-ranked team in the country heading into a showdown with third-ranked Iowa. Penn State not only lost the game to Iowa but also lost quarterback Sean Clifford to injury. After Clifford’s injury, Penn State’s season […]

With the 2022 college football season just around the corner, the Oklahoma State Cowboys are looking for redemption. The Cowboys were on the doorstep of the College Football Playoff after a stellar 11-1 regular season. With a win in the Big 12 Championship Game, Oklahoma State likely would have clinched its first CFP berth. Unfortunately […]

For all powerhouse football programs, there are always a few players in every season who emerge as breakout stars. This was quite the case for the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2021 season. For one, Jaxon Smith-Njigba rose to the occasion in the season, as he blossomed as a reliable wideout option for quarterback C.J. […]

Caleb Williams and the USC offense have suffered a major loss. According to Chris Trevino of USCFootball.com, Jude Wolfe will miss the first part of the season. Wolfe, a tight end entering his fourth collegiate season, suffered a broken foot #USC head coach Lincoln Riley announces that TE Jude Wolfe will miss the first part […]

Texas football wide receiver Agiye Hall was arrested and charged with criminal mischief on Thursday night. The charge, which was a Class B misdemeanor, was “equal to or greater than $100 but less than $750.” On Friday, Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian took action regarding Hall. Sarkisian has suspended Hall indefinitely, per college football reporter […]

College football is right around the corner and expectations are beginning to be set. One of the teams who are set to have eyes on them this year is the Michigan Wolverines. The school had a fairly successful 2021 season winning the Big Ten with a 12-2 record and going 8-1 in conference matchups. They […]

Penn State football has looked good on the recruiting trail under James Franklin lately, as they have managed to post one of the better 2023 classes in the nation. Franklin was at it again on Friday, adding an ‘elite’ quarterback recruit in West Des Moines Dowling Catholic’s Jaxon Smolik. Smolik had decommitted from Tulane on […]

Expectations are high for the Georgia Bulldogs in 2022. Last season, the team made history by winning its first national championship since 1980 after defeating Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide 33-18. Following the title, the Bulldogs shocked the college football world by agreeing to a massive 10-year, $112.5 million extension with head coach […]

Utah football was one of the breakout programs in 2021. After starting the season ranked No. 24, the Utes plowed through most of their opponents on their way to their first Pac-12 championship. While they narrowly fell in the Rose Bowl to Ohio State, the 2021 season was their strongest in years. Following such a […]

Entering the 2022 college football season, few coaches are under the microscope as much as Brian Kelly. LSU football won the national title in 2019. Two years later, it fired its coach, Ed Orgeron. Kelly then left Notre Dame for Baton Rouge. This instantly made the LSU football 2022 season one of the most fascinating […]

Texas Longhorns standout transfer wide receiver Agiye Hall was arrested late Thursday by the University of Texas Police Department. Hall is being charged with criminal mischief, equal to or greater than $100 but less than $750, which is a Class B misdemeanor, according to 247Sports. This is yet another setback in the growth and development […]

The 2022 college football season marks a new era in South Bend. Longtime Notre Dame football head coach Brian Kelly shockingly left the Irish for LSU in the offseason. After his departure, Notre Dame had to find its first new head coach in more than a decade. The Fighting Irish felt they had the perfect […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide just locked up a big-time prospect for their 2023 draft class, nabbing four-star prospect Miles McVay as their latest major commit. The 6-foot-7 offensive tackle spurned the relentless pursuits of Missouri, Texas A&M, Oregon, Jackson State and Michigan State with the latter three coming closest before the Crimson Tide ultimately won […]

This offseason for college football has been full of huge developments. First, Lincoln Riley announced that he was leaving Oklahoma and heading west to coach at USC. Shortly after that, Brian Kelly made the decision to leave Notre Dame to coach in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for the LSU Tigers. LSU has had one of the […]

Alabama Crimson Tide came up short of another national title. Despite a blowout win in the SEC Championship game against the Georgia Bulldogs, Nick Saban’s team could not repeat its feat and lost 33-18. But Alabama football fans have many reasons to believe they will have another shot. Heisman Trophy recipient Bryce Young is back as […]

Nick Saban’s Alabama football squad is loaded on offense, with 2021 Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young, rising star running back Jahmyr Gibbs and strong wide receivers, such as Ja’Corey Brooks. On the defensive side of the ball, the Crimson Tide figure to have one of the best units, led by their strong linebackers and elite […]

Florida football has a ton of momentum on the recruiting trail right now. Billy Napier and the Gators landed four 4-star recruits in just a couple of days at the end of July. Now, they’ve managed to flip a recruit. 4-star linebacker Jaden Robinson, who was committed to South Carolina football, has flipped his pledge […]

Texas football did something on Thursday that they’ve never done in program history. Andrew Ivins of 247 Sports reports that the Longhorns have landed 4-star running back recruit Cedric Baxter from the state of Florida. Ivins details what made the commitment so historic. Cedric Baxter to Texas could be a sign of what’s to come […]

Lincoln Riley’s net worth in 2022 is $30 million. Lincoln Riley is a former football player who suited up for Texas Tech. He currently serves as the head coach for the University of South Carolina’s American football team. Riley is a four time Big 12 champion coach and a Coach of the Year winner. For […]

Maybe the rest of Big 12 football should not be sleeping on Texas Longhorns true freshman wide receiver Savion Red, especially when he’s already getting compared to San Francisco 49ers weapon Deebo Samuel this early in his college football career. Red’s teammate and Longhorns junior wideout Jordan Whittington recently said that Red reminds him of […]

It’s a new dawn for the Oklahoma Sooners in 2022. After a tumultuous 2021 that saw the shocking departure of head coach Lincoln Riley and quarterback Caleb Williams, Oklahoma football will look to rebound with a new man in charge of the team in the form of a familiar face: Brent Venables. With that said, […]

The Texas A&M football preseason outlook is full of optimism, but the Aggies have entered seasons with optimism before. Backing up the optimism with an elite season is what this program needs. Jimbo Fisher brought in the No. 1 recruiting class in the country. As the 2022 college football season approaches, Texas A&M is a […]

Former Washington State football head coach Nick Rolovich, who was fired last year for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine, is taking action against the university. Rolovich has filed a claim against the school and is seeking millions, as reported by the Associated Press. “Former Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich has filed a claim […]

The Big Ten is nearing a media rights deal with the likes of NBC, CBS and Fox Sports, one that could be worth over $1 billion annually. It’s a huge deal for the conference, who ended their 40-year partnership with ESPN in the process. With all the conference realignment talk swirling around, it’s something that […]

The Miami football program has had a decade and a half to forget. The Hurricanes have just one bowl win to their name since 2007 and have gone through five full-time head coaches in that span. Last season was more of the same, as the Hurricanes finished with a middling 7-5 record. Going into the […]

Alabama’s Bryce Young won the Heisman Trophy last season. He enjoyed a tremendous year and was deserving of the award. However, the Crimson Tide ultimately fell short in the championship game against Georgia. Nonetheless, Young and Alabama enjoyed a productive season, despite Nick Saban referring to it as a “rebuilding year.” Meanwhile, Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud […]

Wake Forest football fans received a shock Wednesday morning when it was announced that quarterback Sam Hartman would be out indefinitely with a “non-football” issue. Hartman, who earned second-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference honors last year, was expected to be the team’s starter once again after a banner year. Following the brutal news, Demon Deacons head […]

Wake Forest football was looking forward to building off of last year’s 11-3 season and a trip to the ACC title game, led by star quarterback Sam Hartman. Hartman and the Demon Deacons were dealt a shocking blow on Wednesday morning. Les Johns of 247 Sports has the details. Breaking from Wake Forest Fall Camp: […]

Football will be everything in the 2022 NCAAF season for Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Kool-Aid McKinstry. According to Mike Rodak of AL.com, McKinstry will not let basketball in the way, as he tries to help Nick Saban and Alabama football in dominating anew on the field. “Kool-Aid McKinstry, speaking Tuesday to reporters for the […]

An NIL collective that will benefit the USC football players is coming to campus, but there’s one big issue with it: the school itself is not in favor of it. The said collective called “Student Body Right” is said to be intent on providing USC football players “the equivalent of a base salary,” according to […]

The Alabama football juggernaut is not expected to slow down in the 2022 college football season, but the unique aspect of this program, given its runaway success under Nick Saban, is that anything less than a national championship feels like a failure, even though making the national title game is something only a few select […]

Last year was a banner year for Michigan football. Not only did the Wolverines win the Big Ten for the first time since 2004, but they also were victorious over their hated rival, the Ohio State Buckeyes, for the first time during the tenure of head coach Jim Harbaugh. One would think that such a […]

Penn State football has been very successful on the recruiting trail when it comes to their 2023 class, as they’ve reeled in one of the better marks in the nation from 247 Sports. Well, that class took a hit on Tuesday. 4-star edge rusher Tomarrion Parker announced that he was decommitting from the Nittany Lions, […]

D.J. Uiagalelei is considered QB1 for the Clemson Tigers in 2022-23, but he could be facing some competition for snaps. Five-star recruit Cade Klubnik is looking very good early on and he appears to be handling the transition to the college game with ease. Most importantly, he’s impressing head coach Dabo Swinney, who says Klubnik […]

Alabama isn’t just the most talented team in the country. As arguably the best two players in all of college football see it, the Crimson Tide will have a decided leadership advantage throughout the 2022 season, too. “The leadership has been great,” All-American edge rusher Will Anderson said of Alabama’s preseason camp, per Charlie Potter […]

College football has had an intriguing offseason. Between rumored media deals, conference switching, and the transfer portal, there has been no shortage of news. A recent report stated that ESPN would not be covering Big Ten games for the first time in 10 years. CBS and NBC were listed as potential TV destinations for the […]

The winds of change have found a foothold and have been blowing right through Los Angeles all summer. Out goes Clay Helton and interim Donte Williams, and in comes Lincoln Riley and a set of expectations unrivaled in this USC football program since the days of Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart, LenDale White and others under […]

The Texas Longhorns are on a mission to bounce back stronger in 2022 following the 2021 college football season wherein they only won five games total and just three in conference play. As always, there are big questions for a program like Texas heading into a new season. Here are three of those burning questions […]