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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 […]

The Missouri football team had a great 2025 season, but got some bad news on Tuesday. Former four-star recruit James Madison II is entering the transfer portal, per CBS Sports. The wide receiver was one of the most talented players in his high school class nationally. “The 6-foot-3, 210-pounder was a Class of 2024 four-star […]

Alabama’s 2025 football campaign is a prime case study in how brand reputation can overshadow objective evaluation when it comes to playoff selection. The Crimson Tide, sitting at 10-2, is still being discussed for a College Football Playoff (CFP) berth, despite a resume littered with pitfalls no truly elite program would accept. Their signature blemish […]

The College Football Playoff Selection Committee faces a pivotal decision this week as the final rankings approach. At 10-2, the Oklahoma Sooners are hovering on the bubble, hoping their brand name and a couple of signature wins will carry them into the 12-team field. But the uncomfortable truth is, Oklahoma doesn’t deserve to be there. […]

The Vanderbilt Commodores football team made waves Monday night by unveiling a formal “CFP case” document built to strengthen its postseason argument. The release marks a bold effort to spotlight a 10-2 resume, counter long-standing perception gaps and push back against brand-driven playoff bias. The document circulated quickly after the Commodores football team distributed it […]

Auburn has spent the past several seasons trapped in the same frustrating pattern: playing well for long stretches, only to fall apart in the closing minutes. Under Hugh Freeze, those problems became a defining storyline, especially this season, when six of the team’s seven losses came by a single score. That inability to finish eventually […]

As Indiana prepares for the biggest game in program history, linebacker Aiden Fisher has spent the week dissecting what makes the defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes so dangerous. For Fisher, the matchup represents both a personal milestone and a defining moment for the No. 2 Hoosiers. When Fisher turns on the Buckeyes’ tape, he […]

Auburn’s new head coach, Alex Golesh, didn’t waste a second setting the tone for his tenure. Introduced on Sunday, November 30, Golesh arrived with a detailed six-month blueprint, a plan he says he had to build long before landing the job. And for a program that dropped six one-score losses in 2025 under Hugh Freeze, […]

Brent Venables and the Oklahoma Sooners are being active in the 2026 recruiting class, poaching Kristan Moore from the North Alabama Lions. Moore announced his commitment to the Sooners on Monday, per On3 insider Hayes Fawcett. Hailing from Selma, Alabama, he decommitted from the Lions on Sunday before joining Oklahoma’s class almost immediately. He also […]

The Oklahoma State Cowboys football program is moving through a major transition, and that shift now features a groundbreaking personnel move designed to reshape how the Cowboys approach roster construction. Discussions around who the new GM of the football program will be have surged since the arrival of new Oklahoma State head coach Eric Morris, […]

Kentucky football is bringing back a Bluegrass State native home to lead the Wildcats. After firing Mark Stoops following a 13-season run, Will Stein is stepping in at Lexington. He’ll leave his post as Oregon offensive coordinator — where he ignited Dante Moore this season and molded Dillon Gabriel plus Bo Nix into NFL-caliber quarterbacks. […]

The 8-4 Ohio Bobcats were thrown an unexpected curve ahead of bowl season when the program announced that head coach Brian Smith has been placed on indefinite leave. The school did not disclose the reason, but it confirmed that defensive coordinator and associate head coach Jon Hauser will take over on an interim basis. The […]

The Auburn Tigers football program began a new era Monday with the official introduction of new head coach Alex Golesh. During the press conference at the Harbert Family Recruiting Center, a viral moment emerged when a reporter asked if Golesh enjoyed golf — a subtle jab referencing the recent coaching search and the exit of […]

Brent Key and the Georgia Tech football team landed a talented prospect in the 2026 class, flipping Kealan Jones from the Georgia Bulldogs to the Yellow Jackets. Jones announced his commitment to the Yellow Jackets on Monday, per On3 insider Hayes Fawcett. Hailing from Marietta, Georgia, he had his original pledge to the Bulldogs since […]

When news broke that South Florida’s Alex Golesh was going to be taking over as the next head coach of the Auburn Tigers, fans had one major question: What was going to happen to DJ Durkin? A long-time defensive coach who called defenses at Ole Miss and Texas A&M before landing at Auburn in 2024, […]

The Boston College Eagles football program took a major step toward rebuilding its roster Monday with a key front office hire. The Eagles are bringing back alumnus Kenyatta Watson as the new general manager of the team, giving the program an experienced voice in the modern recruiting landscape. The hiring of Watson links fresh strategy […]

The Arkansas Razorbacks football program made a powerful early statement under new head coach Ryan Silverfield, landing one of the biggest recruiting wins of the 2026 cycle. The Razorbacks strong recruiting efforts paid off Monday as four-star defensive lineman Anthony Kennedy Jr. flipped his commitment from the Miami Hurricanes, signaling a major shift in momentum […]

Following a disastrous 2-10 season, North Carolina A&T head coach Shawn Gibbs is shaking up his coaching staff. Per a report by the Greensboro News & Record, outside linebackers coach Terry Lanz,  recruiting coordinator Nate Poole, and Offensive line coach Ron Mattes. Mattes is retiring, while Poole and Lanz were let go from their respective […]

USC football celebrated the Los Angeles bragging rights over UCLA on Saturday. Lincoln Riley let it be known he’s staying with the Trojans. But a running back is bolting and entering the portal. Hayes Fawcett of On3/Rivals revealed Bryan Jackson is entering the College Football Transfer Portal. He’ll enter with two years of eligibility. Jackson […]

Recently, BYU football coach Kalani Sitake has caught Penn State’s eye as a potential successor. However, Sitake hasn’t said here nor there as to whether he intends to go.  Nevertheless, a group of BYU donors is working together to ensure that Sitkae sticks around, per Ralph D. Russo of The Athletic. One of those donors includes […]

The Vanderbilt Commodores football program has endured more than its share of tough seasons, but sixth-year quarterback Diego Pavia just delivered a run that reshaped the SEC record book. Over the final month of the regular season, Pavia became the driving force behind the Commodores’ rise and set an SEC milestone no player in the […]