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Following the shocking death of Last Chance U star John Beam, the murderer of the former football coach is facing 50 years to life. Cedric Irving Jr., 27, could face 50 years to life in jail if he is convicted of the murder. Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson revealed this in a press conference […]

A lot of college observers looked at Notre Dame and dismissed the Fighting Irish when they lost their first two games of the season to Miami and Texas A&M. The losses were problematic and painful to the team’s fans, but the last thing that head coach Marcus Freeman was going to do was give up […]

The Atlantic Coast Conference has musical chairs at the top each week. Pittsburgh leading the ACC power rankings got short-lived. The Notre Dame blowout win rearranges the rankings once again — leaving Georgia Tech, SMU and Virginia to battle for No. 1. 1. Georgia Tech (+4) Guess who’s back at one? The Yellow Jackets return […]

Every college football season has a loss so shocking, so cataclysmic, that it becomes part of a program’s identity. For South Carolina football in 2025, that loss came in Week 12. It was an epic 31–30 collapse against No. 3 Texas A&M after leading 30–3 at halftime. The Gamecocks lost a chance to salvage a […]

Virginia Tech football sparked buzz by hiring James Franklin, announcing him Monday as Hokies head coach. Franklin’s next task is winning over recruits on the college football recruiting trail. Count a prominent four-star as one who loves the hire. Class of 2027 edge rusher Andrew Rogers chose the Hokies back in August during a time […]

For much of this college football season, Alabama has been synonymous with discipline, dominance, and execution.. On Saturday night in Tuscaloosa, though, that standard slipped. The No. 4 Crimson Tide suffered a stunning 23–21 home loss to No. 10 Oklahoma. This defeat sent shockwaves through the SEC and all but shattered Alabama’s College Football Playoff […]

Mike Norvell and the Florida State Seminoles are recruiting deep into the JUCO level, finding talented players in that area. This was especially the case after they obtained the commitment of defensive end Jalen Anderson. Anderson announced his pledge to the Seminoles on Monday, per On3 insider Hayes Fawcett. Hailing from Slidell, Louisiana, he stands […]

Kirk Ferentz and the Iowa Hawkeyes has been active with their 2026 recruiting as they flipped a former UCLA prospect, landing the commitment of wide receiver Xavier Stinson. Stinson announced his pledge to the Hawkeyes on Monday, per On3 insider Hayes Fawcett. Hailing from Vero Beach, Florida, he originally committed to UCLA in mid-June before […]

The Texas Longhorns likely saw their playoff hopes end on Saturday. It was a 35-10 loss to Georgia, as Georgia dominated the fourth quarter. A third loss of the season likely knocks Texas out of playoff contention, and there are a few spots to blame. Texas was in the game most of the way. They […]

The 2025 Auburn football season has been a much bigger dumpster fire than expected. It culminated in the Tigers firing Hugh Freeze as head coach. The Tigers have had offensive issues all season and have struggled to play consistent offense throughout the year. They have switched through two different quarterbacks and will use two options […]

Virginia Tech football hands the reins over to James Franklin, finalizing his deal Monday with the Hokies. The former Penn State leader wasted no time in mapping out his first vision in Blacksburg. The school officially announced Franklin as new head coach online. He dropped his first statement via NBC Sports college football insider Nicole […]

Texas football just endured its third loss of the season. This time, it was the hands of Georgia, as Georgia dominated the fourth quarter, scoring 21 unanswered points in the game. Now, Texas is dealing with a major injury to the defense, as Anthony Hill Jr. has broken his hand. Chip Brown of Horns247 is […]

The 2025 Michigan football season marks a return to form after the team’s inconsistent year last season. They have more talent and have the ability to compete against Ohio State once again. The bounce back has been significant, and it gives the Wolverines more credibility in the conference now, as they have been trying to […]

Penn State football watched James Franklin become Virginia Tech bound Monday. But details of Franklin’s contract buyout at PSU surfaced. Will PSU need to pay the full amount of more than $49 million? Brandon Marcello of CBS Sports dropped clarity there after the Hokies hired Franklin. “Penn State and James Franklin recently negotiated his buyout […]

While rumors are swirling that Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin is very interested in both the LSU and Florida head coaching vacancies, longtime SEC commentator Paul Finebaum hinted at only part of that being true. Despite Kiffin’s family visiting both Gainesville and Baton Rouge over the last few days to start off the Rebels’ […]

The SEC saw a massive upset this week, which has shifted things in the conference. They also saw a near-upset, which could have made more of a mess of the conference. Still, multiple teams have a chance at the College Football Playoff, even with the shifting in the Week 13 SEC Power Rankings. 1. Texas […]

Indiana football quarterback Fernando Mendoza burst onto the scene this season. Leading the Hoosiers to an 11-0 record as the No. 2-ranked team in the country, Mendoza is creating headlines every week. His 30 touchdowns lead the nation, and he has wowed with a 73% completion rate to accompany a 184.8 rating while embarking on […]

Ole Miss football elevated to new heights under Lane Kiffin. Now there’s chatter of the College Football Playoffs or even sealing the Southeastern Conference title in Oxford. But “clarity” is officially needed on Kiffin’s side, following a reported family visit to LSU and Florida. Pete Nakos of On3/Rivals plus Brett McMurphy of the same outlet […]

The 2025 Notre Dame football season started slowly, but it has since regained its momentum. The Fighting Irish have won eight straight games since starting 0-2, and they need all hands on deck for a potential College Football Playoff run. One key player, Jaden Greathouse, has been missing due to injury, and the Fighting Irish […]

Virginia Tech football will fill the first Power Four head coaching vacancy for the 2025-26 cycle. James Franklin fueled rumors of taking over the Hokies. Now Blacksburg will welcome the former Penn State head coach. Franklin to Virginia Tech “are finalizing an agreement” to become a pairing, per ESPN college football insider Pete Thamel. “The […]

Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin’s family is spending the Rebels’ bye week doing something quite unusual: potentially scouting out a new job for Kiffin. Amid numerous rumors of mutual interest between himself and the likes of LSU and Florida, members of Kiffin’s family reportedly flew to Louisiana, where they may be moving to in the […]

The Indiana football team has cranked its Fernando Mendoza Heisman push into high gear, and the timing could not be better. The Cal transfer has the Hoosiers at 11-0, sitting atop most Heisman odds boards after throwing for 2,641 yards, 30 touchdowns, and just five interceptions, plus five rushing scores. IU even rolled out an […]

The 2025 Texas football season has been marred by underachievement. Entering the year as the No. 1-ranked team in the country, Texas immediately dropped its season-opener in a tough-fought battle against Ohio State. The Longhorns did enough to climb back into the AP Top 10 after wins against the No. 8-ranked Oklahoma Sooners and the […]

Georgia’s football team 35-10 demolition of Texas was the kind of game that explains why the Bulldogs still sit at 9-1 and very much in the playoff picture. It also reinforced the identity Kirby Smart keeps hammering home. After the win, Smart praised his defense’s toughness and complained about a modern game where, in his […]

Georgia’s onside kick in the fourth quarter will haunt the Texas football team for a while. What had been a tense game flipped into a 35-10 defeat, leaving the Longhorns 7-3 and their College Football Playoff hopes hanging by a thread. Arch Manning owned his part afterward, acknowledging that against a defense like Georgia’s, he […]

After a lopsided loss to No. 1 Ohio State, in which starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava did not play due to a concussion, UCLA interim head coach Tim Skipper has an update. According to the Los Angeles Times’ Ben Bolch, Skipper said today that Iamaleava is ‘day to day,’ which certainly seems to keep the possibility […]

As the 2025 college football regular season nears an end, the Heisman Trophy debate will start to heat up even more. Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza took over the top spot in those talks in September, and the Hoosiers’ star has basically held true to that ever since. Mendoza transferred from Cal ahead of the 2025 […]

The No. 17-ranked Texas Longhorns’ 35-10 loss to the No. 5-ranked Georgia Bulldogs was catastrophic in more ways than one. It dropped their record to 7-3 on the season and to fifth in the SEC standings. The loss also plummeted the Longhorns’ AP poll standings and playoff odds heading into the final two weeks of […]

On Saturday evening, the Georgia football program continued its winning ways with a big win over the Texas Longhorns at home. Texas was able to keep things close throughout the first three quarters of the evening, but ultimately, the Bulldogs put things away with a 21-0 performance in the fourth quarter. One scary moment occurred […]

Ohio State’s football team heater on the 2026 trail keeps getting hotter. Fresh off flipping four-star EDGE Dre Quinn from Clemson, the Buckeyes have added yet another centerpiece to a defensive haul that already featured lineman Khary Wilder and a recent flip of four-star DL Emanuel Ruffin from Colorado. Quinn, a 6-foot-4, 230-pound pass rusher […]

Florida A&M University president Marva Johnson recently explained the reassignment of former Athletic Director Angela Suggs as Special Assistant to the President and as an advisor for intercollegiate athletics in an interview with the Tallahassee Democrat. In addition to Suggs’ reassignment, FAMU announced that John Davis will assume the position of Vice President of Athletics. […]

Obviously, acclaimed actor and Landman star Billy Bob Thornton is a football fan, as he features nods to the Big 12 in the second season, from programs like Texas Tech to Colorado to TCU. In a viral clip from Landman Season 2, two characters are seen discussing Big 12 mascots. Throton’s daughter even says that […]

Michigan’s football team’s narrow 24-22 win over Northwestern turned into a coming-out party for freshman wideout Andrew Marsh and a stress test for Sherrone Moore. Marsh hauled in 12 passes for 189 yards, setting Michigan freshman single-game receiving marks dating back to 1979 and later saying it “means the world” just to have the chance […]

Five HBCUs are making history this postseason at the Division II level. For the first time in history, five Historically Black Colleges and Universities have clinched a bid to the NCAA Division II Playoffs: Albany State University, Benedict College, Kentucky State, Johnson C. Smith, and Virginia Union. Each institution enters the postseason having delivered a […]

Norfolk State Head Coach Michael Vick was visibly unhappy following his team’s close 35-28 loss to Morgan State on Saturday. The defeat marks the Spartans’ tenth loss of the season and their ninth consecutive defeat since their overtime victory against rival Virginia State University on September 6th. Heading into the final week of the season, […]

Johnson C. Smith football is once again at the top of the CIAA. The Golden Bulls secured the conference championship in a resounding 45-21 victory over the reigning champions, Virginia Union University, snapping a 56-year title drought. This is the team’s first conference championship since 1969. The team’s rapid success is largely attributed to Head […]

On Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, former Miami Hurricanes football star Bernie Kosar is getting a liver transplant, as the former Cleveland Browns quarterback revealed. He took to social media to share the news. Kosar posted a video from the hospital before the operation. “We’ll see you at 5 am,” Kosar said in the video. Good […]

Ohio State has added a major in-state talent to its 2026 recruiting class by flipping tight end Nick Lautar from Louisville. The three-star prospect from Lebanon High School, Ohio, announced his pledge to the Buckeyes on Sunday, just one day after receiving an official offer from Ohio State during its 48-10 victory over UCLA. Listed […]

There are just two weeks left in the college football season. The top five-ranked conference champions get a guaranteed trip to the College Football Playoffs. After Week 12, few spots have been decided in conference title games, and it is time to break down all the scenarios for each conference in their title game. The […]