NCAA Football Articles - Page 54

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 […]

Indiana football snatched the hearts of Penn State eight days ago off Omar Cooper Jr’s epic catch. Now IU and Curt Cignetti siphoned a wide receiver once committed to the Nittany Lions. Lavar Keys joined the long list of decommits following James Franklin’s firing. The class of 2026 WR is now heading to the Hoosiers, […]

Michigan football just took a comeback victory over Northwestern. Michigan is now 8-2 on the season, led by freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood. Now they will have another quarterback entering the room, as the grandson of Michigan legend Lloyd Carr will be joining the program. According to Hayes Fawcett of Rivals, Tommy Carr has committed to […]

Week 12 of the College Football season has come to an end, with upsets and near-upsets. With just two weeks left in the regular season, some teams have cemented their status as contenders, while other teams fell from that class this week. This has caused some major shakeups in the College Football Top 25 Power […]

There are now just two weeks left in the college football regular season, and the College Football Playoff picture is starting to take shape. Saturday was an eventful one, especially in the SEC, and the results will have a massive ripple effect heading into the Week 13 CFP rankings reveal on Tuesday night. The biggest […]

Following yesterday’s 23-21 win vs. Alabama on the road in Tuscaloosa, Oklahoma has leapt back into the top 10 of the AP’s latest poll. Meanwhile, the Crimson Tide took a tumble. Going into their Week 12 matchup, Oklahoma and Alabama were ranked (in both the AP poll and College Football Playoff rankings) 11th and fourth, […]

The Texas football team got pushed around on Saturday. Texas dropped a 35-10 game to the Georgia Bulldogs. It was a tough loss for Texas, as the squad lost a pivotal SEC game. Following the tough loss, Texas took a huge dip in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college football poll. The Longhorns dropped […]

The Texas A&M football team has a lot to be excited about right now. Not only do the Aggies have an undefeated record, but the school also just grabbed one of the top high school football recruits in the country. Texas A&M football got the commitment Sunday of Class of 2027 recruit JayQuan Snell, per […]

The South Carolina football team had quite an eventful Saturday afternoon, with a historic collapse and a bizarre incident between a state trooper and a group of Gamecock players dominating the headlines. Although later on in the day, the big story would be blowing a 30-3 halftime lead, amidst their first-half shellacking of Texas A&M, […]

The South Carolina football team blew a huge halftime lead to drop yet another game. South Carolina lost to Texas A&M, 31-30, on Saturday. The Gamecocks had a 30-3 halftime lead, but got shut out in the second half while the Aggies stormed back. The loss was another blow to South Carolina coach Shane Beamer’s […]