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The Clemson Tigers will not be the top team in college football after this weekend. The Georgia Bulldogs head to Tuscaloosa to take on the Alabama Crimson Tide. According to Clint Shamblin of Locked On Bulldogs and Luke Robinson of Locked On Bama, no matter who wins, they should be listed as the top team […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide are still reeling from the news that head coach Nick Saban has tested positive for COVID-19 along with athletic director Greg Byrne. But while there is some concern for the health of the 68-year-old coach, one of his former assistants is sure that he’ll beat the virus like he usually beats […]

Devastating news has come to the college football world as Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19, per FOX Sports and The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman. BREAKING: #Alabama statement: "Early this afternoon, we received notification that Coach Saban and (AD) Greg Byrne tested positive for COVID-19. Both immediately left the […]

The COVID-19 situation continues to affect college football, this time the SEC. The University of Florida has put football activities on hold due to a new coronavirus outbreak, per ESPN. This comes days after Florida head coach Dan Mullen said he wanted “The Swamp” at full capacity for the team’s Week 4 matchup against the […]

Though they have a formidable offense, the Alabama Crimson Tide gave up a ridiculous amount of points to Ole Miss on Saturday evening. Alabama won the matchup against Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss Rebels 63-48. The Alabama Crimson Tide will play the Georgia Bulldogs this upcoming Saturday in a top-three clash. Many people will […]

The Texas Longhorns were unable to defeat the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday, giving them their second consecutive loss of the season. Following the Longhorns’ devastating loss in the fourth overtime, angry Texas fans instantly became a meme on social media. https://twitter.com/rodger/status/1315031935576616961?s=20 Not long after the picture made its rounds on Twitter, The Athletic’s Stewart Mandel […]

Sam Ehlinger, the dual-threat quarterback of the Texas Longhorns, came close to defeating the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday, losing the game by the score of 53-45. After a hard-fought battle from both teams, Oklahoma fans were uttering profanity at Ehlinger as he walked off of the field. As OU fans chant, “Sam sucks d**k” as […]

The Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns took part in a classic Red River Showdown on Saturday, with the game going to four overtimes. Despite the ups and downs in the game, the Sooners overcame a massive collapse and quarterback changes to defeat the Longhorns on a clutch interception (via FOX College Football on Twitter). […]

Texas Longhorns quarterback Sam Ehlinger had himself a day against the rival Oklahoma Sooners. Ehlinger rushed for his fourth touchdown in the second overtime to tie the game up at 45. Take a look: Sam is a terror 🤘 pic.twitter.com/V0O3vXiLVH — Texas Longhorns (@TexasLonghorns) October 10, 2020 Whenever rivals such as Texas and Oklahoma play, […]

Saturday afternoon college football saw a huge upset with the Texas A&M Aggies taking down No. 4 ranked Florida Gators with a last-second field goal (via Texas A&M Football on Twitter). Here for all of this. 🙌#GigEm pic.twitter.com/MCsBm0ZdAF — Texas A&M Football (@AggieFootball) October 10, 2020 This game epitomizes what college football is all about: […]

The 2021 NFL Draft is going to be littered with talented quarterbacks. One of the incoming prospects has declared for the draft. With concerns about COVID-19 pushing the college football season until next spring, Trey Lance has left North Dakota State to focus on the 2021 NFL Draft. Of course, the No. 1 quarterback prospect […]

Mark Jones has been one of ESPN’s top play-by-play guys during the 2020 NBA playoffs, but the broadcaster has been in the news for other reasons in the past few days. Jones will be on the call for Saturday’s college football game between Army and the Cincinnati Bearcats. He drew attention after saying on Twitter […]

The Pac-12 conference of the NCAA has announced that they plan to play a seven-game season beginning Nov. 6, according to Heather Dinich and Kyle Bonagura in ESPN and later revealed by the conference. Breaking: The Pac-12 will play a seven-game college football season beginning Nov. 6, a source told @CFBHeather. pic.twitter.com/14BeDNhHx9 — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) […]

There has been a bevy of games in college football canceled or postponed—especially in the ACC—due to positive COVID-19 tests. Ahead of their matchup on Saturday, Notre Dame and Wake Forest have postponed their meeting due to Notre Dame producing multiple positive COVID-19 results. According to ESPN’s Andrea Adelson, Notre Dame has 13 players in […]

The Big Ten formally announced its football schedule for the 2020 season after finalizing plans for a return to play. Teams will play an 8-game, conference-only slate beginning on October 24. All teams will then partake in a newly created “Big Tens Champion Weekend” the weekend of December 19. The Big Ten Conference announced today […]

With the Big Ten announcing that it will play football this season after all, Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields is eager at the opportunity to play for the Buckeyes again. This comes after the conference initially announced that it was postponing its fall sports, including football, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But despite the uncertainty […]

Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders is reportedly nearing a deal to become the next head coach of the Jackson State University football team, according to Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated. The news was first reported by HBCU Sports’ Kenn Rashad; however, the university refuted the report by saying “nothing has been official.” […]

LSU Tigers head football coach Ed Orgeron has hit superstar status over the last year. With his team’s dominance and his football attitude and absurdly scratchy voice, a lot of people have gravitated towards him. On Tuesday, though, the national champion Orgeron made some odd comments when talking about COVID-19 and how it has hit […]

Clemson Tigers quarterback Trevor Lawrence is one of the most highly-touted prospects in recent years. He could have easily chosen to opt-out of the upcoming college football season but ultimately decided to stay in South Carolina for one more year. Senior NFL reporter Albert Breer shared the sentiments of Lawrence on why he chose to […]

Bear Bryant, an Alabama Crimson Tide and college football legend, would have turned 107 on Friday, resulting in many stories about him relayed to the masses. The best the bunch? Maybe the time Bear Bryant was on his way — like, literally on the road — to become the head coach of Vanderbilt, but heard […]

With Clemson football no longer a pipe dream, and Dabo Swinney recently demanding Notre Dame to join the ACC permanently, Clemson athletics did come in with some bad news regarding COVID-19 tests.  After the latest rounds of testings done by Clemson athletics, 24 more positive COVID-19 results popped after more than 1,000 student-athletes — and […]

According to those in the know, Oklahoma Sooners head coach Lincoln Riley has a new Baker Mayfield in Spencer Rattler. More on that in a second, though. The college football landscape will look different this year as the Pac-12 has postponed play to the spring, while the Big Ten season is still somewhat up for […]

New Florida State Seminoles coach Mike Norvell hasn’t spoken to wide receiver DJ Matthews since the young man’s COVID-19 tweet a little while back. How do we know this? Tickle me glad you asked, as the FSU coach said so himself in a recent dilly. “I haven’t talked to D.J. in a little while,” Florida […]

Jamie Newman was hoping to boost his profile after transferring from Wake Forest to Georgia, but he is prioritizing personal health. Newman announced Wednesday afternoon he was opting out of the season, and plans to begin preparations to enter the 2021 NFL Draft next April. 🙏🏽. #GODSPLAN pic.twitter.com/1LMOi1lydF — Jamie Newman (@jlmn12_) September 2, 2020 […]

According to a new report, the Big 12 conference is planning to allow teams in its conference to move ahead with a fall NCAA season despite the looming specter of COVID-19. This bit of information came from SoonerScoop.com, a blog that covers all things Oklahoma University athletics as a part of the Rivals network. Sources […]

The Pac-12 has decided to cancel the 2020 fall football season along with other fall sports due to the risks involved with playing during the coronavirus pandemic. The conference released a statement discussing their reasoning for the move, which included details from Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott: “The health, safety and well-being of our student-athletes and […]

After a weekend filled with rumors and uncertainty, the Big Ten conference officially announced Tuesday it would be postponing all fall sports, including football. In a statement, commissioner Kevin Warren noted the impetus for postponement stems from a desire to protect student-athletes amid the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic: “The mental and physical health […]

There are doubts about the 2020 college football season taking place and the Big 10 is among the conferences that could cancel or postpone the season. Regardless of the Big 10’s decision, Nebraska is searching for ways to play games during the 2020 season. "Our University is committed to playing no matter what, no matter […]

Surprise surprise, President Donald Trump has something to say on Twitter about the potential cancellation of the 2020 college football season. Taking to Twitter, as he often does, Trump showed his support for the #WeWantToPlay movement started by college football players yesterday. Retweeting Trevor Lawrence’s statement, Trump focused on how hard the players have worked […]

A few days after the Mid-American Conference, an expected move is looming to come into fruition. In light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Big Ten Conference has already voted to cancel the 2020 season altogether, according to the Detroit Free Press. A formal announcement is expected to Tuesday. Just last week, the Big Ten […]

The cancellation of the upcoming college football season is a dark cloud looming on the horizon. However, the NCAA’s biggest stars came together to unite under one voice and expressed their desire to play amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Clemson Tigers quarterback Trevor Lawrence posted a statement on Twitter: #WeWantToPlay pic.twitter.com/jvQhE7noGB — Trevor Lawrence (@Trevorlawrencee) August […]

College football and the NCAA are officially in danger. The commissioners of the Power 5 conferences met on Sunday to discuss the potential cancellation of football this fall, and it seems the NCAA’s Big Ten is fully prepared to postpone football until the spring (via ESPN): Several sources have indicated to ESPN that Big Ten […]

The NCAA is still at odds on what to do for the upcoming college football season and there are suddenly doubts on the idea of games being played. According to Brett McMurphy of the Stadium Network, there is a growing concern that the 2020 college football season will be canceled. Power 5 source to @Stadium: […]

Professional sports leagues have gradually returned along with their games being played in front of empty stadiums. It may be a different case for collegiate leagues. These, along with their respective participating universities, cannot afford to take in the hefty expenses and embrace the risks that come with resuming operations. According to a recent article […]

In news that made many stop in their tracks, a series of Colorado State allegations led to the school halting all football activities. According to numerous reports, this comes after racism and verbal abuse allegations. It’s worth noting that this comes only a few weeks after a different set of investigations happened, involving the allegations […]

Another star college football player has opted out of the 2020 season. Purdue wide receiver Rondale Moore has elected not to play this fall, citing “unprecedented circumstances” surrounding COVID-19. Moore is eligible to complete his degree, and said he will begin preparations for the 2021 NFL Draft. His Boilermaker career is officially over. https://twitter.com/moore_rondale/status/1291492884269740033 Purdue […]

The Big Ten previously announced it would abide by a conference-only schedule for the 2020 football season. Now, SEC football is following suit. Conference officials released a statement Thursday announcing September 26 as the official start date for the 2020 season, per the SEC website. The SEC football schedule will consist of 10 regular season […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are coming off of a Super Bowl, and heading into 2020, there is no reason to believe they don’t have a great shot of repeating. Of course, a repeat is something that hasn’t occurred since the New England Patriots did it during the 2004-05 campaign, so it’s difficult, but if anyone […]

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the popular infectious disease expert who has been the face of the United States’ fight against the novel coronavirus, admitted the only way the NBA and other professional sports are played at all this summer is to do so without fans and by keeping players isolated in hotels. “There’s a way of […]