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Oklahoma football has changed head coaches for just the second time this millennium. Lincoln Riley jumped ship to take the top job at USC and the Sooners replaced him with longtime Clemson defensive coordinator and Oklahoma grad Brent Venables. Also in the fold is new offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby, who had spent the past couple […]

The start of the much-anticipated 2022 college football season kicks off this weekend. Teams across the nation are excited to begin this new campaign, and Oklahoma State is among the country’s most exciting college football teams. Last season, the Cowboys came up just short of the Big 12 title, but still won 12 games and […]

NC State football will begin its season in just over week. With that in mind, let’s take a look at some NC State football predictions for the 2022 college football season. The Wolfpack’s expectations are sky-high, thanks in part to a large number of seniors taking advantage of the additional COVID year and a favorable […]

  We are now just a few days away from the start of the college football season. With that in mind, let’s take a look at Texas football after their fall training camp. How will they do this 2022 season? Who will be their key players? Who’s due for a breakout year? Will they win […]

As the official start of the college football season approaches, one big question is whether or not Pitt football can repeat as ACC champions. They lost a star QB, but who steps up now? Let’s make some Pitt football predictions for the 2022 college football season. The Pitt Panthers won their first ACC championship in […]

Dan Lanning faces extremely high expectations during his first season as Oregon football head coach. He has the difficult challenge of keeping a successful Ducks football program afloat in the murky seas of the Pac-12 after just winning a national title at Georgia. Ahead of the new season, we’ll make a few Oregon football 2022 […]

Regardless of just how many teams get added to the Big 10 conference, the Wisconsin Badgers will continue to be one of college football’s most consistent squads. Heading into their 2022 season, the Badgers have a few questions to answer, especially if they want to win their division. The Badgers have produced seven-consecutive winning seasons […]

Mario Cristobal is Miami, and Miami is Mario Cristobal. The new Miami football head coach was born there. He played there, served as an important assistant coach there, and even landed his first head coaching job nearby at FIU. Now he will lead the Hurricanes and attempt to restore their former glory, and it’s time […]

Michigan State football had an unexpected 11-2 season in 2021. That has spurred a wide array of opinions on how the Spartans will do this coming 2022 season. Keep in mind that the current squad has a lot of potential going into the 2022 season. That’s thanks mainly to head coach Mel Tucker and the […]

The Baylor Bears surprised college football in 2021 by going all the way and winning the Big 12 title. The Bears won 12 games that season, the most ever in a season for the program. With everyone having a target on their back, the Bears have a challenging 200 college football season ahead of them, […]

The Utah Utes are coming off a memorable season that saw them earn a spot in the Rose Bowl after winning the Pac-12 title. They stumbled early in 2021 with two losses in their first three games, but got it together, especially down the stretch when they also defeated the Oregon Ducks late in the […]

Kenny Pickett left some big shoes to fill at Pitt football and it’s now confirmed who will be taking charge of the offense. Former USC quarterback Kedon Slovis has won the starting job for the Panthers. Via Bruce Feldman: As expected, former USC quarterback Kedon Slovis has won Pitt's QB job. He will face his […]

Rich Rodriguez is heading into his first year as the Jacksonville State football head coach and he’s already causing a stir. Ahead of the team’s first game against Stephen F. Austin, Rodriguez has accused the Lumberjacks of spying on their practices and also videotaping. Via 247Sports: “Pretty good sources that they had a couple staff […]

Nothing is given in college football no matter how dominant football programs like the Alabama Crimson Tide and Clemson Tigers have been over the past several seasons. The Texas A&M Aggies would love to be part of the elite in the FBS. After a somewhat disappointing 2021 campaign, Jimbo Fisher and Aggies football will look […]

Michael Penix Jr. will be the starting quarterback of the Washington Huskies in Kalen DeBoer’s first year as head coach of the Washington football program, per  DeBoer himself. Via Curtis Crabtree of FOX13 Seattle: “Michael is going to be our starting quarterback,” DeBoer announced on Tuesday. “He’s just had a really great camp and he’s […]

The University of Tennessee athletic department announced the suspension of Volunteers linebacker William Mohan following his Sunday arrest on a felony domestic violence charge. “We are aware of the recent arrest of football student-athlete William Mohan,” a Tennessee spokesperson said on Tuesday, per Chris Low of ESPN. “He was immediately suspended indefinitely from all team […]

Nick Saban has already established a reputation as a legendary head coach. His success is immense and Alabama Football will probably construct a statue of Saban when he retires someday. But for now, Saban is ready to lead the Crimson Tide once again in 2022. And Alabama has no intentions of letting him leave anytime […]

Doubters will have many excuses to throw at LSU football. The schedule is extremely demanding. On defense, there are just too many gaps to be filled. K.J. Jefferson isn’t for real. These are some of the questions and jabs that Razorback supporters can anticipate hearing from the general public, journalists covering other teams, and of […]

Lane Kiffin is cooking up something special in Oxford, Mississippi. After guiding Ole Miss football to the first 10-win regular season in school history, the Rebels coach had to watch his star quarterback, Matt Corral, depart for the NFL, as well as his two top running backs in Jerrion Ealy and Snoop Conner along with […]

LSU football is in desperate need of some audacious developments. LSU has been a pitiful 11-12 three years after a 15-0 season and a national title. Brian Kelly, the head coach, has been dealing with some recruitment challenges in the offseason. This has made it more challenging to turn around a championship-caliber program in the […]

Lane Kiffin is the kind of head coach any team would want to have with all these changes in college football. Kiffin is a master of adapting to his circumstances. He’s clearly adapting well to the modernization of college football. He is basically pointing out that times have changed. No longer must recruiting procedures remain […]

Michigan football fans believe the Wolverines will perform better than anticipated in a number of areas. Of course, that implies that a lot of conditions would need to be met for players to get together and accomplish great success. Last season, the Michigan Wolverines stunned the whole nation by going from being unranked to the […]

Arkansas football could be a dark horse SEC title contender in 2022, and it all depends on two things. The first is how well their star quarterback will play. Recall that the SEC has so many well-known quarterbacks, including Bryce Young, the Heisman Trophy winner from the previous year. This also includes Will Levis and […]

One of the nation’s top signal-callers returns to Miami Hurricanes football as the Mario Cristobal era begins in South Florida. As the Canes attempt to win the ACC Coastal in Cristobal’s first season as head coach, star QB Tyler Van Dyke serves as the team’s linchpin. Van Dyke isn’t the only top college football player […]

Oregon football received some devastating news in July when former tight end Spencer Webb tragically died in a lake accident. Webb, a three-year veteran at Oregon, was at the rock slides west of Triangle Lake when he fell and struck his head. The Ducks tight end tragically died after bystanders and paramedics were unable to […]

The Pac-12 fell victim to conference realignment back in June when it was announced that USC and UCLA would be moving to the Big Ten in 2024. But the Big Ten isn’t finished big-game hunting just yet. Commissioner Kevin Warren recently revealed big plans for the conference, one of which includes potentially expanding to 20 […]

2021 was so nearly the year for Oklahoma State football. The Cowboys finally got their Bedlam Series victory over Oklahoma and looked destined for the College Football Playoff, but mere inches kept them from finally reaching the mountaintop, as they fell to Baylor in the Big 12 Championship Game. A big part of the terrific […]

After missing the College Football Playoff in 2021, the Ohio State Buckeyes are banking on a bounce back season in 2022. Ryan Day and CJ Stroud are aiming to lead the team to the playoffs and a National Championship. But the offense was not the issue last season. Instead, it was Ohio State’s questionable defense […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels will be rolling to the 2022 college football season with Drake Maye as their starting quarterback. North Carolina football  head coach Mack Brown announced the decision Monday. Via Adam Smith of Inside Carolina: “Coach Mack Brown made the announcement Monday, naming the redshirt freshman Maye the team’s starter, and thus […]

Tragedy hit the Indiana State football program over the weekend as they lost two of their own. Freshmen Caleb VanHooser and Christian Eubanks tragically passed away in a car accident not far from campus, per TMZ Sports. School president Deborah J. Curtis released this statement after the news surfaced: “There are no words to express […]

Several offensive linemen of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have a reason to celebrate after striking NIL deals with Hooters. It is at this point that we have to point out that this is real. Laine Higgins of The Wall Street Journal also reported that Hooters has signed 48 offensive linemen to NIL deals. A quick […]

It will be fascinating to watch how Michigan State handles losing Jalen Nailor, A.J. Arcuri, and Kenneth Walker III in 2022. Recall that the Spartans defeated Pittsburgh in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl to end the 2021 campaign with an 11-2 record. In ESPN’s power rankings, Michigan State is ranked fifteenth for 2022. That means they […]

Alabama football star and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young has secured another NIL deal. Not just any NIL deal, either. Young has taken over for Clemson football’s DJ Uiagalelei with this Dr. Pepper deal, which will feature the Crimson Tide signal-caller in this year’s installment- the fifth- of the “Fansville” campaign. Here’s what Young […]

For the coming 2022 college football season, Notre Dame football should be among the best in the nation. The Fighting Irish will also open their 2022 campaign against another team pegged to be among the elite, Ohio State. Before we get to that game, though, we need to look at this squad and make some […]

In 2021, Alabama football won the SEC championship and had a Heisman Trophy winner. Despite that, the Crimson Tide still felt let down. How will that fuel them in 2022? Going into the 2022 season, Alabama football is carrying the very heavy weight of expectations. Under head coach Nick Saban, however, this is nothing new. […]

In 2021, Clemson football may have fallen short of expectations, but the Tigers still had a double-digit victory season. 10-3 sounds like a letdown because the standard has been set so absurdly high under Dabo Swinney, and in some ways it is. Now, let’s take a brief step back and look at how they did. […]

Georgia football won its first national title in 41 seasons last year. The Bulldogs are far from satisfied, though. Georgia football hopes to build on that success and win back-to-back in 2022. The Bulldogs look to be in top form as head coach Kirby Smart enters his seventh season at the helm. Undoubtedly, Georgia just […]

Expectations for NC State football are higher than ever in 2022. The Wolfpack burst onto the scene last season as true contenders in the ACC. They finished second in the ACC Atlantic division, but the future looks very bright. NC State should only improve with another year of development. Preseason ACC Player of the Year […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have not been very successful at the NFL Draft in recent years. Most of the team’s recent draft picks have either flamed out or left the team very quickly. The most obvious example is the Raiders’ 2020 draft, as the team has already moved on from its top five picks. The […]