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The Ohio State Buckeyes added depth on both ends of the field for arguably the strongest recruiting class of 2022 The 2022 college football season is almost approaching. Ohio State has returning stars like CJ Stroud and Jaxon Smith-Njigba to lead the way. Still, it’s always exciting to speculate about the program’s potential future. Despite […]

As a player in the NFL, Deion Sanders was all about his money. Now as head coach of the Jackson State Tigers, he figures to do the same. Sanders issued his opinion on the recent trend of NCAA conference realignment: “Well you called it realignment, you can really call it chasing the bag,” Sanders told […]

The Georgia Bulldogs have once again landed a coveted linebacker for their 2023 recruiting class. Troy Bowles, an outside linebacker who has starred at the Jesuit High School in Tampa, Florida, announced on Saturday that he has committed to the University of Georgia. https://twitter.com/TroyBowles23/status/1548389899421724673?s=20&t=HPHPDMSp_Ck4Ex73X98AsA Bowles, a son of Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles, […]

College football season may not start for a while, but recruiting season is well underway. The Texas Longhorns are building a complete team as they prepare for the 2022 season. Arch Manning has stolen headlines for Texas but the Longhorns won’t have him for another season. But the truth of the matter is that the […]

Arch Manning shocked the college football world last month when he announced his commitment to the University of Texas at Austin. Manning, a nephew of former Super Bowl winners Eli and Peyton Manning, garnered interest from SEC powerhouses such as Alabama and Georgia, but in the end, he opted to verbally commit to the soon-to-be […]

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have put together a strong college football recruiting effort under new head coach Marcus Freeman. That continued on Friday, as the Fighting Irish added to a 2023 class that currently ranks as the best in the nation in 247 Sports’ rankings. Four-star wide receiver Jaden Greathouse is headed to Notre […]

If there’s any coach in the country that’s well versed in the art of building a number one recruiting class, it’s Nick Saban with the Alabama Crimson Tide. Time and time again he just pops up with another excellent class like the Empire from Star Wars showing up over Endor with another Death Star. Well, I hate […]

One could last hours debating on just which college football team is the greatest of all-time. Over the past 20 years, numerous teams made a strong case to be called the best college football side ever, including the Reggie Bush-led 2004 USC Trojans. For Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson, as he noted during a […]

Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables is set to have quite a decision to make later this year. With Caleb Williams opting to take his talents to USC, Venables will have to decide on just who he will call upon to be the Sooners’ starting quarterback for their season opener against UTEP in September. Among […]

The Texas Longhorns shocked the college football world when they announced their intention to leave the Big-12 for the SEC nearly a year ago. Having been a Big-12 school since 1996, it was pretty stunning for longtime fans to learn that the school would have a new home, a move set to occur in 2025. […]

The 2022 college football season is still about a month and a half away from beginning. However, excitement is beginning to build, especially in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Vernables is ready for some football. After serving as Clemson’s defensive coordinator and associate head coach, he’ll be in charge of leading his first program […]

The Texas Longhorns secured the commitment of the top quarterback recruit in recent memory, Arch Manning. Ahead of his debut season at Texas, UT legend Vince Young dropped an honest take on the pressure Manning will face in Austin, and how he expects him to handle the bright lights. In an appearance on ESPN’s First […]

With the 2022 college football season a little over a month away, the Oregon Ducks received some awful news. Ducks tight end Spencer Webb has tragically died in an accident at Triangle Lake, located about 35 miles west or Oregon’s university. Webb was just 22 years old. The report first arrived from the Lane County […]

It was many, many years ago. But before Nick Saban was the legendary college football coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide, he was briefly the head coach for the Miami Dolphins. He coached in Miami for two seasons spanning from 2005 through 2006 before heading to college football. Former Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder joined “The […]

The Big-12 introduced a new commissioner on Wednesday, Brett Yormark. However, Oklahoma State Cowboys head coach Mike Gundy stole the show for a brief moment. Gundy jokingly made a suggestion about the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners, two college football powerhouses who left the Big-12 for the SEC just a year ago. Here are Gundy’s […]

Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban and Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders didn’t see eye-to-eye on the NIL (name, image, and likeness) deals taking the college football world by storm. Back in May, Saban made comments accusing Sanders and the Tigers of “paying” for top recruit Travis Hunter, then bragging about it. Sanders […]

When Jimbo Fisher arrived in College Station in December 2017, his mission was clear. He was going to do everything he could to make Texas A&M a powerhouse both on the field and on the recruiting trail, in order to deliver a national championship to the Aggie faithful. While on-field results are coming more slowly […]

USC and UCLA shocked the college football world when they announced they would be leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten. It was 2022’s installment of a trend becoming increasingly paramount in college football: realignment. The Big-12 experienced it last year when Texas and Oklahoma bolted for the SEC. Amid all the chaos, new Big-12 […]

Nick Saban’s Alabama Crimson Tide have been one of the most successful programs over the last several seasons. Alabama has dominated the college football landscape, bringing home three national championships since the 2015 season. However, that doesn’t mean the program is obstacle-free heading into the 2022 college football season. Saban detailed one of the biggest […]

The Miami Hurricanes have made waves in the recruiting department since hiring Mario Cristobal to be their new head coach back in December. Cristobal currently has the Hurricanes on a torrid pace, having brought in six blue-chip recruits to the 2023 class. Well, Miami landed another one on Tuesday. 4-star linebacker Raul Aguirre has committed […]

The college football landscape is changing before our very eyes. Back in June, USC and UCLA made waves when they elected to leave the Pac-12 for the Big-Ten. It’s the latest move in a recent trend of conference realignment, which makes the future of college football uncertain. So, who better to ask on the subject […]

Steve Sarkisian scored a huge recruit recently, with five-star quarterback Arch Manning committing to play college football for the Texas Longhorns. Manning’s high school coach at Isidore Newman in New Orleans has some high praises for Sarkisian and the Longhorns’ staff for managing to pull off a huge move in the offseason, while at the […]

The NFL and college football world received some sad news on Monday evening, Former Detroit Lions and Michigan Wolverines coach Gary Moeller passed away at the age of 81, as announced by the university and ESPN. Gary Moeller, who succeeded Bo Schembechler as Michigan’s football coach in 1990 and led the Wolverines to three Big […]

The Florida State Seminoles have fallen on hard times in recent years, posting four straight losing seasons. That’s unacceptable for a program of their stature. Head coach Mike Norvell is on the fast track to turning things around, though. The Seminoles beat out superpowers like Clemson and Florida for two of the top recruits on […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes scored a big win on the recruitment front, as the program successfully secured the commitment of four-star defensive lineman Jason Moore. Apart from adding another potential cornerstone of the Buckeyes’ stop unit, Ohio State can also feel great about the fact that they one-upped Big Ten rivals Michigan Wolverines. Via Brian […]

The Tennessee Volunteers have once again struck gold with their 2023 recruiting class. Chandavian Bradley, an edge rusher from Platte City, Missouri, announced on Sunday that he has committed to the University of Tennessee. 150% Locked In!! #AGTG #GOVOLS #GBO @_pcpirates @ParkerThune @RyanCallahan247 @Vol_Football @Vol_Hoops @UANextFootball @BasketballPAC @coachjoshheupel @CoachEkelerUT @Epic7Midwest pic.twitter.com/XVexyRp7ZK — Chandavian “𝕐𝕆𝕌ℕ𝔾 𝕂𝕀ℕ𝔾” […]

The Georgia Bulldogs have made a significant leap up the Class of 2023 recruitment rankings. Having previously been on the edge of the top 10 in terms of the strength of their 2023 recruitment class, the Bulldogs saw themselves shoot all the way up to No. 7 in the nation in the latest rankings update. […]

The College Football scene is undergoing significant changes, as multiple big-name schools are jumping to different conferences. After USC and UCLA announced their transition to the Big Ten, all eyes have been on the Pac-12 and Oregon Ducks. They’ll either stay or find another conference and it sounds like Phil Knight is taking matters into […]

Five-star recruit Samuel M’Pemba has whittled down his list of prospective college football destinations to just a handful of remaining schools. M’Pemba, one of the top edge rushers in the country, has seven final teams on his shortlist of schools: Notre Dame, Oregon, Florida, Georgia, Miami, Alabama, and Tennessee. He made the official announcement on […]

Mario Cristobal and the Miami Hurricanes got a big boost to their 2023 recruiting class by securing the commitment of star edge rusher Jayden Wayne on Saturday. In the process, the Hurricanes moved back into the top 10 of 247Sports’ 2023 college football recruiting rankings. Cristobal is putting together quite the class for the Hurricanes: […]

Four-star recruit Kaleb Beasley for the 2024 recruiting class just released his top 10 list of potential destinations, with the selections being littered with SEC options. Georgia, Tennessee, Auburn, LSU, and Florida are among the 10 listed by Beasley, with a sixth option in Oklahoma slated potentially for an SEC debut in 2024. The rest […]

Dante Moore officially committed to the University of Oregon on Friday, according to 247Sports. The Detroit King quarterback is one of the top prospects in his class and received numerous offers from big-name schools like Texas A&M, Michigan, Notre Dame, and LSU. With so many appreciable options, why did Dante Moore decide to choose Oregon? […]

One of the more intriguing quarterback prospects has decided to change sides. After initially committing to the Penn State Nittany Lions, Marcus Stokes has decided to join the University of Florida. It’s a shocking move that came to the surprise (and angst, for Penn State fans) of many college football enthusiasts. (via 247Sports) Stokes initially […]

It’s said that a championship is sacred in sports. One never forgets the feeling of winning a title, whether it’s in college or professional sports- and if they do, the ring on their finger is a constant reminder of the great feeling. Not for former Alabama Crimson Tide running back Keilan Robinson. Robinson, who transferred […]

The USC Trojans, along with the UCLA Bruins, recently dropped bombshell announcements about leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten conference in 2024. Both the Trojans and the Bruins are two of the most iconic teams in the Pac-12, but will be bringing their talents to the dog-eat-dog world of the Big Ten. It’s a […]

With Thor: Love and Thunder now out in theaters, fans are absolutely pumped. There’s been much anticipation for this movie, ever since it was announced at the San Diego Comic-Con in 2019. The writer, Jason Aaron, recently sat down with USA Today’s For The Win and discussed a variety of topics about Thor, but none […]

The Big 12 is following in the footsteps of the Big Ten with its latest advancements to create a super conference. Last week, news broke that the USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins were the newest teams in the Big Ten. The Pac-12 teams’ applications to switch conferences had been accepted, and they’re set to join […]

The Tennessee Volunteers landed themselves a versatile recruit in edge rusher Jonathan Echols, who plans to play tight end in college football in 2024. That’s right. Edge rusher to tight end. The 6-4, 230-pound five-star recruit is Tennessee’s first commitment for the 2024 class, though it certainly wasn’t an easy one for the Vols. They […]

The Miami Hurricanes are aiming to build a college football contender in the near future. 5-star offensive lineman recruit Francis Mauigoa committed to the Hurricanes on Monday. His commitment helped Miami move up in the recruiting class rankings, as they now have the number 8 recruiting class in the nation. Offensive lineman tend to get […]