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Seemingly every year, the Alabama Crimson Tide have one of the best recruiting classes in America. Part of that has to do with the allure and prestige of the university, with its rich football tradition. That alone makes the Crimson Tide a powerhouse recruiting, as many high school athletes’ top choice. But even some athletes […]

The 2021-22 season was a dream for the Georgia Bulldogs. For the first time since 1980, the team won the national championship after defeating Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide, 33-18. But all that greatness came with a price. A total of 15 Bulldogs were selected in the 2022 NFL Draft, including five in […]

NIL deals have been all the rage in the college football world as of late. Flashy watches, chains and expensive cars have become commonplace among athletes, who are beginning to profit off of their own names in ways they never could have imagined. DeColdest Crawford, a talented wide receiver of the Nebraska football program, became […]

Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day turned some heads back in June when he told reporters that the Buckeyes would need $13 million in NIL (name, image and likeness) deals to “keep the roster intact.” It was an eye-opening statement, particularly given how quickly NIL deals have been ushered into the college football world. […]

Notre Dame football will be a squad to keep an eye on during the 2022 season. For the first time in 12 years, the team won’t be led by Brian Kelly, who left for a job as head coach for the LSU Tigers. Former defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Marcus Freeman will take the position, […]

Ohio State football pumps out NFL players at a rate few schools can rival. The Buckeyes have more NFL Draft picks since 2000 than any other school with 157. They also hold the record for most first-rounders in NFL history with 87. The Buckeyes once again have all the makings of a national championship team […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide are one of the most dominant teams in all of sports. Nick Saban’s group has six national titles and nine championship appearances in the last 13 years. Alabama football is just that good, but this post is specifically about Crimson Tide NFL Draft prospects. Alabama is not only dominant at the […]

After failing to play in a bowl game for four years in a row, the Arkansas Razorbacks finally made their return to bowl season in 2021, even winning the Outback Bowl at the expense of the Penn State Nittany Lions in January 2022. That signifies that the Razorbacks are back, and they will look to […]

Ohio State football enters the 2022 season hungry, even after an 11-win campaign and a Rose Bowl victory last year. As head coach Ryan Day said, not many teams would consider that a disappointment. However, the Buckeyes clearly have bigger fish to fry. And the team is following the mindset of their leader, star quarterback […]

The college football world was shocked by the news of Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs agreeing to a massive 10-year, $112.5 million contract extension last week. The deal makes him one of the highest paid coaches in the NCAA football. Although that number may seem very excessive, Smart has proven he is one of […]

It’s official: five-star recruit Caleb Downs is joining the Alabama Crimson Tide. The top safety in the country decided to have some fun while announcing his big decision. Check out this roller coaster of a video, tweeted by 247Sports Wednesday afternoon. #BREAKING: 5⭐️ prospect Caleb Downs — The No. 1 safety in the country — […]

Arch Manning made waves when he announced his commitment to the Texas Longhorns earlier this summer. He is a 5-star QB who comes from a tremendous football family. His uncles, Peyton and Eli Manning, both played in the NFL. His grandfather, Archie, also was an NFL QB. All three of them found success in the […]

Miami football head coach Mario Cristobal keeps on winning on the recruiting trail. This time, Cristobal beat out the Hurricanes’ neighbors, the Florida Gators, for the services of top-100 linebacker Malik Bryant. Sports Illustrated has the details. In a seemingly tight recruitment that came down to the wire, Bryant elected to head for South Beach […]

Conference expansion has been a hot topic this summer. It seems as if almost every major college football conference is open to the idea. And that narrative is continuing with the Big Ten considering further expansion. USC and UCLA are already joining the conference in 2024. But according to CBS Sports, the Big Ten could […]

The Michigan Wolverines are one of the biggest brands in college football today. Even people who despise them can’t help but tune into their games at least a few times a season. That’s even more true in 2022. Jim Harbaugh led his Wolverines to the College Football Playoff for the first time last season, and […]

The Texas A&M Aggies have big dreams for the 2022 college football season. With Jimbo Fisher at the helm, Texas A&M football is confident that it is going to make loud noises this year. In fact, the Aggies have odds of +2500 to win the national title this coming season. With that said, here are […]

The college football season has yet to begin but Notre Dame football has already scored a victory. The university, which is set to play BYU in Las Vegas on October 8, revealed their Shamrock Series jerseys in the most epic way possible: with a video inspired by the movie, The Hangover. The university posted the […]

When the longest-tenured coach in the FBS speaks, the college football world should listen. That’s what happened on Tuesday when Iowa football head coach Kirk Ferentz, who is entering his 24th season at the helm, took the podium at Big Ten Media Days. The landscape of the sport has changed about as much in the […]

Alabama football head coach Nick Saban has been known for his recruiting prowess. Saban has brought in an elite level class for several years now, having ranked first or second in each year since 2019. One class where the Crimson Tide were lacking a bit, 2024, received a huge boost on Tuesday. Saban and company […]

While addressing the media Tuesday, Michigan Wolverines head football coach Jim Harbaugh was asked about playing at Ohio State this season for the first time since 2018. He had a very candid take on the matter. Jim Harbaugh on Michigan playing at Ohio State this season for the first time since 2018: “They’re not going […]

Jim Harbaugh is no stranger to the NFL. The current Michigan Head Coach spent time as a coach in the NFL from 2002 to 2014. He was most known for his time as the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. During his four years at the helm, the 49ers went 44-19-1. They made the […]

The college football landscape seems to be changing by the day, with NIL deals, transfer portal tweaks and conference realignment promising to change the NCAA forever. The College Football Playoff is the latest to be swept up into the winds of change. It’s a topic that came up at Big Ten Media Days on Tuesday, […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide came up short of adding another national championship to Nick Saban’s trophy gallery, losing to the conference-rival Georgia Bulldogs 33-18 in the CFP title game. Despite that heartbreaking defeat, Alabama fans have plenty of reasons to believe their team can it win it all in 2022. Reigning Heisman Trophy winner Bryce […]

The Big Ten made major news due to its restructuring of the conference. It was announced that USC and UCLA will leave the Pac-12 and be joining the Big Ten in 2024, which has been controversial among college football fans. One of the concerns is that the new conference alignment is much less geographically intact. It […]

The Ohio State football program is one you cannot escape on a Saturday afternoon in the fall. That trend has been the truth for decades now, and it’s no surprise that the Buckeyes often feature in some of the biggest games of the year. That’s no different in 2022. Ryan Day’s squad should be frequent guests […]

Rumors of Alabama football head coach Nick Saban’s retirement have surfaced recently, ushering in a wave of speculation from college football fans. But what if this isn’t even the closest that Saban has come to stepping away from the sidelines? The legendary Alabama football coach was considering this stunning move after the infamous ‘Kick Six’ […]

The college football headlines have been dominated by news of teams electing to change conferences. At the top of this list has been USC and UCLA who made the announcement they would be moving from the Pac 12 to the Big Ten earlier this offseason. This historic move sets an interesting precedent as schools are […]

Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh has not been shy about his views on abortion. He was fully supportive of the recent Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade. However, Harbaugh’s pro-life stance didn’t end there. According to ESPN, Harbaugh is prepared to help raise a baby if someone in the Michigan football program has […]

Back in June, longtime Pac-12 schools USC and UCLA made the shocking decision to leave the conference for the Big Ten, a move set to occur in 2024. On Monday, USC football announced they landed four-star offensive lineman Micah Banuelos. An excited Banuelos spoke about why he chose the Trojans, dropping a Big Ten bombshell […]

Former Virginia Tech linebacker Isi Etute has been given another shot in college football after he was found not guilty in a murder trial earlier in 2022. Etute has reportedly latched on with the JUCO club at Iowa Western Community College, where he’ll look to put his past behind him and start fresh. Etute was […]

The good news keeps on coming for the Georgia football program. Just last week, the university extended last year’s national championship-winning head coach Kirby Smart to a monster, $112.5 million contract, making him the highest-paid coach in college football. On Monday, the Bulldogs received some good news on linebacker Nolan Smith and long-snapper William Mote, […]

Texas Longhorns football pulled in a major commitment on Saturday, securing 4-star offensive tackle Payton Kirkland to add to Steve Sarkisian’s 2023 recruiting class. #BREAKING: 4⭐️ OT Payton Kirkland has committed to Steve Sarkisian and @TexasFootball 🤘 ✍️ @Andrew_Ivins https://t.co/lQPkm5oyNx pic.twitter.com/BpnNzr5Sgc — 247Sports (@247Sports) July 23, 2022 Kirkland is from Florida and comes in at […]

The University of South Carolina just secured a massive commitment on the basketball front in GG Jackson. Nobody’s more hyped about it than their new main man on the football front – quarterback Spencer Rattler. Jackson, who had previously committed to rival University of North Carolina Trojans, announced the decision to join South Carolina on […]

The 2022 college football season looms just around the corner, and with it comes preseason polls and predictions. The Georgia Bulldogs are coming off a national championship season where they fielded one of the best defenses ever. Despite that, media members picked Alabama, which Georgia just upended in the National Championship game, to win the […]

With SEC Media Days in the rearview, the focus of college football fans will turn to the conference’s preseason media polls, which were released on Friday. To the surprise of no one, Alabama football was selected to win the 2022 SEC Championship for the seventh straight year. The Crimson Tide won the battle, securing last […]

It has been shown over the years that anything can happen in the unpredictable world of college football. One media member believes that Vanderbilt will pull off arguably one of the biggest shockers in the sport’s history. The SEC preseason media poll was released on Friday, and to not much of a surprise, both Georgia […]

In July of 2021, the College Football Players Association was formed to promote labor organizing among college football players. CFBPA is very similar to the NFL Players Association in the way that it represents its players. A year after its formation, the CFBPA and its players are working to create a union, and Penn State […]

Former Tennessee football head coach Jeremy Pruitt is in hot water with the NCAA over a recruiting scandal that allegedly occurred during his tenure from 2018-2021. The NCAA slapped the Volunteers with 18 Level I violations in a 51-page document released on Friday, per Adam Sparks of the Knoxville News Sentinel. The NCAA contends Pruitt […]

The times they are a-changing. With the latest round of college football conference realignment, it’s seemingly now a free-for-all. Schools are jockeying for slots among either the two biggest Power conferences, the SEC and Big Ten, or the only other conferences with a seat at the national table anymore, the ACC and Big 12. For the […]