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It’s been a rough opening to the season for the Kansas State football team. After dropping their 2025 opener 24-21 to Iowa State, Wildcats fans vented their frustration at head coach Chris Klieman on social media, criticizing his late-game play-calling in a turnover-filled loss. Now, the Wildcats are dealing with even more bad news. According […]

The Notre Dame football team enters the season with a No. 6 ranking in the preseason poll and fresh off a trip to the College Football Playoff national title game. The Irish saw Riley Leonard leave for the NFL, and in turn, Notre Dame named CJ Carr as its starting quarterback. Still, Jeremiyah Love returns […]

Week 1 of the College Football season kicks off on Thursday, August 28, and two power conference teams face off. Hopes are high for Nebraska football in year three under Matt Rhule, as he expects to contend for a playoff spot. Meanwhile, Cincinnati also kicks off year three of the Scott Satterfield era, looking to […]

The Notre Dame football program enters the season with high hopes once again. In 2024, Notre Dame had a thrilling run to the College Football Playoff national title game before losing to Ohio State, 34-23. Although Riley Leonard is now in the NFL, Notre Dame is still ranked No. 6 in the preseason polls and […]

The Notre Dame football program is currently counting down the days until the 2025 season gets underway, in which they will look to build off their national championship game appearance from a year ago. Head coach Marcus Freeman proved a lot of his skeptics wrong last year in leading the Fighting Irish to the game’s […]

Although there was only one HBCU football player selected in the 2025 NFL draft, several HBCU alumni have secured final roster spots on various teams around the league. As the 2025 regular season gears up to start, several former HBCU football players, such as Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter, and Jacory “Bill” Croskey-Merritt, had standout games […]

Saturday’s matchup between North Carolina Central and Southern University in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge drew a huge TV audience. The game, which aired in primetime on ABC, drew 867,000 viewers. While that number is a drop from last season’s edition of the game, which featured Florida A&M and Norfolk State and drew 1.3 million viewers, the […]

Ahead of the start of First Take’s fall HBCU tour, former NFL MVP Cam Newton has signed a multi-year deal with ESPN. The new deal ensures that “4th & 1” host Cam Newton will continue appearing on ESPN’s First Take, even expanding his role on the show. “I am excited to be back with the […]

USC football officially enters game week for the 2025 season, a pivotal one for Lincoln Riley. The Trojans were left out of the first AP Top 25 poll, and skepticism remains high after declining win totals in recent years. Still, momentum is returning through recruiting and the development of young talent, setting the stage for […]

Coming off of a national title game appearance, it would only be natural for Notre Dame football to have a bit of a letdown in 2025. However, Marcus Freeman and company are hoping that isn’t the case and that the Fighting Irish will be right back at the top of the sport again this fall. […]

Michigan football head coach Sherrone Moore announced who will be starting at quarterback for the Wolverines on Monday, and it will be true freshman Bryce Underwood. Underwood was the No. 1 player in the 2025 recruiting class, and he is expected to be a star. After losing JJ McCarthy, the Wolverines struggled at the QB […]

The 2024 Michigan football season was a weird one. If you told Wolverines fans that the team was going to go 8-5 before the season, they would’ve been a little bit disappointed, though it was hard to be too upset about anything after winning the national title in 2023. If you told them that they […]

Oklahoma State football has officially made its quarterback decision ahead of the 2025 season opener. Head coach Mike Gundy and his staff have chosen Hauss Hejny, a redshirt freshman and TCU transfer, to be the Cowboys’ starting quarterback for Thursday’s game against UT Martin. However, Zane Flores, a redshirt sophomore, will also see time under […]

When No. 6 Notre Dame meets No. 10 Miami in Week 1 of the college football season this weekend, it will be one of the biggest games of the year for both teams. Each program enters 2025 with major aspirations shaped by how last season ended. The Fighting Irish are coming off a national championship […]

Entering the fifth year of his reign at the top of the Tennessee football program, expectations are sky high for head coach Josh Heupel. The former UCF head coach has been a success so far during his time at Neyland Stadium. After making their first College Football Playoff appearance in 2024, Heupel has been rewarded […]

The Michigan football team is getting ready to rock and roll as the 2025 season is just days away. Earlier this week, head coach Sherrone Moore finally revealed who will be starting at quarterback for the Wolverines against New Mexico. True freshman Bryce Underwood won the starting job, and he will lead Michigan this season. […]

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders is addressing the situation that occurred between his son Shilo and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Shilo Sanders was released by the Buccaneers, just a day after he was ejected from a preseason game. Colorado’s football coach says that Shilo Sanders will land on his feet after this development. “Shilo’s a […]

With the Notre Dame football team facing the University of Miami to open the season, it will be another year led by head coach Marcus Freeman. While fans predict how the Notre Dame football team will play this season, Freeman speaks on the abundance of players where their fathers are former NFL players. Freeman would […]

The New Mexico Lobos have a daunting task ahead of them when they travel to Ann Arbor Saturday to take on the Michigan Wolverines. The Big Ten powerhouse never makes things easy for non-conference or Big Ten opponents to prepare because they don’t release a two-deep depth chart in the days ahead of the game. […]

The 2025 Miami football team has much potential after last year’s events. Mario Cristobal and the Miami offense brought a massive transfer out of the portal to replace Cam Ward under center, Carson Beck. They also replaced a lot on this defense, which was their kryptonite. Those factors should help this fanbase gain hope and […]

Week one continues with a match-up of power conference opponents on Friday as Auburn visits Baylor. Expectations are high for Baylor football this year, currently projected as a Top 25 team. Both teams received votes in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll, but neither made it into the Top 25. With a statement win […]

Week 1 of the college football season is nearly here, and last-minute predictions are being delivered left and right. Popular analyst Josh Pate recently discussed teams in the SEC, which led him to make a rather bold prediction about South Carolina Gamecocks quarterback LaNorris Sellers and the 2026 NFL Draft. During a guest appearance on […]

Auburn football is set to kick off an important season under head coach Hugh Freeze. The Tigers’ season opener against Big 12 school Baylor is the prime-time matchup of this Friday night’s slate. Freeze is set to have a new starting quarterback, as former Oklahoma signal caller Jackson Arnold will lead the offense. As the […]

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders has had a busy offseason, including dealing with health issues. Sanders is back in the saddle at Colorado, for his third overall season. He is breaking in a new quarterback, due to the departure of his son Shedeur Sanders. Sanders announced that Kaidon Salter will be the team’s starting quarterback […]

The 2025 Alabama football team has the talent to bounce back from last season’s disappointment. The Crimson Tide had weapons all over this offense, but it was not nearly as smooth a transition under Kalen DeBoer’s offense as it should have been. Now, in year two, DeBoer is reunited with offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb, and […]

The home-and-home series between Alabama football and West Virginia has been canceled. The Crimson Tide had been scheduled to visit Morgantown and play the Mountaineers at Milan Puskar Stadium on Sept. 5, 2026, before WVU would repay the favor the following season by traveling to Tuscaloosa to play at Bryant–Denny Stadium on Sept. 4, 2027. […]

Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti took one of college football’s most downtrodden programs to the College Football Playoff in his first year, and one insider thinks he can do it in Year 2 as well. While the Hoosiers were underestimated and discounted throughout their improbable run to the CFP a year ago, Pete Thamel is […]

The past week has been historic for Texas State athletics. In June 2025, the Pac-12 Conference announced that the Bobcats will become a foundational member of its rebuilt league beginning in the 2026-27 season, joining programs like Boise State, San Diego State, and Washington State. Despite some rumors linking the Bobcats to the Mountain West […]

Earlier in the offseason, Oklahoma Sooners quarterback John Mateer was caught up in an odd situation after some of his Venmo payments went viral on social media. It appeared he had been involved in potentially betting on college football games, but Mateer claims it was just an inside joke with him and his friends. After […]

Week 0 is in the books, but the teams of the SEC take to the field for the first time this week. Missouri will be the first team to hit the field from the SEC in 2025, hosting Central Arkansas on August 28. Auburn highlights the Friday slate as they visit Baylor. Then, on August […]

The Labor Day Classic between Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern is always one of the most anticipated games of the season, but it has more meaning this year. In a rather tense and contentious press conference, Texas Southern head coach Cris Dishman threw some verbal jabs toward new Prairie View A&M head coach Tremaine […]

The Penn State football program is currently gearing up for a highly anticipated season in which they will look to win their first national championship in nearly 40 years. Penn State was recently ranked at number two in the AP Poll entering this season, led by quarterback Drew Allar and a host of talented players […]

The 2025 college football season is underway, and in a few months, the second 12-team College Football Playoff will begin. The format shifted from four teams to 12 last season, and it was clear that some kinks needed to be worked out. There are some changes this year, for example the fact that byes no […]

The Alabama football program is hoping for a bounce back season after a 2024 campaign in which they missed the playoffs altogether despite the new 12-team format. One of the bright spots for Alabama under newly minted head coach Kalen DeBoer was the play of freshman wide receiver Ryan Williams, who quickly established himself as […]

LSU football has handed its most prestigious No. 18 jersey to a quarterback, awarding it to Garrett Nussmeier ahead of the 2025 season. Now, the Tigers’ quarterback has secured a major endorsement as Powerade signs Garrett Nussmeier to a new NIL deal. Together, these milestones showcase Nussmeier’s rising profile and reinforce the growing influence of […]

The Alabama football program has some big expectations in Year 2 of Coach Kalen DeBoer’s tenure. One of Alabama’s captains is sending a message to opponents and fans, as the Crimson Tide get ready to play their first game. “We got to remember that we’re Alabama,” Alabama captain Tim Keenan III said, per ESPN. “People […]

Ohio State and Texas will have all the attention as the biggest matchup of Week 1 of the 2025 college football season. However, the Buckeyes are already making headlines one week early for reportedly banning Fox Sports analyst and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy from attending the game. Amid reports of Portnoy’s banning, Ohio State […]

Ohio State football is currently gearing up for its season-opening matchup against the Texas Longhorns, a rematch of the playoff game between the two teams a year ago. Ohio State won that contest and went on to take home their first national championship in a decade earlier this year. One big storyline heading into the […]

With the Michigan football team announcing that Bryce Underwood will be the starting quarterback for the upcoming season, there is no doubt excitement from the fanbase to see what the freshman can do. As Underwood’s confidence leads the Michigan football team this season, head coach Sherrone Moore would give insight into when he knew he’d […]