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The Missouri football team got a rare bit of good news on Beau Pribula after what looked like a devastating leg injury against Vanderbilt. Initial fears of a season-ending break gave way to a more hopeful diagnosis: a serious sprain with ligament damage but no surgery required, and even a slim chance the starting QB […]

West Virginia football is going to get a massive boost when incoming freshman Kevin Brown starts playing for the Mountaineers. Brown is a 4-star recruit who decommitted from Penn State amid the James Franklin firing. On Tuesday, Brown appeared on the Pat McAfee Show and committed to West Virginia. Right after, he ran outside and […]

The 2025 Arizona State football season has been derailed from reaching its full potential due to injuries. The Sun Devils are 8-3, but their star quarterback, Sam Leavitt, was dealing with injuries most of the year and had his year cut short due to him needing surgery to repair a foot injury that ended his […]

The Ole Miss football team is chasing its first-ever College Football Playoff berth while speculation swirls about Lane Kiffin’s long-term future. Reports in recent days claimed the Rebels wanted “clarity” on whether he would stay in Oxford, with talk of an internal deadline tied to the Egg Bowl after his family reportedly visited Florida and […]

Oklahoma’s season-defining win at Alabama is already paying off in the polls. After the 23-21 upset in Tuscaloosa, the Sooners jumped back into the AP top 10 at No. 8, leapfrogging the Crimson Tide, who slid to 10th. It’s a sharp reversal from midseason, when OU tumbled out of the top six after losses to […]

The college football coaching carousel is in full swing. Virginia Tech has hired James Franklin as its new head coach. Multiple other high-profile jobs are still open, including the one at LSU. Regardless, college football insider Bruce Feldman of The Athletic, speaking on The McShay Show, removed multiple names from the list of potential LSU […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes are 10-0 on the season and the top-ranked team in the nation. The team keeps getting wins off the field as well, as Ohio State has commitments from three No. 1 Ranked Recruits at their positions. The Buckeyes just got another win, as they have flipped a 4-star recruit to join […]

Arizona’s football team head coach Kenny Dillingham spent part of November swatting away rumors instead of blitz packages, telling his team players directly that he plans to be back in Tempe next season despite his name popping up for jobs like Auburn and Florida. That message, delivered in team meetings and reinforced after a gritty […]

Multiple coaches have already been fired this year. Billy Napier was let go by Florida, while Penn State and LSU have also moved on from their head coaches. Meanwhile, other programs have declared their allegiances to their coaches, such as Maryland with Mike Locksley and Wisconsin with Luke Fickell. Still, multiple coaches find themselves on […]

Following the shocking death of Last Chance U star John Beam, the murderer of the former football coach is facing 50 years to life. Cedric Irving Jr., 27, could face 50 years to life in jail if he is convicted of the murder. Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson revealed this in a press conference […]

A lot of college observers looked at Notre Dame and dismissed the Fighting Irish when they lost their first two games of the season to Miami and Texas A&M. The losses were problematic and painful to the team’s fans, but the last thing that head coach Marcus Freeman was going to do was give up […]

The Atlantic Coast Conference has musical chairs at the top each week. Pittsburgh leading the ACC power rankings got short-lived. The Notre Dame blowout win rearranges the rankings once again — leaving Georgia Tech, SMU and Virginia to battle for No. 1. 1. Georgia Tech (+4) Guess who’s back at one? The Yellow Jackets return […]

Every college football season has a loss so shocking, so cataclysmic, that it becomes part of a program’s identity. For South Carolina football in 2025, that loss came in Week 12. It was an epic 31–30 collapse against No. 3 Texas A&M after leading 30–3 at halftime. The Gamecocks lost a chance to salvage a […]

Virginia Tech football sparked buzz by hiring James Franklin, announcing him Monday as Hokies head coach. Franklin’s next task is winning over recruits on the college football recruiting trail. Count a prominent four-star as one who loves the hire. Class of 2027 edge rusher Andrew Rogers chose the Hokies back in August during a time […]

For much of this college football season, Alabama has been synonymous with discipline, dominance, and execution.. On Saturday night in Tuscaloosa, though, that standard slipped. The No. 4 Crimson Tide suffered a stunning 23–21 home loss to No. 10 Oklahoma. This defeat sent shockwaves through the SEC and all but shattered Alabama’s College Football Playoff […]

Mike Norvell and the Florida State Seminoles are recruiting deep into the JUCO level, finding talented players in that area. This was especially the case after they obtained the commitment of defensive end Jalen Anderson. Anderson announced his pledge to the Seminoles on Monday, per On3 insider Hayes Fawcett. Hailing from Slidell, Louisiana, he stands […]

Kirk Ferentz and the Iowa Hawkeyes has been active with their 2026 recruiting as they flipped a former UCLA prospect, landing the commitment of wide receiver Xavier Stinson. Stinson announced his pledge to the Hawkeyes on Monday, per On3 insider Hayes Fawcett. Hailing from Vero Beach, Florida, he originally committed to UCLA in mid-June before […]

The Texas Longhorns likely saw their playoff hopes end on Saturday. It was a 35-10 loss to Georgia, as Georgia dominated the fourth quarter. A third loss of the season likely knocks Texas out of playoff contention, and there are a few spots to blame. Texas was in the game most of the way. They […]

The 2025 Auburn football season has been a much bigger dumpster fire than expected. It culminated in the Tigers firing Hugh Freeze as head coach. The Tigers have had offensive issues all season and have struggled to play consistent offense throughout the year. They have switched through two different quarterbacks and will use two options […]

Virginia Tech football hands the reins over to James Franklin, finalizing his deal Monday with the Hokies. The former Penn State leader wasted no time in mapping out his first vision in Blacksburg. The school officially announced Franklin as new head coach online. He dropped his first statement via NBC Sports college football insider Nicole […]

Texas football just endured its third loss of the season. This time, it was the hands of Georgia, as Georgia dominated the fourth quarter, scoring 21 unanswered points in the game. Now, Texas is dealing with a major injury to the defense, as Anthony Hill Jr. has broken his hand. Chip Brown of Horns247 is […]

The 2025 Michigan football season marks a return to form after the team’s inconsistent year last season. They have more talent and have the ability to compete against Ohio State once again. The bounce back has been significant, and it gives the Wolverines more credibility in the conference now, as they have been trying to […]

Penn State football watched James Franklin become Virginia Tech bound Monday. But details of Franklin’s contract buyout at PSU surfaced. Will PSU need to pay the full amount of more than $49 million? Brandon Marcello of CBS Sports dropped clarity there after the Hokies hired Franklin. “Penn State and James Franklin recently negotiated his buyout […]

While rumors are swirling that Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin is very interested in both the LSU and Florida head coaching vacancies, longtime SEC commentator Paul Finebaum hinted at only part of that being true. Despite Kiffin’s family visiting both Gainesville and Baton Rouge over the last few days to start off the Rebels’ […]

The SEC saw a massive upset this week, which has shifted things in the conference. They also saw a near-upset, which could have made more of a mess of the conference. Still, multiple teams have a chance at the College Football Playoff, even with the shifting in the Week 13 SEC Power Rankings. 1. Texas […]

Indiana football quarterback Fernando Mendoza burst onto the scene this season. Leading the Hoosiers to an 11-0 record as the No. 2-ranked team in the country, Mendoza is creating headlines every week. His 30 touchdowns lead the nation, and he has wowed with a 73% completion rate to accompany a 184.8 rating while embarking on […]

Ole Miss football elevated to new heights under Lane Kiffin. Now there’s chatter of the College Football Playoffs or even sealing the Southeastern Conference title in Oxford. But “clarity” is officially needed on Kiffin’s side, following a reported family visit to LSU and Florida. Pete Nakos of On3/Rivals plus Brett McMurphy of the same outlet […]

The 2025 Notre Dame football season started slowly, but it has since regained its momentum. The Fighting Irish have won eight straight games since starting 0-2, and they need all hands on deck for a potential College Football Playoff run. One key player, Jaden Greathouse, has been missing due to injury, and the Fighting Irish […]

Virginia Tech football will fill the first Power Four head coaching vacancy for the 2025-26 cycle. James Franklin fueled rumors of taking over the Hokies. Now Blacksburg will welcome the former Penn State head coach. Franklin to Virginia Tech “are finalizing an agreement” to become a pairing, per ESPN college football insider Pete Thamel. “The […]

Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin’s family is spending the Rebels’ bye week doing something quite unusual: potentially scouting out a new job for Kiffin. Amid numerous rumors of mutual interest between himself and the likes of LSU and Florida, members of Kiffin’s family reportedly flew to Louisiana, where they may be moving to in the […]

The Indiana football team has cranked its Fernando Mendoza Heisman push into high gear, and the timing could not be better. The Cal transfer has the Hoosiers at 11-0, sitting atop most Heisman odds boards after throwing for 2,641 yards, 30 touchdowns, and just five interceptions, plus five rushing scores. IU even rolled out an […]

The 2025 Texas football season has been marred by underachievement. Entering the year as the No. 1-ranked team in the country, Texas immediately dropped its season-opener in a tough-fought battle against Ohio State. The Longhorns did enough to climb back into the AP Top 10 after wins against the No. 8-ranked Oklahoma Sooners and the […]

Georgia’s football team 35-10 demolition of Texas was the kind of game that explains why the Bulldogs still sit at 9-1 and very much in the playoff picture. It also reinforced the identity Kirby Smart keeps hammering home. After the win, Smart praised his defense’s toughness and complained about a modern game where, in his […]

Georgia’s onside kick in the fourth quarter will haunt the Texas football team for a while. What had been a tense game flipped into a 35-10 defeat, leaving the Longhorns 7-3 and their College Football Playoff hopes hanging by a thread. Arch Manning owned his part afterward, acknowledging that against a defense like Georgia’s, he […]

After a lopsided loss to No. 1 Ohio State, in which starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava did not play due to a concussion, UCLA interim head coach Tim Skipper has an update. According to the Los Angeles Times’ Ben Bolch, Skipper said today that Iamaleava is ‘day to day,’ which certainly seems to keep the possibility […]

As the 2025 college football regular season nears an end, the Heisman Trophy debate will start to heat up even more. Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza took over the top spot in those talks in September, and the Hoosiers’ star has basically held true to that ever since. Mendoza transferred from Cal ahead of the 2025 […]

The No. 17-ranked Texas Longhorns’ 35-10 loss to the No. 5-ranked Georgia Bulldogs was catastrophic in more ways than one. It dropped their record to 7-3 on the season and to fifth in the SEC standings. The loss also plummeted the Longhorns’ AP poll standings and playoff odds heading into the final two weeks of […]

On Saturday evening, the Georgia football program continued its winning ways with a big win over the Texas Longhorns at home. Texas was able to keep things close throughout the first three quarters of the evening, but ultimately, the Bulldogs put things away with a 21-0 performance in the fourth quarter. One scary moment occurred […]

Ohio State’s football team heater on the 2026 trail keeps getting hotter. Fresh off flipping four-star EDGE Dre Quinn from Clemson, the Buckeyes have added yet another centerpiece to a defensive haul that already featured lineman Khary Wilder and a recent flip of four-star DL Emanuel Ruffin from Colorado. Quinn, a 6-foot-4, 230-pound pass rusher […]