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The Oklahoma Sooners are preparing for an important 2025 season under head coach Brent Venables. When it comes to their offense, it can be as good as their health, especially for wide receiver Deion Burks. Burks was absent for most of the 2024 campaign with the Sooners. Of the 13 games the team played, he […]

The Ole Miss football team is expecting a lot out of its coaching staff in 2025. With Lane Kiffin already the 11th-highest-paid head coach in college football, the Rebels added defensive coordinator Pete Golding to their growing list of high-priced assets. Coming off a successful 2024 season, Ole Miss extended Golding in the 2025 offseason […]

The Texas A&M Aggies saw one of the biggest stars in college football history come through their program. Johnny Maziel and Mike Evans helped the program revive itself and return to relevancy during their career. Both players made it to the NFL with the Cleveland Browns and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, respectively. However, each former star […]

Indiana football hasn’t produced a day one or even second day NFL Draft selection in seven seasons. Fernando Mendoza rises as the best shot to end that streak. With Todd McShay calling him a first rounder for the 2026 session. The former Cal quarterback arrived to Bloomington as a massive college football transfer portal addition. […]

The Texas football team comes into this season with massive expectations. Despite losing pieces from last year’s team, they are the top-ranked team in the AP and the Coaches Poll. The key focus for the Longhorns is how Arch Manning will look after he steps into the starting role. The expectations are massive for Manning, […]

The Florida State football program enters the 2025 campaign with plenty of new faces, including Gus Malzahn as the offensive coordinator and Tony White as the defensive coordinator. Thomas Castellanos is the team’s starting quarterback after transferring from Boston College, and Florida State’s Week 1 game against Alabama is a massive talking point. In the […]

Expectations are sky high for James Franklin and Penn State football. The Nittany Lions enter the season ranked second in the AP Preseason Poll. The team returns 14 starters overall, including nine on offense. With the expectation for Penn State to finish as the National Champions, they still have a few position battles to decide […]

After last season’s disappointing finish, the 2025 Florida football team has much potential. It starts and ends with what the offense looks like with DJ Lagway under center. However, he is dealing with injuries as we get into the start of the season. More injuries are also piling across the team, with the latest coming […]

Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman’s stock is at an all-time high. After leading the Irish through the College Football Playoff and to the national championship game, Freeman is widely considered to be one of the best coaches in all of college football. And The Athletic’s latest coach rankings reflect that. Although Freeman hasn’t won […]

This year, Tennessee football was one of the bigger off-season stories after Nico Iamaleava’s NIL dispute. Iamaleava left, and the Volunteers quickly brought in Joey Aguilar from Appalachian State and UCLA, so the two programs swapped quarterbacks after Iamaleava joined the Bruins. It is not a foregone conclusion that Aguilar is the starter for Tennessee football, […]

Hugh Freeze is beginning his third season as the head coach of the Auburn football team. Freeze brought in Jackson Arnold to be the new quarterback for the team this offseason. This may be a make-or-break season for the head coach after two subpar seasons for the Tigers. It means every decision takes on a […]

Known fan of Texas Longhorns football, Matthew McConaughey, got to link up with quarterback Arch Manning as he gets ready to take over the reins as the team’s starter. A picture of the two meeting at one of Texas’s football practices has emerged. McConaughey, who stands at six feet tall, is towered over by the […]

The biggest story of the offseason for the Miami football program was the addition of quarterback Carson Beck to take over for last year’s number one overall draft pick Cam Ward. Beck initially declared his intention to enter last year’s NFL Draft after his stint with Georgia football but ended up walking back that decision […]

It’s fair to say not everyone is a fan of USC football coach Lincoln Riley. While Riley is particularly unpopular in the state of Oklahoma, there are likely quite a few in Southern California who don’t feel quite positively about the Trojans’ head coach either. And that’s because Riley has not delivered much since arriving […]

As Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day has integral decisions to make ahead of the 2025 season, the goal is to repeat the success the program had last year, which culminated in winning a national championship. While the Ohio State football team’s ranking in the AP Top 25 list will be hotly debated, the […]

The 2025 offseason quarterback battle within the Notre Dame football program has been much closer than many anticipated. While redshirt freshman CJ Carr looked like the clear answer in the fall, sophomore Kenny Minchey has taken a late lead two weeks ahead of Week 1. Many fans immediately pegged Carr as Riley Leonard’s successor, but […]

The Georgia football team is currently preparing for the upcoming 2025 season, which is slated to begin in just over two weeks. Head coach Kirby Smart is looking to get the Bulldogs back on a championship track after two straight seasons without a playoff win on the heels of national championships in 2022 and 2023. […]

One of the biggest questions for the Colorado football team heading into the upcoming 2025 college football season is what they will do about their quarterback position. Head coach Deion Sanders is currently weighing his options between Kaidon Salter and Julian Lewis, each of whom is vying to replace his son Shedeur Sanders, who departed […]

The biggest question for the Ohio State football program heading into the upcoming 2025 season is what the team will do about their quarterback competition. Head coach Ryan Day and company will once again be trotting out one of the most talented rosters in college football on the heels of their 2025 national championship, but […]

Notre Dame football comes into the season ranked sixth in the preseason AP Top 25. After finishing the season with a loss to Ohio State in the National Title Game, hopes are high in South Bend. As they get ready to open the season against Miami (FL) on August 31, there are still position battles […]

The Michigan football team still hasn’t received its punishment from the NCAA regarding the team’s sign-stealing investigation, but it is coming soon. According to a report from Pete Thamel, the punishments will be publicly released on Friday afternoon. It’s still unclear how harsh the punishment will be for the Wolverines. The rumors that have floated […]

DeSean Jackson and the Delaware State Hornets have landed another former FBS prospect who could bolster their chances of becoming an immediate contender. Former Oregon wide receiver Ryan Pellham has committed to Delaware State, according to a report by Pete Nakos of On3 Sports. Pellham was a highly touted prospect, rated as a four-star recruit […]

Hampton University is the latest HBCU to add key Power Five games to its schedule, the first such games in its history. On Wednesday, the institution announced that they’ve scheduled games against Maryland, Georgia Tech, and Old Dominion. The institution announced the major game additions in a statement. On September 5, 2026, Hampton will face […]

The Michigan Wolverines football program has produced another starting quarterback — but not in Ann Arbor. Former Michigan football signal-caller Jayden Denegal has been named the starting quarterback for the San Diego State Aztecs football program, winning the preseason competition in head coach Sean Lewis’ second year with the program. The announcement comes less than […]

The AP Top 25 was released on Monday, and you know what that means: The college football season is right around the corner. Fans start to get the itch as soon as summer begins, but it really starts to feel real when the AP Poll comes out. There weren’t a ton of surprises in the […]

The University of Tennessee football program, along with the rest of the athletics department, is making its first major branding change in over a decade. The Volunteers will end their long-running partnership with Nike and return to Adidas once their current deal expires after the 2026 season. ESPN’s Chris Low reported the news on X […]

The California quarterback class is loaded for 2028. Powers like SMU, Penn State and Georgia are already courting one on the college football recruiting trail: Treyvone Towns from Southern California powerhouse Oaks Christian. Towns took over the starting reins as a varsity freshman at the prestigious private school in Westlake Village. Even playing with future […]

The AP Top 25 was released on Monday, and you know what that means: The college football season is right around the corner. Fans start to get the itch as soon as summer begins, but it really starts to feel real when the AP Poll comes out. There weren’t a ton of surprises in the […]

There is a case to be made that Alabama football is under the most pressure in the country coming into 2025 after a very disappointing result last season. Despite the College Football Playoff expanding to 12 teams, Alabama still shockingly missed out after losing three games in the regular season in its first year without […]

USC football restocked ahead of a crucial 2025 season. Lincoln Riley is hearing hot seat chatter. But his 2025 and 2025 college football recruiting classes are fueling renewed optimism in the Land of Troy. Riley still has multiple position groups to address, though. Especially before Missouri State strolls inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on […]

Becasue of an article from The Athletic stating that the Texas football team is the “new Alabama” in college football, there has been a lot of discourse about the Longhorns in the past couple of days. While head coach Steve Sarkisian has put together a couple of good seasons in a row, a lot of people think […]

The 2025 Oregon football team is expected to reload after last year’s magical season. They are loaded with talent, especially on defense. The offense also has a lot of talent but more questions to answer, with a new quarterback under center after Dillon Gabriel graduated. However, due to off-field issues, they might be without Jurrion […]

Colorado football rebranded itself as a brash and unapologetic team under Deion Sanders. Even young freshmen aren’t shy to express their confidence in the Buffaloes. Including one wide receiver getting real about a national championship. Quentin Gibson arrives to Boulder as a four-star college football recruiting find for CU. He’s part of a new, younger […]

The USC football is just a couple of weeks away from kicking off its 2025 college football campaign — and the program’s fourth season under head coach Lincoln Riley. But there are still roster decisions to be made for the Trojans, including on the right tackle position, which has the third-year sophomore Tobias Raymond and […]

Duke football brings one of the nation’s most intriguing quarterback newcomers this fall. Darian Mensah agreed to a blockbuster $8 million NIL deal to join the Blue Devils. Mensah arrives as a prized college football transfer portal addition. Chandler Rivers already faces the new QB during practices at Durham. The star cornerback told reporters over […]

It’s been almost two years since the NCAA opened up its investigation on the Michigan football team for illegal in-person scouting. We still don’t know what the punishment will be for the Wolverines, but it sounds like the official NCAA ruling will be public soon. A lot of rumors are floating around regarding when the […]

With the season opener just a couple of weeks away, there are plenty of questions surrounding the Florida football program. The team’s number 15 ranking in the first AP poll of 2025 has built up the hype around the Gators even more. However, the man at the center of that hype, quarterback DJ Lagway, still […]

After a run to the playoffs in 2024, Arizona State football comes into the 2025 season ranked 11th in the preseason AP Top 25 rankings. The Sun Devils are one of the top teams in the Big 12 this season. This is still a deep league, with multiple teams vying for the top spot. If […]

The 2025 LSU football team is primed for a huge season. This is the best collection of talent Brian Kelly has had during his time in Baton Rouge. The offense is getting all the attention thanks to Garrett Nussmeier coming back under center, but there’s a chance that this defense ends up being one of […]