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Before the start of the 2025 college football season, many fans defaulted to Texas quarterback Arch Manning as the top prospect of the 2026 NFL Draft. Nine games into the year, that has hardly been the case, with FOX Sports analyst Joel Klatt believing Manning still needs a few more years in college. Klatt not […]

In July 2023, Northwestern fired Pat Fitzgerald after an investigation into hazing allegations. Fitzgerald filed a wrongful termination suit, which was settled in August. He has now spoken out for the first time since being fired by the university. “I feel 100 percent vindicated. You alluded to the statement earlier. I’ll let that speak for […]

Despite previously announced plans, Michigan will not begin the 2026 college football season against Western Michigan in Germany. The Wolverines’ Athletic Director, Warde Manuel, confirmed the change of plans just months after announcing that the school was exploring the possibility. Michigan did everything to try and go through with its Germany plans, according to Manuel, […]

Urban Meyer has officially broken his silence regarding rumors that he met with Penn State officials about the school’s head coaching vacancy. The former Ohio State coach laughed off the reports during a recent episode of The Triple Option podcast with Rob Stone and Mark Ingram, calling out sports radio host Zach Gelb for spreading […]

Miami football had aspirations of being a playoff team this year. After the first rankings, they are on the outside looking in. This leads to the question: Is all hope lost to make a playoff run this year? Miami starts ranked number 18 in the first CFP rankings. The team started 5-0. While the first […]

BYU football stands alone as the last unbeaten left in the Big 12. The Cougars sparked national conversations after taking down Iowa State in comeback fashion. But its biggest challenge yet now awaits them — in 8-1 Texas Tech for a top 10 battle. The Red Raiders once held the top of the conference power […]

The Big 12 has been lurking in the background as a conference this season while the SEC and the Big Ten take center stage, but it takes center stage on Saturday in Week 11. No. 7 BYU goes on the road to take on No. 8 Texas Tech in a battle between the top two […]

It is a top-25 matchup in the SEC on Saturday. Texas A&M is ranked third in the first College Football Playoff ranking. Meanwhile, Missouri is ranked 22nd in the first rankings. Now, Missouri will try to pull the upset on its SEC rival, and we have three bold predictions on the game. Texas A&M is […]

The first College Football Playoff rankings for the 2025 season have been released, with Ohio State ranked No. 1. The 2025 Ohio State football team has been the most dominant in college football this season, building on its success from winning the national title last year. However, there was some debate on whether Indiana deserved the […]

As we head into Week 11 of the college football season, Michael Vick desperately needs a win. Sure, he managed to beat in-state rival Virginia State, surviving a missed Trojan game-winning field goal at the end of regulation to ultimately drill their own game-winner in overtime. But Vick has yet to secure a victory against […]

The Big 12 gets a massive heavyweight battle on Saturday between BYU and Texas Tech. Both the Cougars and Red Raiders crack ClutchPoints’ top 15 in the latest power rankings. But time to see where they land here including if there’s changes from Week 10’s list. 1. BYU (-) The Cougars remain the lone unbeaten […]

DeSean Jackson and his Delaware State Hornets currently stand at the top of the HBCU football world. In the span of a few days, they beat one of the MEAC’s perennial powers in North Carolina Central and then reigned supreme in a prime-time clash against former teammate-turned-rival, Michael Vick, and his Norfolk State Spartans at […]

If the season ended today, Notre Dame would be heading to Provo, Utah, to play BYU in the first round of the College Football Playoff. But Irish quarterback CJ Carr isn’t looking that far ahead. After two close losses to start the season, it appeared as if preseason No. 6 Notre Dame could be playing […]

North Carolina football is just 3-5 on the season, after taking a 27-10 victory over Syracuse last week. The bad season has led to questions about the future of Bill Belichick. Still, for as bad as the season at North Carolina has been for Belichick, he has a reason to be happy today. According to […]

The LSU football program is currently searching for its next head coach following the departure of Brian Kelly via firing. The Tigers have once again performed well below expectations this year, opening the door for the team to finally move on from the Kelly era after a few disastrous years. Recently, NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal […]

LSU has not lived up to expectations this year. The team fell so short that LSU fired Brian Kelly during the season. Now, they have gotten more bad news. As the team prepared to play against rival Alabama on the road, one of their top players would be out of the game. LSU linebacker White […]

Deion Sanders confirmed that freshman Julian Lewis will start at quarterback for the Colorado football team against West Virginia, a reset aimed at jump-starting an offense that has sagged to 3-6. The staff’s calculus is straightforward: a cleaner rhythm and fewer negative plays with a timing-based passer, while giving the program valuable reps to evaluate […]

The first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2025 season brought an unexpected twist for Oregon fans. Despite sitting at No. 6 in both the Associated Press and Coaches Polls, the Ducks landed at No. 9 in the initial CFP rankings. Committee chair and Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades explained the decision during ESPN’s broadcast, […]

It is a Big Ten clash on Saturday, as Indiana visits Penn State. Indiana is ranked second in the first College Football Playoff rankings, and looks to continue their undefeated season. Penn State is still looking for its first win in Big Ten play this year, and hopes to play the role of spoiler. These […]

Of course, famous Texas Longhorns football fan Glen Powell had to pay tribute to his favorite team with his new house. He detailed this to Texas Monthly for their November 2025 cover story. Powell revealed that his new house in Texas — which My San Antonio values at $4 million — has a couple of […]

Things haven’t been great for the Boston College football program this year. After a promising seven-win campaign in Bill O’Brien’s first season as the Eagles’ head coach, BC has crashed and burned in 2025. At 1-8 overall and 0-5 in the ACC, Boston College is on pace for potentially its worst season in nearly 50 […]

The Indiana football team did not need style points to make a statement. The Hoosiers pounded Maryland 55-10 to reach 9-0 for a second straight year, a first in program history, behind 588 total yards, five takeaways, and a 21-point third-quarter avalanche. Fernando Mendoza settled after an early pick to account for two touchdowns, Kaelon […]

The first set of College Football Playoff rankings is out. It is not a surprise that Ohio State and Indiana take the top two spots in the first College Football Playoff rankings, but there were some misses by the committee. The biggest of them was the ranking of Notre Dame. Every year, the first CFP […]

Miami’s football team reset starts with a hard look in the mirror. After the Week 10 loss to SMU, Mario Cristobal pointed to self-inflicted mistakes, penalties, and poor execution as the culprits, saying the result was on the program as a whole. He credited the opponent, stressed accountability in coaching and teaching, and noted how […]

November chaos continued to reshape the playoff board, and our Week 11 projections reflect this while a handful of steady contenders simply held serve. In that shuffle, a loud riser emerged out of the Big 12 picture, one that now sits squarely in the top eight of ClutchPoints’ Playoff forecast. ESPN Insights highlighted the milestone […]

Despite a 7-2 record, a lot of scrutiny has gone Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning‘s way, especially since he came into the season as a Heisman favorite and potential No. 1 draft pick. However, Texas superfan and actor Glen Powell is not losing faith in him. Speaking to ClutchPoints about his new movie, The Running […]

Once again, the odds will be against Ohio State in the College Football Playoff. Following the first official rankings of the season, which saw the Buckeyes land the top spot, fans were hit with a jarring reality check. Only two teams slotted No. 1 in the initial CFP rankings have gone on to win the […]

Last Thursday, Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson made history in Philadelphia. The two former NFL stars, now HBCU coaches, faced off for the first time at Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. From the moment that Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson started their coaching careers at their respective HBCUs, we […]

Halloween is in the past and the calendar has flipped to November, meaning it’s almost College Football Playoff season. Heading into Week 11, college football fans can throw the AP poll to the side and turn their attention to the CFP rankings which will ultimately help determine their team’s fate at the end of the […]

The 2025 Missouri football team has had a solid season. They are 6-2 and have looked impressive in most of their games. The Tigers’ worst news this year was that their starting quarterback, Beau Pribula, got hurt in their last game against Vanderbilt. The Tigers are going with freshman Matthew Zollers at the starting quarterback […]

Clemson football head coach Dabo Swinney is not one to shy away from speaking his mind. Swinney is doing that again, by proposing some changes to the culture of college football. Swinney wants football referees to be held more accountable for the decisions they make on the field. “In the meantime, we got gambling issues […]

Colorado’s football team season reached a breaking point after the Arizona rout, and the coaching staff is moving toward a reset at the most important position. Ahead of West Virginia, the expectation had been that Deion Sanders would pivot at quarterback, with freshman Julian Lewis in line to take the reins after Colorado’s offense stalled […]

The 2025 Colorado football season has been a disaster. The Buffaloes are 3-6 and just came off a 52-17 home loss to the Arizona Wildcats, which resulted in Sanders shielding his players from the media. The season has been rough, but despite the rough play on the field, they are still recruiting well, thanks to […]

After a heartbreaking 46-45 loss to Duke, a fifth straight setback that dropped the Tigers to 3-5, Dabo Swinney offered a window into a gutted locker room and a program searching for answers. Players were in tears, the head coach was visibly shaken, and the theme was accountability, that Clemson must rediscover complementary football and […]

When Penn State decided it had enough of James Franklin and the Nittany Lions fired their head coach after three consecutive losses to elite Oregon, winless UCLA and ordinary Northwestern, it was clear that the football program needed to hit the reset button. Subsequent losses to Iowa and Ohio State have stretched the losing streak […]

Nebraska football took a rough and narrow loss to USC Saturday. Matt Rhule and the Cornhuskers won’t have starting quarterback Dylan Raiola moving forward with a broken fibula. But they earned a big college football recruiting win over Texas and Ohio State Monday. The ‘Huskers landed four-star Tay Ellis, with Hayed Fawcett of On3/Rivals dropping […]

The Miami Hurricanes entered the 2025 season armed with a top-10 ranking, a star transfer quarterback, and the belief that this year, finally, would be different. After Saturday’s 26–20 overtime loss to SMU, though, it’s clear that Miami remains what it has been for the past decade. This is a team that talks like a […]

Jackson State got back on track Saturday with a commanding 41-16 victory over Florida A&M in Tallahassee. The win was pivotal, as a loss would have thrown the SWAC East championship race into utter chaos; with the victory, JSU re-establishes control over its destiny. The Tigers entered the game without starting quarterback Jacobian Morgan, who […]

Week 10 of the College Football season is the books, and players are looking to place a stamp on a Heisman Trophy-winning season. The sportsbooks have installed a new favorite to win the Heisman, and this latest edition of the Heisman Trophy Power Rankings reflects the changing landscape of the award. 1. Julian Sayin- Quarterback- […]