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The college football season is right around the corner, and it is going to be an exciting one in the Big Ten. The conference is loaded with good teams, and there are high expectations after back-to-back national championships. Michigan won it all in 2023, and Ohio State captured the crown last season. There should be […]

Stout quarterback play populates across the Southeastern Conference this fall. But the SEC features star power in the backfield too. Especially through these five running backs ahead of 2025. One already tasted 1,000-yards. Another received his carries at a place known for playing stout freshmen before. There’s even a high-caliber college football transfer portal addition […]

The amount of conference games a college football team plays each year depends on what conference the team is in. In the Big Ten and Big 12, every team has nine conference games. In the ACC and SEC, teams only play eight. Obviously, that gives teams in the ACC and SEC a bit of an […]

The Big 12 comes equipped with prolific offenses bound to create weekly shootouts. Wide receiver play is an integral reason why in this conference. Especially ahead of the 2025 season with these top five wideouts. This conference birthed multiple perimeter stars for the NFL. CeeDee Lamb is one past Big 12 breakout wideout. Same with […]

Shannon Harris is set to be pulling double duty in football over the next few months. After being announced as offensive coordinator for Tennessee State under Reggie Barlow, he was also announced as the DC Defenders head coach on Wednesday afternoon. Harris led the team as interim head coach after Barlow stepped down to lead […]

There are a lot of good games lined up for Week 1 of the college football season, and one of the best will be Alabama going on the road to play the Florida State football team. Both teams are coming off of disappointing 2024 seasons, of varying degrees, and starting 2025 off with a win […]

The quarterback landscape in the ACC has undergone a significant shift heading into the 2025 college football season. With veteran transfers, rising stars, and former blue-chip recruits all vying for the top spot, the conference is as deep as it’s been in recent memory. Here’s a look at the top-five quarterbacks in the ACC going […]

A lot of people are picking the Penn State football team to win the Big Ten, and some are expecting the Nittany Lions to even win the national title. Head coach James Franklin took the team to the College Football Playoff semis last year, and a ton of good talent is returning from that squad. […]

Following an underwhelming season in 2024, North Carolina A&T was dealt a crushing blow during CAA Football Media Day. The Aggies are expected to finish last in the conference this season, behind Bryant, the University of Albany, and fellow HBCU Hampton. The ranking comes as no surprise, with the team struggling mightily under former head […]

North Carolina football enters 2025 ushering in the Bill Belichick era. One future Atlantic Coast Conference rival coach of Belichick dropped a bold statement during media days. Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi believes he’ll see UNC on Dec. 6 — for the ACC title. Narduzzi sent out the massive prediction in Charlotte Wednesday. He’s confident […]

One of the best games of the 2024 college football season took place during rivalry week when Georgia went on the road to take on the Georgia Tech football team. The Yellow Jackets went up by 14 points on a touchdown with 5:37 left in the game, and it looked like they were going to […]

One of the biggest issues in today’s era of college football is tampering. Tampering is when one team tries to lure a player from a different program before said player has entered the transfer portal. If a player hasn’t entered the transfer portal, it is illegal for another team to contact them. However, it happens […]

Florida State football’s Thomas Castellanos refused to back down from his Alabama trash talk. The former Boston College standout is coming into Tallahassee looking to revive this historic program, which is coming off a dismal 2024 season. Head coach Mike Norvell was steadily rebuilding the Seminoles into a contender, culminating in a 2023 regular season […]

The 2025 college football season is just around the corner! After a run to the Semifinal last season in an intense battle with Notre Dame, the Penn State Nittany Lions came up just short of a chance for a national championship. Head coach James Franklin and his coaching staff will see a lot of starters […]

Penn State football enters 2025 with national championship aspirations following its postseason run. James Franklin guided two College Football Playoff victories before falling to Notre Dame. But the target grows moving forward. The Nittany Lions are gunning for the top. Not just limited to preseason rankings either. PSU has Happy Valley fans envisioning a celebration […]

The Oregon football team joined the Big Ten ahead of the 2024 season, and the Ducks put together an incredibly impressive campaign. Oregon showed up and won the conference in year one, and big things are expected from the program in year two as well. Dan Lanning has emerged as one of the best coaches […]

The upcoming 2025 season is a tantalizing one for the North Carolina football program. Legendary coach Bill Belichick is still preparing the team for his first season in charge. However, it is clear that excitement for his debut campaign among the North Carolina football fans is palpable. In addition to the season tickets sold out […]

The buzz around South Carolina Gamecocks wide receiver Nyck Harbor is getting louder. And now, it has just hit a new level. NFL Draft insider Todd McShay recently compared the Gamecocks sophomore to Pittsburgh Steelers star DK Metcalf, citing Harbor’s rare blend of size, speed, and raw athleticism. On The McShay Show, the veteran analyst […]

The University of Cincinnati is still grieving the sudden loss of freshman offensive lineman Jeremiah Kelly. The 18-year-old was found unresponsive in his off-campus residence last April. This week, the official cause of death was confirmed as cardiac hypertrophy. Cardiac hypertrophy is a condition where the heart muscle becomes unusually thick. It often goes undetected […]

The talk of the offseason in college football is the proposed expansion of the College Football Playoff, and the ACC seems to be getting left behind in some of the potential scenarios. Not that the conference would b entirely left out, of course, but the Big Ten and the SEC are pursuing automatic bids into […]

The vibes are much different around Indiana football coming into the 2025 season after a transformative first year under new head coach Curt Cignetti. After being a middling program in the Big Ten for years, Cignetti immediately launched the Hoosiers into contention and earned them a spot in the first 12-team College Football Playoff. Even […]

SMU football head coach Rhett Lashlee slapped a “winner” tag on quarterback Kevin Jennings. This duo has been the face of this historic program’s resurgence in the ACC Conference. The 2024 team had a terrific season, going 11-3 overall and reaching the school’s first College Football Playoff. Jennings, alongside star running back Brashard Smith, were […]

The level of expected success hasn’t quite been there for Matt Rhule during his two seasons with Nebraska football, but hope is abound as the calendar approaches August and the 2025 season gets closer and closer. If the Cornhuskers want to return to glory and compete for a Big Ten Championship this fall, it starts […]

SMU football head coach Rhett Lashlee took a championship shot at the SEC. The now fourth-year head coach with the Mustangs has completely revived this historic program to heights it hadn’t seen since the early 1980s. SMU’s first season in the ACC was an undeniable success, as the 2024 team advanced to the ACC Championship […]

Today, Keke Palmer and Shady McCoy found themselves at the center of a larger, ongoing debate about journalism. Both had recent media moments that left many viewers unsatisfied. Keke Palmer’s interview with Olandria Carthen and Chelley Bissainthe about their Love Island experience, taped immediately after their time in the villa, drew criticism. Meanwhile, Shady McCoy, […]

Ohio State football comes into the 2025 season as the hunted after winning the College Football Playoff National Championship last season, running the expanded CFP gauntlet with very impressive wins over Tennessee, Oregon, Texas and Notre Dame. Now, everyone is gunning for the Buckeyes heading into 2025. While Ohio State was the first team to […]

The Michigan football season is right around the corner, and there is a good chance that Bryce Underwood is the starting quarterback for the Wolverines. Underwood was the #1 player in the 2026 recruiting class, and it’s hard to imagine anyone winning the starting job over him. Bryce Underwood was as good as it gets […]

One of the best players still available in the 2026 recruiting class is four-star defensive back Davon Benjamin. Sherrone Moore and the Michigan football team have been recruiting him hard, and the team made the cut when Benjamin announced his top five schools on Monday. Benjamin will choose between the Wolverines, Oregon, Texas, North Carolina […]

Last season, Miami football just missed out on the College Football Playoff despite a very good season and a high-flying offense led by Heisman Trophy finalist Cam Ward. Now, however, Mario Cristobal and his staff are tasked with replacing Ward’s historic production in the offense in 2025. They quickly selected the man who has to […]

Ohio State football head coach Ryan Day gave an update on the close starting quarterback competition between Julian Sayin and Lincoln Kienholz. The Buckeyes are coming off a trying regular season, by their standards, that ended in a dominant run to their ninth national championship. It was a true redemption story for Day, who many […]

Miami football’s new quarterback, Carson Beck, got brutally honest on his decision to leave Georgia after five seasons. The Hurricanes are in healthy shape under head coach Mario Cristobal and looking to contend for their first appearance in the College Football Playoff. Last year’s team took a big step up from the previous two teams […]

One of the surprise stories in college football last season was Indiana football under new head coach Curt Cignetti. In his first year in Bloomington after coming over from James Madison, Cignetti led the Hoosiers to an incredible regular season and a berth in the College Football Playoff. Now, Indiana has to deal with the […]

Ohio State football coach Ryan Day has a lot to replace this coming season, after the loss of offensive coordinator Chip Kelly. At Big Ten Media Day on Tuesday, Day teased that the offense won’t look all that different this year. “It will be very similar. We’ve tried to keep offense same over these 9 […]

When the Michigan football sign-stealing saga first came to light, Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti did not do the program any favors. As the Wolverines were traveling to one of their biggest games of the 2023 season, Petitti suspended head coach Jim Harbaugh for the remainder of the regular season. Harbaugh had to miss games […]

There’s a lot of talk in college football about proposing additional changes to the College Football Playoff. Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti added more fuel to all that fire on Tuesday, when he made a bold statement at Big Ten Media Day. “To be clear, any college football playoff format that increases the discretion and […]

While DeSean Jackson’s appointment as coach of Delaware State has provided a lot of positive momentum for the team, the MEAC’s predicted order of finish certainly put things into perspective. Despite the monumental hire, the Hornets are expected to finish sixth in the conference. Howard University, who made the MEAC Championship in 2023, and Michael […]

The Texas football team recently picked up a huge win on the recruiting trail from five-star running back Derrek Cooper. Cooper announced his commitment to the Longhorns on Sunday, and it was another massive pickup for head coach Steve Sarkisian. Cooper is one of the best players in the 2026 recruiting class. Texas had a […]

Following the cancellation of FS1’s The Facility, LeSean “Shady” McCoy made one of his first media appearances as a host for ESPN+ MEAC Media Day broadcast. Although he interviewed his former teammates Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson, perhaps the most headline-grabbing moment occurred during his interview with current Howard University head coach Larry Scott. Shady you […]

The Alabama football team has had a lot of talented quarterbacks go through the program in recent years, and the Crimson Tide might have just snagged their next star. Four-star 2026 QB Tayden Kaawa announced his commitment to Alabama on Tuesday. Kaawa was receiving significant attention from BYU as well, but he decided that he […]