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One of the biggest surprises of the college football season so far has been Florida State football. The Seminoles have vaulted into the top 10 in the AP poll after a dominant win over Alabama in Week 1 and a couple of impressive, no-nonsense performances against lesser competition. Things don’t quite hit a fever pitch […]

Ohio State football passed a massive test in Week 1 when it knocked off Texas in front of its home fans, but it hasn’t played against any top competition since then. The Buckeyes now enter Week 5 with a 3-0 record and still are ranked at No. 1 in the AP poll, but have a […]

Dakorien Moore will experience his first Big Ten primetime game with Oregon football. The prized college football recruiting freshman win for Dan Lanning and company now has Penn State to tangle with. Millions nationwide and more than 106,000 filling Beaver Stadium will lock in for the game. How locked in will the 2025 standout be? […]

The way we talk about Division II HBCU football is fundamentally destructive. Too often, the conversation is rooted in a reductive, top-down viewpoint that diminishes the quality and significance of D-II athletics, particularly from those who support Division I FCS institutions. You can see this toxic dynamic play out every season. When a top-tier FCS […]

After a couple of years of disappointing losses and subpar performances, USC football is flying a bit under the radar in 2025. Lincoln Riley and the Trojans haven’t played top competition yet this season, but they have cruised through their first four games to get to 4-0 and crack the top 25. On Saturday, Riley […]

Ole Miss football is off to a red-hot start in 2025, racing to 4-0 on the back of convincing wins over both Arkansas and Tulane in the last two weeks. On Saturday, the competition ramps up as No. 4 LSU makes the trip to Oxford for a massive SEC battle. One of the subplots to […]

Saturday’s matchup between the Alabama State Hornets and the Florida A&M Rattlers is more than just another conference game; it is a pivotal moment that could reshape the SWAC championship race. While Florida A&M has long been considered a perennial contender, a closer look at the two programs this season reveals that Alabama State is […]

The Atlantic Coast Conference comes with friction out of Clemson this week. Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney has his coaching seat heating up after a 1-3 start. We’ll see if the Syracuse win over Clemson catapults the Orange into the top 10 of the power rankings this week, plus if Miami and Florida State stay […]

Lane Kiffin has led the Ole Miss Rebels to a 4-0 start to the season. The Rebels are one of the SEC’s best teams heading into Week 5. However, Ole Miss faced a big decision between Austin Simmons and Trinidad Chambliss for the starting quarterback spot. The team made the announcement today and Kiffin had […]

The Clemson Tigers started the college football season as one of the nation’s powerhouse teams. Head coach Dabo Swinney saw his team start the year as the No. 4 team in the country according to the AP Poll. Four weeks later, Kade Klubnik and Co. sit at 1-3. Clemson dropped a home game to the […]

The 2024 College Football Playoff was the first time that the playoff expanded to 12 teams, and by all accounts, it seemed like a success. However, some people had issues, and after those complaints, they fixed some things. The biggest complaints about what the College Football Playoff got right and what it got wrong mainly […]

The 2025 Washington football Huskies have started the year playing well, but the schedule ramps up this week with Ohio State visiting Seattle. The Huskies are undefeated with a 3-0 record, but the top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes are a massive leap from the teams they played previously. However, if the Huskies beat the Buckeyes, they […]

The Oklahoma Sooners are on the path to being a College Football Playoff participant this season. Ranked 7th in the country, the Sooners are 4-0 after a massive win against Auburn this past weekend. The vibes are supposed to be extremely high; however, an injury to starting quarterback John Mateer has quieted expectations a tad. […]

With Week 4 in the books, many teams across the country are through 33% of their schedule. It feels like the season just started yesterday, but the end of the year will be here before we know it. When the end of the season arrives, so does the Heisman Trophy presentation in New York. So […]

The 2025 Georgia football team started the season a little slow, but they are coming off a massive win against Tennessee, which announced to the rest of college football that they are not going anywhere. Still, some issues have popped up for the Bulldogs, namely, the defense has not been up to par compared to […]

The Big 12 witnessed one major change outside of this week’s power rankings. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the site of the latest major coaching change, as Mike Gundy is out after a two-decade run. We’ll see if Gundy’s dismissal impacts this week’s rankings, which features TCU and Arizona moving up big. 1. Iowa State (-) The […]

Despite high hopes, the 2025 season could not have started much worse for the Florida football program. After an expectedly dominant 55-0 win over Long Island in their season opener, the Florida football team has lost three games in a row, each more convincingly than the next. The Gators have clearly regressed across the board, […]

The Southeastern Conference is still adjusting to the new teams that joined its roster when the league expanded. While the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns bring a lot to the SEC, they make things complicated. The league announced that the Ole Miss Rebels will play the Oklahoma Sooners and LSU Tigers each season, and head […]

USC football is in a far better position through its first four games compared to last season. But the 4-0 Trojans need key scenarios to gain entry into the College Football Playoffs, which Matt Leinart outlined. The past Heisman Trophy winner hit on the biggest one USC needs to secure a potential spot with Joel […]

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day compared Washington quarterback Demond Williams Jr. to Arizona Cardinals star Kyler Murray this week, calling him “lightning in a bottle” while breaking down film of the Huskies’ signal-caller. For Day, Williams’ blend of quickness, elusiveness, and a strong arm makes him a rare threat, much like the 2019 NFL […]

The Oklahoma State Cowboys are in the middle of a big change. After Mike Gundy was fired, ripples were sent out around the college football world. The veteran head coach led the Cowboys to competitive seasons over the past couple of decades. His exit has had a lot of consequences, particularly with Oklahoma State’s recruiting […]

It has to be a sticky situation for Ole Miss Rebels football coach Lane Kiffin, whose daughter is dating a player from their rivals, the LSU Tigers: linebacker Whit Weeks. Lane’s daughter, Landry, recently launched her relationship with Weeks. That led to speculation over who Landry would be rooting for this weekend when Ole Miss […]

When Drew Allar shows, Penn State flows. The No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions are reliant on their star quarterback. A team that is run-heavy won’t see any CFP success if Drew Allar isn’t playing at an elite level. The senior is one of the best quarterbacks this program has had in years. The last […]

No team in college football has had a more disappointing start to the 2025 college football season than the Clemson football program, who currently sit at 1-3 after Saturday afternoon’s home loss to the Syracuse Orange. The Tigers entered this year with legitimate championship expectations after last season’s trip to the playoffs, but the team […]

From the very start of the season, Bill Belichick’s presence at North Carolina has sparked more than just football talk. One figure often spotted at Tar Heels games is Belichick’s girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, and not everyone approves. Former NFL coach Jon Gruden openly criticized the situation, ripping into Belichick for allowing Hudson on the sideline […]

Auburn football was dealt an unfortunate injury update on Wednesday. According to Pete Thamel of ESPN, receiver Horatio Fields is set to have surgery after breaking his foot. “Auburn’s Horatio Fields broke his foot and will have surgery, per Hugh Freeze. He’s Auburn’s third-leading wide receiver with 12 catches for 106 yards,” Thamel wrote on […]

The Michigan Wolverines secured their first Big Ten win of the season, grinding out a 30-27 victory over Nebraska on the road. Michigan now sits at 3-1 overall, with the only blemish on its record coming against Oklahoma. While the final score suggested a nail-biter, Michigan controlled much of the contest and likely could have […]

There has not been a more dominant team to start the 2025 season than the Oregon football team. The Ducks have epitomized dominance through the early part of the season. This week’s game against Penn State is massive and is the best opportunity for the Ducks to prove that they belong as one of the […]

Many teams wrapped up their non-conference slate in Week 3, and that resulted in most Big Ten squads starting conference play this past week. It’s tough to rank all of these teams when they aren’t playing each other, but we are now seeing big conference matchups every week. Week 4 was the start of it, […]

Two of the top six teams in the latest AP Top 25 are set to square off. Oregon is currently ranked sixth in the AP Poll, while also the top team in the College Football Power Rankings. Meanwhile, Penn State is ranked third in the AP Poll and fourth in the Power Rankings. One of […]

The Alabama football program is currently gearing up for an upcoming matchup against the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday evening. The Crimson Tide have had Georgia’s number over the last decade-plus, but still come into the game viewed by most as slight underdogs considering their brutal loss to Florida State in the only ranked game they’ve […]

Florida football’s 2025 season is spiraling. At 1-3, the Gators are staring at a brutal schedule while dealing with their most pressing question yet: what to do with quarterback DJ Lagway. Once billed as a Heisman contender, Lagway’s year has been marred by turnovers, sacks, and now a walking boot. The uncertainty has triggered speculation […]

The Georgia football program is just days away from a highly anticipated matchup against the Alabama Crimson Tide. Despite all of their success during the 2020s, the Bulldogs have always struggled to take down the Crimson Tide, which continued last year with a road loss in what was a wild game in Tuscaloosa. Still, Georgia […]

Beginning in 2026, every Power Four conference will require its members to play nine league games. Three of the four NCAA leagues will also mandate at least one non-conference matchup against another power opponent. The Big Ten will be the only one that does not. The Big 12 already enforces the 10-game standard, and the […]

The Week 5 Power Rankings saw another shuffle after a loaded Saturday, but Penn State held firm near the top. At 4-0, the Nittany Lions enter their biggest test yet with Oregon coming to town for the annual White Out. The Penn State football team has cruised past its early slate, but conference play brings […]

So far, the Texas Tech football team is 4-0 and a bona fide College Football Playoff contender. The Red Raiders have wins over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Kent State, Oregon State and Utah, with all four wins coming by at least 24 points. In Week 4, Texas Tech made an even bigger statement with a 34-10 blowout […]

The Oklahoma Sooners’ College Football Playoff hopes just took a massive hit. Quarterback John Mateer, who had been leading Oklahoma’s offense through a hot 4-0 start, is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery on his throwing hand. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported the procedure was performed by Dr. Steven Shin in Los Angeles, with an estimated recovery […]

It is a battle of undefeated teams in Week 5 as LSU visits Ole Miss. The Rebels come into this game as the favorite at home, but LSU is the top team in the current SEC Power Rankings. As these two SEC teams collide, it is time to make bold predictions for the game. LSU […]

The Oklahoma State Cowboys have officially moved on from Mike Gundy, ending a 21-season run that reshaped the program. After an uninspiring 1-2 start and back-to-back disappointing years, the school decided it was time for a change. Athletic Director Chad Weiberg released a statement thanking Gundy for elevating the Cowboys into a national contender, citing […]