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Oregon football pivoted to a defensive identity under Dan Lanning. But he’s not straying away from a past staple of Ducks teams: The running backs. Lanning dropped a glistening take on the 2025 backfield. Explaining his “love” for who’ll tote the rock this fall. “I really love this group,” Lanning said via Erik Skopil of […]

West Virginia football earned a pivotal early victory during the return of Rich Rodriguez. But one involving NCAA eligibility requirements and a restraining order for the 2025 season. Four players awaited their 2025 fate Wednesday via Pete Nakos of On3/Rivals. Now a district court ruled in the favor for Jimmori Robinson, Jeffrey Weimer, Tye Edwards […]

Georgia football is witnessing camp practices intensify with the 2025 season arriving in 12 days. The Bulldogs still have multiple positions to finalize. One other open spot is strong safety. K.J. Bolden is hailed to rise as the free safety starter. But even his starting role isn’t guaranteed per his own words. Which he shared […]

Ben Gulbranson shattered Stanford football with a miracle 56-yard touchdown pass in a 2022 meeting. The former Oregon State Beavers quarterback will now aim to lead the Cardinal. As the official QB1 for interim head coach Frank Reich. Gulbranson landed at Stanford in April 2025 via the College Football Transfer Portal. The ex-Stanford rival later […]

Penn State football holds this No. 1 ranking: Sitting at the top of the 2027 college football recruiting class already. Now they’ve landed a four-star representing the next cycle. Head coach James Franklin and his staff landed Gabriel Jenkins Monday — who hails from Pittsburgh. He’s also the third talent from Imani Christian High to […]

Notre Dame football starts its march back to the national title picture at No. 6 overall. Head coach Marcus Freeman and company face renewed expectations and enthusiasm in South Bend. Especially after landing in the top 10 of the AP Top 25 rankings. There’s not just national championship thoughts in the atmosphere on campus. Returning […]

Georgia football comes back loaded at virtually every position for 2025. But it doesn’t mean that every spot on the field is solidified. Georgia has areas to address before facing Marshall in Week 1. The Bulldogs once again enter with national championship aspirations. This time incoming quarterback Gunnar Stockton ignites the hype in Athens. Stockton […]

Oklahoma football comes with multiple position spots to monitor closely in August. Ones that’ll benefit incoming starting quarterback John Mateer. But also help increase the Sooners’ chances to break out of their inconsistency — and catapult back into national contention under Brent Venables. Mateer arrives via Washington State to ignite a porous offense from 2024. […]

Texas football doesn’t have to worry about a quarterback competition. Not with Arch Manning mania sweeping the Austin campus and nation. But the Longhorns have other positions to settle on before Week 1. Two involves an area impacting Manning. The other resides on the defensive side. Particularly one that’ll deal with high-octane talent Jeremiah Smith […]

Alabama football knows who’ll guide them behind center. Ty Simpson is spearheading the offense as the starting quarterback. But other battles are ongoing ahead of Week 1. Simpson paid his dues in Tuscaloosa. Going from one of the last five-star college football recruiting additions from Nick Saban, to transitioning to Kalen DeBoer. Simpson even sat […]

LSU football fields a roster loaded on newcomers. The Tigers put together the nation’s top college football transfer portal class. With a good number of them creating pivotal position battles ahead of Week 1. Garrett Nussmeier won’t face any challengers behind center, though. The LSU quarterback is dealing with a knee ailment. But head coach […]

LSU football enters inside the top 10 to kickoff the 2025 season. The AP Top 25 handed Brian Kelly and company a No. 9 ranking to start the season. The Tigers bring hype and a potential Heisman Trophy finalist in tow. Garrett Nussmeier is generating buzz for the coveted award — which means he could […]

Colorado football practices will turn the volume up ahead of a highly anticipated 2025 season. One without Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter or even Shedeur Sanders. Deion Sanders needs to decide who replaces his son behind center. Plus find his next breakout wide receiver and lockdown cornerback — with Hunter vacating two spots there. All […]

Miami (FL) football created national championship thoughts with Cam Ward behind center. Starting 9-0 and rising to fourth overall in the AP Top 25 one year ago. The Hurricanes stumbled and went 1-3 the rest of the way, however. Head coach Mario Cristobal has departures to fill. Not just limited to the top pick of […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Duke football is rolling with a motivated newcomer behind center. Darian Mensah is bringing a “chip on his shoulder” to Durham. That “chip” became molded in his hometown on California’s Central Coast. Mensah delivered the bold decision to leave Tulane during the offseason. He entered the college football transfer portal and jumped to the Atlantic […]

Colorado football tangles with Georgia Tech in 18 days. And will rock a rare new theme in the huge Week 1 clash in Boulder. The university unveiled its official game themes ahead of the 2025 season Monday. And the theme for the season opener? A “stripe out” contest with the Yellow Jackets in town. This […]

Monday’s unveiling of the 2025 AP Top 25 poll riled up some fanbases. Including snubbing three worthy teams outside of the rankings. Even the term “overrated” surfaces here. Texas won’t earn the infamous “O” word, though. The Longhorns lure back an abundance of talent. Plus feature Arch Manning in the most highly anticipated season ever […]

The AP Top 25 college football poll sparked a bevy of conversations Monday. Texas and Penn State fans sounded pleased with where their team landed. But there were some vocal fanbases — and not just limited to Ohio State. But for teams left unranked. The Buckeyes still landed inside the top five. The reigning national […]

Colorado football must decide their starting quarterback in less than 19 days. Deion Sanders faces his biggest coaching decision yet. As he must find the first replacement for Shedeur Sanders between Kaidon Salter and Julian Lewis. Sanders didn’t guarantee or announce Salter as the starter. But he delivered a stirring “havoc” prediction involving the prized […]

The Michigan Wolverines will be entering the 2025 season with one less running back following the departure of CJ Hester. Hester announced that he will leave the program and plan to enter the transfer portal, per On3 insider Pete Nakos. He makes this decision in the midst of fall camp, deciding to look elsewhere to […]

Oregon football has flown past the vaunted blur offense of Chip Kelly. Dan Lanning leans into Will Stein now for that side of the ball. But that doesn’t mean the scheme lacks “explosive” tendencies. The returning head coach Lanning spoke about Oregon’s offensive nature Thursday. Lanning must replace one integral figure from 2024 in Dillon […]

Colorado football isn’t just turning to Deion Sanders as inspiration for 2025. The Buffaloes have other NFL experienced staff members to lean into. Including Warren Sapp coming back for his second season. Sapp, though, dropped an eye-opening admission Wednesday. Which he shared right before handling his new role of pass rush coordinator for CU. “I […]

The NCAA D-1 Board of Directors voted in favor of a new governance model on Tuesday. The board met to discuss changes that were recommended by the D-I Decision-Making Working Group, and the proposal ended up passing. The big changes that are coming involve giving the Power Four more control. The changes will go into […]

Gi’Bran Payne may have been a forgotten man on the side of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish after not seeing action for the entire 2024 college football season, but he’s staying in South Bend. Payne is looking to turn heads anew in his return to action with Notre Dame football following a whole season of […]

USC football reloaded via the 2025 class and college football transfer portal. Does this mean Lincoln Riley and company have no returner on the athletically freakish side this season? The annual “Freaks” list from Bruce Feldman of The Athletic dropped on Monday. Which introduces college football fans to the 50 most athletically gifted talents returning […]

The 2025 Coaches poll wasn’t kind to Oklahoma football Monday. Ending one impressive streak. The Sooners were snubbed from the top 25 preseason rankings. It marks the first time since 1999 OU will enter a season unranked. Previous head coaches Bob Stoops and Lincoln Riley always built highly ranked teams in Norman. Including getting the Sooners […]

The Atlantic Coast Conference is deep at quarterback this fall. Cade Klubnik and Kevin Jennings help lead their respective offenses at Clemson and SMU. But they need their offensive line to flourish in ACC play. Even incoming head coach Bill Belichick needs his trenches to ease into his highly anticipated role. His past New England […]

The Big 12 annually features offensive fireworks. And the 2025 season will feature a deep group of quarterbacks from Sam Leavitt to Josh Hoover. But let’s not ignore the secondary units populating in the Big 12. Travis Hunter creates an opening here for top DB in the conference. Of course he also won the Heisman […]

After three seasons with the California Golden Bears, running back Jaydn Ott decided to take his talents to the SEC, announcing last April that he would be transferring to Oklahoma football. But before he made that decision, other programs in the conference were after him as well, which isn’t surprising given how effective he was […]

Defenses down south face a fierce gauntlet of Southeastern Conference quarterbacks for 2025. The likes of Garrett Nussmeier, Arch Manning, D.J. Lagway and LaNorris Sellers among others will attempt to pick defenses apart. However, these SEC secondaries present a big counterpunch to those gunslingers. The SEC welcomes back loaded and reloaded defensive back units east […]

Every explosive offense in the Big 12 doesn’t start with stout quarterback play. Each QB needs a dominating offensive line before lighting up the scoreboard. It’s no different for the 2025 season in this conference. One team’s fanbase likely will try to present a counterargument. Colorado under Deion Sanders is plagued by inconsistent trench play. […]

The Atlantic Coast Conference delivered one 2025 NFL Draft first round talent out of the backfield. Omarion Hampton is already turning heads for the Los Angeles Chargers. But Hampton swings the door open for a new leading ACC rusher to emerge this fall. Hampton’s departure also impacts Bill Belichick. As the eight-time Super Bowl winning […]

There’s no stellar quarterback play without a dominating offensive line. Even in the Southeastern Conference, as a litany of returning passers headline the 2025 season. But the likes of D.J. Lagway and Garrett Nussmeier still need stout play up front to thrive in the SEC. The conference already delivered the best OL prospect for the […]

The Big 12 gets ridiculed by fans and analysts annually for its lack of defense. Conference games end in offensive fireworks. The feeling is 2025 will present more of the same — except there’s intriguing new talent bolstering defenses here. Last year’s top pass rusher was an eight-sack performer. Brendan Mott is off to the […]

DeSean Jackson watched Sacramento State build its roster in epic fashion. Now the incoming Delaware State football coach landed a former Hornets quarterback in a huge Saturday move. The NFL legend plucked away Kaiden Bennett in a major college football transfer portal decision. College football reporter Zach McKinnell, who covers the Football Championship Subdivision, revealed […]