The Texas Longhorns came close to reaching two lofty goals this past season, losing to Georgia in the SEC Championship Game and falling to Ohio State in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff. However, those two near-misses are likely to fuel even higher expectations in 2025 and Steve Sarkisian is already hard at work to address the Texas football …

Jan. 16—SOUTH BEND — For the third time in the College Football Playoff-era and eighth time since 1999, the betting favorite to win the national championship is at least an 8.5-point favorite. No. 8-seed Ohio State (13-2) opened up Friday, Jan. 10 as 9.5-point CFP title game favorites over No. 7-seed Notre Dame (14-1). That number has shrunk to 8.5 …

Penn State’s setbacks on the grand stage seem to be the only hole in an otherwise outstanding 11-year stretch under head coach James Franklin. The Nittany Lions lost to Notre Dame in heartbreaking fashion in the College Football Playoff semifinals, with Franklin falling to 1-15 against top-five teams at Penn State. The 2025 Penn State football roster is starting to …

LAKELAND — Looking ahead to the 2025 football season, Lake Wales knew it would have one of the deepest and most talented stable of skill position players at running back and wide receiver, but there was question about who would start at quarterback. Not anymore. Quarterback Chad Williams will wrap up his high school career at Lake Wales. Bob Williams, …

COLLEGE STATION — In December, Texas A&M football gained a commitment from former Texas Tech wide receiver Micah Hudson, as A&M has made it a point to add wide receiver talent in the transfer portal. However, just a little over a month later, the former Red Raider is currently away from the Aggies. According to reports, Hudson is temporarily stepping …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The athletic director at a mid-sized school that’s making a splash this season has a modest proposal for taming what many say is a transfer-portal system run amok in college sports. Sean Frazier, the AD at Northern Illinois — remember, the team that beat national finalist Notre Dame earlier this season — is talking about a “talent …

USC defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn stands on the sideline during a win over Louisiana State in Las Vegas on Sept. 1. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) After transforming USC’s struggling defense in a single season, rising star defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn has signed a contract extension to remain at USC, the university announced Thursday. The deal comes after Lynn …

Jan. 16—VERMILLION — Bob Nielson is stepping down as head football coach at the University of South Dakota, while defensive coordinator Travis Johansen will take over as head coach of the Coyotes, USD football announced Thursday afternoon via a press release. Nielson leaves Vermillion after nine seasons leading the Coyotes. He finished his career with a 53-48 record as head …

Nov 16, 2024; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes defensive back Travis Hunter (12) looks on during the first quarter against the Utah Utes at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images A total of 55 underclassmen declared their formal entry into the 2025 NFL Draft ahead of the January 14th deadline. These players gave up their collegiate eligibility, though they …

Nov 29, 2024; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver Travis Hunter (12) reacts following the win against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images The first deadline for underclassmen to declare for the 2025 NFL draft has come and gone. Players from Notre Dame and Ohio State University have until January 24 to declare …

Less than a week after being named the Built Ford Tough Class 5A Texas Player of the Year, Flour Bluff quarterback Jayden Paluseo is once again adding to his historic senior resume. Paluseo, who led the Hornets to the state quarterfinals in his final season, was named the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Class 5A Quarterback of the Year on Thursday. …

The defensive secondary has been a major focus for the Oregon Ducks in the recruiting world over the last few years, and they’ve done an excellent job of bringing in some of the best players in the nation. Just this year, Oregon signed the No. 2 safety, the No. 3 cornerback, the No. 5 cornerback, and the No. 8 safety …

On today’s episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI’s Pat Forde discuss whether Big Ten teams should have the same level of conference pride as the SEC. Also on today’s show, they cover the news of Colorado coach Deion Sanders being considered for the Dallas Cowboys opening. They also discuss the biggest headlines coming from …

South Dakota Coyotes head coach Bob Nielson looks at the scoreboard during the fourth quarter against the Drake Bulldogs on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, at Dakota Dome in Vermillion, South Dakota. The University of South Dakota football program announced that head coach Bob Nielson is stepping down with plans to retire after coaching 32 seasons, including the last nine at …

Jack Hoffman takes the field with the Nebraska football team in 2013. A young cancer patient who inspired millions of college football fans in 2013 with a 69-yard springtime sprint in Nebraska has died of the disease, officials said Wednesday. Jack Hoffman, a freshman at the University of Nebraska at Kearney and an aspiring attorney, was 19. “Jack may no …