Ohio State Buckeyes tight end Patrick Gurd (49) celebrates following the 34-23 win over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to win the College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Jan. 22 University of Cincinnati Bearcats football has added another tight end to complement NFL prospect Joe Royer and returning quarterback Brendan Sorsby. Patrick Gurd, who just …

The countdown to the 2025 season has begun for Florida State football. FSU’s schedule was officially revealed on Monday. FSU will open the season against Alabama at Doak Campbell Stadium. After a historically bad 2-10 season, Mike Norvel turned the page, vowing the loyal FSU supporters that he would fix the issues that needed to be fixed. He shaped his …

The ACC has announced football schedules for teams in the conference, including the Miami Hurricanes. Mario Cristobal’s group will try to put a disappointing end to their 2024 campaign behind them. The Hurricanes were projected to make the first ever 12-team college football playoffs but dropped games to Georgia Tech and Syracuse down the stretch. They also lost to Iowa …

Bret Bielema came away from his Saturday visit to central Illinois very impressed. The Illinois head football coach addressed the media Sunday, heaping on some high praise for the talented of the junior class in Illinois. Dunlap’s Mack Sutter and JC Anderson of Mt. Zion are both four-star junior tight ends and list Illinois among their finalists. “The (class of) …

Florida State football’s 2025 schedule has been released. In an ACC Network special Monday night, the Seminoles’ 12-game slate was revealed. FSU has its first conference trip to Stanford and the schedule features three teams that ranked in the final CFP top 25 rankings in 2024. The Seminoles open the season against Alabama on Aug. 30 in a newly renovated …

Caleb Downs found out Jim Knowles was leaving Ohio State to become the defensive coordinator at Penn State last weekend when he received a text message. “He told me before,” Downs said. “He hit me up about it. I respect him for being honest with us.” During an autograph signing organized by one of the Buckeyes’ NIL collectives, he expressed …

On today’s episode of The College Football Enquirer, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde react to the news of Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles leaving for the same position at Penn State. They discuss the implications for James Franklin and what to expect from the Nittany Lions in 2025. They also continue dissecting Forde’s list of way-too-early …

USATSI North Carolina’s Kenan Stadium will be converting its football field back to natural grass for coach Bill Belichick’s first season with the program. The decision was made in conjunction with Belichick, according to a university press release.  “With our current turf reaching the end of its lifespan, the timing made sense to return Kenan Stadium to its natural grass …

Nobody would have blamed Penn State safety coach Anthony Poindexter if he had decided to leave Penn State for a shot to be a defensive coordinator with another program. After Penn State made a massive move to sign Jim Knowles to be the team’s defensive coordinator, Poindexter will reportedly be staying with the program as well. Ross Dellenger of Yahoo …

It is believed that Jim Knowles’ base salary at Penn State already puts him atop the list of the highest paid assistants ever in college football, but a lucrative bonus structure could establish a high-water mark of more than $4 million for the Nittany Lions’ new defensive coordinator, sources with knowledge of the situation told CBS Sports.  For context, the …

Missouri State football has added its third incoming freshman out of Texas in the last month by landing the commitment from Caleb Olabode on Monday evening. Olabode is a 6-foot-2, 205-pound linebacker from Arlington (Texas) High in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. The Bears offered him seven days before his commitment. He recently visited campus, and he will now join …

The 2025 NFL Draft is starting to take shape as 71 players opted to forgo eligibility and enter the draft early. The list includes two out of four Heisman Trophy finalists and 10 first-team members of the CBS Sports All-America Team. With that in mind, we decided to look at the teams whose 2025 seasons will be most shaped by …

Seven days after his Ohio State team won the College Football Playoff championship, Ryan Day will be returning to the national spotlight — albeit on a very different kind of stage. The Buckeyes’ coach will appear on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” on NBC on Monday night, according to the program’s guest listing. After weeks of doing media availabilities …

Five-star Class of 2026 quarterback Jared Curtis was willing to hear a sales pitch from North Carolina football coach Bill Belichick. Curtis, a former Georgia football commitment from Nashville Christian, hosted Belichick for an in-home visit Monday. Curtis is the No. 2 quarterback nationally and No. 4 player overall in his class, according to the 247Sports Composite. UNC is not …

. Senior Bowl practices kick off on Tuesday morning, and one of the more intriguing players taking to the field here in Mobile is Wilfrid Laurier QB Taylor Elgersma. The 6-foot-5 Elgersma is the first Canadian college QB ever to participate at the Senior Bowl. Elgersma was gracious enough to sit down with us at the Detroit Lions Podcast on …