Memphis football has a new defensive line coach. Joe Cauthen will replace Spence Nowinsky, coach Ryan Silverfield announced Sunday afternoon. Nowinsky is expected to be the next defensive coordinator at New Mexico. That opened up the spot for Cauthen, who spent 2024 as a defensive analyst with the Tigers and now earns a promotion. He has a long career in …

ATLANTA — Coming off its first appearance in the national championship game in 12 years, independent Notre Dame football faces an “unbelievably great” schedule in 2025, according to first-year athletic director Pete Bevacqua. It includes two teams ranked in the most recent College Football Playoff committee deliberation: No. 9 Boise State at home on Oct. 4 and No. 13 Miami …

With Penn State’s football season now officially in the books, now is a good time to start putting the whole season into perspective. Although the season ended with the Nittany Lions coming up just short of playing for a national championship, there were a lot of good moments to reflect on positively from the 2024 season that ended with a …

ATLANTA — Somewhere on the field Monday evening inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Ohio State linebackers coach James Laurinaitis will roam the field, searching for a fellow Buckeye legend. He’ll shake his best friend’s hand, embrace him with a hug and remind him how proud he is of his friend’s accomplishments. Their exchange will be briefer than usual, but that’s the nature …

ATLANTA — Over the final month of the regular season, one college football team endured more criticism than any other: Indiana. They played nobody! Their strength of schedule stinks! They shouldn’t even be considered for the playoff! Well, as it turns out, the Hoosiers weren’t so bad after all. Their only two losses of the season came against each of …

The longest college football season in history has just one game remaining. One hundred and thirty two Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams have seen their seasons come to an end, and now only two remain: Notre Dame and Ohio State. The Fighting Irish will be looking to end a long drought, having not been national champions since 1988. The Buckeyes …

ATLANTA — It’s debatable whether Notre Dame and Ohio State have been the two college football teams most outspoken about their religious faith this season, as Irish quarterback Riley Leonard suggested ahead of their CFP championship showdown on Monday night. Boise State players and coaches, for instance, made no secret of their Christian beliefs before losing to Penn State in …

The first champion of the 12-team College Football Playoff era will be crowned Monday night as Ohio State and Notre Dame face off at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. It is a rematch of a 2023 regular-season thriller, which Ohio State won 17-14. This game could follow a similar low-scoring script in what promises to be a bruising battle between elite …

HONOLULU – The Polynesian Bowl once again proved to be another great opportunity to evaluate many of the top prospects in the 2025 class plus a select group of juniors throughout five days in Hawaii. Many of the players who shined throughout the four practices continued their strong play during Friday’s game, and now it is time to take a …

ATLANTA — Notre Dame doesn’t have a chance, right? There’s a reason those win probability analytics are so dumb. Everyone always has a chance to win. You actually have to play the game instead of paying attention to some arbitrary numbers.  To get to the College Football Playoff National Championship, the Fighting Irish have slammed Indiana, beaten SEC power Georgia …

ATLANTA — Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman walks by a statue of Knute Rockne each time he enters Notre Dame Stadium. Freeman’s locker room speeches have become viral viewing this season, thanks to an in-house documentary showing on Peacock and social media clips.  Sunday morning, however, Freeman did his best to tamp down expectations about the pregame talk he …

Wisconsin defensive back Xavier Lucas is at the center of a major impending legal battle after his lawyer, Darren Heitner, announced that he would transfer to Miami. At issue is whether revenue-sharing agreements with schools are binding in the wake of the upcoming House v. NCAA lawsuit settlement.  The saga began when Lucas asked Wisconsin to enter his name into …

In the days leading up to Saturday’s game against the Texans, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said that great players step up in the playoffs and that he expected tight end Travis Kelce to do just that after a relatively quiet regular season. Mahomes’ prediction was as on the money as his passes. Kelce caught seven passes for 117 yards and …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — One of the biggest 7-on-7 events of the year kicked off Saturday as Battle opened up its South Florida tournament. Blue-chip talent from coast to coast was on hand during pool play and Rivals connected with several for the very latest while in attendance. PREDICTIONS: Arch Manning delivers title to Texas, QBs in draft CLASS OF …

ATLANTA – Sky watchers need not scan the heavens Monday in search of supernovas ready to collide in a dazzling display of star power. All it requires is to open the laptop, turn on the TV or take your seat in the 75,000-seat planetarium that is Mercedes-Benz Stadium, where viewers will receive a double dose of celestial seasoning. At 7:30 …