Year 1 of the 12-team College Football Playoff is almost complete. Notre Dame will face Ohio State on Jan. 20 in the CFP National Championship with the winner earning bragging rights as the first team to run the table in the newly expanded playoff format. The bracket began with 12 teams last month, with a handful not being popular preseason choices …

ST LOUIS, MISSOURI – DECEMBER 15: Sydney Thomas attends Nelly’s Black and White Ball on December 15, 2024 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Phillip Hamer Photography/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776253840 ORIG FILE ID: 2190205318 Lane Kiffin trolling Nick Saban? Gee, never heard of him doing that before! Oh right. Remember this one? Or how about that time he compared Saban …

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Texas football enjoyed a rousing debut in its first season as an SEC program. The Longhorns finished 13-3, and ended the regular season with the best record of any conference school. However, they lost the SEC title game to Georgia after losing to the Bulldogs earlier in the year. They went on to beat Clemson then Arizona State in the …

© Matt Cashore-Imagn Images If you’re a top quarterback and you want to win the Heisman Trophy, transfer. If you’re a top quarterback and want to play for a national championship, transfer. If you’re a top quarterback and you want to be taken high in the NFL Draft, transfer. Of course, we’re being facetious, but the days of quarterbacks transferring …

Feb 3, 2023; Mobile, AL, USA; A general view of branding and signage as Senior Bowl practice pauses the day before the game at Hancock Whitney Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vasha Hunt-USA TODAY Sports The NFL draft is more than three months away but the preparation for it is already underway. One of the first predraft events coming up is the …

We started with 12. Was that too many? That’s yet to be seen, but after weeks and weeks of anticipation, we’ve finally reached the conclusion of the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff, and it’s two teams that no one really expected to make it this far. For starters, the Ohio State Buckeyes came into this tournament limping after a tough …

Former Wisconsin class of 2025 quarterback signee Landyn Locke announced his commitment to Sam Houston State on Monday. Locke opts to join the Bearkats roughly one month after decommitting from Luke Fickell’s program. The program recently hired former Wisconsin offensive coordinator Phil Longo to be its next head coach after the 2024 season. Locke backed off his pledge to the Badgers …

Ohio State’s defense lives by the battle cry “Give us an inch of grass and we will defend it.” It is a motivational motto heavy on heart and hell-bent on pulling the plug on electric offenses that grab all the headlines. There is nothing sexy about short-yardage defense, at least not compared to the trapeze act of the modern passing …

Alabama football’s history with second-year coaches is one thing. Four Crimson Tide coaches had 10 wins or more in their second seasons. One finished with an SEC championship appearance. And none finished with a national title or a conference championship. Kalen DeBoer’s history of second seasons is another thing entirely. DeBoer has two seasons of 10 wins or more. DeBoer …

Penn State has officially beefed up the offensive line for 2025 with the signing of a former four-star lineman. Following news of TJ Shanahan’s commitment to the Nittany Lions out of the transfer portakl, it has been reported Penn State has now officially signed the former Texas A&M lineman, according to Pete Nakos on On3. Shanahan is a 6’4, 323-pound …

Attendance at the 80th TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (31,290) may have been the second-lowest not counting the COVID year in 2020 in this century but having the Sugar Bowl between Notre Dame and Georgia as the lead-in game and no other games during its prime time slot ensured healthy TV viewing compared to other games with SEC and ACC tie-ins on …

Oct 26, 2024; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Oregon Ducks defensive lineman Derrick Harmon (55) breaks past Illinois Fighting Illini offensive lineman Brandon Henderson (75) during the second half at Autzen Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images The college football season is wrapping up and we are getting final word on which underclassmen are declaring for the 2025 NFL draft and which …

New Mexico State Aggies offensive tackle Shiyazh Pete (71) celebrates the game sealing touchdown as Auburn Tigers take on New Mexico State Aggies at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. Nebraska football is battling with the Michigan Wolverines for one of the top offensive tackles in the portal. Shiyazh Pete is being sought after between the …

When the 2026 NFL Draft is held in Pittsburgh, Commissioner Roger Goodell could walk onto the stage and announce a team’s pick: “Carson Beck, quarterback, Miami.” By then Georgia football fans will have probably come to grips that the two-year Bulldogs starter went to “The U” for his final college season. It was a whirlwind last week on Beck’s reversal …