The Oklahoma Sooners must improve by leaps and bounds on offense in 2025 after their 2024 offense was the worst we’d seen in Norman since 1998. OU had the best defense they’d had in a long, long time last season, but the offense was so broken that the Sooners went just 6-7. Head coach Brent Venables can’t survive a third …
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There will be a college sports CEO. Who they are and how they’ll execute an impossible task is up in the air
Job Listing: Chief Executive Officer, College Sports. This candidate will be responsible for oversight of a multi-billion industry undergoing significant change. The applicant must have extensive athletic, business, legal and gender equity experience. A background in player representation and wealth fund management is preferred. It is important for this candidate to cut all financial ties with their alma mater. This …
Read More »Colorado’s Shilo Sanders leads defenders in promising stat at Shrine Bowl
Departing Colorado football safety Shilo Sanders quietly logged an impressive stat at last month’s East-West Shrine Bowl. As reported by Shrine Bowl director of football operations and player personnel Eric Galko, Sanders recorded the highest max acceleration of any defender in the game at 6.39 yards per second squared. He did so while backtracking to break up a pass from …
Read More »Pair of Oregon Ducks tabbed as major breakout candidates in 2025
Next season is going to be a transitional year for the Oregon Ducks football team with a lot of new faces at important positions will be in place. Transitional doesn’t mean the Ducks need to sacrifice the success they’ve enjoyed recently. According to On3.com, a pair of Oregon Ducks are primed to have breakout seasons in 2025. Quarterback Dante Moore, …
Read More »Can John Mateer lead the Oklahoma Sooners to a College Football Playoff Berth?
The Oklahoma Sooners are in the midst of a playoff drought. They haven’t been to the postseason since 2019 when now Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts led the Sooners to the Big 12 title and the No. 4 seed in the College Football Playoff. The Sooners’ best chance to make the playoff came in 2021, but a loss to Oklahoma …
Read More »Where did Ohio State land in Joel Klatt’s 2025 ‘way-too-early’ college football rankings?
The Fox Sports 2025 “way-to-early” college football rankings has Ohio State slotting in at No. 3, behind Penn State and Texas. In the rankings compiled by Joel Klatt, Fox Sport’s lead college football analyst, Klatt cited the Buckeyes’ loss of players such as TreVeyon Henderson and Emerka Egbuka, as well as their need “rebuild its defensive line” in the reasoning …
Read More »Rutgers football loses commitment from 2026 4-star running back
Jaylen McGill’s commitment to Rutgers football turned out to be a short one. The Class of 2026 running back, who plays at Mountain View Prep in South Carolina, announced on social media Wednesday his decision to reopen his recruitment. “I Feel Like The Lord Has Called Me Some Place Else,” McGill wrote on X. “I’ve Prayed About This Decision And …
Read More »Must-get recruiting targets for each SEC program
Commitments have started to pick up steam in the 2026 cycle and as a result, programs are getting a better idea of which targets are the most important moving into the spring portion of the cycle. Here are the must-get targets for each SEC program in the 2026 class. SEC RECRUITING RANKINGS: 2025 | 2026 THIS SERIES: Must-get recruiting targets …
Read More »2025 season outlook for Dylan Raiola, DJ Lagway and other top-10 QBs from star-studded 2024 recruiting class
College football’s offseason brings its own brand of excitement for hardcore fans, even if there aren’t any immediate games to look forward to. Transfer portal and name, image and likeness reform have added an unprecedented dimension to roster management, allowing coaches the opportunity to fill immediate holes and players a chance to improve their respective situations. Few offseason staples garner …
Read More »Nebraska in top 12 for class of 2026 linebacker Tony Williams
Nebraska football is in the top group for class of 2026 linebacker Tony Williams. Williams posted his Top 12 on Monday afternoon. Miami, North Carolina State, Louisville, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Missouri, SMU, Indiana, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest, and Iowa State also round out his top 12. Williams is from Jacksonville, Florida, and is a three-star prospect according to the 247Sports Composite …
Read More »Four-star dual-threat QB planning to visit Georgia
Four-star quarterback recruit Landon Duckworth attends Jackson High School in Jackson, Alabama. Georgia has climbed in Duckworth’s interest. Duckworth is a former South Carolina commit but after his decommitment he has been a hot commodity throughout college football specifically in the SEC. Monday, he has honed in on programs such as Ole Miss, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida State and …
Read More »Grading Kellen Moore to Saints; No. 15 Kentucky sweeps No. 5 Tennessee; Real Madrid stuns Manchester City
This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide to every day in sports. You can sign up to get it in your inbox every weekday morning here. 🏀 Good morning to all, but especially to … THE NO. 15 KENTUCKY WILDCATS Shorthanded but undeterred, No. 15 Kentucky defeated No. 5 Tennessee, 75-64, finishing off …
Read More »Prominent college football writer calls LSU football a playoff team in 2025
LSU football is one of the few programs in college football that expects to make the playoff every year. However, the Tigers’ last appearance was 2019. One college football commentator sees that changing in 2025. On3’s JD Pickell appeared on the Paul Finebaum show, and he called his shot regarding LSU’s playoff chances this fall. “I know it’s February, we …
Read More »Wisconsin football officially announces early enrollees for class of 2025
Wisconsin football officially welcomed more than half of its signed class of 2025 onto campus as early enrollees. The Badgers finished the 2025 cycle with the No. 25-ranked class, according to 247Sports. The group, headlined by top-ranked edge rusher Nicolas Clayton, linebacker Mason Posa, interior offensive lineman Hardy Watts and quarterback Carter Smith, is a strong follow-up to the programs’ …
Read More »Ranking the top five LB classes in the 2025 recruiting cycle
The dust has settled in the college football recruiting class of 2025 and Rivals is putting a bow on the cycle by looking at the top programs by position. We move to the linebackers today. RELATED: Final outside linebacker rankings | Final inside linebacker rankings MORE 2025 NSD: Big 12 winners | ACC winners | Big Ten winners | SEC …
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