MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — Inside one of the Sandestin Hilton’s many meeting rooms, some of the most highly paid and recognizable college football coaches, sitting alongside their athletic directors, tossed a proverbial wrench into playoff format discussions this week. A majority of the SEC’s coaches did not support the multiple automatic-qualifier playoff structure that had gained momentum with a large …

After more than a decade without a college football video game, fans couldn’t wait to get their hands on “EA Sports College Football 25” after it launched last summer, making it the best-selling sports video game in history.  The follow-up title, “EA Sports College Football 26,” will release July 10, and while there is not nearly as much anticipation as …

Last year, the only thing anybody wanted to talk to Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham about was his take on being picked to finish last in the Big 12. But Dillingham, now heading into his third year, is a hotter commodity after his team’s Cinderella run to a conference title and berth in the College Football Playoffs. During a …

Greg Sankey on the idea of a formal Big 10/SEC scheduling agreement. He said the options are 1) stay out of it 2) facilitate it or 3) mandate them to play. He calls the mandate “incredibly difficult.” He said it’s a “long road to hoe” for a formal mandate. — Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) May 28, 2025 As the Southeastern Conference …

Getty Images The Big 12 is expanding its partnership with WWE to include some fan engagement during the regular season, according to The Athletic. The WWE will host episodes of one of its flagship shows, Friday Night SmackDown, in cities coinciding with Big 12 football games.  That includes a WWE event in Ireland ahead of a Week 0 showdown between …

Georgia is ranked fourth in USA TODAY’s post-spring football rankings. After spring practice and the closure spring transfer portal window, USA TODAY’s Paul Myerberg ranked all 136 FBS college football teams. The Georgia Bulldogs are ranked fourth. The Dawgs are ranked behind Texas, Clemson, and Penn State. Notre Dame and Ohio State, the two national championship participants from last season, …

Going into the 2025 football season, Nittany Lions Wire will examine each player listed on the Penn State roster. Over the preseason, each profile will cover the player’s background, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for James Franklin this season. Mylachi Williams returns for his second season as a Nittany Lion after …

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — The SEC conference has officially changed its policy on field and court storming scenarios ahead of the 2025-26 academic year. League commissioner Greg Sankey, in his final press conference at league’s spring meetings, announced that violations of the SEC’s access to competition area policy will incite a flat fee of $500,000 instead of escalating fees that were …

Jeremiah Smith, Ryan Williams on cover of EA Sports College Football ’26 EA Sports chose Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith and Alabama’s Ryan Williams to be on the cover of College Football ’26. We talk to the athletes about what this moment means to them. There has been plenty of discussion around the time for the season opener between Ohio State …

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. –- Another SEC spring meetings is in the books. Don’t let the Paul Finebaum Show’s picturesque background belie that all the real work happens in conference rooms deep in the bowels of the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.  As for how much work actually got done, well, put it like this: A week that began with hope …

Westover High School is now in search of a new head football coach, just months before the season begins. After seven seasons as the Wolverines’ leader of the program, Ernest King has decided to step down from his head coaching duties. “I’d like to thank Dr. Lowry and the rest of the faculty for being so supportive of the program …

At long last, Mike Leach is eligible to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, and not a moment too soon.  It was too late for The Pirate to see it himself after he died of long-standing health complications in 2022. But starting next year, he will be eligible for consideration after the National Football Foundation adjusted its …

When the USC Trojans made the move to the Big Ten, it was always going to be a question if its rivalry with Notre Dame would continue. There have been rumors that the two storied programs might not face each other in the foreseeable future, but Irish head coach Marcus Freeman doesn’t want that to happen. When speaking with the …

Getty Images Notre Dame’s annual rivalry against USC is one of the most storied feuds in college football history, but it hangs in the balance amid sweeping schedule changes across the sport. Fighting Irish coach Marcus Freeman did not mince words when asked about the future of the series Thursday afternoon.  “It’s pretty black and white for me,” Freeman told …

Clemson-Georgia Tech receives noon kickoff; Troy game in mid-afternoon window. The ACC on Thursday announced kickoff times and broadcast information for the first three weeks of the 2025 college football season, including the Clemson Tigers’ games against the Troy Trojans and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Clemson’s game against Troy on Sept. 6 at Memorial Stadium will be a 3:30 p.m. …