The everchanging landscape of college football has sparked a lot of debate regarding what is right and wrong for the sport. The current chatter is primarily surrounding the College Football Playoff. Last season was the first year of the 12-team CFP, but it seems like we are trending in the direction of further expansion. We might see the CFP expand …
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Ohio State football earns new fan in Justin Thomas at Nick Saban’s expense
The PGA Tour is at Jack’s Place this week, as the 50th anniversary of The Memorial Tournament will be held. On the eve of the tournament teeing off, PGA Tour professionals play alongside amateurs in the pro-am. On Wednesday, that included Justin Thomas playing with Ohio State football coach Ryan Day and college football legend Nick Saban. One would expect …
Read More »Booger McFarland reveals losing Kellen Moore won’t impact Philly’s offense
In 2025, the Philadelphia Eagles will have a new man calling Nick Sirianni’s offense, with long-time offensive assistant Kevin Patullo getting the clipboard after Kellen Moore jumped ship to become the new head coach of the New Orleans Saints. Now to some, this is just the latest step in a worrisome trend, with Jalen Hurts famously having to work with …
Read More »Greg Sankey pressures CFP decision-makers amid expansion talks
The College Football Playoff committee is currently undergoing conversations about potentially expanding the 12-team playoff format to 14 or 16 teams. Nothing is decided yet, but many expect the postseason to expand yet again after just moving from four teams to 12. With everything up in the air, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey put some pressure on the CFP decision-makers with …
Read More »Big Ten’s need in order to weigh SEC’s 16-team CFP plan
It sounds like the College Football Playoff will be expanding past 12 teams, but it’s still unclear when a change will happen and how many teams will qualify. One potential format is a 16-team CFP with five automatic qualifier spots for conference champions, and 11 at-large bids. The Big Ten and SEC have been in discussions about that model, but …
Read More »Ducks the lone Big Ten finalist for No. 2 safety amid SEC interest
Oregon football and head coach Dan Lanning entered the picture for the nation’s No. 2 safety Wednesday. The news comes following some unrest involving a prized five-star Ducks pledge, who’s since decommitted. But now Oregon is in the lone Big Ten finalist amid SEC interest. Safety Jireh Edwards from St. Francis Academy in Maryland placed Oregon on his short list. …
Read More »BYU football QB situation if Cougars move on from Jake Retzlaff – Deseret News
A little over a week ago, BYU football was hit with an absolute bombshell that could hold significant implications for the future of 10-year coach Kalani Sitake’s program. The situation almost certainly will have a major impact on the Cougars’ 2025 season, which begins in fewer than 100 days when BYU hosts Portland State on August 30 at LaVell Edwards …
Read More »Longhorns AD endorses 9-game conference schedule
The SEC meetings are going on this week as the country’s top college football conference weighs a variety of changes and buzz of potential College Football Playoff expansion pervades the college football world. However, there is one other major issue that everyone is waiting to hear about outside of the CFP talk. Many college football fans want the expanded SEC …
Read More »Oregon Ducks duo among names on prestigious Lott Trophy watch list
After the offensive years of Chip Kelly and Mark Helfrich, the Oregon Ducks have taken on a defensive identity over the past couple of seasons with Dan Lanning at the helm, and it has shown itself by way of defensive talent on the roster. Four of the six Ducks who were selected in the 2025 NFL draft were on the …
Read More »COLUMN: Big 12 doesn’t have power to fire back after SEC commissioner takes a shot at conference
MORGANTOWN — There has been a lot of action in the past couple of days in college football regarding the future formats for the College Football Playoff. The athletic directors and conference have been meeting to change and review last year’s controversial system that saw the four highest-ranked conference champions receive the top four seeds. This created lopsided matchups because …
Read More »International SEC games? Greg Sankey says the idea has been discussed, but ‘it just hasn’t quite worked’
The SEC isn’t going international, at least not in the immediate future. Commissioner Greg Sankey said the league will not play overseas games anytime soon, despite some preliminary discussions about the idea. Speaking to reporters at the SEC’s spring meetings, Sankey admitted there have been “conversations” about playing football games overseas in some capacity. However, taking games off SEC campuses …
Read More »Ohio State hopes for commitment from in-state linebacker in June
It’s a pretty big month coming up for the Ohio State football team. With official visits set to begin this Friday, it’s time to roll out the red carpet in hopes of securing some commitments. One of those players the Buckeyes are looking to get a pledge from is Cleveland Glenville linebacker Cincere Johnson. Johnson named his final three of …
Read More »Lacking CFP clarity, SEC faces blind decision on 8- or 9-game schedule with soft deadline looming
MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — SEC commissioner Greg Sankey walked into a room of reporters nearly two years ago to face a deluge of questions about his discussions with coaches and athletic directors about conference scheduling. It had been a long, arduous few days locked in windowless rooms adjacent to the beautiful emerald coast. The commissioner was ready for a resolution. …
Read More »SEC-Big Ten scheduling agreement possible? What UGA’s Josh Brooks said
MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla.—Georgia football fans have savored memorable playoff victories against Big Ten teams Michigan in 2021 and Ohio State in 2022 en route to national titles. Could similar matchups happen in the regular season under a proposed scheduling agreement between the conferences? Some SEC coaches emerged from the conference spring meetings on Wednesday May 28 at the Sandestin Hilton …
Read More »Several Big Ten ADs wouldn’t support ‘5+11’ CFP format if SEC keeps 8-game conference schedule: Sources
Big Ten athletic directors on Wednesday discussed the potential College Football Playoff model that would include five automatic bids for conference champions and 11 at-large bids, but many in the group said they would not support such a model if the SEC remains at eight conference games, sources told Yahoo Sports. The SEC has previously mulled moving to a nine-game …
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