Wisconsin football head coach Luke Fickell and his staff are gearing up for official visits for the class of 2026 over the next four weeks. The program will welcome sixteen official visitors, including big names Amari Latimer and Jayden Petit, starting this weekend, May 30. As it stands, Wisconsin’s 2026 class ranks No. 44 in the nation and No. 13 …

MORGANTOWN — If you’ve paid attention at all to college athletics over the last 10 years, chances are you have symptoms of the ailment known as Southeastern Conference overload. Whether it’s college football, basketball or certainly baseball, most by now are under the impression that Greg Sankey is not the commissioner of the SEC, but rather he’s the man behind …

Kohen Donat likes physicality, at least in the realm of athletics. It’s part of the reason why the Bemidji High School football defensive lineman signed up for the track and field team. Donat was already involved in football and wrestling, but he wanted to be a three-sport athlete during his freshman year. He had some history playing baseball, but in …

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla.—The SEC may ultimately go to a nine-game conference football schedule for the 2026 season, but commissioner Greg Sankey said if the conference sticks with eight games. it could still continue to protect “key” rivalries. For Georgia football, that would be Auburn in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry, along with the annual game against Florida. Just like the …

Michigan football recruiting is heating up, and it’s hitting the southern region of the United States hard, trying to attract top talent to Ann Arbor. The Wolverines have seven commitments as of current, and three are within the SEC and ACC footprint, with one pledge from Georgia, one from Florida, and another from Texas. With official visits set to begin …

Shore NJ Football: Rumson Fair Haven celebrates SCT championship The Rumson-Fair Haven girls flag football team won its third straight Shore Conference girls flag football championship Tuesday night. RUMSON – Flag football has only been a sport in the Shore Conference for four seasons, but there is already a mini-dynasty in the Shore. Rumson-Fair Haven won its third consecutive Shore …

🚨 VISIT WATCH 🚨2026 3⭐️ CB KJ Deriso Jr. (@kjderiso) will be in East Lansing on May 30 for his official visit to Michigan State. The 6-1 Whitewater standout totaled 33 tackles, 12 PBUs, 2 INTs & 2 FFs in 2024. MSU’s culture + fit will be key. (VIP)https://t.co/UBHcRHX4FK pic.twitter.com/i2PCy1OKqe — Corey Robinson (@C_Robinson247) May 27, 2025 A three-star athlete …

Getty Images College football produced five undefeated national champions in a six-year span to close the four-team playoff era. With College Football Playoff expansion adding more marquee matchups to the schedule and the transfer portal distributing talent more equally across the sport’s most elite teams, undefeated title winners could become significantly more rare. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said as much …

Kirby Smart on college football’s future Kirby Smart urges leaders to prioritize the game’s future over personal or conference agendas in playoff talks. MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — Light the cigars, folks, and score a noteworthy step toward the preservation of SEC rivalry games. A longstanding discussion point around SEC circles has been that, unless the conference moves to a nine-game …

It is no secret that NIL spending is up across the board this college football offseason. But Texas coach Steve Sarkisian pushed back on the report from earlier this spring that his Longhorns dished out $35-40 million across what they hope to be a national championship squad. Sarkisian’s denial of the massive payroll came after 247Sports’ Chip Brown reported the …

Kirby Smart on college football’s future Kirby Smart urges leaders to prioritize the game’s future over personal or conference agendas in playoff talks. MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — Let’s not look past the obvious and wade into the ridiculous.  They’re football coaches, OK? Their job is to win games, and everything should be seen through that lens. Even paradigm change in …

The future of the College Football Playoff is a hot-button issue at the SEC spring meetings, and Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin added to the discussions when he questioned the need for a selection committee altogether.  Since the CFP’s formation in 2014, various iterations of a 13-member committee constructed the postseason brackets, not in a dissimilar fashion to the NCAA’s …

Alabama’s Ryan Williams and Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith are the cover athletes for EA Sports College Football 26, the video-game developer announced Tuesday. The electric sophomore wide receivers were picked for the second edition of the franchise’s reboot. Last year’s game was the first in 11 years and was among the best-selling video games in 2024. Williams and Smith are …

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. – The hottest topic at SEC spring meetings this week isn’t the future of the College Football Playoff format, according to its most prominent football coach.  It’s not the looming NCAA v. House settlement, and what all happens once revenue sharing goes into effect. It isn’t whether the SEC should move to nine conference games, a debate …

Could Alabama football lose its annual “Third Saturday in October” rivalry with Tennessee? Without a specific SEC schedule format for the 2026 season and beyond, that question is still on the table. While conversations around the number of SEC conference games mostly revolve around strength of schedule and non-conference matchups, another element could be the loss of secondary SEC rivalries …