Sign up for our daily Illini football newsletter here Greetings from “Can’t Wait For Saturday,” your morning morsel of college football, courtesy of longtime Illini beat writer, AP Top 25 voter and Heisman state rep Bob Asmussen. He’ll give you his views each day on the game he loves. *** No way to know for sure how well defensive back …

There is a new format to the College Football Playoff for the 2025 college football season. The anticipated change will shift the tournament to a straight-seeding format. This means the selection committee will now rank all 12 teams directly, rather than automatically granting byes to the four highest-ranked conference champions as they did in the 2024 bracket. Ross Dellenger of …

The big visit month of June is coming up so before all of that happens, Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney takes a look at the top five uncommitted prospects at each position. We start with quarterbacks: RECRUITING RUMORS: Latest buzz from the Northeast CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2027 RANKINGS: Rivals250 …

The Oklahoma Sooners have very little time to get settled into their 2025 schedule. After a tune-up game against FCS Illinois State in Week 1 at home, OU has a gigantic test in Week 2 when they host the Michigan Wolverines. Oklahoma and Michigan are two of the greatest programs in the history of college football. The Wolverines have the …

Announced on Saturday night, the Alabama Crimson Tide have been included among the finalists for Titan Davis, a Top 100 overall prospect in the 2026 recruiting cycle. In addition to Alabama, Davis’ other finalists were Michigan, Penn State, and USC. According to the 247Sports Composite recruiting rankings, Davis is considered as the nation’s No. 98 overall player in the 2026 …

Dan Lanning has had a lot of success with linebackers in his coaching career, and it looks like he’s honing in on one of the next talented players at that position for the Oregon Ducks. Over the weekend, 4-star LB Kenneth Goodwin announced that he is down to five schools in his recruitment. The Ducks made the cut alongside the …

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — This used to be more of a vacation. For four decades now, each Memorial Day weekend, university presidents, athletic administrators and football and basketball coaches from the SEC escape to this jewel. From the Sandestin Hilton, along the white sandy beaches of the Florida panhandle, they gather here for their annual spring meetings. Advertisement Back in …

The idea of a Big Ten and SEC takeover in the College Football Playoff may soon come to fruition with momentum building toward further expansion, according to Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports, featuring a bevy of automatic bids for each conference. The contract for the 12-team format and its recently-adopted “straight-seeding” model ends after the 2025 season. Power conference commissioners met …

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. Offensive lineman Henry Boehme is entering his third season at Penn State …

When SEC football coaches believe it’s time to address a problem, it becomes a national issue. And when, on the off chance they’re all united behind said cause, it leads to rule changes. As the most influential football conference gets together for its annual spring meetings in Destin, Florida, this week, tampering will be front and center as a runaway …

The Spartans have extended an offer to a big-time cornerback prospect in the 2026 class. Xavier Jackson of Oradell, N.J. announced last week that he’s received an offer from the Spartans. Jackson posted about his offer from Michigan State on his social media X account. Jackson is a three-star cornerback in the 2026 class, according to 247Sports. He also holds …

BREAKING: Purdue transfer WR Nathan Leacock has committed to North Carolina, per @TransferPortal_. ⁰⁰The former 4🌟 recruit and Raleigh, NC native transferred from Tennessee to Purdue earlier this offseason. pic.twitter.com/WPyktOaQlp — Chris Smith (@chrismithunc) May 26, 2025 Bill Belichick and UNC football have landed a huge recruit on the offensive side of the ball as former high four-star high school …

Reggie Frischknecht has been underestimated many times, yet his stock continues to rise. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound receiver from Manti, who played at Snow College last year before enrolling at Weber State, now expects to battle for playing time at BYU after the departure of All-American kick returner Keelan Marion to Miami. Interestingly, after Marion entered the transfer portal, BYU then …

May 25—Even a holiday weekend yielded some recruiting news for the Lobos. New Mexico received commitments from two transfers Saturday, with tight end Marcus Vinson and linebacker Ky'won McCray announcing their plans to play for the Lobos. UNM has now landed nine transfers since the end of spring practice. A UTEP transfer, Vinson committed to UNM via a post on …

CARLSBAD, Calif. — The final round of stroke play is here at the 2025 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship. Sunday’s third round resulted in half the field being cut, with only 15 teams advancing to the final round. Come Monday night, an individual medalist will be crowned and the match-play bracket will be set. Defending national champion Auburn leads by four …