USC is at the epicenter of college football’s paradigm shifts, and Lincoln Riley said that fans ought to embrace the significant changes hitting the sport in the conference realignment, NIL and transfer portal eras. It was the Trojans’ move to the Big Ten that preceded the Pac-12’s downfall and further separation between their new conference, the SEC and the rest …

Missouri football is back on track on the recruiting trail. Four-star safety/linebacker Keenan Harris announced Friday that he has committed to Mizzou, instantly doubling the number of players pledged to the Tigers’ 2026 recruiting class. Harris is heading into his senior year at St. Louis University High, making him the first in-state player to commit to Missouri in this cycle. …

College football fans won’t have to wait long to watch a game that figures to have significant conference title implications. The first game of the 2025 season between Kansas State and Iowa State on Aug. 23 in Dublin, Ireland, features two teams that are major players in the Big 12 title race. From that opening kickoff between the Wildcats and …

Wisconsin football top-ranked class of 2026 defensive line target McHale Blade included the program in his list of finalists on Friday.  Blade, who received his offer from UW on May 20, 2024, included the Badgers in his top seven alongside Purdue, Illinois, Stanford, USC, Michigan and Notre Dame. 247Sports considers the 6-foot-4 defensive lineman the No. 112-ranked player, No. 21-ranked …

The top running back from Michigan has officially spurned the Spartans to become a Kansas Jayhawk. Four-star running back Kory Amachree of Haslett, Mich. officially announced his commitment to Kansas on Friday afternoon from his high school that is located less than 15 minutes away from Spartan Stadium. Amachree was a priority running back target for the Spartans but ultimately …

Imagn Images Facing the financial pressures tied to the upcoming House vs. NCAA settlement, the University of Oklahoma has begun laying off athletic department staff in preparation for a new era of athlete revenue sharing. According to an internal email obtained by OU Daily, the layoffs were announced to staff Wednesday and confirmed by the university Thursday. Athletic director Joe …

One of the nation’s fastest recruiting rises has officially come to an end. Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin defensive line recruit Brian Harris, who saw his recruitment go national earlier this year, came off the board on Friday afternoon. Advertisement “Im going to Oklahoma, proud to be a Boomer Sooner,” he told Rivals. “The constant communication was big. Coach (Brent) Venables has …

Amazing what momentum and a green light with resources can do for a former independent football program like BYU. After two seasons in the Big 12, where Kalani Sitake’s squad came within a few plays of making the league championship game in Arlington, the Cougars are enjoying tremendous momentum in recruiting the class of 2026. Earlier this week with commitments …

The Georgia Bulldogs are in the top schools for another elite recruit. Four-star defensive back CJ Hester listed Georgia in his top six schools. The Bulldogs will be competing with Florida, Auburn, Miami, Syracuse, and Iowa to land Hester. Hester is a four-star recruit from the class of 2026. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound defensive back plays football for Cocoa High School …

Well, this should be fun fodder for the college football game this fall between Ohio State and Texas. Not only is there the backdrop of a rematch of last year’s College Football Playoff semifinal Cotton Bowl, but now, it appears as though the Longhorns wouldn’t play nice in the sandbox in trying to create a better environment in the ‘Shoe …

Former Richmond kicker Sean O’Haire headlines Maryland football’s under-the-radar transfer portal additions this offseason. The Ireland native went 12-for-12 on field goal attempts this past season, only playing in four regular-season games as a true freshman to preserve eligibility, meaning he can play four seasons for the Terps. O’Haire is a quality addition for coach Michael Locksley’s squad, but Richmond …

The SEC rose to prominence in the 2000s with dominant play in the trenches. Nick Saban’s recipe at Alabama involved overwhelming opponents on the offensive and defensive lines. Even as we’ve moved into the spread era, a strong offensive line remains critical to be successful at the highest level of the sport. You can win with a game manager at …

Multiple outlets reported earlier this week that the College Football Playoff has voted unanimously to change its seeding model ahead of the 2025 college football season. Rather than give the top-four ranked conference champions a first-round bye, as the CFP’s rules required in 2024, the seeding will instead be decided by a straight ranking option. In other words, instead of …

There has been a lot of talk lately about the running back position in the 2026 recruiting class for Michigan State. Those talks, stemming from the expected miss of Haslett 4-star Kory Amachree, may have caused a hinderance to the Spartans fan base, but the coaching staff feels very differently. The Spartans coaching staff has moved swiftly after the news …

The second in an occasional position-by-position preview of the UCF football team heading into the offseason: TODAY: RUNNING BACK What to expect Replacing a generational talent like RJ Harvey is a significant challenge, but the Knights don’t necessarily require one player to take on that role. Instead, it’s more realistic that they will adopt a running back-by-committee approach this season. …