In the modern era of college football, the transfer portal can make or break a team. The top programs have found a way to balance talent development and supplementing the roster via the portal while ensuring that it retains its top players. It’s a lot for a coach to worry about, but plenty have started to hit their stride as …
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Big 12 football power rankings for 2025 season, per ESPN FPI
The college football offseason is all about the transfer portal and recruiting, but also predicting what will happen next season. A few weeks ago, we got updated SP+ rankings, and this week, we have ESPN’s updated Football Power Index predicting the upcoming season. FPI is another predictive metric that ranks each team on its likeliest outcomes. Here is how ESPN …
Read More »Three Predictions: Florida, Syracuse, Carsyn Baker
Jeff McCulloch/Rivals.com Rivals national recruiting analyst John Garcia Jr. has predictions on a potential commitment run for Florida, Syracuse’s success recruiting receivers and a speed running back that could be playing college football out-of-state. CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2027 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State TRANSFER PORTAL: Full coverage …
Read More »Oregon to host stacked group of 5-star recruits for official visits
The summer stretch of recruiting has arrived in the world of college football, and the Oregon Ducks are kicking things off with a massive weekend of official visits in Eugene over the weekend. It has been a relatively slow stretch for Dan Lanning in the 2026 recruiting cycle, with Oregon currently holding the No. 28 class in the nation. Still, …
Read More »SEC wants College Football Playoff respect? Stop playing cupcakes
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. The SEC keeps finding new reasons to not add a ninth conference game to its football schedule. Throughout the four-team College Football Playoff era, the SEC ruled that postseason format, so it found insufficient incentive to add …
Read More »Nebraska football at the bottom of the Big Ten recruiting rankings
June is set to be a busy month for the Nebraska football program. The Huskers will host over two dozen recruits across multiple classes on campus for the next several weekends. Nebraska is actively looking to add to its 2026 recruiting class, which currently has four commits and sits at the bottom of the Big Ten Conference. The headliner of …
Read More »Iowa star among Big Ten football transfers poised for instant impact
Every year at this time, the same song and dance is said about the Iowa Hawkeyes. If their offense can find life, they can be a dangerous team due to their always strong defense and special teams. It feels like a time warp of the same story each summer, but could it actually change this season in 2025? The one …
Read More »Everything Texas A&M HC Mike Elko said during Houston Coach’s Night
Texas A&M’s 2025 football season is getting closer by the day, as the Aggies will kick off the new campaign against UTSA in Kyle Field on Saturday, August 31. This offseason, second-year head coach Mike Elko has made the media rounds, and is currently finishing out the annual Coach’s Night circuit, which continued on Wednesday night in Houston. Expectations remain …
Read More »Predicting Notre Dame’s top-5 offensive players of 2025
QB CJ Carr was excellent in the Blue-Gold Game. 14-19, 170 yds, 2 TD, INT. It’s a glorified practice, but the soon-to-be sophomore looked the part. pic.twitter.com/KiBju8p7WF — Bennett Wise WSBT (@BennettWiseWSBT) April 12, 2025 Long gone are the days where Notre Dame football’s offense has been in question, as the Irish showed last year they can score with the …
Read More »How Matt Luke has helped Clemson football regain recruiting prowess
CLEMSON — Offensive line coach Matt Luke has been a boon to Clemson football. Luke, who was hired in December 2023 to replace Thomas Austin, improved Clemson’s offensive line in his first season, producing two All-ACC selections (Blake Miller, Marcus Tate) and helping Clemson tie for the national lead with six games with 200 rushing yards and 200 passing yards. …
Read More »Will Penn State’s Courtney Brown make College Football Hall of Fame?
Linebacker legend LaVar Arrington honored in Penn State return Arrington, who was the first dominant Penn State linebacker to wear the #11 jersey, will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in December. Dan Rainville, York Daily Record Two of the great Penn State football players of the 1990s − two of the most prolific in school history …
Read More »Vanguard football’s James Bethea, other Ocala players seeing recruitment heat up
Three members of Georgia football’s coaching staff were front row as James Bethea hauled in a pair of touchdown catches during Vanguard’s 21-7 spring game win over Eastside. Hours later, he posted to social media that he had received an offer from the Bulldogs.. Bethea, a 2027 football prospect, added 12 offers to his recruiting list since the close of …
Read More »South Carolina a CFP litmus test
Missouri football’s SEC opener in 2025 could be an early tone-setter. The Tigers host South Carolina in Week 4 of the college football season, as the Gamecocks arrive to play on Faurot Field on Sept. 20. South Carolina finished last season 9-4 with a Citrus Bowl loss to Illinois, which followed a run of six straight wins — including a dramatic …
Read More »Former Boston College quarterback heading to Tennessee State
As Reggie Barlow looks to quickly overhaul Tennessee State’s roster and remain competitive in the OVC-Big South, the Tigers have landed a former ACC quarterback. Former Boston College quarterback Jack Brandon has committed to Tennessee State, which was announced by the program on Wednesday. Brandon didn’t see much playing time at Boston College, redshirting his freshman year and not seeing …
Read More »Longhorns Daily News: Are Texas, Arch Manning favorites to win CFP title in 2025? ‘Absolutely,’ says Paul Finebaum
ESPN college football analyst Paul Finebaum can’t get enough of the Texas Longhorns and incoming starting quarterback Arch Manning. That much is clear, according to a recent report in On3. But will Texas clinch a College Football Playoff championship with Manning? “Absolutely,” Finabaum said during an appearance on Get Up earlier this week. “They have Arch Manning, in case you …
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