The Penn State Nittany Lions are coming off one of the most successful seasons under head coach James Franklin and will enter the 2025 season with high expectations placed upon them. After a shot at a Big Ten title and a run to the College Football Playoff semifinals, Penn State should be hungry to take the next step and bring …

Phil Steele is not bullish on the Wisconsin Badgers entering the 2025 football season, to say the least. In his recently released 2025 college football preview magazine, Steele ranked the Badgers as the 13th-best team in the Big Ten. The team was slotted ahead of only UCLA, Michigan State, Maryland, Northwestern and Purdue. Steele’s conference power rankings were unsurprisingly led …

The talented Peach State tight end announced his pledge to Auburn on July 4. Auburn football got an early fireworks show on Independence Day as it landed a talented Peach State tight end. Kentrell White, a three-star tight end from Midtown High School in Atlanta, Georgia, announced his pledge to Auburn on Friday, choosing the Tigers over Virginia Tech. The …

Texas A&M’s 2026 edge class is in great shape with commitments from four-stars Jordan Carter and Samu Moala, and five-star Tristian Givens, while five-star Anthony “Tank” Jones recently included the Aggies in his final three program list. However, four-star edge rusher KJ Ford out of Duncanville (TX) also placed A&M in his final three program list, but the competition is …

This is a massive year for Virginia Tech head football coach Brent Pry. Pry is entering his fourth season with the Hokies and has a disappointing 16-21 record. Expectations were high for the Hokies last season, but Tech finished 6-6 in the regular season and lost in a bowl game. A lot has happened this offseason. Pry fired defensive coordinator …

Elle Duncan didn’t appreciate catching a stray from her ESPN colleague earlier this week.  During a podcast appearance on “Net Positive with John Crist,” “College Gameday” panelist Kirk Herbstreit sounded off on sports broadcasters who can’t hide their fandom, mentioning Duncan, who is a die-hard Georgia Bulldogs fan, as an example of what not to do behind the mic. “If …

The fireworks began early for the Texas Tech Red Raiders football program on the Fourth of July. On Friday morning, Lake Ridge (Texas) five-star offensive tackle Felix Ojo chose Texas Tech over fellow finalist Texas and others. The 6-foot-6, 275-pound lineman is the highest-rated commitment in program history – by a wide margin. He is the school’s first-ever top-20 pledge, …

Texas Tech football is stacking up on recruits On Wednesday, they snatched up four-star safety Donovan Webb, who previously committed to Michigan.  Now, five-star OT Felix Ojo made it official that he will be joining Texas Tech, per Hayes Fawcett of On3.com.  BREAKING: Five-Star OT Felix Ojo has Committed to Texas Tech, he tells me for @rivals The 6’7 290 …

Oklahoma Sooners football fans already know what they’ve got in John Mateer. It won’t take long for the rest of the country to realize it, too. Mateer transferred to the Sooners from Washington State, and he’s one of the most electric dual-threat quarterbacks in the land. The Athletic’s Stewart Mandel expects Mateer to be a superstar. He predicts he’ll be …

The annual offseason tradition continues. This started (for me, at least) back before the 2022 season when the gents on the now-Earned Five-Star Podcast did a draft of their five “boys” from the Notre Dame football roster. In other words, the five players who, when they make a good play during a game, you can say: “that’s my boy/guy/dude.” Here …

Deion Sanders is entering uncharted territory this season with the Colorado Buffaloes. It will be his first season as head coach without his sons playing for him, leaving a question mark at the quarterback position. “For the first time under Deion Sanders, Colorado is going to be a normal football team. The Buffaloes’ defense will be the star of the …

Year two of the Mike Elko era with the Texas A&M football program is fast approaching. The Aggies will look to improve on last season’s 8-5 mark, which was indictive of how most years under previous head coach Jimbo Fisher finished. The Texas A&M football team also has their eyes on the future, as they will want to build on …

The Michigan football team has struggled to land elite wide receiver talent in recent years, but it landed an elite prospect on Friday. Four-star Travis Johnson announced his college decision on the Fourth of July, and he chose the Wolverines. Johnson was being heavily recruited by Penn State and South Carolina as well, but head coach Sherrone Moore found a …

ProFootballNetwork.com has released their 2025 college football bowl and playoff predictions. The most notable thing about the predictions is the path they envision for Clemson and where they have the road leading. Let’s take a look: Orange Bowl – No. 1 Clemson Tigers vs. No. 8 LSU Tigers The Orange Bowl brings together two of the best quarterbacks in the …

Notre Dame is recruiting as well as anyone in the country. On Friday, the Fighting Irish earned a commitment from 4-star wide receiver Jaydon Finley. And with that, they moved ahead of rival USC in the national recruiting rankings, according to On3 Sports. In fact, Notre Dame is No. 2 in the entire country for the Class of 2026. Only …