In what is quickly becoming a national holiday for sports nerds, especially myself, EA Sports College Football ‘26 was released on Monday. Me whenever CFB drops Photo by Dustin Markland/Getty Images The game made its long-awaited return to glory last year, and it’s back yet again. Thankfully, this year’s version is a lot kinder to Illinois than last year’s. Illinois …
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Cincinnati Bearcats football big expectations for 3rd Big 12 season
UC/Big 12: Satterfield, Cunningham, Sorsby, Corleone, Royer, Gerhardt Cincinnati Bearcats Satterfield, AD Cunningham, Sorsby, Corleone, Royer, Gerhardt at Big 12 media days FRISCO, TX – They are no longer the new team in the conference hoping to crash the party. Two years after first appearing in Big 12 media days in Arlington, Texas at AT&T Stadium, the Cincinnati Bearcats football …
Read More »Kenny Dillingham gets real about recruiting
2024 was a Cinderella season for Arizona State football, but now the Sun Devils have made the transition from the hunters to the hunted. Kenny Dillingham and company are trying to build a powerhouse in Tempe, and last season’s run to a Big 12 Championship and the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at the Peach Bowl was a great start. However, …
Read More »Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark ‘doubling down’ on 5+11 CFP model. Here’s why he’s wrong | Sports
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark has become the loudest supporter of a 5+11 format for the College Football Playoff in 2026 and beyond. The proposed format of a 16-team playoff consisting of five automatic qualifiers for conference champions and 11 at-large bids was Yormark’s top talking point Tuesday to start Big 12 Media Days in Frisco, Texas. kAm“(6 4@?E:?F6 E@ …
Read More »Wolverines in good standing with 4-star before decision
One recruit that the Michigan football team is still hoping to land is four-star defensive lineman Duece Geralds. Geralds doens’t have a commitment date set yet, but he has narrowed his options down to five. He is between Michigan, Oregon, Ohio State, Ole Miss and LSU. This would be a major pickup for head coach Sherrone Moore and the Wolverines. …
Read More »UCF conversation revolves around Scott Frost return
Sean Beckton: UCF’s Scott Frost has grown from UCF to Nebraska to Rams Sean Beckton is now in his third stint as an assistant under Scott Frost. Beckton previously coached with Frost at UCF and Nebraska. Scott Frost’s return to UCF as head coach keeps generating attention, particularly his “wrong job” comment about Nebraska.The Knights have yet to name a …
Read More »Iowa football lands commitment from 2025 OL Will Hahn
Iowa picked up a commitment from in-state 2025 offensive lineman Will Hahn out of Decorah High School. Hahn, a 6-foot-2, 270-pound lineman, accepted an offer as a preferred walk-on. The Decorah High School product was named first-team All-State by both the Iowa Football Coaches Association and by the Des Moines Register. Hahn joins a group of preferred walk-ons in the …
Read More »Low expectations give UCF chance to embrace underdog role
FRISCO, Texas — Scott Frost admits he never attended a Big 12 Football Media Days when he was a player at Nebraska, but he’s enjoying his first time as UCF‘s head coach. “I really like this league, and I was excited to get into the league,” Frost said. “There are a bunch of good guys in this league, from a …
Read More »Offensive revamp, revenue sharing to be hot topics – Deseret News
FRISCO, Texas — It’s time to talk. Big 12 media days have arrived, shifting from Las Vegas last year to its traditional spot in Texas. Players and coaches from all 16 teams in the conference are on hand at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas, for two days of media activities. Utah will take center stage Wednesday, with coach Kyle …
Read More »Ohio State vs Michigan among best CFB rivalries by ‘The Athletic’
Before kickoff, college football rivalries bring families, friends and colleagues closer together. The outcome instantly divides those same people. But which ones rise above the rest in the nation? pic.twitter.com/Y76gDXpzrm — The Athletic (@TheAthletic) July 7, 2025 Depending on where you were raised and what your rooting interests were or are, there’s a good chance your opinion of the best …
Read More »Big 12 Commish: ‘I fully expect the Big 12 to earn multiple College Football Playoff bids this year’
FRISCO, Texas — It didn’t take long into the start of Day 1 of Big 12 Media Days for league commissioner Brett Yormark to make a splash. Yormark was first on the stage, and in his opening statement, made a bold claim amid college football conferences battling for superiority. “I believe we will be the deepest football conference in America,” …
Read More »Former Missouri coach Gary Pinkel arrested for driving while intoxicated, but no charges filed
Getty Images Former Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel was arrested and released from Camden County Jail on Monday night for allegedly driving while intoxicated. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report states that officers arrested Pinkel but that as of Tuesday afternoon no charges have been filed against the longtime Big 12 and SEC coach. While Pinkel does not at the …
Read More »UCF’s Scott Frost tries to skip talk of failed Nebraska tenure, but falls a bit short
FRISCO, Texas — Scott Frost’s celebrated return as coach at UCF comes with the backdrop of a failed tenure at Nebraska, the alma mater he said he didn’t want to talk about at Big 12 football media days Tuesday. Even though he did. Frost said, “I really want to keep it about UCF,” just a few hours after telling a …
Read More »Texas Tech’s Joey McGuire challenges Brian Kelly, LSU to schedule home-and-home series amid playoff debate
Getty Images The college football power conferences are in an arms race, and LSU coach Brian Kelly said earlier this offseason that, in an effort to re-establish itself as the sport’s preeminent league, the SEC should secure a scheduling alliance with the Big Ten to form annual nonconference game agreements. Those two leagues are in the driver’s seat with regard …
Read More »‘We don’t know the rules’ — Big 12 coaches still wrestling with new world order after player payment changes
FRISCO, Texas — Within a small booth three stories above the practice field of the Dallas Cowboys, Kenny Dillingham crosses his legs, leans back in a swivel chair and details exactly what’s happening across the current college football recruiting landscape. “We don’t know the rules,” the Arizona State coach says. “The settlement passed, but who knows what Deloitte is going …
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