A former Spartan has received a notable preseason honor at his new school. Former Michigan State quarterback Sam Leavitt has been named the preseason Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. Leavitt, who is entering his second season as the starter at Arizona State, played one season for the Spartans in 2023 before transferring to the Sun Devils. Leavitt starred …

Where does Steve Lassan of Athlon Sports have Michigan State football bowling this season? Well, unfortunately, no where. Lassan released some early bowl projections for the upcoming season earlier this week and somewhat surprisingly he left the Spartans out of the mix. He didn’t even have them in the list of teams he considered “just missing the projections.” Click here …

Josh Pate has spent plenty of time questioning whether Dabo Swinney’s old-school mindset can still win big in a sport dominated by roster turnover and the transfer portal. Yet even with that skepticism, he’s placing one of the boldest bets of the offseason on Clemson’s side. Pate, who’s built a reputation for telling it straight, picked the Tigers to win …

It’s becoming a broken record — Texas has lost another recruiting battle. The Longhorns have been on the wrong side of nine recruiting battles over the past couple of weeks and suddenly it feels like the UT 2026 class is in jeopardy. This time, Texas lost out on four-star EDGE Jamarion Carlton to Baylor. The Temple High School prospect picked …

Since the release of Netflix’s ‘Quarterback’ Season 2, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has been a star, showcasing more of his off-field personality and the connection he has with his teammates on the field. Burrow may not have a stronger connection with any teammate more than he has with wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, as the two have thrived together since …

It won’t be the college football offseason much longer, but in the meantime, several national and local media outlets are giving us content centered around lists and rankings. Heck, we’re no different, and ESPN certainly isn’t either. The “worldwide leader” took a stab at naming an archvillain for every college football team in its top 25, and some of them …

Superman has Lex Luthor. Batman has the Joker. Every superhero has that archvillian that seems to get in the way of keeping the peace. When it comes to the college football season, every team has a rival. ESPN published an article that tried to name every Top 25 team’s specific archvillian, and when it comes to the Ducks, they decided …

It’s here! Yes, college football season would fit that description, and by extension, the Ohio State football season, but we’re talking about the release of EA Sports back by popular demand and NIL pondering, “College Football 26.” Leading up to the mass release on Thursday, we’ve been getting some news and metrics about the best teams, players, gameplay, and more. …

WATCH: LSU football QBs during team’s first preseason practice LSU football quarterbacks Garrett Nussmeier (13), Rickie Collins (10), A.J. Swann (15) and Colin Hurley (16) work during the first fall practice. BATON ROUGE — Make it two for Brian Kelly and his LSU football staff Thursday. The Tigers landed their second recruiting commitment of the day when edge rusher DeAnthony …

The Southeastern Conference is the home of some of the best college football stadiums in the country, with venues that have been fixtures on member schools’ campuses for nearly a century in many cases. Among them is the University of Florida’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, which was given the nickname “The Swamp” when Steve Spurrier arrived in Gainesville to take …

When the 2025 college football schedule dropped, Florida football fans did what they always do: circle the game against the Georgia Bulldogs in bold red ink. In ESPN’s story about the anticipated archvillains for every Top 25 college football team, writer Andrea Adelson didn’t hesitate to name Georgia as the Gators’ biggest obstacle this season–and with good reason. The Bulldogs …

Recruiting: Florida Gators were the biggest in-state winner in June USA Today Florida Network recruiting reporters Jon Santucci and Nick Wilson look at which schools have had the most success during the month of June. The FHSAA received allegations against Miami Northwestern’s football program following a social media post by coach Teddy Bridgewater.Bridgewater’s post detailed personal spending on the team, …

LSU Athletics LSU and Brian Kelly are heading toward an elite signing class for the 2026 recruiting cycle following Thursday’s commitment from five-star defensive lineman Lamar Brown — a hometown product out of Baton Rouge and the top-ranked player nationally at his position. The 6-foot-4, 285-pound Brown announced his decision live on ESPN and is ranked by 247Sports as the …

FRISCO, Texas — The recently completed Big 12 football media days got off to a somber start, as Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark remembered the tragic flooding in central Texas that took the lives of more than 120 people last weekend and paid tribute to the thousands of volunteers and first responders who continue to search for those who have …

As expected, members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced an amended college sports bill on Thursday. The bill, which is known as the SCORE Act (Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements), will likely have a significant impact on NCAA athletics if it is passed into law.  The bill’s intent is to “protect the name, image, and likeness …