There wasn’t much turnover in the coaching ranks in the Big Ten this past offseason as there is just one new head coach in the conference here in 2025. After a disastrous 2024, Purdue fired coach Ryan Walters and hired Barry Odom and entrusted him to lead a major rebuild of that program. But after the 2025 season, there could …
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Texas football 2025: Win total, CFP outlook and Arch Manning’s moment to deliver
Texas very well could be the preseason No. 1 team when the first polls are dropped in August. After back-to-back appearances in the College Football Playoff semifinals, the Longhorns enter 2025 with higher expectations — and a new era — as beloved, blue-chip quarterback Arch Manning now takes the reins. Expert Eric Henry of Horns247 joined Bud Elliott on the Cover …
Read More »5 questions before preseason camp next month
Michigan State football 2025 schedule The Michigan State football team opens the 2025 season at home on Saturday, Aug. 30, against Western Michigan. In seven weeks – less than 50 days away – Michigan State football kicks off Jonathan Smith’s second season at Spartan Stadium. But before we get to that Friday night game on Aug. 30 against Western Michigan, …
Read More »District 6 delivers split eligibility decision on McCort football transfers from Greater Johnstown, Windber | Local News
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – After more than 9½ hours of testimony, cross-examinations and summations held in front of two committees, Bishop McCort Catholic High School had three student-athlete transfers declared eligible and three others ineligible in football Thursday at Richland High School. Three athletes who transferred from Greater Johnstown High School and three transfers from Windber Area High School had their …
Read More »Legendary OU head coach has no interest in Sooners’ AD opening
When longtime Oklahoma Sooners athletic director Joe Castiglione announced his upcoming retirement earlier this week, OU Football fans immediately pointed to one of the other pillars of the program as a potential replacement. Bob Stoops was hired to coach the Sooners during Castiglione’s first year at the helm. He brought OU back to national prominence, coaching in Norman from 1999 …
Read More »UF football position preview: Safeties and STARs
GAINESVILLE — The 10th in a position-by-position preview of the UF football team leading up to SEC Media Days. TODAY: SAFETIES & STARS What to expect Jordan Castell and Bryce Thornton were true freshmen, outflanked and flailing, when former LSU star Jayden Daniels set an SEC record with 606 total yards and the Tigers gained 701 yards — the most …
Read More »Who wins Heisman Trophy? College Football 26 simulates season
Jeremiah Smith, Ryan Williams on cover of EA Sports College Football ’26 EA Sports chose Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith and Alabama’s Ryan Williams to be on the cover of College Football ’26. We talk to the athletes about what this moment means to them. There are more than 14,000 college football players at the Bowl Subdivision level, but only one …
Read More »Scouting the Oregon Ducks ahead of 2025
With Dan Lanning paving the way, Oregon is entering an era of NIL-fueled success, taking the program to new heights with strong recruiting and on-field performance. Lanning dove headfirst into the transfer portal and hit the recruiting trail hard to reload for 2024, replacing a slew of departed stars. Now, with more holes to fill from last season’s roster, Lanning’s …
Read More »College Football Playoff copying NFL format would be foolish
When deciding the future format of the College Football Playoff, the NFL cannot serve as a guide. College football needs a selection committee, even if the NFL does not. 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. I hear it often, from countless coaches, and …
Read More »Texas A&M will spend $3.705 million in three 2025 nonconference games
Texas A&M’s non-conference schedule for the 2025 football season will include UTSA to open the campaign, followed by Utah State in Week 2, Notre Dame on the road in Week 3, and a home matchup against Samford in Week 13 before facing the Texas Longhorns to conclude the 2025 regular season. Texas A&M’s history against nonconference opponents, especially in Kyle …
Read More »Patriots QB Maye stops in Londonderry for youth football camp
LONDONDERRY — Drake Maye was once just like the hundreds of young New Hampshire football players with whom he spent Thursday playing backyard football. The 22-year-old New England Patriots starting quarterback stopped at Londonderry High School to hold one of his three summer youth football camps for players ages 6-16. Growing up in Huntersville, North Carolina, Maye attended football camps …
Read More »Why JUCO eligibility waiver changed Missouri football linebacker depth
Missouri football may have Vanderbilt’s quarterback to thank for the strength of its linebackers. Mizzou’s season-opener for the 2025 campaign against Central Arkansas on Aug. 28 on Faurot Field is less than 50 days away. Fall camp is right around the corner, as the Tigers typically have players report to campus in Columbia over the final weekend of July. In …
Read More »Longhorns Daily News: Texas S Michael Taaffe helps fundraise for Hill County flood victims
Texas Longhorns safety Michael Taaffe partnered with the fast-food chain P. Terry’s to help raise relief funds for victims of the July 4th Hill County flash floods that took some 121 lives. Taaffee chipped in by signing autographs and other memorabilia for fans. “With everything going on, I wanted to use my platform to give back with whatever I could …
Read More »Deion Sanders wants to add Byron Leftwich, Mike Zimmer to Colorado coaching staff
Colorado coach Deion Sanders wants to add a couple of assistant coaches with significant NFL experience to his staff. Sanders said at Big 12 media days that he’s “praying” Byron Leftwich will agree to coach at Colorado, and that he wants Mike Zimmer on the staff as well. “Our coaching staff, this is without Byron Leftwich, which I’m praying that …
Read More »Rutgers Linebacker Sam Pilof Medically Retires from Football
Rutgers Football linebacker Sam Pilof announced on Thursday morning that he is medically retiring from the game of football. Pilof is a 6-foot-3, 230 pound linebacker from Middleton, Wisconsin, who was set to enter his second season at Rutgers this fall. According to the Rutgers On3 site, Pilof is going to remain with the program to assist in the weight …
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