Daily Archives: July 16, 2025

Andrew Babalola, Ty Haywood impressing Michigan’s Sherrone Moore

The prevailing wisdom would indicate that Michigan football will roll with the experienced players it has along the offensive line in 2025, as that’s a position group where experience truly counts for something. But, is there a chance that the Wolverines roll with a freshman, or two, up front this year? The maize and blue brought in two five-stars at …

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ESPN names Bryce Underwood Michigan’s 2025 X-factor

Michigan football will have something of a new look this season in some respects. Though the defense will have some new faces, the scheme and style of play will be the same. But on offense? It’s a completely different ballgame. Now, the Wolverines will still ‘smash,’ as head coach Sherrone Moore would say, but with the hire of offensive coordinator …

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Kansas State football’s super-seniors prefer to remain with Wildcats

Kansas State football’s Cody Stufflebean speaks at Big 12 media days Check out some of what Kansas State football player Cody Stufflebean had to say while speaking at Big 12 Conference media days. Kansas State football linemen Taylor Poitier and Cody Stufflebean were already part of a dying breed when they decided to return to the Wildcats in 2025. As …

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DJ Lagway answers questions at 2025 SEC Media Days

It was the Florida Gators’ turn at the podium on Wednesday afternoon in Atlanta during the 2025 SEC media days event, and among the members of the Orange and Blue to take the stage and field questions from the press was starting quarterback DJ Lagway. The topics on hand ranged from Lagway’s offseason recovery from some nagging injuries to expectations …

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Preseason power ranking for Tennessee at 2025 SEC football media days

SEC media days is being held, Monday-Thursday, at Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park and the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia. Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel represented the Vols on Tuesday at media days. He previewed Tennessee entering its upcoming campaign after a 10-3 (6-2 SEC) season and a College Football Playoff berth in 2024. “As we …

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Clemson example of why CFP should have no automatic bids

CLEMSON — As discussions continue about expanding the College Football Playoff from 12 teams, Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin took shots at teams that made the tournament last season over his program. In an July 15 ESPN article, Kiffin said he wants to see the 16 best teams make the CFP with no automatic bids for conference champions. His team …

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Mountain West Conference pauses expansion amid legal dispute with Pac-12

LAS VEGAS — The Mountain West Conference, in the process of going through a major membership transition, will “pause” adding new schools, Commissioner Gloria Nevarez said Wednesday at the conference’s football media days. The conference will add Grand Canyon in all sports except football beginning this year. Hawaii, which plays football in the Mountain West, will join as a full …

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ESPN analytics ranks Ryan Day and Urban Meyer among other CFB coaches

Working at a historical football factory like Ohio State has its built-in advantages. The name brand affords a head coach many things other schools just can’t. As such, the Buckeyes are able to recruit nationally because of the history, tradition, facilities, and track record of sending players to the NFL and winning championships. So, we shouldn’t be surprised when a …

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Oregon Ducks quarterback preview ahead of 2025 season

We are less than 50 days away from the start of the 2025 college football season, and fewer than two weeks stand between us and the beginning of the Oregon Ducks’ fall camp getting off the ground in Eugene. While coaches and players wrap up their final couple of offseason weeks, we’re ready to dive back into things and take …

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Georgia coach Kirby Smart sends recruiting message at SEC media days

During his opening statement at SEC media days Georgia head coach Kirby Smart said a quote that stuck out as of today’s state in the college football world. “We sell relationships over transactions,” said Smart. “We think the relationship still wins out because the relationship allows you to push people and demand excellence, and we’re going to continue to do …

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President Donald Trump to sign executive order establishing national NIL standards amid evolving legislation

Getty Images President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order establishing national standards for name, image and likeness initiatives, according to CBS News. Within the past week, members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced an amended bill called the SCORE Act (Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements) aiming to “protect the name, image, and likeness rights …

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ESPN names Oregon Ducks biggest X-factor of the 2025 season

The Oregon Ducks football team has expectations of becoming a playoff team and competing for a national championship in 2025, building off of the success that they found a year ago. A lot of the team and their talent are well-known quantities. We know how good Matayo Uiagalelei is. We know how good Kenyon Sadiq is and others on this …

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