Will the SEC snap a two-year skid and assume its place atop college football’s national championship throne? Can various coaches on warming seats silence naysayers and extend their tenures? While the answers to those questions won’t be found SEC Media Days this week, we have unearthed a bold prediction for every team generated from intel gathered from around the league. It’s …

Would a sixth-place finish in the Southeastern Conference be enough to earn Brent Venables a fourth year coaching the Oklahoma football team? The SEC Media Days projected order-of-finish will be released at the conclusion of the week, but USA TODAY’s Paul Myerberg published his preseason SEC power rankings Monday. The long-time college-football writer tabbed the Sooners for sixth. “With fewer …

Florida State quarterback Thomas Castellanos’ jab at Alabama in June isn’t being shrugged off in Tuscaloosa. His pointed remarks last month in an interview with On3 stirred plenty of reaction, and now, Crimson Tide linebacker Deontae Lawson has weighed in at SEC Media Days in Atlanta. Lawson made it clear the team hasn’t forgotten the slight, hinting that Castellanos’ words have …

Seth Littrell will coach alongside Josh Heupel in 2025. He joined Tennessee’s coaching staff as an offensive analyst ahead of spring practices. Littrell played running back at Oklahoma (1997-2000) alongside Heupel. Heupel guided the Sooners to a BCS national championship in 2000 as Oklahoma’s starting quarterback. Littrell brings head coaching experience to the Vols’ staff. He served as head coach …

Florida found momentum at the end of 2024 with four straight wins — the program’s longest streak in four years. That late surge, combined with the emergence of former five-star quarterback DJ Lagway, has confidence building in Gainesville heading into 2025. Gators insider Graham Hall of Swamp247 joined Bud Elliott on the Cover 3 College Football Summer School series to preview expectations …

Earlier this offseason, new Florida State Seminoles starting quarterback Thomas Castellanos made headlines across college football due to comments made surrounding the Alabama Crimson Tide ahead of their Week 1 matchup. Well, it appears that an Alabama player has now responded to those comments from the Florida State quarterback as well, with returning inside linebacker Deontae Lawson doing so Wednesday …

SEC Network’s biggest shows will be in Atlanta for the Tennessee football 2025 season opener against Syracuse on Aug. 30. “SEC Nation” will make its 2025 debut to preview the Vols vs. the Orange in the Aflac Kickoff Game at noon ET on ABC. The show will be filmed live from Tailgate Town in the International Plaza outside of Gate …

New Oklahoma Sooners offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Ben Arbuckle liked what he saw early on in the 2026 recruiting class, specifically Celina (Texas) High School quarterback Bowe Bentley. Since then, OU’s new offensive play-caller has been able to sit back and watch as the rest of the country caught up in their evaluation of Bentley. Arbuckle offered the four-star prospect early …

Five-star defensive lineman James Johnson has flipped his commitment from the Georgia Bulldogs to the Texas Longhorns. Johnson’s decision is the second recruiting loss of the day for Georgia to Texas. The Longhorns also beat Georgia to add a commitment from five-star linebacker Tyler Atkinson. Johnson’s decision comes just under three weeks after he initially committed to Georgia on June …

Wisconsin’s top class of 2026 running back commit, Amari Latimer, was elevated to a four-star prospect on Monday.  Latimer, who committed to Luke Fickell’s program back on June 28, was widely considered a three-star prospect throughout the recruiting process. On3/Rivals elected to boost the running back’s profile, concurrently elevating him into the top 20 at his position. 247Sports, meanwhile, lists …

With the 2025-26 college football season just around the corner, On3’s Andy Staples released his top ten rankings of Big Ten quarterbacks Tuesday morning, which ranked Iowa football quarterback Mark Gronowski in a questionable spot. While the top of Staples’ rankings was headlined by Penn State’s Drew Allar at No. 1, Illinois’ Luke Altmyer at No. 2, and Indiana’s Fernando …

More than a decade plus flew by before Texas A&M and the Texas Longhorns played against each other on the gridiron, as the Aggies moved to the SEC before the 2012 season, while Texas stayed in the Big 12 before joining the Southeastern Conference before the 2024 campaign. After 12 seasons, the Lone Star Showdown was back in our lives …

Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko will take the podium during this week’s SEC media days on Thursday afternoon. Before the second-year coach and his three player representatives speak to the many members in attendance, Elko has been praised by several prominent SEC coaches and media members, including SEC Network host Paul Finebaum. National praise for Elko after his first …

College football coaches may be one of the most rapidly changing job descriptions in America lately. From the transfer portal, to NIL to court cases impacting the sport, their role has quickly gone from X’s and O’s to just as much, if not more time, spent dealing with off-the-field items. Amid that, winning games remains the common denominator for measuring …

Kalen DeBoer needs this Nick Saban rumor like a drowned man needs a drink. Hugh Freeze needs it even less. Nussmeier, Williams and more stars in 2025 USA TODAY Network’s preseason All-SEC team The 2025 USA TODAY Network’s 2025 preseason ALL-SEC football team is out! Find out who our reporters have selected for QB, RB and more. Kalen DeBoer needs …