Ohio State is coming off the best season of all time for a team that finished in fourth place in the Big Ten. After missing out on the Big Ten Championship Game following their fourth straight loss to the Michigan Wolverines, the Buckeyes ran through Tennessee, Oregon, Texas and Notre Dame en route to winning the national championship. But the …
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Dan Lanning didn’t stutter about continuing Oregon State rivalry
In-state rivalries are always entertaining. It’s no different for Dan Lanning’s Oregon Ducks whenever they face the Oregon State Beavers. Lanning is entering his fourth year as the Ducks’ head coach. He has provided tremendous success to the program, transforming them into a powerhouse in the Pac-12 and Big Ten. He took part in an interview with On3, going over …
Read More »Michigan football’s Sherrone Moore reveals 3-word theme for 2025 season
The upcoming 2025 season will be the second of head coach Sherrone Moore’s tenure in charge of the Michigan football program. The Wolverines are looking to improve on their 8-5 mark in 2024. Their offense had way too many questions last season, something that Moore and his staff are looking to fix this season. Moore talked about his team’s mantra …
Read More »37 Days Until 2025 Purdue Football: Joey Sumlin
#37 – Joey Sumlin Linebacker 6’1”, 225 Sophomore (redshirt) Tuscon, Arizona Projection: Deep Reserve Linebacker Joey Sumlin comes to Purdue the son of former Purdue player and coach Kevin Sumlin. Joey was a walk-on to Purdue who has yet to find his way onto the field but will be entering his third year in the program. If you take a …
Read More »Michigan football: Sherrone Moore on suspension: ‘See if that happens’
Michigan football QB Bryce Underwood works out at a private throwing session Michigan football QB Bryce Underwood works out at a private throwing session in Detroit LAS VEGAS — Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore has one focus at this time of year: Get his football team ready for its season opener on Aug. 30 against New Mexico (7:30, NBC). That …
Read More »Jonathan Smith gives high praise to Aidan Chiles, ‘he can make all the throws’
Michigan State football will go as far as starting quarterback Aidan Chiles can take them. And it sounds like Spartans head coach Jonathan Smith is confident in riding that train with Chiles. It was the Spartans turn at Big Ten Football Media Days on Thursday afternoon, with Smith making the media rounds throughout the day. One of his stops was …
Read More »Nico Iamaleava recalls College Football Playoff loss at Ohio State
LAS VEGAS — The temperature at kickoff for Ohio State’s drubbing of Tennessee in the first round of the College Football Playoff in December was 25 degrees. The conditions felt even colder to Nico Iamaleava, the Volunteers’ quarterback who later transferred to UCLA following a public fallout over his name, image and likeness compensation. “It felt like 4,” Iamaleava said. …
Read More »Rutgers Football 2025 Opponent Preview: Norfolk State
Continuing the series of previewing all of Rutgers football’s 2025 opponents, we have the Scarlet Knights slated to take on the Norfolk State Spartans in game 3. The Spartans will have a new look compared to last year, as former NFL star Michael Vick has been named the head coach of the program. Last season, Norfolk State went 4-8 with …
Read More »USC’s Lincoln Riley feeling ‘refreshed’ as pressure mounts to win in Year 4
While the rest of the college football world spent the summer whipped into a frenzy, swept up by the specter of revenue sharing or congressional intervention or one of the many other landscape-altering changes looming over the sport, Lincoln Riley was able to actually step away and take a breath. In four years as USC’s coach, Riley hasn’t had many …
Read More »Adrian Peterson named greatest college football player to wear No. 28
When it comes to wearing No. 28 in college football, no one did it quite like Adrian Peterson. In a recent ranking by Fox Sports of the greatest players by jersey number, the Oklahoma legend earned the top spot at No. 28. A number he made synonymous with bruising runs, explosive speed, and with a dominating performance during his three-year …
Read More »Michigan State LB Jordan Hall talks about trusting the process at MSU
Jordan Hall was thinking his sophomore year was going to be a breakout year for him. Then MSU brought in Jordan Turner and Hall had a tough choice to make. He chose to trust the process and the coaching staff at Michigan State. pic.twitter.com/iigZzRqlAG — Spartans Illustrated (@Spartans_Illo) July 25, 2025 When Jordan Hall first arrived on campus in 2023, …
Read More »Boston College’s Bill O’Brien, Thomas Castellanos trade barbs over QB’s heated departure from team
Thomas Castellanos hasn’t held back since transferring from Boston College to Florida State in December. Whether it’s doubling down on his trash talk toward Alabama, the Seminoles’ Week 1 opponent, or challenging the narrative around his departure from Chestnut Hill, the quarterback has been rather outspoken. At ACC Media Days this week, Castellanos defended his decision to leave BC and …
Read More »Former Iowa football 4-star signee no longer with the program
Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz revealed on Thursday afternoon that offensive lineman Cody Fox is no longer part of the Hawkeyes’ program. During a breakout session with reporters, Ferentz was asked if redshirt sophomore defensive back Teegan Davis and offensive lineman Cody Fox were still on the roster. The 27th-year Hawkeye head coach responded by indicating Davis is still …
Read More »Putting controversial Tennessee exit to rest, Nico Iamaleava turns focus to championship aspirations at UCLA
LAS VEGAS — Three months after Nico Iamaleava left Tennessee for UCLA and shook the college football world amidst the most significant contract dispute in the NIL era, the star quarterback finally broke his silence. You just might not have been able to hear the soft-spoken quarterback Thursday when he stepped on stage near the end of Big Ten Media …
Read More »UCLA football coach ready for Year 2
College football storylines we’re watching ahead of 2025 season The Before The Snap crew shares the top storylines they’re watching going into the college football season. UCLA football coach DeShaun Foster took center stage Thursday on the final day of Big Ten Media Days. The second-year head coach was looking forward to a better result on the podium. Foster made …
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