The Walter Camp Football Foundation has released its annual Preseason FBS All-America Team, and three Penn State players have made the cut. Senior running back Nicholas Singleton made it as one of the two RBs on the First Team Offense along with Notre Dame’s Jeremiyah Love. Last season, Singleton had 1,099 yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground as well as …
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Every Power Four coach’s career record against the AP Top 25: A deep dive into why this history matters
We’re less than two months from kicking off college football’s 2025 season with Kansas State and Iowa State battling in Ireland for a Week 0 showdown. The precursor to a loaded Week 1 slate featuring several games highlighted by nationally ranked teams, including Texas-Ohio State, LSU-Clemson and Miami-Notre Dame, strong scheduling early will provide an early glimpse of the nation’s …
Read More »Tennessee defensive back ranked as top position player in 2025
EA Sports College Football 26 will be released July 10 for Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5. Tennessee junior defensive back Jermod McCoy is listed as a top defensive player in the upcoming video game. He has a 94 overall rating and is listed as the No. 5 defensive player in EA Sports College Football 26. McCoy is also ranked …
Read More »Florida’s late-season run saved Billy Napier’s job last year — now can he leave the hot seat behind for good?
The end seemed near for Florida coach Billy Napier. A 1-2 start in September — including a blowout home loss to rival Miami — had Florida’s power brokers preparing for a change at the top. Napier was 12-16 with the Gators, and the most challenging schedule in the country still lay ahead. Meanwhile, Napier made plans of his own, ignoring …
Read More »Vols receive commitment from four-star defensive line prospect
Tennessee added a prospect to its 2026 football recruiting class. Four-star Dereon Albert committed to the Vols over North Carolina on Tuesday. The 6-foot-2, 305-pound prospect is from Jackson Academy in Jackson, Mississippi. 2026 Tennessee linebacker commitment TJ White is Albert’s teammate at Jackson Academy. 247Sports ranks Albert as the No. 28 defensive lineman in the class and the No. …
Read More »Data shows staggering boom in June NIL deals as college sports enters historic revenue-sharing era
The revenue-share era is finally here as schools are legally able to pay their athletes directly beginning on July 1 on the heels of the landmark House v. NCAA settlement. A historic moment like this requires both retrospection and projection on where we’ve been and where we are headed in college sports. Thankfully, Opendorse published its annual report Tuesday that …
Read More »New coach after death of Rob Violante
Of course, Joe Lapi wishes the circumstances were different. But he’s honored to take over as Bergenfield’s new head football coach. Lapi, 29, was approved by the district’s Board of Education on June 30 replacing beloved coach Rob Violante, who was killed in a tragic car accident on May 14. “I am so thankful to Rob Violante for mentoring me …
Read More »College football realignment: Power ranking the new-look Pac-12 based on history, program trajectory
The Pac-12 finalized its football lineup this week by adding Texas State as a full member of the new-look conference, set to launch in 2026. The addition brings the Pac-12 to eight football-playing schools — the minimum required for bowl tie-ins and potential College Football Playoff access. Keeping the Pac-12 intact after the exodus to the ACC, Big Ten and …
Read More »Ranking DJ Lagway among 2025 SEC quarterbacks
The sport of football requires a large roster of players to compete, but at the end of the day, the most important person on the field is the quarterback, who serves as the leader of the team when on offense. While this represents only half of the game, no other athlete on the gridiron carries more weight than the signal …
Read More »Ohio State star wide receiver Jeremiah Smith vows to never lose to Michigan again
Imagn Images Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith delivered a freshman season for the ages. He immediately emerged as the Buckeyes’ top offensive weapon and shattered both program and Big Ten receiving records for a true freshman while helping Ohio State to its first national championship in a decade. The one thing he didn’t do, however, was beat Michigan. The …
Read More »2025 College Football Playoff odds: 1 bettor wagers $615,000 on Texas, Clemson and Penn State to win national championship
College football is still several weeks away as Ohio State looks to defends its title, but the big bets are already starting to fly in for the upcoming season. One bettor at the BetMGM sportsbook at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, wagered $615,000 across three college football futures bets — all on teams to win the College Football Playoff. …
Read More »Wimbledon 2025: Yulia Putintseva asks for fan’s removal after ‘maybe he has a knife’ worry
Getty Images Yulia Putintseva was visibly shaken during Tuesday’s first-round loss at Wimbledon after requesting a fan’s removal midway through the first set against American Amanda Anisimova. The world’s 33rd-ranked player, Putintseva “Can you take him out? I’m not going to continue playing until he leaves,” Putinteseva told the chair umpire on the BBC broadcast, according to CNN. “These people are …
Read More »Kamari Ramsey, Makai Lemon, Elijah Paige headed to Big Ten media days
Believe it or not, the start of the 2025 college football season is right around the corner. We are just three weeks away from this year’s Big Ten football media days, which signify the unofficial start of the year. On Monday, the conference announced the player representatives for all 18 schools who will be in attendance at the event. Representing …
Read More »How athletes will be paid as July 1 ushers in new era for college sports: NIL changes, enforcement, contracts
College athletics enters a new era July 1 as the House v. NCAA settlement takes effect, formally allowing schools to share revenue with athletes. For the first time, schools can directly pay players for performance — a historic shift in the landscape of college sports. The settlement represents one of the most significant changes in college athletics history, establishing a …
Read More »MSU lands in familiar spot in latest On3 bowl projections for 2025
See where Brett McMurphy of On3 has Michigan State landing in his latest bowl projections No need to wait til the 4th to celebrate. An early birthday present for ‘Merica: my initial bowl projections for @On3sports. All 82 bowl teams from the Bahamas Bowl (which won’t be played in the Bahamas 🥲) to the College Football title game in Miamihttps://t.co/2AJpOJm4H1 …
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