College Football Playoff format changes in 2025-26 The 12-team CFP format is a little different this season, and Dan Wolken explains the biggest change with Before The Snap. Stanford has hired former Nike CEO and PayPal board chairman John Donahoe as its next athletic director, the university announced on Thursday, July 31. Donahoe, 65, worked at Nike from 2020-24 and …

Florida Gators sophomore running back Jadan Baugh was listed among those named in the 2025 Paul Hornung Award preseason watch list ahead of the upcoming college football campaign. The sophomore out of Atlanta, Georgia, had a stellar debut campaign in Gainesville last season, playing in all 13 games while leading the team with 673 rushing yards and eight total touchdowns, …

Here is a look at who Jackson Arnold will need to beat to become the Tigers’ all-time leading passer. Auburn football will trot a new quarterback on the field this season in Oklahoma transfer Jackson Arnold. Arnold has college experience, making 10 starts for the Sooners between 2023 and 2024. In that time, he threw for 1,984 yards and 16 …

While Notre Dame football has pretty much completed its 2026 recruiting class, the commitments had yet to get their official offers until today. Multiple future Irish players went to social media to share the intricate official offers, as they all look like a gold record. There are pictures on the outside flaps of their official visits, the gold record in …

Clemson Tigers kicker Nolan Hauser was one of 30 players named to the 2025 Lou Groza Award Watch List, the Palm Beach (Fla.) County Sports Commission announced Friday. The award is presented annually to the top place-kicker in college football. Hauser, who connected on 75 percent (18-for-24) of his field goals as a true freshman in 2024, nailed a season-long …

IMG Academy (Florida) four-star offensive lineman Breck Kolojay accumulated nearly 40 scholarship offers during his celebrated recruitment. But he’ll narrow it down to just one school Friday at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET when he announces his college commitment. WATCH: The 6-foot-5 1/2, 320-pound lineman is down to a final five of Colorado, Georgia, Miami, Oklahoma and USC – all …

Jeremiah Alexander may be new to Clemson, but it hasn’t taken long for the former Alabama linebacker to turn heads in Tigertown — especially with head coach Dabo Swinney. Speaking ahead of the start of fall camp on Thursday, Swinney offered glowing remarks about Alexander, who transferred into the program earlier this year. The redshirt junior has yet to play …

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. The calendar turning to August means college football is tantalizingly close, with the first game of …

No pressure, Bryce Underwood. The No. 1 recruit in the 2025 class will have the weight of Michigan Football on his shoulders for the foreseeable future. After winning the National Championship in 2023, the Wolverines struggled without a J.J. McCarthy heir at quarterback, going 8-5 in 2024. Now, Underwood will need a big true freshman campaign to get Michigan back …

Michigan State football has extended an official offer to one of their defensive back commits in the 2026 class. Eliyjah Caldwell-Hardy of Jacksonville, Fla. announced on Friday morning that he has received his official offer from Michigan State. Caldwell-Hardy posted on his social media X account to make the official offer known. August 1 is the first day for schools …

BROOKINGS — South Dakota State will carry the loss of Nate White with them all season long. The transfer running back from Wisconsin had seamlessly worked his way into the culture of the Jackrabbit football team in his six months in Brookings before he died in his sleep on June 25. While the loss of a young man with his …

No conference compares to the SEC when it comes to strength of schedule, according to commissioner Greg Sankey, who has said multiple times this summer he expects his league to be well-represented in the College Football Playoff this season. The likelihood of the SEC producing an unbeaten conference champion is slim given the wealth of talent throughout as the conference …

Michigan State football has extended an official offer to a three-star defensive lineman committed to a fellow Big Ten school. The calendar turned to August on Friday and this meant official offers were able to be extended to prospects, which was the case for defensive lineman Djidjou Bah of Germantown, Tenn. He posted about his official offer from the Spartans …

Getty Images Stanford has hired former Nike CEO John Donahoe as its new athletic director, marking a shift from a more traditional hire to one with extensive business experience rather than just a typical sports administration background.  “My north star for 40 years has been servant leadership, and it is a tremendous honor to be able to come back to serve …

The 2025 schedule for the Iowa Hawkeyes is manageable. The road trips are sparse, and they are against teams that Iowa can hang with and win against. The home games are selling out rapidly, and the Hawkeyes host their toughest opponents in a hostile Kinnick Stadium. Which of those games will define the 2025 season, though? What games can Iowa …