For the Penn State Nittany Lions, the 2024 season ended heartbreakingly with a close loss to Notre Dame in the College Football Playoffs. James Franklin came up short again, and there were concerns that Drew Allar, the team’s star quarterback, would leave in the NFL draft. But he decided to come back and give it another ride at Penn State. …

Florida football faces a veritable schedule gauntlet this coming fall, which many foresee as among the toughest in the nation once again for the Gators. While nobody expects the Orange and Blue to sweep the regular-season slate, hopes are high in Gainesville that the gridiron gang can take a step forward from last year’s improved performance. With Heisman Trophy hopeful …

Another Athens-area high school football player is joining Kirby Smart’s roster. In the last two years, he is the fourth. Clarke Central senior Anthony ‘AJ’ Lonon Jr. confirmed his pledge at a ceremony in the Clarke Central weight room Saturday, choosing Georgia over Georgia Tech. The 6-foot-1.5, 265-pound defensive lineman is rated a four-star class of 2026 recruit, ranked No. …

AJ McCarron blasted the NCAA for having multiple transfer portal windows for football season. The former Alabama quarterback said there has to be one to even attempt at reducing tampering and player movement, that would be out of the ordinary of course. McCarron, for context, referenced Wisconsin suing Miami for tampering with transfer Xavier Lucas. Lucas alleged that the Badgers’ …

The East-West Shrine Bowl 1000, a preseason list of collegiate football players that showcases many of the talents that are eligible for the upcoming NFL draft, was recently revealed with over a dozen Florida Gators mentioned among the prestigious group. A total of 14 UF student-athletes were projected to represent the Orange and Blue in the East-West Shrine Bowl, with …

Ohio State may have knocked off Texas in the College Football Playoff semifinals en route to a national title back in January, but that night left a sour taste in Jeremiah Smith’s mouth. The breakout freshman receiver — nearly unstoppable all season — was held to just one catch for three yards against the Longhorns, his lowest output of the …

Brad Crawford of CBS Sports believes Auburn will enjoy early success before dropping its first game of the 2025 season. The SEC is considered one of the toughest conferences in college football, and it is expected that every program within the league will stumble at least once this season. The good news is that the new College Football Playoff format …

Texas has a challenging schedule. It’s not the hardest in the SEC by any means. But it’s also not the easiest. UT has several tough games on the road in 2025. Texas opens at Ohio State. They face OU in Dallas. They will travel to Georgia. And they go to the Swamp to take on Florida, where they will suffered …

USC football already has a loaded recruiting class in place for the 2026 cycle. By no means does that suggest the Trojans are done adding to it. On Friday, USC picked up another big-time commitment, landing four-star offensive lineman Breck Kolojay. Kolojay is originally from Littleton, Colorado but attends IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. 247Sports Composite ranks him as the …

The SEC is home to some of the best college football venues in the sport. When OU and Texas made the move to the SEC back in 2024, they moved into a super-sized league. Texas had the largest capacity, and Oklahoma was No. 2 in the old Big 12. But now, they’re in good company with some fantastic home environments. …

A year ago, the Oregon Ducks compiled one of the best regular seasons in program history, going 13-0 with a win in the Big Ten Championship to earn the No. 1 seed in the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff. Now, a year later, with a new-look roster, they’re working to return to the same level of success and, as Dan …

The 2025 college football season is more about facing pressure than meeting high expectations for the USC Trojans and Lincoln Riley. Not too many experts are predicting the USC Trojans to be a playoff team. ESPN just released an article featuring 32 teams that have a shot to make the College Football Playoff. The Trojans were slotted as the 21st …

The Illinois Fighting Illini extended an official scholarship offer to Wisconsin class of 2026 commit, tight end Jack Janda, on Friday. Janda is the second of Wisconsin’s 2026 commits to receive an official offer elsewhere, joining defensive lineman Djidjou Bah. As noted, Aug. 1 has always been the first date when college programs can officially extend offers to their verbal …

Wisconsin football’s starting kicker, Nathanial Vakos, was included on the 2024 Lou Groza Award watch list on Friday.  As of Aug. 1, Vakos is among five Badger playmakers to receive preseason watch list honors for positional awards. He joins punter Atticus Bertrams, linebacker Christian Alliegro, cornerback Ricardo Hallman and wide receiver Vinny Anthony. Established in 1992, the Lou Groza Award …

Name, image and likeness payments have permanently reshaped college football — and many fans would argue it hasn’t been for the better. Critics point to big-money deals that lead to fly-by-night roster moves and power programs “buying rosters” behind the power of big pocketbooks. While those concerns are valid, there’s another side of NIL that often goes overlooked. Across the …