Among the most exciting position battles for top-ranked athletes in the high school class of 2026 is quarterback. Five senior QBs are considered five-star prospects, a promising number for the future representation of the class. Four of the five who are ranked as five-star on the 247Sports composite have played their first game of the season: Dia Bell, Jared Curtis, …

Kansas football QB Jalon Daniels shares thoughts on Fresno State win Check out some of what Kansas football quarterback Jalon Daniels had to say Saturday after the Jayhawks won at home against Fresno State. LAWRENCE — Kansas football watched Leroy Harris III step up Saturday in the Jayhawks’ season opener against Fresno State. Harris, a sophomore, started at defensive end for …

Two players, one name, and a whole lot of confusion for announcers in Ames. College football thrives on quirks, and Iowa State may have the most unique one of the season: two players with the exact same name. For fans watching the Cyclones’ opener in Dublin against Kansas State, the realization came quick, there isn’t just one Jace Gilbert on …

BATON ROUGE ― Matt Mauck led LSU football to a national championship in 2003, the first title for the storied program in nearly 50 years at the time. A tradition was born. Since that season, LSU has awarded the No. 18 jersey to the player or players that embody what it is be a great teammate and possess all the …

The father and brother of Kansas State quarterback Avery Johnson issued a statement Sunday after video of them fighting in Dublin circulated on social media. Johnson started for the Wildcats in their 24-21 loss to Iowa State on Saturday. In the statement, his father Mark and brother Anthony said that “senseless bickering” led to the fight after the game. “We …

The SEC is home to some of the country’s best quarterback play and has several of the nation’s highest paid quarterbacks. In the name, image and likeness era, quarterbacks command the highest pay of any position in football because they play the most important position and their decisions often determine if their team wins or loses. According to Pete Nakos …

The father and brother of Kansas State quarterback Avery Johnson released a joint statement Sunday after footage of their post-game fight became public in the aftermath of the Wildcats’ season-opening loss to Iowa State in Dublin, Ireland. First reported by 247Sports, Mark Johnson was seen in a video outside of the stadium after the game getting into a tussle with his …

Alabama wide receiver Ryan Williams and Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith are arguably the two best wide receivers in college football.  Some big names in college football recruited both, including Georgia, before they ultimately ended up at the schools they ended up at, Alabama and Ohio State, respectively.  But according to Williams, he and Smith talked about being teammates …

The No. 1 prospect in Pennsylvania and the top running back prospect in the country for the 2027 recruiting class began his junior season on Saturday, and did not disappoint. Penn State’s five-star commit Kemon Spell displayed exactly why he’s the top recruit in the state on Saturday, and the only disappoint came from the defenders attempting to tackle him. …

Projecting the best records for the top college football conferences USA TODAY Sports’ Paul Myerberg breaks down who he thinks will win the in each of the Power Four conferences and the Group of Five. Sports Seriously Hawaii QB Micah Alejado injured his ankle in the third quarter vs. Stanford.Hawaii defeated Stanford 23-20 to open up the 2025 college football …

In college football’s playoff era, only five programs have notched perfect seasons en route to a national championship with Michigan being the most recent in 2023. But now, the parity playoff expansion has brought to the sport — and the possibility of a team playing as many as 16 games on their way to the title game — the likelihood of …

No. 18 Tennessee and Syracuse will renew their football series Saturday in Week 1. Rankings reflect the US LBM Coaches Poll. The Orange are receiving 16 votes. Kickoff between the Vols and Syracuse is slated for noon EDT at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. ABC will televise the nonconference matchup. Former Vol Al Wilson will serve as a honorary game …

South Carolina defensive line coach Travian Robertson was hospitalized Friday following a head-on collision in which the other driver died, according to The State. S.C. Highway Patrol Master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway told the newspaper the accident occurred at 5:45 a.m. Friday on U.S. 76 in Richland County. The driver of a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder crossed the center line and collided …

LSU football has plenty of new faces on its defense — but that doesn’t mean the Tigers lack experience. LSU signed the top-ranked transfer portal class in the country. It included a handful of veteran defenders with Power Four experience. Florida transfer Jack Pyburn fits that bill. Pyburn spent the first three years of his career with the Gators, earning …

UNLV got their first win of the season, beating Idaho State 38-31. It wasn’t the prettiest win, but a win is a win. Before the game started Dan Mullen told the media that both Alex Orji and Anthony Colandrea would get time at quarterback. Alex Orji started off the game leading UNLV all the way down the field before he …