CBS Sports Graphic We’re seven months away from the start of college football’s most wonderful time of the year, but it’s never too early for bowl projections involving teams we’re anticipating to reach the postseason and, more importantly for some, punch their ticket as College Football Playoff participants. Final rosters and two-deeps are coming into focus after spring practice with …

The Oregon Ducks got some positive news on the recruiting trail this past week, and it was well-received among the fanbase after losing out on a couple of top prospects over the last week. A lot of attention in Eugene is being paid to 5-star OT Jackson Cantwell, the No. 1 prospect in the 2026 class, who announces his commitment …

The offseason has arrived, and with it comes the annual SEC ritual: dreaming big. Every fan base, no matter how delusional, is buzzing with hope. Why not a Heisman for LaNorris Sellers? Why can’t Vanderbilt shock Texas after Diego Pavia already took down a No. 1? And why shouldn’t Bobby Petrino’s return send Arkansas to Atlanta? Summer is a murky …

East Robertson defensive end Zach Groves has narrowed his list of schools to five, including Tennessee, Georgia, Ole Miss, USC and Clemson. The 6-foot-4, 252-pound prospect has a four-star rating and is ranked as the No. 6 player in Tennessee for the 2026 class and the No. 26 edge rusher nationally, according to 247Sports Composite. He also holds offers from …

The Big Ten dominated the USA TODAY Sports Top 25 College Football Head Coaches rankings, in a piece written by  Blake Toppemeyer, Paul Myerberg, and Jordan Mendoza. Ohio State Buckeyes coach Ryan Day came in second place, the highest Big Ten coach on this list. Coming in at the fifth spot was Penn State’s James Franklin. Oregon Ducks coach Dan …

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© Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Oregon has found itself in a very strange situation: The Ducks are not winning every recruiting battle they’ve been involved in over the last few weeks. And they might lose a major one next week. Advertisement By no means has the bottom fallen out for Oregon. Far from it, as the Ducks still have the No. …

Wisconsin transfer long snapper Eli Stein signed with Cincinnati late last month. Stein had recently joined the Badgers during the winter transfer window. He reentered the portal during the spring window on April 22, just days after Wisconsin added former Purdue long snapper Nick Levy. Levy’s addition signaled a move at the position after Stein, originally an Arkansas transfer, entered …

Wisconsin made the top six schools for class of 2026 athlete Messiah Tilson on Tuesday. The program was included along with Iowa State, Kansas, Rutgers, Minnesota and Iowa. 247Sports currently lists Tilson as a three-star recruit, ranked specifically as the No. 500 player in the class, No. 37 safety and No. 12 recruit from his home state of Illinois. The …

It was a pretty big day for 2027 Iowa tight end Luke Brewer as he picked up an offer from Notre Dame. Oregon also offered, but the Irish are one of many teams that have gotten in early on the 6-foot, 5-inch and 228-pound star. Brewer is currently ranked as a 4-star prospect and the nation’s No. 213 overall prospect …

The scoreboard is dark at the University of Akron’s football stadium and the Zips record is 0-0 in 2025. But with its first game of the season more than three months away, the Akron football team suffered a big loss Tuesday, May 6. Akron is not eligible to compete in a college football bowl game at the conclusion of the …

Four-star wide receiver recruit Ryan Mosley is one of the best receivers in Georgia in the class of 2026. Mosley recently made a social media post that indicates that he is nearing his commitment. “Thank you to EVERY school, EVERY Coach and EVERY recruiter that has taken the time to recognize me!” said Mosley via social media. “Thank you for …

The Texas Longhorns athletic department brought in an amazing $331.9 million in revenue during the 2024 fiscal year while spending $327.8 for its 21 sports and 558 student athletes. That’s according to the Knight-Newhouse College Athletics Database and AL.com. Texas, who have only been in the SEC for less than a full academic year, topped the new conference in revenue. UT was ahead …

Josh Heupel on Nico Iamaleava exiting Tennessee Tennessee coach Josh Heupel shares feelings on Nico Iamaleava’s exit from the Vols and ‘do not contact’ tag. Sports Pulse Bowl Subdivision rosters are rounding into form with the conclusion of the springtime transfer window, a period defined by Nico Iamaleava’s abrupt departure from Tennessee. If the biggest story of the spring, Iamaleava’s …

GADSDEN, Ala. − Zyan Gibson knows exactly who he wants Alabama football’s next Class of 2026 commitment to be.  Right now, the Gadsden cornerback’s sights are set firmly on Alexander City five-star wide receiver Cederian Morgan, who has his commitment date set for July 2. His six scheduled official visits include the Crimson Tide, which gets the last swing June …