Imagn Images Facing the financial pressures tied to the upcoming House vs. NCAA settlement, the University of Oklahoma has begun laying off athletic department staff in preparation for a new era of athlete revenue sharing. According to an internal email obtained by OU Daily, the layoffs were announced to staff Wednesday and confirmed by the university Thursday. Athletic director Joe …

One of the nation’s fastest recruiting rises has officially come to an end. Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin defensive line recruit Brian Harris, who saw his recruitment go national earlier this year, came off the board on Friday afternoon. Advertisement “Im going to Oklahoma, proud to be a Boomer Sooner,” he told Rivals. “The constant communication was big. Coach (Brent) Venables has …

Amazing what momentum and a green light with resources can do for a former independent football program like BYU. After two seasons in the Big 12, where Kalani Sitake’s squad came within a few plays of making the league championship game in Arlington, the Cougars are enjoying tremendous momentum in recruiting the class of 2026. Earlier this week with commitments …

The Georgia Bulldogs are in the top schools for another elite recruit. Four-star defensive back CJ Hester listed Georgia in his top six schools. The Bulldogs will be competing with Florida, Auburn, Miami, Syracuse, and Iowa to land Hester. Hester is a four-star recruit from the class of 2026. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound defensive back plays football for Cocoa High School …

Well, this should be fun fodder for the college football game this fall between Ohio State and Texas. Not only is there the backdrop of a rematch of last year’s College Football Playoff semifinal Cotton Bowl, but now, it appears as though the Longhorns wouldn’t play nice in the sandbox in trying to create a better environment in the ‘Shoe …

Former Richmond kicker Sean O’Haire headlines Maryland football’s under-the-radar transfer portal additions this offseason. The Ireland native went 12-for-12 on field goal attempts this past season, only playing in four regular-season games as a true freshman to preserve eligibility, meaning he can play four seasons for the Terps. O’Haire is a quality addition for coach Michael Locksley’s squad, but Richmond …

The SEC rose to prominence in the 2000s with dominant play in the trenches. Nick Saban’s recipe at Alabama involved overwhelming opponents on the offensive and defensive lines. Even as we’ve moved into the spread era, a strong offensive line remains critical to be successful at the highest level of the sport. You can win with a game manager at …

Multiple outlets reported earlier this week that the College Football Playoff has voted unanimously to change its seeding model ahead of the 2025 college football season. Rather than give the top-four ranked conference champions a first-round bye, as the CFP’s rules required in 2024, the seeding will instead be decided by a straight ranking option. In other words, instead of …

There has been a lot of talk lately about the running back position in the 2026 recruiting class for Michigan State. Those talks, stemming from the expected miss of Haslett 4-star Kory Amachree, may have caused a hinderance to the Spartans fan base, but the coaching staff feels very differently. The Spartans coaching staff has moved swiftly after the news …

The second in an occasional position-by-position preview of the UCF football team heading into the offseason: TODAY: RUNNING BACK What to expect Replacing a generational talent like RJ Harvey is a significant challenge, but the Knights don’t necessarily require one player to take on that role. Instead, it’s more realistic that they will adopt a running back-by-committee approach this season. …

First-year North Carolina coach Bill Belichick has dominated college football headlines this offseason. Belichick was always going to elicit outsized interest as many are fascinated to see how the NFL’s greatest coach will fare in his first foray into college football. However, the attention has surpassed anything anyone could have imagined as Belichick’s off-field life has shaped the narrative over the past …

Michigan State football has found their latest prospect to offer in the 2026 recruiting class, and this time, it is a prospect with ties that are close to home. Adam Shaw was the recipient of the offer from Michigan State defensive coordinator Joe Rossi. A 6-foot-3, 205 pound linebacker from Hillsdale, New Jersey, Shaw’s parents were both athletes at Michigan …

Talented class of 2027 wide receiver recruit Gavin Honore is one of the top playmakers in his recruiting cycle. Honore plays high school football for Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California. Mater Dei is a national powerhouse and is where Georgia Bulldogs running back Nate Frazier played his high school football. Honore is ranked as a three-star recruit. …

Tennessee could’ve lost to Ohio State in the semifinal rather than the first round if the College Football Playoff format had been changed a year earlier. Beginning this season, the College Football Playoff will convert to a straight-seeding model that slots all 12 teams in order of the final playoff rankings of the regular season, the group’s management committee announced …

The second UCF offseason mailbag features questions on Scott Frost’s contract, a disappointing Year 2 in the Big 12 and Memorial Day munchies. What are your thoughts on (UCF) Athletics, including the bowl game = additional year clause on Scott’s contract? Wasn’t the advantage of hiring Frost that he was to be relatively “cheap” as an unwanted commodity? — @BrianWPeterson. …