The West Virginia Mountaineers have officially added the greatest name in the history of their football recruiting. SirPaul Cheeks committed to WVU on Tuesday. Even better, he goes by the nickname “Jesus in Cleats.” Potential blasphemy aside, that’s pretty sweet. SirPaul is a running back from Chesterfield Varina High School in Virginia. He’s 5-foot-9 and 185 pounds, and his other …

Youth football players hoping to attend former Ohio State running back Quinshon Judkins’ football camp won’t be able to any longer. That’s because the second-round selection of the Cleveland Browns canceled the camp “due to unforeseen circumstances,” according to a report appearing in the Columbus Dispatch. The camp was supposed to take place on Tuesday, July 15, but Judkins was …

The Pac-12 and Mountain West are headed to court. The conferences were unable to reach a settlement in the legal dispute over exit fees and poaching penalties tied to the Pac-12’s acquisition of five Mountain West schools, and they made a joint filing Tuesday to ask for a hearing on Sept. 9. After the Pac-12 announced its additions of Boise …

In the three years since head coach Lincoln Riley left campus for the lights of Los Angeles, the Oklahoma Sooners have found themselves mired in mediocrity. Two 6-7 seasons were interrupted by a promising 10-3 campaign in 2023, but Brent Venables is under pressure to pull away from Riley’s shadow and establish a new era of Oklahoma football. Venables hopes …

ATLANTA — Georgia football coach Kirby Smart can hear the footsteps for the first time in awhile. If there was ever a chance for the Florida Gators to catch their SEC rival, this could be it after losing four straight and seven of eight in the longstanding series. The Bulldogs are vulnerable, if not eminently beatable, while the Gators, winners of four …

It has never been harder to pin down the USC Trojans than during the Lincoln Riley era. One of the great offensive minds of the modern era was expected to get USC back to their ’90s heydays and with him bringing in eventual Heisman winner Caleb Williams, it certainly looked like USC could reach the mountaintop yet again. A promising …

ATLANTA — Arch Manning’s day started, as it always does, with a text from his grandfather. Archie, the patriarch of the first family of quarterbacks, texts all his grandkids every morning. A Bible verse, a motivational message, that sort of thing. Ahead of Arch’s appearance at SEC media days here, he received this bit of advice: Keep it short and …

Swampcast breaks down Florida basketball players in 2025 NBA Draft, Florida football The Sun’s Kevin Brockway and Noah Ram discuss Florida football, Florida basketball and where Walter Clayton Jr. could go in the NBA Draft ATLANTA ― The last time Tennessee beat Florida football in The Swamp, George W. Bush was president, and The Matrix Reloaded topped the box office. …

SEC Media Days continued on Tuesday with four College Football Playoff hopefuls headlining the event. Texas and Georgia competed in the SEC Championship Game last season, while Tennessee and Auburn believe they have the rosters to make an appearance in Atlanta this year. Media days are a chance for high-profile coaches to set agendas. It’s also a perfect opportunity to …

The Texas Longhorns are on cloud nine after winning the recruiting battle for five-star linebacker Tyler Atkinson and also pulling off a major flip by snagging five-star defensive lineman James Johnson from Georgia on Tuesday. The addition of Johnson has catapulted the Longhorns up the recruiting rankings significantly. Texas now holds the No. 6 class per Rivals industry rankings. Johnson …

The best college football teams avoid complacency, even when it is clear that they have the talent necessary to compete for national championships. At Ohio State, superstar wide receiver Jeremiah Smith seemingly has found his motivation for the 2025 season.  Despite Smith entering his sophomore campaign as a reigning national champion and the Buckeyes garnering love as a preseason darling once …

Texas kicked off Tuesday by the best news possible. Despite several other top programs pursuing him to the very end, five-star linebacker Tyler Atkinson committed to the Longhorns. The Longhorns now have three five-star commits for the 2026 cycle per Rivals industry rankings. This puts them past LSU and ties them for the second-most with Oregon. Both trail Alabama who …

There’s no pressure like that of being a quarterback, but when you’re a Manning and playing for the Texas Longhorns, things can get a little bit more intense than normal. That’s the situation Arch Manning is navigating as he prepares for his first full season under center for Texas. Expectations for Manning are sky high entering the season. DraftKings lists …

Hugh Freeze has proven himself a virtuoso in the excuse-making arts, but he shelved those abilities at SEC media days and welcomed expectations for Auburn. Nussmeier, Williams and more stars in 2025 USA TODAY Network’s preseason All-SEC team The 2025 USA TODAY Network’s 2025 preseason ALL-SEC football team is out! Find out who our reporters have selected for QB, RB …

Few coaches around the nation — let alone in the SEC — face as much pressure as Auburn’s Hugh Freeze entering the 2025 season. Freeze was brought in to revive a stagnant program by injecting it with new talent and bringing back its winning ways.  Entering year three, he’s achieved half of those crucial objectives. Auburn has recruited well under …