The SEC preseason poll, voted on by media members who assembled for SEC Media Days in Dallas, will be released Friday. Georgia will likely be picked to finish first, and Vanderbilt last, but there are many fluid tiers in between. Where will the Sooners be picked to finish? Here’s how I filled out my ballot: More: Why Josh Heupel’s return …

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJul 18, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseRyan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Is Macklin Celebrini about to follow Connor Bedard in becoming the latest No. 1 pick to win the Calder Trophy? Or could a winner come from a dynamic field that features Cutter Gauthier, Matvei Michkov, Logan Stankoven and Will Smith? We …

Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey took a dig at the Florida State Seminoles in support of Georgia Bulldogs. Sankey made his opinion on the 2023 College Football Playoff known in a recent interview with 1010 XL radio out of Jacksonville, Florida. “Georgia was one of the best four teams (in the country) and didn’t get in (to the playoff), but …

When Antonio Brown abruptly left the Buccaneers during the 2021 season, they could have used a veteran wide receiver for the playoffs. And Terrell Owens wrote on social media at the time that he was that wide receiver. Two and a half years later, Owens is blaming Tom Brady for the Bucs not signing him. Owens said on the Bubba …

After 11 years, the wait is over and college football has returned to the video game world. As has been well documented at this point, the game was a yearly tradition in many people’s lives, only to suddenly disappear entirely over legal issues. Thanks in large part to Name, Image and Likeness rules in college sports, the game has made …

STILLWATER — With the hiring of a legendary coach’s son on Wednesday, Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy took his first step into one of college football’s least talked-about rule changes. While so much of the conversation over the last few months has focused on everything from the still-evolving world of name, image and likeness to the new uses of technology now …

One of the first interactions Archbishop Moeller (Ohio) safety Micah Rice had with Louisville football coach Jeff Brohm was a nearly three-hour conversation. Junior day had just wrapped up when Brohm pulled Rice to the side to talk to him about football and Rice’s game. “There were a lot of kids at the junior day. He only held us afterward,” …

It won’t be for a starter, but there will be somewhat of a quarterback competition in Columbia, Missouri, this upcoming fall. No, Brady Cook will not be involved. The Missouri football starting QB is back for a third straight year, and he is running essentially uncontested. But the Tigers do still have to settle on a backup, with one transfer, …

Whether it’s returners or transfers, there’s no lack of talent across the 17 college football teams in the ACC. Reigning conference champion Florida State lost 10 players to the NFL, but head coach Mike Norvell has another loaded transfer portal class, including former Clemson quarterback DJ Uiagalelei. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney shunned the transfer portal for another offseason, but the …

TOPEKA — High school football teams perform well when their seniors are making plays and leading by example. Seniors can’t be the only ones contributing on Friday nights this fall, though for the Topeka area to have teams make deep playoff runs. Below are the non-seniors that have impressed during summer workouts according to their head coaches. Look for them …

It’s talking season, and expectations for Florida football entering the 2024 aren’t high. USA Today picked the Florida Gators to finish 12th out of 16 teams in the SEC in its preseason poll this week. Even though Florida returns 14 starters, the prevailing thought is the Gators still don’t have the talent and depth to hang with the elite teams …

The Oklahoma Sooners have had a nice start to the 2026 recruiting class, picking up commitments from a trio of blue-chip stars on the offensive side of the ball. Kick-started by four-star running back Jonathan Hatton, Jr., he’s been joined in the class by four-star tight end Ryder Mix and four-star quarterback Jaden O’Neal. The Sooners have been at work …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football tight end James Bomba was nominated to the American Football Coaches Association’s Good Works Team on Wednesday. The organization established the honor going back to 1992 as a way to recognize college football athletes for their commitment to community service. All nominees — there were 178 of them this year — must be actively involved with a …

Ole Miss football’s “Come to the ‘Sip” slogan has become well-known as coach Lane Kiffin’s Rebels have elevated their recruiting efforts in the transfer portal and high school ranks. But Mississippi State linebacker John Lewis expressed a sour taste for Ole Miss’ use of the phrase at SEC Media Days Wednesday in Dallas. “It’s overrated. This is our state,” Lewis …

DALLAS — Quinn Ewers is the barometer. As Texas’ QB1 goes, so goes the fortunes of the 2024 Longhorns. When it comes to winning national championships, few teams hoist that crystal ball without having a real dog at quarterback. The two most visible passers in the SEC will take quite a few snaps before they take the same field at …