Madrid Tucker’s recruiting picked up at a most unexpected time. The Fort Myers multi-sport athlete picked up a pair of Power 4 offers — North Carolina and West Virginia — more than a month after the early December signing period. Most Power 4 programs try to have their high school signing classes wrapped up in December, but North Carolina and …

Alabama football did not leave much of a final impression on the 2024 season. After regular-season road losses to Vanderbilt, Tennessee and Oklahoma, the Crimson Tide missed the College Football Playoff and lost to Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl, securing Alabama’s first season without 10 wins since 2007. Last season, the lowest Alabama football was ranked in the final US …

The College Football Playoff championship game left no doubt who would be ranked at No. 1 with the season now concluded. But to put a final bow on the 2024 campaign, the US LBM Coaches Poll panel weighed in one more time to rank the rest of the playoff and bowl participants. National champ Ohio State, of course, is the unanimous top-ranked finisher claiming …

Missouri State football has landed commitments from four high school recruits in recent weeks, including a three-star linebacker who was once committed at the FBS level. Bears coach Ryan Beard added a pair of players to a growing wide receiver room, a defensive lineman whose recruitment got off to a late start and a linebacker who is finally settling on …

Nearly half the freshmen the Texas Tech football program landed on the December national signing day enrolled at mid-year and were in school when the university’s spring semester started Jan. 15. The nine freshmen can go through winter workouts and be part of the action when spring practice starts March 10. The traditional February signing day coming up on Feb. …

Georgia football coach Kirby Smart put his team in the final ballot of the US LBM Coaches Poll ahead of two teams that reached the College Football Playoff semifinals. Smart placed Georgia at No. 4 on his ballot, ahead of No. 5 Texas and No. 6 Penn State, according to ballots released Tuesday by USA TODAY Sports.  Texas finished No. …

Eli Drinkiwtz has guided Mizzou to consecutive top-25 finishes for just the sixth time in program history. But how did the Missouri football coach construct his final ballot? This season, the Tigers’ fifth-year head coach was among the 55 FBS coaches who voted in the US LBM Coaches Poll. Mizzou ended the season ranked as the No. 20 team in …

Every offseason, Florida A&M has often been a landing spot for Football Bowl Subdivision players looking to transfer. It’s been no different this recruiting period. The Rattlers have 12 additions from the FBS ranks through the NCAA Transfer Portal. According to HERO Sports’ FBS-to-FCS commitment tracker, FAMU has the second-most FBS transfers amongst Football Championship Subdivision teams. Sacramento State leads …

The college football world saw Ohio State defeat Notre Dame on Monday evening, becoming the national champions in the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff. As we put the finishing touches on the past season of college football, it is never a bad time to take a look at some final power rankings. USA TODAY’s Paul Myerberg reranks …

Members of the 1969 University of Texas offense pose for a group shot during a practice ahead of the Cotton Bowl. Former UT offensive lineman Bobby Wuensch, who is second-from-right on the front row, passed away this weekend. Bobby Wuensch, who earned All-American honors on the Texas football team’s 1969 and 1970 national championship squads, died over the weekend. He …

Jeff Brohm’s second year as Louisville football’s head coach had its fair share of sour moments. The Cardinals’ defense seemed to have taken a step back, and the team lost to a two-win Stanford squad. But recency bias put everything in perspective: U of L ended the season with three of its best wins to record a 9-4 overall mark, …

The 2024-25 college football season came to a close Monday when Ohio State defeated Notre Dame, 34-23, in the CFP National Championship Game in Atlanta. This was an upset win for the Buckeyes based on the final regular season US LBM Coaches Poll, as Ohio State was ranked No. 7 and the Irish No. 3 heading into the College Football …

LAWRENCE — Kansas football’s 2024 season didn’t reach the heights many expected, as the Jayhawks came up short of playing in a bowl game. A challenging start saw the Jayhawks fall to 1-5, amid a five-game losing streak that leaked into Big 12 Conference play. Despite following that with four wins in their next five games, they ended up being …

(The headline on this story has been updated to correct a typo.) While Ohio State celebrated its 34-23 win over Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff’s championship game on Monday night, the countdown to the start of the 2025 football season began for the Texas Longhorns. For those keeping track at home, the Longhorns officially have 222 days until …

Kirk Herbstreit wasn’t able to hold back his emotions after Ohio State won the national championship on Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, with the longtime ESPN college football analyst brought to tears while he was live on the air. A day later, Herbstreit revealed there was more happening in his life that previously had not been shared widely. “I haven’t …