Even with the expanded format, a lot has to go right for teams to punch their tickets to the College Football Playoff. One factor can make or break a postseason push, like the Miami defense did last season when the Hurricanes fell just short of their playoff debut. Ahead of the 2025 season, every CFP contender has at least one …

Recently, the future of the USC-Notre Dame rivalry has come into question. Although the two storied programs have met every season but one since World War II, they have not extended the series contract beyond the 2026 season. According to reports over the last month, the future of college football’s greatest intersectional rivalry appears to be in serious jeopardy. Recently, …

The start of the 2025 college football season is just over a month away, and with it will come some unexpected twists and turns, as is always the case. In the SEC, a few teams could emerge as dark horse contenders for the conference title. On the latest episode of the “Cover 3 Podcast,” our panel of CBS Sports college …

Texas Tech football’s Mack Leftwich recruited Red Raiders previously Texas Tech football offensive coordinator Mack Leftwich familiar with QB Will Hammond, OT Jacob Ponton after recruiting them for UIW, Texas State. Legendary quarterback Graham Harrell will be inducted into the Texas Tech football Ring of Honor, Tech athletics announced Wednesday. Harrell will be formally inducted during the Oct. 25 home …

Four-star offensive line recruit Ekene Ogboko has committed to the Georgia Bulldogs. Ogboko picked the Bulldogs over Florida, Clemson and Notre Dame. He faked out fans at his commitment by tossing hats from all four schools before finally revealing a Georgia shirt. “I think they fit me perfectly,” said Ogboko after committing to Georgia. He also praised Georgia’s ability to …

Jaiduan Cranford will play Division-I college football. The Metamora running back announced on social media Wednesday morning he has verbally committed to Northern Illinois. He held offers from NIU, Illinois State, Washington State and South Dakota. “COMMITED!!! let’s work,” the all-Mid-Illini Conference first-team selection posted on X.com. Cranford took a visit to Northern Illinois on June 5 and was offered a …

Senior Miles Kitselman enters his second season at Tennessee in 2025.  The 6-foot-5, 256-pound tight end appeared in 13 games during his first season at Tennessee in 2024. He recorded 22 receptions for 301 yards and four touchdowns. Kitselman also scored one rushing touchdown. He recorded a season-high 97 receiving yards and six receptions against Kentucky, including his longest reception …

The Oklahoma Sooners have seen a significant increase in the 2026 recruiting class over the last month, adding seven players since May 13. Ahead of a huge weekend with the ChampU BBQ, though, the Sooners saw a commit flip his pledge. Three-star interior offensive lineman Will Conroy flipped to North Carolina on Wednesday morning. Conroy initially committed to the Oklahoma …

The Florida Gators are staring down a .500 season in 2025, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index (FPI). Florida football is projected to go 6.4-5.6, effectively a 6-6 regular season–ranking 12th in the SEC. It’s a tough outlook for head coach Billy Napier, who enters a pivotal fourth season under pressure to show progress. Despite the buzz surrounding quarterback DJ …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt has plenty of options for divvying up revenue sharing under the House settlement with a two-time national baseball champ and both men’s and women’s basketball coming off NCAA Tournament berths. Combined with a record of more losing seasons than bowl berths seemingly would make for an easy decision to invest anywhere but football. Not the Commodores. …

This time last year, Arizona State and Vanderbilt were routinely being picked to finish at or near the bottom of their respective conferences. It was understandable given Vanderbilt went 2-10 and Arizona State finished 3-9 the year prior. There was nothing obvious to indicate that significant improvement was on the horizon, yet it came anyway. The Commodores rose up to …

Two weeks after West Plains’ offensive lineman Keegan Collins announced his verbal commitment to Kansas State, another one of the best football players in the Texas Panhandle has come off the board. On Monday, Panhandle star Braxton Robinson announced his pledge to Army, joining the Knights 2026 recruiting class. Robinson, a rising senior, earned First Team recognition on the 2024 …

We continue to get closer and closer to the start of the college football season (73 days for Ohio State fans, but who’s counting?), but in the meantime, the Ohio State football team continues to go through summer workouts as it prepares to open up fall camp on July 31. (Reminder: The first three fall camp sessions are open to …

Roster movement in college football, which is a near six-month process during the offseason, is finally complete. There will be a few stragglers hopping on rosters from the transfer portal and JUCO ranks. But, for the most part, teams are officially set going into the 2025 season. With the College Football Playoff field set to be at 12 teams once …

Rivals.com Rivals national recruiting analyst Greg Smith has predictions on next week’s Rivals Five-Star event, a wave of commitments coming for Illinois and good news on the way for Oregon. MORE: Breaking down the 10 biggest commits from the weekend CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2027 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position …