Defensive end was a need for LSU football when the transfer portal opened and the Tigers swung big, signing former Florida State defensive end Patrick Payton. Per 247Sports, Payton was the No. 2-ranked EDGE in the portal and the top-ranked transfer of LSU’s portal class. After LSU’s first day in full pads, head coach Brian Kelly met with the media …

Auburn has a solid chance to make the College Football Playoff for the first time in program history says ESPN’s early forecast. Auburn football is in year three of the Hugh Freeze era, and its playoff chances have never been higher. The Tigers will begin the season with one of the best College Football Playoff outlooks in the country, according …

Like every other sport, college football is a team game. You could argue that more than any other sport, college football requires an entire team to contribute to succeed. And that’s most definitely the case for the Iowa football team entering the 2025 season. The Hawkeyes have many well-known and established stars on their 2025 roster. From preseason All-Americans like …

Michigan football: 2025 schedule and key games Michigan football’s schedule and key games for the 2025 season. This is the first time since 1937 and 1940 that Michigan will not have consecutive home games.The Wolverines’ Week 2 matchup against Oklahoma marks their first true road game against an SEC school. When teams or fans are breaking down how tough a …

The Georgia Bulldogs only have three true road games in 2025, but two of Georgia’s opponents still have a significant advantage over the Bulldogs. Georgia will play against four opponents coming off bye weeks this season. Georgia has a pair of bye weeks. One comes on Sept. 20 before the Bulldogs host the Alabama Crimson Tide. Alabama also has a …

Penn State looking for second Doak Walker Award in school history Penn State is in a terrific position at the running back position for the 2025 season with arguably the best running back duo set to return this fall. Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen each chose to return to Penn State for another season when each could have had the …

Jam Miller knows what Ryan Grubb wants out of Alabama football’s running back room. Bring physicality. “No matter what we do,” Miller said. “Pass protection or running the ball. Just always being physical.”  In Grubb’s mind, physicality works in all shapes and sizes in an Alabama running back room that is returning its leading back in Miller, but for an …

WATCH: FAMU football coach James Colzie III on playing with discipline James Colzie III is the head football coach of the FAMU Rattlers. Five Florida A&M football players were named to the BOXTOROW preseason HBCU All-American team.Running back Thad Franklin Jr., offensive linemen Charles Davis and Ashton Grable, edge rusher Davion Westmoreland, and cornerback TJ Huggins were selected.Linebacker Nay’Ron Jenkins …

SOUTH BEND —Gino Guidugli, entering his third season of coaching quarterbacks for Notre Dame football, channeled Allen Iverson when pressed for reaction to some early training camp mistakes. “It’s practice,” Guidugli said. “I don’t trip over practice.” Those three interceptions CJ Carr threw in the opening round of his head-to-head battle with Kenny Minchey? Practice. Minchey’s pick over the middle …

Week 1 high school football schedule for the Evansville area Check out start times for all Evansville-area football games for Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. The 2024 Indiana high school football season produced one state champion for southwest Indiana in Heritage Hills. What will 2025 do for an encore? We will start to find out when games begin Aug. 22. The …

The preseason US LBM Coaches Poll is out, and soon enough, the media poll, the AP Top 25, will be hitting the wire as well. The coaches poll fulfilled the offseason hype for Penn State by placing the Nittany Lions at no. 3 in the nation with 14 first-place votes cast in their favor. Penn State has been a trendy …

In today’s college football landscape of high-powered offenses and dynamic quarterback play, the importance of recruiting well on the defensive side of the ball well can’t be understated. If you need any further examples, check look at the teams who gave up the fewest points per game last year. (Hint: the top 10 features the two programs that played for …

Orlando IMG Academy four-star EDGE Jake Kreul had previously planned to take some visits this fall before reaching his college commitment. That’s no longer the case. On Tuesday, Kreul told ESPN’s Eli Lederman that he’ll now commit next week on Aug. 12. He will still choose between the trio of Texas, Oklahoma and Ole Miss. Kreul is the No. 41 …

Four opponents ranked in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll highlight Texas schedule For the first time in school history, the Texas Longhorns are the preseason No. 1 team in America in the US LBM Coaches Poll. The hype surrounding new starting quarterback Arch Manning and the newly minted top-ranked team continues to swell as the historic season opener with …

The hype surrounding the Penn State football team is at an all-time high heading into the 2025 season. The Nittany Lions had a good team last year as they made it all the way to the College Football Playoff semifinals, but they still struggled to get over the hump in the big games. That has been a theme for head …