The initial AFCA Coaches Poll is out and the Big Ten is well-represented. Six Big Ten teams were listed among the top 20 – Ohio State (2), Penn State (3), Oregon (7), Illinois (12), Michigan (14), Indiana (19) – while USC, Iowa, Nebraska, Washington and Minnesota also received at least 10 votes. But that still doesn’t sit well with radio …

Penn State football remains one of the Steady Eddys of the recruiting world. The Nittany Lions stacked some early commitments on the 2026 cycle and have built around them this spring and summer. As of Aug. 4, head coach James Franklin and his staff have 24 commits in their class. That pledge list currently checks in at No. 16 nationally, …

It’s been a while since both sides of the Clemson-South Carolina rivalry have been well-represented in the preseason top 25 polls. Prior to Monday’s release of the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll, the last time that both Clemson and South Carolina were ranked in the top 15 entering the season was in 2013. That year, the Gamecocks and Tigers were …

Predictions this close to the season should still be taken with a grain of salt, but with the preseason underway, and less than 30 days before the 2025 season begins, CBS Sports writer Brad Crawford singled out all 16 SEC teams, predicting each program’s first loss of the year. For Texas A&M, the Aggies will start the year in Kyle …

According to ESPN’s 2025 College Football Power Index, LSU has a 30.3% of making the College Football Playoffs. The Tigers’ chances rank No. 13 nationally and No. 7 among SEC teams. Teams from the conference take up seven of the top 13 spots, followed by three from the Big Ten and two from the ACC. With the top-ranked transfer portal …

This past weekend was likely the last that’ll feature myriad blue-chip commitments this summer. Heading into football season, there’s not much top talent left on the board in the 2026 cycle. As of Monday, Aug. 4, just 14 of the 400 blue-chip prospects in the class — per the Rivals Industry Ranking — remain uncommitted. That does include a trio …

Steve Angeli didn’t receive a lot of playing time for Notre Dame last season because Riley Leonard was firmly entrenched as the starting quarterback. For the season, Angeli went 24-of-36 passing for 268 yards and three touchdowns against zero interceptions. But the now Syracuse Orange signal-caller did have an integral part in Notre Dame’s run to the College Football Playoff …

Before quarterback Kaidon Salter has even won the quarterback battle with the Colorado Buffaloes, he has been named to his first preseason watch list. On Monday, the Walter Camp Football Foundation released its watch list for the 2025 Walter Camp Award, and Salter was among the 45 players and 21 quarterbacks. The Walter Camp Trophy is given to the nation’s …

Notre Dame football currently has twenty-six commits in the 2026 recruiting cycle, and while there isn’t much room left, there is for at least one more prospect. Elijah Golden is a 6-foot, 4-inch and 275-pound defensive lineman from Florida who will make his commitment on Aug. 9th, deciding between Alabama, Oklahoma, Virginia Tech and the Irish. On3’s Steve Wiltfong really …

It was perfect timing on Monday for the Moore League to hold its first football media day, considering that five of the seven head coaches are new and the host school, Long Beach Jordan, is opening its new stadium next week. Alfred Rowe (Long Beach Jordan), Mario Morales (Lakewood), Justin Utupo (Long Beach Poly), Raudric Curtis (Long Beach Wilson) and …

Big Ten Teams’ percentage chances of making the playoffs, according to PFF Power Rankings For reference, Ohio State, Oregon, and Penn State all have top 5 percentages to make the playoffs compared to the rest of the PFF Power Rankings. pic.twitter.com/zjKnBWxU5x — The Big Ten Huddle 🎙️ (@TheBigTenHuddle) August 3, 2025 Pro Football Focus (PFF) is giving Michigan State essentially …

Auburn will try to sway the son of former Tiger LB Spencer Johnson during a visit this fall. “Family” is a familiar phrase people use when describing the atmosphere of Auburn University. The Tigers football program hopes to showcase those values this fall as a legacy player aims to visit during the season. Kaeden Johnson, a four-star athlete from Missouri …

Texas is less than a month away from its highly anticipated season opener against Ohio State, and one of the Longhorns’ biggest question marks just got more pronounced. Redshirt sophomore Andre Cojoe, who had been competing for the starting right tackle spot, is expected to miss significant time after suffering a knee injury in preseason camp, Horns247’s Chip Brown confirmed. …

US LBM Coaches Poll: Texas Longhorns No. 1 The US LBM Coaches Poll is back for another season and Paul Myerberg breaks down the storylines to know in the preseason. Sports Pulse As the football coach at Tennessee, it often seemed like Derek Dooley was in the wrong business.  Sure, he had the right surname and the right resumé to …

When the College Football Playoff expanded to 12 teams, the key words generating the most excitement heading into the 2024 season were “opportunity” and “access.” By allowing for five conference champions and seven at-large selections to compete for the national championship, the CFP opened doors to programs that had been left out of a four-team format that regularly featured the …