College Football

University of Utah transfer Keanu Tanuvasa has been widely viewed as BYU’s most significant offseason acquisition, but don’t forget about another defensive tackle who could end up giving the Cougars one of the top defensive interior lines in the Big 12. That would be Oklahoma State transfer Justin Kirkland, who committed to BYU on May 1, a few days after …

We’re just a little over two weeks before the start of the Ohio State football season, and that means there’s still time for some black stripes to be shed. Sure enough, we had a couple of those occur on Wednesday, when two incoming transfers became official members of the brotherhood by shedding their black stripes. One of those was North …

Becasue of an article from The Athletic stating that the Texas football team is the “new Alabama” in college football, there has been a lot of discourse about the Longhorns in the past couple of days. While head coach Steve Sarkisian has put together a couple of good seasons in a row, a lot of people think that it’s way too soon …

The USC football is just a couple of weeks away from kicking off its 2025 college football campaign — and the program’s fourth season under head coach Lincoln Riley. But there are still roster decisions to be made for the Trojans, including on the right tackle position, which has the third-year sophomore Tobias Raymond and second-year freshman Justin Tauanuu still …

The Scarlet Knights are now favored by 14.5 points against the Ohio Bobcats after the line opened at 10.5 at major sportsbooks, including ESPNBet and BetMGM. Rutgers is a -750 moneyline favorite against Ohio, with the over/under being set at 46.5 points according to ESPNBet. Putting all of that together, Rutgers projects to win the game by an approximate scoreline …

Texas A&M’s elite 2026 running back commit, four-star Jonathan Hatton, and KJ Edwards are destined for productive college careers, and Hatton has shut down his recruitment and will sign with the Aggies in early December. Keeping two elite prospects at a premium position is a challenging task in today’s landscape, and with the 2025 season opener against UTSA just 17 …

The pressure on Grundy Center is going to be incredible this fall, as the three-time defending Iowa high school football state champions seek to join some exclusive company. But to get there, the Spartans will have to hold off the challenge of not just one, but two 2024 state champions. West Lyon moves down from Class 2A to 1A this …

Being a walk-on player in college football is a tough gig. There are no guarantees that you’ll have a spot on the roster from year to year, and there are even fewer guarantees that you’ll ever see the field.  The Oklahoma Sooners have college football’s most famous and most successful walk-on player of all-time as one of their alumni, former …

St. John’s Prep’s Chris Vargas throws a 4th-quarter touchdown St. John’s Prep’s star freshman quarterback lead the way for the Eagles in a 28-0 win over BC High at home Friday night. St. John’s Prep sophomore quarterback Christopher Vargas had one of the biggest moments of his young football career on Wednesday, Aug. 13 after he became aware that he …

LSU football cornerback DJ Pickett will make an immediate impact in 2025. The five-star freshman was one of LSU’s most talented defenders the moment he arrived on campus. But he’s not the only freshman with a chance to see the field. LSU safety CJ Jimcoily could eventually earn a spot in the rotation, too. Jimcoily was a three-star in the …

Five-star prospects are few and far between. There are 32 in 247sports.com’s Class of 2026, and that’s about par for the course. It’s the third consecutive year with 32 five-star recruits after there were 33 in the Classes of 2021 and 2022. With approximately 14,000 high schools playing football and more than a million athletes on those teams, a player …

LSU football needs to up its explosive play rate in 2025. LSU ranked No. 25 nationally with 431.5 yards, but not much of that yardage came from the big play. LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier was effective in the quick game and intermediate areas, but LSU lacked the personnel to push the ball down the field. LSU’s lack of a run …

NORMAN — It’s been an interesting week on the OU football beat. Allegations circulated Monday evening after a series of screenshots showing Venmo activity from Sooners quarterback John Mateer’s account on Nov. 20, 2022, surfaced. The Venmo receipts twice referenced “sports gambling” and a specific game. Mateer, then a true freshman at Washington State, has since deleted all of his Venmo …

Clemson, Ohio State, Texas lead bold championship predictions Local writers pick Clemson, Ohio State and Texas to win their conferences games in our preseason predictions. Cracking down on fake injuries and penalizing any imitation of brandishing weapons are among rule changes coming to the 2025 college football season.  The tweaks were announced by the National Football Foundation on Wednesday, August …

Auburn’s biggest recruiting win of the 2026 cycle came this month as it landed Leakesville (Miss.) Greene County four-star wide receiver Jase Mathews, the No. 2 WR in the Rivals300. The Tigers beat out LSU, Ole Miss and Texas A&M for the elite 6-foot-2, 1980-pounder. He now headlines a 12-man recruiting class that’s still vying for momentum heading into the …