College Football

LAS VEGAS — Three months after Nico Iamaleava left Tennessee for UCLA and shook the college football world amidst the most significant contract dispute in the NIL era, the star quarterback finally broke his silence. You just might not have been able to hear the soft-spoken quarterback Thursday when he stepped on stage near the end of Big Ten Media …

College football storylines we’re watching ahead of 2025 season The Before The Snap crew shares the top storylines they’re watching going into the college football season. UCLA football coach DeShaun Foster took center stage Thursday on the final day of Big Ten Media Days. The second-year head coach was looking forward to a better result on the podium. Foster made …

The SEC wrapped up its football media days last week, but commissioner Greg Sankey couldn’t resist chiming in on the bit of drama unfolding at Big Ten Media Days in Las Vegas — where location complaints and subtle jabs stirred conversation. Penn State coach James Franklin criticized the Big Ten’s decision to host the event in Las Vegas, outside of …

LAS VEGAS – Michigan defensive end Derrick Moore watched Ohio State win the College Football Playoff last season, but he regards the Buckeyes’ national title with a bit of an asterisk. “I congratulate them on the win,” Moore said July 24 during Big Ten media days. “But you know it’s not a real win if y’all don’t beat us.” Michigan …

It would be easy to assume that Bryce Underwood, a five-star recruit and 247Sports’ No. 1 player in the 2025 signing class, will be Michigan’s starting quarterback in Week 1. However, coach Sherrone Moore maintained that the team will have an open competition until further notice. Following his time on the podium at Big Ten Media Days, Moore told reporters …

LAS VEGAS – If Michigan beats Ohio State in Columbus in the future, don’t expect a repeat of the flag-planting that sparked a postgame fight after the 2024 game. After last year’s 13-10 upset by the Wolverines, Michigan players grabbed UM flags and planted them at midfield of Ohio Stadium. Buckeye players didn’t take it well and tried to stop …

Freshman All-American defensive back Boo Carter remains away from the Tennessee football team, and it is unclear if he will report to Knoxville for training camp when Volunteers players are due on July 29.  The rising sophomore is one of Tennessee’s best returning players, and the Knoxville News Sentinel reported that after he missed numerous team activities, Carter was confronted …

Why Washington coach Jedd Fisch’s views on non-conference scheduling mirrors Indiana football Washington coach Jedd Fisch told reporters at Big Ten Media Days he isn’t interested in scheduling any future Power Four non-conference The Hoosiers aren’t scheduled to play a Power Four opponent until 2030, which has been widely scrutinized by rivals, but not in the Big Ten. LAS VEGAS …

The rivalry clash between NC State and East Carolina in last season’s Military Bowl ended on a sour note when the in-state foes engaged in a brawl that led one of the game’s officials with a bloody gash on his face. Making matters worse for NC State was that it suffered a 26-21 defeat to the Pirates, further soiling an …

Since former Alabama quarterback and ESPN college football analyst Greg McElroy made claims that former head coach Nick Saban will make a return to football, it’s been the talk of the football world. But according to Fox Sports, Colin Cowherd, the Saban rumor is the worst-kept secret in sports right now. In fact, Cowherd is still pushing the theory that …

Hardly anyone could contain Jeremiah Smith during his outstanding freshman season at Ohio State. Texas figured something out, though, in its College Football Playoff clash against one of the nation’s best wide receivers and limited him to a season-low one catch for just three yards. Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian may need to get a similar performance from his defense in …

Venables was asked about the #Sooners being picked 10th in the SEC preseason poll. “We’ve got a lot to prove, and I like that. We know what our team is capable of. There’s no game on our schedule that we can’t win.” — Jesse Crittenden (@JesseCrittenden) July 24, 2025 The Oklahoma Sooners were predicted to finish in 10th place in …

The Big Ten owns the last two college football national championships, with Michigan and Ohio State claiming titles in 2023 and 2024, respectively. But despite the Buckeyes’ recent national crown, their ongoing losing streak to the Wolverines in The Game — now at four consecutive defeats — still looms large in the rivalry. And Michigan defensive end Derrick Moore isn’t …

Oklahoma and Texas are the freshest members of the Southeastern Conference. Their status as new kids on the block may not last long, though. Inside Carolina, which covers the North Carolina Tar Heels for 247Sports, reported earlier this week that the athletic department brass is exploring a possible move to the SEC. North Carolina-Chapel Hill, as its called in the …

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at protecting “student-athletes and collegiate athletic scholarships and opportunities” while prohibiting “third-party, pay-for-play payments” to those athletes. The Fact Sheet of Trump’s EO reflects a push that is effectively in lockstep with the goals established by the College Sports Commission’s name, image and likeness clearinghouse.  Of note, the prohibition of third-party payments …