The year is 2024 and the grip that television executives have on college football has never been tighter. They are largely to blame for the chaos that is conference realignment and they are definitely to blame for the scheduling decisions made each season, but they have decided to bless Ohio State football with the most recent news. The Buckeyes will …
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Iowa football at UCLA slated as Friday Fox prime time contest
Iowa football gave a notable update on Wednesday afternoon. The team revealed that their November clash against new conference opponent UCLA will be a special night game. On Friday, Nov. 8, the Hawkeyes will play under the lights of the world-famous Rose Bowl. It is a new era of college football folks. The West Coast is no longer excluded from …
Read More »Former Ohio State, current Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud helps cleanup after Houston’s deadly storms
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud is a hero to many on the football field, but he recently proved he can be a significant asset off the field. The former Ohio State football quarterback was among the many people who showed up Monday to help some of the damaged neighborhoods in the Houston area following two EF-1 tornadoes hitting the area …
Read More »Texas A&M offensive tackle makes the cover of Phil Steele’s College Football Preview
The 2024 college football season is less than four months away. Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko’s inaugural campaign will begin on Saturday, Aug. 31. To kick off the regular season, the Aggies will host Notre Dame in prime time on ABC. This week, legendary college football writer Phil Steele released the cover of the 2024 edition of his annual …
Read More »Ohio State football coach Ryan Day adds to bonus total after team’s academic achievement
Ohio State coach Ryan Day is due to add to his bonus total as a result of his team’s academic performance. The Buckeyes earned a 3.24 grade point average over the past academic year, triggering a bonus worth $50,000 for Day, a school spokesperson confirmed Wednesday. Day, who received a pay raise last year to bring his compensation to more …
Read More »ESPN, TNT Sports announce five-year deal to sublicense College Football Playoff games
As the College Football Playoff format changes start this upcoming season, details on how it will operate and look are continuing to come out. One of those being TV rights and schedule. On Wednesday, ESPN and the College Football Playoff announced that the network came to a five-year contract agreement with TNT Sports — a subdivision of Warner Bros. Discovery …
Read More »Utah high school football has produced another 5-star prospect
Corner Canyon’s Jerome Myles outruns Lehi’s Isaiah Allen for a score as they play in high school football semifinal action at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. Myles was rated a five-star recruit by 247 Sports in the recruiting site’s latest rankings. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News For the first time since 2021, high …
Read More »Where is Alabama in USA TODAY’s latest college football re-rank?
The upcoming 2024 Alabama Crimson Tide football season is full of unknowns. A new head coach, a new-look SEC and a new College Football Playoff format. How will all of this affect the team as they look to carry on the winning tradition it had for nearly two decades under the new-retired head coach Nick Saban? We can only guess. …
Read More »Notre Dame in Top Five for Five-Star Wide Receiver
Notre Dame football has had an uptick in recruiting the wide receiver position recently but still has room to grow. That’s what the Fighting Irish are looking to do with one of the few remaining spots in their top-ranked 2025 recruiting class. The good news for the Fighting Irish and wide receivers coach Mike Brown is that Notre Dame is …
Read More »Fox announces Friday night college football schedule
The 2024 college football season will bring in a new era for the sport with the next wave of conference realignment changes and an expanded College Football Playoff field. And now Fox is ready to take over the Friday night programming with a full slate of weekly Friday night games featuring Big Ten and Big 12 matchups. Penn State will …
Read More »ESPN ranks incoming Alabama transfer as the best player from the portal
Alabama Crimson Tide football is under new leadership, as Kalen DeBoer takes over as the program’s head coach following the retirement of legendary coach Nick Saban. One of the biggest concerns regarding DeBoer was his recruiting abilities. Those have since been alleviated to a certain degree after the impressive offseason he’s had on the recruiting trail and the transfer portal. …
Read More »ESPN, TNT Sports announce five-year deal for TNT to sublicense certain College Football Playoff games
As the College Football Playoff format changes starting this upcoming season, details on how it will operate and look are continuing to come out. One of those being TV rights and schedule. On Wednesday, ESPN and the College Football Playoff announced that the network came to a five-year contract with TNT Sports, a subdivision of Warner Bros. Discovery, to sublicense …
Read More »Colorado shown little respect in USA TODAY Sports’ post-spring re-rank
USA TODAY Sports released its post-spring college football re-rank on Wednesday, and the Colorado Buffaloes were placed fairly low among the 134 Football Bowl Subdivision teams. Standing one tick ahead of New Mexico State and a spot behind South Carolina, the Buffs checked in at No. 76, making them one of the lowest-ranked Power Four programs. Three teams that won …
Read More »Big Ten announces new dates for Oregon football games vs. Michigan State, at Purdue
The Big Ten announced several changes to the conference football slate Wednesday afternoon, highlighting several matchups being moved to Friday night, including two Oregon Duck games this fall. The Ducks’ Oct. 5 home game against Michigan State has been moved to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, and will air on FOX. Oregon’s road contest against Purdue on Oct. 19 will …
Read More »Penn State gets high marks after elite prospect’s official visit
There were a lot of things going on for Penn State in Happy Valley this past weekend. Not only was the town hosting the Elite 11 regionals where top quarterbacks across the country came to try and stamp their ticket to the prestigious final event, but they were also hosting their first official visit in the 2025 class. Originally, James …
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