College Football

USC football is very unlikely to win the Big Ten Conference in 2024. The Trojans are very unlikely to reach the Big Ten Championship Game this December. What is a realistic goal for the Trojans in their first year as a Big Ten team? The thought process here is that USC isn’t ready to beat Ohio State, Oregon, or Michigan, …

University of Southern California football head coach Lincoln Riley was credited with nearly $10 million in base salary and a total of $19.7 million for the 2022 calendar year, the university’s new federal tax returns show.The document — provided by the school on Wednesday in response to a request from USA TODAY Sports — shows that in addition to the …

The Oklahoma Sooners were very busy in the spring transfer portal window. It’s caught the eyes of at least one national college football analyst. 247Sports’ Josh Pate named four teams that were transfer portal winners from the spring window on his show The Late Kick with Josh Pate. Oklahoma was the very first team he mentioned. “I think Oklahoma is …

Michigan State football successfully finished complete a trade with Oregon on Wednesday. Just kidding, kind of. Two weeks ago, Oregon landed the commitment of Michigan State transfer defensive tackle Derrick Harmon. Today, the Spartans got a defensive tackle back from Oregon by way of the transfer portal, when Ben ‘Big Worm’ Roberts committed to MSU. Roberts was a 4-star recruit …

The SEC has dominated the four team College Football Playoff. It might own the 12-team tournament as well. College Football News’ Pete Fiutak released his early SEC football preview and predictions on Monday. Among its bold predictions is that the league will have five teams in the upcoming playoff. Here’s his reasoning. “If there was a 12-team playoff format last …

You probably know by now that USC women’s basketball has a huge game against UConn on Saturday, Dec. 21 later this year. It’s a showcase game for JuJu Watkins and the USC program. Yet, the College Football Playoff first round is being played on that day, and the NFL has decided to pile on with multiple Dec. 21 games. The …

Former Penn State quarterback Ta’Quan Roberson took a second trip to the transfer portal this spring, and he is now heading to his third school. Roberson has committed to Kansas State of the Big 12. Roberson confirmed his commitment to the Wildcats with a post on his X (formerly known as Twitter) account on Wednesday. Roberson will have one final …

Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel is joined by senior college football reporter Ross Dellenger and Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde to discuss what’s happening with the University of North Carolina and the ACC. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript Certainly the …

Clemson joined Army, Navy and Air Force as the four Bowl Subdivision programs to not land a transfer in the 2024 cycle. The problem is the three service academies don’t take transfer. The Tigers can. Coach Dabo Swinney attempted to add an offensive lineman during the winter cycle, pursuing four of them, but all chose different schools. Clemson lost 10 players …

The Texas Longhorns again face a blue blood in a premier nonconference matchup in Week 2. This season’s matchup features a road battle against the Michigan Wolverines. Michigan won a national title last season. It did so under the radar despite consistently making close battles seem out of reach. The Wolverines are comfortable in close matchups. Perhaps the confidence comes …

Texas might still have a target on its back after leaving the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference. One SEC football analyst believes the Longhorns begin the season atop the conference with Georgia. SEC Network’s Peter Burns heaped plenty of praise on head coach Steve Sarkisian’s team on Mike Griffith’s “On The Beat” podcast. According to Burns, Texas looks like …

CBS Sports capped its 2024 Power Four coach rankings with the release of Wednesday’s top 25, highlighting the upper echelon of coaches at the highest level of college football. This year’s list features several new names after Nick Saban’s retirement and Jim Harbaugh’s departure for the NFL left some huge vacancies near the top.  Georgia’s Kirby Smart was a natural …

The 2024 college football season will be a pivotal one for Billy Napier. He got a boost this week with cornerback Cormani McClain, a former top-rated high school recruit who spent last season at Colorado, committing to play for Florida, according to multiple reports Wednesday. It’s a homecoming of sorts for the Lakeland, Florida native, who made headlines last year …

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — The future of Florida State and Clemson, amid ongoing litigation against the Atlantic Coast Conference, loomed over the ACC spring meetings this week, but commissioner Jim Phillips remained optimistic that those relationships could still be salvaged. The conference is currently embroiled in multiple lawsuits with Florida State and Clemson as the two schools legally challenge the ACC’s …

The 2025 recruiting cycle is steadily rising in crescendo ahead of the official visit season and the Florida Gators have been right in the mix when it comes to pursuing the top prep prospects in the land. The Athletic’s senior writer Ari Wasserman recently put together his list of the 10 most impactful uncommitted prospects in the class, which included …