College Football

After an ugly ten-point home loss at the hands of the Texas Longhorns, QB Jalen Milroe lost his starting job to Tyler Buchner heading into the USF game in Week 3. With Ty Simpson waiting for a shot to play as well, there was no guarantee that Milroe would ever get his job back with the  Alabama Crimson Tide. Fast …

We talked to Rutgers Wire editor Kristian Dyer about the USC football game against Rutgers this October. The announcement that the game will be a late-night Friday start drew national headlines. Be sure to follow Rutgers Wire for RU football coverage. Trojans Wire: Give an early assessment of the Rutgers-USC matchup. What are you looking for the most? KD: I …

Heading into their welcome-back season in the Big 12 Conference, the Colorado Buffaloes are staring at another grueling schedule. Head coach Deion Sanders and the Buffs have a challenging opener against Football Championship Subdivision powerhouse North Dakota State, two nonconference road games against rival opponents and a brutal month of November. On Monday, Ralphie Report writer Rylan Scholes took a …

When Tyler Buchner wound up choosing Notre Dame as part of the football team’s 2021 recruiting class the hope was that he would be able to help the Fighting Irish win a national championship. He did, but it didn’t come like it was anticipated by some. Monday saw Buchner put the cap on an absolutely wild last 18 months. Buchner …

Notre Dame football already had the No. 1-ranked recruiting unit in the class of 2025. It just got even stronger with the commitment of one of the top cornerbacks in the nation. Mark Zackery IV, a four-star CB out of Ben Davis (Indianapolis, Ind.), committed to Notre Dame over the weekend. In an interview with the Indy Star, Zackery said he had known …

Dr. Scott Lynch, a former orthopedic consultant and director of medicine for Penn State athletics, testified in front of Dauphin County Court over the weekend about a fractious relationship with Nittany Lions coach James Franklin that worsened from 2018-19, according to PennLive. Lynch is suing Dr. Kevin Black, who served as his supervisor at Penn State, and Penn State Health, …

Like Ohio State football has done in the past and will continue to, recruiting Florida prospects has become an extremely important component in its success. The Buckeyes have signed a top-100 prospect from the state every cycle since 2022, and already have linebacker Tarvos Alford committed to extend the streak. Ohio State’s coaching staff doesn’t just want one Florida linebacker, …

The Texas Longhorns crack another top 25 poll following spring football. Once again, Texas is given a No. 3 ranking in the nation. On3 Sports’ Jesse Simonton ranked the top teams out of spring camp. The list is fairly ranked. Here’s a look at eleven Power Four teams who would make the playoff on the list. Georgia Bulldogs (SEC champion) …

Nick Lucero/Rivals.com The big visit weekends are coming up but there is still a ton of recruiting news with many of the top players in the country. Here’s the latest in this week’s Recruiting Rumor Mill. MORE: Who should be No. 1 in 2025? | Would Jahkeem Stewart be No. 1 in 2025? ***** CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | …

“SEC! SEC! SEC!” Those chants won’t just be coming from yell leaders at Kyle Field when Notre Dame travels to take on Texas A&M in the season opener, but all across the southeast. In college football’s first season with an expanded playoff, SEC fans will be rooting extra hard against Notre Dame in Week One.  That’s not real surprise in …

One of the longest-running high school all-star games took place this weekend, and one of Penn State’s incoming players rose to the occasion. The Big 33 Classic, pitting some of Pennsylvania’s top high school seniors against a team of Maryland all-stars, was played Sunday, and Penn State commit Tyseer Denmark dazzled early and often. Denmark caught four passes for 95 …

There is a compelling argument that Rutgers football head coach Greg Schiano consistently isn’t ranked enough among a recent pecking order of the top Big Ten football coaches. But the order has nothing to do with the acumen or success of the Big Ten’s coaches (Rutgers after all went 7-6 last year with a bowl win over Miami). Instead, Schiano …

James Simon’s took advantage of the off-season to move closer and closer toward making his college decision. Since March, the four-star running back has had an idea of where he was leaning. On Wednesday, Simon will reveal his college commitment and choose from LSU, Texas, Alabama, Texas A&M and Notre Dame. Simon and his family have been visiting college campuses …

One of the biggest differences in Notre Dame football’s recent recruiting success has been its pursuit of quarterbacks. Head coach Marcus Freeman has put a major emphasis on stacking talent in that room, and has done a great job in doing so. The 2024 team might be the deepest the unit has been in a very long time, as starter …

D.C. (4-5) defeated Memphis (1-8), 36-21, at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium during Week 9 of the inaugural UFL season. Former Vol and D.C. tight end Alex Ellis recorded three receptions, 28 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown. He was targeted three times. Ellis played for the Vols from 2011-15 under head coaches Derek Dooley and Butch Jones. He played in …