Five-star offensive tackle Michael Fasusi is among the more highly coveted prospects in the trenches for the 2025 recruiting class. Texas has stood out for the talented player. Texas’ potential wide receiver class has caught much of our attention, but it’s not lost on us what Fasusi would bring to the Longhorns. Should he choose Texas it would be the …
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Wisconsin football won’t play Northwestern at Lambeau Field; game will be held in temporary stadium along Lake Michigan
It won’t be Lambeau Field. But Wisconsin football players will still get a cool view and a new experience when they play Northwestern for their game this fall. The venue, however, won’t be anything like the historic Green Bay Packers facility. The game will be played at a temporary field along Lake Michigan in Evanston, Illinois, contrary to a previous …
Read More »Former Alabama football QB Tyler Buchner announces return to Notre Dame football as walk-on
Former Alabama football quarterback Tyler Buchner’s career path took him back to Notre Dame to play lacrosse after transferring away from the Crimson Tide. However, what seemed like the end of his football career is no longer. Buchner announced Friday that he’s joining Notre Dame’s football team as a walk-on, fresh off winning a lacrosse national championship with the Fighting …
Read More »Ranked No. 41, where is Michigan’s championship bump? Wolverines lead top football recruiting storylines
College football diehards have had the upcoming May 31-June 2 weekend circled on their calendars for a while now. School is out, summer is here, and that means an extremely busy months of visits is about to kick off. And visits mean commitments. To lock into the top storylines in the Class of 2025 — and to further preview what’s …
Read More »Former Michigan State football DT Simeon Barrow rumored to be jumping to another team
Former Michigan State football captain and defensive tackle broke a lot of hearts when he opted to transfer out of East Lansing for Miami this offseason. But, it seems like that trip to Florida will be short-lived, as 247Sports has reported that Barrow and Miami are on the rocks, with rumors that Barrow may jump ship to Missouri now. Things …
Read More »Saturday, June 9, to be ‘Ohio State Day’ on Big Ten Network
If you are like me, and old enough to remember, it was a pretty exciting time when the Big Ten Network launched back on August 30, 2007. I was always a fan of ESPN Classic and the ability to watch old college football games out of season. The Big Ten Network gave us a little of that with a more …
Read More »College football’s first big recruiting weekend of summer will be a blast: High stakes for Alabama, USC, more
The next four weeks on the college football recruiting calendar is basically the equivalent of an extended Mardi Gras, the College Football Playoff and NFL Draft put together in a blender and spit out as recruiting nirvana. The jockeying for official visits were months upon months in the making, and there will be plenty of the prospects who wind up committing rather …
Read More »Could Ohio State football land the back-to-back No. 1 overall recruiting prospect?
In the 2024 recruiting cycle, Ohio State football landed the No. 1 overall prospect according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings, wide receiver Jeremiah Smith. Now that Rivals has updated its 2025 recruiting rankings, the Buckeyes 2025 quarterback commit, Tavien St. Clair, continued his rise in the rankings. He has gone from a mid-330 ranked player all the way to the …
Read More »WATCH: Former Ohio State cornerback Jeff Okudah seems to be impressing in Houston
If we think back to the 2019 season, one of the most dynamic difference makers on the Ohio State football team was cornerback Jeff Okudah. A Texas native, Okudah came to Columbus as one of the most coveted defensive backs in the country and it didn’t take long for him to show his talents. As a freshman, Okudah played in …
Read More »GHSA announces major change to high school football state playoff schedule
We’ll see a slight shift to the Georgia high school football state playoff schedule in 2024. Unlike past years, there will be no playoff games scheduled the week of Thanksgiving, GHSA executive director Robin Hines confirmed on Friday. While the schedule change will give the players and staff a break for the holiday weekend, it’ll also avoid conflict with the …
Read More »Recruiting Rumor Mill: First massive visit weekend is on deck
Rivals.com The monumental month of June is upon us but before all the news starts flooding out from this massive first weekend of visits, there is still plenty of recruiting gossip to tackle and that’s why a second Recruiting Rumor Mill was needed this week. RELATED: Ten programs heading into a huge recruiting weekend | Five-star WR Dakorien Moore plans …
Read More »Why is USC playing a very late game vs Utah State on Sept. 7?
You might be wondering why USC is having to play another 8 p.m. local time kickoff in Los Angeles. You’re not alone. The Trojans aren’t just playing a late game; it’s another 8 p.m. start as opposed to 7:30. Why 8 and not 7:30 for the Sept. 7 game versus Utah State? We know that USC-Rutgers is an 8 p.m. …
Read More »Eight or nine games? Why ESPN can influence debate over SEC football’s conference schedule
MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — What would happen if an SEC spring meeting came and went without discussion about the number of conference football games? I couldn’t tell you, because I couldn’t tell you the last time that topic wasn’t discussed here. It’s tradition. Commissioner Greg Sankey cautioned reporters on Monday evening to not expect much conversation this week about whether …
Read More »USC football gets another very late start time in 2024 Big Ten season
To the disappointment of Trojan fans everywhere, USC recently announced that more of its upcoming football games will kick off at 11:00 p.m. Eastern time, a significant inconvenience for fans on the East Coast. This news dashes hopes that USC’s days of late-night games were over. The team’s 2024 home opener against the Utah State Aggies is scheduled for 8:00 …
Read More »Gut-wrenching choices, Title IX complications face college athletics in wake of House v. NCAA settlement
DESTIN, Fla. — Thirteen years ago, Trev Alberts was forced to make one of the most difficult decisions in his career. Nebraska-Omaha’s athletics department was facing severe financial shortfalls, and transitioning sports from Division II to Division I had only compounded the multi-million dollar math problem. As the athletics director, Alberts had two options. “Make draconian cuts or the whole …
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