College Football

The Alabama football roster has plenty of breakout candidates, considering all the change and new faces on the team. That means there are several unknown or relatively unproven commodities. And a new coaching staff can mean new uses for players who might not have seen as big of a role in a different system. For the purpose of the following …

Feelings are all over the place about the Oklahoma Sooners. From USA TODAY Sports’ post-spring power rankings, which have the Sooners at No. 8, to On3’s, which has them at No. 24, opinion on OU is scattered as they enter year one in the SEC. Oklahoma is a talented team, but it also has questions that will only be answered …

ESPN has been the home to the College Football Playoff for each of the first 10 seasons of its existence, and that will continue to be the case until at least 2032 with its current contract agreement in place. But in 2024, for the first time, College Football Playoff games will also appear on a different network. The College Football …

Adapted from The Price: What It Takes to Win in College Football’s Era of Chaos by Armen Keteyian and John Talty to be published by Harper Books, August 27, 2024. The Price is an in-depth look at an inflection point in college football where name, image and likeness, the transfer portal and conference realignment have turned the sport upside down.  Written by …

Getty Images Jim Harbaugh wanted to remain at Michigan following the Wolverines’ national championship run but was concerned over whether he had the support needed from athletic director Warde Manuel, according a soon-to-be published book. In “The Price: What it Takes to Win in College Football’s Era of Chaos,” authors Armen Keteyian and John Talty pulled back the curtain on Harbaugh’s …

© Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports Even though the transfer portal has officially been closed since the start of May, there are still some players available. Here is a look at the top five on offense looking for a new home. ***** MORE: Biggest QB transfers of the offseason | RB transfers | WR transfers | TE transfers | OL transfers …

Love or hate him, there’s no denying Mack Brown’s power in recruiting, as the University of North Carolina lands in the top five for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) 2025 Industry Ranking Football Team Recruiting Rankings per On3.  On3 formulated a score for each program, basing the rankings on the amount of 3-5 star recruits committed to the school plus …

The Colorado State football team has added depth at a position of need. Defensive back Chris Jackson committed to transfer from junior college to the Rams. He announced his decision Wednesday on X. Jackson is 6-foot, 170-pounds and completed his sophomore season in 2023 at San Diego Mesa College. He had two interceptions last season. He has also thrived in …

THE FLATS – Eight former Georgia Tech football student-athletes are among the 30 individuals that have been selected for induction into the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame in 2024. The Yellow Jackets selected for induction include Everett Strupper (who played his final high school season at Riverside Military Academy in 1913), Frank Broyles (Decatur H.S. – 1941), Kent …

WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue football will kick off on Friday night twice this season. The Boilermakers will host Oregon at 8 p.m. on Oct. 10 and play at Michigan State at the same start time on Nov. 22, both televised on Fox. Three of Purdue’s four known kickoff times thus far are night games. The Boilermakers, coming off a 4-8 …

In this photo illustration, a National Collegiate Athletic A potential multibillion-dollar settlement of an antitrust lawsuit cleared the second of a three-step NCAA approval process Tuesday, and the presidential boards of two of the five conferences named in the complaint voted to approve the deal. The NCAA Division I Board of Directors voted to move forward on a proposed $2.77 …

USATSI TNT Sports has reached an agreement to broadcast 16 College Football Playoff games over the next five years. ESPN, which has agreed to an exclusive contract with the CFP through the 2031-32 season, used its right to sublicense multiple games to Turner.  The agreement will give TNT rights to broadcast two first-round CFP games over the next five seasons, …

The Colorado football program extended an offer to class of 2026 tight end Caleb Tafua, continuing its search for future talent. Tafua announced the news on Tuesday via his X account. Tafua is rated a four-star prospect (247Sports composite), good for the 10th-ranked tight end in the class of 2026. He is the No. 24 overall prospect in his class …

Michigan State football is now scheduled to play two games on Friday nights in the 2024 season. Fox announced the 12-week lineup for the newly introduced Fox College Friday schedule, a dedicated prime-time window on Friday nights for Big Ten, Big 12 and Mountain West games this season, which includes two Michigan State games. MSU’s game at Oregon, the Spartans’ …

MOBILE, AL – FEBRUARY 01: A general view of a Washington Huskies helmet during the National team practice for the Reese’s Senior Bowl on February 1, 2024 at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. (Michael Wade / Icon Sportswire / Getty Images) The Washington Huskies will have a pair of Big Ten Conference matchups against Rutgers and UCLA that will …