College Football

Cane Ridge has a new leader for its football program. The Ravens have hired Joseph Shepherd as head football coach after longtime head coach Eddie Woods resigned last month. Shepherd, a native of Humboldt, Tennessee, has 17 years of coaching experience and spent the past five seasons as associate head coach and quarterbacks coach at Cane Ridge. He plans to …

It’s 100 days until the start of the 2024 college football season, and Memphis is getting plenty of buzz as a potential College Football Playoff contender. That came in the form of ESPN’s rankings of “10 (Group of Five) teams that can make the Playoff,” which was released Thursday morning alongside other college football preview content. The Tigers were ranked …

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to a big-time prospect in the 2026 class. CJ Sadler of Detroit announced on Wednesday that he has received an offer from the Spartans. Sadler is a four-star athlete in the 2026 class. Sadler ranks as the No. 5 athlete and No. 54 overall player in 247Sports’ rankings for the 2026 class. …

The quarterback is unquestionably the most important position in football. As such, it should come as no surprise that a team’s success hinges on the talents of their primary passer. For Florida, the position has been less-than-steady the past couple of seasons but the staff have worked hard to bolster a once-weak corps. As of now, the Gators’ quarterback room …

MASON, Mich. — An Ingham County judge dismissed a lawsuit brought against former Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker by the woman the school said he sexually harassed. The lawsuit, which centered around text messages between Brenda Tracy and her friend Ahlan Alvarado that were released by Tucker and his attorneys last year, had been filed on behalf of Tracy’s …

The Alabama Crimson Tide will face a gauntlet of a schedule in 2024 under the first year of head coach Kalen Deboer. The Tide will take on the Georgia Bulldogs, Auburn Tigers and Missouri Tigers in Bryant-Denny Stadium with road tests coming against the Wisconsin Badgers, Tennessee Volunteers, LSU Tigers and Oklahoma Sooners. It may feel like college football is still months away, but …

The 2024 season for the Alabama Crimson Tide football program will be under a microscope, as the program looks to maintain the success it had for nearly two decades under the now-retired legendary head coach, Nick Saban. Former Washington Huskies head coach Kalen DeBoer has taken over and will be tested in many ways throughout the regular season. Not only …

One of the more interesting quarterback situations in the NFL exists in Minnesota, where the Vikings took J.J. McCarthy with the No. 10 pick in the 2024 NFL draft. Will the Vikings give McCarthy the keys to the offense, or will coach Kevin O’Connell have McCarthy sit and observe for one “bridge” season, and have USC legend Sam Darnold run …

EA Sports’ College Football 2025 has an official release date. | AP Photo Employers may want to brace themselves for a barrage of vacation requests and/or employees taking sick days later this summer. Why? Thursday morning, EA Sports announced the official release date for the highly anticipated College Football 25 video game. The return of the game will be July …

Longevity is a skill that sometimes gets missed today, but it is one that is precious when done right. Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Kirk Ferentz is a model of longevity and consistency. He has been succeeding in winning games in every single way imaginable during his tenure at Iowa. Some have been pretty, some rather ugly, but a win is …

EA Sports announced a July 19 release date for the upcoming College Football 25 on Thursday as the video game prepares to make a return after an 11-year hiatus. Michigan running back Donovan Edwards, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers, and Colorado athlete Travis Hunter are featured on the deluxe cover, which was leaked last week.  The company says a more official cover announcement …

For 2025 four-star offensive tackle Ziyare Addison, Ohio State was the last school he was waiting for. Addison, a 6-foot-5, 285-pound tackle out of Riverview, Florida, said he already had a prior relationship with multiple coaches on Ohio State’s staff including offensive coordinator and former UCLA coach Chip Kelly, and running backs coach Carlos Locklyn, who was recently hired from …

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One of the real disappointments for football fans in the commonwealth over the past decade has been the absence of a game between the University of Kentucky and Western Kentucky University, and there won’t be one anytime soon — with non-conference schedules made out years in advance. The Wildcats and the Hilltoppers haven’t met on the gridiron since 2013, and …

When Nick Saban retired in January, a group of Alabama football players not only lost their head coach but also essentially their position coach. The defensive backs not only played for Saban as the CEO of the program but also as his unofficial position group. As a former defensive backs coach long before he was winning national championships, Saban continued …