College Football

The college football offseason is in full swing for all the teams which are not playing in the College Football Playoff semifinals. That’s the new reality for this sport. It used to be — 40 years ago — that if a team was playing in a prestigious bowl game, even one which didn’t have national championship implications, that game took …

Bettors seem confident that Michigan will lose in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff for the third consecutive season. No. 1 Michigan is just a 1-point favorite at BetMGM against No. 4 Alabama in the Rose Bowl. But money is heavily backing the Crimson Tide, both against the spread and on the money line. Nearly 80% of the money …

Ohio State wide receiver Julian Fleming has hit the transfer portal. Buckeyes Wire has more on the story. Fleming was a five-star prospect, the top player in Pennsylvania and the No. 4 overall prospect in the country, according to 247Sports, in the 2020 recruiting class. “I want to thank Ohio State and all the amazing people who were apart of …

The Texas secondary took a hit Monday evening when a pair of defensive backs entered their name in the transfer portal and will not play in the College Football Playoff. Let’s take a look at who left and what it means to the Longhorns when they face off with Washington Jan. 1 in a CFP semifinal in New Orleans. More: …

Early signing day is less than a month away and the Arkansas football team’s recruiting Class of 2024 took a blow late Monday night. Offensive tackle Kai Greer, a three-star player from North Carolina, decommitted from the Razorbacks, leaving Arkansas 18 commits in the class, which can begin signing national letters of intent December 20. The Razorbacks now have 18 …

East Robertson football star Elijah Groves has decommitted from Kentucky just three days after his team competed in the TSSAA BlueCross Bowl Class 2A state championship game, according to a social media post on his X account. The senior committed to Kentucky in July despite offers from schools like N.C. State, Purdue, Memphis, Virginia Tech, UAB and Middle Tennessee State …

Georgia Bulldogs defensive end Marlin Dean, who left the Bulldogs in the summer of 2022, has committed to the Utah State Aggies. Dean played for one season at Butler Community College in Kansas. The former Bulldog recorded 17 tackles and 7.5 sacks in his lone year at Butler Community College. Marlin Dean is ranked as a four-star transfer, per 247Sports. …

Another Texas A&M player has entered the transfer portal, this time it is a defensive back that is from LSU’s backyard. Texas A&M safety Jardin Gilbert has entered his name into the transfer portal. Gilbert was a four-star safety recruit out of the 2021 recruiting class. He is from Baton Rouge where he played for University Lab High School. In …

St. Thomas Aquinas and Chaminade-Madonna will look to keep their state championship win streaks going as they play football at Ken Riley Field at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee this week. St. Thomas Aquinas will face Homestead in a rematch of last year’s 3M state title game on Saturday at 3 p.m. as they go for a record fifth consecutive …

Dec. 5—Nothing about the fourth-seeded Idaho football team’s 20-17 win over Southern Illinois in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs on Saturday at the P1FCU Kibbie Dome was pretty, but it didn’t matter. The Vandals were in a three-hour dog fight with the Salukis, and for the most part, it was the away team that was the …

Four different Auburn players were honored by the Associated Press on Monday by being named to their All-SEC teams. Defensive lineman Marcus Harris and safety Jaylin Simpson were both named to the first-team defense while tight end Rivaldo Fairweather and offensive guard Gunner Britton made the second-team offense. Harris led Auburn with 7.0 sacks and 11.0 tackles for loss to …

Texas is underrated. Don’t take it from us. Take it from college football analysts who don’t cover the Longhorns. College Football Nerds discussed what many overlook in regard to the issues that Texas presents. They shared the following on why the team is underrated by those who follow college football. “Texas is probably the most underrated team nationally. … They …

The 90th edition and 89th playing of the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl is one of its more exciting matchups, as national brand No. 16 Notre Dame takes on Oregon State on Dec. 29. Notre Dame began the season in the playoff conversation and ended up 9-3. Oregon State started 7-1 before finishing 8-4 and losing their coach to Michigan …

Auburn hired Hugh Freeze in November of 2022, and he immediately got to work. Freeze saved a class that was destined to finish below No. 60 in 247Sports rankings and brought them up to No. 19 following the February signing day. Freeze’s efforts led to Auburn fans coining the phrase “flipmas”, as he snagged several key recruits from other programs …

The Georgia Bulldogs will be looking for help along the defensive line. Georgia defensive end Jonathan Jefferson has entered the NCAA transfer portal. Georgia could lose Nazir Stackhouse and Warren Brinson to the 2024 NFL draft, so Georgia may look to the transfer portal or junior college to add an experienced option along the defensive front. Jonathan Jefferson signed with …