College Football

Why Kirby Smart compared Nick Saban to Darth Vader at SEC Media Days

Former Alabama Crimson Tide football head coach Nick Saban and current Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart have shared an interesting relationship over the years. With Saban officially retired, the two are no loger adversaries on the field. Smart had served as the Alabama football defensive coordinator under Saban from 2008-2015. Beginning in 2016, the two coaches were direct rivals, …

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2025 4-star WR Kelshaun Johnson has committed to Texas A&M

. Boom! Texas A&M’s 2025 recruiting class has added its 19th commitment in the cycle, as 4-star wide receiver Kelshaun Johnson, who had to delay his announcement the last two weeks due to Hurricane Beryl, has finally committed to Texas A&M over rival Texas on Tuesday afternoon. Set to enter his senior season at Hitchcock HS, Johnson’s gravitation to the …

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Longtime Cal and Fresno State football coach Jeff Tedford retires

Jeff Tedford forged a great career as a college football head coach. The architect of the Cal football team that kept Pete Carroll’s 2003 USC Trojans out of the BCS Championship Game stepped down as Fresno State’s head coach, citing health concerns. Tedford led Fresno State to multiple Mountain West Conference championships. Over a decade earlier, he guided Cal to …

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What wide receiver Tanook Hines brings to USC

In a significant turn of events, USC head coach Lincoln Riley secured his 14th commitment for the 2025 class from Tanook Hines, a wide receiver hailing from Houston, Texas. Hines’s decision came after he recently visited Notre Dame and his home state schools, Baylor and Texas. After his sophomore season, a little over a year ago, Hines received offers from …

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USC football’s possible trap game in the Big Ten this year

When you look at the 2024 USC football schedule, a few obvious possibilities emerge when discussing a potential trap game for the Trojans this fall in the Big Ten Conference. USC hosts Wisconsin on Sept. 28 and hosts Penn State on Oct. 12. That makes the Oct. 5 game against Minnesota a possible trap game for USC. The Wisconsin and …

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Here’s how Florida Atlantic celebrated the return of EA Sports College Football

Florida Atlantic University football players sat in front of a row of screens at the University Center, playing as none other than themselves in the new EA Sports College Football 25 game. The franchise’s return after an 11-year hiatus has sparked excitement across world of the college football, but student-athletes aren’t the only ones getting in on the action. FAU …

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Lobster Bowl notebook: Late additions help strengthen both team’s rosters

Jul. 16—Like most people, Rufus MacVane doesn’t answer his phone from unknown callers. Especially when he’s tuna fishing. But then MacVane started to glance at the text encoding of the voicemail. MacVane, a recent Yarmouth High graduate, could tell he was getting a call asking if — on short notice — he could play in the Maine Shrine Lobster Classic …

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Despite rumors, former Colorado CB Cormani McClain still reportedly at Florida

Former Colorado Buffaloes cornerback Cormani McClain, a former five-star prospect in the 2023 recruiting class, has found himself involved in more negative press at his new school. The drama began when Gator Online’s Nick de la Torre reported (subscription required) that McClain was frequently missing or showing up tardy to offseason events with the Florida Gators. Before entering the transfer …

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Pair of Oklahoma wide receivers could get more snaps to start the season

The Oklahoma Sooners are a month and a half from beginning the 2024 season, their first in the SEC. Head coach Brent Venables spoke to reporters at SEC media days on Tuesday, as OU took their turn at the podium. The third-year head coach addressed local media before taking the stage, updating On3 and SoonerScoop’s George Stoia about players rehabbing …

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Clemson offensive coordinator outlines expectations for Cade Klubnik in 2024

Clemson offensive coordinator Garrett Riley met with reporters during Dabo Swinney’s 2024 media gathering at the Allen N. Reeves Football Complex Tuesday. Not surprisingly, quarterback Cade Klubnik’s name came up a lot. One of the questions asked was about Riley’s expectations for Klubnik in 2024. Klubnik will be in his second full season as the Tigers’ starting quarterback after starting …

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