College Football

Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin’s assault on the transfer portal continues, as the Rebels moved up to the No. 1 spot in 247Sports Transfer Rankings on Sunday. Ole Miss leaped Colorado in the rankings after five-star defensive lineman Walter Nolen committed to play for the Rebels in 2024. Nolen is the No. 1 player in the transfer portal and …

Michigan football and Jim Harbaugh have worked to hammer out a contract extension over the past few months, but the Wolverines and the head coach have hit several snags along the way. First, it was the administration not seeming to all be on the same page, and thus Harbaugh wasn’t ‘feeling the love.’ Then, successive NCAA investigations caused some turmoil …

The Troy Trojans can reach numerous historical milestones Saturday when they meet the Duke Blue Devils in the 2023 Birmingham Bowl. The Trojans (11-2) just won the Sun Belt championship for the second consecutive year and, with a Birmingham Bowl victory Saturday, they will reach the 12-win milestone in back-to-back seasons for the first time in program history. What’s more, …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – All-American cornerback T.J. Tampa got off one of eight Iowa State team buses Sunday afternoon. Does that mean he’s playing in the Dec. 29 Liberty Bowl against Memphis? Not so fast. “He is here,” head coach Matt Campbell said while standing in the lobby of the Peabody Hotel. “He will practice. He’s been practicing every step of …

The Texas Tech football team picked up a Christmas Eve commitment from T.J. Tillman, a wide receiver and defensive back from Amarillo Tascosa. Tillman, listed by Tascosa at 6-foot and 165 pounds, was the District 2-5A Division I offensive newcomer of the year and a first-team all-district receiver in 2022 when he had 13 catches for 317 yards and four …

On Saturday, the James Madison Dukes (11-1) will match up against the Air Force Falcons (8-4) during the 2023 Armed Forces Bowl. The Dukes had an electric offensive unit this season, finishing the campaign second in the Sun Belt in scoring (35.2) and total offense (430.3). Meanwhile, Air Force leaned on a powerful ground game. The Falcons were second in …

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was the first team to arrive in El Paso on Sunday afternoon for the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl on Friday. The Sun Bowl Association greeted Notre Dame with its usual festive cheer on Christmas Eve as players and coaches danced and sang along with mariachis and folklórico dancers outside the Marriott Hotel …

With bowl season comes opt-outs, transfer portal news, and injured players trying to get back on the field. We’ve already gotten word on OSU players that have entered the transfer portal and will be unavailable for the Cotton Bowl, and that goes with another key defender that won’t quite be ready to come back from injury. However, on the opposite …

The Ohio State football team is used to the big stage as one of college football’s blue bloods. It’s on a pretty significant stage again down in Dallas, taking part in the New Year’s Six Cotton Bowl. The Buckeyes’ opponent, on the other hand, isn’t so used to such a bright spotlight but but that doesn’t mean Missouri didn’t earn …

It sure seems like a long time ago since Ohio State walked off the field after losing to Michigan in Ann Arbor. Since then, we’ve received some transfer portal news, injury updates, and more, but everyone is anxious to see the Buckeyes get back on the field in the Cotton Bowl to wash that bad taste out of everyone’s mouth …

By the time the Ohio State football team takes the field in the Cotton Bowl against Missouri, it will have been over one month since it lost the last regular-season game against Michigan. That means there has been plenty of time for some bumps and bruises to heal, not only physically, but no doubt psychologically as well. However, there’s one …

Dec. 24—Since 2013, Florida State fans have never ridden so high as they did this season. Now, after a historic decision by the CFP committee, the Noles have never felt so low. It was a tremendous season for the Seminoles. Quarterback Jordan Travis was playing at a Heisman level and it felt like they had a spot in the playoffs …

The 2023 bowl season continues Saturday afternoon with an intriguing matchup between James Madison and Air Force in the Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas. Normally, James Madison wouldn’t be eligible for the postseason given its recent move from the FCS to the FBS, but the Dukes made the cut since there weren’t enough six-win teams to fill the …

USC’s recruiting woes are detailed in a recent report from 247Sports which looked at blue-chip signees for the 2024 cycle. Blue-chip prospects are defined as four- and five-star recruits, anyone higher than a three-star player. We already noted that Oregon and its current coach, Dan Lanning, have nine more blue-chippers than USC, 17 to 8. Miami and Mario Cristobal have …

The football teams from Kansas and UNLV will be squaring off in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Chase Field. The teams have similar trajectories after their head coaches took over losing programs. Lance Leipold is in his third year at Kansas (8-4) while Barry Odom is rounding out his first, with the Rebels (9-4) arriving earlier …