College Football

College football is a special sport. It, in a large way, is the only reason this website and our network exist. It’s hard to explain to a non-college football fan what the atmosphere the sport creates is like. It’s inherently different from the professional game, which is what makes it so special. The hundreds of intricacies would take hours to …

The inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff will feature five automatic bids and seven at-large bids after the CFP Board of Managers voted unanimously on Tuesday to tweak the access formula for the expanding postseason tournament. The move will grant guaranteed access to the sport’s top five conference champions as college football moves into a new era following the splintering of …

Wisconsin made the final 10 schools for class of 2025 cornerback Gregory Thomas on Tuesday. The Badgers made the cut along with Penn State, Tennessee, Oklahoma, LSU, Florida State, Miami and Colorado. It should be noted Thomas currently has four crystal ball predictions to choose head coach Mike Norvell and Florida State. The talented defensive back is 247Sports’ No. 111 …

The college football world was buzzing last week when EA Sports released a trailer video for its soon-to-be released college football video game. That’s because it’s been 11 years since EA Sports last made the NCAA football game due to legal concerns surrounding name, image and likeness. But when NIL first became allowed in 2021, it opened the door for …

The job of a Power 5 head football coach is extremely arduous, especially in the age of NIL and the ever-growing transfer portal, as we’ve now seen several former head coaches leave their positions to take on coordinator positions due to the head-ache-inducing responsibilities. However, for those who have stayed for the challenge, you can’t say they haven’t been well …

If you are a signee or commitment to Michigan football that plays along the defensive line who chooses to go elsewhere, apparently there is but one destination. The Wolverines expected to have some turnover following Jim Harbaugh’s departure for the NFL, especially on the defense given that the entire staff on that side of the ball left, as well, but …

Nico Iamealeva has started one college football game but is probably better known than the majority of college quarterbacks who have started an entire season. Fans might not can pronounce his last name, but they know it. How could they not? Look at how much attention he got for the alleged multi-million-dollar NIL deal he signed with Tennessee’s sports collective …

After 26 years, Michigan fans finally were able to celebrate a national championship on the football field. However, it seems they were the only ones celebrating as the season was clouded with allegations of cheating and two different suspensions of head coach Jim Harbaugh. Three straight losses to its rival up north along with the pain of seeing the Maize …

Malaki Starks snagged an interception in his college debut and started every game from there in a freshman season that ended with a national championship. All the safety did in year two with Georgia football is become a consensus first team All-American. So what does Starks have in mind for year three with the Bulldogs in 2024? “As far as …

Beau Pribula is impressing during another early Penn State football quarterback competition. The third-year sophomore from Central York earned top quarterback honors Tuesday for the fourth time in five Nittany Lion winter workout sessions. Rookie Ethan Grunkemeyer got the other workout social media shoutout from de facto position coach Danny O’Brien, the graduate assistant who will help lead the position …

Two of the top players in the area are headed to the NCAA Division II ranks for football. Hamilton running back Ben Boehm signed with Harding and Holland Christian linebacker Ryder Gravenhof committed to Grand Valley State. Boehm was a second-team all-state selection. He finished with 1,403 rushing yards on 165 carries. He scored 22 touchdowns. He also scored on …

If the college men’s basketball regular season ended right now, the Colorado Buffaloes probably wouldn’t be an NCAA Tournament team. USA TODAY Sports, ESPN and CBS Sports all released updated March Madness projections on Tuesday and the Buffs were firmly on the bubble in all three. While USA TODAY Sports and ESPN both tabbed Colorado as a “next four out” team, …

After 10 years adhering to a four-team structure, the College Football Playoff is going to look radically different beginning next season, with 12 teams participating instead of four. That won’t be the only change to the CFP. The playoff’s board of managers voted unanimously on Tuesday to tweak the event’s qualifying criteria, so that the five highest-rated conference champions make …

College Football Playoff leaders agreed to a 5+7 model for the expanded 12-team playoff format on Tuesday, signaling a major change in the postseason landscape with the 2024 season just over six months away. The move grants guaranteed access to college football’s five highest-ranked conference champions with seven spots reserved as “at-large” spots for the next highest-ranked teams.  Ushering in …

The NFL Draft Combine begins next week, the official start of a familiar process that concludes in late April with the actual selections. There is one thing missing this year, however. Collegiate underclassmen — at least in the numbers we’ve seen in past drafts. A player can petition the NFL for early entry — or “special eligibility” — once he …