College Football

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Conference realignment put Greg Sankey and the SEC schedule makers in a grinder when they added Oklahoma and Texas. A conference that was previously scheduled with east and west divisions in mind, while keeping historic rivalries at the forefront of the conference landscape, had to make some adjustments ahead of the 2024 season. As SEC media days begin on Monday …

SEC football media days are here. After a long offseason, the season is inching closer. The conference’s 16 teams, including LSU football, are split over four days from July 14-17 in Atlanta, GA. Head coach Brian Kelly speaks to the media on opening day. Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, wide receiver Chris Hilton Jr. and linebacker Whit Weeks will join him. The …

No position on the football field has a greater impact on winning than the offensive line. Even the quarterback, who dominates headlines and the stat sheet, would be hamstrung without a strong group of blockers up front. Classic Big Ten football, as exemplified by the current-age Iowa Hawkeyes, can still see teams win games without representative quarterback play. Those offensive …

The Oklahoma Sooners enter their second season in the Southeastern Conference in 2025. After a long run spent dominating the Big 12 Conference, it’s safe to say OU is still adjusting to life in its new league. One of the many adjustments the program is making is the increased stadium capacities and rowdy atmospheres that college football’s premier conference has …

Tennessee is closing in on a prospect for its 2026 football recruiting class. Four-star offensive tackle Kamari Blair will make his decision between the Vols, Ole Miss and South Carolina on Wednesday. The 6-foot-6, 280-pound prospect is an in-state target from Kirkwood High School in Clarksville, Tennessee. 247Sports ranks Blair as the No. 24 offensive tackle in the class and …

GAINESVILLE — The 11th and final position-by-position preview of the UF football team leading up to SEC Media Days. TODAY: SPECIAL TEAMS What to expect The 2024 Gators had a 1-2 punch in the kicking game few if any teams could match. Now there is one. Placekicker Trey Smack is back for his final season, while record-setting punter Jeremy Crawshaw …

FRISCO, TX — Big 12 media days is in the rearview mirror — and that means the college football season has started. Unofficially, of course. The Big 12 was the first conference to hold its media days, and with every other conference following in the coming weeks, college football has returned to the sports world’s consciousness (as if it really …

Nebraska football has the easiest 2025 schedule in the Big Ten, according to rankings from Phil Steele. His rankings were put out earlier this week. Wisconsin has the toughest schedule, followed by UCLA, Purdue, Rutgers, and Oregon, which round out the top five. Washington, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Nebraska round out the bottom five. The Huskers open up the 2025 …

This weekend saw Notre Dame football continue its hot streak in recruiting, as they added 2026 safety Nick Reddish to the class. As it stands now, there are twenty-six commitments, meaning there isn’t much room to continue to add prospects to the already impressive group. That doesn’t mean that the Irish coaching staff can safely move onto the 2027 class, …

ASU head coach Kenny Dillingham: Sam Leavitt is driven to be ‘best version of himself’ ASU head coach Kenny Dillingham discussed his quarterback’s confidence. Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt was voted preseason Big 12 Player of the Year.Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire was selected as preseason Big 12 Coach of the Year. The 2025 college football season will be kicking …

Kentucky football: Mark Stoops addresses the team’s need for consistency Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops addresses the Wildcats’ need for consistency and is excited to see continuity with his players. Mark Stoops faces similar challenges to when he first took the job, including a tough schedule and questions about the program’s potential.Despite recent setbacks like staff turnover, Stoops has shown …

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Michigan Wolverines fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Earlier this week, we asked fans who they feel is Michigan Football’s biggest rival beyond Ohio State. The results are …

On July 1, college sports entered a new frontier. For the first time ever, universities began directly paying their players as part of the “House v. NCAA” settlement. The settlement allows each university to pay its student-athletes up to $20.5 million per year, which works out to approximately 22% of the average athletic department revenue at Power Four schools. The …

Clemson football entered the party late for one four-star safety. But Dabo Swinney and company’s late charge pulled off the huge victory in the end. Leapfrogging Miami and Michigan to secure the college football recruiting win of Blake Stewart. The Woodward Academy star Stewart picked the Clemson hat in announcing his verbal commitment Sunday via a livestream. He also told …