College Football

Contrasting styles will clash in the Citrus Bowl as No. 17 Iowa and its elite defense take on No. 21 Tennessee, which has returned to national relevance the last two seasons because of its productive offense. The divergent identities make for an intriguing matchup as the Hawkeyes and Volunteers face each other for the first time since Jan. 2, 2015. …

The 2024 recruiting class for the Badgers football team had a momentous day last Wednesday, officially signing over 20 incoming freshman, including four-star quarterback Mabrey Mettauer. Mettauer hopped on the Locked On Badgers podcast this week, talking with host Ryan Harings about himself ahead of the 2024 campaign. The quarterback finished his senior season at The Woodlands High School (Texas), …

In the 10 years of the four-team College Football Playoffs, we’ve never had a field more competitive than in 2023. The Alabama Crimson Tide are the only of the four participants this season to have ever won a Playoff game with Michigan being 0-2, Washington 0-1 and Texas having no prior trips. The main reason that all of these teams …

Football is about to undergo some big changes in 2024, and that is not limited to just the seismic shifts in college football conference realignment. This may not be college football related, but the spring football calendar just got a bit more crowded alongside the spring football practices going on at Penn State and across the nation. On Sunday, the …

Georgia Bulldogs center Sedrick Van Pran delivered a massive pancake block on a helpless Florida State defender in the first half of Georgia’s dominant 63-3 Orange Bowl victory. Georgia’s win is the largest ever margin of victory in bowl game. The Georgia offensive line played outstanding as they paved the way for 372 rushing yards and 673 total yards. Georgia …

NEW ORLEANS — Texas is “back.” Debates have raged at various times over the last decade whether the Longhorns are “back” and what “back” entails for a program that is rich with tradition and resources, but the program’s first-ever College Football Playoff appearance puts those conversations to rest.  As No. 3 Texas prepares to compete for a national championship, beginning …

With so many versatile playmakers in college football, and especially the SEC, having dependable defensive backs is key to having a great team. The Texas A&M football program now reportedly has two coaches to lead their speediest defenders. Mike Elko is set to hire Auburn defensive backs coach Wesley McGriff to join his staff, per Billy Liucci of TexAgs. McGriff …

NEW ORLEANS, La. — Chris Del Conte’s white cap is pulled low, partially obscuring his face, perhaps an intent to avoid encumbrances while walking through a hotel lobby teeming with Texas fans. Scrawled across Del Conte’s hat is a single Spanish word inscribed in burnt orange letters: mañana. Its meaning — tomorrow — is apropos resting atop the head of …

Despite still only being 48 years of age, there aren’t many coaches in football who have seen and done the things Lane Kiffin has. Kiffin earned his first head coaching role with the Oakland Raiders at only 32 years of age, before an ugly departure after two years. He then ended up at Tennessee before leaving for the USC job …

We are one day away from Texas vs. Washington. It is the biggest game for the Longhorns since they played for a national title in 2009. Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian leads his team into the College Football Playoff semifinal playing its best football of the year. Over the last two matchups, the Longhorns outscored its two opponents in Texas …

NEW ORLEANS — Texas finds itself in a situation it hasn’t been in since January 2010: chasing a national championship. Washington is undefeated, as is Michigan, while Alabama looks like it’s got all the momentum it needs to win it all again, too. This year’s College Football Playoff looks like anybody’s, so why not the Longhorns? This Sugar Bowl matchup …

LOS ANGELES — ‘Twas the night before the Rose Bowl, and all through LA, the coaches were prepping their team for the big game. Sunday marked 24 hours before Michigan football and Alabama set to kick off in the granddaddy of them all with the winner getting the rights to play in the national championship game. Certainly, it’s no time …

The Texas Longhorns are set to make their first appearance in the College Football Playoff when they take on the Washington Huskies in the 2023 Sugar Bowl CFP semifinal game on Monday night. Texas finished the regular season with a 12-1 overall record, with its only loss coming to rival Oklahoma in early October. The Longhorns notched a 49-21 blowout …

Alabama and Michigan are set to meet in Pasadena for the College Football Playoff Rose Bowl semifinal to determine which team moves on to the national championship game. Much has been said about both teams and how their strength on both sides of the ball has led to their CFP berth. While both offenses have their stars and elite capabilities, …

The final plays of the 2023 Penn State football season were played just a day ago, but it is never too early to start thinking about next season. The 2024 season should be an interesting one for the entire college football landscape with the next wave of seismic conference realignment taking form and the College Football Playoff expanding from four …