College Football

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders received a “very credible threat” that two people were going to try to assault him last September, among other threats he faced throughout the year, his bodyguard said in the new season of the “Coach Prime” documentary series. Sanders’ bodyguard, Michael Rhodes, also revealed he uses nitrile gloves to handle Sanders’ mail and runs the …

Getty Images Colorado’s Travis Hunter beat out Boise State star Ashton Jeanty for the Heisman Trophy last month, and the people of Idaho are still upset. On Monday, Idaho Gov. Brad Little joked about looking into the Heisman Trophy voting process. The race for the 2024 Heisman Trophy was a tight one, with Hunter and Jeanty as the clear favorites. …

Nov 9, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide tight end Ty Lockwood (89) warms up before the game against the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images After entering the NCAA transfer portal on Saturday, former Alabama Crimson Tide TE Ty Lockwood has announced that he will continue his collegiate career with Boston College. Lockwood …

Sep 28, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Keon Sabb (3) celebrates after a safety was called on an intentional grounding penalty against the Georgia Bulldogs at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-Imagn Images Another member of the Alabama Crimson Tide’s defensive back group will return for the 2025 football season. In a move that had …

Boise State star running back Ashton Jeanty is declaring for the 2025 NFL Draft, he announced on social media. The decision comes after a standout junior season in which he ran for 2,601 yards and 29 touchdowns. Only former Oklahoma State and NFL star Barry Sanders has ever rushed for more yards in a season. Jeanty finished second in the …

The Oregon Ducks landed another massive player of need out of the transfer portal on Tuesday, getting a commitment from former Tulane Green Wave running back Makhi Hughes. Hughes, who rushed for 1,401 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2024, will come to Eugene and play a huge role for the Ducks in 2025 as a redshirt junior with two years …

It is a blue blood Final Four in the College Football Playoff semifinals. The teams left standing — 6-seed Penn State, 7-seed Notre Dame, 8-seed Ohio State and 5-seed Texas — have combined for 20 national championships. That accounts for almost a quarter of the national titles in the wire service era (since 1936). You’re excused if you haven’t noticed …

DALLAS – JANUARY 1: Quarterback Chris Simms #2 of the University of Texas Longhorns call for the snap at the line of scrimmage against the Louisiana State University Tigers during the 67th SBC Cotton Bowl Classic on January 1, 2003 in Dallas, Texas. Texas defeated LSU 35-20. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) The Texas Longhorns will play in the Cotton …

Getty Images Oregon wide receiver Evan Stewart is putting the NFL Draft on hold and returning to school for the 2025 season, he announced on social media Tuesday. Stewart ranked as the No. 69 overall player and the No. 7 wide receiver in the CBS Sports NFL Draft prospect rankings. “Wake up, and get it, gotta finish the mission,” his post read. The …

Former Wisconsin wide receiver Markus Allen committed to Mississippi State on Tuesday. The former Badger entered the portal on Dec. 10 after playing the 2024 season at Eastern Michigan. There, he tallied a career-best 43 catches, 651 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Allen now commits to the Bulldogs with two years of eligibility remaining. Related: Where Wisconsin football transfers have signed …

USATSI The Mountain West Conference has announced the addition of Northern Illinois in football after the school’s board of trustees approved the move on Tuesday. Northern Illinois, which will begin competing in the conference in 2026, has long been a target of the Mountain West as the league looks to bolster its ranks following the latest wave of conference realignment.  …

Wisconsin transfer cornerback Jace Arnold committed to Sam Houston State on Tuesday. Arnold is the second now-former Badger to commit to the Bearkats, joining QB Mabrey Mettauer. The two players follow former Wisconsin offensive coordinator Phil Longo, who was recently hired as Sam Houston State’s new head coach. Related: Where Wisconsin football transfers have signed so far Arnold entered the …

College football’s newfound parity has been a major talking point through the 2024 season. For a multitude of perfectly sensible reasons, the good teams aren’t as good at the power conference level, and some of the bad teams aren’t as bad. We saw multiple high-profile upsets from double-digit underdogs and embraced the chaos — a year without a true “monster” …

The College Football Playoff semifinals are this week with Notre Dame vs. Penn State on Thursday in the Orange Bowl and Ohio State vs. Texas on Friday in the Cotton Bowl. Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman preview both matchups starting with Notre Dame vs. Penn State. With both of these teams so alike in almost every category, what …

No. 7 seed Notre Dame and No. 6 seed Penn State will face off in the Orange Bowl on Thursday night in the first of two College Football Playoff semifinal matchups. On the line is a spot in the College Football Playoff National Championship as both programs are hunting for their first national title in almost 40 years.  This will …