College Football

It appears that half the planet and the U.S. Congress believes FSU got railroaded out of the College Football Playoff. The truth is that the CFB selection committee just gave the Seminoles one of the greatest opportunities in football history. They can not only proclaim themselves national football champions. If FSU beats Georgia in the Orange Bowl, it will be …

College football is a sport with plenty of absurdity baked into it, and nothing better exemplifies this than its pursuit of trying to find the best way to determine a national champion. As currently constructed, there are 133 teams on an uneven playing field asked to compete in 12 regular-season games every year. After playing those games and about a …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football’s new coach Curt Cignetti has plenty of room to reshape the roster going into his first season. The roster is in a near-complete state of flux after 22 scholarship players entered the transfer portal, one entered the NFL draft with eligibility left (Mike Katic) and another six players exhausted their eligibility. There could be further attrition …

It can be controversial to love college football bowl games in this day and age. But if you don’t enjoy bowl games, you aren’t a college football fan. At least that’s my opinion. You might be a fan of a school, but you don’t care about the sport as a whole. Bowl games are college football games, after all. Maybe …

The NCAA transfer portal is loaded with a who’s who of college quarterbacks. Tyler Shough beat the rush to find an attractive landing spot before nearly all the others. Shough, the original starting quarterback for the Texas Tech football team each of the past three years, made a commitment Tuesday to Louisville three days after the Cardinals played in the …

Amid decommitments, players entering the transfer portal and coaches leaving, some Colorado football fans are on edge early this offseason. However, it all comes down to one question for those feeling apprehensive: Do you still believe? We are just past the one-year mark of Deion Sanders being named head coach and CU is in a much better position now than …

Dec. 5—Now that Oklahoma State’s football season is effectively over — aside from the Houston Bowl against Texas A&M — there are two main takeaways that come to mind. First, it was the most remarkable in-season turnaround of the Gundy-era and, maybe, program history. And second, the roster needs more talent and/or development, which can be said for most. Offensive …

The best player in Memphis football history is now immortalized in the College Football Hall of Fame. DeAngelo Williams was officially inducted into the hall of fame at a ceremony Tuesday night in Las Vegas. Williams, a running back who played for the Tigers from 2002-2005, went into the hall of fame in a 22-person class that also included Reggie …

The SEC released its coaches All-SEC team on Tuesday, and it is loaded with talented players from across the conference. LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels earned first-team honors at quarterback after a sensational season that has him on the brink of winning the Heisman Trophy. Daniels had 3,812 yards passing, 1,134 yards rushing and accounted for 50 touchdowns (40 passing, 10 …

Dec. 5—Per a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel, New Mexico is targeting Bronco Mendenhall to be their next head coach. Mendenhall, 57, compiled a 135-81 record over 17 seasons as a head coach at BYU and Virginia. The Alpine, Utah native and Oregon State graduate also served as UNM’s defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach under former head coach Rocky …

There is really only one thing a college football recruiter needs to know about Jalen Bell. The senior linebacker/safety at Osceola High had an impressive six interceptions this season and he’s ranked in the top 20 among the state leaders, according to MaxPreps. Couple that with Bell’s size (6-foot-2, 190 pounds) and I would think any college recruiter would be …

Dec. 5—Penn State defensive end Chop Robinson, who made a huge impact in his two seasons with the Nittany Lions, announced Tuesday on social media that he’s declaring for the 2024 NFL draft. The 6-3, 254-pound Robinson has been projected to be a first-round pick. He said he will not play against Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl Jan. 1 …

USATSI Bronco Mendenhall is in line for a return to coaching with New Mexico targeting the former Virginia and BYU coach for its opening, according to ESPN. Mendenhall, 57, has been out of the profession the past two seasons after resigning following his sixth year leading the Cavaliers. New Mexico moved on from ex-coach Danny Gonzales after he posted an …

Dec. 5—Former New Mexico offensive coordinator Bryant Vincent has been hired to coach the University of Louisiana-Monroe, the school announced on Tuesday. Vincent, 58, is set to replace former Warhawks head coach Terry Bowden. Bowden was fired on Nov. 26 after a 2-10 regular season. “We are fired up to welcome coach Bryant Vincent to our Warhawk family and lead …

One thing that Dan Lanning has made a point of during his time at Oregon is making sure that the players who are on his team not only are great players, but great men, as well. It’s not something that is unique to Lanning, but we’ve seen him emphasize it a ton over the past couple of years. There may …