College Football

Getty Images The mystique of the Alabama Crimson Tide finally shone through in the SEC Championship Game this past weekend. The Tide played their best football of the season to upset the two-time defending National Champion Georgia Bulldogs to win the SEC title, and that victory got Alabama put in this year’s College Football Playoff at the eleventh hour to play …

The first day of the NCAA’s transfer portal is an eventful one for Georgia football. Redshirt freshman defensive end C.J. Madden is among the latest to announce their likely departure from Athens, Georgia. The former four-star prospect out of Ellenwood, Georgia, entered the transfer portal on Monday, marking the sixth Bulldog to enter the portal. Madden came to Athens rated …

After parting ways with the University of Florida a week ago, former Gators defensive line coach Sean Spencer has found a new home in the SEC, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Spencer is joining the Texas A&M Aggies under new head coach Mike Elko. Elijah Robinson, the Aggies’ old defensive coordinator, is now with the Syracuse Orange. With the Gators, …

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders is in the market for “older quarterbacks” in the transfer portal this month after a recent series of developments at that position for the Buffaloes, including a back injury suffered by his starting quarterback son Shedeur. Sanders said in an interview with USA TODAY Sports Monday that Shedeur was on pace to heal from a …

Michigan football won the Big Ten Championship on Saturday evening, beating Iowa, 26-0. With Georgia losing to Alabama, the top spot was open for grabs and the Wolverines were hoping to take it. In the latest US LBM Coaches Poll, Michigan football moved up from No. 2 to No. 1, Ohio State moved down from No. 6 to No. 7, …

The snub of Florida State in the College Football Playoff was, first and foremost, a playoff story. Who is in and who is out? That was the most immediate drama on Sunday. If Florida State had been included, it would have been a much quieter Sunday than what we actually had. Because a 13-0 Power Five conference champion was excluded …

LOS ANGELES — Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Caleb Williams will not play for Southern California in the Holiday Bowl, fueling the expectation he will enter the upcoming NFL draft. Williams won’t be in the lineup when the Trojans (7-5) face Louisville in their bowl game in San Diego on Dec. 27, USC coach Lincoln Riley said. Williams has been widely expected …

A 12-team playoff would have saved us all from College Football Playoff controversy in 2023. The expanded format comes to college football next season but could have been in place this year. And if it was, undefeated Florida State would have easily made the postseason field and had a chance at the national title. Same for Georgia, a team that …

Clemson announced the hiring of two former Tennessee football assistant coaches on Monday. Matt Luke will serve as Clemson’s offensive line coach, while Chris Rumph will be the Tigers’ defensive ends coach. “Matt is exactly what we needed with his hire,” Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said. “He brings an incredible résumé and a wealth of experience and has worked …

Florida has lost several defensive linemen to the transfer portal and in the recruiting game following the dismissal of position coach Sean “Chaos” Spencer, but the Gators recently got some reassurance that a crucial piece of the recruiting class should stay put. On Friday, five-star Mainland defensive lineman LJ McCray spoke to Gators Online’s Corey Bender and said that Spencer’s …

The season is over for Florida football but the recruiting trail grind never ends on the watch of Billy Napier. On Sunday, the Gators finally got some good news amidst the flurry of departing and decommitting players following a third-straight losing season. On3 four-star defensive back Gregory Smith III out of Riverview (Florida) Sumner in the 2024 recruiting cycle released …

When the Oregon Ducks football season started, one of the question marks on the team was the offense line. The talent was there, but not the experience. That question was answered fairly quickly as the line was outstanding and like every play, it all started with center Jackson Powers-Johnson. Oregon’s center was announced as one of three finalists for the …

USATSI The college football transfer portal window opened on Monday, and one of the sport’s biggest names hopped in immediately. Kyle McCord, the starting quarterback for Ohio State, is exploring his options elsewhere according to 247Sports.  McCord threw for 3,170 yards and 24 touchdowns during his first full season starting for the Buckeyes. He led coach Ryan Day’s squad to …

Kyle McCord Ohio State quarterback Kyle McCord entered his name into the transfer portal, the first day undergraduate football players could do so. The Buckeyes’ season-long starter was the biggest name in the portal. McCord beat out Devin Brown for the starter’s job in the preseason and threw for 3,170 yards and 24 touchdowns with six interceptions. Two of the …

Florida football’s 2023 season came to an unceremonious close a couple of weekends ago when the Florida State Seminoles outlasted the Gators in the Swamp, 24-15, in what was a brutally ugly affair. However, life goes on in college football as many other programs continue to compete. With the conference championships now in the rearview mirror, along with the announcement …