College Football

The 2025 college football season is getting closer. Next week, SEC media days are on the docket at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. All 16 SEC coaches will be there along with three players from their roster. LSU fans won’t wait long to hear from Brian Kelly and company. The LSU outfit will appear on July 14, …

Adam Eargle, CBS Sports Welcome once again to the CBS Sports annual Hot Seat Rankings, where the most coveted jobs in college athletics face their greatest tests. This offseason saw 25 coaching changes, but only 16 involved firings. Out of those, only three occurred at the Power Four level. But last year’s quiet could give way to a loud coaching …

FRISCO, Texas — Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell says the Cyclones’ international season opener against Kansas State in Ireland will test every aspect of the program’s preparation and identity.   Speaking Tuesday at Big 12 Media Day in Frisco, Campbell said the August 23 matchup in Dublin — one of college football’s headline Week Zero games — is both …

Getty Images College football stakeholders have been hard at work this offseason shaping the future of the College Football Playoff, and they made significant headway in finalizing a 5+11 model in another potential wave of bracket expansion. The structure would reward the five highest-ranked conference champions with automatic bids and place the 11 next-highest ranked teams in the field as …

Tennessee’s most accomplished player, cornerback Jermod McCoy, and its most intriguing player, quarterback Joey Aguilar, will not attend 2025 SEC football media days. Neither omission is surprising but for very different reasons. Instead, tight end Miles Kitselman, defensive lineman Bryson Eason and linebacker Arion Carter will represent Tennessee alongside coach Josh Heupel at SEC football media days in Atlanta. Their …

The latest installment in EA Sports’ popular college football video game franchise is out this week. EA made College Football 26 available on July 7 to those who pre-ordered the deluxe edition or bundle with Madden 26. A wider release follows on July 10. Users looking to play with the hometown team will have the benefit of one of the …

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark’s support for an expanded College Football Playoff with 11 at-large berths appears to be unwavering. Yormark said in his opening remarks at Big 12 media days on Tuesday that he was “doubling down” on the idea of a 16-team playoff with just five guaranteed bids. The 5+11 model is one of two ideas that have …

Jeremiah Smith, Ryan Williams on cover of EA Sports College Football ’26 EA Sports chose Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith and Alabama’s Ryan Williams to be on the cover of College Football ’26. We talk to the athletes about what this moment means to them. EA Sports College Football 2026 features some fictional players due to NIL contract opt-outs and late …

The Georgia Bulldogs have seen a recruiting streak cool off recently, and they just recently missed out on another recruit. Five-star cornerback Chauncey Kennon announced he’s committing to play for the Florida State Seminoles over the Georgia Bulldogs and LSU Tigers. Kennon is a five-star cornerback from the class of 2026. He stands at 6-foot-1, weighs 175 pounds, and plays …

Job security for college football coaches is a tenuous proposition. Administrative decisions are constantly influenced by feedback from boosters and fans, whose support is essential to moving in a positive direction. And since those opinions often come from emotionally charged individuals, a coach can find himself thrown on, or off, the hot seat with the results of a single season …

Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel was named to the 2025 Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List. The preseason list was released Monday by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl, Inc. Heupel, who is in his fifth year as the Vols’ head coach, is one of 26 coaches, including eight SEC coaches on the list. The award …

BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff wasn’t one of the top quarterbacks in the Big 12. He ranked eighth in passing yards, 12th in completion percentage, seventh in passer rating and tied for last in the conference with 12 interceptions. However, his impact went beyond the box score for a Cougars team that finished 11-2 and was prepared to enter 2025 as …

Sign up for our daily Illini football newsletter here Greetings from “Can’t Wait For Saturday,” your morning morsel of college football, courtesy of longtime Illini beat writer, AP Top 25 voter and Heisman state rep Bob Asmussen. He’ll give you his views each day on the game he loves. *** The good news for Illinois football fans: your coach is …

Michigan football recruiting had a torrid month of June and appeared to be en route to a similar July, but ended up missing out on two of its biggest targets over the weekend. Though the Wolverines reeled in 2026 Chesapeake (Va.) Oscar Smith four-star wide receiver Travis Johnson and Carrollton (Ga.) four-star cornerback Dorian Barney they missed out on Fort …

Michigan football’s latest commitment gets it. Not just that he espouses what it means to be a Michigan Man — to be academics-focused, to have a good head on his shoulders — but also what it means to wear a winged helmet beyond embracing the traditions and the ethos in Ann Arbor. 2026 Carrollton (Ga.) four-star cornerback Dorian Barney was …