It was no secret coming into the 2024 college football campaign that the Florida Gators were facing not only the toughest schedule this season but perhaps the hardest seen in decades. So far, Billy Napier and Co. have ground out a 3-2 record nearly halfway into the schedule, but the worst is still yet to come. Unsurprisingly, the Orange and …
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LSU football coach Brian Kelly discusses Ole Miss ‘faking’ injuries
Ole Miss secured a big win over South Carolina in week five, but the Rebels left the game facing some allegations of “faking injuries.” The game featured 11 injury timeouts due to an Ole Miss player going down. Several of the stops came after South Carolina picked up a first-down or generated an explosive play. South Carolina’s Shane Beamer had …
Read More »Midwest Rumor Mill: Top prospects take important visits
Recruiting news is flowing fast and furious as prospects return from key visits, and Rivals national analyst Greg Smith has all the latest buzz from the Midwest. MORE GREG SMITH: Commitment predictions for top Midwest prospects MORE RUMOR MILL: Loaded weekend brings new buzz CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 …
Read More »Hurricane Milton: Tracking impact of major hurricane on college football in Week 7
For the second time in three weeks, the state of Florida is facing a major hurricane. As of Tuesday morning, Hurricane Milton has reached Category 4 status and is angling toward the Tampa area and then Orlando. On Thursday, Sept. 26, Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida, which affected the college sports schedule. Milton reached Category …
Read More »Watch Ryan Day, Chip Kelly speak ahead of Ohio State vs Oregon football game
No. 2 Ohio State is set to face the No. 3 Oregon Ducks as the Buckeyes head west in one of the biggest matchups of the 2024 college football season. The Buckeyes moved to 5-0 last week with a 35-7 win over Iowa. They now will travel to Eugene, Oregon, for a game at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The game will …
Read More »Michigan’s ceiling this year is limited due to botched QB situation
The forward pass in football was finally permitted in 1906. Someone please tell Michigan. All kidding aside, the Wolverines had an elite quarterback in JJ McCarthy last season as he led them to a national championship but Michigan seemingly had no serious answer for a post-McCarthy world. MORE GORNEY: Loaded weekend brings new buzz | Hot seat coaches starting to …
Read More »While Alabama fans grieve on Paul Finebaum Show, Kalen DeBoer enjoys path to recovery
Kalen DeBoer could be excused for failing to live up to impossible standards. How could anyone be expected to match Nick Saban’s six national championships at Alabama? Losing to Vanderbilt, though, constitutes a collapse, an inability to clear the SEC’s lowest hurdle, not the highest bar, a failure to win a game in which then-No. 2 Alabama was a 24-point …
Read More »A look at how UND football’s 2023 transfers are performing in 2024
Oct. 8—GRAND FORKS — The UND football team, off to a 4-2 start and ranked No. 9 in the latest FCS Top 25, is a new-look group in 2024 partly due to a string of transfers in the offseason. Here’s a rundown of how some of the top transfers from UND’s 2023 team are performing in a new spot in …
Read More »Minnesota West football ends regular season unbeaten
Oct. 8—WORTHINGTON — The Minnesota West Community and Technical College football team poured it on throughout their game with Minnesota North College-Vermilion, overcoming two early turnovers to win in blowout fashion. Two days later, the Bluejays defeated Dordt University’s JV squad in Sioux Center, Iowa 35-19 to finish the regular season undefeated at 7-0. Minnesota West scored 66 points against …
Read More »Cole Cubelic says Auburn ‘feels confused’ in key moments
Auburn football ranks among the top 10 within the SEC in terms of total offensive output and ranks No. 6 in the conference in passing yards per game, beating out teams such as Alabama, Tennessee, and Texas A&M. So it is no surprise that Auburn fans scratch their heads when thinking of the Tigers’ 2-4 record and 0-3 mark in …
Read More »6-6, 325-pound offensive lineman from Indiana commits to Wisconsin football’s 2026 class
MADISON – The Wisconsin football team found its quarterback for the 2026 class in July. Monday the program got someone to block for him. Benjamin Novak, a 6-foot-6, 325-pound offensive lineman from Andrean High School in Merriville, Indiana, announced his commitment to the Badgers on X. He is considered a three-star prospect by Rivals, 247sports and On3. Novak announced 10 …
Read More »College Football Playoff Picture: Here’s what the 12-team bracket looks like after Week 6
It’s never too early to start thinking about the College Football Playoff field. With this season’s playoff expanding to 12 teams, we’ll be laying out the projected playoff field each week as the season goes on. Yeah, the official playoff rankings won’t be released until Nov. 5, but that won’t stop us from making our own guesses. Without CFP rankings …
Read More »While SEC and Big Ten leaders mull major changes, a new Super League concept looms that could radically alter college sports
Over the summer, as college administrators scrambled to unearth new cash for the onset of athlete revenue sharing, a svelte, bespectacled man visited with leaders at some of the most high-profile athletic departments in the country. He presented to them his solution for the unwieldy entity of college football. It is called Project Rudy. “His claim is that everybody will …
Read More »Southeast Spotlight: Five commitment predictions
Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Sam Spiegelman makes his predictions for some of the top uncommitted prospects in the Southeast region. RELATED: Commitment predictions for five top Midwest prospects CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2027 RANKINGS: Top 100 TRANSFER PORTAL: Full coverage …
Read More »Where does Oklahoma land in latest CBS Sports bowl projections?
The Oklahoma Sooners have an opportunity to make a statement this week when they take on the archrival Texas Longhorns in the 2024 edition of the Red River Rivalry. Texas is 5-0 and the No. 1 team in the country heading into Week 7. They’ll be looking for revenge after Oklahoma pulled off the 34-30 upset a year ago. The …
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