College Football

We’ve nearly reached the final College Football Playoff National Championship of the four-team era as No. 1 Michigan and No. 2 Washington will square off on Monday in Houston, Texas. The winner of this much-anticipated showdown will emerge as the last undefeated team standing in the FBS ranks while bringing home the first college football national title for their school of …

The Texas football program has endured plenty of roster attrition to the NFL draft and transfer portal over the last 72 hours. Some national college football analysts don’t seem too concerned. ESPN’s Rece Davis and Greg McElroy can see the Longhorns returning to college football’s elite in 2024. McElroy had the following to say of the Longhorns for next season. …

Jan. 7—ANN ARBOR — Traverse City connections paid off for Peyton Wilkening. Now he enjoys the best seat in the Big House. The Traverse City West grad is a student manager for the University of Michigan football team that will play in Monday’s College Football Playoff national championship game in Houston, Texas. He’s one of about 20 student managers who …

Jim Harbaugh has already called J.J. McCarthy the greatest quarterback in Michigan’s history. The argument isn’t difficult to make. Despite not making his starting debut until the second game of last season, McCarthy has built a résumé that is largely unmatched despite the Wolverines’ long list of notable college passers — even if some, like Tom Brady, went on to …

Oregon State Beavers offensive lineman Tanner Miller against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Sun Devil Stadium, Nov. 19, 2022. Aidan Chiles will have a familiar blocker in front of him this fall. Michigan State football got a commitment from center/guard Tanner Miller, who is following new coach Jonathan Smith and Chiles from Oregon State to East Lansing. Miller’s announcement …

The twists of fate in the Malachi Nelson story are numerous and remarkable. Get this: Nelson, who came to USC ostensibly to compete against the Oregon Ducks for Pac-12 championships, will get to play Oregon in the 2024 college football season. The USC Trojans will not play Oregon next season, unless the two schools meet in the 2024 Big Ten …

We already broke down our expectations for how Ohio State could handle the quarterback position and then dove into the possible running backs. We also and recently covered the wide receiver position (if things break a certain way), tight ends, and offensive tackle, and guards, but next on the list is the center position. This list means a whole lot less since the commitment …

After its College Football Playoff championship game Monday night against Washington, Michigan will either be crowned a champion or walk off the field at NRG Stadium in Houston shouldering the immense disappointment of knowing it fell one game short of achieving its dream. While the outcome is impossible to know more than 24 hours away from the kickoff, we at …

2025 tight end prospect Jack Van Dorselaer committed to Tennessee on Sunday. “Committed to the University of Tennessee,” Van Dorselaer announced. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound tight end is from Southlake Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas. He is rated as a four-star by 247Sports. The Vols have five commitments in its 2025 recruiting class: Cornerback Shamar Arnoux, cornerback Dylan Lewis, running …

The Washington Huskies play the Michigan Wolverines for the national championship on Monday. No Washington-Michigan game from the past was bigger than the 1992 Rose Bowl. The Washington-Michigan Rose Bowl results went back and forth. The Huskies won the first one in 1978, then Michigan won in 1981 as Bo Schembechler finally got a bowl game victory. Eleven years after …

HOUSTON — Early last week, a roomful of Michigan players leaned forward waiting to hear the latest profound message from their coach. It was one of the first team meetings following Monday’s Rose Bowl semifinal win over No. 4 Alabama. Where, they wondered, would Jim Harbaugh go with this moment? “He said we were like a pack of wolves who …

LSU already had the makings of a very strong class. After landing top quarterback and No. 1 overall prospect Bryce Underwood on Saturday, it now has the potential to be one of the Tigers’ best signing classes ever, if Brian Kelly can keep it together. With the commitment of the Belleville, Michigan, prospect, LSU now has commitments from the top …

Michigan State football already knows who their starter is going to be next year in elite transfer quarterback Aidan Chiles, who followed Jonathan Smith to East Lansing. Now, we also know who will be the backup for the Spartans, and it’s an elite option for that role. On Sunday, North Dakota grad transfer quarterback Tommy Schuster committed to the Spartans. …

Former Wisconsin defensive lineman Darian Varner committed to Cincinnati earlier this morning. He is off to the Big 12 school after playing three seasons at Temple and one at Wisconsin. His Temple career finished with all-conference honors and plenty of flashy plays, having entered the portal for the first time after a 35-tackle, 12.5 tackle-for-loss, 7.5-sack 2022 campaign. Varner then …

Jan. 7—FRISCO, Texas — Everything is bigger in Texas. That includes gatherings of South Dakota State football fans. In hopes of seeing SDSU capture a second straight Football Championship Subdivision national championship on the first weekend of the New Year, Jackrabbit Nation descended on the northern Dallas suburb of Frisco by the thousands. And at the center of that frenzied …