From now until preseason camp starts in August, Land-Grant Holy Land will be writing articles around a different theme every week. This week is all about our Unreasonable Expectations. You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all of our Unreasonable Expectations here. Just about every year, we head into the college football season thinking …
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Getty Images Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh has been added as a defendant in a lawsuit involving one of his former assistants at Michigan, Matt Weiss. The suit claims Harbaugh and other university officials looked the other way after learning that Weiss had been spotted hacking sensitive information ahead of the Wolverines’ College Football Playoff appearance in December 2022, according …
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Even in retirement, former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban is still on television’s every single week via his role on ESPN’s flagship weekly college football show, “College GameDay.” After recently winning a sports Emmy Award for his role a year ago on the ESPN show, Saban will return for year two this upcoming fall as one of the …
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A four-star defensive back has set his commitment date. Devin Jackson will make the official announcement on Thursday, July 3, at 11:00 a.m. CT in his hometown of Winter Garden, FL. Jackson will decide among five finalists: Nebraska, Florida, LSU, Miami, and Oregon. He initially committed to Florida in July 2024 before he decommitted in mid-April, becoming the second defensive back in the …
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It is often said that rivalries are the lifeblood of college football. Few victories are more cherished by fans than those against a school’s mortal enemy. Though conference realignment and schedule complications compounded by an expanded College Football Playoff have brought some of the sport’s most storied feuds to an end — or, at the very least, put their futures …
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The Georgia Bulldogs could be getting yet another elite recruit. On3 has predicted five-star tight end recruit Kaiden Prothro to commit to the Bulldogs. He will choose to play college football among Georgia, Florida and Texas on July 12, but On3 believes he will choose Georgia. Prothro is a five-star tight end from the class of 2026. The 6-foot-5, 216-pound …
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Junior Jermod McCoy enters his second season at Tennessee in 2025. The 6-foot, 193-pound cornerback appeared in 13 games for the Vols as a sophomore in 2024. He recorded 44 tackles, 0.5 tackles for a loss, four interceptions, 71 interception yards, 13 pass deflections, six punt returns and 59 punt return yards. McCoy suffered a torn ACL during the offseason …
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One of the more experienced players on the Alabama Crimson Tide’s 2025 roster, defensive tackle Tim Keenan III is set to enter his final season of college football this fall. A notable returning name along Alabama’s defensive front, Keenan has been a key piece inside for the Crimson Tide each of the last three seasons, culminating in a breakout campaign …
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Wisconsin football secured arguably its most notable recruiting victory in the class of 2026 on Saturday evening. Amari Latimer, who received dozens of offers from across the country, offered his pledge to Luke Fickell’s program. He elected to join the Badgers over opportunities with the Ohio State Buckeyes, the Alabama Crimson Tide, the Oregon Ducks, the Georgia Bulldogs, the Penn …
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As teams compete for seeding and spots in the College Football Playoff, the strength-of-schedule drum gets beaten like a dead horse. It’s important to remember rule No. 1 when discussing strength-of-schedule: Your favorite team has faced a gauntlet while everybody else played cupcakes all year. The SOS debate in college football is a unique one. With only 12 regular-season games, …
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LSU football earned a commitment from talented in-state cornerback Dez Ellis on Saturday. Ellis is the 11th player to join LSU’s 2026 class and the seventh Louisiana native. Ellis is listed as an athlete and was recruited to play quarterback by other Power Four programs, but LSU sees Ellis as a corner. That makes Ellis the second corner of the …
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The Florida Gators are one of four new teams on the ESPN college football recruiting rankings after a strong summer filled with commitments. Florida ranks No. 14 in ESPN’s end-of-June update, according to national recruiting analyst Craig Haubert. Thirteen of the class’s 14 players committed this month, with eight ESPN 300 commits now under a verbal pledge to the university. …
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2026 four-star defensive lineman Nolan Wilson could make his decision soon. Auburn hopes to gain his commitment. The Auburn Tigers could gain a commitment from a four-star defensive lineman as early as next week. Sam Spiegelman of Rivals reported on Friday that four-star defensive lineman Nolan Wilson could make his announcement of which school he will be attending next week. …
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The Georgia Bulldogs are on fire in recruiting. Georgia received seven commitments in seven days from June 22-28 to overtake the Texas A&M Aggies for the Southeastern Conference’s top recruiting class in the 2026 cycle. Georgia’s latest commitment is from four-star defensive line recruit James Johnson. He’s Georgia’s 24th commitment in the class of 2026, but the Bulldogs, like the …
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Texas A&M’s 2026 recruiting class already includes four-star Chace Collins, who chose the Aggies over Texas Tech earlier this month. Outside of four-star South Carolina-based safety Tamarion Watkins, four-star safety Tylan Wilson, one of the hardest hitters in the cycle out of Mississippi, has received a second prediction to land with Texas A&M, according to Rivals insider Sam Spiegelman. Wilson …
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