College Football

No. 1 Texas and No. 2 Penn State were separated by just FIVE total points 😳 That’s the closest margin between the top two teams in the AP preseason poll since 1998. pic.twitter.com/ikXqnc8yof — ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) August 11, 2025 In the closest race since 1998, Texas is the No. 1 team in the nation in the AP Preseason …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida quarterback DJ Lagway is throwing 70 passes a day while working his way back from a strained left calf. Coach Billy Napier said Monday that Lagway is “on schedule” with his rehab but will remain “modifed for a while” in practice. The sophomore who went 6-1 in seven starts last season sat out Saturday’s scrimmage and …

With Monday’s AP Poll Top 25 release — the first ahead of the 2025 season — Texas made more history ahead of a highly anticipated campaign. The Longhorns came in at No. 1, earning 25 of the 65 first-place votes, for the first time ever.  This latest accolade comes just one week after Texas occupied the top spot in the …

In 2023 with the Washington Huskies, Kalen DeBoer produced his first 1,000+ yard rusher as an FBS head coach when Dillon Johnson went for 1,195 yard and 16 touchdowns. In DeBoer’s first Alabama season, the decision was made that utilizing quarterback Jalen Milroe as the primary ball carrier was the best path to success. As a result, Milroe dashed for …

Getty Images In the age of massive conferences, schedule draws are more important than ever. Getting the right collection of teams can help guide a manageable path to a conference championship game and even help set up a national championship run.  Then, there’s the other side. Some years, seemingly every bad schedule break goes your way and can elevate a …

The first AP Poll for the 2025 season was released on Monday.  The preseason ranking marks the first time the outlet has published a hierarchy since Jan. 20, after the Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the 2025 College Football Playoff title game. The Texas Longhorns, who fell to the Buckeyes on Jan. 10 in the …

It has never happened before. No preseason No. 1 in the AP Top 25 has been an underdog in Week 1. But that’s exactly what the Texas Longhorns are. UT is a 2.5 point underdog to the Ohio State Buckeyes at the Horseshoe in Columbus, OH in the first week of the season, according to ESPN BET lines. According to …

Getty Images Fresno State quarterback E.J. Warner, the son of former Super Bowl and two-time NFL MVP Kurt Warner, will start for the Bulldogs in their Week 0 game at Kansas, according to ESPN. This will be the third separate school that Warner has started for in four years at the collegiate level.  He began his career in 2022 at …

Arch Manning heir apparent Dia Bell says he’s still being recruited by one SEC power It’s been a great summer for Texas Longhorns quarterback commit Dia Bell. The five-star signal caller was the MVP of the prestigious Elite 11 QB camp and was soon elevated to the top QB recruit in the nation by every recruiting service. The possible Arch …

The preseason AP Top 25 was released Monday, and I’m sad to report that the evil voters who take part in it denied us the opportunity to have a No. 1 versus No. 2 matchup to open the season. While they followed the lead of the Coaches Poll and put Texas at No. 1, Ohio State checks in at No. …

The Oklahoma Sooners expect to have one of the best defenses in the nation in 2025 after a breakout year in 2024. A big reason for the lofty expectations is that Oklahoma will deploy one of college football’s best pass rushers in the country, R Mason Thomas. Thomas is coming off of a season where he had nine sacks and …

While he has yet to announce his next starting quarterback, Ohio State coach Ryan Day has put the competition between Julian Sayin and Lincoln Kienholz into historical perspective. “It’s similar to Dwayne Haskins and Joe Burrow in terms of skill set,” Day said. “Nothing is exactly the same. Ultimately, it will come down to how they perform on the field.” …

The 2025 college football season is almost here. With Week Zero less than two weeks away, here are 10 of the biggest storylines ahead of what could be a wide-open season after the first 12-team playoff. Advertisement The second year of the 12-team College Football Playoff looks like it will be dominated by questions about its future. There’s no resolution …

College football’s preseason AP Top 25 poll was released on Monday with several surprises, along with a few teams falling in the overrated and underrated categories. Texas is the preseason No. 1 for the first time in program history, equaling its spot in last week’s Coaches Poll — which also marked a program first. Texas had been ranked No. 2 …

RankTeamPointsFinal Rank 20241Texas1,552 (25)42Penn State1,547 (23)53Ohio State1,472 (11)14Clemson1,398 (4)145Georgia1,331 (1)66Notre Dame1,32527Oregon1,236 (1)38Alabama1,179179LSU1,174NR10Miami (FL)8891811Arizona State791712Illinois7131613South Carolina6671914Michigan662NR15Florida626NR16SMU5651217Kansas State512NR18Oklahoma463NR19Texas A&M434NR20Indiana4231021Ole Miss3701122Iowa State3091523Texas Tech274NR24Tennessee192925Boise State1918 In just under three weeks, the Oregon Ducks will play an actual football game. Some questions will be answered in that home opener against Montana State. We’ll all find out how good the Oregon defense really is and how …