College Football

WEST LAFAYETTE − For the second time in four days, Purdue football added a quarterback to its roster through the transfer portal. Arkansas’ Malachi Singleton committed to the Boilermakers on Thursday. Now, Purdue also has EJ Colson in its quarterback room. Colson transferred from Central Florida, where new Purdue quarterbacks coach Darin Hinshaw was the offensive coordinator. At UCF, Colson …

Dec 2, 2023; Charlotte, NC, USA; Florida State Seminoles defensive lineman Patrick Payton (11) defends Louisville Cardinals running back Jawhar Jordan (25) during the third quarter at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports LSU football officially added two top defensive transfers to its roster over the weekend. Patrick Payton and Mansoor Delane put pen to paper, …

North Carolina made the biggest splash of the 2024-25 coaching carousel when it hired NFL legend Bill Belichick, who brings eight Super Bowl wins to Chapel Hill. Though Belichick has earned his stripes as a guaranteed Pro Football Hall of Famer, this is his first stint as a collegiate coach, entering at a time when the sport is in a …

Florida Gators running back Ja’Kobi Jackson (24) finds a hole and leaps a teammate during the first half at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL on Friday, December 20, 2024 in the 2024 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun] Florida football earned its first postseason victory in five years last Friday when it defeated the Tulane Green Wave, …

Nov 9, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; LSU Tigers quarterback Garrett Nussmeier (13) calls for the ball against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images LSU football will meet Baylor in the Texas Bowl in just over a week. As usual, LSU’s roster will look different than it did in the regular season. That’s the …

TAMPA, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 20: Myles Graham #5 of the Florida Gators reacts after intercepting a ball thrown by Ty Thompson of the Tulane Green Wave in the fourth quarter of the Union Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl at Raymond James Stadium on December 20, 2024 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) Florida football almost earned its first shutout since …

Iowa State Cyclones defensive line Tyler Onyedim (11) celebrates after a quarterback sack against Texas during the first quarter in the Big-12 football showdown at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Ames, Iowa. Texas A&M’s defensive line received some added depth after former Pitt/Colorado Edge Dayon Hayes committed to the Aggies on Friday. Still, more help in …

Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin swallowed his keyboard shortly after 8 ET Saturday night.  That was about the time Ohio State started boat racing Tennessee in the last of four blowouts in the first round of the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff.  That, thankfully, was the beginning of the end of Kiffin’s rants against the machine. The coach of a …

Whelp, that sure was a lot of blowouts in the first round of the College Football Playoff. On this week’s overreaction pod, Dan Wetzel Ross Dellenger and SI’s Pat Forde acknowledge what led to home teams handedly winning each matchup. They cover how offensive line and defensive line play factored into it, and recognize how amazing it was to see …

COLUMBUS, Ohio — On a field full of future high NFL draft picks on a frigid winter night, the 19-year old freshman playing in his first playoff game looked the best of all of them. Watching Ohio State freshman receiver Jeremiah Smith race past Tennessee defenders trying to stop him in one-on-one coverage was perhaps the most impressive performance of …

Aug 31, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Clemson Tigers tight end Olsen Patt-Henry (11) is tackled by Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Justyn Rhett (9) as Georgia head coach Kirby Smart (middle) watches during the fourth quarter of the 2024 Aflac Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ken Ruinard-USA TODAY Sports Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Justyn Rhett announced his commitment to …

The Fresno State Bulldogs (6-6) and Northern Illinois Huskies (7-5) will try to end the season on a high note when they square off in the 2024 Idaho Potato Bowl on Monday afternoon. Fresno State lost three of its final four games, including a 20-13 setback at UCLA in its finale. The Bulldogs are playing in their last game under …

Clemson football’s improbable 2024 season has come to an end, but coach Dabo Swinney is optimistic about the future. The No. 5 seed Longhorns (12-2) defeated the No. 12 seed Tigers 38-24 in the first round of the CFP on Saturday in Austin, Texas, at Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium. Despite the early exit, Clemson (10-4) won the ACC championship for the first time in …

The 2024 Myrtle Beach Bowl features the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (6-6) and the UTSA Roadrunners (6-6) squaring off on Monday morning. The Chanticleers got back in the win column in the last week of the regular season. On Nov. 30, Coastal Carolina dominated Georgia State en route to a 48-27 victory. Meanwhile, UTSA had its three-game win streak put to …

Tennessee defensive linemen Bryson Eason (20) and Dominic Bailey (90) react after Eason was called for a face mask penalty during the NCAA college football playoff game against Ohio State on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. Lane Kiffin is a former USC coach. He helped the Trojans a lot under Pete Carroll and won big in the 2011 …