College Football

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 …

BATON ROUGE – Is LSU football’s 2025 season opener at Clemson Aug. 30 (6:30 p.m. CT, ABC) a consensus top 10 showdown? Last week, the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll was released and LSU landed at No. 9 and Clemson at No. 6, setting a top-ranked matchup between the two teams as far as the coaches poll is concerned. The …

Last year the best running back in college football was undoubtedly Ashton Jeanty. He ran for 2,601 yards on 7.0 yards per carry for 29 rushing touchdowns in 14 games at Boise State. USC new transfer and Doak Walker Award watch list nominee Waymond Jordan could be the Trojans’ own version of Ashton Jeanty with his similar build and play …

The start of the 2025 college football campaign is right around the corner, and ahead of the opening kickoff, ESPN released its preseason All-America team, which featured a member of the Florida Gators. Center Jake Slaughter, a redshirt senior out of Sparr, Florida, made the list for the second-straight year, joining four others who were featured on last year’s list. …

It’s officially disrespect season for the Michigan State football program. After a disappointing 5-7 season in Jonathan Smith’s first year in East Lansing, some analysts are starting to pour the disrespect onto the Spartans’ football team. FOX College Football analyst RJ Young put out his 136-team college football rankings on Monday morning, and Michigan State came in at No. 97, …

Pretty soon the preseason accolades for Notre Dame football will cease, because the regular season is drawing closer and closer. But before the Fighting Irish kick off the 2025 college football season at Miami on August 31, the acknowledgements continue to roll in as ESPN released its preseason college football All-America team, which unsurprisingly features star running back Jeremiyah Love …

USC enters the 2025 season aiming to prove it can contend in the Big Ten after a rocky debut in its new conference. With road struggles to address and key roles unsettled, coach Lincoln Riley and the Trojans face a pivotal year in their second Big Ten season. Expert Ryan Abraham of USCFootball.com joined Bud Elliott on the Cover 3 College …

With rising expectations in competitive conferences, money flowing directly to players and unforgiving fan bases, the pressure has never been higher across college football. Six coaches who could very well be on the hot seat — from warm to scorching — entering the 2025 season: Brent Venables, Oklahoma The clock is ticking for Brent Venables, who heads into his fourth …

The Week 0 college football schedule kicks off on Saturday, Aug. 23. Big 12 title contenders meet in the first time slot of the season as Iowa State takes on Kansas State in Dublin, Ireland at noon ET. The latest Week 0 college football odds list Kansas State as the 3-point favorite, while the over/under is 49.5. Kansas State is …

The top overall defensive line prospect in Georgia’s Class of 2026 has committed to play college football in College Station, Texas. It appears he’ll have some company. Tristian Givens of the Carver (Columbus) Tigers committed to Texas A&M on June 21, and the highly-regarded five-star edge rusher is ranked as the No. 24 overall prospect nationally at any position by …

College football officially begins this month. Now that it’s August, there are less than two weeks until Kansas State and Iowa State meet in Dublin to begin the 2025 regular season. And since the season is quickly approaching, we’re rolling out our preseason Top 25. Advertisement Next up in our rankings is the No. 5 team, and the rest will …