College Football

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 …

No. 18 Tennessee enters its second full week of fall training camp in preparation for the 2025 football season. The Vols scrimmaged for two hours at Neyland Stadium on Aug. 9. Following the Vols’ first scrimmage in fall camp, head coach Josh Heupel discussed transfer quarterback Joey Aguilar’s ability to run Tennessee’s offense after having to learn it quickly during …

College Football Playoff discussion tends to dominate the sport’s discourse these days, especially with a 12-team field and additional expansion likely on the horizon. However, at its core, college football is about bragging rights, rivalries and things like state supremacy. In some places, state supremacy is clear-cut entering the 2025 season. Pitt should be bowl-bound again under veteran coach Pat …

The TCU Horned Frogs are less than 30 days from kicking off the 2025 football season with a nonconference road matchup against the North Carolina Tar Heels and new head coach Bill Belichick. As we count down the days until kickoff, we’ll highlight a former (or current) Horned Frog whose jersey number represents the number of days left until the …

LSU football quarterback Garrett Nussmeier is locked into LSU’s QB1 job. LSU expects to have one of college football’s top passing attacks with Nussmeier leading the charge. It’s always a plus for an offense when it knows who its starter is at QB. The offseason is spent on developing the offense rather than sorting out personnel. Down the depth chart, …

Penn State’s hype for the 2025 season is unlike any we have seen in previous years under head coach James Franklin. After a run to the College Football Playoff semifinal, the 2025 squad returns a roster built for another deep playoff run, and perhaps laying claim to a long-awaited national title. The anticipation for the new college football season in …

Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule is praising the team’s new punter. Australian rugby-style punter Archie Wilson is a key piece in new special teams coordinator Mike Ekeler’s offseason overhaul. Wilson joining Nebraska aligns with Ekeler’s special-teams style, which he established during his tenure at Tennessee. There, rugby-style punter Jackson Ross, another Prokick player, guided the Volunteers’ punt team across the 2023 and 2024 seasons. In …

Top 4 SEC title contenders going into 2025 college football season Alabama, Georgia, Texas and LSU lead Blake Toppmeyer’s and Jackson Fuller’s preseason SEC championship contenders. The Southeastern Conference is home to some of college football’s most iconic venues, and so the debate is never really over and the competition is stiff whenever anybody attempts to rank the league’s stadiums. …

A guided quest to find the next coach to win his first college football national championship turns up obvious names like Brian Kelly and Kalen DeBoer, but also wild cards Josh Heupel and Lane Kiffin. US LBM Coaches Poll: Texas Longhorns No. 1 The US LBM Coaches Poll is back for another season and Paul Myerberg breaks down the storylines …

US LBM Coaches Poll: Texas Longhorns No. 1 The US LBM Coaches Poll is back for another season and Paul Myerberg breaks down the storylines to know in the preseason. Sports Pulse A new starting quarterback hasn’t proven to be a major roadblock for teams chasing the College Football Playoff and national championship. To name two recent examples: Ohio State …