College Football

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 …

Wisconsin freshman outside linebacker Anelu Lafaele is entering the transfer portal, according to 247Sports’ Brandon Huffman. Lafaele joined the Badgers as a four-star recruit in the class of 2024. He is the program’s 20th scholarship player to enter the portal since the 2024 season concluded. Related: Wisconsin football 2024 transfer portal departure tracker Notably, Lafaele is the second member of the …

We spend so much time during the run-up to the release of the final College Football Playoff Rankings arguing about strength of schedule and quality wins. The imbalance across the modern mega-conferences and the small sample size of college football schedules leave much up for interpretation. A team can look great one week and then expose a myriad of red …

Texas football is the fifth seed in the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff, and their reward is a first-round home game against the 12th-seeded Clemson. The winner will play fourth-seeded Arizona State in the quarterfinals held at the Peach Bowl in Atlanta. Texas is well-rested after a disappointing 22-19 loss to Georgia in the SEC championship game two weeks ago. …

Getty Images Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia has been granted a temporary injuction that will allow him to play another season of college football in 20205. The court sided with Pavia’s claim that the NCAA’s rules on junior college participation counting against eligibility violates antitrust law.  Pavia played two seasons at New Mexico Military Institute before transferring to New Mexico State …

Nov 12, 2022; Columbus, Ohio, USA; OSU fans sit under the falling snow during the NCAA Division I football game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brooke LaValley/The Columbus Dispatch-USA TODAY NETWORK No. 8 seed Ohio State (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten) will host No. 9 seed Tennessee (10-2, 6-2 SEC) on Saturday …

No. 7 seed Notre Dame will host No. 10 seed Indiana in the inaugural first-round game of the 12-team College Football Playoff era on Friday. Though both schools are located in the state of Indiana and are separated by around 200 miles, this will be the first meeting between in-state foes since 1991 and just the 30th all-time.  This is …

Nov 23, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. (0) celebrates after a stop against the Kentucky Wildcats on fourth down in the third quarter at Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ricardo B. Brazziell/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images ESPN has unveiled its ranking of the top 50 players in this year’s College Football …

As chaos unfolds around the sport with skyrocketing money flowing in and a dizzying amount of player movement, the man unintentionally responsible for much of it prepares for a first-round playoff game. Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava didn’t set out to be the face of this new world of college football. Big in stature but soft-spoken in nature, the 6-foot-6, 215-pound …

AUBURN — As Auburn football’s roster is in the thick of seeing significant turnover, its coaching staff now falls in a similar boat. On Wednesday, Auburn defensive edge coach Josh Aldridge made his departure official, changing his X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, account to indicate he’s joining Blake Harrell’s East Carolina staff as his new defensive …

North Carolina made headlines last week by hiring legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick to succeed Mack Brown despite having zero coaching experience at the college level. Days after the Tar Heels made the stunning hire, Norfolk State tabbed Commonwealth State legend and former NFL Pro Bowl quarterback Michael Vick as its new coach. Norfolk State is an HBCU program of …

Nov 30, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Malachi Moore (13) celebrates after a play against the Auburn Tigers during the second quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Will McLelland-Imagn Images According to head coach Kalen DeBoer on Wednesday afternoon, Alabama Crimson Tide starting safety Malachi Moore will miss the ReliaQuest Bowl against the Michigan Wolverines due …

The 11th-seeded SMU Mustangs and sixth-seeded Penn State Nittany Lions kick off their College Football Playoff with a first-round matchup on Saturday at University Park, Pa. The winner will advance to face No. 3 Boise State on Dec. 31 at the Fiesta Bowl. The Mustangs (11-2), who are coming off a 34-31 loss to Clemson in the ACC Championship Game, …

Dec. 18—Sam Houston made the jump to Conference USA on July 1, 2023, and with that, it brought new opportunities at the Football Bowl Subdivision. While the Bearkats wouldn’t be competing for FCS National Championships anymore, those would turn into bowl games and midweek games that gave them national attention. But things came crashing down in year one. Following a …

Penn State’s Beaver Stadium has been hosting college football games since it first opened in 1960. However, subfreezing mid-December temperatures presented challenges that required a multi-million dollar winterization of Happy Valley’s massive football cathedral as it prepares to host the first-ever on-campus College Football Playoff game.  “We spent $4.5 million for this moment,” Penn State athletic director Pat Kraft said …