College Football

PULLMAN – At Washington State and everywhere else in the college athletics landscape, a new era is upon us. The House vs. NCAA settlement was granted final approval on Friday, paving the way for athletic departments to begin directly paying athletes via an annual revenue-sharing pool, which will be capped at $20.5 million in the first year, which begins on …

Missouri State football added an in-state quarterback commitment to its 2026 recruiting class. Parkway West (Ballwin) rising senior Brett Ottensmeyer announced his commitment to the Bears on Saturday evening. He is the first publicly known 2026 recruit to commit to Ryan Beard and the Bears, who have been active in offering the class in recent weeks. Ottensmeyer lists himself at …

Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin has had an up-and-down relationship with Tennessee, but he’s rooting for the Vols in their NCAA baseball super regional matchup with Arkansas. Kiffin made his rooting interest clear in a social media post wishing the Vols his best. Tennessee (46-17) is locked in a tight game against the Razorbacks (46-13) at Baum-Walker Stadium. Kiffin …

It’s not college football, but there is a championship on the line beginning this week with the NBA finals commencing. In fact, the Indiana Pacers already took Game 1 vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder in a thrilling finish. With the close proximity to Columbus, you would think that most Ohioans are rooting for the Pacers, but what about the athletes …

This week at LGHL, we are taking a deeper look at what we’ll see on the field from the 2025 Ohio State Buckeyes with our “Players to Watch” Week. Incoming freshmen, transfer portal acquisitions, and new starters are on the radar of our writers this week as we are now less than three months away from the start of the …

This weekend was critical for Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko and his staff, who hosted 18 prospects from the 2026 recruiting class, including six commitments, led by four-star running back Jonathan Hatton and four-star wide receiver Aaron Gregory, who are both borderline five-star prospects with productive college careers ahead of them. Keeping track of commits has been more challenging …

The Cleveland Browns quarterback room is pretty crowded. Two veterans. Two rookies. At this point, we can assume that the team will be carrying three quarterbacks by the time the 53-man roster is finalized when the preseason is over. Most likely, that will be one veteran and two rookies. That veteran could be Joe Flacco, who we learned doesn’t dance …

The 2025 Big 12 football season continues to inch closer. Only 83 days remain until Colorado kicks off against Georgia Tech on Friday, August 29. Important offseason events continue to come and go as we get closer to the season. Over the past few weeks, ESPN released its power rating metrics, SP+ and Football Power Index. When those ratings receive …

One of the strengths of Texas A&M’s 2025 roster is finally being recognized this offseason, and credit to Pro Football Focus for being one of the first outlets to rank the entire Aggie linebacker corps as one of the top ten units nationally. Coming in at No. 6 in PFF’s Top 10 college linebacker units, Texas A&M came in at …

Iowa State football: Coach Matt Campbell on impact of roster limits As the House settlement agreement looms, Iowa State coach Matt Campbell discussed how sharp roster limits impact college sports. On the same day the settlement was approved opening the door for college athletes to receive millions of dollars in revenue from schools, the head of the enforcement arm of …

A quarterback prospect that Michigan State has identified as a key target in the 2027 class has picked up an offer from a fellow Big Ten school. Michigan State target Cooper Newman of Sevierville, Tenn. announced on Friday that he has received an offer from Northwestern. Newman picked up an offer from the Spartans last week, and the Wildcats are …

The Fighting Irish appear to be missing out on top o-line prospect Four-star offensive line prospect Claude Mpouma has a top-five list for his potential school choices, and Notre Dame isn’t on it. This despite the Fighting Irish making him an offer as they try to deepen ties with his high school — Mount Carmel in Chicago The 6-foot-8, 305-pound …

The Auburn Tigers have not lived up to expectations on the gridiron for most of the decade, but with back-to-back highly touted recruiting classes and an abundance of impact transfers on the way, Hugh Freeze’s squad is expected to compete for at the top half of the SEC in 2025. Those high expectations were displayed in ESPN’s opening Football Power …

I’m just going to come right out and say it, even if many UCF fans will wag their finger and accuse me of sleeping with the enemy. I feel sorry for the USF Bulls. And I miss them. I miss them desperately. I miss their fans. I miss their arrogance. I miss their banter and their buildup to the War …

Judge Claudia Wilken approved the House v. NCAA settlement late Friday, ending three federal lawsuits that alleged the NCAA was illegally limiting the earning power of student-athletes in college. CBS Sports’ John Talty has a nice piece on it. My favorite line is his last. “There’s never been a better time to be a lawyer with an interest in college …