College Football

Getty Images The Big 12 is expanding its partnership with WWE to include some fan engagement during the regular season, according to The Athletic. The WWE will host episodes of one of its flagship shows, Friday Night SmackDown, in cities coinciding with Big 12 football games.  That includes a WWE event in Ireland ahead of a Week 0 showdown between …

Georgia is ranked fourth in USA TODAY’s post-spring football rankings. After spring practice and the closure spring transfer portal window, USA TODAY’s Paul Myerberg ranked all 136 FBS college football teams. The Georgia Bulldogs are ranked fourth. The Dawgs are ranked behind Texas, Clemson, and Penn State. Notre Dame and Ohio State, the two national championship participants from last season, …

Going into the 2025 football season, Nittany Lions Wire will examine each player listed on the Penn State roster. Over the preseason, each profile will cover the player’s background, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for James Franklin this season. Mylachi Williams returns for his second season as a Nittany Lion after …

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — The SEC conference has officially changed its policy on field and court storming scenarios ahead of the 2025-26 academic year. League commissioner Greg Sankey, in his final press conference at league’s spring meetings, announced that violations of the SEC’s access to competition area policy will incite a flat fee of $500,000 instead of escalating fees that were …

Jeremiah Smith, Ryan Williams on cover of EA Sports College Football ’26 EA Sports chose Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith and Alabama’s Ryan Williams to be on the cover of College Football ’26. We talk to the athletes about what this moment means to them. There has been plenty of discussion around the time for the season opener between Ohio State …

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. –- Another SEC spring meetings is in the books. Don’t let the Paul Finebaum Show’s picturesque background belie that all the real work happens in conference rooms deep in the bowels of the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.  As for how much work actually got done, well, put it like this: A week that began with hope …

Westover High School is now in search of a new head football coach, just months before the season begins. After seven seasons as the Wolverines’ leader of the program, Ernest King has decided to step down from his head coaching duties. “I’d like to thank Dr. Lowry and the rest of the faculty for being so supportive of the program …

At long last, Mike Leach is eligible to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, and not a moment too soon.  It was too late for The Pirate to see it himself after he died of long-standing health complications in 2022. But starting next year, he will be eligible for consideration after the National Football Foundation adjusted its …

When the USC Trojans made the move to the Big Ten, it was always going to be a question if its rivalry with Notre Dame would continue. There have been rumors that the two storied programs might not face each other in the foreseeable future, but Irish head coach Marcus Freeman doesn’t want that to happen. When speaking with the …

Getty Images Notre Dame’s annual rivalry against USC is one of the most storied feuds in college football history, but it hangs in the balance amid sweeping schedule changes across the sport. Fighting Irish coach Marcus Freeman did not mince words when asked about the future of the series Thursday afternoon.  “It’s pretty black and white for me,” Freeman told …

Clemson-Georgia Tech receives noon kickoff; Troy game in mid-afternoon window. The ACC on Thursday announced kickoff times and broadcast information for the first three weeks of the 2025 college football season, including the Clemson Tigers’ games against the Troy Trojans and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Clemson’s game against Troy on Sept. 6 at Memorial Stadium will be a 3:30 p.m. …

Mike Leach, one of the most innovative and interesting personas to ever walk the sidelines of a football field, is now eligible for the College Football Hall of Fame. The National Football Foundation (NFF) announced that it has revised the minimum career winning percentage for coaching eligibility (from .600 to .595), opening the door for Leach to be inducted beginning …

Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin offered strong public support for head football coach Billy Napier during a Wednesday appearance on the Paul Finebaum Show, praising his leadership qualities and expressing optimism about the Gators’ trajectory heading into the 2025 season. “It was a challenging football season, and it was incredibly rewarding the way they finished,” Stricklin said. “I give Billy …

Both the defending Big Ten champions and last year’s runner-up will step into the spotlight with early showdowns as some of the first teams picked for the Big Ten on CBS schedule for 2025.   CBS Sports announced its college football schedule for 2025 on Thursday, which included among other highlights the selections for the first four weeks of the …

Mark your calendars! Here is when and where to watch Auburn’s first three games. 🚨𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐬🚨 Our first 3️⃣ kick times are set! pic.twitter.com/A4peHSwT6f — Auburn Football (@AuburnFootball) May 29, 2025 The 2025 college football season is inching closer and becoming more real with the reveal of the TV networks and game times for Auburn’s first three games. The …