Ohio State proposed moving its highly anticipated football season opener against Texas to later over the Labor Day weekend, according to a FOX Sports executive. Mike Mulvihill, the president for insights and analytics, told Front Office Sports that Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork raised the idea of pushing back the nonconference game from Aug. 30, a Saturday, to the …
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Who is featured on the College Football 26 cover? – Deseret News
EA Sports released two covers for its upcoming “College Football 26” video game on Tuesday. The standard edition cover features sophomore wide receivers Ryan Williams from Alabama and Jeremiah Smith from Ohio State. The deluxe edition features Williams and Smith with a mix of other current college players, coaches, mascots, fans and former stars. Special Collector’s Issue: “1984: The Year …
Read More »Texas A&M athletic director discusses CFP influencing SEC scheduling
After months and months of lengthy discussions regarding the state of the College Football Playoff and how the Southeastern Conference will handle conference scheduling moving forward, Texas A&M’s athletic director discussed his thoughts on the impending decisions. ESPN senior writer Heather Dinich reported that the Aggies’ athletic director Trev Alberts gave his thoughts on the potential expansion of the CFP …
Read More »Could Alabama football non-conference schedule change based on SEC decision?
MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — On the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball committee, Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne is a self-described “strength of schedule guy.” He wants to see who teams play, where teams play them and how teams do. It’s the first lens he uses when evaluating a team for a potential postseason bid. Byrne admits not everyone uses that same …
Read More »Wisconsin football 2026 recruiting ranking before official visits
Wisconsin football head coach Luke Fickell and his staff are gearing up for official visits for the class of 2026 over the next four weeks. The program will welcome sixteen official visitors, including big names Amari Latimer and Jayden Petit, starting this weekend, May 30. As it stands, Wisconsin’s 2026 class ranks No. 44 in the nation and No. 13 …
Read More »COLUMN: WVU’s NCAA tourney game against Kentucky a perfect example of the SEC’s stranglehold on college athletics
MORGANTOWN — If you’ve paid attention at all to college athletics over the last 10 years, chances are you have symptoms of the ailment known as Southeastern Conference overload. Whether it’s college football, basketball or certainly baseball, most by now are under the impression that Greg Sankey is not the commissioner of the SEC, but rather he’s the man behind …
Read More »Never passive, Jacks in the football trenches leave their marks in the thrower’s circle
Kohen Donat likes physicality, at least in the realm of athletics. It’s part of the reason why the Bemidji High School football defensive lineman signed up for the track and field team. Donat was already involved in football and wrestling, but he wanted to be a three-sport athlete during his freshman year. He had some history playing baseball, but in …
Read More »What Greg Sankey said on protecting rivalries like Georgia-Auburn
MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla.—The SEC may ultimately go to a nine-game conference football schedule for the 2026 season, but commissioner Greg Sankey said if the conference sticks with eight games. it could still continue to protect “key” rivalries. For Georgia football, that would be Auburn in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry, along with the annual game against Florida. Just like the …
Read More »Dorian Barney names Michigan in top group, sets July 5 decision
Michigan football recruiting is heating up, and it’s hitting the southern region of the United States hard, trying to attract top talent to Ann Arbor. The Wolverines have seven commitments as of current, and three are within the SEC and ACC footprint, with one pledge from Georgia, one from Florida, and another from Texas. With official visits set to begin …
Read More »Rumson-FH wins 3rd straight SCT flag football title
Shore NJ Football: Rumson Fair Haven celebrates SCT championship The Rumson-Fair Haven girls flag football team won its third straight Shore Conference girls flag football championship Tuesday night. RUMSON – Flag football has only been a sport in the Shore Conference for four seasons, but there is already a mini-dynasty in the Shore. Rumson-Fair Haven won its third consecutive Shore …
Read More »MSU football to host 3-star ATH KJ Deriso this weekend for official visit
🚨 VISIT WATCH 🚨2026 3⭐️ CB KJ Deriso Jr. (@kjderiso) will be in East Lansing on May 30 for his official visit to Michigan State. The 6-1 Whitewater standout totaled 33 tackles, 12 PBUs, 2 INTs & 2 FFs in 2024. MSU’s culture + fit will be key. (VIP)https://t.co/UBHcRHX4FK pic.twitter.com/i2PCy1OKqe — Corey Robinson (@C_Robinson247) May 27, 2025 A three-star athlete …
Read More »Texas’ Steve Sarkisian says there may never be an undefeated national champion in college football again
Getty Images College football produced five undefeated national champions in a six-year span to close the four-team playoff era. With College Football Playoff expansion adding more marquee matchups to the schedule and the transfer portal distributing talent more equally across the sport’s most elite teams, undefeated title winners could become significantly more rare. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said as much …
Read More »Alabama-Tennessee, Auburn-Georgia may be kept in smaller SEC schedule
Kirby Smart on college football’s future Kirby Smart urges leaders to prioritize the game’s future over personal or conference agendas in playoff talks. MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — Light the cigars, folks, and score a noteworthy step toward the preservation of SEC rivalry games. A longstanding discussion point around SEC circles has been that, unless the conference moves to a nine-game …
Read More »Texas coach Steve Sarkisian dispels ‘irresponsible’ report of $40 million Longhorns roster
It is no secret that NIL spending is up across the board this college football offseason. But Texas coach Steve Sarkisian pushed back on the report from earlier this spring that his Longhorns dished out $35-40 million across what they hope to be a national championship squad. Sarkisian’s denial of the massive payroll came after 247Sports’ Chip Brown reported the …
Read More »College football burns as SEC coaches complain from yacht
Kirby Smart on college football’s future Kirby Smart urges leaders to prioritize the game’s future over personal or conference agendas in playoff talks. MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — Let’s not look past the obvious and wade into the ridiculous. They’re football coaches, OK? Their job is to win games, and everything should be seen through that lens. Even paradigm change in …
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