College Football

College football has been back for less than 24 hours, and Nick Saban already has his eyes set on the College Football Playoff. But this year, the former Alabama football coach is looking at the newly adopted 12-team model from a different perspective: analyst. During Saturday’s Week 0 edition of ESPN’s “College GameDay” in Dublin, Saban made his projections for …

Oct 5, 2019; Dallas, TX, USA; SMU running back Xavier Jones (5) dives into the end zone to score a touchdown during the first overtime against Tulsa at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Timothy Flores-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: USATSI-404121 ORIG FILE ID: 20191005_jla_fa8_397.jpg The third game on college football’s Week 0 schedule will take place on Saturday between …

. Former Alabama coach Nick Saban officially joined the ESPN College GameDay crew on Saturday, and he doesn’t seem to be taking the transition from coaching to broadcasting lightly. As the show traveled to Dublin for the Florida State and Georgia Tech game, Saban lamented how he’s previously bemoaned the media voices in the past and how he’s now realizing …

Screengrab via ESPN The 2024 college football season kicked off on Saturday with a Week 0 clash in Dublin, Ireland between Florida State and Georgia Tech. And just minutes into the season opener for the sport, trickeration was afoot. After scoring the first touchdown of the season, FSU lined up in what is widely described as the “swinging gate” formation, …

Dec 30, 2023; Pasadena, CA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban during Rose Bowl media day at Rose Bowl Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: IMAGN-745363 ORIG FILE ID: 20231230_ams_al2_0155.JPG Nick Saban made his official debut as a member of ESPN’s College GameDay broadcast team Saturday in Dublin ahead of the Florida State-Georgia Tech game. …

Florida State showed Georgia Tech it can do the same thing it does in Ireland that it does in the States. The Seminoles kicked off the college football season against the Yellow Jackets in Dublin and scored on their first drive. Lawrance Toafili completed the march with a 28-yard TD run. The seven-play, 75-yard drive took 4:02. The Seminoles pulled …

Apr 2, 2023; Inglewood, CA, USA; Sheamus during Wrestlemania Night 2 at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports If you didn’t know, WWE superstar wrestler [autotag]Sheamus[/autotag] is a big fan of Notre Dame football. He helped the Irish social media team along with Marcus Freeman to announce this year’s green jersey’s. Sheamus got to be more involved with …

Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Johnny Wilson (14) rushes toward the end zone. Florida State football defeated Georgia Tech, 41-16, On Oct. 29, 2022, at Doak Campbell Stadium. J9t1539 It is finally back… The 2024 college football season officially kicks off on Saturday, with a handful of Week 0 games. The headliner is an ACC matchup between Florida State and Georgia …

Nick Saban makes his remarks to the assembled crowd of friends, supporters and agencies Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, at Bryant-Denny Stadium during the annual Nick’s Kids Foundation Luncheon. Although [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] is no longer roaming the sidelines for Alabama, he still knows what a good football team looks like. The Hall of Fame coach hasn’t left the game completely, he’s …

. On Friday night, the Texas Longhorns got a big win on the recruiting trail. Four-star offensive lineman Nick Brooks committed to Texas over Georgia and USC. He was ranked as the No. 208 player in the nation, the No. 17 offensive tackle, and the No. 30 player in Georgia, according to On3. With Brooks’s commitment, the Longhorns have five …

The 2024 college football season is here. Sort of. The season officially doesn’t begin until Thursday, Aug. 29, but we don’t have to wait until then to get our first actual games of the season. Saturday’s slate includes four games involving six FBS teams. Here’s a look at what’s on tap for the unofficial first weekend of the season. Noon …

Recruiting Michigan State football opened Jonathan Smith’s 2025 recruiting class getting one of the best signal callers on the west coast to commit to MSU. Leo Hannan of Servite High School in California will be the first quarterback recruit Smith and co. bring to East Lansing, and on Friday, he started his high school football season. Watch a beautiful touchdown …

Finally, No. 10 Florida State’s football season is a mere hours away. The Seminoles and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets each traveled 4,000 miles to Dublin, Ireland, for Saturday’s Aer Lingus College Football Classic. Kickoff is noon on ESPN and the game is sold-out (47,000). The forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers and temps in the mid-60s. FSU …

(Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets open up their 2024 college football campaign in the Emerald Isle for a Week 0 matchup against the Florida State Seminoles for this year’s Aer Lingus Classic in Dublin, Ireland. Tech is coming off a winning campaign last year that saw the Jackets go 7-6 overall while going 5-3 against ACC foes. …

The Wisconsin football team added a ton of talent in the transfer portal following the 2023 season and The Athletic included three Badgers players in their top 100 transfers. Linebacker John Pius came in as the highest-ranked Wisconsin addition, coming in as the No. 29 overall transfer. Pius transferred to Madison in the offseason after three seasons at William & …