College Football

The NCAA transfer portal has not yet been in place a decade but its effect on college football is almost too difficult to measure. The portal, in conjunction with the ever-changing landscape of NIL, has come to define — for better or worse — the current climate of college athletics. In analyzing seven years worth of transfer data as it …

The wait is over. The cover of the new College Football ’26 video game by EA Sports is out, and you are going to love one of the players on the cover. Of course, you can probably guess which player would don the cover if an Ohio State player was given that chance, and it is predictably, star wide receiver …

The new era of college athletics has ushered in a job market that’s never been busier. The last two years have been the most hectic on the coaching carousel with a total of 61 programs changing head coaches, including 30 during the most recent 2024-25 cycle. That represents an incredible 44.9% of FBS teams changing leadership in less than two …

One of the timeless traditions in the world of college football comes off of the field, with fans taking matters into their own hands and getting on the sticks and playing the college football video game. EA Sports College Football 25 made its glorious return a year ago after over a decade-long hiatus, and it was a massive success, with …

Penn State knows how close it came to playing for a national championship last season, losing in the closing seconds of the College Football Playoff semifinals. For the Nittany Lions, 2025 is about continuing to reshape the narrative. Expert Daniel Gallen from Lions247 joined Bud Elliott on the Cover 3 College Football Summer School series to break down what success looks like …

Stevie Tu’ikolovatu is connected to multiple generations of USC football players. This is amazing The countdown to USC’s 2025 football season is officially on! The Trojans kick off their new campaign 96 days from today. You need something to help you while away the days and hours in the spring and summer. This is one way to do so. In …

Count South Carolina coach Shane Beamer among the supporters within the Southeastern Conference of football moving to nine conference games, albeit with a caveat. Beamer, whose Gamecocks just missed the cut of making last year’s College Football Playoff, knows better than anyone how challenging the SEC schedule already is, let alone adding in a ninth conference game. Beamer supports the …

(This story has been updated to add new information.) The question of if Notre Dame would have one of its players on the cover of EA Sports NCAA College Football 2026 was answered on Tuesday, with star running back Jeremiyah Love and head coach Marcus Freeman being on one of the covers. While he wasn’t selected to be on the …

Seattle Seahawks third-round pick Jalen Milroe has the tools to be difference-maker at the NFL level with blazing speed comparable to Lamar Jackson, but further fine-tuning is needed, according to former Alabama coach Nick Saban.  A multi-year weapon for the Crimson Tide during Saban’s reign, Milroe did much of his damage on the ground last season in the SEC with …

Sankey didn’t hold back on sharing his opinions from the SEC spring meetings. As college football barrels toward a new era with a 16-team College Football Playoff (CFP) on the horizon for 2026, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey is making it clear: the Southeastern Conference is not interested in lectures about the “good of the game” from rival leagues. “I don’t …

June has become arguably the most important month in the recruiting calendar, with prospects crisscrossing the country on official visits and lining up announcement dates. Rivals national recruiting analyst Greg Smith looks at four Big Ten programs that need to capitalize in the coming weeks. RELATED: Big Ten team recruiting rankings JUNE PREVIEW: Biggest storylines this weekend RECRUITING RUMORS: Pivotal …

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — The commissioner of the Southeastern Conference is hearing increased interest from his league’s leaders about a previously little-discussed idea of expanding the College Football Playoff from 12 to 16 teams. “Sixteen has had more traction in my league than I would’ve anticipated,” Greg Sankey said Monday at the kickoff of the league’s annual meetings. A move …

Ever since Dan Lanning arrived in Eugene back in 2021, the Oregon Ducks have been consistent winners, steadily improving year over year. With a 35-6 record, one Big Ten Championship, a 2-1 bowl record, three straight top-10 recruiting classes, and back-to-back top-5 classes, it’s clear that Lanning is highly capable of coaching and recruiting at a high level. While he …

Baker Mayfield has carved out a special place in the hearts of Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans after the last two seasons. Before he earned that, he carved out a special spot with the Oklahoma Sooners. That spot in Norman, Oklahoma, is well documented, as Mayfield now has a statue of his likeness outside the stadium. He also set several school …

Kalen DeBoer talks Alabama football roster retention for 2025 Here’s what Kalen DeBoer said about the Alabama football roster heading into 2025. The SEC faces a choice with its future football schedule: Opt for rivalry games like Alabama-Tennessee and Auburn-Georgia, or continue with cupcake games?If SEC finally embraces a ninth conference game, it could come with a financial reward from …