College Football

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 …

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. Offensive lineman Nolan Rucci ranked as one of the top recruits in …

The first massive official visit weekend of June kicks off in only a few days and Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney looks at 10 storylines he’s following. RECRUITING RUMORS: Pivotal weeks on deck for 2026 recruiting cycle CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2027 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State …

JD Vance fumbles Ohio State title trophy at White House event Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeye’s football team were honored at the White House for their 2024 national championship victory. MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — It was only matter of time before this inevitable arrived.  The desperate lash out, the defeated try anything. But not this time, not in …

Texas A&M coach Mike Elko wasn’t born an elite defensive coordinator who would soon become the school’s 30th head coach. His blue-collar upbringing in New Jersey led to the star high school football player earning a scholarship to play at the University of Pennsylvania in the Ivy League, where he was a star defensive back/safety for four seasons. There, Elko …

Winning in the trenches is what the Iowa Hawkeyes want to do and build their success upon. Their 2024 campaign saw that success in the form of a historic rushing attack. There is the hope that the offensive line can continue to improve under Tim Lester in his second year as the offensive coordinator. One area Iowa can count on …

Greg Sankey is doing his job. It’s just that sometimes, doing that job leads to him saying things that simply aren’t true.  On Monday night, while most of the country was dealing with heartburn and indigestion after celebrating the unofficial start of summer in the United States, Sankey was in Florida speaking to the media ahead of this week’s SEC …